"The number you have dialed is not responding..."


    "Oh right, she was currently in that ce."


    She was desperate in looking for a backup that her brain stopped working and forget that Ria was still in the Trial Tower. It seems that Ria spent a lot of time in there since by now, 6 hours should have passed in there. She gets up from the chair before telling her mother that she will be in her room and headed upstairs.


    <em>Click!</em>


    Once she steps into her room, she immediately locked the door. Since She is going to visit Ria in the Trial Tower, she didn''t want her mother to suddenlye into her room and finds out that she has gone. Before teleporting into the Trial Tower, She used her detection skill to make sure that she was alone in her room, and no one else is here.


    She was still wary of her surroundings due to past events. She didn''t like the feeling of being someone''s puppet while not knowing anything and just followed the script that was given. Although that previous event told her the systems not just listening but also watching her the whole time, she still has her suspicions that someone else, a living being like her is actually the one behind the system.


    The reason is that at the time when Ria told her it was from someone else, She had used her skill to the maximum potential and she found a clue that shows someone did, in fact,e into her room. It wasn''t her mother nor herself but someone unknown. The fact that the Presence Detection skill level up to 3 showed that she is not wrong.


    Or maybe, the clue was left behind for her? After all, if there''s a person who managed the system, it should know how it works. She was conflicted on whether or not to believe the clue that was left behind. Because she is not sure about it, she didn''t tell Ria and kept it a secret for now. She didn''t want Ria to be worried unnecessarily.


    The heat sign she feels from her skill only showed one downstairs in the kitchen, which means no one else is here except mother and herself. She slowly opened her eyes after she turned off the detection skill before teleporting herself into the Trial Tower.


    "Hap!"


    She looked over when she heard the noise Ria made when she swung her silver sword. Ria was currently fighting against three slimes that have her surrounded. Although she was sweating, it doesn''t seem that she would fail here. Whenever the slime hit her, she would retreat to heal herself before jumping back into the battle and resume her fights.


    It sounds easy when said but to do so is very hard. When Ria was retreating, she has to make sure that she didn''t go to the wrong side. She also needs to heal faster since although the slime is slow, her healing also takes time. It wasn''t just that, she also needs to be on her guard for any possible sneak attack while she was healing.


    And that was why she was surprised to see She when she went back to heal herself while warily looking around her surroundings before the figure of She appears in her view. Thankfully it didn''t distract her from the battle as she resumes the fight to finish off thest slime.


    "What are you doing here?"


    Ria asked She while she was wiping the sweat on her forehead with the handkerchief she kept in the inventory. She had thought She would be busy teaching the girl about the Trial Tower and stuff, that was why she didn''t expect to see her here.


    "I have already finished my business with Sylvia and just get back home."


    She answered promptly, knowing that Ria would be asking her such a question.


    "Is that so, then are you here simply to watch me?"


    "Well, that is.."


    She slowly said while scratching her head.


    "You know, umm.."


    "Just get on it."


    "My father ising back home, so I need you to be my backup! Please!"


    She shouted, stating the reason behind her presence being here before proceeding to kneel in front of Ria. The second person that She is scared of is her father; of course, the first ce is her mother. But since she has been living with Sara a lot longer than her father, she has gotten used to Sara.


    Even up until now she never knew what kind of job her father worked for, and if asked, her father would dodge the question by saying it was a business but didn''t describe anything else. Sara seems to know about it, but she also keeps her mouth shut. She had long given up on asking about her father''s actual ''business''.


    "Really? Uncle ising back home?"


    "Yes, that''s why I need you there if anything untoward happens."


    "Well, knowing you, it''s possible."


    "But I have one condition."


    "Umm, what is it?"


    She had thought that Ria would agree right away but didn''t expect her to give a condition. That was why She was nervous when she asked Ria.


    "It''s nothing much, but you can buy skills or whatever is in the system shop, right?"


    "Yes, what about it?"


    "The one condition is I also want that disguise skill."


