OBS Chapter 287 New Member Anya Fromo
Chapter 287 New Member Anya Fromo
Chapter 287 New Member Anya Fromo
The Garden of Stars.
Once their relationship was made public, the distance between Roy and Astraea instantly shrank dramatically.
The moment Astraea realized that Ryu had grown into an adult, she almost subconsciously decided to keep her distance from Roy from now on. Out of a trace of attachment and reluctance deep in her heart, she originally just wanted to play a joke on Roy, but she ended up getting herself into trouble by using a basic attack to bait out his ultimate move, leaving her somewhat at a loss.
After Roy's outburst, Astraea will be too embarrassed to go out tomorrow. How will the neighbors and the gods view her?
"You—"
A complex smile appeared on Astraea's stunning face, a smile that was gentle, helpless, and heartbroken. Her flawless white hand caressed Roy's handsome face. Wouldn't it be better to grow old together with Ryu? Why did she have to choose the most difficult path? What if things go wrong?
A faint smile played on Roy's lips.
"Go keep Ryu company tonight. You heartless little bastard, you just confirmed your relationship and now you're confessing to another woman. What do you think she'll think?" Astraea changed the subject, her tone becoming irritating.
Upon hearing this, Roy's smile froze.
"Ugh!"
Life is tough, Astraea sighed.
Within the Familia, Roy, Ryu, Tione, Tiona, Daphne, Cassandra, Lily, and Haruhime have different personalities, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Roy is strong, brave, powerful, wise, and capable of leading everyone and handling most things well, but sometimes he follows his adventurous spirit and deliberately challenges the impossible.
Astraea's motherly gentleness is the most important glue that holds this team together.
Although this family might not necessarily fall apart without her, it certainly can no longer be called a "family".
"Go now! If you hurt Ryu's feelings, I won't let you get away with it, you little rascal!"
Astraea pushed Roy out, and Roy reluctantly stepped back; otherwise, how could the goddess possibly push him, given his LV.5 level?
Roy dashed into Ryu's room.
The beautiful elf girl sat on the edge of the bed, her pretty face filled with deep distress. Her willow-leaf eyebrows were furrowed, her pointed ears drooped with her sadness, and she looked extremely dejected. Her two small hands were placed on her thighs, her fingers intertwined as if she were about to tie a knot.
"Roy————"
Ryu noticed the boy's figure, a trace of crystal-clear tears remaining in the corner of his delicate eyes.
Roy stepped forward with a pained expression, took Liu's small hand, and said sternly, "Who made you so sad? Tell me, and I'll take care of him in a minute!"
Ryu gave Roy a reproachful look, her voice low, "If you truly love Lady Astrea—I don't care—"
Roy's lips twitched. This wasn't an agreement to him having two women on each side; rather, it meant that Ryu was planning to back out.
Liu didn't want to compete with the goddess she respected most for a man. In just five minutes, this useless elf was already prepared to live out her days alone and spend the rest of her life by herself.
Roy was relieved that they had arrived in time.
At this thought, Roy's smile turned sorrowful. Looking sincerely into Ryu's jewel-like eyes, he said, "Ryu, it's difficult for me too. Just now, Lady Astrea asked me who the most important person in your heart is, and I answered without hesitation that it's Ryu!"
"real?"
Liu Tian's blue eyes lit up slightly.
Roy swore as if making a vow, "Ryu, you can ask Lady Astrea, if there's a single lie, may I die in the dungeon tomorrow—"
Before he could finish speaking, Liu's small, icy hand urgently covered his mouth, "I believe you!"
Seeing this, Roy knew that half the battle was won!
His face immediately turned even more bitter. "But Lady Astraea then asked me, if she and you fell into the river at the same time, who would I save first?"
Ryu couldn't understand what kind of river could trap Roy at LV.5. It was similar to that abstract question: if your mother and your wife fell into the river, which one would you save first?
Roy's eyes lit up. "Put yourself in Ryu's shoes. If I and Lady Astraea both fell into a dangerous river, who would you save first?"
"Huh?" Liu's mouth opened slightly.
