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Frank and Kamei went downstairs, as they were greeted by Gwendolyn, Cathyl, Hilvera, and Asterion. ​​

"Good morning you two," said Cathyl.

"Good morning, Frank-kun, Kamei-san!" said Hilvera.

"Good morning, Frank, Kamei!" said Asterion.

"Come eat, I've made pancakes for everyone, but everyone in here loves them, so you better grab yours before they're all eaten~" laughed Gwendolyn, as Kamei, surprising everyone, darted into the table, sat down, and served herself three pancakes.

"Uwah! So fluffy! To think that I would even get to eat Pancakes in another world…" said Kamei with a sweet smile.

Frank walked slowly near her and sat at her side, serving himself with pancakes as well, and enjoying breakfast with everyone.

As mostly everyone finished eating, Frank began to tell what he experienced last night, regarding the Gods, about the Jewel of Eternal Life, the Tree of Rebirth, and the Primordial Life, which he decided to not show to everyone after having just eaten…

He shared the clues he got from Axitl herself, which left Gwendolyn, someone that supposedly knew a bit about the Eastgrande Family in shock.

"If the Gods themselves said so, it must be true… So the Hero that once retrieved the Jewel of Eternal Life from a Dungeon did indeed gifted it to the Eastgrande family from all of them…! That's so frustrating, such an artifact could bring a lot of help to our people, many wounded would be able to regain their limbs, and diseases and other things wouldn't even be a problem! To think that the richest family in the country has it as their property is… terrible! It should be given to the people! It was a gift from the Gods!" said Gwendolyn, almost shaking the table with her fists.

"That's a lot to take in… Haha…" laughed Cathyl.

"So your plan is getting close to one of the young masters from the Eastgrande Family when you go the Magus Academy, nii-sama?" asked Kamei.

"Indeed, if possible, we should all go there," said Frank.

"We shall, I've saved enough money for that to become a reality, but if all of you can hunt down monsters within Frank's Dungeon, we could be able to gather even more money by selling the corpses!" said Gwendolyn.

"Yeah, about that, there is this big Scorpion Boss I hunted the other day, I am planning on keeping a big part of it, but I guess I can sell some as well," said Frank.

"Oh, that would interesting, if we gather enough money, we could even buy ourselves a house in the capital while all of your study at the Magus Academy… It will make me sad, but it wouldn't be so bad," said Gwendolyn.

"Hm! I like the plan! …Damn, I wish I could be of more use than just tending crops…" said Cathyl.

"Oh, about that, I should give you and Gwendolyn the System as well," said Frank.

"The System? Oh, the power you give to Hilvera and Asterion?! Really?! Can I get to awaken my old Mana Core?!" asked Cathyl excitedly.

"You can… even give it to someone as old as us? Even if I awakened my Mana Core already?" asked Gwendolyn.

"I believe it should be possible… grab these books," said Frank, as he took two books from his inventory, his haul was rather limited, as he had only stacked in books from the Bats he hunted before even getting Hades.

Deciding to give a book Gust to both Gwendolyn and Cathyl, the two quickly learned the Skill and even acquired the System within less than a minute.

Of course, Cathyl's Mana Core awakened, so there was a little show about her Mana Core absorbing Mana from the environment and stuff.

"Oh my God! I cannot believe it! I can actually use magic now! I can actually use magic nooooow!" cried Cathyl, she seemed to be incredibly happy, to the point that she started to jump around in happiness like a little girl.

"And this… Aside from my Fire Attribute Magic, I can use a Wind Attribute Spell too?! This wonderful power… So this is the 'System'!" said Gwendolyn in surprise, releasing small gusts of wind around her palm, if she were to combine these winds with her fire, she could create devastating tornadoes of flames, which were already within her mind.

"The best course of action would be for all of us to form a hunting party and go hunt monsters in the dungeon. With the System I have gifted you, you can level up and improve your Skills and Spells even faster, and well, something that I did not tell you before, is that you can also increase your Cultivation by absorbing the Mana Cores of Monsters, this is how I have reached Rank 1 Peak Stage in just a week…" said Frank.

"Wha- that amazing!" said Hilvera.

"Frank, you never told us that!" said Asterion.

"Y-Yeah! That's insane… And I see why you're so strong now!" said Annabelle.

"Amazing? This is way more than amazing, this is outstanding! With this, we would be able to grow to an even greater pace, and if you combine it with the System level up and 'Skills' then… Indeed, I might actually shine a bit," said Gwendolyn.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go hunt!" said Cathyl, as she grabbed her farming tools.

"It would be better if we get you better weapons than that…" said Gwendolyn.

"But what about the crops?" asked Frank.

"Well, leaving them for a day shouldn't be a problem," said Gwendolyn.

