Chapter 52 – Ryuu’s past

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Gently placing Hestia, who was lying on him, to the side, Aston looked towards the faint light coming from the entrance and quietly stood up from the sofa.

"Good morning, Hestia." Bending down to look at the sweetly sleeping Hestia, Aston smiled slightly and greeted her softly.

After a simple wash, Aston left the church with subtle movements.

On the sofa in the, Hestia, who was still dreaming, smacked her lips and then a happy smile appeared on her face, as if she were having a pleasant dream.

On the other hand, after leaving the church, Aston quickly headed towards the Babel Tower.

On the way, he checked today's Shop items with a single glance.

Fire Dragon Annihilation Magic, 10,000 shop points; White Dragon Annihilation Magic, 10,000 shop points; Sky Dragon Annihilation Magic, 10,000 shop points.

Flame God Annihilation Magic, 10,000 shop points; Ice Demon Annihilation Magic, 10,000 shop points; Sky God Annihilation Magic, 10,000 shop points.

Thunder God Annihilation Magic, 10,000 shop points; White Dragon Annihilation Magic, 10,000 shop points; Iron Dragon Annihilation Magic 10,000 shop points.

Well, is this the nest that stirred up Fairy Tail?

All nine items are from Fairy Tail, and they are all magic of Dragon Annihilation, God Annihilation, and Demon Annihilation.

These magics are extremely powerful within Fairy Tail, and as long as the practitioners of these magics are not fools, if they work hard, they can become powerful wizards.

However, none of these magics are affordable for me...

At a ratio of 1000:1, each of these magics requires ten million valis for exchange.

Goodbye, no need to send off.

Aston angrily closed the shopping page and continued on the road.

As usual, Aston was intercepted at the door of the Hostess of Fertility.

"Long time no see, half-elf friend. You're still early today." Smiling, Syr (Goddess Freya) greeted Aston at the door of the tavern.

For this person, Aston was helpless, just nodded with a smile, and then said nothing, continuing on the road.

"Half-elf friend, please be sure to come here to spend." Despite his reaction, Freya didn't get angry. She stood on tiptoe, smiled, and waved to Aston's back, shouting loudly.

Inside the tavern, Mia, the landlady, looked at Freya at the entrance and sighed slightly.

This woman is still the same.

Speaking of which, Ryuu also went to the dungeon today, and I don't know what she's doing now.

In a hurry, spending more than ten minutes, Aston finally arrived at the Babel Tower.

Without hesitation, Aston plunged into the spiral staircase and rushed towards the first floor underground.

Arriving at the agreed-upon location, only Ryuu was there at the moment. Ais and the others had not arrived yet.

Looking closely at Ryuu, Aston could see that she was fiddling with a sachet in her hand. Even from this distance, he could see the smile in Ryuu's eyes.

Seemingly aware of his arrival, Ryuu quickly put away the sachet. It seemed that she blushed slightly because Aston saw her previous actions.

He didn't mind this, as he knew what his aura meant to elves.

Calmly walking over, Aston waved and greeted.

"Morning, Ryuu."

"Good morning, Aston-san." Ryuu placed her hands in front of her, her expression slightly anxious, and shouted to Aston.

"It seems you've been here for a while." Since Ais and the others hadn't arrived yet, Aston simply chatted with Ryuu.

Of course, he didn't continue to inquire about why Ryuu had come to him for no reason but asked Ryuu about her experiences after the Astraea Familia disappeared from Orario.

In Aston's impression, Ryuu should be an adventurer of lv. 4. After the departure of Astraea from Orario, Ryuu's status should have stopped.

Why did she say she was lv. 5 when they met before?

As for Aston's inquiry, Ryuu didn't conceal anything and began to tell him about what had happened over the years.

After the other members of the Astraea Familia 'fell' in the dungeon, Ryuu stayed inside for a long time. In the end, it was the goddess Astraea who consoled her and helped her overcome the shadow of her companions' deaths...

No, it couldn't be said that she overcame it.

The reason she cheered up was entirely to seek revenge for her companions.

She first requested and sent her own goddess away from Orario. Then, with no concerns for the consequences, she exerted all her efforts, using various means to annihilate the Rudra Familia who opposed them at that time.

As a result, she was wanted by the guild and became a wanted criminal in Orario.

On the night when she exterminated the Rudra Familia, she also suffered severe injuries. When she thought she was about to die, she was saved by Syr, the service staff at the Hostess of Fertility. At Syr's recommendation, she went into hiding and became a waitress at the Hostess of Fertility.

During this period, she didn't completely hide away.

Instead, she occasionally went to the dungeon to challenge new floors.

At the same time, she didn't sever her connection with her main deity, Astraea. She often left Orario to search for her own goddess.

However, due to being wanted, she didn't bring her back but continued to ask Astraea to stay outside.

Making Astraea wait for her communication.

It was also during the interaction with her that Ryuu upgraded her status.

Having completely satisfied the great achievement required for leveling up after annihilating the Rudra Familia, she smoothly leveled up, becoming a first-class adventurer of level 5.

After listening to Ryuu's story, Aston fell into contemplation.

"Other than Ryuu not severing ties with the goddess Astraea and leveling up to lv. 5, there's nothing else different."

"The only different thing is why Ryuu would seek me out."

"On this point, Ryuu won't tell me at all."

"But it's okay. The truth will come out one day."

As Aston finished his reflection, a voice reached the ears of the two.

"Ah, there you are, there you are, Aston, good morning!"

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