You Ditched an R-Rank, Now That I’m an SSR, You Wanna Cry?-Chapter 6: Leveling Up Alone

"Wretched creature!"
"How could our Jiang family produce such an utterly foolish descendant!"
In the main courtyard of the Jiang family in Northern Sichuan, Family Head Jiang Wen slammed the table with resounding "bang bang" noises, so furious he nearly fainted from anger.
He pointed at Jiang Li kneeling below him and raged:
"That was an SSR! And you just let it go? Even let the Mo family pick up the bargain!"
Jiang Li cried with snot and tears covering her face, speaking pitifully:
"Dad, how was I supposed to know an R-card could transform into an SSR after contracting!"
She crawled forward, grabbing Jiang Wen's pant leg and pleading, "Dad, I can't accept this, you have to help me. That SSR was drawn by me! Let's go demand it back from the Mo family!"
Jiang Wen's face turned ashen, grinding his teeth as he said:
"You still have the nerve to say that!"
"No matter what rank of Contracted Spirit you draw, you should never easily abandon them and let them dissipate. This is the most basic character of a Spirit Tamer!"
"But you? You immediately broke the first soul contract and even wanted to watch the other party turn to dust!"
He crouched down, forcefully grabbing Jiang Li's shoulders, "Do you realize that a Main DPS-type SSR Contracted Spirit could elevate our entire Jiang family to become one of Great Xia's top families? Why would the Mo family possibly return it?!"
Jiang Wen looked at his daughter before him, truly wanting to slap her to death!
An SSR!
The dream existence that countless Spirit Tamers pursue.
If he could contract it, he could make the Jiang family soar to greatness!
But such an opportunity was destroyed by this brainless daughter before him.
Jiang Li sobbed uncontrollably:
"Dad, I failed my pity timer back then, I was just too angry at the moment. You must help me get that SSR back!"
Jiang Wen gritted his teeth, "We can only try. Even if we can't get it back, we must make the Mo family pay some price!"
.........
Night fell.
Inside the villa.
Xia Yuan and Mo Shiyu chatted until evening before Xia Yuan roughly understood the general situation of this world.
After all this trouble, Mo Shiyu's stomach growled from hunger, so she prepared to order takeout for a big meal.
Xia Yuan lazily sat on the sofa, his head drooping against the back, waving to her:
"Hey, big sugar mama, I want to eat this world's equivalent of the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast."
Mo Shiyu's mouth twitched slightly, "What the hell is a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast? Also, Contracted Spirits don't need to eat - you sustain your life with spiritual energy."
Xia Yuan leisurely lifted his head, "I'm different from other Contracted Spirits. I like to eat."
Just kidding.
Although he had become a Contracted Spirit now, he used to be someone who loved eating the most, so naturally he wouldn't give up the joy of enjoying delicious food.
Mo Shiyu had no choice but to order plenty of delicious food for Xia Yuan.
After both ate and drank their fill, they prepared to sleep.
Xia Yuan yawned, "So, where do I sleep?"
Mo Shiyu blinked her eyes, "You sleep? Contracted Spirits don't need to sleep, and you can return to the Contracted Spirit space to stay."
Contracted Spirits can enter the Contracted Spirit space to rest, just like Pokémon, taking up no physical space.
Xia Yuan waved his hand, "No no, Fatty Yu, what are you thinking? I'm not becoming a Pokémon. Prepare a room for me. Oh, right, I also need a top-of-the-line computer with the highest configuration."
The more Mo Shiyu listened, the more absurd it sounded, "What do you need a computer for?"
Xia Yuan said seriously, "To play games."
Mo Shiyu: "??!"
What kind of proper Contracted Spirit plays games!
For the first time, she firmly refused:
"No buying! We're usually very busy. The National College Spirit Tamer Competition is starting soon, I must quickly raise your level!"
Xia Yuan became even more shameless, lying down on the sofa, "If you don't buy it for me, I won't fight monsters, I'll just lie flat every day."
Mo Shiyu stared with her beautiful big eyes, full of astonishment.
What kind of willful Contracted Spirit is this?
Is he a child?
Does he need her to coax him like a mama-san!
And normally it's the Spirit Tamer who orders the Contracted Spirit to do things!
But seeing his handsome appearance and that glittering SSR above his head, Mo Shiyu couldn't muster any anger at all.
Helpless, she had to agree.
"Then wait a moment, I'll go tidy up a room for you."
"Okay, then I'll go take a bath."
After spending the day together, Mo Shiyu's way of addressing Xia Yuan had already fallen from the respectful "Senior Xia Yuan" to casual addressing...
