[Survivor #11766, Servant: Nishi, Third Round Survival Game Ended.]
[World: Round Table Knights, Survival Difficulty: C-Rank.]
[Survival Mission One: Eliminate the evil Archduke Garibaldi and obtain the Golden Grail.]
[Survival Mission Two: Survive for 15 days in the Round Table Knights world.]
[Rescue Mission: For every Lakota Village villager rescued and protected until the lackeys of the evil Archduke Garibaldi invading the village are eliminated, gain 100 Survival Points.]
[Hidden Mission: Identify the traitor and avenge the knight Royu.]
In the vast, star-sea-like space, Cyan and Nishi looked at the information displayed in front of them.
One by one, the missions turned into fine golden particles and merged into the evaluation. The energy bar beneath the rating rose steadily.
When the final hidden mission transformed into golden light and fused into the evaluation, the energy bar filled completely. The rating rose from C to B.
[Survival Game Rating: B-Rank. Obtained 4 Attribute Points and 3 Skill Points.]
[Nishi obtained 3 Attribute Points and 2 Skill Points.]
[Total obtained: 34,360 Survival Points.]
After subtracting the 5,000 Survival Points previously traded to Asuka, Cyan and Nishi still had 32,528 Survival Points remaining. This round of the survival game had been their most profitable one yet.
After the settlement ended, Cyan and Nishi returned to their private rooms.
With the 4 Attribute Points she had gained, plus the 1 Attribute Point from completing the hidden mission, Cyan now had 5 Attribute Points to allocate.
She added 4 points to Agility and 1 point to Intelligence. This brought her naked Agility to 25, enough to learn Phantom Step, while her naked Intelligence finally broke past 9 and reached 10.
"Nishi, don't add your attributes yet."
Seeing Nishi frowning as she pondered how to allocate her points, Cyan took out the staff from her inventory and handed it to her.
"Use the staff first and see what attributes it increases."
"Okay!"
Nishi accepted the staff Cyan handed her and carefully stroked it, almost pressing her face against it. She was a little reluctant to use it right away.
In the end, she gritted her teeth and made up her mind, then used the staff.
The staff turned into light and merged into her body, increasing her Spirit by 2 points.
Nishi stared at the increased Spirit stat in silence for a second. Then she grabbed her hair and shouted in frustration, "Why did it increase Spirit?! Even Constitution would've been better!"
"Increasing Spirit allows you to cast more skills. For you, it's a pretty significant improvement."
Cyan actually thought increasing Spirit wasn't a bad outcome.
"…You're right."
Nishi rested her chin on her hands and stared at her status panel, thinking about how to spend her precious 3 Attribute Points. After a while, she added 2 points to Agility and 1 point to Strength.
[Survivor #11766 has learned the passive skill Phantom Step through a skill book.]
[Phantom Step (Passive)]
[Skill Level: LV1]
[When moving, there is a 10% chance to create an afterimage.]
Moving…Does running, attacking, and dashing all count as "moving"?
Cyan sat on the bed, pondering how Phantom Step's trigger condition worked.
To reach the level of Phantom's afterimages, she would probably need to max out this skill.
Cyan currently had 6 Skill Points, so she wasn't in a hurry to upgrade anything yet.
"Nishi, do you have any skills you want to upgrade?" Cyan asked.
"Mm…"
Nishi thought for a moment and said, "Before upgrading skills, let's go to the trading area. I want to see if there are any skills suitable for me."
As she spoke, Nishi grabbed Cyan's hand and pulled her up from the bed.
"Master, let's go!"
"First, let's go to Humble Tower Residence."
Cyan remembered the assorted fried rice she had eaten before and the promise she had made with Nishi.
Hearing Cyan's words, Nishi was slightly stunned. She hadn't expected Cyan to still remember that casually made promise. A bright smile bloomed on her face as she tightly hugged Cyan's arm.
"Come to think of it, I'm a little hungry~! Master, let's go quickly! Food! Food~!"
Nishi, now in full "rice bucket" mode, eagerly hugged Cyan's arm and dragged her toward the door.
"You're holding too tight…"
Cyan tugged at her arm, which Nishi was gripping quite forcefully. Being held like this was a bit uncomfortable.
Thanks to the Golden Grail, they could eat more of Humble Tower Residence's delicious food. In the survival game worlds, they could recreate it using the Grail. That was Cyan's real goal.
From her experience using it multiple times in the Round Table Knights world, the taste of the food created by the Grail was exactly as she remembered — no changes at all.
Cyan wasn't particularly picky about food. Drinking blood and eating raw meat were trivial matters to her.
However, now that she had the Golden Grail, why should she wrong her taste buds when she could eat even more delicious food during times of hunger?
Cyan wasn't someone who enjoyed living primitively. Since she had the means to eat better food, she naturally wouldn't make herself suffer. Besides, the food created by the Golden Grail could also provide various buff effects.
Leaving their private room, Cyan and Nishi headed toward the living district of Survival Town.
