This time I bought myself some more expensive desserts. Lily and her dad could pick whatever they wanted too, but I guess they didn't want me to spend too much money on them... And that's why I ordered a few more things for them myself.

- You didn't have to spend so much on us...

That's right, I paid 322 coins... But...

- I want to celebrate that I made it out of that place alive. Don't be worried - I smiled.

I put a few extra portions into the bag.

- Enjoy your meal! - I said happy and started eating.

Everything tasted great here. It was a very nice change... I had to save a lot for a bag before, then I fell into a dungeon... At least on that one day, I could afford good things...

I didn't want to spend all my money on pleasures when I took care of a familiar. However, this is a big responsibility... In the dungeon, I had plenty of food for her, but here everything depends on my funds and work...

I wondered when she would pupate. I didn't want to rush my pet to do it. I already have an idea for a name for her... Sunny. As soon as I thought about it, I felt joy in my mind. Looks like she liked it.

During our meal, I told them what happened to me in the dungeons. Lily, meanwhile, handed me a list of plants that I had managed to collect. I didn't tell them about Edan... I didn't want to talk about it in public.

I looked at the list...

- Phoenix feather - 58

- Singing bells (pain reliever) - 14

- Fire tongues (cosmetics component) - 29

- Sweet grass -122

- Blackberry (energy bomb) - 422

- Moon grass (healing elixir component) - 67

- Ear of moon grass (strong healing effect) - 19

- Dragon herb (very strong potency medicine) - 34

- Luminous rose (very strong healing effect that can regenerate lost parts of bodies) - 2

- I guess the last one is the most expensive...? - I asked.

- Yes... I'm sure you'll get a small fortune for them - Alonso nodded. - We are still waiting for offers - a greedy smile of the salesman. - And you don't know how much some people are willing to pay for effective things for potency...

- Oh? Thank you for taking care of such a difficult sale... - I said with great gratitude.

After we ate, I ordered us some more juice. Then we went for a walk in the park. Lily's dad soon said he had to get back to his duties and left us alone. She still looked sad.

- Hey... Don't worry... I'm ok! I've made great strides and gathered valuable resources. I am alive and well! And I'll learn how to make portals, I promise. This situation will not happen again... - I assured her.

- All right. And don't try to ruin it! - she puffed fur on her cheeks again.

I've noticed Exceeds often do this.

- And I didn't tell you something! My hand in one situation looked like Exceed's! - I said happily.

- Really!? Amazing! Are you able to do this now?

- Um... No... Sorry, I think that it is too early for me to do this when I want - I sighed.

- Don't worry... Maybe someday I might be able to teach you how to fly - I guess she couldn't wait.

- Sure, I'd love to take lessons from you - I smiled.

We had a very nice day, nothing bad happened. Maybe the future won't hold such nasty surprises as this dungeon...

In the evening I was tired, so we separated and I went back to my apartment.

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The larva had eaten half of what was in Lily's bag. So tomorrow I'll have to buy more supplies...

- Well, Sunny... How are you? - I started to stroke her and she writhed merrily.

Then I let her go and sat down in the chair. I started looking at the stats from the dungeon...

"Meet monsters:

- Common earthworm x68

- Common earthworm+ x43

- Field mouse x11

- Field mouse+ x2

- Lesser basilisk pup x8

- Young lesser basilisk x56

- Lesser basilisk x78

- Basilisk x5

- Corpse-eating fly larvae x23

- Corpse-eating fly x19

- Corpse-eating fly mother x1

- Baby trunk spider x67

- Young trunk spider x98

- Adult trunk spider x28

- Giant trunk spider x9

- Gargoyle x31

- Stone golem x46

- Stone golem+ x12

- Rock wolf x86

- Murder centipede x28"

Huge list! And almost all were eaten by Sunny. I put away the crystal tablet and took a long shower. After that, I made myself dinner and went to bed.

And for the first time in a long time, I didn't have a nightmare. I woke up again under a heavy weight.

- Sunny... Am I your bed? - I decided to try something and started tickling her!

It worked and she trembled and writhed very hard. After a while, however, I stopped and laid her on the pillow. I prepared a very large breakfast and Sunny got most of it. I felt like the nightmares ended because of her...

