Guild Boss's Ambition

At the same time, several faint moans came from both sides of me. They were Meng'er, Hai Lao and Xiao Gushan, who seemed to have just woken up like me. After seeing them, all the chaos in my mind was immediately integrated, and I instantly connected those terrible experiences that took place in this forest park into a complete memory.

We set out from the entrance of the forest park and experienced many illusions and hardships on the way, including thorn bushes that tore people's skin and flesh, and cliffs that crushed people's bones. After untold hardships, we successfully found the unconscious Gu Shan in the forest. Unfortunately, we later met the red fox, the fox man in white, and Bai Ye...

They blocked our way out...

They said they would erase our memories...

but……

"Why do I still remember everything?"

However, at the moment when I was confused, the president seemed to be more confused than me. Her eyes were full of confusion about the things around her, and she asked many questions in one breath: "Bai Ye? Why are we here? Aren't Hai Lao and I going to look for the missing Gu Shan? Eh? Gu Shan, why are you here? Where have you been for the past three days?"

Gu Shan also showed the same expression as Meng Er: "President Ehard? I'm missing? Ugh - my head hurts - I remember coming to this forest park to find something, but... huh? Strange, what exactly was I looking for in this park? Why can't I remember? Why is it suddenly night? Why is everyone here?"

It seems that, unlike my situation, Gushan and Meng'er have had their memories of the park washed away by Bai Ye.

Bai Ye coughed lightly, and then he opened his thin lips to explain to us: "I believe that when you woke up, you all found that your memories were a little confused. This is because your memories have been devoured by the monster in the park. It is a very strange monster. I couldn't defeat it, and in the end I could only barely lead you out of the outskirts of the forest."

monster?

I remember that it was Bai Ye who erased our memories──

I was very confused, and Meng'er was not a child who could be easily fooled.

She always had considerable doubts about the necromancer Bai Ye.

The president asked, "Let's not talk about whether we really lost part of our memory because of a monster. The question is why did you appear in this place at this time? I heard from Hai Lao that you just went out of the city for a mission, didn't you?"

Facing Ehard's doubts, Bai Ye explained: "Because I was interested in the monster in the forest, I entrusted the task given by the old pervert to other adventurers. In the middle of studying the monster, I happened to find you being attacked by the monster, so I rescued you. As for the truth or falsehood, Anne, whose memory was less affected, should be able to prove it for me."

Can I prove it for her?

This is how the same thing? !

Because of Bai Ye's explanation, everyone who had lost their memories turned their eyes to me.

If I were to go by what I know, Bai Ye and a suspicious person intercepted us in the forest and forced us to accept their memory cleansing...

but……

If I really tell the truth...

Wouldn’t Bai Ye, Meng Er and the others start fighting on the spot?

Moreover, why did Bai Ye think that I could testify for her?

"What's wrong, Annie?"

Seeing that I remained silent for a long time, Meng'er asked with concern: "Is everything Bai Ye said true?"

When I came to my senses, I lied: "Yes, a monster did attack us on our way back. It was very strong and we were no match for it. Then Bai Ye appeared."

Hearing this, Meng'er asked, "What kind of monster is that?"

What kind of monster?

How would I know what kind of monster it is!

I glanced at Bai Ye, and she just smiled at me faintly.

After a split second of thought, I rubbed my temple and said distressedly, "I don't remember. My memory was a little lost at the time, and I have forgotten most of the details..."

At this time, Bai Ye echoed, "In fact, it's not just Annie. Even I was affected by the monster and forgot many things that happened in the forest. Probably to hide its true identity or cover up something, the monster deliberately washed away everything about itself and all our experiences in the forest. I don't know what it is planning."

Then she took the lead again and said with an impatient smile, "Well, now you have successfully rescued Gu Shan, the one you were looking for. If you don't have anything else important to do, then don't stay in this forest park. I was able to save you last time, but you may not be as lucky next time."

That's right.

Our original intention of coming to the forest park was to visit the ancient mountain.

but……

Meng'er was not the type to be afraid of trouble. She immediately asked, "What about the other missing people? Bai Ye, did you rescue them?"

Bai Ye yawned. "Of course not. I don't know them. Why should I risk losing my memory to save them? According to normal procedures, what you have to do is to notify the guards and tell them that there are monsters in the forest park. Then go back to the stone house and return to your original pace of life."

