"Right, there's one more thing... can I ask this of you as well?"
"They are my tomodachi!"
"onegai! If it weren't for everyone..."
"I know this is greedy and that I'll owe an unprecedented favor, but if I don't do this, watashi..."
Alfia's matter was over; now it was Alise's turn.
The red-haired girl disregarded her image and performed a standard dogeza right then and there, her tone even becoming humble.
As the Captain of the Astraea Familia, although Alise didn't possess the usual majesty of a captain, she rarely begged someone she'd just met so humbly, as it would be a huge blow to the Familia's reputation.
But Alise had already died once!
So, the girl had nothing left to worry about.
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"I must express my gratitude to you once again, Barbara."
"If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't even have the chance to see Ryu, let alone properly lecture that useless elf..."
"I know what I'm about to say is out of line, but I have to do it... Please, help me resurrect the rest of the Astraea Familia!"
"As long as everyone can be resurrected, I'll do anything!"
As she finished speaking, Alise prostrated herself on the ground in a standard dogeza, her voice sounding very humble as she pleaded.
"..."
No one present spoke, leaving the remaining space to Barbara.
Even Finn chose not to interject.
As the captain, Finn knew that these two girls were not as simple as they appeared, because they were completely different from typical novice Adventurers and appeared exceptionally mature.
Sometimes, they even gave Finn an illusion...
An illusion that they viewed the world as a game!
Finn had only seen a similar feeling in gods, and it was even more exaggerated than in those gods.
Although he was the captain, Finn was willing to trust Barbara's choices; no matter what she did, he would support her.
But before Finn could finish thinking, a gray figure arrived beside Alise. Although she didn't perform a dogeza like Alise, she also knelt on the ground, striking a posture of begging.
"I am the same..."
"There are too many regrets in life. If they can be made up for, you can take my life."
As expected, things had turned out like this...
Everyone in the world has regrets, especially the pain of losing loved ones.
If they found out that Resurrection Magic existed, wouldn't everyone beg others to resurrect those loved ones?
This was the trouble Barbara was about to face in the future...
What would the girl do?
Looking at the two women begging her, Barbara broke free from the fox-person girl's restraint, came before them, and slowly stated her answer...
The next day, on the 18th floor of the Dungeon.
Hyacine and Barbara, with four people in tow, slowly passed through the dense forest and returned once again to the cenotaph of the Astraea Familia.
"I didn't expect to return here so soon, and with such feelings... It feels very subtle!"
Looking at the familiar tombstones before her, memories of her former companions flooded her mind, and Alise's expression was full of emotion.
"I find it quite novel. I didn't expect to see a scene of the dead being resurrected."
Alfia glanced at the silent Ryu behind her, then looked at the red-haired man in armor behind her.
"Chard, go stand guard outside."
"It will take a long time, don't slack off."
Look at that, is that the attitude to take toward someone who was just resurrected?
But when it reached his lips, he only replied, "Understood."
The man was named Chard, a level 7 Adventurer of the Zeus Familia. Seven or eight years ago, he participated in the plan to attack Orario along with Alfia, becoming a stepping stone for the new era. In the end, during his battle with Ottar, he threw the fight and died.
And now, because of Alfia's request, Barbara had pulled this man back from hell and purged the poison within Chard, returning him to his peak state.
Chard's problem was solved, but Alfia's was not, because her frailty had long since become a "Skill".
Hyacine and Barbara could resolve all external status abnormalities, but they couldn't cure the negative effects caused by Alfia's own Skill... This matter had caused Alfia to remain silent for a long time, and perhaps that was why Alfia had such a bad attitude toward Chard?
"Well then, I'm going to start!"
"Let this ended Familia be restored to its original state!"
Following Chard's departure, Barbara came once again to the front of the cenotaph and cast her familiar Resurrection Magic.
There was no chanting and no sound, only golden light and the girl's gentle smile.
After a long while, a sound of breaking earth came from the burial mound. The black-haired girl Kaguya climbed out from the ground in a daze, and then she saw the girls with fiery expressions...
"As expected, I will never forget you for the rest of my life, Kaguya!"
Watching her resurrected companion appear before her eyes, even though she wasn't wearing much and was covered in black dirt, Alise didn't care at all and hugged her directly.
But Kaguya dodged with disgust...
"Huh?"
"I don't need a hug from you, idiot!"
"Can you explain to me what happened?"
"It's obviously Resurrection Magic!"
The explanation was very brief, and the cooldown of the Resurrection Magic was the same. As time passed, the former members of the Astraea Familia crawled out of the dirt one by one and put on the new clothes Ryu had prepared.
"Everyone! This is so great!"
"We will form the Astraea Familia for a lifetime! We will never separate!"
"This one (Alise) is unnecessary; the rest are fine."
"Eh? Why?"
Looking at her resurrected companions, the useless elf shed tears of excitement and hugged everyone tightly; even Alfia, not far away, showed a faint smile.
This scene of reunion was indeed very moving, just like her reunion with Meteria...
After a long while, Barbara stepped forward and asked the resurrected army before her.
"What will you do next?"
Everyone in the Astraea Familia had been reborn, but their goddess was not in this city.
"Of course, we are going to find Lady Astraea!"
"If possible, we would like to officially return to Orario!"
"I also talked to Mama Mia; I might not work at The Hostess of Fertility anymore in the future. I feel a bit sorry for her..."
"Then Ryu should just stay~"
"No! Everyone is here; I will not leave again!"
Without exception, the members of the Astraea Familia all made the same decision: to leave Orario to search for the goddess Astraea, and then...
The reborn Astraea Familia would be resurrected in Orario!
Just like everyone who was resurrected today!
Barbara nodded, then looked at Alfia beside her.
"And you?"
"Let's go find Bell first..." Alfia's tone was somewhat expectant, "Together with Meteria!"
Chard: Then what about me?
Of course he would go too, but given Alfia's personality, she wouldn't say it directly.
Looking at the people around her—some crying, some laughing, some excited, some calm—Barbara only felt that she had not done anything wrong.
Wasn't I here in this world to save the dying and heal the wounded?
Save!
Save them all!
I want everyone to reach a happy ending!
Of course, the number of people saved for the mission was skyrocketing!
It had now reached 1,191,266...
It had exceeded one-tenth of the completion target!
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