Lost in her dilemma, Liu didn't notice the wicked smile on Roy's lips. Her left and right hemispheres seemed to be fighting each other, shouting for Roy's help while simultaneously calling for the goddess Astraea's help.
Ultimately, it tormented her to the point of exhaustion, both physically and mentally.
This is such a difficult question, a clash between love and family. Ryu stared at Roy with some suspicion, "Did Lady Astrea really come up with this?"
Roy chuckled and said, "I made some simple modifications, but the general idea remains the same."
Ryu was completely following Roy's lead and asked curiously, "So, what was your answer?"
Roy helplessly spread his hands, his face showing grievance. "Didn't you hear that too?"
As Roy spoke, he naturally and irresistibly wrapped his arms around Ryuna's slender waist, his warm breath brushing against her sensitive earlobe, making her blush.
"Ryu, don't you like the goddess Astraea? Or do you hate her?"
boom!
Like a thunderbolt striking straight into her heart, Ryu's body instantly stiffened, and her clear, cold eyes widened suddenly in extreme astonishment and disbelief!
"How is this possible!" came the resolute and unquestionable voice.
In her heart, the goddess Astraea was equal to the Great Sacred Tree, and regarded as a figure of faith!
Seeing Ryu's intense and pure reaction, Roy's lips curled into a sly smile.
He tightened his arms, holding the elven girl in his embrace even closer, his expression gentle and open. "So, I also love the goddess Astraea—"
At the same time, he looked intently at Ryu and said, "But I love you too."
But by this time, Ryu was already completely confused.
The goddess's holiness, faith, Roy's burning affection for himself, and the bond with his kin—intense, conflicting yet seemingly coexisting emotions and concepts—were tangled together like a huge, messy ball of yarn in her little head.
Just when she was about to understand, Roy's straightforward affection would make her heart tremble.
On Ryu's exquisitely beautiful face, her delicate eyebrows were furrowed, and her sky-blue eyes flickered with a mixture of shyness, confusion, joy, and bewilderment.
She opened her mouth, but in the end only let out a soft, unintelligible whimper, "Okay."
Seeing Ryuna's adorable, bewildered, and speechless expression, Roy felt a sense of relief. The weight that had been hanging over him was lifted, and he had finally managed to appease her!
Finally, I can go to sleep. Tonight, I must cuddle this awkward yet adorable good-for-nothing elf.
However, before Roy's relaxed smile could fully unfold, the elven girl, who had been keeping her head down, uttered a sentence in a voice barely audible, which froze Roy's smile: "That—that—"
Her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes tightly, her small ears turning as red as if they were about to bleed. "Roy—today, we—we'll still separate—"
As soon as she spoke, a vibrant blush spread from her snow-white neck to her ears, her lips trembled, and her face turned bright red with embarrassment.
Roy was puzzled. What did that mean?
At that moment, Roy sensed a faint presence outside the door, moved silently, and suddenly flung open the door.
thump!
Tiony, Tiona, Daphne, Cassandra, Lily, and Haruhime, who were leaning against the door, lost their balance and tumbled in like a human pyramid.
"Good evening, Regiment Commander!"
The girls scrambled to their feet, managing only an incredibly awkward smile.
Roy glared at them, "You ruined my plans!"
With everyone aware of the situation, the innocent and shy elf girl naturally wouldn't share a bed with Roy.
Ryu's entire face was already flushed with a burning red, the heat seeming to set her on fire.
Overwhelmed by shame and helplessness, she almost instinctively cried out, her voice trembling with a desperate insistence, repeating like a broken record: "Get out! Get out now!!" Her slender yet incredibly strong hands pushed against Roy's broad, sturdy back like a stone pillar, making Roy both amused and helpless.
Ryu, at level 6, was forced into this situation by him, and knew that whatever he did at this moment would only make Ryu more embarrassed.
Roy, with a doting expression, symbolically took two steps back with the push of the elven girl and was successfully pushed out of the room. The door was slammed shut behind him with a "whoosh" at top speed!
As if cut off from all sight and sound from the outside, behind the door, there was only a shy elf girl who wished she could disappear into the ground.
Outside the door, Roy glared fiercely at the group of culprits. "Look what you've done!"
