Guild Boss's Ambition

"I really want to know how Agatha-sister is doing now. We even agreed to go to the river to have a skipping stone competition last time—"

"But now I have already made an appointment with my father..."

"Even if I meet her in the future, I can no longer play with her as Zi Feng."

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, as a transfer student, I finished my classes at Wallace Memorial Academy in the west of the city.

In order to prevent others from associating me with the past Zifeng, my father changed my age from eleven to thirteen when registering my household registration. Because of this, I, who was originally a fourth-grade student with poor academic performance, suddenly became a stupid first-year junior high school student in the eyes of others, and I could not keep up with the learning progress of other students.

With a gloomy mood caused by frustration throughout the whole day, I took a carriage for a while after class, and then got off at the bell tower station near the Temple of Life and Death. At the same time I got off, a little girl who looked energetic came out of the bell tower with a dog. I vaguely recognized this gray-haired girl, and remembered that when I was still Zifeng, she played with our group of kids.

But later, because she was mute, people gradually stopped paying attention to her.

Looking back now, I feel ashamed and regretful.

If it was Sister Agatha, she would definitely lend a helping hand to the girl at that time, right?

She wanted so badly to be friends with everyone, but everyone laughed at her disability and imitated her screams... No matter how I think about it, Alan and the others were too much... No matter how I think about it, we were so childish at the time... No matter how I think about it, I feel that I was a cowardly fool for not having the courage to testify against everyone...

"Uh-huh?"

Because she was so engrossed in watching, the gray-haired girl stopped and looked at me.

"Uh! That..."

Feeling guilty, I responded uneasily: "Good afternoon!"

"What good afternoon? If a stranger suddenly says good afternoon to you, anyone would find it strange, right?"

I silently roared at my clumsy self in my heart, but the mute girl gave me a heart-warming and gentle smile for my abrupt approach, and made a graceful gesture in the air with her ten white fingers.

"Is she responding to my greeting?"

While she was in doubt, the gray-haired girl tilted her head cutely and called out to me.

"This time, she should be asking why I suddenly called her."

"But, I didn't have any reason to stop her just now! I just looked at her out of curiosity."

"No! Anything is fine, we have to find something to talk about, otherwise I'm sure you'll think I'm a weirdo."

Glancing up and down at the gray-haired girl, I quickly found a reasonable excuse for why I suddenly called out to her. At the same time, my face turned red because of this embarrassing discovery.

I looked around and reminded him, "The skirt is rolled up by the backpack."

Hearing my hint, the gray-haired girl turned her head and looked behind herself. However, she was not as reserved as the other girls I knew. She simply put down the skirt tucked between her bag and her back, then smiled widely and gave me a thumbs-up, as if something happy had happened.

"Is it okay even if my panties are exposed?"

Just as she was imagined, this mute girl was really interesting. She was the kind of good girl who was so innocent that stupid boys couldn't help but tease her. Alan's tsundere behavior last time was because he accidentally went too far in his prank, and then coupled with the jealousy of a small number of girls, the incident finally turned into exclusion and bullying.

However, everyone's exclusion did not seem to really hurt this sunny girl.

Today she still smiles happier than anyone else.

After putting her skirt away, she bowed to me politely again, then continued walking with the puppy.

Suddenly, I had an urge to call her back.

But what's the reason?

There must be a legitimate reason for suddenly calling someone, right?

"Oh, forget it. Flirting is not suitable for a timid person like me..."

"Only when I become that ghostly appearance will I have the courage to realize my inner thoughts..."

Watching the gray-haired girl's back gradually walking away, I quietly embarked on my own journey. Today is the scheduled day, and I will go to find that terrible woman to collect the heart for next week.

I am extremely resistant to this disgusting thing.

But as my father said, escape is not a solution after all. I must face my own ancestry head-on.

And the scary woman named Bai Ye is the one who can help me the most at this moment. In addition to providing daily food, she can also provide me with psychological counseling. She always has a way to distort unreasonable things into reasonable versions, and then convince me not to hate myself for bringing trouble to everyone.

Completely opposite to her sister Agatha, Miss Bai Ye is simply the most cold-blooded and ruthless villain in the world.

"Uh-huh?"

After walking for about fifteen minutes, the gray-haired girl in front of me suddenly stopped and looked at me.