"Hey, Frank, have you thought about converting more plants into monsters? Maybe you could make a large army of monsters that we can defeat for EXP!" said Annabelle.

"That's an interesting idea…" said Frank.

"Eh? You can make plants into monsters?!" asked Kamei.

"Kind of… I cannot control them though," said Frank.

"I think it wouldn't be a good idea for now… Even if we were to do it at night, an army of uncontrollable plant monsters that you cannot control well would end up running away from us and might affect the ecosystem of the nearby forests… Although maybe we could do more experiments inside of your Dungeon… I want to meet Orb-chan too," said Gwendolyn.

"Hm, maybe I could do some experiments in the Dungeon…" said Frank.

"Very well then, let's all get prepared. I have a ton of equipment when I was still in the military, so let me get it out for Cathyl and me," said Gwendolyn, quickly getting to work.

After around an hour, where Cathyl and her children poured water into the crops for a bit, the party was ready to go to the dungeon…

However, they visited the church first, registering Kamei as a citizen by giving her the mark of Abraddon, and then, went towards the Guild.

The Adventurers inside the Guild once more glanced at the party of children, which had three new members, two beautiful mature women and a cute human girl, something extravagant within the nation of beast-kin.

"Oh, so they brought their mothers now?"

"Maybe the Dungeon was indeed quite hard for them!"

"Well, it is good that they survived their first exploration…"

"Those two women are their mothers?! They look so young!"

"Damn, they're hot…"

"Oi, low your tone!"

"Are they like a family that goes to the dungeon? How fun…"

"It's all fun and games until they all actually die by the monsters though…"

"Y-Yeah…"

"Hm? What's up with that kid…? He feels pretty strong…"

Several groups of Adventurers quickly noticed that not only Gwendolyn was very strong at Rank 2, being a respected Magus at this point, but Frank who they had seen two days ago had suddenly spiked in the density of his Mana, now feeling like someone at the peak of Rank 1… He was already stronger than the majority of the Adventurers present…

"W-We better not mess with that party…"

"Y-Yeah…"

"Shit, that kid is super strong or what?!"

"Lower your voice idiot!"

Kamei noticed the babbler of the crowd, glancing at her big brother with admiration.

"Nii-sama, everyone is fearing you! You're so strong!" said Kamei.

"I-I don't think it is a good thing to be simply feared, I would also prefer to be admitted at least… But sure… It is better to be feared than to be underestimated…" said Frank with a bitter smile.

Frank was wearing a large hood, covering most of his face and hair, alongside his crimson eyes, as his sudden change in appearance would most likely make the people suspect something.

Clishya, the Guild's receptionist, quickly greeted the party, alongside Frank.

"Oh! Is that you, Frank Why are you covering yourself so much?" asked Clishya.

"Well… a few things happened, I don't want to talk about it…" said Frank.

"O-Oh, alright! Anyways, here are the quests for today!" said Clishya.

The quests were rather simplistic and similar to the first time Frank explored the Dungeon, he got several ones that asked for corpses of specific monsters and then went with the rest of his party directly to the Dungeon, which actually belonged to him, although no one within the entire town would even believe such a thing.

It was beneficial for Frank to leave the Dungeon open, as he would be able to let Orb gather Divine Power through the deaths of monsters (or people) inside of it, simply because the Dungeon was his, it did not mean that he would close it for the public or something.

Also, because it was an important source of materials for the town, the Dungeon should always be open, especially because more than half of the economy of this town sustained itself from the dungeon's resources, so it was an especially important area that should never be closed to the public.

Walking downstairs while seeing many parties of Adventurers enter and leave the Dungeon, the party of two mothers, four children, and two otherworlds finally got to work.

Meanwhile, within the Guild's tavern, a figure covered in dark clothes slightly spoke to a small purple jewel that it held within its pendant.

"I've found him, the human boy…" it said, with the voice of a young woman.

Through the purple jewel, another voice resonated, sounding like that of a man.

"Excellent, your tracking methods are superior, it was the right decision to make you a member of the organization, despite being a slave…!" said the voice.

"…Do you wish for me to exterminate him?" asked the girl.

"Hm, your magic is quite suited for assassination… And the brat made three of our men (even if shitty lackeys) disappear, so I guess that would be the correct course of action, right?" asked the old man.

"…"

"Ah, no response? Cold as always! Anyways, I would like if you could bring me his Mana Core intact if possible, and well, all of his belongings! Does he has a party by any chance?" asked the voice.

"He has," said the girl.

"Well, kill them and make sure to make it seem as if it was the monsters who did it," said the old man.

"Very well," said the girl, her sharp emerald-colored eyes glaring at the door, as she hurriedly left the Guild, pursuing the party.

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