"This……"

Meng'er's brows suddenly frowned in disapproval.

Before she could finish her righteous words, Bai Ye said, "Ehard, I don't want to ask what stupid things you want to do, but as the president of an adventurer's guild, I think you should take the overall interests of the guild as your starting point and carefully weigh the value of your adventurers' lives."

In short, I would advise Meng'er not to die in vain and leave the matter to professionals.

At this time, Hai Lao, who had been silent for a long time, also spoke up: "I think what Bai Ye said is reasonable. Although I no longer remember what happened in the forest park, given our current collective amnesia, this matter is undoubtedly no longer suitable for us to continue to explore in depth. I believe that there must be better choices than us in the guard team."

After listening to Bai Ye and Hai Lao's opinions, Meng Er nodded in compromise: "Okay, okay, since we have already lost our memory once, it means that we have already failed once. In other words, even if we intervene forcefully, we will most likely get the same result in the end. This matter should indeed be handed over to the Security Bureau to handle."

After reaching a consensus, we walked back to the outside of the forest park under the gorgeous moonlight. There were several small hotels outside the park. In one of them, there were two little girls waiting for our return. Perhaps because they were too worried about us, the two girls did not sleep all night. As soon as they saw us walking out of the park, they came out of the hotel to greet us.

Next, we had a midnight snack together, chatted with Xiao Lan for a while about memory loss, treated Gu Shan's foot injuries and found her a new pair of shoes. After taking care of all these trivial matters, everyone who returned from the adventure went back to their hotel rooms to rest - except her and me.

On the small balcony on the top floor of the hotel, the cold winter breeze blew in the white night, waiting for my doubts.

"Why didn't you erase my memory?" I asked.

She smiled at me calmly and asked, "Isn't that a very important experience for you?"

Yes.

I need those experiences.

I gained a lot of courage from it.

After a pause, I asked again: "Won't this bother you?"

"You guys?" Bai Ye laughed dumbly and said, "It's not you guys. They are them and I am me."

In her memory, Bai Ye said that she was also forced.

I couldn’t help but worry: “Is this really okay?”

Bai Ye smiled and said, "In fact, I still erased your memory as agreed. Of course, the percentage erased may not be in line with their expectations, but as long as you don't say it and I don't say it, this matter will become a secret between you and me forever. For the sake of each other's lives, I believe you will keep this little secret with all your heart."

"Who are they?" I nodded and asked curiously.

This time, Bai Ye made a gesture to keep quiet.

The meaning is very easy to understand.

So I tried changing the subject: "I owe you one."

She looked me up and down and said with a smile, "You don't have what I want."

I was stunned and asked, "Then why do you want to help me?"

She looked at the moonlight on the roof thoughtfully and said with a smile: "Because you have what I want."

I gave a wry smile as if giving up: "Okay, you win. I admit that my IQ is not high enough to understand what you are saying."

Bai Ye chuckled happily and said, "I don't want your favor, I want your cocktails. Apart from Bloody Mary, you don't have any other cocktails that I can drink. I need a second cocktail that suits me and the right to name it. I also want to be the first person to drink the finished product."

I couldn't help but laugh and scold: "You asked so many conditions right away, and you still say that you don't have anything you want from me?"

"It really is nothing, my half-elf friend."

She shrugged, yawned for the second time that night, and left the balcony.

I watched her quietly as she left the scene, feeling a subtle feeling in my heart.

……

……

89. Ending (Little Blue)

(Ulu-Lannon)

What was thought to be a very complicated matter ended simply on the eve of dawn.

There were three people when we went there, but when we came back there were strangely two more people.

And except Bai Ye, Gu Shan, Meng Er and the others all lost their memories.

This couldn't help but remind me of the memory erasing ability that Bai Ye had used on me in the past. But even with this association, I still didn't voice my doubts to Bai Ye. After all, although it is said that one can change a country but not one's character, to doubt someone else's character based on such a thin clue would cause irreparable harm to each other.

Moreover, I believe in Bai Ye and the constraints of the soul contract on her.

All in all, regarding the matter of the forest park, our group gave up on it after reporting it to the Security Department. Only Bai Ye said that she was still very interested in the monster, so she parted ways with us and stayed alone.

