Liliruca's Dream:
'Finally, Finally, Lili is free, Lili doesn't have to suffer anymore! Grandpa, Grandma, would you take Lili back? no, I know they would accept me, but I shouldn't put more pressure on them, I'll have my own house now!... yes, a house with a soft bed and good food just for Lili... just, just for Lili. .. alone' She woke up when she realized she was alone in the dream.
"Uhh, soft? a bed?" Lili spoke confused after waking up under an unfamiliar roof.
So I went into the room and called her when I heard her wake up.
"Lili?"
"Uhh, Sinn-sama!, where am I?"
"In my guest room, my home"
"..." she was silent looking at a large drawing on one of the walls with 'Sinn's castle' written on it.
"Sinn-sama?"
"Yea?"
"Why am I at your house in a bed?"
"well... Lili wasn't waking up, actually Lili wasn't letting go of me either, and I didn't have the money with me to put you in an inn" I said.
"..."
"Lili, it's okay to be here right? You slept until mid-afternoon."
"The dungeon?..."
"don't worry, if Lili is ok, I can still go with you to the dungeon today, you wanted to make money right?"
"Lili is fine!, we can go right now!"
(Grrrrl) "..."
"Lili we better eat first, Lili hasn't eaten anything yet right?"
"yea..."
"come with me Lili, I'll show you my little kitchen!" I said trying to change the weather.
When she finally got out of bed I walked her around my house and told her about the rooms.
"The room you were in was mine a few years ago, this one is my workshop and that was my mother's office, I sleep on the top floor where her bedroom was... this is my little kitchen and living room"
"you can put your coat here with my cloak" I pointed out and when she took it off she noticed how different the temperature was in the house.
"waa, why is it so cold" Lili said holding her arms
"Uhh sorry Lili, it's because I'm testing a magic item that controls the temperature"
"See? those stone and metal boxes consume magic stone to keep the temperature down," I said pointing to a magical air conditioner.
"I use it to train resistance, it also helps to train strength and gain some skills probably?, but here in the room I just leave the temperature as cold as when it's snowing outside..."
So I turned off some of the items.
"Here, you can sit wherever you want, make yourself at home while I get you something to eat"
So I got food and we sat down to eat.
"Lili since we are a party now let's get to know each other better" I said while eating.
"I'm a Blacksmith, I try to keep my stats balanced but I have more magic and stamina, currently I'm staying on the sixth dungeon floor to get stronger... how about you?"
"Lili is just a supporter, Lili has no talent just an [Skill] of carrying weight and low stats"
"Don't talk like that Lili, what are your stats and skill if it's not too much to ask?"
"Lili has strength and stamina H dexterity in high G and agility in middle E"
• Strength: H106
• Resistance: H189
• Dexterity: G298
• Agility: E468
• Magic: D500
"What about magic Lili? I feel like you must have talent in magic, could you tell me?"
"Uh?, Lili doesn't understand what Sinn-sama is talking about" she said after getting scared.
"I'm sorry Lili, I didn't mean to scare you, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to... but if Lili wants to know I can tell you about my magic"
"knowing our advantages will help us, right?"
"OK"
"Well my stats have arrived at E and recently my agility and magic are at D, I have one [skill] that works like fire enchantment magic and transformation magic, I have two other spells but they only strengthen me and others with magic a little bit than normal skills would, ofmeaning they're not very useful" I said while she looked annoyed.
"Lili, don't you want to eat more? Don't you like it?"
"Lili liked the food Sinn-sama, Lili just isn't used to eating at other people's houses"
"Alright Lili, as I said, make yourself at home, we're team members right? even if we're not from the same Familia we're both pallum, we should be friends, you don't mind being friends with Sinn right Lili?"
"Umu, Sinn-sama"
"Alright then call me Sinn or at least Sinn-kun Lili"
"But..."
"Lili-samaaa!" I said teasing her
"Sinn-kun"
"Hi! See, it was easy, right?
"But Sinn-kun a weak supporter shouldn't address an adventurer lightly, let alone Sinn's a famous blacksmith of the great Hephaestus family"
"No!" I stopped her.
"I don't know how other adventurers treat you, but in large families, rookies serve as supporters, and even I've worked once as a supporter for my captain Tsubaki, I refuse to treat you as inferior to me"
"Sinn... worked as a supporter?" she said surprised.
"Yeah, you've never seen the Loki family team before? most third-class adventurers work as supporters to the main team whenever they go on excursions, even level three adventurers"
"b-but but Lili is not a member of a large family, Lili is weak and talentless, she will never be a powerful adventurer"
"What are you talking about Lili?, don't you know what Falna works for?"
"What are you talking about Sinn?"
