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I think I've done most of the things I needed to do the most. I Ranked Up, did all the Spirit Realm chores, made a Mana Core, evolved the familiars, summoned the vampires and evolved the previous ones. Now, what's next?
Thinking about it while eating pancakes with syrup and sipping on a coffee, while having the beautiful scenery of grasslands and a calm and peaceful village in the window really made me feel at ease.
Right, I need to strengthen my equipment. I already made a very strong armor, but my spear is still awaiting further enhancements. Aside from that, my gun too, and also I promised Elizabeth a weapon, didn't I? A holy hammer of some sort, I believe that's what she asked me, she does deserve a gift from me after all.
Should I get to that today or later this month? I think prioritizing leveling is better, but it's a gift for Elizabeth too... So I don't want to delay it anymore. Well, I guess I'll do it tomorrow morning. I was already quite busy this morning.
"Hey Blake, did you had to just walk away while we were sleeping? You could have woken us up with you...!" Erika was pouting at me, angry I left them sleeping.
"Your sleep is so heavy I don't think that would have been a wise idea, you would have groaned a lot before even waking up, Erika." I said, petting her head.
"T-That's not right!" She said, crossing her arms and feeling flustered. "...Or is it?"
Elizabeth and Eleanora both nodded at her, Erika felt devastated.
"Well, it doesn't really matter. I heard you were busy this morning, what happened?" Elizabeth asked.
"Oh, I just evolved Ruby and Blood, remember them?" I asked her. "They're now both A Rank and four-star monsters."
"D-Do Dwarves only have one?" Asked my mother. "T-That's a bit too less, no?"
"There should be one of Forging, they call it the Godsmith Hephaestus, and also the Earthly Mother Gaia." Said Cattalina. "All three of them are their major deities in a way, although they all still worship the holy spirits anyways.
The elves are the same... From what I've learned, there's the Divine Spirit of Yggdrasil, the Divine Dragon Fafnir, who's the youngest, and lastly, the Fairy Queen Titania."
"Fafnir, huh?" I rubbed my chin. "So he's already seen as a deity. This is going to be fun."
Everyone glared at me in surprise... I guess I better not say another word before my parents begin to worry again about what I might do in the future. But there's no way I'm not fighting that monster, I've grown this strong just for that.
After a lot of talking and eating, we prepared to depart with my siblings once more, who were mostly playing with their familiars all this time without paying attention to the grown up talk they couldn't really understand well.
"Alright, let's go then." I said, stepping out of the house with everyone.
"Big brother! Are we grinding more levels?" Asked Anna.
"Yes, I want you to grow as strong as possible." I nodded. "I won't stop until you two are at least... Hmm, Rank 4?"
"Rank 4?! Is there enough EXP in this entire place for them to get this far, Blake?!" Elizabeth asked me.
"We'll have to see first." I smiled. "We can always keep trying."
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