"Takeru-sama is a Hero? Could you be one of the Four Saint Heroes?" Hearing Takeru's words, Raphtalia became excited. She also remembered what her parents had told her when she was young: that the Shield Hero was very friendly to demi-humans...
"Yes, I am the Sword Hero." Hearing her words, Takeru directly raised the long sword in his hand and spoke.
"The Sword Hero, huh?" Hearing Takeru's words, she was a bit stunned. She had never met the Shield Hero, but she could feel Takeru's kindness toward her. So she wouldn't dwell on whether Takeru was the Shield Hero or not.
"Alright, eat up quickly. After you finish eating and change your clothes, get some good rest. If nothing important comes up, don't disturb me." Looking at the dazed Raphtalia, Takeru said softly, then closed his eyes again to meditate.
Seeing Takeru close his eyes, Raphtalia was stunned for a moment, then quickly began to devour the food in front of her again. Soon, she had eaten every last bit of the large portion. Feeling a sense of fullness in her stomach for the first time in a long time, she felt like crying.
"Fight... For Takeru-sama, I have to work hard." Having made up her mind, she followed Takeru's words and went into the 'bathroom'.
Seeing the clean clothes neatly stacked, she carefully wiped her body with a damp towel before putting on the clean clothes.
After changing, she came outside. Seeing Takeru meditating on the chair, she sat down nearby and stared blankly at Takeru.
Looking at his face, she unconsciously became mesmerized. After several tens of minutes, when she came back to her senses, she showed a shy expression.
Then she worried a bit whether sitting like that might be uncomfortable for Takeru. But considering he had said not to disturb him if nothing was important, she didn't dare to wake him rashly.
Lost in thought, sleepiness washed over her again. She lay down on the table and fell asleep, soon emitting soft sounds of slumber...
Once she had fallen into a deep sleep, Takeru opened his eyes again. He shook his head gently, then carefully carried Raphtalia back to the bed.
He then directly entered the portable space. After tending to the portable space for a while and checking on the monster eggs, he finally returned outside...
Soon, as the sun rose, Takeru opened his eyes again.
Just as he woke up, he saw Raphtalia looking very uncomfortable.
"What's wrong? Are you hungry?" Looking at her, Takeru asked with concern.
"T-Takeru-sama, I... I need to use the bathroom." Hearing Takeru's question, after a while, Raphtalia spoke, her voice shy and pained.
Hearing her words, Takeru was taken aback. Because as his strength increased, things like excretion had long become unnecessary for Takeru. He could completely devour all toxins and useless substances in his body with his Devourer, and their production rate was extremely slow.
"Silly girl, come with me." Looking at her pained expression, Takeru suspected that if he had woken up any later, she might have wet her pants. Thinking this, Takeru quickly led her to the inn's bathroom...
A while later, Takeru led Raphtalia, whose face was bright red, back to the room. He manifested a toothbrush and toothpaste, then had her brush her teeth for the morning...
The soft toothbrush fascinated her greatly. The fragrant toothpaste, though slightly spicy, left her mouth feeling fresh after brushing.
After brushing her teeth, she felt hungry again. Takeru once again led her out of the room.
"Takeru-sama!" As soon as they came out, Via was already waiting for him.
Seeing Via, Raphtalia fearfully hid behind Takeru.
"Takeru-sama, who is she?" Looking at Raphtalia, Via was a bit stunned and asked directly. She wondered how Takeru had managed to acquire a demi-human girl overnight.
"Her name is Raphtalia. She will be fighting alongside us from now on." Hearing her question, Takeru spoke directly.
"I see. Hello, I'm Via. Nice to meet you." Hearing Takeru say this, Via nodded understandingly and extended her hand to Raphtalia.
"Hello." Looking at Via's outstretched hand, Raphtalia nervously extended her right hand and shook it.
"Alright, let's go downstairs for breakfast now." After seeing the two make their initial acquaintance, Takeru spoke directly.
