The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

"Because of Loren?" Lorenwei didn't react for a moment.

Telling too many lies will indeed cause all sorts of trouble. You'll find yourself unable to get around certain issues.

"Isn't he Loren's grandfather? Didn't we just explain why you two don't know each other?" Kurara suddenly realized and pinched Lorenwei, saying, "Hey! You're making fun of me again!"

She thought Lorenvi was deliberately teasing her with the name Lorenvi, just like she had teased her many times before.

"Pfft—no, really not." Lorenwei thought to herself, I just can't wrap my head around this kind of lie.

"really not?"

"Really, no." Lorenwei looked aggrieved. "Think about it, I'm such a simple-minded person, why would I think so much?"

Kurala laughed in exasperation: "You think you're simple-minded? Then how many people in the world are actually complex-minded?"

"Don't worry, I didn't mean to tease you at all." Lorenwei grabbed Kurara's hand that was pinching her arm, crossed her arms to her chest, stepped forward and pressed her chest against Kurara's, taking advantage of the situation while saying, "I was just thinking that since you're my sister-in-law, if I don't take care of you, who else should I take care of? I didn't even consider Grandpa Loren's matter."

"You, you... I'll strangle you!" This time, Kurala gripped Lorenvi's neck tightly.

At the dining table, Sylph craned her neck, watching Kurara and Lorenve cause trouble in the distance.

Then, she chewed the fork, making a crunching sound.

"What's wrong? This food is so delicious!" Meilan asked, her mouth full.

Looking at Kurara pinching Lorenwei in the distance, Sylph unconsciously replied, "The food is too salty."

"Is it salty? No, it's not." Meilan asked, puzzled.

Sylph pouted, and it took her a long time to take the silver fork, which had many white streaks from her mouth, out of her mouth: "It's so salty, it's so salty that my teeth are about to fall out."

"Could it be that the taste of elves is different from that of others?" Meilan wondered to herself. "Different from me, even from the Demon City?"

Boulbo had long since abandoned his dignity as a mentor and was eating without any restraint, completely oblivious to the young girl's jealousy.

After finishing his meal, Burbo felt so full he could barely stand up.

How long has it been since I've had such delicious food? Only at royal banquets could one find dishes comparable to this. But even there, it's not as comfortable as eating here.

"Mr. Burbo, please don't be angry with me for being a little irritable earlier," Lorenwei said with a smile, handing over a cup of tea.

Boerbo took it and sipped it slowly without saying a word.

Kurala stood by, a little apprehensive, afraid that Lorenwei might say something.

“I’m a proud person, and I appreciate your help, Kuraramon,” Lorenwei said. “But I can also see that you are indeed very capable, at least more capable than me.”

"Hmph." Burbo finally replied. "For the sake of the food, I won't argue with you."

"Therefore, Kurara regards you as a mentor, and I, Siruf, and Melan can hire you as a technical advisor."

Boulbo found this intriguing: "Technical guidance?"

"It's about using your various experiences and skills to guide our professional development."

"..." Boulbo rolled his eyes for a while, then realized what he meant and said angrily, "You just want to learn skills, but you don't acknowledge your mentor?"

"No, no, it's just a matter of how you address me," Lorenwei chuckled. "Actually, we'll pay you every day."

Upon hearing about the reward, Boulbo was somewhat willing to consider it: "What reward?"

"They can eat with us every day."

"...Don't you have any shame?"

Lorenwei replied crisply, "If you agree, I can make some sacrifices, I'll be shameless!"

"You, the daughter of a hero, are you short of such a small amount of money?"

"You, the father of the school principal, are you short of money?"

"With my great abilities, am I not qualified to be a mentor?"

"Hey, I was almost embarrassed to bring this up again if you hadn't mentioned it. You lost the competition for your mentor qualification certificate!"

"...But with my true strength, I won't lose at all!"

Lorenwei ignored her completely, too lazy to think of any other words to refute, and simply rolled her eyes: "You lost."

"You...you're the one who harmed the elderly!"

"You lost."

"Lorenvie, you're stingy and miserly!"

"you lose."

"Lorenwei, you're so petty!"

"you lose."

……

The two started exchanging barbs like fighting cocks. No matter what Burbo said, Lorenwei just kept saying, "You lost."

Burbo leaned on the table, panting heavily with anger.

But that was indeed the objective reality, and he knew it in his heart. Since he had lost the competition for the mentor qualification certificate, he was indeed not qualified to be the mentor of Lorenwei and the others. Kurara's voluntary acceptance of the mentorship was simply an exception.

"Okay, I give up. I'm already here anyway, so I'll agree!"

“It’s a deal.” Lorenwei beamed.

"You're smiling like a little fox!" Bourb retorted angrily.

"Oh, thank you for the compliment." Lorenwei wasn't ashamed at all, and even gave a slap followed by a sweet treat. "Don't worry, I won't treat you badly. Your daily meals will definitely not be lacking."

