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The opponent did not use any skills, nor was he serious in the slightest.
He merely released a perfectly timed amount of killing intent.
Lv94, former dungeon explorer, one of the first humans to advance the dungeon to the fifth level.
This is my mother.
“Mother…sir.”
"Yes, yes, yes, we can't let our guard down when it comes to family discipline."
Victoria smiled sweetly: "I'm here today to praise you. You did a great job, Katia. You fulfilled your promise and got into the school. Congratulations, congratulations!"
Victoria clapped.
"It's been three months. If you just want to say this boring nonsense, just send a LINE message."
"I sent it, but you didn't reply."
I don't want to go back.
"Is this what a rebellious phase is like? How can you say such things to your mother?"
Feeling no sense of authority, Victoria complained like a best friend about bubble tea without pearls: "When you were born, your mother was in so much pain that she wanted to die. It didn't hurt this much when the fourth-floor boss, the Sinful Centipede, bit her in two."
Mom went through pain twice! Twice! to bring you into this world.
You should express your gratitude to your mother with tears in your eyes and always be grateful.
“But…” Katya’s attitude remained unchanged: “Giving up your brother, wasn’t that what you said too?”
Victoria smiled without saying a word, walked to the bedside, and played with Cass's hair, which had grown long due to years of being bedridden.
Heartbreaking memories surfaced in Katya's mind.
—Katia, Cass is finished. Say everything you want to say today. From now on, you will be the company's sole heir.—
A year ago, Victoria brought Katia to Cass's hospital room and announced that she was giving up on treatment.
Three years ago, Cass suddenly fell into a coma for unknown reasons.
After two years of treatment, there was still no improvement.
Despite exhausting the company's resources for treatment and consulting renowned doctors from around the world, the answer was always the same—
I do not know why.
All physical indicators showed normal results, and there was no trace of a magical curse.
However, Cass showed absolutely no signs of waking up.
Katia remembers it very clearly.
The mother's reason was simple and blunt—he had no hope, so let it go.
He said he would personally give Cass a quick death.
—After all, I'm the one who brought you here, so let me see you off on your way there.—
Her attitude that day was exactly the same as her attitude today.
She talks about things cheerfully, like a friendly older sister next door, but like a friendly older sister next door, she's just talking and doesn't actually have any real interest.
—Mother, are you serious? My brother is your own flesh and blood, how could you... how could you do such a thing?!—
—It's precisely because he's his mother's biological son... that it's heartbreaking. Cass doesn't want to spend his life lying there in a humiliating coma, does he? To go from a genius destined to become the strongest explorer to a vegetable—he must feel incredibly humiliated and resentful.
That's why I, as his mother, need to hurry and send him to the next life to reduce his suffering—
Talking about one's son's life or death is like talking about someone else's business.
Katya was only in her third year of junior high school, and her hair was still long enough to reach her waist. Listening to her mother, Victoria, speaking so calmly, she suddenly felt that the person in front of her had become a complete stranger.
No, I should say I had already noticed it.
It's because I'm unwilling to face my mother's true colors.
The mother has no interest in the weak.
"No matter what, you're unwilling to help my brother? I'll do anything, please...please, please save my brother...help him—"
Katya sobbed, her head bowed, unable to see her mother's expression.
After a while, Victoria spoke, as if she had thought of something interesting:
—Let's play a game.
You must take your brother's place to get into the National Explorers College, and your true identity must not be discovered by others. You must also graduate from the school with the highest score.
The key is to keep others from finding out that you are Cass.
If you can do that, I promise to keep Cass until he dies of natural causes.
“My good daughter, my dear Katya, prove to me your ability and worth.”
After leaving those words, Victoria went off to work.
12. Sirocco's Family
The trash was sorted into four large bags.
After wiping the dust off the table with a clean, dry cloth, the room finally looked like a normal room. Sirocco's sweaty clothes, covered in dust and dirt, were almost ready to become trash.
"How did the original owner survive? His parents didn't even beat him up."
I don't know whether to complain about whether my parents abandoned me or spoiled me too much.
"There's even something like this..."
Sirocco picked up a crumpled piece of paper from the table.
At the very top of the paper, written in crooked red crayon, was the word "Marriage Agreement".
It's entirely in a child's handwriting, with some doodles, and the biggest highlight is that the signature has the names of Sirocco and Brid.
Sirocco tried to recall.
When they were children, the original owner and Brid had a good relationship. This piece of paper was a product of playing house. At that time, Brid said happily, "I want to be Sirocco's bride, and Hill will be my bridesmaid!"
Shirlock crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the trash can.
The past was before and the present is now.
Brid didn't like herself, and she didn't think this thing was of much value.
After dealing with the trash, Sirocco returned to his chair in the room, played with his phone, and pondered the next question.
The most urgent task is to improve Cass's strength.
At the same time, one should also have a certain degree of ability to protect oneself.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to the dungeon to fight..."
Go kill monsters to earn money.
In his previous life, Sirocco was a city dweller. Although he attended a culinary school and frequently handled raw ingredients, does his experience in combat, like acquiring Sinister gear, even count...?
To put it bluntly, they have absolutely no practical experience.
What's more, the dungeons in this game are a complete mess in terms of balance.
Even in the very beginner's village, there's a 5% chance of encountering a late-game boss-level monster, plus the incredibly low encounter rate of one enemy every three steps. If your entire party dies instantly, it might be manageable, but if the female protagonist survives, a defeat cutscene will trigger...
However, I plan to solo it, so I don't need to worry about losing. I also don't plan to recruit teammates because I don't have any money.
"In short, you need to start by improving your physical fitness and building muscle."
If you can't beat the monster, at least you have to run faster than it.
If you encounter someone with a higher level than yourself, don't hesitate to click "retreat" (run away).
Open the ring display—
Maximum HP: 6/8
MP (Magic Points) Maximum: 9
STR (Strength): 3
END (endurance):2
AGI (Agility): 4
DEX (Dexterity): 5
INT (Magic): 8