NOVEL WEB Chapter 97: Another Date!?
Chapter 97 - Another Date!?
Lili ranked up to Level 2, while Orsted reached Level 3.
Knowing the development ability of Leap, Lili chose it without hesitation, while Orsted selected Charisma as his development ability.
Orsted wasn't sure why Charisma was an option, but he sensed it could counter Freya's charm.
This was merely a hunch, its true effect unknown.
For Tifa, despite her sufficient excelia to trigger a rank-up, neither she, Orsted, nor Lili considered it.
Her basic abilities were too low.
Like Lili, Tifa needed all five basic abilities at S before advancing.
The Hestia Familia aimed for both quantity and quality.
"Hey, what'd you say?" Hestia asked, hands on hips, eyeing Lili with excitement.
"Huh? What?" Lili blinked, caught off guard.
"You said Orsted should join me to recruit members," Hestia reminded.
"Oh, that!" Lili raised her hand like a student tattling. "Hestia-sama, Orsted-sama's a hit with female elves."
"In Rivira, they swarmed him, pushing me out!"
"Really?" Hestia turned to Orsted.
"I suppose," Orsted nodded.
"Then, Orsted, skip the dungeon for two days and recruit with me!" Hestia's eyes gleamed.
After three days of failed recruitment, she saw a chance to redeem herself, envisioning dozens of members.
"Alright, I'll join you tomorrow," Orsted agreed.
"Yes, Orsted!" Hestia jumped into his arms.
"Hestia-sama, stop jumping on Lord Orsted!" Lili huffed, grabbing Hestia's legs to pull her off.
Hestia still clung to Orsted's waist.
Orsted and Tifa exchanged amused glances.
After the commotion, they headed to the kitchen, preparing and enjoying a hearty dinner together.
Hestia, Lili, and Tifa planned a hot spring bath in the villa.
Orsted, meanwhile, carried materials to his workshop to craft new magic items for the incoming Hestia Familia members.
Orario had abundant materials, but those for magic items were scarce.
Most were exported to Altena, as few in Orario could craft them.
The same applied to grimoire materials.
Conversely, materials for magic swords and potions were plentiful, with many blacksmiths and pharmacists in Orario ensuring demand.
Orsted's materials were mostly self-gathered from the dungeon, with a few purchased.
His EX Mystery allowed him to use materials others overlooked, letting him acquire some on the surface.
This expedition's materials yielded about fifteen magic items, less than last time.
He planned to use the rest for research, blending forging and Mystery to develop a durable magic sword— for normal use.
An hour and a half later, Orsted finished crafting all fifteen magic items.
Checking the time, he saw it was still early.
After a moment's thought, he left the workshop, heading to the Hostess of Fertility.
He aimed to spar with Ryuu, testing Leap's effectiveness post-rank-up.
Leap boosted strength against higher-level opponents, its effect scaling with the level gap.
Now at Level 3, its boost against Ryuu should weaken.
Orsted wanted to gauge the net effect.
At the Hostess of Fertility, Freya's absence—rare for her—meant Horn was herself, not Freya in disguise.
"Orsted, here for Ryuu again?" Syr called from the entrance, waving with a bright smile alongside Anya.
Orsted nodded warmly.
He didn't enter, as Anya had already dashed inside to fetch Ryuu.
"Nyaa, I'll get Ryuu!" Anya chirped.
"Orsted-san, same spot. I'll be there soon," Ryu said, her words sparking Syr and Anya's imaginations, their eyes darting between them.
Neither Orsted nor Ryuu minded the misunderstanding.
Orsted nodded and headed to their usual sparring wall.
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