Another World Mall

The next day.
A massive tiger finally fell to the ground with its head almost cut off. A few of its fangs had fallen out of its jaws.
Its body was covered in injury, but the situation had been fully controlled.
"We are finally done. Let's clean this up as quickly as possible. Thank you for your hard work for the past few days, everyone," said Clovis while stepping on the tiger's body.
Due to their injuries, Jay and Tianna couldn't join this battle. However, after Clovis' recent power-up, the team had no trouble in defeating the Tier 8 Green Tiger, as Clovis and Christina worked together to take it down.
It took them another thirty minutes to kill the surrounding beasts, but with this, they could conclude their mission.
"We are finally done!" Christina just dropped to the ground, exhausted. "This is insane. It's rare for me to be this tired."
"Considering we have fought the Tier 7 mutated beast and human and two Tier 8 beasts in the span of 5 days, it can't be helped." Melody smiled while handing over a water bottle.
"That's true. If this team were not this abnormal, this kind of achievement would be unimaginable." Christina sighed.
"Well, you should tell Clovis about that. Having two unique abilities is abnormal in the first place." Melody rolled her eyes.
"I can't deny that." Christina chuckled. The most abnormal one was definitely Clovis. "Not only does he have two unique abilities, but his mall is much more unique compared to any other unique abilities."
Melody agreed. "I have read about a lot of unique abilities on the Skynet. It's true that his mall is unique, even among unique abilities. We can grow this fast simply because of that mall. Still, is he not exhausted after all this? He is planning to accept the challenge after this, no?"
Christina shook her head. "You tell me. He hasn't told me anything about the challenge. The biggest problem will be in how to handle the aftermath. Does Clovis want to make that person an enemy? From what I have heard, that guy is a prick. Well, I can't really badmouth him because I was also kind of bad in the past.
"Thanks to my unique ability and my family, I looked down on people at first, including him." Christina scratched the back of her head.
"Being able to acknowledge it and improve yourself makes you much better. In any case, we will just let him handle it however he wants. It's not like it will matter much in the short term. With our current growth rate, we might even surpass him."
"Fair enough." Christina sighed. "I'm just afraid that they are going to pull some sort of trick."
Melody just shrugged, not wanting to care about it anymore.
…
Outside the forest, Kalarn couldn't help but gasp.
Since Tianna couldn't participate in the expedition anymore, she was resting outside the forest with Jay and Kalarn.
Obviously, Kalarn was rather curious about the expedition itself. At the same time, he was quite satisfied with their progress.
It was especially true when he saw Tianna coming out of Jay's tent with a big smile on her face.
"It looks like my daughter doesn't dislike my arrangement." Kalarn smirked, teasing his daughter.
"F-Father!" Tianna was taken aback before looking away embarrassedly.
"I guess this Jay is that good? Clovis is abnormal, but what do you think of him?"
"..." Tianna thought for a moment before shaking her head. "As you already said, Clovis is indeed abnormal. And his women are extraordinary as well. Lucifania has become a big name in the medical field, Christina is obvious as she has a unique ability and came from a big family, and Hana Skylark is a rising star in the business world."
"I see. What about Kanaria Renvolt? She looks like the most normal one."
"While that's true, I have heard that her management skills and understanding of logistics are unmatched. In addition, she is using Soul Weapon, a new type of weapon that the OpenSky Company is researching. A sniper rifle is so powerful that it can be compared to a tank shell. It could harm a Tier 8 beast."
"Really?" Kalarn was dumbfounded.
"Yes. It was still a prototype, so it was better to pay attention to this soul weapon. It might make the same impact as the inner beast soul."
"Noted."
"Well, there is a quite ambiguous relationship between Clovis and Melody and Lavina. Clovis could become the brain of the group at any time, but most of the time, he let Melody take control of it. Their relationship is like that of a couple, but for some reason, they are not a couple.
"As for Lavina, they're like a business partner, but I get the feeling that they have some secrets," explained Tianna.
Kalarn looked down, contemplating. "How about Jay?"
"Jay…" Tianna paused for a moment. "His raw strength is second only to Clovis. That much is certain. Without a pseudo-unique ability or even a unique ability, he is able to cut down a Tier 7 beast in a single swing."
"What? He's only a Tier 6 human, right?"
"Yes. His technique focuses on power, but it's not like he is a muscle brain either. He positioned himself well and didn't talk much.
"You could say that if anything happened to Clovis, Jay could take his role. He was no doubt the Libation Fiesta's vice captain.
"Even though he was the quiet type, he was a caring person. He just showed it through his subtle actions rather than openly sharing it. Though I can't help but say that he is a sword maniac."
Kalarn stayed silent. Just from the way she spoke, it looked like she had a deep interest in Jay. Kalarn raised his finger. "How about we make another joint operation again in the near future? If I'm not mistaken, Absalom is going to participate in that alliance event, so it's clear that they will be sending the Libation Fiesta. What do you think? Becoming one of the participants for our country?"
"!!!" Tianna realized she had been teased again, so she quickly turned around and hid her red face.
Kalarn just smiled as if his plan had worked.
…
Meanwhile, in the city, the general had received the report.
"Sir. This is the report. It looks like the Anatas family is going to formally challenge him in a sparring match. They proposed this type of sparring match."
"This…" The general couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows after reading it.