Nikke, something’s seriously wrong with this evacuation point! Chapter 54 54: I Want to Join the Goddess Squad Too!

As expected… once he cleaned up, her attitude changed.

Charon couldn't really bla her.

Putting himself in her shoes, even he wouldn't have been able to accept how he looked earlier.

So things were just instinct—sothing modern people couldn't override easily.

Especially a girl like her, who had clearly grown up in a clean, sheltered environnt.

And yet… instinct could be overco.

The fact that she had managed to endure it, despite being so young, made it all the more remarkable.

Looking at her now, she probably hadn't been here long.

There was a faint trace of fatigue in her eyes… a bit of redness… and that startled, bird-like reaction when they first t.

She had definitely gone through sothing.

…but asking directly would be tactless.

"Did you eat enough? That brand of energy bars isn't that great. I still have plenty more."

"No, they're very good," Ana said seriously. "Thank you very much… for sharing your food with ."

So polite.

She'd been raised well.

"And…"

For so reason, at this point, Ana seed unable to et his gaze. Her small hands slipped behind her back, fidgeting slightly.

"…right now, you make people feel at ease."

That straightforward?

Charon blinked, a little touched.

So not all rich girls were tsundere after all.

"By the way… those shoes…"

His gaze dropped for just a mont, then imdiately lifted again.

In that single glance, he realized–

They were literally transparent.

Crystal clear.

You could clearly see her white-stockinged feet inside.

"…Do they fit?" he asked casually, pretending to look elsewhere.

"Mm. They fit perfectly."

Ana didn't notice anything unusual. Instead, she took a small step toward him and lowered her head.

"This is… a gift from my mother… so of course… it fits."

Her voice caught slightly, but only for a mont.

Seeing her trembling shoulders, Charon fell silent.

He understood.

"…Sorry."

"It's okay, Mister Charon. Thank you for bringing it to ."

To his surprise, she was stronger than he expected. She lifted her head and gave him a small smile.

So small… yet still so composed.

"It's nothing… I was just doing my job."

He paused.

"Um… after putting them on, did you feel anything special?"

"Feeling… Special?"

Ana looked confused.

Of course.

Unlike him, she couldn't see item stats. To her, they were just a gift, she had no idea what they could do.

"Listen carefully," Charon said, eting her eyes.

"Your parents were amazing. Their love gave these shoes incredible power. Do you believe that?"

Ana froze for a mont.

She looked down at her feet, then back at him.

"…I do."

How could she not?

That warmth she felt when opening the box was more than enough proof.

So Charon began explaining the abilities of the shoes.

With every effect he described, curiosity and amazent filled her eyes.

Immunity to filth, perfect for her.

The shield couldn't be tested, he wasn't about to attack a child.

But silent movent… and walking on walls?

Those could be tested imdiately.

...

Half a minute later–

Charon tilted his head back and saw Ana standing on the ceiling, her face full of shock.

"I-Is this real?"

She looked down in disbelief.

Her skirt didn't fall.

Just like the description said–her gravity was fixed to whatever surface she stood on.

As long as she didn't choose to fall, she wouldn't.

What followed…

was a child who had just gotten a brand-new toy.

Ana walked along the walls, across the ceiling, exploring everything.

No matter how mature she seed a child was still a child.

"Dad… Mom… thank you…"

Back on the ground, she crouched down gently, touching the shoes.

She took a deep breath.

Then finally looked straight at Charon.

"Mr. Charon… please take with you. I may not know how to fight, and I'm not very strong… but these shoes can definitely help."

Her fingers tightened, turning slightly pale. Her body trembled faintly.

"But… I want to go ho."

Ho…

"…Alright," Charon blinked. "I'll take you ho."

"But first, you need to tell what happened to you. Otherwise, how am I supposed to know where to send you, right?"

This clearly wasn't her original world.

Ana understood that.

"…Okay."

She was just about to begin, when Charon suddenly dragged over a table and two chairs, then pulled out a pile of snacks and drinks from his inventory.

"We've got ti. No point standing around, right?"

Watching him casually pull food out of thin air, Ana, despite everything she'd already seen, couldn't hide her amazent as she nodded.

She sat down obediently, her white-stockinged legs swinging slightly.

She glanced at the snacks… then at Charon.

Only after he smiled and nodded did she carefully pick up a bag of chips.

...

Then, she told him her story.

Nothing particularly unusual.

A wealthy family.

A sudden disaster.

Parents risking everything to help their child escape.

And sohow, she ended up here.

That confird it.

She was definitely from another world.

Because she ntioned "Rapture."

A term unique to the Nikke world.

aning–

She ca from the sa world as them.

...

"By the way… do you know about the 'Goddess of Victory'?" Charon suddenly asked.

"I do!"

For the first ti, a childlike admiration lit up Ana's face.

"They're amazing! Heroes of the world!"

"But… they're so busy… and there are too many Raptures… they can't save everyone in ti…"

"…."

This kid…

She understands too much.

"Wait, you said 'they'?" Charon caught that detail.

"Mm!" Ana nodded seriously.

"The Goddess Squad!"

The Goddess Squad…

So it had already been ford?

A faint smile appeared on Charon's face.

Too bad he hadn't been there to help choose its mbers.

"Can you tell who's in it? When I first ca here, there was only Liliweiss."

"Besides Lady Liliweiss…"

She counted on her fingers.

"Lady Dorothy, Lady Rapunzel, Lady Snow White, and Lady Red Hood!"

She listed them with familiarity, her admiration practically overflowing.

"When I grow up…"

Her eyes sparkled.

"I want to join the Goddess Squad too!"