As soon as Anlis entered the house, she heard a gentle voice asking a question.

“Anlis, where did you go last night? Why did awakening your class take so long? Did you run into danger? Your father went into the city to look for you last night and still hasn’t come back.”

Anlis’s mother, Lisna, had a gentle appearance, and her brows were filled with unshakable worry as she spoke.

In this world, everyone could awaken a class at the age of eighteen.

A predetermined class could be changed, but the corresponding class would receive blessings from fate.

For example, if someone’s destined class was Farmer, if they didn’t change it due to livelihood into something like Merchant, then they would naturally be more adept at farming than those of other classes, and their harvest would also be greater.

Awakening a class was a very quick process, just by slightly touching the awakening stone, one could see their class displayed on it.

Under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t take a full day and night.

“Well, I... did encounter some danger, but... fortunately, a kind nun saved me, and by the time I woke up, it was already very late, so I stayed overnight.”

Anlis gave an apologetic smile and scratched her head.

She lied.

She couldn’t exactly tell her mother that she had encountered the Corruption Monarch, and that the Demon Lord was currently disguised as a nun and following behind her, right?

“You encountered danger? Let me see, are you hurt?”

Lisna immediately stepped forward, tightly grabbing Anlis’s hand, her eyes anxiously scanning her body.

“I’m fine, Mom, it just delayed me a bit.”

“That’s right, I can testify for Miss Anlis.”

At that moment, Velian stepped lightly into the house, her neat nun’s attire spotless, an aura of pure holiness surrounding her, instantly catching Lisna’s attention.

“I am a nun of the Holy Church, Velian, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Seeing that there really was a composed and dignified nun standing at the door, Anlis’s mother Lisna was already mostly convinced.

“Ah, Nun Velian, thank you so much, my child has caused you trouble.”

“No need to be polite, for the sake of the Hero, this is all my duty.” Velian lightly patted her chest.

“Hero?”

Lisna froze, then turned to look at Anlis in confusion, her eyes full of shock.

Anlis felt guilty, rubbing her fingers together uneasily as she spoke softly, “The class I awakened yesterday... is Hero.”

She had originally planned to tell her family slowly later, but didn’t expect Velian to reveal it in public.

“Mother, you must not spread this around, I... don’t want to attract too much attention.”

“But...” After confirming it, Lisna was both shocked and delighted, her lips unconsciously curving upward before her expression settled.

“I understand, I’ll keep it a secret, when to tell everyone will be up to you.”

“Mm.”

At that moment, Lisna also understood why this nun was following Anlis, most likely the Holy Church had learned of her daughter’s identity as a Hero and specifically sent a nun to assist her.

After all, the priest in a Hero’s party usually came from the Holy Church, and with such a dignified and pure appearance, she might even be a Saintess.

“Then when you encountered danger, was it a battle with the Demon Lord’s subordinates?”

“Mm-hmm...”

Anlis nervously shuffled her feet and nodded lightly, her cheeks slightly flushed.

“My Anlis has really grown capable, you must have defeated the enemy brilliantly, you’re going to become someone who saves the world.”

“Mother~”

Her face turned red.

In Lisna’s eyes, Anlis was simply embarrassed from being praised.

She let out a soft sigh, her tone carrying a hint of melancholy.

“Sigh, although becoming a Hero is a great honor, I would rather your class be ordinary, living a peaceful and safe life for your whole life would already be enough.”

Lisna spoke absentmindedly, a trace of worry faintly visible, but she eventually smiled, “When your father comes back, tell him this news yourself, he will be proud of you.”

“Mm.”

Anlis nodded seriously, but when her peripheral vision caught Velian beside her, she felt uneasy again.

With the Corruption Monarch right beside her, she really couldn’t accept these words of encouragement so calmly.

She didn’t want to bring Velian home, but she had no choice.

In a situation like this, who knew if that hateful perverted loli Demon Lord would react unpredictably after hearing all this.

“Mm, since you’ve returned safely, my worried heart can finally rest. To celebrate your successful awakening, I’ll make an exception and go buy some good ingredients.”

“Yay! Feast time!”

As soon as those words were spoken, a childish cheer came from nearby.

Anli ran out bouncing happily, her eyes shining like stars.

“You little girl, who taught you to talk like that?”

Anlis was annoyed and reached out to grab her, but Anli dodged in panic, and just as she was about to be caught, she suddenly turned and ran to Velian, tightly hugging her arm.

The eight-year-old girl was only a head shorter than Velian, and standing together, they looked like sisters of similar age.

“Sister-in-law, save me! Big sis is going to hit me!”

“Cough!”

Velian, who had been watching the scene, almost choked on her own saliva.

Anlis also stopped in her tracks, her face twitching, not quite daring to look at Velian.

But seeing her younger sister, her heart tightened again, and her attempt to maintain a normal expression nearly failed to hide her panic.

She was truly afraid that this Demon Lord would narrow-mindedly take it out on her sister.

Velian quickly regained her composure, still wearing a gentle smile, raising her hand to softly pat Anli’s head.

“L-little one, you shouldn’t say things like that carelessly, I’m just your sister’s companion, and your sister is a girl, the term ‘sister-in-law’ doesn’t really fit.”

“Mm~ it must be! If big sis doesn’t find a sister-in-law, how can I become close friends with Xiaoxuelai!” [TL: Xiaoxuelai roughly translates to Miss Little Soft/Feminine.]

“Hehe~”

Anlis’s mother Lisna laughed with a hint of anger, stepping forward and lifting Anli up in one motion.

“You little troublemaker, really using every trick in the book, Nun Velian, I’m very sorry for the trouble.”

“Mm!! Help!”

Before Velian could say anything, Anli was carried out by Lisna, and it seemed she wouldn’t escape a scolding.

“C-children don’t mean what they say, Miss Velian, please don’t take it to heart.”

Anlis hurriedly explained, “My little sister has a very good friend, and after playing house too much, my parents said that unless I find a girlfriend someday, she won’t be able to take it further. Of course, that was just something said to fool a child, we thought she’d forget after a few days, but who knew she’d be this persistent.”

“It’s normal for children to be energetic, but... I really envy you for having such a happy family.”

To Anlis, those words sounded like a naked threat, but thinking carefully, since she hadn’t exposed anything, the other probably didn’t mean it that way.

Velian’s expression was complicated, her parents had passed away when she was very young, and she had lived on aid during those years, until she transmigrated into this world and became the Corruption Monarch.

Anlis could clearly sense a trace of sadness from Velian, she opened her mouth, wanting to say something comforting, but didn’t know how to begin.

She could only stand there awkwardly, the atmosphere becoming somewhat stiff.

Velian quickly concealed the emotions in her eyes, replacing them with a gentle smile again, breaking the silence.

“Mm, Miss Anlis, I just heard your mother say that your father hasn’t returned after going to the city to look for you all night, shouldn’t you go into the city to look for him?”

“Well...”

Communication in this world wasn’t very developed, she was worried that if she went into the city rashly, she might miss her father.

But leaving a message and then going out to search didn’t seem like a problem.

“You’re right, but...”

Anlis was about to say something else when Velian cut her off.

“Mm, Miss Anlis, the main issue is that when you awakened your class, you didn’t deliberately conceal it, although it may not spread far immediately, people in that area will definitely know, and what if among them there are the Demon Lord’s minions~ your father might call out your name while searching for you.”

Hearing Velian explain this, Anlis’s expression suddenly changed drastically.

“So, it’s better to be cautious.”