HI3: I Don't Want to Be a Valkyrie

Half a year later...

The Demi-human Kingdom's royal capital, location of Heroes Rozaliya and Liliya's residence.

"Feeling better?"

Liliya calmly withdrew her fingers from Ram's mouth and asked in a composed manner.

"Thank you, my lady. Much better now." Ram's face carried a hint of bashfulness as she softly replied. Although it wasn't her first time, she still felt somewhat uncomfortable with this method of magic replenishment.

However, according to Lady Liliya, this was the simplest form of replenishing magic. Higher-depth methods involved liquid exchange—something Ram found even more unbearable.

"Mm..." Liliya nodded. Continuing like this wouldn't be sustainable, she thought. Sooner or later, I'll have to leave. And once I'm gone, who will replenish her magic?

Liliya had an idea about how to solve this problem, but... she hadn't yet shared it with anyone.

It had been half a year since the defeat of the Demon Lord in the underground city of the Cronis Eagle Kingdom. After transforming back from the Gyakushinn Miko into Liliya and Rozaliya, they reunited with their friends, the Demihumans.

The group then went to the palace of the King of Horns, where they received a reward of originium. They stayed there for a few days before embarking on further adventures.

After traveling to other far-off lands, they returned to the Kingdom of Demihumans.

In the following months... Liliya and her sister became celebrities throughout the kingdom. As the first Valkyries, their names resonated across the realm.

Within four months, the Demihumans erected two colossal statues—honoring Liliya and Rozaliya—in the heart of their capital.

Liliya and Rozaliya were helpless. We're not heroes at all, they thought, just ordinary Valkyries...

But no one believed them.

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"Ms. Liliya, Ms. Rozaliya, some pastries from the palace have arrived. I've brought them to you here."

After Liliya finished replenishing Ram's magic, she returned to her room. Before long, Cellinia entered carrying numerous exquisite pastries.

"Just put them on the table," Liliya replied absently, not paying much attention to the exchange. She was currently discussing something important with Rozaliya.

"Of course." Cellinia placed the pastries on the table and left the room.

Once Cellinia had departed, Liliya glanced at her account balance of crystals. Initially, she had 9,100 crystals. The king had gifted her 20 Originium, which translated to 1,800 crystals, plus the rewards from five months of monthly passes, and additional crystals collected over the past half-a-year from various means.

Since neither Liliya nor Rozaliya had used them much, the current crystal count stood at an impressive 18,300.

Exchanging glances at the sight of their crystal wealth, Liliya and Rozaliya finally decided they couldn't resist using them any longer.

They hadn't used the crystals earlier because they had monthly passes, hoping to save up more crystals. Now that all the monthly passes had been claimed, there was no need to hold onto them any longer.

"Liliya, Liliya, shall we do a ten-draw gacha first?" Rozaliya looked at the crystals in front of her, unable to resist using them to buy gacha cards.

"No, there's no rush for gacha cards. Follower tasks reward 10 gacha cards, and we can complete them anytime. So we must use the crystals where they're most needed; we can't waste them on drawings," Liliya immediately stopped her, reminding her that they hadn't even completed the first main quest yet.

Although there was no interest, dragging this out indefinitely wouldn't be wise either.

"Fine!" Rozaliya pouted unhappily at her words.

Liliya ignored Rozaliya and clicked on the quest panel. Now there were only two quests left, both of which could be completed anytime.

First, the main quest...

Liliya saw they still owed the System 10,790 crystals.

After a moment's hesitation, she gritted her teeth and chose to repay the debt.

[Main Quest (Completed)]

18,300 crystals were subtracted immediately, leaving only 7,510 crystals remaining.

Leaving 2,400 crystals as the basic requirement for traversing the new world, they were left with 5,110 crystals.

It was still a substantial amount, though not enough for two ten-draw gacha sets.

Looking at the remaining crystals, Liliya hesitated for a while but ultimately decided against using them, choosing instead to keep them as backup.

Since they didn't know what the next world would bring, it was crucial to have life-saving crystals on hand.

Upon completing the main quest and claiming my rewards, I found that aside from an increase in reputation points and the unlock of the next main quest, there were no other bonuses.

[Main Quest: Defeat a Dragon]

[Quest Reward: 100 Crystals]

[Unlock Next Main Quest]

[Main Quest (Completed)]

[Quest reward: 100 Crystals. Next main quest unlocked.]

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"Uh..."

Liliya's astonishment grew.

Receiving the main quest reward again...

[Main Quest: Defeat a Hero]

[Quest Reward: 100 Crystals, Access to New World.]

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"Dragons, Demon Lords, Heroes... This is asking me to defeat all the most powerful beings in this world!" Liliya pondered, studying the final Main Quest.

Surprisingly, there were four this time. It seemed the number wasn't fixed at three.

However... when it came to Heroes, Liliya had indeed heard of the Hero from the human realm.

He was constantly traveling across the continent, battling monsters and leveling up. It looked like she'd need to find out his whereabouts at some point.

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With the final main quest appearing, and seeming quite easy to complete, Liliya once again thought about Ram, who constantly needed someone to replenish her magic.

After I leave, she'll need someone to replenish her magic all the time. That'll be incredibly troublesome.

So I have no choice but to use this method. Liliya glanced at the Valkyries' interface, then immediately headed towards Ram and Rem's room.

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"Rem, is Ram in the room?"

Liliya had come to the room of Rem and Ram. She saw little Rem standing at the door.

"Miss Liliya, Ram is in the room," Rem said politely upon seeing Liliya.

"Hm, you come along too! I have something to tell you both." Liliya looked at Rem, thought for a moment, then said.

"Yes, Miss Liliya."

-

Upon entering the room with Rem, Liliya immediately spotted Ram tidying up.

"Ram."

"Lady Liliya, can I help you with something?" Little Ram paused her actions and curiously looked at Liliya, who had just returned after a short absence.

"I want to discuss something with you both, specifically about you, Ram." Liliya took a seat in front of her, gazing at Ram with utmost seriousness.

"I wish for Ram to be like others, able to live a normal life without needing to replenish her magic."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing Liliya's words, both Rem and Ram stared intently at her.