It's strange to say, there are countless streets and alleys on this road to success, but I happened to walk the same route as the girl for fifteen minutes, and even passed through several sparsely populated shortcuts. If I were the other person, I would probably wonder if I was being followed.

To avoid misunderstanding, I explained: "Um... I... I wanted to go to the stone house, and this way is faster!"

After hearing my explanation, the gray-haired girl opened her mouth in surprise, then jumped to my side like a rabbit, stepping on the shadow on the ground. Then she made several meaningless gestures to me and shouted excitedly twice.

"Um... sorry, I don't quite understand your gestures."

I was caught unprepared by the gray-haired girl's sudden enthusiasm and friendliness and was at a loss for words.

When he heard that I didn't understand the gesture, he picked up a branch from the ground and used it to scratch some light white scratches on the wall of the alley, writing: "I'm going to the stone house too, let's go together?"

Without much thought, I immediately nodded and agreed: "Yes! Thank you."

"Eh? What did I say? Thank you?"

Although it felt a bit inappropriate to thank her so suddenly, she didn't seem to care much about my choice of words. She just hummed a cheerful tune, led her strange-looking dog, and started walking again.

"Uh!"

I immediately chased after her, walked side by side with her, and tried hard to find something to talk about.

But perhaps because of the language barrier, the mute girl next to me didn't seem to want to chat with a stranger like me. This was a bit unusual for me who used to chat nonstop with my friends.

Although I'm not used to it, but looking at the girl's sunny profile, I feel novel.

What on earth made her so happy?

As she walked, the gray-haired girl suddenly stopped beside a house.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

She made a gesture to me to be quiet, then moved the puppy to the wall of the house and told it to stand still.

"What do you want to do?"

As I was looking at her in amazement, the gray-haired girl actually stepped onto the back of the half-grown medium-sized dog using the middle step. What was even more bizarre was that the little dog was actually able to support the weight of a human being. It was even so strong that even when the girl was ready to jump on its back, it remained completely stable.

"Is this really a dog? Or is it one of my own kind?"

I silently complained about this unreasonable scene in my mind, and the gray-haired girl over there had successfully climbed up the wall of the house. She walked easily on the short and narrow wall like a squirrel, and swiftly walked to a big tree planted outside the house. Then she stood on tiptoes and gently picked two blooming purple flowers from the tree.

Ugh!

With an energetic cheer, she landed on the ground with a thump and handed me one of the flowers.

"Is it for me?" I asked in surprise, even though I knew the answer.

She giggled and suddenly loosened her hand holding the flower, which scared me so much that I forgot to reach out and take the flower.

Ahhhhh

Seeing that I had connected the purple flower, she screamed again and demonstrated again by putting the end of the flower in her mouth.

Do you want me to taste the nectar?

I imitated her movements and sucked on the end of the purple flower.

The nectar is generous in quantity and not overly sweet, but full of fragrant floral aromas.

"It tastes great!" I praised.

"Ah wu..."

The girl gave a thumbs-up, a gesture I could understand.

What an interesting girl.

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3. Shopping (Tracey)

(Tracey Garcia)

Later, at the same time every Wednesday, I would meet her at the door of the clock tower.

I forgot to ask her name several times, and I didn't have the courage to ask it many times. It was not until mid-May in the summer that I asked her name on a Wednesday and asked her to go shopping and play together that Sunday.

Apart from Sister Agatha, this was the first time I took the initiative to ask a girl out on a date, and Lian'er accepted my invitation very readily. She gave people the impression that she was the type who was easy to date.

Just this Sunday, I waited for Lian'er at the door of the stone house at nine o'clock in the morning as agreed. Due to my mother's forced interference, I, who had originally planned to dress like a boy, had to wear a floral skirt that was inconvenient to move in due to various force majeure. From this point of view, my parents now completely want to raise me as a girl.

However, from Miss Bai Ye's point of view, my painted skin actually has no gender distinction.

But based on psychological habits, I am still a little resistant to skirts that represent the image of girls.

By the way, since the identity of Zifeng can no longer be used, my appearance is no longer the blonde and blue eyes of the past. Instead, I have replaced my father Lvliu's light green hair color. As for the facial features, they are simulated according to the childhood photos of my grandmother. Overall, I have a more delicate and lovely appearance.

Thanks to my grandmother's early maturity, my height is slightly higher than Lian'er's by half a head.

