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Chapter 478 - Tamer Alliance

Parfait put the various revelations about her father, Hayato, on hold. Postponing problems. She told herself it was a skill.

In that state, Parfait arrived at the Highway Star base with Rhadia and the others.

Since her parents were their benefactors, she had thought they might get along well with the people of Highway Star, but it seemed they were getting along even better than she had imagined.

In fact, it seemed the members of Highway Star considered not just Hayato but the other adults to be their benefactors as well, and they were excitedly talking about that topic.

"Hoh! So my father sometimes goes to Earth for the community’s medical checkups! His actions are of the light side, but to hide it is the work of the Dark Side! I shall give my father a shoulder massage today, at least!"

"Martial arts instruction? I see, military martial arts. Original techniques are important, but techniques cultivated over time are also important."

"Relic-san and Sonia-san even improved the software of the production plant… and remotely? The security of that plant is said to be so robust that you have to do it on site…"

Natsu, Chris, and Rick seemed to be learning various things from the members of Highway Star. It seemed their families and acquaintances were being praised, but Parfait listened closely to see if her own father was being called a savior. But there were no such words of praise.

When the members there noticed Parfait and the others, a great cheer erupted from the members of Highway Star.

Parfait didn’t know what kind of face to make, so she just put on a polite, friendly smile.

For some reason, Rhadia was also being praised for bringing Parfait, with calls of "Ojou, well done!" and "Ojou, you’re amazing!" but the person in question looked like she was about to cry, saying, "Stop calling me Ojou!"

As she was wondering what to do, Orion and Deeger approached with great energy.

"Parfait-chan, your father is Hayato-san!?"

"I should have realized from the weapon and its name. So Parfait-kun is the daughter of the great Hayato-dono."

Parfait knew that her father was famous in AFO. However, she didn’t know much about why he was famous. She had heard that her mother, Esha, was famous as a legendary maid in a bad sense, but she had only heard that her father was a legendary production player.

Ronios, Wilnel’s aunt, also seemed to hold Hayato in high regard, but to be told that by the head of a foundation was scary enough.

"Hayato-san was the leader of the legendary clan ‘Daedalus,’ which Professor Maris was a member of! And I heard he was good friends with Professor Surya too!"

Orion, having said that much, had a look of realization.

"Oh! So when Ginny-chan said she got to wear an animal cosplay, it was because of those connections!"

"Did I say something like that?"

Parfait and her friends were acquainted with Maris and Surya, whom Orion revered, but they hadn’t talked about the reason why they became acquainted. Orion was excited about the connection to Maris, not her father, but for Parfait, it was a different vector from the surrounding surprise, so she was a little relieved. She had had her fill of saviors.

However, Deeger seemed to purely respect her father, Hayato.

"Hayato-dono is one of the most legendary players in AFO’s long history. It’s a surprise to meet his daughter."

"Is he that great? You’re exaggerating, right? Please say you’re exaggerating."

"Hmm? For an old-timer player like myself, it would be stranger not to know him. Hayato-dono discovered the ‘Floating Island’ where the dinosaurs are, and he was the first one to build an airship to get there."

"...He’s done a lot, I guess."

The image of her father struggling with the price of coffee beans still didn’t match this legendary figure. She had no doubt that she respected him as a father, but the direction of that respect was strange. She wanted to say there must be someone with the same name, but since she had a replica of Beelzebub, it was apparently the famous Hayato for sure.

From Parfait’s perspective, she was exasperated that both her parents were famous in a game. But at least she could tell that Hayato wasn’t famous in a bad way. That was plain to see from Deeger’s face.

"Yes, a lot of things. And he was a pure production player with only production skills. He achieved great things like getting a high rank in the Clan Wars without any way to fight. Everyone was shocked when he defeated the top clan at the time, ‘Bandit.’"

Deeger’s eyes became nostalgic as he spoke.

Considering he was being called a savior in the real world, that much was not a problem, Parfait thought, then questioned her own desensitization.

"And it’s said that Hayato-dono was the one who restarted AFO after it ended once. For those of us who have played since then, it’s no exaggeration to call him a savior."

"Another savior…! I’m getting heartburn…!"

The word came up so often it felt like a bargain sale. In fact, it came up so often that it seemed to have no value to Parfait anymore.

"Parfait-kun, I don’t know why you look so exasperated, but regardless of the truth, Hayato-dono is one of the people who made history in AFO. It might just be a game, but to do that in a virtual reality indistinguishable from the real world is worthy of respect, don’t you think?"

Being young, Parfait didn’t quite understand that part. But she understood that it wasn’t a bad thing.

"Besides, the members of Highway Star show respect not just for Hayato-dono… but for all the members of the former clan ‘Daedalus.’ It makes one want to pry into what happened. Of course, I haven’t, so don’t worry."

Deeger smiled to reassure Parfait.

Parfait wanted to know the details of that part, but if there was a possibility that her father was involved in Earth’s history, it was a story she both wanted to know and didn’t want to know.

"Well, let’s put the talk of Hayato-dono aside for now. You may have already heard, but Highway Star will be joining the ‘Cats are God’ alliance. Or more accurately, your ‘Mont Blanc’ alliance."

"That’s fine either way."

"Now, with that settled, this large alliance has made everyone greedy. Myself included."

"Greedy?"

"Yes. I’ve discussed this with Orion-kun and the vice-leader of Highway Star, but we were thinking of taking down the giant beetle Chariot and the dragon Garland. What do you think, Parfait-kun?"

"A large-scale raid battle, you mean."

Deeger nodded as if to say the conversation was moving quickly.

A large-scale raid boss battle that was said to require nearly a hundred members to defeat. Depending on the opponent, it was said that five hundred or even a thousand people were needed. And by forming an alliance with Highway Star, there were no more hostile clans on Cat Island. In other words, everyone could now have an audience with Siegfried.

The number of catnip pieces from the alliance was combined, and it was said that there would be no reversal even if a new clan came now. However, doing nothing was boring. That was where the idea of a large-scale raid battle came from.

It would be an unbalanced party of almost all tamers, but since the types of pets they had were different, they thought it might be possible if they came up with a proper strategy.

(Is that why the mohawk guy was in a hurry?)

The man who had arrived right after Parfait and Rhadia’s fight. He had said they needed to regroup in a hurry, and Parfait thought this was probably why.

However, everyone was already motivated. They were only asking Parfait to be proper since she was the leader of Mont Blanc.

She couldn’t be a party pooper here. And for various reasons, she was in the mood to go wild.

"Let’s do it. I have some pent-up energy to release."

"Good. It’s wonderful to be young. Then, let’s all plan our strategy!"

And so, the clan "Mont Blanc" joined the tamer alliance of "Cats are God," "Cretaceous," and "Highway Star" to participate in a large-scale raid battle.