All because of his annoyingly cheeky, detestable attitude that made it impossible to respect him at all!
Their relationship had also become somewhat closer, without the initial formality.
By the time Mo Shiyu finished tidying the room, exhausted and aching all over, Xia Yuan had also finished washing and came out, his eight-pack abs exposed, with sunglasses replacing his eyepatch. Anyone who didn't know would think he was going to the beach for vacation.
This scene was still too shocking for a young woman like Mo Shiyu.
After one glance, her pretty face turned completely red, she quickly turned her head away, not daring to look anymore, nervously saying:
"You... you... you need to wear clothes when at home!"
She suddenly remembered those absurd news stories about Spirit Tamers and Contracted Spirits...
Many Spirit Tamers had relationships with their Contracted Spirits.
Because the relationship between the two is too complex - they're both partners and a community of interests.
If it's a man and a woman, spending day and night together, it's easy for that to happen...
Just thinking about this made Mo Shiyu's brain overheat.
If her SSR really made such a request, should she comply or not?
Xia Yuan wiped his hair with a towel, passing by Mo Shiyu, smiling and saying:
"Thanks for the hard work, Fatty Yu master, see you tomorrow."
Mo Shiyu watched his carefree departing back, quickly shaking her head to shake off some unhealthy thoughts.
She forcefully patted her cheeks, "Pull yourself together, can't be full of abs in your mind. We still need to tackle instances tomorrow!"
.........
The next day.
Sichuan University Spirit Tamer Academy, Monster Instances area.
Although it was only 6 AM, this best leveling area was already packed with people, extremely lively!
Spirit Tamers with various Contracted Spirits were constantly shouting in the team formation hall:
"C-rank Level 50 Contracted Spirit leading leveling runs, any support-type Contracted Spirits can join to leech experience, females and pretty female Contracted Spirits prioritized!"
"Team forming for two-star instance conquest, E-rank Level 30 and below Contracted Spirits don't bother!"
"B-rank Level 60 Contracted Spirit expert leading, 10 Spirit Stones, recruiting several hangers-on to join team!"
"New Spirit Tamers team forming for beginner-level instance conquest, no restrictions, leaving as soon as we gather five people!"
"....."
To ensure their own safety, most Spirit Tamers in the academy would choose to team up to tackle Monster Instances, just in case.
Plus teaming up could increase combat power ceiling, allowing them to tackle higher-level instances for generous rewards.
Of course, there were also solo-farming Spirit Tamers.
But they were extremely rare, usually genius figures within the academy with high-rank, high-level powerful Contracted Spirit characters!
The arrival of Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.
"As expected, even though I hid your rank, we still can't avoid being noticed..."
Mo Shiyu sighed helplessly, glancing at the 190cm tall silver-haired man in black beside her.
Xia Yuan still carefreely smiled, casually observing the surrounding scene.
Sichuan University Academy's instance area was vast, occupying who knows how many large mountains!
Looking from afar, the entire mountainside was covered with swirling vortices glowing in different colors - these were probably the instance entrances.
Xia Yuan clasped his hands behind his head, smiling as he asked:
"So, Fatty Yu, which instance are we tackling first?"
Mo Shiyu studied an instance map, "Of course the safest beginner instance first, I'm not familiar with your combat power and skills yet..."
Xia Yuan didn't want to waste time on beginner instances, he clearly understood the strength of his Gojo Satoru template, "That, instances should have danger level rankings too, right..."
Mo Shiyu gave him a somewhat surprised glance, slightly nodding, continuing to explain:
"You're quite knowledgeable for a Contracted Spirit. Monster Instances are ranked by strength as: beginner instances, one-star instances, two-star instances, three-star instances, four-star instances, five-star instances, and finally the most terrifying abyss instances!"
Xia Yuan slightly nodded, "Alright then, we should start with at least three-star instances."
Mo Shiyu surprisingly opened her small red mouth, "Huh? What are you thinking? Definitely not! This is our first time tackling instances."
Xia Yuan looked at her, pondering:
"Right, almost forgot you're still a novice Spirit Tamer who would drag me down."
Mo Shiyu's pretty face visibly puffed up with anger, quietly roaring, "Let's be steady! If we die in the instance, everything's over!"
Xia Yuan spread his hands and acted shamelessly, "Fine, two-star instances then. Any lower and I'm not doing it..."
Mo Shiyu angrily clenched her fists tightly, but completely unable to do anything about him.
After all, he's an SSR...
Mo Shiyu said helplessly: "Should we team up?"
Xia Yuan shook his head, "Teaming up means sharing experience with others, that's not good. I want to... level up alone!"