Freya thought about it and gave Kuro the address of Euphy's rented apartment in Auxerre, which was also her current residence.
The next day, Freya left the Holmes mansion with Kuro and headed to a secluded café. However, since this was the kingdom's capital after all, quite a few people were seated even in such a remote café.
Freya and Kuro walked toward the innermost corner of the café. A girl with silky, waist-length blonde hair, wearing cute-style clothing and white over-the-knee socks, sat there quietly with her legs pressed together. Without a doubt, this was Mind Freya.
An esoteric meeting of the extraordinary world taking place in a quiet corner of a café—it certainly felt like the perfect setting, didn't it?
But in reality, someone had already been sitting there. Mind Freya had used her abilities to make that person change seats so she could sit there.
Freya and Kuro sat down in turn. Freya first introduced them to each other as a mere formality, saying, “This is Kuro, and this is... Miss Aglaea.”
This name also came from the game Honkai: Star Rail in Freya's past life. As for the reason? There was no particular reason; it was entirely because she didn't know what to name Mind Freya, so she just picked one at random.
Actually, Aglaea in the game mostly appeared as a mature and reliable adult woman, which didn't really match Mind Freya. However, in the game's animated shorts, Aglaea's childhood form had appeared—lively, cute, and also with long blonde hair. This part was quite similar to Mind Freya, wasn't it?
Anyway, after all was said and done, it was just a name. In any case, Kuro didn't know about Honkai: Star Rail, let alone who Aglaea was. She nodded and said, “Nice to meet you, meow~ And thank you so much for being willing to give me the potion~”
As she spoke, the cat tail behind Kuro swayed gently. It was worth mentioning that when she left the Holmes mansion and walked outside with Freya, Kuro hadn't hidden herself at all, leaving her cat ears and cat tail completely exposed.
If one to call it strange... it indeed was. Many passersby cast curious glances, but that was the extent of it. No one came over to strike up a conversation or ask about the cat ears and tail.
Mind Freya smiled and said, “It's a pleasure to meet you, Kuro~ As for that potion, it was of no use to me anyway. I'm glad it could be of help to you.”
Kuro blinked, looking at Mind Freya's beautiful eyes, which seemed to sparkle with little stars. She said, “So, Sister Aglaea, are you super strong? You got that potion so easily?”
Mind Freya merely smiled without saying a word. Playing the part of the mysterious figure, she took a sip of the coffee in front of her, and then... although her expression remained unchanged on the outside, she stuck her tongue out in her inner world. She had clearly added a lot of sugar, so why was this coffee still so bitter?
As expected, she still disliked coffee. If only there were cola.
And Mind Freya's mysterious act immediately made Kuro think she was even more formidable. After a moment, once the bitterness in her mouth subsided a bit, Mind Freya said, “It's alright. It's just that the Mind Pathway is rather good at this sort of thing.”
Kuro tilted her head slightly. “Eh? The Mind Pathway?”
Mind Freya said, “Yes. I just walked right into the place where the potion was stored, slightly altered the memories of a few people, and then took it. Isn't that simple enough?”
Kuro said, “So... so amazing!”
Meanwhile, Freya's main body, who was also right beside them, had to force herself to maintain a straight face. She had to admit, tricking this silly cat actually made her feel a slight twinge of guilt.
What she was doing now was very simple: she was fooling Kuro into believing Mind Freya was a highly powerful Mind Pathway extraordinary. Once they returned to the Society of Truth, if Kuro mentioned this to the others, Mind Freya might be invited to join.
An esoteric extraordinary organization like that was definitely not something one should try to join actively. That would make one's motives far too obvious; a passive invitation was much better.
Below the demigod level, as long as an extraordinary did not actively use their abilities, it was very difficult to gauge their strength, or even determine if they were an extraordinary at all. Thus, even though Mind Freya was currently only a Rank Four, she could completely use the feat of 'stealing a Rank Seven potion' as a track record to exaggerate her strength.
Therefore, Kuro—who, in theory, could absolutely insta-kill Mind Freya—was now looking at her with a face full of admiration. It was indeed a bit hard to keep a straight face.
Afterward, Freya took out the tri-color crystal and handed it to Mind Freya. Mind Freya didn't refuse and accepted it with a smile. After all, it was just passing something from her left hand to her right hand.
Just then, Kuro suddenly seemed to realize something and looked at Freya, asking, “By the way, Fufu, how on earth did you get to know someone so amazing?”
This was indeed a valid question. Freya was supposed to be just an ordinary person, so how did she get acquainted with a powerhouse like Mind Freya? Freya thought about it and said, “I can only say my luck is pretty good, right? Think about Euphy. Didn't I also get to know such an incredibly amazing duke's daughter? Aglaea is just the same.”
Even though Freya didn't explain at all how she actually met Mind Freya, Kuro still wore an “ah, I see” expression, nodding as she said, “Oh, oh, is that so?”
After chatting for a bit longer, Mind Freya stood up and said, “Alright, let's leave it at that for today. I have other things to attend to later. Let's get together again when we have time.”
Pausing for a moment, Mind Freya added, “Kuro, if you want to find me, just contact Fufu. She knows how to reach me.”
Rate on N.U.
