Mrs. Yuigahama had no idea what Yui was currently enduring.
While Yui might be having a sweet dream, Yumiko was finally experiencing firsthand the reality of what Saeko Busujima and the others always discussed when it ca to Rei Ao.
What it truly ant to be a man.
She never imagined it was possible to feel blissfully happy and on the brink of death at the sa ti.
"Rei Ao, I…"
"No need to explain, Yumiko. Weren't you trying to protect Yui? Try harder—if you slack off, I might just go confess to her instead."
"You… that's just too much!"
…
Late at night, on a dimly lit and deserted street.
A girl dressed in icy blue, as if carved from frost, stood trembling and crying.
"Where… is this place?"
Fearfully gripping a sword made of ice, the girl prepared to embark on her otherworldly adventure.
…
In the early hours of the morning.
"Rei Ao… please… have rcy…"
Yumiko had completely lost her earlier confident deanor.
All her strength was gone; she'd learned the hard way not to drink more than she could handle—or bite off more than she could chew.
Rei Ao, who was preparing for one last round, was interrupted by a notification from the chat group.
[Ding! Mabel Rayveil has joined the chat group!]
Frieren: "Oh? A new mber, welco!"
Stella: "Frieren, do you ever sleep?"
Frieren: "Of course I do, but I'm very perceptive. Any activity wakes up."
Stella: "And you're talking to right now because…?"
Rei Ao: "Instead of chatting, how about focusing on the newcor?"
Mai Sakurajima: "Shouldn't we be worrying about you instead?"
Stella: "What's wrong with Rei Ao?"
Mai Sakurajima: "I woke up and found he wasn't ho."
Rei Ao: "I told you in the morning—I'm on a date."
Stella: "You left your girlfriend at ho for a date, and you're flaunting it? Truly, Rei Ao."
Rei Ao: "This is a private matter."
Mai Sakurajima: "Shouldn't you be back by now?"
Rei Ao: "Not yet."
Mai Sakurajima: "Hmm?"
Rei Ao: "I'm currently with Yumiko."
Oh?
At that exact mont, he felt Yumiko tighten her grip around him.
Rei Ao's eyes lit up.
Rei Ao: "I'll head back once I've finished discussing things with Yumiko."
As expected, just ntioning Yumiko's na provoked a reaction.
Satisfied, Rei Ao continued.
Those familiar with him imdiately understood the subtext.
Mai Sakurajima: "…"
Mai was speechless.
Earlier, he'd said he was on a date with Yui, and now he was with Yumiko.
Rei Ao's escapades were becoming more and more outrageous, and Mai could hardly keep up.
Frieren: "Impressive as always, Rei Ao."
Stella: "What's there to praise?!"
Shizue Izawa: "It's always lively here. Nice."
Stella: "This isn't lively—it's chaos!"
Saeko Busujima: "Chaos can be a form of harmony."
Shizue Izawa: "Agreed."
Sui: "Speaking of, isn't the newcor going to say anything?"
Rei Ao: "@Mabel_Rayveil, I've shortened your nickna to 'Mabel.' Anything you'd like to share or ask?"
The na imdiately reminded Rei Ao of soone.
When he checked the newcor's profile, his suspicions were confird.
[Na]: Mabel
[Level]: Level 1
[Abilities]: None
[Possession]: God-Freezing Sword
The confirmation ca from the sword itself—it tied her to the sa world as Sui.
Mabel: "I… I'm so hungry…"
Shizue Izawa: "Huh?"
Sui: "Then eat sothing."
Mabel: "I have no food…"
Rei Ao: "Why don't you tell us your story?"
Yumiko: "Wait, Rei Ao, at a ti like this—hey!!!"
Rei Ao: "Yumiko, it's about welcoming the new mber. Let's wrap things up, shall we?"
Mabel: "I was abandoned…"
Mabel: "I'm the last descendant of the Ice Clan, but today I was cast out. Sob sob sob…"
Sui: "Ice Clan?!"
Sothing clicked in Sui's mind.
Sui: "Your Ice Clan… do you guard the God-Freezing Sword?"