Downstairs, Takeru directly ordered breakfast. The breakfast here was very simple: unsoft white bread and a bowl of soup. That was considered a fairly luxurious breakfast.
Seeing this, Takeru didn't say much. He just casually picked up a piece of bread and began to nibble.
He found the taste indeed not good. But looking at Via, who seemed accustomed to it, and Raphtalia, who was eating with an expression of enjoyment, Takeru shook his head. He directly took out a bottle of Moomoo Milk.
Seeing Takeru's action, Via and Raphtalia looked curiously at the Moomoo Milk Takeru had taken out. Its pure white color carried a hint of creamy aroma, making them very curious.
Seeing their reactions, Takeru casually manifested three cups. He evenly poured the Moomoo Milk into the three cups and handed the other two cups to them respectively.
"Takeru-sama." Looking at the Moomoo Milk Takeru handed over, Raphtalia felt a bit embarrassed to drink it directly. After all, this drink looked very precious.
"Go ahead and try it." Looking at the two, who seemed a bit embarrassed, Takeru said casually.
Takeru had plenty of Moomoo Milk. If he wanted more, he could catalyze another slime or manifest a Miltank.
But there was no need for that at the moment. With just the few of them consuming it, the Moomoo Milk he had already spent points on would last several years.
The reason Takeru didn't take out three bottles directly was mainly that he felt good things were more pleasantly surprising when savored little by little. If you enjoyed too much delicious food at once, then later, enjoying food would lose some of its surprise and happiness.
After hearing Takeru's words, the two looked at each other, then took the cups.
They curiously took a small sip, then they were completely stunned. An unprecedented delicious flavor flooded their taste buds, and a sense of joy rose from the depths of their hearts.
Then, the two moved in almost perfect sync, drinking down the Moomoo Milk in one go.
After finishing, they even licked their cups. It was absolutely the best milk they had ever drunk.
Afterward, they instinctively looked at the milk in Takeru's cup and swallowed.
"Want more?" Seeing their eager eyes, Takeru said with amusement.
"No, thank you." Hearing Takeru's words, the two came back to their senses. Thinking of their somewhat rude behavior, their faces flushed red again. They could only lower their heads and quickly finish the remaining half of their bread, then finish breakfast with a sip of soup...
After breakfast, Takeru led the two directly to a weapon shop. Although Takeru could easily create many pieces of equipment far superior to these weapons and armor, relying too much on good equipment from the start could easily make people slack off and forget to work hard to improve their skills.
"Welcome!" Seeing Takeru and the others arrive, the somewhat tall and burly shop owner showed a smile and said to the three.
"Pick out a set of equipment for her, budget within twenty silver coins." Looking at the owner, Takeru got straight to the point.
"Okay." Hearing Takeru's words, the owner was stunned for a moment, then quickly went to his inventory and took out a set of equipment suitable for her size. Finally, he selected a short sword as her weapon.
After all, Raphtalia was still young now, level one. A long sword would be too heavy for her and would only be a burden.
After some selection, Takeru paid eighteen silver coins. Raphtalia changed into a set of ordinary equipment. Takeru looked at her and was very satisfied.
Then, Takeru led the two back to the grassland outside the city. Since Raphtalia was only level one now and there was plenty of time, Takeru could take the leveling a bit slower.
Once outside, away from the strange looks of the people around, Raphtalia relaxed a little.
"There are many monsters in the wilderness. Always be aware of your surroundings." Looking at the relaxed Raphtalia, Takeru said calmly.
"Y-yes." Hearing this, Raphtalia, who had just relaxed a little, became tense again.
"Don't tense up so much either. It will exhaust your energy too quickly and cause fatigue." Looking at her reaction, Takeru reminded her again.
"Yes..." Hearing Takeru's words, Raphtalia seemed caught between wanting to relax and wanting to stay tense, looking very unnatural.