Guild Boss's Ambition

Hearing my extraordinary response, the lady showed a strange expression.

So I put on a smile and added.

"Sorry, it was just a joke. She is my colleague at work."

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1. The second edition of the sign language book (Little Blue)

(Ulu-Lannon)

Since yesterday, I always feel that the adventurers in the stone house are looking at me with strange eyes.

Based on my experience over the past six months, I can be very sure that those eyes are not just observing me, a cute loli. My intuition tells me that their burning gazes definitely contain meanings beyond those of ordinary lolita control, as if they all have a common secret, and I am the only one who doesn't know it.

One afternoon at the end of November, I encountered cat poop coffee while patrolling the first floor of the stone house - no, that's not it.

cough cough.

The correct way to put it is that I met Mr. Luke.

However, this time Mr. Luke did not mention the civet coffee he always thought about. Instead, he put all his youthful enthusiasm into another thing: "Hello! Xiaolan! The sign language book you wrote is really great!"

Hearing him praising the sign language book so much, as the author of the sign language book, I felt happy from the bottom of my heart.

"Huh? Really? That's great!" I replied with a smile.

"Yeah, yeah, because the illustrations are so cute, I memorized it right away," he commented excitedly.

Eh? Hashidou Madai? The illustrations are very cute?

What is the situation?

If I remember correctly, the illustrations I drew in the sign language book should be very serious──

"Is that possible!"

As a bad premonition arose, Luke took out a small book from his leather waist bag and handed it to me.

《Uru-chan's sign language tactics class☆ is about to begin──》

As soon as I saw this maliciously cute title, I realized that someone was trying or attempting to spread false and distorted information to the naive public, and there are probably only a few suspicious people who are capable of such a heartless act.

First of all, Meng'er is the person in charge of publishing, printing and distribution, so she must know about it!

Secondly, all the illustrations in this book are in the second dimension style of Earth...

In other words, Branny is also an accomplice!

These two sisters are really going too far!

"This cute illustration style is so cute that even I can't help but want to collect a copy!"

"No! Falling in love with yourself is a strictly prohibited thing!"

After returning the sign language book to the young Luke, I rushed into the meeting room of the president's daughter with the pace of an Avenger. Just as I expected, she had already taken a shower after returning from the arena and was sipping milk coffee while processing the documents that she had not finished reading in the morning. Her long legs were unexpectedly and rudely placed on the large desk.

Such a rude attitude, how can it be like what a president should do?

I stared at her embarrassed face and said coldly, "Looks like I won't have to knock on your door next time I come to see you."

She rolled her cunning eyes and struggled to say, "An employee can open his boss's door without permission. If other people outside the stone house saw it, it would be a bad impression!"

"Don't worry, I'm a cute loli." I smiled sweetly and said, "Everyone can understand."

Obviously.

This little girl Meng'er is definitely not an innocent passerby.

When I said the word "cute loli", she immediately turned her face away and began to tremble her shoulders slightly. I didn't need to see her face to conclude that this heartless little girl was definitely laughing at my miserable situation──

OMG!

They simply cannot understand the hardships of being a popular cute creature!

When you become a recognized cute creature, what awaits you is endless teasing and teasing. People will expect a cute creature to pat their heads. Even if you are just having an ordinary meal, a group of perverts with tinted eyes will emit a pink atmosphere and chant disgusting mantras like "so cute, so cute" next door...

What's worse is that in daily work, there are always some idiots with big heads and big butts who talk to me in a joking tone. In that situation, even if I seriously correct their attitudes one by one, it may not produce the expected results, and may even produce the opposite result.

"Wow, even an angry Lan is cute──"

"I really want to knock down the loli who is working hard! I really want to!"

I deeply believe that there are definitely many perverts who hold similar ideas in their hearts, and in order to prevent our president from continuing to stimulate the enthusiasm of those perverted moe boys, I must take this matter seriously.

I said coldly, "President Ehard, do you know what you have done? You have violated my portrait rights!"

Meng Er was stunned for a moment, then he touched his chin and asked, "What is the right of portrait?"

I was also taken aback by her question, and I could only reply angrily, "In short, without the permission of the person concerned, we cannot use or insult his or her portrait without permission. A person's portrait is an integral part of the person. You asked Berlani to paint such a work using my appearance and name. Isn't it equivalent to directly using my body as your canvas?"

After hearing such a serious complaint, Meng'er was dumbfounded on the spot.

"Although I don't quite understand what you mean, Xiaolan, I always feel that this is a very serious accusation!"

"But since you've said so, I will destroy all the remaining sign language books."

Consistent with her usual rigorous and persistent attitude, she readily admitted her mistake and not just said it, but thought very practically about the next step to make up for the mistake. Her way of thinking, which always stands on the moral high ground, makes it difficult for people to be really angry with her. At most, they may just want to punish her a little.

but……

If I remember correctly, there should be quite a few sign language books printed...

In these few short days, I believe Meng'er and the others have only given away about half of them at most...

That is to say...

We'll waste about half of our printing money?

"No! It's such a waste to destroy them all! It's so shameful!"

Suddenly, my thrifty nature came to the fore again: "Since you have already printed them and distributed half of them, it means that there is a high possibility of piracy and reprinting. If that is the case, in this environment where copyright is not respected, you might as well distribute the remaining sign language books to avoid losing money."

Hearing this, the president's pair of green eyes suddenly became very bright: "In other words, Xiaolan, do you agree to let us use your portrait rights? Can we continue with the original cute marketing strategy?"

Cute marketing strategy?

Who on earth taught her this?

"Uh... it's me."

