Chapter 54: The Dragon Egg Placed in a Doghouse.
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"No way!"
Remilia slammed both hands down hard on the table covered with a white tablecloth. The force was so great that the teacup toppled over, splashing red tea all over her elegant dress. A fleeting look of panic flashed in her eyes. "Sakuya, I-I didn't mean to stain my clothes…"
"Ahem… Young mistress, Mr. Kihara is still here."
"Ah! Human, you didn't see anything just now, right?!"
Her threatening tone was obvious. Before Kihara could answer, Flandre — still in his arms — pulled down her lower eyelids and stuck her tongue out at her sister. "Bleh bleh bleh~ Big sister is a scaredy-cat! You're afraid Sakuya will scold you for dirtying your clothes. Flan isn't scared at all!"
Feeling her dignity pierced with a massive hole by her little sister, Remilia's face twisted into a menacing grin. "A disobedient little sister… needs proper discipline!"
A sudden crack of thunder rang out. The clear blue sky was instantly covered by a blood-red curtain. As sunlight was blocked, Remilia and Flandre grabbed their respective weapons and moved to the center of the garden, ready to put on their usual sisterly "affectionate" battle that happened every few days.
"Haa…"
Sixteen Night Sakuya covered her eyes and let out an exhausted sigh.
Just thinking about how, after the two young mistresses finished fighting, she — as chief maid and emergency construction crew — would have to repair the Scarlet Devil Mansion again, her mentality nearly collapsed.
Kihara patted her shoulder sympathetically, then quickly slipped away before the battlefield could expand any further.
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When he returned home, Kihara suddenly remembered he still had a trophy from defeating the One-Eyed Black Dragon that he hadn't taken out yet. He immediately pulled some wood from the storage box and built a simple doghouse beside the villa with a few quick knocks and hammers.
Hestia and Ryuu, who were resting inside, heard the noise and came out to see what was happening.
"A doghouse?"
"Kihara, are you planning to keep a pet?"
"Not exactly a pet. I'm planning to put this inside."
With that, he reached into his four-dimensional backpack and pulled out a pitch-black dragon egg nearly as tall as a person. He laid it horizontally and stuffed it into the freshly built rustic-style doghouse.
"What kind of creature's egg is this?"
Hestia crouched in front of the doghouse and poked it curiously with her finger.
"A dragon egg."
"A dragon egg!?"
This was the loot Kihara had obtained after slaying the One-Eyed Black Dragon.
Unfortunately, the system only gave a simple description without any incubation instructions, so he had almost forgotten about it. He only remembered the dragon egg in his backpack because he suddenly felt like having egg fried rice for dinner.
"If this thing can't hatch on its own, I'll just eat it later!"
"Eating a dragon egg, huh… I hope when we crack it open, it's still just yolk and egg white. Otherwise I might lose my appetite."
Although Ryuu was an elf, she wasn't opposed to meat. She actually looked rather eager to try dragon egg.
A lightbulb seemed to pop up above Hestia's head. She clapped her small hands together and said, "Come to think of it, we still haven't updated your status after you defeated the One-Eyed Black Dragon! Do you want to update it now? I have a feeling you'll definitely reach Lv.5!"
"As the main force that took down one of the ancient ultimate calamities, I feel like jumping straight to Lv.7 wouldn't be strange."
Seeing that the dragon egg showed no signs of activity anytime soon, Kihara brushed the dust off his hands and stood up. "Let's go inside and update my status then. I wonder if I'll get any new skills."
News of Kihara updating his status somehow spread extremely quickly. The moment he took off his shirt, Shinjou Akane, Takarada Rikka, and Minami Yume burst into the room, panting.
Seeing his handsome bare upper body, Akane's eyes sparkled. She walked over while loosening the butterfly tie at her collar.
"So leveling up in another world is done by throwing a party? Count me in!"
Fortunately, Takarada Rikka and Minami Yume teamed up to stop her. Rikka pointed at the silver needle in Hestia's hand with a helpless smile. "Akane, look carefully. Hestia is holding a needle!"
"Yeah, yeah. Maybe she's doing acupuncture. It can't be something even more advanced than candle wax play, right?"
"Yume… you…"
Rikka was left speechless. She never expected that Minami Yume, who shared so many topics with her, would have such interests.
"Uhh… can we pretend you didn't hear the second half? I'll give you half of my Häagen-Dazs ice cream this afternoon."
"Deal! No take-backs!"
"Anyone who sees it gets a share. I want some too!"
Hestia's face turned bright red from their explosive conversation. Unlike usual, she didn't dare sit on Kihara's lap. She stood in place, pricked her fingertip with the silver needle, and let drops of divine blood fall onto Kihara's back.
The golden divine text that emerged made Akane and the others stop their playful chatter. They stared wide-eyed at the fantastical scene unfolding before them.
After the status update, Kihara indeed leveled up continuously to Lv.5. His Luck Pervert development ability rose from I to H, and he gained two new development abilities: [Tenacity: I] and [Berserker: I. In addition, a new passive magic called[Mana Circulation] appeared in his magic slot.
[Mana Circulation: Significantly increases mana utilization efficiency.]
Akane looked at the parchment with Kihara's updated status and asked Hestia excitedly, "Can I receive this Blessing too? It looks so much fun, just like playing an RPG!"
"Of course you can!"
Kihara reminded the clueless Hestia, "Hestia, are you sure a god can receive the Blessing?"
"A god? Who? Akane?"
Akane proudly put her hands on her hips.
"That's right! I'm actually a god too. That [God's Favor] skill Kihara has was obviously given by me!"
"A god from another world… Honestly, I'm not entirely sure, but we can try."
Since both of them were willing, Kihara had no reason to stop them.
The Blessing ceremony went smoothly. Akane's status was exactly like that of a brand-new adventurer — all stats at 0.
However, she came with two terrifying passive skills:
[Dream Creation God: Immune to most physical attacks. Mental attacks are ineffective.]
[The One Who Is Only Me: Doubles the efficiency of acquiring ability points. All attacks are treated as double damage.]
"Yay~ Even if I'm not as strong as Kihara, I'm still pretty amazing!"
With Akane's successful example, Takarada Rikka and Minami Yume also received the Blessing. Rikka gained the skill [Shadow of the Past: Doubles Strength stat.], while Yume gained [Monster Tamer: Deals higher damage to monsters and makes it easier to see through their weaknesses.]
The three girls chattered excitedly about going on an adventure in the mine. Ryuu offered to accompany them as a bodyguard. Just then, Ais — who had just returned from the Danmachi world — heard about it and volunteered to replace Ryuu, becoming the escort for Akane and the others on their mine exploration.
Seeing this, Hestia ran off to find Lili, who was checking the crops in the fields. In the end, only Kihara and Ryuu remained in the room.
Noticing her long ears turning increasingly red, Kihara stepped forward, gently took her soft, boneless left hand, and smiled. "The weather is nice today. Would you like to go outside and pick some wild berries with me?"
"Y-Yes… I'd like that…"
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