"Really? sigh, Falna serves to turn your desires and actions into power by absorbing excellia, Lili."
She waved her head in affirmation.
"When we fight monsters and learn about magic with a strong desire like "I want to be strong!" or "I want to shoot fireballs". And if you meet Falna's requirements you will gain a [skill] or [magic] ] in addition to attributes depending on your effort and the greatness of your deeds"
"Understood Lili? I bet you've experienced this before, a "miracle" from Falna"
"Cinda Ella!" she spoke in surprise.
'huh? did she really tell me her secret so easily?'
"Cinderella?" I said doubtfully
"Eeep" she realized she'd spoken aloud.
"So you have a [skill] like the Cinderella Tale? Like I said Lili-sama is amazing!"
"Lili isn't..., Cindaella isn't amazing it's just a weak magic"
"Lili-sama doesn't be silly, any magic with a fairy tale name is amazing, and its owners are even more amazing!"
"Heh?"
"Lili doesn't know? Cinderella's tale is about a beautiful girl who suffered in her family... oh I'm sorry Lili forgive me... but that's not all about Cinderella, she gained the power to transform and after that she freed herself and took revenge on those who treated her badly, becoming a queen or a noble right? besides, she found a family in those who helped her!"
"Then don't worry Lili, with [Cinderella] you have to be sure and confidant in yourself to REALIZE your wishes!"
"Uhh? how can I have my wishes come true? Lili has no talent, she can't use [Cinderella] to gain talent" she said crying
"Stubborn Lili-sama, aren't you listening to me?"
"I have no reason to lie to you, your Soma-sama must have told you something right? I can't believe he didn't see a spell when he upgraded his Falna."
"Soma-sama?, Soma-sama doesn't talk to Lili, he doesn't even care about his family, only his wine"
"That doesn't even make sense Lili, everyone knows that Soma-sama rewards his best wine to his family members who contribute the most, for someone like him to give his divine creation to mortals he doesn't care about when he could sell it to get more stuff? pff it doesn't even make sense"
"Soma...?, you're right! but why doesn't he do anything? he didn't even stop when the other members treated Lili badly?"
"Did they treat you badly!?" I spoke in anger.
She nods.
"And Soma didn't do anything?"
'Crusade! Saint war! Purge these heretics!' I thought when making an angry face.
"Soma-sama doesn't let the members fight each other, but he doesn't care what happens outside the family..."
"Lili, tell me how Soma-sama treated you when you first met him? What did he look like?"
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Lili/Soma Familia lore.
{To earn money, she tried to be an adventurer, but she did not have the talent, eventually switching to being a supporter. As a supporter, she was constantly looked down on by those she partied with, fueling the hatred of adventurers inside her. After a while, Lili decided to run away from the Soma Familia and become a normal citizen.
However, the Soma Familia found her and inflicted misery on the old couple who took care of her, destroying their store and stealing money. She began to hate Soma himself, wondering why he created a Familia if he wasn't going to take care of it. From that time on, Lili began using her hatred of adventurers as an excuse to trick and steal from them.}
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"He looked…he looked disappointed."
"Why?"
"..."
"why Lili? can you tell me, we're friends right?"
"Because he gave Lili the divine wine, and Lili lost herself in the pleasure of drinking it" She said with shame and disgust.
"I see, so Soma-sama wants to reward his children with his wine, but his children can't handle the divine wine that makes gods addicted..."
"Yes, but even so he continued to encourage family members to compete for wine"
"So that's why all the Soma Familia members seem desperate for money?"
"Yea..."
"I know what to do Lili!"
"What to do?"
"Yes, Lili just needs to level up!"
"What?"
"If Lili can get to level two she can definitely get the skill [abnormal resistance], this skill will allow her to resist Soma's Divine Wine and make Soma family respect Lili"
"Sinn-sama, how do you intend to make me level up? The family Souma leader is a level two and we only have two levels two"
"Don't you say you don't have talent? I once thought I could never join a family yet I ventured out training outside of the Orario, fighting goblins, scorpions, and kobolds, and finally managed to learn blacksmithing and became a member of the Hephaestus family!"
"So train with me, don't just be a supporter, be my team member and we'll reach level two together!"
"Come on, let's go to the dungeon, let's train until you can't walk anymore!"
Liliruca pov.
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"Come on, let's go to the dungeon, let's train until you can't stand up anymore!" Sinn said with his shining eyes as Lili resolved in her heart.
"Sinn-kun!" Lili said reaching his hand.
"Partners?" Sinn asked happily
"Partners!"
'Lili will believe one last time Sinn-sama, just like Cindaella Lili didn't give up, Lili doesn't need to be alone if she's with someone like Sinn-sama...'