In the living district, among buildings of various styles, there stood a unique ancient building. Red pillars, neatly arranged tiles on the roof, and a plaque hanging above the entrance read "Humble Tower Residence" in large golden characters.
"You two are so slow!"
A girl with sunset-orange hair stood with her hands on her hips, her hair fluttering in the wind. Even though her face was covered by a mosaic, the dissatisfaction in her voice was clear, as if she had been waiting for a long time.
"Langley?"
Cyan looked at Asuka in surprise. She suddenly remembered that Asuka had said they would meet at Humble Tower Residence. However, that had been to compensate her and Asama Ai for their share of the Golden Grail. She hadn't expected Asuka to actually be waiting here for them.
"Hmph! You made me wait this long. Are you ready to treat me?"
Asuka snorted in dissatisfaction and leaned forward slightly, as if she wanted to glare at Cyan through the mosaic on her face.
"Mm. Sure. I'll treat. Order whatever you want."
Cyan didn't think treating someone to a meal was a big deal. Besides, in the Round Table Knights world, she had taken quite a bit of advantage regarding both the Phantom Step skill book and the Golden Grail. Originally, she had planned to compensate Asuka and Asama Ai with Survival Points, but both of them had refused.
"Big sister Meili, I'm here~!"
Nishi jogged over and gave a hug before excitedly introducing Cyan.
"Big sister Meili, this is my master~! Cyan!"
The woman followed Nishi's pointing finger and looked toward Cyan. When she clearly saw her appearance, a trace of amazement flashed through her eyes.
What a beautiful person…
It was the first time she had seen someone this beautiful. Even standing there with a cold, expressionless face, she unconsciously drew people's attention.
(In the eyes of Survival Town residents, survivors, followers, and servants had no mosaics on their faces. Teammates also had no mosaics between them.)
"Your master is a very beautiful and handsome boy…"
She smiled as she spoke. She wondered if Nishi liked Cyan so much because of her appearance.
"I'm a girl."
Cyan heard her words and seriously corrected her.
"Eh?!" ×2
Both Asuka and the woman let out surprised cries at the same time.
"You're a girl?!"
The woman covered her mouth in shock.
"You're not joking, right?"
Asuka boldly reached out and touched Cyan's chest, giving it a pinch. The next moment, Cyan's fist stopped right in front of her face, blocked by an invisible barrier.
[Warning: Survivor #11766, attacking other survivors is prohibited in Survival Town. This is only a warning.]
Cyan silently withdrew her fist after receiving the survival space's warning. If not for that barrier, she could have punched Asuka straight into the wall.
"So you really are a girl…"
Asuka awkwardly pulled her hand back. The sensation hadn't been wrong. Although it was small, that soft feeling was indeed…
"Hey! You're being a pervert!" Nishi glared at Asuka.
"I was just confirming. We're both girls, so what's wrong with touching?"
Even with the mosaic between them, Asuka could still feel Nishi's anger. She retorted without backing down while inwardly marveling.
Cyan's appearance was far too deceptive. That flowing, slightly messy hair and beautiful face made people instinctively see her as a handsome boy rather than a girl at first glance.
"What did you say? Just because we're both girls doesn't mean you can do that!" Asuka's words only made Nishi angrier.
"Both of you, calm down…"
The woman looked at the two who were about to start fighting and didn't know what to do. This was a restaurant! She had never encountered a situation like this before.
"I'm hungry. Aren't we ordering?"
Cyan spoke flatly. She didn't particularly care about having her chest touched.
Yeah, not bothered at all.
With a blank expression, Cyan reached out and pinched Asuka's chest in return, making her let out a yelp and retreat several steps.
"Returning the favor."
Cyan raised her hand and made a squeezing motion toward Asuka's chest.
Since she couldn't solve the problem with her fists, she would join Asuka instead. Cyan, who held grudges extremely well, never suffered losses. Anyone who made her suffer would be repaid in kind.
"Ugh…"
Asuka's face turned red with anger. She frantically started ordering food to vent her dissatisfaction.
"What happened?"
Mason, who had heard the commotion from the kitchen, came out. He glanced at Asuka, who was holding the menu and saying "I want this, this, and this…" before looking at the woman in confusion.
"Nothing happened. Go cook."
The woman pushed Mason back into the kitchen and muttered quietly, "It's just girls playing around."
After a while, the food was ready. When the dishes were brought to the table, the light they emitted illuminated the entire restaurant. Passersby outside had long since grown used to it and would even comment, "Ah… it's glowing again."
"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Asama Ai. Where did she go?"
Nishi suddenly remembered Asama Ai, with whom they had cooperated quite pleasantly in the Round Table Knights world. Asuka had come, but Asama Ai was nowhere to be seen.
"Who knows? Maybe she's busy with something."
Asuka shrugged and stuffed large mouthfuls of the delicious food into her mouth. This was the best cuisine she had ever eaten. She hadn't expected the chef at Humble Tower Residence to cook this well.