Erix arrived at the location after twenty minutes and called Rin to get entry inside.
"Who were you talking about?" Erix curiously asked as he and Rin entered the do and walked toward their VIP box.
"Her na is Aria. She was under the pond the whole ti when were there, haha. But even Lilith couldn't sense her presence. She got so special powers."
"Moreover, she watched your entire test from start to finish…"
Rin told Erix about Aria, making him raise his eyebrows at first, then surprise, then shock, and then he had a severe and a bit complex expression when the duo arrived at the VIP box, and Rin finished telling Erix about her father's plan.
As they entered, Erix saw the only unfamiliar head with beautiful light blue hair, attracting his attention.
Aria swiftly turned around as her sparkling purple eyes t Erix's eyes.
Erix had a strange sense of deja vu that he couldn't explain, but he ignored it and smiled at Aria.
Aria's cheeks were slightly flushed, but she smiled brightly and said, "I finally got to et you, Erix."
Erix could sense tumultuous waves in Aria spiritually, making him feel how much impact he had on her.
" too," Erix grinned and walked towards before patting her head, "You're a real cutie Rin said, haha. Why do I feel like I've t you before?"
"I should feel that more," Aria giggled, eyes filled with excitent. "I watched your whole journey in test. It was so so…exciting and and…I don't know, I juzt-"
Aria stuttered and almost bit her tongue, making her cheeks turn red as she shut her mouth.
Everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing.
However, her eyes showed mirth as she was already feeling happy to be with everyone here.
Erix sat beside her on the couch, while Rin sat on the other side of Aria as he talked with her and others. The mood in the room beca more jolly as Aria talked more and more as she felt happy.
Amu was also super happy and hyper upon seeing Aria truly lively like these with people she liked to be with.
She never had such a group to talk to in the palace. So maids cared for her, but they were maids and were at work most of the ti, while Aria was also in training with no partners.
"C-Can I lean here, Erix…" Aria suddenly said as she leaned her head on Erix's shoulder, her heart beating fast.
"There's no need to ask, haha."
Erix felt pity and also liked her, so he didn't feel any aversion towards Aria at all.
Of course, she hadn't moved his primal heart yet because it wasn't sothing that could move through pity only.
But Erix felt like spoiling Aria given her nature despite her past.
"Thank you!" Aria beca excited from nervous upon hearing Erix's answer and held his arm before leaning her head.
"This movie is kinda good. There are many possibilities in the climax," Rin said while eating tiny dumplings and her focus on the movie.
"I haven't watched the movie from the start, but I already know the plot since it's here," Erix wryly smiled. "I think they will go with a happy ending and let those two brothers win."
"Mhmm," Aria happily nodded. "Happy endings are good."
"I also think they will show a happy ending for multiple purposes and benefits," Rin said as she finished the last dumpling in the box.
"If it can raise morale and give encouragent to hunters, they will choose to do it," Lilith chuckled. "You see they've put many subtle advertisents of so items of real big brands of Core domain."
Lily scoffed and said, "Yeah, if they lose after working so hard, and can't take revenge after getting those so-called legendary items, those famous shops' business will go down instead."
"Erix!" Aria turned her head towards Erix who also looked at her in response.
"We will spar after the movie, okie? I am also strong!" Aria said with a grin. "I worked hard daily, and Amu also helped ."
"You might even lose, brat," Amu chid in with a sneer.
"Co on, Amu," Rin burst out laughing, "Don't call brat and such words. I can't hold back laughing when you say that with your cute child-like voice."
"Humph," Amu snorted. "I could change my voice, but I am keeping it natural."
"Of course, we will spar," Erix grinned and tickled Aria's soft tummy, "I can sense you have so hidden powers."
Aria giggled at the tickles.
"Okie, if I win, then will you reward ?" Aria said with hopeful eyes.
Amused, Erix smiled and said, "Alright, what reward do you want?"
"I'll tell you if I win," Aria grinned, her determined eyes sparkling as she rembered the crucial mont in the test.
"Alright. I promise a reward as long as you win, but I will not hold back."
"Of course!" Aria said with resolve and serious expression as she nodded. "I can bear pain, so don't worry about hurting ."
…
After the movie was finished, the group went out to get fresh air.
"I can send you two to my domain for the spar," Amu said with a grin. "Aria, be sure to win even if you have to use your advantages."
"What advantages?" Rin curiously asked.
"Her soul," Lilith faintly smiled as she understood why she felt strange at first.
"Yep! Mwaahaha," Amu laughed. "Aria is very talented in spiritual and soul path due to an accident when she was a year old and also because of how it was refined through her past."
"Oh?" Erix was surprised and curious but also more eager to fight.
"Amu, send us in," Aria said with sparkling eyes. "I want to show Erix and others everything I got! Let them watch our fight, okie?"
"Of course, leave it to ."
"Let's return to our VIP room then. It's also booked for the upcoming auction," Lily said.
"Yep, and let's bring so food along," Lilith nodded. "This auction is going to be a big one, the current biggest one happening in the Kalaanx Abyss."
"The branch leaders of Cosmic Factions will also be here, and all major powers of the Core Domain."
"That sounds big, eh?" Erix and Rin were surprised.
"I only heard about them, but don't know anything," Aria pouted. "I really really want to go on adventure and live freely with you all."
Erix smiled and patted her head, "You will, Aria. We're gonna have a lot of fun and adventures filled with exciting troubles and boons."
"Yep. That's right, Aria."
Rin then playfully chuckled and said, "let's go and get so food specialty of this place. Hehe, they got dishes more tasty than Lilith's cooking."
"Of course," Lilith jokingly rolled her eyes. "There are Mystic Chefs of very high levels here selling their specialties. In this regard, I am indeed weaker."
The group grabbed the food from the luxurious food district near the huge do building before entering the VIP box.
anwhile, the mbers of various Cosmic Factions that went to search for Rin and Erix to recruit arrived in the Elven territory while following their trails and talks among other hunters.
"Damn, we really made a kind of circle searching for them."
"What can we do? The mirage crystals didn't spread much into Elven territory here."
"I saw those Galactic Knight bastards snooping around with mirage crystals. They are also searching for those two."
"Let's go, ii. We have to hurry and get their location from Royal Palace."
ii clicked her tongue, "I can't believe they also dared to enter that pond and even passed the test."
"That's all the more reason to recruit them," Lania said, her brown tail moving eagerly behind her. "If we recruit them, then Lady Aya will likely put them in our group."
"If they are from another world, then there's high chance our faction's branch is there. We can pass higher levels of Faction Towers and difficult field missions with them."
"Yea, yea, let's go. I can't complain about getting strong mbers, haha."
Alas, everyone searching for them was bound to get disappointed, and so may get more than that…like a punch and a blade.
anwhile, the other cosmic faction mbers had also found about Rin and Erix passing the test.
After all, this feat had spread into the kingdom and had shocked everyone.
With the entry of more people in the territory with them, the mirage crystals that recorded their battles also started spreading.
General people still didn't know the group that passed the test looked like, so those mirage crystals quickly increased in number by copying and spread further.
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