Although it is a bit shabby, this heroic spirit is super strong

"Do you need me to pick you two up?"

Xiao gave a wicked smile.

"Need not!"

"Brother Xiao, you idiot."

"I didn't expect you two could actually read."

"What do you mean? Isn't this the most basic of basics?"

Lucy looked at Akatsuki as if she were some rare species.

"Then please teach me how to read in the future."

"Huh? So Brother Xiao can't read?"

Rose was very surprised, while Lucy smiled evilly.

"Xiao...Brother, this isn't the attitude of someone asking for help, is it?"

"elder sister…"

Rose looked at her sister who was eager to try and sighed helplessly.

She had anticipated the result.

"Oh, then Lucy's lunch will be halved today. What do you think of my attitude?"

Xiao pinched Lucy's face and asked without sounding joking at all.

"Hey! How can this be..."

"Well, what's the problem?"

"I know I was wrong...that lunch..."

"Not really. I know I'll let you eat well."

Seeing Lucy looking like she was about to cry, Xiao felt speechless.

"Hehe, the three of you seem to have a very good relationship. Are you siblings?"

Anne smiled gently as she watched the three of them playfully.

"No, I bought these two girls from the slave trader yesterday."

"That's it..."

Anne noticed that Lucy and Rose did not have slave collars around their necks.

"Even though yesterday was scary, Akatsuki turned out to be a pretty good guy."

"Sister Annie, what are you talking about all of a sudden?"

Chapter 11 The Dark Poster Girl

"Hehe, Xiao is also a teenager."

Annie looked at Xiao with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"Sister Annie, what are we going to do next?"

Xiao tried to change the subject.

"Well, let's do a combat test first. Xiao, you don't need it."

"Why?"

"Don't be fooled by Bill and the others' jerkish looks. They are all C-rank adventurers. So Xiao, your combat ability must be up to standard."

Seeing Xiao's puzzled look, Annie explained.

"That's it."

"Okay, this way please. Robin, could you come over here and help me?"

Anne called out to a young man who had been watching her from the corner of the association.

"Eh?! O-Okay!"

“That’s so easy to understand.”

Lucy grumbled with a wicked smile as she watched the brown-haired boy named Robin running towards her excitedly.

"Shh sister, it would be bad if anyone heard."

"It's not your turn to say that."

Xiao tapped Lucy's head gently, signaling her to be quiet.

【F-rank.】

Xiao noticed the tag around Robin's neck.

F-level is the lowest level of adventurer, and is often jokingly called a quasi-adventurer.

He was a little worried and asked Lucy and Rose to be more careful later.

It would be bad if the two girls accidentally killed the boy.

"I see."

Rose responded to Xiao in a low voice, and Lucy made an impatient gesture to make it clear.

"Sister Annie, is there anything I can help you with?"

[Well, this guy has a talent for being a bootlicker.]

Seeing Robin's unsatisfied look, Xiao complained silently.

"I'd like to trouble you to do a practical test for the newcomers today. Is it convenient for you now?"

"Are these two little girls?"

"Yes. These two."

"Even though she's a child, there's nothing I can do about Sister Annie's request."

Robin looked at Anne lovingly and touched the back of his head embarrassedly.

"Tsk."

Lucy clicked her tongue quietly, the boy annoyed her as soon as he came up.

"Xiao, let me go first."

"Be a little gentler."

[Young man, you're on your own.]

*

"Lucy, please be careful."

Akatsuki tossed the wooden sword to Lucy and gave her instructions again.

Although he also knew that doing so would probably be of no use.

"I understand. As long as we don't die, everything will be fine, right?"

"Hey!"

"I'm just kidding. I'm just a little angry. Rose, please don't look at me like that."

"Ah, Sister Lucy..."

Rose looked at Lucy helplessly.

"Swordsman, that guy named Akatsuki, please give the order to start."

The brown-haired boy shouted disdainfully.

[Um, should I have asked Lucy to hit her harder just now?]

Xiao felt a little unhappy looking at the arrogant Robin.

Robin seemed to see him as a rival in her pursuit of Anne.

"Well, let's get started."

Lucy heard Xiao's command and flew out in a flash.

Then it fell flat.

"Hahaha, little girl, you can't be an adventurer like this."

Robin laughed, holding his stomach.

"Tsk!"

Lucy stood up unhappily, brushed off the dirt on her body, and started to fight again.

Because her abilities increased so much last night, she hasn't fully adapted to her current body yet.

"Oh, oh, it's quite impressive, eh!"

"If you have time to talk nonsense, you might as well worry about yourself, asshole!"

"Woo!"

Lucy slashed horizontally, breaking Robin's wooden sword and sending him flying.

"Ah la la, there's nothing wrong with Lucy's strength."

Anne looked at Robin's miserable condition and smiled with satisfaction.

"Um, Sister Annie, why do I feel like you seem a little happy?"

Xiao looked at Annie with some uneasiness.

"Hmm? Of course I'm happy because Lucy-chan won, right?

It's absolutely impossible that it's because that kid has been pestering me lately and causing a lot of trouble.

I was happy to see him being taught a lesson."

"Um... Sister Annie, you wouldn't..."

"Ah, of course I don't mean to take revenge, I'm just looking forward to it for a while."

Anne gave a lovely smile and made a gesture with her hands.

[Sister Annie is definitely a scheming person.]

"and…"

Anne's eyes darkened, and she looked a little melancholy.

"If he could face reality, this boy might live longer."

"Is this so..."

"Okay, let's go treat Robin and continue Rose's testing."

Annie clapped her hands and said excitedly.

[Hey! Give me back the feeling I just had!]

Xiao helplessly watched as the kind poster girl used magic to heal the unconscious Robin.

"Um, my name is Rose."

"Yes, I see. Are you a swordsman too?"

Robin covered his head and looked at Rose unhappily.

It was obvious that he wanted to vent his frustrations towards Lucy on Rose.

"Well, that barely counts."

"Huh? You're an adventurer like me, not even sure what your profession is."

Robin looked at Rose with disdain.

[Alas, this stupid boy really deserves a beating.]