The Goddess Granted Me the [Hatching] Skill and Somehow I Became the Strongest Tamer, Commanding Mythical and Divine Beasts - 23

“Well, what should I do?”

In my apartment, after a long time of having some alone time, I muttered to myself.

By the way, Feni and Purple are being kept at the Tamer Guild.

Feni had some inspections after registering as a familiar, and Purple had indicated that he didn’t want to move right now.

“I got here faster than I expected, but it feels like I wasn’t as prepared as I thought?”

I passed the secondary test by meeting the requirements for a rare item in an unexpected place, but I haven’t met one of the crucial conditions to advance to the third test.

That is—

“A recommendation letter from three upper-class citizens…”

This includes nobles or merchants who pay a certain amount of taxes, and also the guild masters.

To advance to the third test, this recommendation is essential.

Since coming to this capital, I have been working hard on adventurer activities, but I haven’t touched on networking at all.

Naturally, I have no connections with nobles or merchants, nor do I know any guild masters.

Typically, when applying for national adventurer qualifications, you promote yourself to upper-class individuals through requests and have them write a recommendation letter.

However, since I’ve only recently become an adventurer, I haven’t done such groundwork.

“If this continues, the deadline will pass. I need to do something…”

I kept thinking about how to obtain a recommendation letter.

“It’s been a while, brother.”

A few days later, I met Celia after a long time.

We had arranged to meet in front of a fountain in the commercial district lined with stylish shops, and today she was dressed up quite nicely.

Since I hadn’t seen this outfit before when we lived in the city, she must have bought it after coming here.

It seems Celia has been adapting well to the capital.

“Oh, it’s been a while. How’s school? Are you doing well?”

I casually inquired about her school life.

“Yes, things are going well. I ranked first in the recent exam.”

“That’s amazing! I’m so proud.”

I couldn’t help but smile, feeling as if it were my own accomplishment.

“Ah, thank you.”

Celia averted her eyes, perhaps embarrassed, and I gently patted her head.

When I stopped patting and moved away, Celia stared at me intently.

“Well… I don’t quite measure up to your achievements.”

“Ah, so you’ve heard about it too?”

“Of course. After all, you’re the second person in this country to tame the strongest species.”

It seems the rumor about me taming a Phoenix has spread quickly throughout the country, and Celia heard about it at school.

Fortunately, my face isn’t widely known, so I’m still able to walk around like this, though I’m now attracting attention from many people and feeling a bit confused.

“So, where’s that Phoenix?”

Celia looked around, searching for Feni.

“Feni is at the Tamer Guild right now. She’s undergoing ecological research and safety checks.”

If I had brought her along, we wouldn’t have been able to talk like this due to the attention we’d attract.

“I see… That’s a shame.”

Celia’s voice lowered as she showed a disappointed expression.

“Well, I’ll make sure you meet her somewhere eventually. Feni is adorable.”

When we lived in the city, Celia liked cute creatures, so I’m sure she’d love Feni.

“Yes, I’m looking forward to it, brother.”

Seeing her smile, we began walking through the capital to enjoy some sibling time together.

“My friend told me this place is popular.”

I followed Celia into the store. It seems to be a favorite spot among students, with many people around our age seated.

“Hmmm, what should I choose?”

Celia, furrowing her brows while looking at the menu, appeared endearing to me.

“You can order as much as you like.”

“Well… I don’t want to be a bother, so I’ll go with this cake set.”

Celia, showing some hesitation, decided on her order.

While we ate, I asked her in detail about her school life.

At first, she struggled with living in the unfamiliar capital, but she learned various things from her roommate.

There’s a slight unpleasant atmosphere between scholarship students and nobles.

The advanced level of the classes makes it difficult to keep up.

She will attend a party at a noble friend’s house soon.

“Wait a minute, doesn’t that require a dress?”

“Oh… Well, apparently, a uniform is also acceptable…”

Celia averted her eyes as she said this.

“There’s still time, right? If so, buy a dress with this money.”

I took Celia’s hand and placed several gold coins in it.

Celia peeked at her hand.

“I can’t accept such a large amount!”

“It’s fine. With this, you can buy a dress, right?”

“Well… I can buy it, but… I don’t want to rely on you too much!”

Celia likely feels indebted to me for things like studying abroad in the capital and the dress situation. But, considering that she gave up on studying abroad and took care of me devotedly while I was down, I still have a lot of gratitude to repay her.

“I’m here in place of father. If he were here, he would do the same. You are an important sister to me.”

“Brother…”

Celia clenched her fist and looked at me with tearful eyes.

After staring at each other for a while…

“May I ask one more favor?”

“Of course, anything.”

Celia then gave me a soft smile.

“Please accompany me while I choose the dress.”

“Thank you, brother. Thanks to you, it looks like I’ll be able to attend the party in a beautiful dress.”

Celia, who had been worried about attending the party in just her uniform, now had a bright smile.

I felt relieved inside that I could give her a dress.

“You always help me. It’s the same with studying abroad in the capital and this time…”

Celia looked at me seriously.

“That’s why I want to be of help to you too. You seemed to be troubled by something today. Could you share it with me?”

During our meeting and while she was doing other things, I had been absent-minded. It seems she noticed.

“It’s about work. It’s not interesting to talk about.”

“I want to know everything about you.”

With Celia’s words, I talked about needing a recommendation letter to advance to the third test.