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[Good morning Lilith, how was the nap?]
Lilith opened her eyes, as she heard Alpha's words.
'My head hurt, that's how.'
She groaned and grumbled while rubbing the back of her head. There was a lump, a really shitty and painful lump.
It was annoying.
"You couldn't heal it when you were rebooting the system?"
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[That is not in my jurisdiction. Suck it up. You're good at that anyway.]
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"Screw you."
Sighing, Lilith stood up. Only then did she realized she was in a bed, it was soft and comfortable.
It was a pretty nice room if you disregarded the gaping hole on the wall to her left.
At least both the ceilings and floors were intact.
Lilith sighed... that's the only reaction she could give as she could not believe she was actually jealous about this place for a second.
Lilith proceeded to check her body for any more damage, but only the lump stood out. Confirming she was fine, and there was no need to worry, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She was calm once more and then proceeded to open her status.
[Name: Lilith Qurenara
Lv. 17
Life Essence: 999/100
Status: Calm
Class: One Horn
Tier: Common
Blessing: Lv. 1 Eye of Akashic (SSS)
Named Followers: 2/2]
"Hoooh, now this is more convenient."
Instead of laying everything at once, she was only shown what she wanted to see.
Lilith was somewhat satisfied with this one, and earlier, she noticed that some subtle changes like the reminder.
The system was now much more minimal, not clustered, and annoying to follow. It was like a breath of fresh air for Lilith.
But she found something she didn't want.
[] Note: I have granted you the surname Qurenara, your followers will share the same last name as you and will become your family. Lilith, killing a member of your family for no reason will result in a deduction of LVL, Stats, and Life Essence. But if there comes a time when you need to do it, you will be granted the choice to do whatever you need and no penalty would be granted. Please don't kill them just because they already served their purpose.
'She managed to see through me, huh.' Lilith planned on killing her followers after this whole thing was over. But it seems like it was now impossible. Then again, these guys should have their uses in the near future, so she let it go.
'Either way, I still have the [Store] to worry about. It might disappear if they die, so they get to live.'
Getting up, Lilith noticed she had no kimono wrap around her.
'It must have disappeared when the system got rebooted.' Her kimono was the clothing created by her MP. It was actually the physical form of her mana and it was convenient as she only needed to think about it and then, presto, once again, she's dressed.
'Convenient as usual.'
No washing or wardrobe needed.
After dressing up, Lilith opened the new addition, which is the follower tab.
[] [Dhampy Qurenara (Dhampir) LVL 18]
[] [Sylva Qurenara (Silberofer) LVL 15]
She clicked Sylva's name and opened her status for the first time.
[Name: Sylva Qurenara
Lv. 15
The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.
HP: 500/500
MP: 3000/3000
Attributes: Wind (B)
Class: Silberofer
Tier: Common
Life Essence: 12/500
STR: 30
DEF: 10
VIT: 25
AGT: 10
MAG: 150
PER: 15
Loyalty: 30/100
Passive Skills: Mana Transfer (A), Life Transfer (S), Silver Soul (SS)
Active Skills: Wind Scythe (2000 MP) (B)
Fatigue: 0
Note: A kid whose loyalty stems from the gratitude she has from when you saved her from the High-Pixies.]
Her follower's was much detailed now. Lilith observed Sylva's status, then doubt surfaced. Sylva's Passive Skills was not something Lilith liked.
Mana Transfer and Life Transfer were both skills that benefit others rather than the user. As for the Silver Soul which, was an SS-tier, Lilith did not even want to think about it.
'Do you know what this Silver Soul is?'
[Nope, and I am blocked from the Akashic Records so I can't search for it either.]
With a sigh, Lilith brushed it off and accepted her status without creating any trouble for herself. Sylva has uses, so accepting her was not so hard.
Sylva's MAG was high enough to give Lilith's One Horn form a run for its money though her active skill could very well be a one-time usage ability, it should still be worth it.
Lilith stood up after seeing all these. She did not want to delve deeper into the passive skills Sylva possesses.
Stepping out of the room, Lilith came across Sylva carrying a basin and a towel about to enter the room she was in. Startled, Sylva lost her grip on the basin, and Lilith was given a surprise shower.
"Master Lilith, I am sorry!" Sylva was troubled, it would be normal for Lilith to be angry right now, but the little one simply looked at her with a smile.
"Be careful next time."
"...okay, master."
"Don't call me master, now that you are a part of the same family, call me boss, or family head. Call Dhampy and gather in front of the mansion."
"Y-yes... um... boss head."
Watching Sylva run to get Dhampy, Lilith shook her head, 'She's too tense.'.
"[Shop]" Lilith stood there surfing the newly opened Shop.
In the Mansion's back garden, Sylva was running to find Dhampy.
She panted, trying to catch her breath.