Lily's bag was already empty and Sunny walked under my bed. I looked under the bed surprised. Sunny started to writhe and... She forms a thread!

- Oh... Then I won't bother you Sunny - I left her alone and got ready to leave.

I didn't know how long it will take her, but I'm relieved... I didn't have to worry about food supplies for her, at least for now.

I left and headed to the market. The sky was covered with dark clouds. Alonso's stall was again surrounded by a dense crowd. I had a hard time getting to him. Of course, Lily was there too.

- Good mooorning! - she was in her happy mod again.

- Good morning - I nodded.

- Sunny ate everything... And she started to pupate - I said excitedly.

- Really? I wonder how much she will change - Lily looked excited too. I returned her bag.

- Thank you for your help. I'm going to the training ground, see you later!

- See ya! - she replied happily.

Most of the training ground was occupied by the advanced group at the moment, but there was still some free space. I started to work on the concentration and accuracy of my fire. My flames were pure now, I saw no hint of darkness in them.

It gave me great satisfaction, I think I can start classes with Light now. I'm sure he'll be surprised that I advanced so fast!

- Hey, that's a big difference compared to what it was before! - the coach of the advanced group approached me. - I heard you fell into the dungeon. This place has done you good. But you have potential too - he said. - Try this - he covered his leg with fire and delivered a strong kick to the dummy.

It was a powerful move! After this, he explaimed me how to start.

- Wow... Thank you! - I immediately started trying to make this move.

It looked easy, but it turned out to be quite a challenge to do it. The first thing was to control the fire. I had difficulty holding a fireball in my hand for more than 5 minutes. And here I had to cover a leg or an arm with a tight layer of fire...

It was a big challenge, but I enjoyed it! The coach went back to his group and I had hard thing to do.

After three hours, I made a little progress, I managed to cover my hand with fire. I still have a long way to go... The first point is to cover with fire, the second point is to achieve the most concentrated fire possible.

The advanced group finished training and their trainer came to me again.

- I see some progress here. My group will be training in another world soon, and Aria mentioned that you'd do well to train in more difficult conditions.

- Oh? Aria likes to throw me into deep water... But training in a new place sounds interesting - it got me interested.

- Then practice a lot, you have 5 days to learn what I showed you today or you will be not allowed to go with us - he warned me.

- Sure! I will do my best! - I promised very excited.

It was a chance to explore new places... I mean, I still knew very little about Rimecliff, but exploring another world sounded exciting enough.

I spent most of the day on the training ground, with breaks for meals. Using magic in this amount has exhausted my reserves several times.

I was able to cover an arm or leg up to the knee with fire. That was the bare minimum to go to the next step. I had to concentrate my magic enough to make the fire as strong as a shield.

The time of the planned training with Aria was approaching, so I decided to go back to the apartment and check on Sunny's condition. I had a quarter of an hour, which was enough.

Under the bed, Sunny was already fully chrysalis. By the way, she created a lot of silk yarn, it looked nice. It'll probably take her a long time, I'll have to ask Lily to check on her while I'm in the other world.

I ate something quickly and ran to the training ground. Everyone was already there and I quickly lined up with my group.

There were one-on-one fights in training today. I was able to fight on par with some of the Exceeds! And also I managed to win two fights!

- Okay, now it's my turn - Aria stood in front of me.

I looked at her uncertainly... Her water-ice abilities are terrifying... She stood relaxed and waited for my move.

Using fire was a bad idea, so after a moment, darkness gathered around my hands. I immediately threw several blades of darkness at her, and Aria easily blocked them with the ice wall.

- Not enough strong - in response, she attacked me with a large column of water.

Horribly cold water! I quickly got up and created shadow swords. I jumped towards her and cut through the ice wall that still stood between us. The ice fell to the ground. I landed on a piece of it and nearly lost my balance. It was close!

Aria didn't wait and blew freezing air at me. I was wet all over, so it was enough to form a layer of ice on me, immobilizing me. Before I could use fire magic to thaw the ice, the ice blade was at my throat.

- Much better, but still a long way to go... Anyway - good job, she smiled.

It was also the end of training. I sat on the grass and took a deep breath. With fire magic, I melted the ice and warmed myself. I still had a lot of work to do.