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After stepping out of the Guild Hall, Neze couldn't help wagging her tail cheerfully, thinking back to the stunned look on the exchange clerk's face when they saw how ridiculously many magic stones they were carrying.
"Who would've thought just magic stones and basic drops could earn this much valis? With Dan on our side, I swear we could pivot to becoming an exploration-type familia!"
Lyra, walking at the front with her hands behind her head, responded lazily:
"Well, when a normal dungeon run brings in gains on par with a major familia expedition, anyone would be tempted."
"Even if our main role is routine patrols for Orario, we still need proper funds to gear ourselves up for the dangers we face."
"Once we're back, I'll talk to Alise about having Dan team up with different members from now on."
That way, not only would they rotate the battle lineup, but it'd also give Dan the chance to copy more people's abilities and magic.
Even though she didn't say that part out loud, the girls all nodded in silent agreement—on the same wavelength as always.
Dan simply smiled as he listened to the girls chat happily, while focusing on the system screen in front of him:
[C-Rank Wish Completed]
[Reward Evaluation Complete]
[No injuries to party, large number of rare drops acquired, total profit over 8 million valis, limited experience gain by members...]
[Mission success rated as "Overachieved." Wisher satisfaction: Perfect.]
[C-Rank reward upgraded via critical hit → A-Rank reward.]
Congratulations! You've earned 800 Wish Points. Current balance: 1200 Points. Congratulations! You've acquired one of the wisher Ryuu's skills: "Fairy Star Chant."Effect: Boosts magic power; greatly enhanced at night!
Dan gave a satisfied nod.
Ryuu's skill, huh… not bad at all!
Spells and techniques were things he could eventually copy with time. But core passive skills—those were trickier.
Getting something like this from the system? That was exactly what he wanted.
He even started fantasizing—what if one day he managed to copy every single busted skill in this world? The kind that break the game?
Would tossing out a little fire spell cause a natural disaster?
Lost in that dreamy thought, Dan followed the group until they arrived at a fork in the road.
Lyra stopped and turned around.
"Alright, Maryuu and Asta—your job is to go find Airmid from the Dian Cecht Familia and trade her the Blue Butterfly Powder."
Maryuu, full of energy, swung her spiked mace and gave Dan a confident wink.
"Don't worry! I won't let anyone—especially Dan—down!"
"Even though Airmid and I are on friendly terms, I'll still push hard. If their elixir stock is low, I'll make sure she agrees to give us priority access next time!"
Nicknamed the "Holy Mother of Starlight," Maryuu might give off big nurturing-mama energy within the familia, but she was definitely not the type to hide behind others.
Choosing a spiked mace over a staff, she preferred to smash enemies first rather than patch people up afterward. Her love for her familia was a bit intense—she'd rather beat down threats before anyone got hurt!
She wasn't worried about having too many healing potions and becoming useless. If anything, she was excited to fight side by side with her friends more often.
Then Neze frowned slightly, remembering the stingy old man she'd dealt with before.
"Still, we're offering a huge amount this time. If their main god finds out, he might force a lower price. Should we confirm if he's in the familia right now?"
Lyra narrowed her eyes.
"Nope. If that stingy god does try to lowball us, that actually works in our favor."
"Huh?"
"Just pretend to be annoyed, then suggest a condition: that Airmid comes herself next time to make it up to us."
Dan turned to Lyra, eyes full of admiration for her cunning. She smirked back at him knowingly.
"They can't possibly refuse. After all…"
"Gods are naturally curious creatures. There's no way they won't want to know how we managed to collect so many rare drops and haul them back in such a short time."
Celty clapped her hands lightly and laughed.
"So that's the plan. Even gods are getting outplayed by Lyra now."
Of course, even if they tried sending a "spy" to figure it out, they'd come up empty-handed.
It's not like the team had some hidden trick or secret method. They were just riding on Dan's insane luck and broken abilities from start to finish!
Honestly, if they did send Airmid, all they'd be doing is letting Dan see her top-tier healing magic firsthand—and copy it into his cheat system.
That'd be a total loss for them, win for Dan.
Maryuu suddenly understood the plan and couldn't help but giggle, feeling genuinely happy that Dan had another way to grow stronger.
"I don't like admitting it, but… when it comes to pure healing power, that battle-saint Airmid is probably the best in all of Orario."
"....."