If an ordinary person had said that, Anlis would have only treated it as some kind of conspiratorial joke.

But the one who said it was Velian.

A true Demon Lord.

If she said that her father might run into the Demon Lord’s minions, then it meant he absolutely would encounter them!

The Demon Lord could even camp the spawn point of a newly born Hero like her, and there had been a long period between her fainting and waking up yesterday, arranging something during that time was entirely possible.

But why would she do that, and even remind her of it now?

‘A test?’

That was the only possibility!

For a moment, Anlis felt her palms turn cold, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

Looking at that cute and holy face now, it seemed like a demon.

How she wanted to angrily question what Velian was trying to do, but she was also afraid that directly exposing the Demon Lord’s identity would cause her to lash out in anger and kill all of her family.

If that happened, she would probably go insane.

Sigh, she was just too weak, unable to do anything.

She could only follow the other party’s plan, pretending to know nothing, and place her hopes on some vague and unreliable god.

Anlis raised her eyes slightly, her voice choking a little as she hesitated, “Then let’s set off now.”

“Us? No no no, Hero, you should go alone, I’m not feeling well, my legs aren’t convenient, I want to rest for a while.”

Hearing this, Anlis’s heart trembled again.

She was actually going to stay in the village?

Anlis suddenly couldn’t understand it at all.

If this was a test, shouldn’t she follow and observe closely?

Just as Anlis’s mind was spiraling into chaos,

She suddenly felt a soft warmth in her palm.

Her thoughts interrupted, Anlis raised her head in confusion and met Velian’s gentle smiling face, carrying a hint of youthful softness.

Then, a sharp pain came from the back of her hand as a mark was forcibly engraved, emitting a sacred aura.

“This is a power imprint I prayed to the gods for, you only have one chance to use it, but it will be enough to help you get through this crisis.”

Velian remembered that in the original plot, after Anlis’s first intimate encounter, her level had reached 15, although she didn’t know how much it had increased this time, it definitely wouldn’t be enough to defeat an enemy over level 100.

So Anlis could only watch her father die in front of her, then return to the village to find it reduced to ruins, rushing home in panic only to find her younger sister severely injured and unconscious, half-corrupted.

The fatal double blow caused her hatred toward Corruption to reach its peak.

All because her foolish “subordinate” had acted on their own, thinking that doing so could completely crush the will of a newly awakened Hero from a commoner background.

Until realizing it was useless and attempting to act personally, only to be heavily injured and forced to flee by a powerful figure from the Holy Church, eventually being killed by the grown Hero herself.

What could truly break a Hero’s will was never hardship.

That subordinate had simply been too inexperienced.

Anlis felt the sacred aura on the back of her hand, and if she didn’t know the truth, she might have really believed that the person in front of her was a nun of the Holy Church.

She understood Velian’s intentions even less now.

If it was just a test, why go through so much trouble?

“What are you still standing there for? Hero, just now the gods gave me an oracle, I think you can try your luck in the Norman District.”

“...Alright.”

Anlis nodded blankly.

Since she couldn’t figure it out, she might as well go and see, there was no other path left anyway.

With Velian’s gaze on her back, Anlis turned and walked out, her expression growing uglier.

Now that the Demon Lord wasn’t beside her, her true emotions could finally show on her face.

“Anlis, what’s with that expression? You look so silly.”

Suddenly, a familiar voice exploded in her ear, making her jump.

Perhaps Velian had made her a bit paranoid, Anlis quickly put on a calm expression before realizing that the person was her childhood best friend, her expression finally relaxing.

“And what’s with your expression? It’s so funny~”

A chestnut-haired girl leaned closer, giggling, causing Anlis’s face to flush slightly.

“Fula, you’re teasing me again.”

“Hmph~ I was actually worried about you, you didn’t come home all night, so I was just about to go check if you were back, now that I see you, I’m relieved.”

As she spoke, she moved closer in an intimate manner, but suddenly her expression changed.

“Why do you smell like another girl?”

“Another girl’s scent? I stayed at someone else’s place for a night yesterday.”

Anlis could also smell the faint rose fragrance mixed on her body, it was Velian’s unique scent, difficult to get rid of.

But it was just a trivial matter not worth worrying about, and it actually smelled quite nice.

“Stayed overnight? Nothing happened between you two, right?”

“Ah... what could happen? We just stayed overnight, we’re both girls, what else could we do besides sleep?”

Perhaps due to pretending so much in front of Velian, Anlis’s acting had improved, even though she felt extremely guilty, Fula didn’t notice anything unusual.

“Alright, you’re so straight it’s scary, I’m still very reassured.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means I’m reassured.” Brushing it off casually, walking side by side with Anlis, Fula asked curiously, “I saw you rushing out just now, what are you planning to do?”

“I... I’m going to the city to find my father.”

“Then I’ll go with you.”

“Huh? No need.”

Anlis’s first reaction was to refuse, this whole situation was clearly related to Velian, she didn’t want to drag her friend into it.

“It might be dangerous, I’ll go alone.”

“Hmph, don’t underestimate me, I awakened the Mage class.”

Fula snapped her fingers, and a small flame ignited in her palm.

The heaven-given Mage class allowed her to immediately gain extremely high elemental affinity, such basic magic could be mastered instantly upon awakening.

Looking at that magical flame, Anlis instead became curious about her friend’s status panel.

[Name: Fula Kachi]

[lv:3]

[Class: Mage]

[Elemental Affinity: All elements in the world will naturally be close to you.]

[Magic Surge: Your magic power increases as your level rises.]

[Magic Infusion: Your magic can be applied to any object, granting it power and radiance.]

“How about it, jealous? I awakened the Mage class, this is a very rare class. By the way, what class did you awaken yesterday? If it’s not as good as mine, I’ll protect you in the future.”

Fula waved the flame as she spoke, unable to hide the pride on her face.

Anlis paused, then said calmly, “[Hero].”

“Huh?”