    When She had used the disguise skill in front of her, Ria was amazed by the scene. And she was even more awestruck when She mentioned that she could potentially ''disguise'' herself into an animal! There''s actually one secret about Ria that She didn''t know about, and that is, she is in love with the fluffiness of a cat!


    Whenever She shared cute videos about cats to Ria, she would always act like she didn''t care but secretly watched it while squealing like an ordinary girl. She didn''t tell She about it is because she finds it embarrassing to do so. Yes, the reason she wants a disguise skill book is that she simply wonders how it feels to be like the ball of fluff that she used to appreciate and admire at all time.


    "Why would you want it? I don''t think you have any use of it."


    "Don''t ask any questions! If you want me there, you must follow that one simple condition, or I won''t help you."


    Seeing Ria being persistent and didn''t want to exin further, She could only shake her head and agreed to it. Because She had learned the skill, the cost for the skill book in the shop is cheaper than the actual price. She didn''t expect to learn something new when she was going to buy the skill book.


    Once She had bought it with the gold she had saved up, she went ahead and transferred it to Ria''s inventory. To Ria, She was just staring in front of her(she couldn''t see the screen of system shop) for a moment before She told her that it has already been transferred to her inventory.


    Ria pulled out the card out of the pocket in anticipation before proceeding to check the inventory. Aside from all the consumable food and drink, she saw a new item in the inventory slot, which showed the icon as a small book. In her excitement, Ria immediately summons the skill book out of the inventory before cing her hands onto it. But the next thing happen was out of her expectation.


    『 You can''t learn this skill due to the difference in ss! 』


    A new window surfaced in front of her view while she was holding onto the skill book in her hands.


    "No..no way..."


    Ria crumbles down and falls on her knees in despair. Her hopes and dreams have been destroyed ruthlessly without any restraint! She couldn''t believe it! Not giving up, Ria let go of the book before cing her hands onto it once again, but the same window appears, notifying her that it is not possible no matter how she does it.


    Looking at the crestfallen Ria, She didn''t know what to say. To be honest, she also didn''t expect such a thing to happen. If she had known, she wouldn''t have bought it in the first ce. It would just be a waste of gold, after all!


    She picked up the skill book that was thrown away by Ria to the side before storing it back into her inventory. Since she had already learned it, she could freely touch it without any issue. Maybe she could give it to Sylvia? Her ss is an assassin, so it should be suitable for the disguise skill book isn''t? While having such thoughts, She went over to Ria before giving a pat onto thetter''s back.


    "Uhm, cheer up? I didn''t expect to see a ss restriction since I don''t have any ss and thought you could learn the skill too."


    "...just kill me."


    Ria slowly muttered with the eyes that have lost its shine; it was the same eyes of a dead fish. She feels like the world that she believed was once beautiful has be very dull now. She stood there awkwardly and didn''t know what to do, but after a few seconds passed, she went over and wrapped her arms around Ria. She thought that maybe by doing this, the crestfallen Ria would cheer up when she feels the warmth from being in contact with her body.


    As to how shees to such thought, it was because she had a feeling when she was sad, Ria would always give her a tight hug. The warm feeling from Ria''s body makes her feel like she was slowly healed. Maybe the hug works, or perhaps Ria hade back to her senses as she pulled the hug apart and told She that she woulde to her ce once she left the Trial Tower.


    "Once I had enough gold, I would definitely buy you something good from the shop!"


    "It''s fine; I don''t need it."


    She promised to herself that once she had enough gold, she would buy one skill that Ria could use. Actually, she had enough gold to buy one skill book from one of the four basic elements. But She thought that the healer Ria couldn''t use other elements aside from the light, which is the healing magic from her ss. That was why She didn''t get it for Ria; she would rather save up the gold and buy her a more powerful weapon instead.


    Maybe she could get a good staff for Ria that has useful abilities such as shortening the spell casting time or buffing her healing magic, something like godly staff in the novels. She had gone through the system''s shop when she was browsing on the weapon corner and noticed plentiful godly weapons there. But the price is, of course, mind-blowing.