"That's more like it. It won't do if it's worse than today."

"Today we're celebrating Kulala's recognition of her mentor; from now on, it'll be four dishes and a soup."

"Why are you lowering the standards?!"

"Are you still going to let me cultivate? Have some shame! The heroine's cultivation has been delayed because she became someone's chef? I'm not ashamed, but you'll be cursed to death!"

"..." Burbo decided not to argue with Lorenwei; he simply couldn't win.

After that, the days of cultivation began peacefully.

Burbo was very satisfied; the meals were varied and delicious every day. Although some were so spicy that they brought tears to his eyes, they were indeed rare treats.

"If Lorenwei doesn't settle down with girls, then she'll be wasting her culinary skills!" Burbo muttered to himself when no one was around, but after saying that, he paused and added, "But if she's a girl... she'll definitely be a shrew!"

For the next two weeks or so, everyone focused on their cultivation.

The union is also accepting tasks.

When the team went out to complete the mission, Boulbo simply observed and then guided them on their shortcomings in actual combat.

Interestingly, they encountered the Black Robe Organization three out of five missions. Perhaps this was because the Black Mist Woman had disappeared nearby, and they were investigating the cause.

The unlucky members of the black-robed organization who ran into the line of fire were all subordinates of the woman in the black mist, villains who had committed countless evil deeds, and were thus dealt with by Lorenwei and her group...

There were one or two that didn't seem so evil, and although Lorenwei was willing to take action, Kurala hesitated for a moment, and as a result, Burbo took action and killed them.

"The reason I've lived this long is because I believe in never having any pity for the enemies you've offended," Burbo instructed Kurala. "If you have pity for the enemy, you might end up harming your own teammates."

Lorenwei strongly agreed and even helped to educate him.

Kurala had to admit that the teachings were correct.

After more than half a month of training, everyone's skills have improved significantly.

Burbo was indeed a master, and his experience gave Lorenwei a lot of inspiration, and she also gained new insights into the magic of Ambidextrous Fighting.

Although Lorenwei's professional achievements were higher than Bulpo's in her previous life, there was still a gap in her experience. Moreover, Bulpo's knowledge was more extensive than that of the hero who focused on the Great Demon King.

Under Burbo's guidance, Lorenwei's previously frail body has seen a significant improvement in her martial arts skills. This was something she herself hadn't expected; exchanging experience with a master would yield such a substantial benefit.

At the end of the month, Kurara's professional ability will be promoted to Grand Knight!

On the night of her successful promotion, a small celebration was held next to the small training ground. Lorenwei specially prepared a large table of dishes to celebrate and also bought very good drinks.

The reason they didn't celebrate in the villa was that, to avoid suspicion, Burbo never entered the villa's grounds.

The food and drinks were excellent, and Boulbo ate and drank to his heart's content, eventually collapsing under the table.

Kurara, however, didn't notice her mentor had passed out. She had received a letter from Loren and had slipped back to the little house, where she was looking at it on the balcony.

In the past two weeks, Kurala and Loren have exchanged letters twice, but Loren has not shown up.

Kurara had read the letter three times already. Sitting by the window railing, she felt both joy and melancholy.

She gazed into the distance, lost in thought for a long time.

"Kurara is missing Loren, isn't she? Where did that guy Loren go? Was he kidnapped and made a son-in-law?" Melanie asked Sylph, gazing at Kurara on the balcony.

Sylph: "You have a good imagination."

"Then why hasn't he shown up?" Meilan asked.

"..." Siruf felt a little guilty towards Kurara after being asked that by Melanie.

It was her own coquettishness that prevented Lorenwei from explaining the situation of the Sevi tribe to Kurala, which directly led to the girl's unrequited love and inability to meet him.

An embarrassed Sylph suddenly thought of something and quickly changed the subject, asking, "Hey, by the way, Melanie, you care about Kurara, could it be that you also like Loren?"

“Like Loren? Impossible, impossible. I like Lorenwei.” Meilan said with a frank smile.

Sylph didn't believe her: "...I'm serious."

Meilan reiterated her point of view: "I'm not being irresponsible. Lorenwei is so great, she can cook and take care of people, I really like her."

Sylph looked at Melanie, unsure of what to say.

At this moment, Lorenwei put away her quill and crawled out from under the table with satisfaction: "I think I have the talent of a painter."

"What are you doing?" Meilan asked curiously, bending down to look under the table. She saw Boulbo's drunken, smeared face and exclaimed happily, "I'll draw too!"

"Here you go, take your time drawing." Lorenwei handed the pen to Meilan.

Meilan started drawing even more elaborate painted faces under the table.

Sylph looked at Lorenwei and said slowly, "Kurara read Loren's letter and stood there in a daze for a long time."

After she finished speaking, she kept looking at Lorenwei.

“Ah…” Lorenwei’s gaze fell on Kurara on the balcony of the small villa, and she didn’t know what to say.