Anri couldn't believe her experiences of the past two days. First, her parents were killed by knights, her family was destroyed, then she witnessed a vampire feeding, and after that, her sister rudely forced the Supreme Being, who seemed to be of a very high status, to play with her—and the Supreme Being even agreed!
Then she was inexplicably brought to an incredibly luxurious restaurant, where, under the intense gaze of a noble skeleton named Flying Squirrel, she trembled and mechanically devoured delicacies she wouldn't even dare to imagine...
Where exactly is this place... Why am I here... What is my sister doing...
"Walton, what does this mean?" Flying Squirrel, who didn't need to eat, couldn't find any evidence of "emperor's demeanor" in the girl before him, no matter what reconnaissance methods he used, so he could only silently send a message for help.
"Her name is Anri, a survivor from Carne Village. She's human, her profession is farmer, level 1," Walton replied to Flying Squirrel while elegantly chewing on beef.
Flying Squirrel fell silent. It was well known that human races didn't have racial levels. For example, the twins guarding the sixth floor were Dark Elves, with a racial level of 0. And this Anri was clearly a human with a racial level of 0, plus a professional level of only 1, and that of a very useless farmer. Flying Squirrel completely failed to understand where this "emperor's demeanor" came from.
"Don't worry, she has strong learning abilities and a talent for command. With proper training, she will definitely become the future Human Emperor."
Seeing Walton's response, Flying Squirrel mused to himself, 'So he saw through her potential and future? I'm still too fixated on panel data. You truly are amazing, Walton; you always think further ahead than I do.'
"So you just need to adopt her as your daughter. I've even thought of the lines for you: 'Child, when you were born, the entire Du Wu Da Forest whispered your name..."'
"Ugh!" Flying Squirrel's forced composure activated, causing him to involuntarily let out a sound that made Anri tremble all over.
"I won't adopt her as my daughter, but since you've designated her as a human with an emperor's demeanor and a talent for command, then I'll let Demiurge..."
"Don't. Neither of us can keep up with Xiao Di's thinking. Do you think a human cub like her can?"
"Then what should we do? We can't just throw her to Shalltear..."
As Flying Squirrel thought of Shalltear's settings, he couldn't help but cast a pitying glance at Anri, which again sent shivers down Anri's spine, almost choking her to death on a meatball.
"Did you forget that Nazarick also has the Joy Fortress? There are 'Purification Commanders' there who specialize in war. As long as you vouch for her, those Commanders will surely teach her everything they know..."
"But it doesn't say I have to adopt her as my daughter, does it? Nazarick is at a critical juncture right now, and you know the Guardians' feelings. Bringing humans in this time has already caused them dissatisfaction. If I were to adopt another daughter..."
Flying Squirrel felt his nonexistent stomach ache a little. His lifelong best friend, while very reliable in many things, always managed to throw him curveballs, and each one was different, truly a hero among pranksters.
"Then you should quickly have one with Albedo, seriously. If you have difficulties, I have items that can help. After all, even though you're a skeleton, you still have DNA in your bone marrow..."
"...Let's discuss this matter later..."
"Oh ho, there's hope!"
"Cough cough!" Flying Squirrel, rendered speechless by Walton, could only let out two fake coughs to attract Anri's attention. Anri, understanding the hint, put down her cutlery and sat upright, awaiting her fate—this was probably what merchants called the last meal.
"Do you know why you survived?" Flying Squirrel displayed the results of his usual practice, fully exhibiting the ruler's oppressive aura.
"Is... Is it because of that?" Anri's lips trembled, her teeth chattering, as she recalled the various perverted behaviors of nobles that merchants spoke of, and she responded resignedly.
"Hmm..." Flying Squirrel nodded, then looked at Nim, who had already started playing with her food but was immediately chastised by Walton until tears welled in her eyes. He felt relieved—'So that's it. This human actually knows her talent, but due to reality, she couldn't utilize it. Otherwise, why would her only profession still be level 1 even though she's already sixteen?'
"I... I understand..." Anri noticed Flying Squirrel's gaze and silently lowered her head—her fate was sealed, but no matter what, Nim alone could not...
"I will follow the adults' arrangements, but I only hope that my sister Nim..."
"She will be supervised by the Supreme Being Walton." Flying Squirrel seized the opportunity to shift another burden onto Walton. 'Haha, take that, you rascal, for messing with my mood!'
"Su... Supervise?" Anri couldn't understand the word, but she still, based on her meager knowledge, imagined a very abnormal and disgusting scene. Combined with Walton's friendly attitude towards Nim, she probably knew that she and her sister definitely had no life left to speak of.
"She... She's still just a child... At least..." Anri was still making her final struggle.
"That's why she needs to be entrusted to Walton. Is there anything unclear about what I said?" Flying Squirrel directly spoke up to shut Anri up. 'I finally managed to pass on the burden; are you going to take it back from me?'
"Eek! I... I understand!" Anri was so frightened by Flying Squirrel's voice that she almost lost control of her bladder, only managing to hold it in with the willpower forged from her farming days.
"Since that's the case, after you finish your meal, come to my room. The maid will guide you." Flying Squirrel waved his hand. There were six people here; two maids wouldn't sit at the table, one Walton was eating heartily, and two humans could also eat. Only he was an anomaly; it was boring. 'You all come find me after you've finished eating.'
Walton looked at Flying Squirrel's retreating back, then at the two sisters sobbing and whimpering... 'Good heavens, is this what they call cross-server chat?'
"Eat well, so you can grow tall. But if you treat precious food as a toy again, I'll throw you into lava for a bath." Walton gently stroked Nim's head, speaking incredibly terrifying words in an extremely gentle tone...
Anri and Nim cried even louder...