Mabel: "How do you know that? The God-Freezing Sword is with right now."
Sui: "I've heard of the Ice Clan and their connection to the God-Freezing Sword."
Stella: "What kind of weapon is the God-Freezing Sword? Is it powerful?"
Sui: "Very. It's said to be capable of defeating the Fire Dragon, an imnsely strong being."
Stella: "That does sound impressive. But if you're so important, why were you abandoned?"
Mabel: "Because… everyone said I was lazy and greedy…"
Mabel: "Uh… I-I don't know, I was just following my mother's teachings…"
Sigh…
Rei Ao let out a long sigh.
After releasing everything he had, he finally relaxed, but a smirk lingered on his face as he observed Mabel fumbling with her words.
This girl getting exiled wasn't a surprise—it seed her clan had long been fed up with her.
Rei Ao: "A parasite who refuses to work, living off the legacy of her ancestors, depending solely on the God-Freezing Sword."
Rei Ao: "Heh, was this what your mother taught you?"
Stella: "Hahaha! Are you kidding ? This doesn't sound like a teaching—it's a guide to being useless!"
Frieren: "It's hard to believe a powerful clan would adopt sothing so absurd as their principle… right?"
Even Frieren wasn't entirely certain about her conclusion.
Sui: "The Ice Clan's legends are pretty grand. It doesn't make sense for them to be so… odd."
Having read about their legends, Sui still held so respect for the Ice Clan.
Sui: "Right, Mabel?"
Mabel: "…"
On the roadside, Mabel hugged her knees and trembled.
"Am I really just… useless?"
No! That's impossible!
Mabel: "M-my mom was amazing!"
Sui: "???"
Saeko Busujima: "She didn't really answer the question."
Stella: "Wait… don't tell she's actually this useless?"
Mai Sakurajima: "An entire clan built on laziness… is that even possible?"
Sui: "I don't know anymore. I only read about them in a book about Ice Clan legends."
Even Sui was beginning to doubt herself and felt the need to distance herself from the situation.
Mabel's face turned as red as a ripe apple.
She had to prove her mother's greatness!
Mabel: "My mom was super decisive and bold! When I was nine, she ran off with a younger man!"
Mabel: "Isn't that amazing?"
Frieren: "That's called abandonnt."
Shizue Izawa: "Are you sure 'amazing' is the right word for that?"
Rei Ao: "No need to question it—abandonnt is exactly what it is. And yes, that's very much a problem."
As Rei Ao expected, the Ice Clan's situation was as ridiculous as he thought.
Mabel, supposedly a guardian of the God-Freezing Sword, was only at level 1, as weak as an ordinary human.
"!!!"
Mabel's eyes filled with tears.
She'd just been brutally called out by everyone.
And deep down, she knew her mother had abandoned her.
But she couldn't cry now—she had to prove her worth!
Mabel: "My mom was great at business! She even sold the secrets of the Ice Clan as a book and made a ton of money!"
Saeko Busujima: "Did… did I hear that correctly?"
Shizue Izawa: "I think… probably… maybe you did?"
Stella: "Pfft! That's not just betrayal—that's outright treason! Selling your secrets isn't keeping them secret anymore!"
Sui: "Books… Oh! I know!"
Frieren: "What do you know?"
Sui: "The book I bought about the Ice Clan's legends—that must've been written by her mom!"
Mai Sakurajima: "...I don't even know how to respond to this."
Rei Ao: "No need to overthink it—just know that the Ice Clan is absolutely unbelievable."
Rei Ao: "@Mabel, so you've been following your mom's 'guide to being useless,' and that's why you were exiled, right?"
Mabel: "I'm not useless!"
Her voice trembled as tears stread down her face.
But then her stomach let out a loud growl, adding insult to injury.
Mabel: "Why?! First, I'm abandoned, and now I'm stuck in a completely unfamiliar place with no one to help ! Sob sob sob…"
Sui: "Even though we're in the sa world, I can't help you without knowing your location."
Saeko Busujima: "What do you an by 'unfamiliar place'?"