"Lady Dhampy... the boss head... is calling us... to the front of the mansion!"
Dhampy raised her brows seeing this girl trying to catch her breath while sweating bullets.
"Alright... but you didn't need to run, right?"
"No, no, I want to be of use to boss head...I don't want to be abandoned for being useless."
Dhampy was silent. This was her second time encountering a 'unique' daemon. She showed no emotion on her face, but being from the same family, she ruffled Sylva's hair without saying anything.
Dhampy motioned with her chin for Sylva to follow her to the front yard.
"What does boss head mean?"
"Boss head told me to call her that."
"Is that so?"
When they got there, Lilith was already standing at the very top of the stairs. The loli finally managed to look down upon them for the first time.
A mysterious smirk emerged.
Lilith felt somewhat accomplished.
'As the boss, this position is just right.'
Her thoughts were currently so petty her previous self wouldn't even care about.
Clearing her throat, Lilith continued to look down upon the two.
"Alright, I'll keep it simple. I am Lilith Qurenara, the Goddess Letza gave our surname, and whether you like it or not, you are now under me. As such, we will be moving forward according to the will of the Goddess and my own. First, we shall hunt; increase our level, and evolve. Any questions?"
Dhampy raised her hand.
"Who is this Goddess Letza Boss speak of?"
[Tell them this — "The creator of all and the true ruler of all worlds. She is as benevolent as one could imagine and as hardworking as anyone could wish to be. She gave—]
"The Goddess who gave me a second chance when I thought I had died and the one who granted us our family name."
[Hey, I prepared all that thing for you.]
'I haven't gotten over that SSS-Tier skill, then asking me to rule over all daemon kind. Be happy I didn't say, Useless Goddess.'
[Tsk.] Alpha was angry but she didn't argue because she knew Lilith would actually do such a thing.
Dhampy and Sylva couldn't really understand what Lilith was talking about but because Lilith was the one who told them, they were actually satisfied with the answer.
'A Goddess, huh.' Dhampy was skeptical. But she tried to believe.
POP! Lilith clapped her hands to get their attention, "That is enough of that. As I said, we need to increase our levels and evolve, after all, we need to be strong to survive. Be serious and attentive, or else we can die while hunting."
Both became serious especially Sylva who tightly clenched her fists. She did not excel in fighting for she had no training or experience whatsoever.
But, she didn't want to be abandoned and thrown to the side like in the past. She wanted to live.
Desperation was present in Sylva's eyes.
Lilith caught a glimpse of this desperation and was honestly surprised. She did not expect to see such raw emotion in this kind of world.
She could intervene now, but she instead chose to let that desperation to turn into her motivation. Sometimes, letting them be is better than attempting a half-baked understanding.
"But before we head out, Dhampy, take this with you."
Lilith threw something over to Dhampy.
Catching it, Dhampy was taken by surprise after seeing what it was, "A sword?"
The sword on her hand had no sheath, and its sharpness was not that good. But upon touching the 22 inched sword, Dhampy showed a satisfied expression. At least her eyes did.
She waved it around; to see if it fitted her, Lilith and Dhampy then received a notification from the system.
[Dhampy: Swordsmanship (A) (restricted)]
'What the hell is up with this Dhampir?' another mystery arose. However, thinking about it would simply occupy the mind, thus, Lilith chose to left it be for the time being.
Lilith turned to Sylva and asked.
"What weapon are you good at?"
"I-I'm not sure. But a sword will also be good."
Lilith nodded her head and pulled out a sword from out of nowhere.
[Steel Sword (unranked) (purchased)]
[Life Essence -300]
She threw the sword to Sylva and showed a smile.
"Let's go; we need to hurry. I want to collect as many Life Essence as possible before the sun goes down."
Both responded with a "Yes!"
They walked out of the illusion, and Lilith turned into an Ash Leopard. Unlike Dhampy, who was accepting of the situation when she saw it, Sylva's mouth opened in disbelief.
"Is boss head a shapeshifter?" the girl asked.
"Yes and no, all my forms are different but also me in the middle, do you get it?"
"It is rather complicated."
"Then stop thinking about it. It will be for the best for both of us."
Sylva shut her mouth, and Lilith got ready to leave. But they had to stop after a few seconds, Lilith turned around and saw Sylva lagging behind.
Sylva felt her gaze, and she showed a smile saying:
"Please... go on ahead; I... will catch up."
Lilith contemplated and felt a headache rearing its head.
"Dhampy, take the luggage with you."
"Yes, boss head."
Dhampy did what she was told. Taking Sylva on her shoulders and catching up with Lilith was quite a sight.
Sylva bit her lip as her face turned red. Enthusiasm doesn't really change that she's lacking in many areas.
On the other hand, Lilith was left baffled about something.
'What's a boss head?'