"Poor captain, he'll be all alone tonight," Tiona said with a grin.
The weak, pitiful, and helpless Chunji, under the "tyranny" of the girls, spilled the beans, revealing everything about Roy and Ryu.
Chunji also had her own agenda. She was outnumbered and needed to recruit some powerful allies.
Hearing that Roy and Liu had already finished, the girls panicked. They hadn't even entered the track yet, how could someone have already reached the finish line?!
"Captain, I can do it too!" The tall Tione struck an incredibly alluring pose, her wild, wheat-colored Amazonian skin exuding irresistible charm that made one's blood boil.
"Lord Roy!"
Daphne, Cassandra, Lily, and Haruhime were not to be outdone. Dressed in thin pajamas, their snow-white skin faintly visible, they each hugged their pillows, as if Roy could take care of everything tonight with just a word.
"Go away, you bunch of little brats, causing trouble!" Roy said with a look of disgust, "No adults allowed!"
"Giggle giggle giggle!"
The thirteen- or fourteen-year-old girls dispersed in a flurry, their laughter echoing with the joy of their successful plot.
Roy was left alone in the spacious and bright hall, his face showing no sign of tears. After all that commotion, how did he end up alone in his empty room?
The next day.
Lily and Tiona return to their posts developing the entertainment district project, while Tiony, Daphne, and Cassandra conspire to take Lula out shopping, in any case, to get away from Roy, the vicious big bad wolf.
The task of protecting the goddess Astraea fell to Roy, while Haruhime was responsible for cleaning the mansion, which also served as compensation for the time they had spent playing outside.
Whether Roy was there or not, the atmosphere in the clan was completely different. The girls' faces were filled with joyful smiles, which attracted the attention of countless people.
The air was filled with youthful and vibrant energy.
Roy also went out for a walk and greeted his neighbors, since he hadn't seen them for a month.
When he walked down the street, the atmosphere was completely different.
Countless gazes fell upon him, from different races and age groups, a complex mix of emotions including curiosity, mockery, anger, and jealousy, which pierced him like silver needles.
Last night, news of Roy's confession to Astraea spread rapidly throughout Orario.
Some mischievous deities even came over and squatted by the roadside, just waiting to see Roy make a fool of himself.
Facing this large group of people, Roy said proudly, "What are you laughing at? Never seen anyone with a harem before!"
Upon hearing this, the playful and mocking glances around them turned sour, their eyes turning bloodshot with envy, jealousy, and hatred, as if they were wearing masks of pain.
Yeah, what are they laughing at?
Are you laughing at people for having a harem, surrounded by beautiful women?
Who's more ridiculous here? If given the choice, who wouldn't want a harem? Waaaaaahh ...
With a single sentence, he turned the tables on everyone, breaking the defenses of countless people. Even the gods were moved to tears. Roy, head held high, leisurely returned to the Star Court.
Roy had just stepped into the house.
"Those children are not tools for you to show off," the goddess Astraea's unfriendly voice rang out.
Roy's upright posture instantly went limp. With a forced smile, he walked over, pulled Astraea to the sofa, and massaged her shoulders. "Yes, yes, I know, Goddess. It's mainly because those people outside want to see us make a fool of ourselves. I'm just so angry. You have no idea how hateful their eyes are—"
Roy launched into a frenzied accusation, embellishing the story and portraying the gods and adventurers as utterly wicked.
Roy could easily manipulate other girls, but he both respected and loved Astraea, that old monster. They were usually evenly matched, but only when he unleashed his full power like last night could he barely gain the upper hand.
"Let outsiders laugh if they want to. It won't hurt us. Besides, if you dare to do it, why are you afraid of being laughed at?" Astraea said nonchalantly, enjoying Roy's back massage.
As she spoke, Astraea's beautiful face flushed slightly. She seemed to be part of this little rascal's harem as well, her deep blue eyes trembling.
"Of course!"
Roy proudly declared, "If you act uprightly and do nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear!"
At this moment, Astraea realized that she had been tricked by Roy. This brat didn't seem to care about being ridiculed at all. His expression was as if he wanted to have the words "Harem King" engraved on his forehead.