From now on, I will adjust my body shape and appearance regularly to meet the standards of a normal person.

For Painted Skin, modifying my body image is as easy as breathing. Furthermore, I can even simulate the internal organs of other creatures. For example, when I simulate the ears of orcs, my hearing will be improved. For example, when I transform into a half-dragon, the dragon horns and scales will increase my magic affinity and magic resistance respectively.

These are all very convenient uses, but the simulated racial characteristics will generally only retain less than 50%. Also, apart from humans, other creatures such as cats and dogs are all beyond my ability to imitate. According to Miss Bai Ye, the double phantom similar to Painted Skin can also completely replicate creatures other than humans.

Comparing the two, it seems that we Painted Skins are a weaker race than the Double Phantoms.

Although I don't care much about this, I still feel a little bit of shame for losing.

"Hello, little boy, how many people are there?"

"One... no, two."

"Then please come to the table for four over here."

The one who greeted me was a brown-haired girl with twin ponytails. She was probably three years older than my real age, but almost the same age as my virtual age. Seeing her so young and yet able to entertain so many guests in the guild with ease and ease, I immediately felt a surge of admiration for her and couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

"Is there something strange on my face, my friend?"

Noticing my overly curious gaze, the hostess touched her cheek in confusion.

I quickly explained, "No, no! I just... I just thought it was amazing that you were able to work at such a young age, so... I was carried away for a moment."

"Very--great? Do you think I'm very good?" the little poster girl asked in a strange tone.

"Yes, I think you are a very good role model!" I expressed my admiration.

Hearing this, the praised young poster girl smiled strangely and said modestly like an adult: "Actually, my job is just some simple work, nothing special. Even a girl like you can be competent for this job as long as you are trained by the seniors for a month or two."

"It seems like he can do something! Gu Shan~~"

At this time, a familiar pretty girl walked over with Lian'er. Hearing her words, the twin-tailed poster girl called Gu Shan's face changed slightly. She scratched her cheek and said awkwardly, "It's just pouring tea and passing water. What can I do?"

The graceful little girl asked darkly, "Should I take what you just said as sarcasm?"

The poster girl Gu Shan couldn't help but complain and laughed: "Oh my, my Lord Lan Nong, I was just a little too proud of the guests' praise. Do you have to mock me like this?"

"Ulu-Lannon..."

This girl was one of the staff members who helped me complete the assigned task on the third floor of the Stone House that day. At the same time, she was also the model for the photo shoot and advertising for her mother's cosmetics store a while ago. Unlike the friendly and amiable temperament in front of me, after combing her hair and putting on makeup, Miss Lan Nong was like the daughter of God, so beautiful that she seemed otherworldly.

I really didn't expect that she and Lian'er actually knew each other.

The moment I was distracted, the receptionist Gu Shan had finished chatting with Miss Lan Nong, and returned to her official business attitude, smiled at me and said, "I'm so sorry, my new friend of Lian'er, if you want to have breakfast, my personal recommendation is today's fresh lobster cream noodles, which is a rare dish made by our chef himself, and it tastes very good!"

Lobster? It sounds expensive...

I hesitated about the price and asked evasively, "I want to see the menu first."

Miss Lan Nong was as considerate as the rumors said. She led Lian'er to sit opposite me and said to the hostess Gu Shan, "It's rare that Lian'er's friends come to the Stone House, so I'll treat them. Gu Shan, give us three bowls of Yi noodles and three glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice."

"Oh, great!"

After writing the list, Gu Shan trotted away briskly, but I was confused by the sudden appearance of Miss Lan Nong.

"Um...please ask..."

When I was feeling uneasy, Miss Lannong's gentle smile calmed my anxious mood.

Since I had changed my appearance, Miss Lannong introduced herself for the second time: "Sorry, we were rude just now, Tris. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ulu-Lannong, and I am Lian'er's guardian...sister. If you don't mind, can I go out for a stroll with you? To be honest, a place with a lot of people like Sakura Street is not suitable for you two children to go alone. Besides, I am quite familiar with the roads there, so I can take you around."

In front of Miss Lannong's mature and sophisticated conversation, my mind was completely blank. Without time to think, I nodded and agreed to her proposal. By the time I realized it, the opportunity to decline had disappeared, and instead, I was offered freshly squeezed orange juice by the hostess Gu Shan.