To avoid unnecessary trouble, I immediately glared back at him fiercely and objected, "Pfft! I will not agree to use my portrait rights for such things! In addition to the first edition that has just been published, we will replace the contents of the second, third, and fourth editions with realistic illustrations. Don't let my sign language book become some weird, inappropriate, and suspicious publication!"

At this moment, Meng'er showed an expression of regret.

"Are you really going to change to realistic illustrations? Let's not talk about the readers' reactions. Just looking at the one who helped you draw the pictures, it seems that she herself prefers the cute style of the current pictures. Little Blue, you don't know that after hearing from me that she would help with the illustrations, she was so excited that she didn't sleep all night and finished a series of pictures the next morning!"

Berlane likes to draw my illustrations?

After imagining the scene of the white-haired girl immersed in painting, I suddenly felt a little hesitant.

Naturally, my hesitation did not escape the sight of the Miss President. She was ready to catch this flaw and immediately took advantage of it, appealing to my emotions and reasoning, and launched a heart-warming lobbying.

"Although this sign language book was originally written to prank you, we all think it's a good creation. If there is only a first edition but no sequel, I believe readers will be very disappointed. If the sales of your sign language book decrease due to disappointment, wouldn't that violate your original intention of spreading sign language knowledge?"

Indeed, Meng'er was right.

For the benefit of the deaf and mute community, the more people who read this sign language book, the better.

Compared with everyone's well-being, what is my small loss?

Seeing my silence, Meng'er added one last push and said softly, "Well, if you are worried about being treated as an idiot by others, then Berlani and I are willing to be part of the idiots with you. I will ask Berlani to include everyone in the Stone House in this set of sign language books, and let our daily lives become the teaching materials in this sign language book."

So cunning...

It is really unfair for Meng'er to do a bad thing and then cover it up in a bright and beautiful way.

But if I agree to her, then my future will definitely be devoted to being a commercialized cute person. If adventurers I don't know meet me in the future, their first impression of me will no longer be "I heard that you're a loli with profound knowledge", but "I've read her book before! She's super cute!" - no matter how you think about it, this is an epic disaster.

When I agreed to be the image-maker of the Stone House, I was not mentally prepared for the fame and fortune that would come my way.

Ugh……

I sighed.

Accept the fate that God has arranged for me.

Anyway, I feel both pain and happiness, at least it is a decision made by my own will.

"Since you've come this far, what else can I say? But, Sister Meng'er, don't think that your situation is much better than mine. In the next version, I will definitely help you arrange a series of interesting plots. If the adventurers under your command say any strange gossip to you, don't blame me."

"Okay, I won't regret it."

In response to my threat, Sister Meng'er only managed an expression that seemed to indicate that she had understood the plan.

I feel like I just promised something really extraordinary...

Something I will most likely regret...

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2. Tactical Manual (Raftan)

(Raftan-Fritze)

"Cover me."

"Move forward."

"Enemy spotted."

"Open fire."

The days of being an adventurer are more leisurely than expected. Many of the tasks at Hai Lao's place are not suitable for my personality, or do not meet my needs, or the rewards are too little. As a result, three months after arriving in Mopolis City, Sophie's results are more outstanding. There is business every day, income every day, and progress every day.

At this time, I could only sit alone in the bar area bored and study Miss Lannong's sign language book.

"Miss Anne, do you have any way to make some quick money?"

Taking a sip of the vodka I bought with my meager pocket money, I half sighed and half asked for advice from the beautiful half-elf lady.

She smiled and replied, "I remember that the champion prize of the Midwinter Singles Tournament seemed to be 100,000 gold coins—"

A singles match in the middle of winter?

Come on, when has that thing ever not been won by a legendary adventurer?

"Is there any job I can do?" I asked.

"Dear guest, if you want to accept the mission, you should go to the third floor to find our Mr. Hai Lao."

The half-elf joked at first, then stated in a slightly serious tone: "Besides, our Adventurer's Guild does not do that kind of business. I will only provide guests with some drinks, some information, and a smile. If you really want to get more, I suggest you go to the Dark Street in the west of the city. There you will find some more secret ways."

Dark Street?

Just the name sounds like a place I wouldn't want to get to know.

I don’t know what the sages are thinking. They always like to hide a little darkness in the light.

I sighed again and said, "It's really hard to make money──"

Anne smiled and said, "It's not difficult to make money, it's just that your desire is too great. Under normal circumstances, a person simply cannot have the financial resources to buy an entire earldom, and to be named an earl, that requires the merits and honors accumulated through the accumulation of many lives. If there were no war, how could there be nobles like you?"

"You mean - war is my chance?" I asked, frowning.

Perhaps guessing why I was frowning, the half-elf lady smiled and said, "Of course, I'm not asking you to look forward to the coming of war, or even to start a war yourself. I'm asking you to prepare for the war. After all, our city of Mopolis has the wrath of nature almost every ten years, and you are in your prime, so I think you will definitely have the opportunity to step onto the battlefield."

"War is not about being strong enough to survive."

"That's why our alliance's military expenditure is so high. The life of every soldier is equally precious."

Looking at the sign language book full of childlike patterns in front of me, I asked the half-elf thoughtfully, "Do you think I should give up my career as an adventurer and join the army? Compared to conquering monsters, killing enemies in battle may bring me more opportunities. Maybe I only need one war, and the merits I gain will be enough to buy back my sister's territory."

"But would you do it this way?"

She just smiled and asked me back, because she knew the answer was already in my heart.

"I cannot join the army with such thoughts in mind."

As a paladin, I cannot put any life on the scales against gold and silver.