Seeing that Arthas was unharmed except for some exhaustion, Kuro Usagi finally relaxed and lunged at him. Arthas was slightly surprised, exp
Seeing that Arthas was unharmed except for some exhaustion, Kuro Usagi finally relaxed and lunged at him.
Arthas was slightly surprised, expecting a hug. He opened his arms, but the girl stopped before him, pulled out her folding fan, and whacked him on the head.
"Arthas-sama, you really went too far! Even if I respect and understand your decision, please understand Kuro Usagi's feelings! We're companions in the same commonality. Don't do things that make your companions worry!"
"Ah…"
Touching his head—which didn't hurt much—Arthas offered a wry smile, then apologetically spoke to Kuro Usagi.
"I'm sorry, Kuro Usagi. Can you forgive such a reckless me? As a companion."
"R-really… next time, you must listen to Kuro Usagi!"
Kuro Usagi said coyly, her expression incredibly cute. She gently hugged Arthas.
"Because… we're companions, so don't push yourself alone anymore."
"What? Kuro Usagi's alluring and indecent body should belong only to me."
"It's not indecent at all, and it doesn't belong to you! Shiroyasha-sama too! Why did you scare Kuro Usagi?! Kuro Usagi almost died of fright!"
With Sakamaki Izayoi and the others staring dumbfounded, Kuro Usagi jumped up and whacked Shiroyasha on the head with her fan.
"Even if you say that, I'm the famous Shiroyasha, the White Night Demon Lord! Being challenged by a junior and not retaliating is incredibly embarrassing."
Shiroyasha rubbed her head, grumbling good-naturedly. She didn't seem angry at all, showing remarkable indulgence towards Kuro Usagi.
This made Sakamaki Izayoi and the others curious about the relationship between Kuro Usagi and Shiroyasha.
"Alright, alright, the intermission is over. Let's get down to business. You're here for Gift appraisal, right? I've got a rough idea."
Shiroyasha turned, and Arthas and the others followed.
"Shiroyasha-sama, have you figured out their Gifts?"
"Not the others yet, but I can confirm this boy's power is ice-related."
"Anyone with eyes can see that."
Sakamaki Izayoi rolled his eyes at Shiroyasha's comment.
"You don't know anything. Do you know how many ice-related Gifts there are? Detailed appraisal requires a high-level appraiser. While this guy's power is obviously ice-related, only an appraiser from the upper layers could give a detailed appraisal."
"So, you can't appraise it at all?"
Sakamaki Izayoi shrugged. Shiroyasha looked embarrassed, cleared her throat to get everyone's attention, and spoke again.
"Though I can't appraise them, this will make it easy."
Shiroyasha clapped twice, and four glowing cards appeared before them.
The cards listed their names and the names of their Gifts.
The light blue card read: Sakamaki Izayoi – Gift Name: "Unknown."
The wine-red card read: Kudou Asuka – Gift Name: "Oraculum."
The dark green card read: Kasukabe Yō – Gift Name: "Genome Tree - No Former."
Only the pale white card in Arthas's hand froze solid before revealing any information.
Each person took their card.
Kuro Usagi, seemingly surprised, stared excitedly at the cards, shouting their name.
"Gift Cards!"
"Obon money?"
"Year-end bonus?"
"New Year's money?"
Kuro Usagi almost fell over at the various names the problem children came up with.
"What about mine?"
Arthas asked Shiroyasha, holding up his frozen card. The chill radiating from the card made Kuro Usagi and the others take a few steps back. Even Shiroyasha felt uncomfortable.
The terrifying frost and chill seemed to have condensed into this small card.
"Aaaaaah… your power is really unpleasant."
Shiroyasha said unhappily, examining the description on Arthas's card.
"Unclean Frost."
It was blurry, but through the ice, Shiroyasha saw those words.
"Unclean Frost… again?"
Arthas muttered. He was familiar with the term; Hestia's appraisal had also used it.
"What about mine?" Sakamaki Izayoi asked.
"Huh? What about yours?" Shiroyasha looked at Sakamaki Izayoi's Gift Card. It clearly read, "Unknown."
"One that almost shattered the Gift Card, and another that says 'Unknown.' You guys are… has the Gift level reached a point where even the omniscient 'Laplace Card' can't properly appraise it?"
"Regardless, it's unappraisable. Hehe, finally got a little bit of revenge on this monster."
Sakamaki Izayoi said this to Arthas, admitting that the self-proclaimed monster Sakamaki Izayoi had been greatly humbled by Arthas today.
Leaving Shiroyasha's world, they reached the shop. Kuro Usagi bowed to Shiroyasha.
"Thank you very much today, Shiroyasha-sama."
"Ah, it was nothing…"
Shiroyasha waved her folding fan, but changed her mind upon seeing a figure approaching in the distance.
"My apologies… my guest has arrived. Let's talk next time."
Shiroyasha said, making Kuro Usagi pause. Sakamaki Izayoi and the others looked curiously at the approaching guest.
Arthas also looked up, his gaze immediately drawn to the approaching figure.
Their ice-blue eyes met. The woman's hair, the same color as her eyes, flowed gently, accompanied by sparkling, ethereal ice crystals. She was a woman sculpted from ice, breathtakingly beautiful.
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