"What mission should we do? Should we take one that we can all do together? Or should we go on separate missions?" Maria asked the three of them.

"Honestly, we should go together. It's easier that way, and there is less chance of actually dying. We can just take turns on fighting the monsters." Benji suggested.

"Alright then, since we're going to train in combat. Well, I mean you too. We should take on subjugation missions then. And I can heal you in the rear like a healer would do." Maria said.

"That works…" Benji said as he still couldn't find how Maria was a healer and not a magician after seeing her destructive magic.

"Alright then, let's see what missions we F-ranked adventurers can take," Elise said as they walked to the bulletin board where all the missions were located.

"Now then what is the- There doesn't seem to be any subjugation missions at this rank aside from the wolves and boars." Maria said as she swiftly looked through all of the documents.

"Looks like we have to quickly raise up our level in the meantime huh?" Benji said out loud as he sighed.

"Indeed, lets just separately take on wolves and boars so we can rank up faster." Elise suggested.

"Agreed," The two of them nodded before they went back to Illya to take on their mission.

"Alright, good luck you three." Illya said as she scanned their dog tags to register them for the mission.

"So, are you going to go on a mission with them for this? Or will you wait?" Illya asked Sylvie.

"I-I'll wait…" Sylvie said as she did not want to go see wolves and boars that were literally so easy to defeat in her eyes.

"Then what will you do in the meantime? Wait here or do something else?" Illya asked her.

"I-I should go visit my mother…" Sylvie said.

"Alright then, don't forget to come back!" Illya said as she let Sylvie down from the counter.

"Alright, bye Illya!" Sylvie said as she ran out of the Adventurer's Guild and started to head back to the Martel's Mansion.

…

"Laura… Please stop looking at the door, she isn't coming back… She is probably just hanging out with her friends right now." Claude said as he scratched his head.

"No! I can sense her coming! Just wait a few more minutes! Trust me! She will appear!" Laura said as she looked at the door intensely.

Creak

"Sylvie!!! You're back!" Laura said as she immediately teleported forward and hugged the small shadow.

"Okaasan?!" Sylvie yelped in surprise when her mother hugged her the moment she stepped into the house.

"See, what did I tell you?" Laura said as she gave Claude a smirk as she held Sylvie.

"... I was wrong, you were right." Claude said as he didn't want to argue with her.

"Sylvie, why are you so short? Have you been eating properly?" Laura asked Sylvie.

"I have been eating properly!" Sylvie pouted.

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Author : ow the canker sores are so painful.

*poof*