บท 170: Work tour (4)
"And these are?"
"Oh right. This is Guy, the new employee we hired a while back. And these two are his daughters Quinn and Cassidy. Guy isn't working today and brought his daughters to show them his workplace. We were just finished with everything else and I decided to offer the girls five minutes of jacuzzi time."
"How delightful. The crossing of our stars must have been dictated by fate. But five minutes are such a short while. Why don't the two of you come in with me? I would enjoy having someone to discuss the mysteries of the universe with."
Both my girls look a bit intimidated by the confident way she carries herself in this conversation. And to them, Libra was still a stranger.
"Quinn, Cassidy, this is lady Libra. She is one of the company's investors and a great benefactor to our wellness facilities. I envy you a little for the offer you got. Lady Libra is one of the few people alive who get full access to all services we offer."
"We'll go with you. I want to try everything."
Cassidy immediately agrees and Quinn just shrugs her shoulders before nodding. Who would say no to an offer like that?
But more importantly, what am I going to do while they are inside?
<Want to take a peek?>
Navi, two of them are my daughters and the third one is a dungeon master that has reached godhood. Why would I want to peek at them?
<Curiosity? I don't know?>
How strong even is Libra? I could look at her with my instructor's assessment skill but I've been holding off on doing so. Being a goddess and all Libra should absolutely be capable of detecting my attempt to see her status. And pissing her off is not what I intend to do.
My intentions to pry must have been visible on my face because suddenly Libra's voice echoes in my head similar to how Navi's does.
'If you wish to look you may. The fruits of your labor shall be your reward for trying.'
Does that mean I can try? I guess...
I look at Libra with the intent to see her status and what I get is this:
Status Libra level ????
Race: god (human)
Class: minor goddess of determination
Four question marks...
Is her level in the four-digit range?!!!
She'd wipe the floor with me...
<She'd wipe the floor with most of us. Darwin and a few of the branch managers are the only ones who are perhaps capable of facing her.>
Not even you?
<My particular skills would allow me to escape with my life but that's about all I can accomplish.>
If the dungeon masters are this strong then why do they even need us?
<Don't underestimate the humans. They have plenty of strong people amongst them. Particularly the paragons are quite capable of taking down a minor god should they work together. Perhaps some are even capable of killing minor gods themselves.>
And we are supposed to stop that kind of people? How?
<Our job isn't to stop the paragons. It's to dispose of their subordinates and exhaust them. That way the dungeon masters or Darwin can fight them with an advantage.>
I guess that makes sense.
<But now let's do something useful while we wait for your daughters to complete their time in paradise. You already read through the first book I gave you so I'd suggest you take a seat here in the waiting area and get to reading. There are tons of knowledge that you need to cram into your head. Just tell me what book you want next and I'll let Tele bring it.>
I am not sure what to read next so why don't you choose. I'll take a seat first.
I never understood why but empty waiting rooms give off such a calming atmosphere. The nicely placed lighting, enough to feel everything is properly lit but not overly bright, the open sitting arrangement that makes the room feel less packed, and the background music that seems to invite you to take a short nap or just relax your mind for a couple of minutes.
I sit in a cushioned chair close to a mahogany coffee table and wait for my first book. Only moments later Tele's blue body hops out of thin air. She gives a short bow to Navi and hands me the book I'm supposed to read.
Now that I know of its existence I immediately spot the tentacle extending from her back to a barely visible fracture in space. Tele follows my gaze, blushes deeply, and vanishes like she was never there in the first place.
<Looking at the connection on her back makes her feel self-conscious. If you don't look at it or talk about it in any way you might be able to exchange a few words with her.>
She seems like a shut-in type of person. I wonder what she does in her free time.
<She has become addicted to playing video games. Have you heard of hidden glory?>
That game that came out a while back? The one with the monk trying to reach immortality or something. Cassidy talked about it but with our financial situation only improving recently and her studies taking precedent, she said that she would opt for the next game from that company.
<So you know it. Tele is currently playing it on apocalypse mode. So far no one has managed to clear the game in apocalypse mode and she might very well be the first to do it. At least that is what her viewers say.>
She has viewers?
<Sure she does. She's one of the top streamers on Worldwatch.>
So she's on the biggest streaming platform there is... What's her username?
<Mute because she never talks>
I think Quinn sometimes watches her. She mentioned something about a game concerning ancient Roman warfare.
But isn't it dangerous to let a monster have such drastic interactions with society? What if she's found out?
<How would that happen? All she shows is her screen. The equipment she uses was modified so there is no camera on her screen and the microphone was also removed. Her computer is clean and contains only games. What could happen?>
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