Guild Boss's Ambition

"Ouch... it doesn't smell very good..."

"Congratulations on successfully learning the difference between oil and acrylic."

"I feel like if I keep using this method, my nose will break sooner or later."

"If your nose is broken, use your tongue to taste it."

"Then please forgive me..."

The way she looked now was quite different from when she was teaching me how to handle housekeeping. Although Senior Berlane still had a blank expression at this time, her speech and behavior were obviously much more cheerful. She was not as strict with me as before, which made me, who was nervous at the beginning, gradually relax and speak and act naturally and without restraint.

The first lesson that Berlane taught me was "Charcoal Sketching".

This was the first time I saw a charcoal pencil in my life, and also the first time I heard the term "sketch".

As a demonstration, the senior found an apple, placed it on an empty table, and then began to draw on the drawing paper.

Rustling.

The senior's movements were very quick and after a while, a lifelike grey apple appeared on the drawing paper.

Finally, Senior Blanny walked to the closet and took out another piece of drawing paper. There was also an apple on this piece of drawing paper. The difference was that this apple was not only black and white, but also had all the colors that our naked eyes could see!

"It's as beautiful as if it was photographed with documentary crystal!" I couldn't help but praise.

"Because it was indeed filmed using recording crystal," Senior Berlani continued.

"Eh?"

I looked at Senior Berlani in astonishment, saying that there seemed to be something wrong with the script.

Senior Berlani blinked, turned around and took out another painting from the closet. It was another red apple.

She placed the two apple images side by side and asked, "Guess which one is the version that records the crystal?"

“Hey, hey, hey—”

I looked left and right and it seemed to me that the two paintings were essentially the same one.

So I tried my luck and guessed, "Are both versions recording crystals?"

There's a one in four chance that I'm right.

However, luck was not on my side this time.

Senior Berlani coughed lightly and said complacently, "Both are paintings."

"Wow, that's amazing! I want to learn this too!"

At this time, the smart disciple would naturally rush to flatter the master.

"It's not a good habit to be rude."

The senior cursed but seemed to be pleased.

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28. Leisure Time (Lian Er)

(Lian Er)

"Lian'er, where are you going when you go out in your pajamas?"

"I'm going to see Taimi, she has the day off tonight!"

"Taimi again? You don't want your sister anymore after you met a new friend, you unfilial daughter!"

I heard the sad and funny voice of Sister Xiaolan behind my ears. After being fooled once or twice, I have learned how to distinguish the truth from falsehood in her tone. I just took today's homework, ran out of the room without looking back, ran happily to Taimi's dormitory, and opened her door with a click.

"Lian'er? Knock before coming in. You scared me!"

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Taimi holding two charcoal pencils in a defensive posture towards me.

"Taimi is such a coward—" I wrote.

"There are too many dangerous people in this stone house!" Taimi pouted.

Sister Heloise once told me a similar argument to Taimi, but her attitude was not as neurotic as Taimi's. She said that the distribution of power in our stone house is in a healthy balance. As long as Bai Ye and Meng'er can perform their functions well and manage the guild properly, the so-called danger will never be a danger.

I sat next to Taimi and wrote to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, the sisters will protect us."

Taimi forced a smile and said, "That's all we can hope for now. Yep! Lian'er, what do you think of my drawing of an apple? Does it look delicious and make you want to eat it?"

Recently, Taimi seems to be learning painting from sister Blanny. Whenever she has nothing to do, she will pick up a paintbrush to practice sketching. Her enthusiasm is so strong that even if we all invite her to play together, she will refuse us without hesitation. Although it is disappointing, her perseverance is very admirable.

If you want to do your homework, it's often most efficient to stay next to Taimi.

When we see our friends struggling, we also want to cheer ourselves up and work harder.

I looked closely at the apple that Taimi had drawn and replied, "It looks like a peach."

Taimi is not a mean-spirited child. Even after hearing my honest thoughts, she just took it calmly, rubbed the back of her head and laughed foolishly: "Hahaha, is it a peach? I think it looks more like a pear! But, think about it on the bright side, it at least looks like a fruit, doesn't it?"

After some optimistic self-deprecation, Taimi picked up a new piece of drawing paper and started practicing again with the apple.

coming.

A signal sounded at this moment, and almost the air in the entire room fell silent at the same time.

It's time to start doing things seriously.

If I hadn't come here to do my homework, Taimi would definitely not let me in tonight. Although she never said it, judging from her usual behavior, she should be the type who hates being disturbed when she is working. She is not like Sister Gu Shan who chatters all day long. She does everything with her whole heart.

Her personality is somewhat similar to that of her sister, Berlane, but she is not as aloof and cold as the former.

After work and study, she would still play with us with a smile on her face.

Work when you work, play when you play.

Taimi is very serious and focused whether she is working or playing.

At Wallace Memorial Academy, math is always the subject with the most homework. However, since I have been exempted from math class by Mr. Caesar, I no longer have to do math exercises, which originally accounted for a large proportion of my homework. So, I only spent fifteen minutes to finish my school homework today.

And since I started school, Teacher Isabella rarely assigned me homework.

“Huh, I finished writing today.”

“I’ve clearly finished my homework, but I still feel unsatisfied and don’t have the same sense of liberation as before.”

I originally thought that school days would be more difficult, but I didn't expect that once the amount of homework from Teacher Isabella was reduced, my study pressure would drop to less than 30% of the usual level. If the goal of doing homework is to consolidate the knowledge learned in class, then what I learned today is too little.

"It seems that Teacher Isabella teaches more than in school..."

