Don't let Falyn's naive appearance fool you; in reality, her nerves are as thick as Laios'.
As someone who also regarded Marcille as a close friend, she certainly didn't want to be separated from her friend after a few decades of aging.
"Let's go, this place isn't very suitable."
Rosen finished speaking, then turned and led the two towards a nearby treehouse.
Laios glanced at them and then paid no further attention.
Rosen was their savior; there was no way he would harm Falyn.
Compared to that, he had long wanted to try if humanoid monsters like goblins were edible!
....
The second floor of the Danmachi was a lush jungle.
Tree hollows as spacious as ground houses were ubiquitous here.
Therefore, many adventurers chose to rest here.
However, some tree hollows also harbored various dangers.
For example, bat monsters or carnivorous plants.
Of course, Rosen did not choose those places.
After bringing Falyn into the tree hollow, he said, "Take off your top."
"Huh?"
Although Falyn was thick-skinned and a bit slow-witted, she still understood matters between men and women.
Upon hearing Rosen say this, a visible hesitation appeared on her fair face.
"Although you saved us, is... is this progress a bit too fast?"
"Th-this isn't right?! Why did it turn out like this?!"
Marcille was shocked to hear this.
The girl's face instantly flushed red.
She suddenly remembered that in ancient magic, there was a dark magic called dual cultivation. She wasn't clear about the specific details, but it was said that the process was very... vulgar.
At least for her, as a half-elf, that kind of magic was simply too immoral and too unchaste!
"Don't overthink it. You don't need to take off your entire top, just enough to expose your abdomen."
But... just exposing the abdomen sounded even stranger!
While Marcille was having unhealthy associations, Falyn had already lifted her loose mage robe.
The girl's abdomen was as soft and fair as jade.
At the same time, accompanied by a slight tremor in the air, an irregularly shaped Light Lance appeared in Rosen's hand.
"I'll ask you one last time: after becoming my dependent, you can only unconditionally obey my commands in the future. Do you understand?"
This routine inquiry was not because Rosen was being sentimental, but because if the contracted individual harbored hesitation or second thoughts, the sacred lines could not be successfully inscribed.
"I understand, but I won't regret it. Lord Rosen is my benefactor; this life already belongs to you."
Falyn did not hesitate, answering quite straightforwardly.
Seeing this, Rosen stopped talking nonsense.
He directly plunged the long spear into the girl's abdomen.
Marcille, standing by, covered her mouth in shock to prevent herself from screaming.
But after seeing that no blood appeared on the skin where the Light Lance entered, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
At the same time, on Falyn's abdomen, golden sacred lines began to spread, centered on the point where the Light Lance had pierced.
The sacred lines strengthened Falyn's body, and at the same time, yellow fats and other secretions were discharged from her pores.
And Rosen also saw Falyn's status panel.
Contractor: Falyn
Rank: Low-level Divine Messenger
Strength: 10, Durability: 10, Dexterity: 10, Agility: 10, Divine Power: 10
Skills:
"Displacement Magic"
Consumes a large amount of divine power to teleport all friendly units around oneself to any determined location.
Maximum teleportation distance does not exceed ten kilometers.
Can be strengthened as one's own strength increases.
"Recovery Magic"
Consumes divine power to heal the target and dispel negative statuses.
Negative statuses that can be dispelled include curses, burns, freezing, diseases, bleeding, etc., but do not include physiological factors such as hunger or thirst.
Healing speed and range can be expanded as strength increases.
"Warm Pillar"
All friendly units around oneself receive a small increase in their five basic ability values.
When Rosen saw Falyn's status panel, his eyes lit up.
After all, compared to the three dependents he had previously acquired, Falyn's panel undoubtedly confirmed her role as a "support."
All three awakened abilities were related to recovery and enhancement.
And they were also area-of-effect enhancements with a built-in aura.
If this were in the Danmachi, Falyn's existence would definitely be a dependent that all main gods would scramble for.
Not only that.
The abilities displayed on the panel were only the most representative personal skills.
It didn't mean Falyn had forgotten her other magic.
Other magic could still be used; it was just that the speed of improvement in the future would not be as fast as these three main categories.
"How do you feel now?"
Rosen looked at Falyn, who was squirming uncomfortably.
"I feel like I've become much stronger, it's amazing! Now, even if you told me to fight a dragon, I might be able to do it!"
Falyn's body was originally composed of dragon blood and dragon meat, so her basic attributes were significantly higher than those of ordinary people.
0 .... ....
After being strengthened by Rosen's sacred lines, her physical quality had undergone a qualitative leap.
"You can slowly get used to this change in the future."
Rosen stroked Falyn's head.
Then, with a gesture, he conjured a large wooden tub.
The tub was filled with hot water.
"Go wash off what's on you. From now on, you are my dependent. You can tell me anything."
"Hmm... can my brother also become a dependent?"
She thought for a few seconds and asked.
"No."
Upon hearing this, Rosen shook his head directly.
Not to mention that his life tree system had no reaction to Laios at all; even if it did, Rosen would never take a male as his dependent unless absolutely necessary.
"Alright then."
Falyn was a little disappointed, but she quickly cheered up.
"Is that all?"
Marcille asked curiously from the side.
"Falyn looks no different than before, just... a bit smelly."
"Marcille, I can wash this off right away, and I can feel that Lord Rosen didn't deceive me. Although I am a long-bodied person, I can feel that I can live for a very long time now~~~"
"Marcille, do you want to become Lord Rosen's dependent too?"
"Huh? Uh, I... I'll pass."