Darius removed his hand from the terminal. 10 hours hade to an end, so his reading time ording to his membership was up.


    As a member, he was given a grace period to ''leave'', but he would be expelled if he tried to touch even a single book.


    On his way out, Darius intended to gather some reading credits for the time where he''d visit the restricted section and swallow the information there as well.


    He raised his bracelet, only to see a slightly fatigued Miranda gazing up at him. Seeing this, Darius changed his mind and decided not to bother the AI anymore, for he couldn''t muster the will to stress out his beloved daughter, even if it was just a digital copy.


    He left the Great Library after assessing theyout, noting that the Restricted ess area was at the top, and there were only hard copies there, so he would have to manually read them.


    Not a problem anyway. Darius eventually reached the inn while the orange hue of sunset shone behind him. He noted that the kitchens were preparing for dinner, so he went to the suite first to check on his two Branded Servants.


    He first went to X''s suite and knocked on the door. Eventually, the Elven Princess opened and smiled when she saw it was her master. She weed Darius in who chuckled and followed.


    It had to be said, as a single-bedroom suite, X''s room was in no way inferior to his and Gunner''s. She had almost everything here, and she had even cleaned the room herself so it looked very good.


    "So, tell me how your day went." Darius asked casually as he poured himself a drink from her bar.


    X then smiled softly and recounted her experiences for the day. Darius nodded slowly as he took it in, unsurprised by how Vaults were structured since he was already aware of this.


    However, X''s ability to gain experience while healing made his eyes widen. He then nodded in agreement when X shared her theory for its urrence. It was at this moment, that Darius missed Mikey and Joneson, who could have exined things in concrete detail.


    Well, they would being back to him in less than 5 years, so there was no rush. Apart from that, Darius was pleased to find that X had reached level 12 after a single day of work.


    The maximum level of enemies she fought were around level 13 before the group had to escape, as even her insane buffs and healing were being overwhelmed by the monsters numbering 80.


    Each wave had an increase of 5 monsters from thest, so the 20 at the beginning had ended up reaching such a huge number. Even with their skills and equipment helping, as well as X, they could only reach that point.


    Still, X excitedly boasted that they had set a new record for that floor, and they had been bestowed Grand Rewards by the God of Water, who owned that Vault.


    Darius showed a curious smile. "What did he give you for breaking the record?"


    X pulled out a small blue pill that shone with resplendent aqua light. Darius Analyzed it to see what benefits it brought, and his expression changed slightly.


    [Source of Aqua - Unique


    Durability: 100/100


    Quality: Superb


    Description: A wonderful pill made from a specialpression of Waterws derived from a deity''s Divine Understanding. Anyone who consumes it can either gain the talent to manipte the Water element, have their Water element talent increase significantly, or gain immunity towards Water element attacks.]


    Darius nodded in appreciation. "Good item! Did anyone try to take it from you when you were awarded?"


    X chuckled. "Yup! A lot of merchants waiting in the za approached me wishing to purchase it. The highest offer was 1.2 million Dius, but I rejected them all. I know you''re better at this stuff than me, so I was waiting for you to tell me its true value."


    Darius gently patted X on the head. "Brilliant girl, you were right. Something like this is valuable for sure, but to the right buyer, it is priceless. 1.2 million Dius sounds great, but truly pales inparison."


    X seemed excited. "I knew it! Also, I took the one that was given to a friend of mine, so I hope you can sell it for her as well, Master."


    Darius titled his head with surprise. "A friend? You made a friend in one day who could trust you with something so valuable?"


    X nodded, then her face changed as she suddenly remembered something. "Oh no, I forgot to tell her that-"


    Suddenly, the door to the bathroom opened, and a naked elf walked out while wiping her hair. She then walked over to X with her eye closed and spoke happily.


    "Big Sister, I''m done! When can we meet that awesome master of yours?"


    Realizing that the ce was awfully silent, Veri wiped her eyes and opened them, seeing X who lowered her head while blushing in shame, and an amused handsome human who was looking directly into her eyes.


    "Oh…" Veri noted with surprise.


    She then continued to wipe herself down before stretching her dry hand towards Darius. "Hello Sir, nice to meet you. My name is Elverivar Husinomunto, but you can call me Veri."


    Darius straightforwardly took her hand and shook it. "Hello Veri, my name is Darius Stone, X''s master. I''m grateful that you befriended her, as she seems to like you a lot."


    Veriughed with pleasure. "Great! I also like X a lot!"


    Darius smiled as his eyes went down a little. "Also, you''re quite the beauty. You are definitely one of the finest women I have ever seen in my life, Miss Veri."


    Veri smiled and blushed, lowering her head a little. "Thank you, Master Darius."


    She pointed to the cab where some clothes wereid to hang. "I''ll be going to dress now."


    Darius waved his hand and watched the Wood Elf dress. He had already formed a profile for thess. She was simr to X, goodnatured, pure, and slightly naive, though this Veriss seemed slightly moreso than X.


    She would make a fine friend for the young elf and Darius didn''t want her to feel estranged. After all, he and Gunner had had more time to bond whereas X had just joined them, so she might feel a bit excluded.