"Or should I ask the teacher for some homework tomorrow?"

"But, just let Isabella know that I'm very free, and she will definitely not be lenient when giving homework in the future."

"Ugh...why can't people get something for nothing in this world?!"

After struggling for a while, I finally made the rather painful decision. At this time, Taimi also finished drawing the second apple. This time, she finally made the apple look more like an apple. At least she began to consciously highlight the texture of the apple skin by the weight of the strokes, and also improved the treatment of the shadow part.

"How is it?" she asked with a smile.

I had nothing to do so I rolled my eyes and tried to encourage him: "It looks like an apple now. Do you want to draw something else?"

Taimi agreed without thinking: "Okay! I feel like vomiting after drawing apples too."

I immediately had a good idea.

"Wait a minute, I'll be back in a while."

"Yes, I'll wait. You don't have to worry."

Although Taimi told me not to worry, even if I had mastered the new trick, it was still quite difficult to find it in a short time. After running around in the guild for a while, I returned to Taimi's room.

"You're not going to ask me to draw this?"

Seeing the things I had deliberately made difficult for her, Taimi's expression suddenly turned bitter.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

I nodded to show that I was serious.

"No, no, this is too difficult! Too difficult! It's not even at the beginner's level."

"Where there is a will, there is a way!"

"That's not how you say it! Isn't your Chinese very good?"

"Sister Xiaolan said that only through thorough experience can one gain wisdom!"

"You want to strike me down completely and sink my little boat with one shot, right?"

"Just give it a try!"

After a lot of persuasion, Taimi finally agreed to draw me. Actually, I didn't want her to draw anything special, just our guild's dog, Spotted. However, considering Taimi's current level, it would be a huge challenge for her to draw Spotted well.

"What will Taimi-san draw in the end?"

"It's really exciting! Hehe."

In order not to make Taimi feel uncomfortable, I did not sit over and observe her drawing process. Instead, I found the runes textbook on her desk, which I was not good at, and then lay on her bed to prepare for the lesson while waiting for the result of her drawing. However, only three minutes had passed and I was already completely distracted and could not concentrate on reading.

If you want to blame someone, blame Xiaoban, this cute big stupid dog!

"Hey, hey! Little Spot! Don't move. If I move, the part I just drew will be ruined!"

"Wang Wang!"

Our little Spotted is not a delicious red apple, but a big bad guy with a bad heart. He is very smart and knows who can be offended and who must be pleased. He will give corresponding responses to each person according to the social status of the guild. For example, Taimi, who has just arrived, is obviously in a weaker position.

In Xiaoban's eyes, Taimi might just be his descendant.

Within ten minutes, the little spotted cat started wagging its tail and walking around the room, exploring on its own.

"Yo! You're just opening someone else's closet. It's just been cleaned. Don't bite me with your mouth!"

"Just sit here and don't move! Got it?"

After going through untold hardships, Taimi finally succeeded in capturing Little Ban. In order to make Little Ban behave himself temporarily, she cleverly took out some biscuits and tried to retain the attention of the modified dog. This trick did have an immediate effect on Xiaoban, the big foodie. Unfortunately, Taimi underestimated Little Ban's appetite.

Crunch, crunch, in the blink of an eye, Little Spot had finished a bag of biscuits.

After finishing the biscuits, Little Spot looked at Taimi eagerly, but Taimi had not even had time to finish drawing the sketch. Before Taimi could respond, Little Spot had seen through everything. He shook his head proudly, kicked the empty can without any biscuits, and slowly crawled under the dark bed.

Eat and then sleep, this is our little Spot.

"You're just drawing a piece of wool—"

"Hee hee hee……"

Taimi, who was fooled by Xiaoban, suddenly broke down and went crazy, and I couldn't help laughing at this time. I rolled on the bed holding the pillow and laughed.

"Great! Lian'er, you actually dare to laugh at me! Then don't let it stop!"

“Ah—”

No matter how hard she studies, Taimi is still very playful at heart. In a moment of shame and anger, she jumped onto the bed and started tickling me. Her tickling skills were almost as bad as Sister Xiaolan's. Within half a minute, I used the bed skills taught by Sister Meng'er to turn over and regain control of the situation.

"Hahaha, Lian'er! Don't scratch there! It's very sensitive there! Hahaha!"

"Aww!"

"Hey, wait! Stop! Pause! Lian'er, you stole my underwear!"

After Taimi said that, I realized that there was an extra piece of clothing on my head that was in the way, so I threw it away. At this moment, the little spotted cat hidden under the bed suddenly rushed out from the darkness. It took two nimble runs, then jumped high into the air as if playing a frisbee game, and bit the children's underwear in its mouth.

"It's terrible."

Seeing this, I immediately felt something was wrong.

Unlike other pet dogs, our little Ban has a bad habit when playing Frisbee games. He will throw the objects he bites off to the ground as if they were prey, and this time is no exception. After a round of throwing and biting, Taimi's cute underwear has been torn into pieces and is completely ruined.

"Hey! My...my new underwear!"

"Little Spot! You bad dog! I hate you! And! Lian'er, you too! All the naughty kids, get out now!"

Seeing the underwear being bitten to pieces, classmate Taimi suddenly turned into a devil, and drove us and the dog out of the room at the top of his lungs. Because the distorted face was so scary, I didn't dare to challenge him for a moment, so I could only kick the bad guy Xiaoban's butt in a depressed mood and went back to Sister Xiaolan in a not very happy mood.

"So Taimi-san also has a temper..."

I thought in amazement.

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