Mabel: "I don't know… it's just very unfamiliar."
Stella: "You're not making this any easier for us to help you."
Mabel: "Sob sob sob…"
Saeko Busujima: "Maybe you could ask Rei Ao for help directly?"
Mabel: "How? @Rei Ao, c-could you give food?"
Rei Ao: "You can initiate a trade with ."
Mabel: "Trade…?"
She thought of the new knowledge in her mind.
"This chat group is so magical; it should be able to save , right?"
Clinging to this last ray of hope, Mabel initiated a trade.
[Ding! Mabel has initiated a trade request!]
[Trade Content]: Hungry, she wants to eat a full al!
Mabel waited nervously.
In just a few seconds, a reply appeared.
[Ding! Your trade request has been approved!]
[Trade Conditions]: God-Freezing Sword
[Ding! Confirm the trade?]
"~Freezing… God-Freezing Sword?!"
"No way, no way!"
Mabel clutched the God-Freezing Sword tightly.
If she lost the sword, she really wouldn't have any chance to turn things around.
Fortunately, the system promptly clarified that trading it wouldn't an permanently losing the God-Freezing Sword.
"Phew… that's a relief…"
The once-precious sword was tossed carelessly to the roadside.
After confirming the trade conditions, Mabel now only wanted a proper al.
[Ding! The trade begins!]
[Trade Partner]: Mabel
[Trade Content]: Hungry, she wants to eat a full al!
[Trade Conditions]: God-Freezing Sword
[Duration]: Unlimited
Sui: "She really traded away an artifact?"
Stella: "And just for a al…"
Frieren: "What can we even say? It seems the Ice Clan is truly a group of freeloaders."
Mabel: "Waaaah, I was starving! What else could I do?"
Saeko Busujima: "Wait, doesn't anyone notice sothing strange about this trade?"
Shizue Izawa: "The duration… is unlimited!"
Mai Sakurajima: "I have a bad feeling about this!"
Tohru: "Oh, it's like my situation when I first ca over. Maybe Mabel's in this world too."
Sui: "Huh? How is that possible?"
Rei Ao: "Not sure. Let check it out."
Rei Ao leaned down and gently kissed the forehead of a half-asleep Yumiko.
"Yumiko, rest for a bit. I'll be back soon."
Exhausted, Yumiko had wanted to hold onto him for a mont longer, but her entire body felt like it was falling apart.
Instead, she replied with a soft, blissful smile.
"Mm."
…
"Waaah…"
On the side of the road, Mabel whimpered.
The occasional cars passing by terrified her.
She had never seen such steel "creatures" before.
The towering buildings around her made her feel even smaller and more insignificant.
As soone who was a complete shut-in, the sights overwheld her mind.
"This world really isn't yours."
A voice suddenly ca from behind her, startling Mabel.
She turned around cautiously.
Standing before her was a man who didn't look frightening at all—in fact, he was quite pleasing to the eye.
"Mabel, is that you?"
The man called her by na.
Mabel imdiately gripped the God-Freezing Sword tightly, her guard up.
"Wh-who are you?"
At that mont, her deanor was surprisingly striking.
Her eyes sparkled like frost, and her aura radiated a serene, icy elegance.
Even Rei Ao couldn't help but take another glance at her.
But he knew this was only a facade.
"I'm Rei Ao, the one who just traded with you."
"!!!"
Hearing his na, Mabel reacted dramatically.
Clang!
The God-Freezing Sword, considered her most treasured possession, was unceremoniously tossed aside.
She dashed toward him like a gust of wind, clutching his clothes as tears stread down her face.
"Waaah! I'm starving! Please save !"
Her icy deanor shattered instantly, revealing a dramatic, almost clownish desperation.
What was a contrast?
This was a contrast.
Except, her disheveled state completely overshadowed any charm her deanor once held.
Even Rei Ao montarily saw a vision of a certain blue-haired goddess of wisdom in her desperation.
"..."
Even Rei Ao, usually unflappable, was left speechless by the sheer absurdity.
With a deep breath, he said, "I know."
"Co on, let's get you so food."
~~~
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