After that, Aster took the business card and thanked the Director for helping him beforeing out of the hall. As soon as he exited, Liz walked toward him with a smile.


    "Did you seed? What ss did you get?"


    Aster thought for a bit before exining. "I got a jack-of-all-trades kind of job. I''ll exin itter when everyone''s gathered."


    "I see... So you didn''t get the Knight ss. Too bad." Liz smiled wryly while sighing.


    The two went toward the main lobby on the ground floor. To be specific, they went to the very center of the first floor, the epicenter of the triangr building, themon space where all sses could congregate and mingle with others.


    Of course, the reason why the two waited there was because everyone would need to pass through it to reach the exit. After all, although the entrances for each type were separate, the exits were mixed.


    Aster and Liz sat down, leaving a seat between them to allow for Liz''s wings to spread lightly. Keeping itpressed all the time is quite constricting to her, after all, so letting her wings stretch whenever possible was a nice change of pace.


    "Star~!"


    "Hmm? Cassy?"


    Soon after they sat down, Cassy approached them. She was already done with her ss Upgrade and was now a Healer (II), which practically just allowed her to unlock more powerful spells.


    "Ehehe, I got a new spell as soon as I upgraded my ss!" She boasted, excited to show it in action. "What about you, Star? Did you seed in getting a Job ss?"


    "Yeah but..." Aster looked over at Cassy and Liz before realizing something. "Should I also go and upgrade my ss?"


    He was already above level 5, so he could already apply for it. However, he was slightly worried too, as he just got his ss and was still unfamiliar with it.


    "Oh, right! You should!" Liz nodded with a smile. "Upgrading your ss as soon as possible is never the wrong choice!"


    "I see..." Aster nodded. "Then, I''ll go to the—" But stopped mid-sentence.


    His ss was a mix of a swordsman and a mage, so he wondered which side he should go to. After contemting it for a while, he realized that although he could use spells, he was still mostly a melee fighter, so instead he went toward the melee section.


    He went out of the exit, under the warm goodbyes and best wishes of the two, and walked around, heading for the entrance to the Melee Section of the building.


    As he entered the automatic doors, he was weed by arge crowd and a long line. "Woah, so many people here."


    As he was looking around, he noticed Kali and Tina somewhere in the middle of the line, closer to the front end. Aster smiled, knowing that it was almost their turn, before queueing up at the end of the line obediently.


    Skipping the line? He wouldn''t dare. After all, everyone present was an adventurer who would be upgrading his or her skills. If they got angry at him for skipping the line, then he''d be helpless!


    "Are you Mr. Aster Mistral?"


    "Huh?"


    But just as he joined the line, a beautiful elf receptionist suddenly appeared behind him. "Yes, I am, but..." He answered hesitantly, a little worried about why she knew him.


    "That''s great! The Director asked us to prioritize you. Please follow me this way!"


    "..."


    For some unknown reason, he was getting preferential treatment! The nearby adventurers who heard the elf raised their brows, their anger and irritation apparent.


    "Hah? This file is almost an hour long, and you''ll allow this beansprout to skip the line?! This is unfair!"


    "Right, right! We ask for the same treatment as him! We want to skip the line too!"


    "I won''t care about the line if you give me your personal number, Miss Beautiful~!"


    Voices of discontent echoed almost immediately, making Aster frown. They were so noisy that even Kali and Tina got curious and looked over, discovering Aster being surrounded by a crowd.


    "Those bastards!" Kali growled, walking toward them.


    "Darling~!" Tina rejoiced before her face turned dark upon seeing the men around him. "Unforgivable!"


    But just as the two of them were marching forward, a faint voice echoed like chimes. "Tertie Frysta Sirreo fen Krapt! Medium Area Freeze!"


    As soon as her voicepleted the chant, a chilling wind swept through the crowd, freezing everyone from the waist down. All of the affected adventurers were surprised and tried to break the ice, but the power behind it wasn''t something that levels 50 and below could counter.


    "B-Bitch! This is an illegal use of skills! The Hit Squad will get you!"


    "K-Kuh, I can''t move...!"


    "Ahh! What a cold grasp! No need for this, beauty, for I wouldn''t be leaving your side!"


    The elven beauty scoffed lightly, looking down on the men who were frozen by her. "Us receptionists are allowed the use of spells as self-defense. Remember that, you idiots."


    "...!"


    Her tone was so cold and out of character that Aster felt a shiver run down his spine!


    After making sure that all men were rendered quiet, with their faces blue from fear, she turned toward Aster with a beautiful business smile, as if nothing happened.


    "Sorry about that, Mr. Aster. Please allow me to guide you once more. Follow me!"


    "Y-Yes!"


    Aster didn''t refuse and did as told. And just as he was walking behind her, two figures suddenly caught up with him. One grabbed his right arm with such strength that it felt painful, while the other nted a hand over his left shoulder.


    "Kali, Tina?" He called them as soon as they arrived.


    Kali sighed loudly, ncing at the men who were still frozen behind them, and muttered. "You are a ma for trouble, huh?"


    Since her words were partially true, he could only show a wry smile.


    "Darling! Were you not hurt? Do you want me to punish those guys for you?" Tina cried with a face filled with worry.


    "No need, no need," Aster exined. "And you will get in trouble if you use your skills in a public ce, you know?"


    ""You''re worried about me?! But don''t worry! I wouldn''t need skills to make those guys grovel before you!"


    "A-Ahaha... And please lessen your hold on my arm. It hurts."


    "Mmmh~! But I want to see Darling''s pained face a bit longer~!"


    "Stop it, you crazy cat, before I make you stop!"


    "Hah?! What did you say, you boobless bitch?!"


    *CRACKLE!*


    As the pair began to quarrel, a cold wind swept across once more, covering the locks of their bangs in a white ze. The two froze in shock before turning to face ahead, seeing the beautiful elf showing a in smile... with a scary aura around her.


    "Please follow me without making a fuss."


    ""Y-Yes ma''am!""


    The two cats, despite their usual cold attitude toward everyone else, straightened up and answered reflexively.