The next morning on Fire Island.
"Has Aske not returned yet?" Peggy suddenly asked at the dining table.
"No," Nora replied as she served the seafood chowder on the table, "It might take a few more days."
"I heard that if he succeeds this time, he could advance to Lv.19," Thira said, tying her napkin around her own neck, "just like Peggy."
"So, Aske is also about to become a Demigod?" Sigrdrifa said somewhat enviously.
Demigod…
The expressions on the girls' faces gradually turned sour.
It was well known that when a man had multiple options, he would usually choose the most outstanding one—not necessarily his favorite.
For Aske, who was always nagging about "getting stronger," what could be more important than increasing his strength? In other words, if both Aske and Peggy advanced to Demigods, wouldn't it mean that, in the eyes of the strength-focused Squad Leader, only Peggy would be worthy of matching his (strength)?
