What do you mean by "this is a dating game"?

Chapter 41 Favorability -1

Sieg could sense that Fox had confirmed he was "Sieg".

He's still pretending to have amnesia; honestly, it seems a bit stupid.

But once the arrow is released, there's no turning back.

The amnesia tactic is unwavering.

Are you suggesting he confess now, scratch the back of his head, and say, "Haha, I was just kidding. I didn't lose my memory. I am Sieg"?

impossible!

Clenching my toes, I had to endure the embarrassment and force myself to act.

Fox laughed and said, "I don't think it's you either. You're so young, you don't look much older than Emila. How could you know Lord Oz? Isn't that right, Emila?"

Emilia had no idea what Fox was up to.

But she had a feeling that she and Fox were in cahoots.

They share the same goal.

This inexplicable sense of companionship is truly wonderful...

She said, "You're right, Commander Fox."

Fox was satisfied.

He looked at Sieg and said, "Brother Dagen, since you've lost your memory, there's no need to say your name is Sieg anymore. That's an unlucky name! Dagen, very good, very manly. Isn't that right, Emila?"

Do you really need to ask me this?

Emilia was speechless.

"Big root" is too vulgar; I really can't bring myself to say anything complimentary about it.

After a moment's hesitation, she finally said, "I agree with Commander Fox's point of view; indeed, there's no need to call myself Sieg. However... Da Gen..."

"Da Gen is good. I'll be called Da Gen from now on."

Sieg made the decision; he didn't want to dwell on the topic.

Emilia's favorability -1.

Fox looked at Emilia with a serious expression, but was actually speaking to Sieg: "I'll tell Walker and the Big Root brothers later that it has nothing to do with the Sieg they found."

"Ah... okay."

Emilia nodded, bewildered.

Fox then looked at Sieg: "Big Root, brother... I've finally made it! I'm the leader of the Silver Wolf Gang now. Come over for a visit sometime!"

"..."

What are you doing?

Testing me?

Didn't you hear me say I have amnesia?

Sieg laughed and said, "Is this alright? Isn't that a bit presumptuous?"

"No offense intended! When Miss Grapefruit was forming her team, she contacted me; I recommended several top-tier members to her, but she wasn't satisfied with any of them... Your joining the Cat Team shows you have talent. I, Fox, love talented young people the most, and you're always welcome to join me."

"...You flatter me."

No way I'm going!

Sieg made up his mind.

Unless Oz has already discovered Sieg, Sieg is unlikely to come to his door.

Emilia's act of protecting herself is understandable, given her entrustment as the "Lord of the Fire Palace";

Fox News is biased towards itself, this...

It's not that it's incomprehensible.

Fox is sentimental and loyal; he still remembers the kindness he showed him eighteen years ago.

According to Sieg, it was simply a win-win situation; Fox was a "lucky hand," and having him along increased the probability of a successful shipment.

But in Fox's view—

It is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow.

Sieg helped him when he was at his weakest and most in need of help, and he will never forget his kindness.

He invited Sieg with the intention of showing off, wanting Sieg to know that he was doing well now.

Not the kind of showing off that's just a facade.

Instead, he drove a Land Rover and had to honk his horn downstairs in front of his brother's building to show off.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry!"

A rash voice came from outside the door.

It's a grapefruit.

Sieg looked up and saw Grapefruit push the door open and come in.

This person...

She had long, light blonde hair, wore blue pajamas and blue pajama bottoms, and ran out without even putting on socks—it was quite outrageous.

She looked at Emilia and laughed, "I overslept."

There was no remorse whatsoever.

Emilia had no choice but to smile and say, "Miss Grapefruit is just as rumored; she is a very...free-spirited person."

"So, what's your answer?"

Grapefruit slowly walked over to Sieg and sat down next to him: "Want to join our Cat Team?"

"this--"

Want to join?

Emilia looked at Sieg; if he was the person the Lord of the Fire Palace had mentioned, then she would join him.

if not……

Sieg understood immediately and said, "What's the rush? Since Miss Peach is here, it means she's interested. What you need to do now isn't ask her if she'll join, but flex your muscles, understand?"

Xiyou turned her head to look at him, but didn't say anything.

Sieg added, "Let's form a team. Next time at the Fire Palace, let's show Peach our strength. If you don't have the strength, who's going to follow you?"

"That makes sense."

Xiyou agreed and looked at Lala, saying, "Ms. Lala, didn't the teacher give instructions? Could you explain the situation?"

"OK."

Lala nodded in response.

Oz's visit to the border region this time was not a spur-of-the-moment decision. She had made considerable preparations and brought an entire team with her.

Her group is called "Rabbit Tea Party".

Just yesterday, the tea party organizers issued instructions, they demanded—

"Miss Grapefruit, Miss Peach, our Cat Team will be on the move for the next Fire Palace cycle. Our destination is the first-tier Fire Palace, 'Golden Coast'."

Lala spoke as she distributed the materials.

Sieg took the book and, after a quick glance, thought Lara had put a lot of effort into it.

The thick stack of documents in my hand, totaling more than thirty pages, detailed the terrain, monster distribution, and approximate location of the leader of the Fire Palace in the Gold Coast.

The content was largely consistent with the intelligence he possessed and was quite accurate.

Grapefruit turned two pages.

Why is it all text? It's so dense! I can't read it.

She asked, "Is the Gold Coast the Chosen One's Palace?"

Lala shook her head: "That's beyond my knowledge. Maybe so."

Is the Gold Coast a divinely chosen beacon?

Grapefruit asked again.

This time, she looked at Sieg and asked.

Sieg wanted to laugh: "How would I know?"

"Even you don't know... What if it's not the Chosen Palace? Wouldn't all our efforts have been for nothing?"

"Whether it's a waste of time or not, you'll find out when you get there. You don't know about the Divine Chosen Palace, but how did you become a Sequencer? Don't you know?"

Sieg spoke slowly:

"It's all about killing the leaders. If a 'sequence ranking' appears after killing all the leaders, then it's the Chosen Ones; otherwise, it's not."

Emilia frowned.

It can't be that simple, can it?

She said, "Not necessarily. The competition for Sequence One is extremely fierce. If we don't act quickly enough and waste too much time, even if we kill all the leaders of the Citadel, we won't see the so-called 'Sequence Ranking'."

In the path to godhood, Sequence One is the level with the most available slots.

However, because the entry threshold is too low, the competition is the most intense, especially for the last few hundred people, where the difference can be as small as a few minutes or even a few seconds.

It's common for high-sequence extraordinary individuals to fail at Sequence One.

My speedrun record was surpassed, causing the entire route to become invalid.

For Sieg, this was not a problem.

No one understands speedrunning better than him.

The Gold Coast is indeed the Chosen One's Palace.

It is the [Abundance Path Sequence 1], and Sieg came in first place in this palace.