Chapter 17: Training with Patriarch
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Goddess Quest
1. Defeat Mark in the Duel for Hero Candidate (Complete)
2. Complete the Blackmore Family Quest for Hero Candidate
Failure Penalty: Your mother, Takahiro Ayase, will die of cancer in the hospital.
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I stared at the quest progress notification and smiled faintly. I was halfway to saving my mom. But soon, dizziness crept over me, and my vision began to blur.
"Looks like it's time for the Sleepy Princess to rest again. Don't hold back—just sleep! I'll make sure to wake you up," Envi, that annoying system, jeered at me, even in this condition.
"Good job...Nao."
For once, Envi's tone sounded strangely normal, almost sincere.
With a weak smile, I let the darkness take me, collapsing with Mark still in my grasp.