Astrea, furious, reached out her small hand, pinched the soft flesh on Roy's side, and gave it a vicious twist.
"hiss!"
Roy feigned pain and gasped for breath.
The goddess whose divine power was sealed was just an ordinary person, and there was no way she could hurt him at LV.5. But she had to put on a good show, because the squeaky wheel gets the grease!
Astraea sensed Roy's mischief, and her pretty face grew increasingly red, as if it were about to bleed.
Amidst their flirting and playful banter, Astraea seemed to remember something, and pushed Roy forward, "Oh, right, there's one more thing I need you to decide—"
"Huff! Huff!"
Astraea was breathing heavily and glared at Roy, almost forgetting the important matter she was supposed to have handled last night.
"Here you go!" Astraea took out an application form with a strange expression and handed it to Roy.
Roy noticed Astraea's expression, took the application form, and quickly scanned it.
Name: Anya Fromo Race: Cat-person Age: 19 Level: LV.4 Title: "Cyclone of the Chariot"
Former Freya Familia adventurer and waitress at the tavern "Abundant Mistress", she has left the Familia and resigned, and applied to join the Astrea Spring Clan.
What is your view on justice? A: Justice is what saves me! If you were asked to uphold justice, what would you do? A: I don't know!
After reading the contents of the application form, Roy's heart sank. Oh no! He had done something wrong and his conscience was bothering him.
Ellen Fromo, the vice-captain of the Freya Familia, is the younger sister of a clumsy catgirl working at a tavern.
"What should we do?"
Astraea asked, since the other party's information was written on the application form, in a sense, it was like catching a big fish, which was why she hesitated.
Roy placed Astraea on his lap, his arm around her slender waist, and pondered, "Have you asked the goddess Freya yet?"
Astraea nodded. "I asked her at the church, and her answer was, 'Children are all free.'"
"It seems they don't oppose this."
"I don't object at all —"
Roy frowned. That recruitment was just a charade, and then this little catgirl showed up.
Although the other party had long since left the Freya Familia, he had to be cautious, after all, they had a lot of grudges with the Freya Familia, even though they had kept it well hidden.
"If it really doesn't work, just say no."
Astraea said softly, not wanting to see Roy so distressed, "Can you bear it?" Roy countered.
Whatever can save me is justice!
The catgirl's answer was a genuine expression of her feelings, and Astraea, who was in charge of "justice," could not ignore it. Compared to those empty slogans, this sentence clearly touched the goddess's heart more.
"I'm sorry—" Astraea's eyes dimmed.
Roy laughed, "Let her come for an interview. It's only natural for a family to serve the main god!"
Astraea's face froze for a moment, then her deep blue eyes, as clear as the sea, shimmered with emotion. She was deeply moved that he had acted so foolishly because of her "whims." She excitedly threw herself into Roy's arms and smiled joyfully.
"Thank you, Roy!"
On the other side, Ryu was forcibly dragged out shopping by Tione, Daphne, and Cassandra.
But the girls seemed to have ulterior motives.
Their conversation kept going on about Roy, and they kept steering it towards those kinds of embarrassing things.
Caught in the middle, Ryu tried her best to maintain a calm expression on her cool face, but her ears were already turning red. She awkwardly dealt with the various detailed questions while calling out in her heart, "Roy, come and save me!"
At that moment, out of the corner of her eye, Liu noticed a thin figure lying in the dark alley.
Logically speaking, there are quite a few homeless people in Orario, so Ryu is used to it. But she suddenly remembered that seven years ago, when she first came to Orario, she was almost sold by human traffickers. Fortunately, Alisha helped her.
Two years ago, Roy was also one of those people on the street.
Is she addicted to picking up random people?
Ryu walked in as if possessed, and Tione and the others looked surprised and called out "Ryu's" name.
But Liu didn't stop. Instead, she went straight to the figure and looked closely. She then realized that the person in the alley was not a homeless person, but a homeless orange "stray cat".
Ryu asked, "Would you like to come over here?"
The catgirl slowly raised her head, her lifeless golden eyes reflecting Ryu's cool and beautiful face.