As a result, the whole incident of Gu Shan's disappearance, like a lost memory, left us with only a faint sense of unreality. Even though Gu Shan, who had survived the disaster, wanted to show off the thrills of her journey to other poster girls in vivid detail, she had no actual memory to support it. In the end, not only did she fail to stir up the topic, she was even regarded as a boastful girl by everyone.

In this way, the stone house returned to its previous normal life.

Adventurers come in an endless stream, some come to fill their stomachs, some come to drink and pick up girls, some come to undertake missions, and some come to the recycling center to trade. The scene of these people coming and going is so pleasing to the eye. And if Gushan had not been successfully brought back by Hai Lao and his friends last night, would the current scene be able to maintain this ordinary and peaceful state?

This stone house...

This city of Mopolis...

There are many things in this world that are worth protecting.

Although this world has such a sad fate, this city contains an admirable rich vitality, just like a snow-proud ice plum growing in the cold winter. No matter how much wind and rain it is exposed to, it will always be full of optimism and strength, and bloom its most beautiful side in the most difficult environment.

Things are always changing without us noticing.

For some reason, there has been a slight change in the smile on Anne's face recently.

The smile still has that slight sense of distance, but there is a hint of sweetness in it, making people feel that she is no longer just a listener at the bar, no longer just a waitress providing drinks to the guests, but presents another richer and more beautiful posture, gradually giving others more space and opportunities to further understand her.

"Ahhh! Little Blue! Little Blue!"

When I was in the locker room preparing to leave after work, Gu Shan, wearing his winter uniform, suddenly ran in excitedly, hugged me like a puppy, and kept shouting, "I'm not dreaming, am I?! I'm not dreaming, am I? How could such an incredible good thing happen? Xiaolan, does your cheek hurt? Are we in the real world now?"

HP-1

Miss System: You have been attacked by Gu Shan and entered combat mode.

Feeling helpless, I slapped away Gu Shan's two claws that were pulling my cheeks with tears in my eyes, and scolded, "Hey, hey, hey, to confirm whether you are dreaming, shouldn't you pinch your cheeks? Why are you pinching mine!"

"Because pinching your cheek hurts!"

"Oh~ So that's the reason!"

I forced a broad smile, grabbed Furuyama's plump face, and then pulled it hard to both sides──

The girl with twin ponytails immediately shouted: "Ah, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Xiaolan! Spare my life!"

I said viciously: "No! In order to make you fully awake, Gushan, I must make you suffer enough pain!"

Unexpectedly, seeing that I had no intention of letting go, Gu Shan did not continue to ask for help. Instead, he did the opposite and put his hands on my cheeks, launching the same attack on me.

I endured the pain and asked dumbly: "Gu Shan, do you know what you are doing?"

The girl nodded vigorously and said, "I'm doing the same thing as you, Xiaolan."

What is the same thing?

Although it is exactly the same action, the nature is completely different, okay?

However, even though I feel unbalanced, it is even more terrible for me and Gu Shan to continue to grab each other's faces. If this stupid look is seen by other poster girls, let alone whether some strange rumors will spread outside, after tomorrow, I am sure that I will continue to be attacked on the face by my colleagues for a long time.

When it comes to teasing cute animals, once someone is the first to do so, there will be a ton of imitators.

Therefore, we must get out of this strange situation as soon as possible.

"Gu Shan, I won't bother with you for the offense before. Let's count down to three, two, one, and everyone let go together, okay?"

"Okay, Xiaolan, then--"

"Three! Two! One!"

“…” “Puff!”

Unexpectedly or not, my sincerity was completely eaten up by the girl Gu Shan. After the countdown, Gu Shan's hands were still stuck on my cheeks like taffy. At the same time, with her skilled and superb ** techniques, she kept changing the two lumps of flesh on my face into all kinds of strange shapes.

"Gushan, do you know you are playing with fire?" I said coldly.

"Xiao Lan, if you let me rub it for another two minutes, I will tell you a secret, okay?" Gu Shan said with an intoxicated look on his face.

Secret? What secret?

Knowing how valuable intelligence is, I suddenly became hesitant.

But I couldn't hesitate too long, otherwise this unscrupulous girl would waste two minutes rubbing my cheeks just for the hesitancy.