Guild Boss's Ambition

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29. Reconciliation (Taiwanese)

(Taimi-Moni)

Yesterday, I got angry at my classmate Lian'er because my underwear was bitten by a dog.

But later on I thought, although she was partly responsible for bringing Xiaoban here, the way I handled it was really immature. It was just a newly bought piece of underwear that was bitten to pieces, not a person. I was making a fuss over nothing by getting so angry, and it would even scare Lian'er, who wanted to get along with me in a friendly way.

"I am such an idiot."

"No matter how angry you are, we still have to meet later."

"Ugh, this is so embarrassing and stupid!"

In the early morning, I was silently thinking about my immature self while holding a bag of bread for saving money and slowly walking from the dormitory to the entrance of the guild. Although it was only breakfast time, the guild's restaurant was already quite popular, and the senior poster girls were serving the adventurers and other guests in the guild with excellent manners.

In front of the guild's main entrance, a gray-haired girl with a schoolbag on her back was waiting for me.

Ugh!

She didn't laugh and shout like that today. She avoided my sight today and peeked at me from afar.

Are you afraid that I'm still angry?

Do I look like such a petty girl?

“Maybe it really is…”

Considering my crazy behavior last night, I find it difficult to give a positive evaluation of my own character.

Well, it’s time to take the initiative to apologize, right?

Apologizing is not something to be ashamed of. Instead, apologizing at the right time is a sign of maturity.

"In this round, the one who apologizes first is the winner!"

Inexplicably, I once again found myself struggling in strange places, but I don’t think it’s a bad thing.

"I'm sorry about last night."

"Damn it! I lost!"

Just when I was about to apologize first, Lian'er's pre-written board caught my eye first. If I analyze it according to my logic just now, doesn't it mean that Lian'er is more broad-minded than me?

Is that reasonable? It's not reasonable at all!

How can a cute little girl be more mature and sensible than me?

No, no! This doesn't fit in with our roles at all!

I stared at the gray-haired girl for a long time, and finally I could only respond stiffly: "Well, I forgive you. Next time, you must keep an eye on Xiaoban and don't let him bite things randomly, understand?"

What are you doing!

Saying these words with this expression, wouldn't it look like I'm a complete tsundere to outsiders?

If it was Miss Lan Nong, she would surely be more gentle and generous than I just did, right? For example, we could touch Lian'er's head first, kiss her forehead, and then hug her tenderly. While setting off the flash bomb, we could also experience the deep sisterly love──hmm! Very good! I definitely can't do this script, it's too embarrassing and too happy!

After simply reconciling with Lian'er, the two of us set out for school as usual. Since our departure time was not fixed, we would often be delayed for various reasons such as Lian'er's hair was not tied up, or breakfast was so delicious that she wanted another bowl, etc. Therefore, Cuisi, who also lived nearby, did not go to school with us regularly.

We would occasionally run into her halfway, most of the time not, but we would always see each other when we got to school.

The Stone House was a bit far from Wallace Memorial Academy, so we usually went to school by carriage. And since our Lian'er was a lovely rich second-generation girl, we could ride in the private carriage most of the time. As for the crowded public carriage, Lian'er never wanted to ride it again after trying it once.

According to conservative estimates, the cost of raising a Lian'er and a Taimi is about four hundred times different.

"I'm cheap, and I'm proud!"

Even if I try to comfort myself in this way, it really makes me feel unmotivated.

Looking from afar at Lian'er trotting happily ahead of me, I secretly wondered if her posture was four hundred times cuter than mine.

However, no matter how cute Lian'er is, her appeal was still lost to something this time.

"What is that?"

Looking at a certain point of light floating in the air, I couldn't help but stop in doubt.

Because I stopped, Lian'er also came over curiously and asked me what I meant with her eyes.

I pointed to the small ball of light that was coming toward us and said, "Look! There's something shiny flying."

Lian'er followed my finger and looked towards the light ball.

After a while, she shook her head and looked at me again.

"Didn't Lian'er see it?"

"Or is it something that only I can see?"

As I was thinking this, the ball of light slowly stopped in front of me.

“Can you see me?”

A sweet voice rang out. I looked at Lian'er, and saw that she still had a silly look on her face, and it seemed that she couldn't hear the voice.

I frowned and asked the small ball of light, "Who are you? What are you doing hiding in the ball of light?"

Under Lian'er's puzzled gaze, the ball of light circled in the air and responded with a chuckle: "I just finished shopping at the shopping street and am about to go home! But you, you are one of the few humans who can see me like this. In such a vast sea of ​​people, we can meet like this. I really can't find any other reasonable explanation except the word fate."

