The confrontation with the unfamiliar demi-human quietly dissolved; Ritsuka completely disregarded the other party.
Compared to this Adventurer who had come to find her at the goddess's behest, she was more sensitive to the changes in the crystal dice; this thing was her cheat.
In her tense state, small characters appeared on the transparent light screen.
...
Quest Name: Path of the Future
Quest Type: Optional
Quest Requirement: Join any Familia, become an Adventurer
Quest Difficulty: Low
Quest Reward: A brand new character template (corresponding to the current world)
...
A brand new version... bah, a brand new quest. For the first time, the crystal dice showed something different from Ritsuka's impression.
This thing actually issues quests?
But it seemed rather laid-back; complete the quest for a reward, or don't—it doesn't matter. The crystal dice didn't give a mandatory completion requirement; the quest type was 'Optional'.
This was quite interesting.
Multitasking, Ritsuka pondered the crystal dice and the quest situation while observing the burly man in front of her, the Orc Tribe Adventurer.
His strength was probably not weak; the aura emanating from him was somewhat astonishing. Although not as strong as the girl who used the King of Heroes class card, he was still a considerably powerful expert.
Perhaps a little stronger than the one who used the Saber class card... if Noble Phantasms were excluded.
Most importantly, this guy was quite tall. In Ritsuka's impression, the only one who could surpass him in height might be the giant-like Heracles.
At a rough glance, this Orc Tribe must have been at least two meters tall.
"Whether or not you meet my Familia Goddess is not for you to decide."
"Oh? Then, is it for you to decide?"
Ritsuka took a small step back, poised to act.
The next moment, Ottar's seemingly sturdy hand reached out to grab her, but she easily twisted her body to the side, evading him.
A hint of surprise flashed in Ottar's eyes. With his speed, even a Level 4 Adventurer would find it difficult to dodge, yet the girl opposite him did so effortlessly, even with a sense of ease.
A serious expression appeared on his face as Ottar stepped forward, wanting to catch Ritsuka, who was quite slippery in the crowd.
This was the person the goddess wanted, so he certainly couldn't harm her.
'This guy is underestimating me...'
Ritsuka made her judgment and suddenly struck with lightning speed.
Her five fingers formed a fist, which she slammed out forcefully.
Her slender arm erupted with astonishing power. Ottar, reacting instinctively, crossed his hands to forcefully take the blow, immediately grunting and sliding back a meter.
Sliding sideways and lowering her body, Ritsuka then placed her hands on the ground and kicked both feet directly towards Ottar's stomach.
The Orc Tribe man immediately left his feet, his body flying backward in a C-shape.
This Orc Tribe, it seemed, was not skilled in speed...
Bang——!!
The muscular man knocked away a group of passersby, smashing directly into the statue in the center of the square. The statue, made of an unknown material, shattered upon impact.
After kicking Ottar away, Ritsuka landed with a backflip, then turned and ran.
"What happened?"
"I don't know, there was suddenly such a loud noise."
"...Wait, the one who flew out, was that 'the king' Ottar!?"
The crowd grew noisy, with many gathering to watch out of curiosity, while the more astute ones began to search for the person who had sent Ottar flying.
However, Ritsuka ran incredibly fast, disappearing in a flash.
At full speed, Ritsuka leaped onto the top of a shop, then used the platforms to spring forward, like an agile monkey, somewhat reminiscent of the one from the Sino-American co-production.
Escaping the commotion in the square, Ritsuka jumped from a rooftop into an alley, lightly patting her chest in mid-air.
With a change of clothes, the girl draped in the sacred cloth slipped through the commercial street.
After changing her outfit and leaving behind a Minotaur's crystal, the trendy girl suddenly transformed into a sun-style girl; in trousers, a top, and flat shoes, she blended into the crowd and finally returned to the library.
"A Goddess... as expected, there are gods in this world. That Loki Familia should be the Familia of that God of Deception."
"But this Boarman, whose subordinate would he be?"
Murmuring to herself, Ritsuka greeted the old man watching the library, went to the second floor, and sat down after picking up a book.
In fact, she had an opportunity just now to severely injure that Boarman.
For some reason, the opponent initially looked down on her, as if he had nothing to fear. This indirectly illustrated the opponent's strength, likely placing him among the stronger ranks in Orario.
She also seemed to hear the crowd shouting something like 'the king' Ottar?
To be bestowed with the title of 'the king', he must have some strength, but an assassination under the element of surprise might have been possible.
After all, she, Emiya Ritsuka, has a Noble Phantasm that can be activated by hand.
[Might that held up the sky and split the sea]
Taking this Noble Phantasm head-on at close range while defenseless, even her strongest opponent encountered so far, Gilgamesh, would likely have half his body blown away.
After much consideration, she didn't dare use her Noble Phantasm, and even the kick that sent the Boarman flying was somewhat held back.
After all, being a newcomer, it wouldn't be good to rashly offend a Goddess—even if that voyeuristic Goddess was a bit annoying.
Through the old man downstairs, she knew that the gods of this world possessed great power.
If she really acted recklessly, she wouldn't be able to stop a true god.
"Forget it, I should study the crystal dice first. That Boarman was no fun at all."
Ritsuka didn't like animals much, at most having some fondness for kittens and puppies; as for pigs, please spare her.
Immediately putting Ottar out of her mind, Ritsuka raised her palm... Mission Name: The Path to the Future
Mission Type: Optional
Mission Requirements: Join any Familia and become an Adventurer
Mission Difficulty: Low
Mission Rewards: A brand new character template (corresponding to the current world)
..."Optional mission, does that mean I can choose to do it or not?"
"..."
No one responded. The crystal dice glowed silently, making Ritsuka give it a dead-fish stare. To be honest, she was still quite looking forward to having a 'Gold Finger' big sister.
Unfortunately, she was just dreaming.
"Character templates... they are like Emiya Shirou and Alcides, right?"
The crystal dice rolled slightly, and two panels appeared one after another. The enlarged virtual light screen looked quite simple... [Emiya Shirou (Archer)]
[synchronization value (100%)]
...[Alcides (Archer/Avenger)]
[synchronization value (100%)]
..."As for templates, they're enough for now, but I'm still a little bit expectant."
Ritsuka pondered. Although she hadn't yet seen the combat methods commonly used by Adventurers in this world, observing from the plaza, it wasn't hard to find that cold weapon combat was still more common.
However, judging from the items dropped by those Minotaurs in the Dungeon, other possibilities existed.
For example, more diverse developments like enchanting, forging, or magic... "Lass, did you go to the plaza just now? What happened over there to be so noisy?"
Just as Ritsuka was seemingly reading but actually thinking, the old man managing the library walked up to the second floor.
Ritsuka immediately put down the book and showed a natural smile.
"I was there just now. They said something about 'the king' Ottar being sent flying? I'm not very sure."
Scratching her hair, Ritsuka had a 'confused' look on her face.
With her acting skills maxed out plus her status as an outsider, the old man didn't sense anything wrong at all. He just said with some surprise, "'the king' Ottar? To be able to send that sole Level 7 flying, could it be that the Loki Familia and Freya Familia are having a conflict?"
The old man muttered and went downstairs.
Sitting on a mat and holding a book, Ritsuka remained silent. She seemed to have heard some incredible news.
First, regardless of the two concerning terms, Loki and Freya.
That guy named Ottar seems to be more than just strong in this Orario... the sole Level 7?
Just that?