"Is this the rumored Deep-Fried Potato Ball? It smells so good! If they added a bit more chili, it would definitely taste even better!"
Barbara stood before a familiar food stall, little stars twinkling in her eyes and saliva practically dripping from the corner of her mouth.
As a girl who loved spicy food, Barbara truly had no resistance to these snacks, especially those with an extra kick.
"But Bar-bao, are you forgetting something?"
"We don't have any money, or rather, we don't have the currency of this world... Valis."
Hyacine's voice came from the side, instantly cutting short the two girls' decision to have a hearty meal, leaving them no choice but to walk away in frustration.
Having just arrived in Orario, Hyacine and Barbara were naturally in a much better situation than in their previous world. They hadn't spawned directly in a Snowfield; instead, they had arrived right near Orario and easily completed the procedures to enter the Labyrinth City.
However, while they were in, they faced a massive problem.
They had no Valis. They couldn't buy anything at all, not even enough to fill their stomachs. They could only salivate while smelling the aromas drifting from afar.
"Ugh... No! Even if we're starving, we absolutely cannot steal!"
Whether it was Hyacine or Barbara, both maintained the image of 'good girls' from their respective games; it was fundamentally impossible for them to commit theft.
Therefore, if the two wanted to eat, they had to join a Deity's Familia as soon as possible and earn money as Adventurers.
Even if they couldn't become Adventurers, they could take up other jobs in The City, but that would conflict with the System's missions...
[Mission 1: Join a Familia and raise your Adventurer level to Lv5.]
[Mission 2: Save 10,000,000 people. Repeated saves are allowed, and progress can be boosted through special means.]
The moment they saw these two missions, both girls fell into a long silence. Whether it was the cheerful Hyacine or the sunny Barbara, both became as mute as statues, unable to utter a single word.
The first mission was fine. Joining a Familia and becoming an Lv5 Adventurer was something that could be achieved sooner or later as long as they worked hard.
But the second mission was a bit exaggerated...
Ones! Tens! Hundreds! Thousands! Ten Thousand-fold—
Wait, wrong reference. Let's try again.
Ones! Tens! Hundreds! Thousands! Ten Thousand... This System thing actually wants Hyacine and Barbara to save ten million people in this world?
Is it serious?
Even if they saved 1,000 people a day, it would take ten thousand days to meet the mission requirement. Converting that, it's 27 years!
It shouldn't be necessary to spend 27 years on a single mission, right?
If they wanted to complete this mission as quickly as possible, the first idea that popped into Hyacine and Barbara's minds was Higashikata Josuke... If they just beat people to a pulp and then healed them, they could save many, many more people, and the mission progress would surely skyrocket.
"But if we really do that... the Roleplay will be ruined!"
Honkai: Star Rail's Hyacine and Genshin Impact's Barbara were both healers in the truest sense, whether in the lore or the game. It was impossible for them to do something like 'harming innocent people'.
So they were certain that once they actually did such a thing, Hyacine and Barbara's journey in Danmachi would come to a complete end.
[Host, do not lose heart. Aren't there still special means? As long as the Host finds the correct method, this mission can be completed very quickly.]
"So, what exactly are these 'special means'? Can you help us out, System-bao?"
[That is for the Host to discover personally, as it is also part of the mission.]
"System..."
[What is it?]
"I love you!"
[Thank you.]
"%#￥＆???!!!"
—
"Forget it, let's not think about these troublesome things for now. Let's solve the first mission first!"
To prevent the aura of despair from spreading around them, Hyacine and Barbara quickly slapped their cheeks with both hands, restoring themselves to their "sunny" state.
Although both of their cheeks were a bit red and swollen, the girls still didn't let go of their hope for the future.
"As long as we work hard, we'll be able to do it sooner or later!"
"But speaking of which, which Familia should we join?"
Hyacine and Barbara.
One was a scion of the sky from the world of Amphoreus, possessing the potential to become a Sky Titan.
The other was a Vision holder from the world of Genshin Impact, a believer of the Anemo Archon...
Mhm, the gap was indeed quite large.
But this didn't negate the fact that both possessed the potential to become Adventurers, and they were definitely much stronger than average people.
However, the biggest problem was that 'potential' wasn't something that could be easily demonstrated!
Right now, no matter how one looked at them, Hyacine and Barbara were just two ordinary, pretty girls who might not even be able to twist open a bottle cap, let alone enter the Dungeon to grind monsters.
Those Familas would probably be thanking the heavens if the girls didn't get dragged into a nest by Goblins.
Even the protagonist of this world, Bell, was rejected by many Deities when he first arrived in The City, wasn't he? Only Freya could see Bell's potential by looking at his soul.
Speaking of Freya...
Hyacine and Barbara shuddered simultaneously, then instinctively looked toward the tall tower in the center of The City.
"It seems... no strange gazes are coming from there?"
"Looks like the System's protection is indeed real!"
Hyacine and Barbara, though in two bodies, shared a single soul. If the Deities of this world saw the problem, things would get very messy.
Therefore, the System did provide some protection for the Host, at least preventing these Deities from seeing any issues with the soul. Otherwise, the two girls probably wouldn't have a single peaceful day in this world.
"Should we... join the Hestia Familia?"
"Forget it, there would probably be a lot of trouble, right?"
The protagonist's Familia was certainly a good choice.
But it also meant that plenty of trouble would come knocking on the door. Even with knowledge of the plot, it would be difficult to deal with.
"Ugh... It can't be helped. To join a Familia as quickly as possible, we can only use this last resort!"
As the girls' stomachs began to growl, they knew they couldn't delay the mission matters any further. Otherwise, by the time they truly ran out of strength, they would have to face the darkness of this city.
"A wide-open space... there it is!"
Using the map of Orario, Hyacine and Barbara soon arrived at the plaza not far from the main entrance of the Dungeon.
It was very spacious here, and with Adventurers entering the Dungeon to explore from time to time, it was easy to attract attention.
"Rather than applying to join door-to-door and being rejected, it's better to attract the Familas to come to us!"
"As long as we show our abilities, people from the big Familas will definitely come knocking!"
Seeing that the number of Adventurers in the plaza was increasing, Hyacine and Barbara took a deep breath, fully preparing themselves for what was to come next.
"Everyone, look at us!"
"We're announcing something..."