"What are you talking about?"

After a brief contact, I didn't want to pay any more attention to this ball of light.

Just as I was about to leave, the voice of the light ball rang out, "Come on, stretch out your hand, we'll give you something delicious, it's definitely not the candy that the queen gave to Snow White, please feel free to eat it."

I stretched out my hand reluctantly, and immediately a piece of fruit candy appeared in my palm.

After I got the fruit candy, the light ball in front of me also disappeared in the blink of an eye. Facing this strange encounter that was like a fleeting moment, I just smiled helplessly, put the candy into my skirt pocket, and explained to the confused Lian'er beside me: "Just now, an invisible friend was talking to me and gave me a candy."

Hearing this, Lian Er took out a writing board and responded: "Are you also suffering from the same Chuunibyou syndrome as Sister Gu Shan?"

Senior Gu Shan...

How deep is your image in Lian'er's mind...

I secretly mourned for Senior Gu Shan who had been shooting at me from a distance for a long time. I recalled the tone of the light ball and said with a smile: "Maybe the one with the Chuunibyou syndrome is actually my friend. He started talking about a fateful meeting. In our city of Mopolis, there are all kinds of people and all kinds of strange things can happen."

"Taimi-san speaks really strangely."

"Because this matter itself is very strange!"

"Strange things usually happen to strange people."

"You are prejudiced! Who on earth gave you this strange knowledge?"

"Sister Gu Shan? Maybe?"

"Why is it Senior Gu Shan again? Is she such an unreliable person?"

"She is such an unreliable person."

While chatting about the deeds of Senior Gushan, Lian'er and I got on the carriage together. Basically, the private carriage team responsible for our area is fixed. After riding in the carriage for a week or two, I have a rough idea of ​​who is in their team, but the coachman in charge of driving today is a stranger.

Since personnel transfers are very common, I didn't say much. After sitting down, I told the coachman the destination as usual, and then closed my eyes to catch up on my sleep.

There is no better time to catch up on sleep in this world than while riding in a car.

However, from now on, I'd better not try to catch up on sleep while riding in a private carriage.

Something is wrong.

The first person to notice something was wrong was Lian'er, who was always full of energy.

She was alert and gently poked my side laugh point when I was sleeping, which immediately made me wake up with my back straightened.

After waking up, I immediately noticed something strange in Lian'er's expression.

The cheerful Lian'er didn't laugh at this time, nor did she make any noises or play with me.

Seeing this, I quickly peeked at the gap under the curtains, and my heart immediately sank.

This carriage was not heading to the school at all, but was heading in an unfamiliar direction!

"We've been kidnapped?"

I made a bold assumption and forced myself to remain calm. The most urgent task was to determine the current situation as quickly as possible.

Now, the carriage we are riding in is box-shaped, and we cannot see the driver's seat from our position. It is possible that after the carriage started, there were accomplices other than the driver sitting on the driver's seat. If there is more than one murderer, then with the strength of Lian'er and I, we may not be able to gain any advantage even if we resist.

"What should I do?"

Even though I grew up alone, this was the first time I encountered such a dangerous situation. Even though I had imagined myself playing the role of a hero and fighting crime many times in the past, when the crime really happened in front of me, I was so panicked that I even wanted to despise myself.

"Uh-huh?"

As if noticing my uneasiness, the mute girl next to me tightly grasped my hand.

Then the high ponytail I tied today fell apart at this moment.

This time, the girl stole my headband, luckily it wasn't any underwear.

After being so confused by her, my mood subtly calmed down a little.

If the other party is really the kidnapper targeting Lian'er, then in order to obtain the ransom from the stone house, they should not harm Lian'er's life, but the struggle should not be too intense, otherwise if we fail to escape and are regarded as dangerous, then we are likely to suffer more restrictive injuries.

"The struggle should be done in a way that delays time, and it would be best if you could leave clues for tracking at the scene."

"According to the time the carriage has traveled, we should still be inside the city..."

Quickly calculating the gains and losses of the moment, I glanced at the gap in the curtains again, and felt that the scenery outside was not receding very fast. In this way, I roughly estimated that the carriage should be traveling at a medium speed. The reason for this was probably to avoid arousing suspicion from the two of us, and secondly to avoid speeding and being blocked by the urban management.

Ah──Hu──

Taking a deep breath and exhaling deeply, I strengthened my will and made a tactical sign language to Lian'er.

"GoGoGo!"

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30. Teeth (Taiwanese)

(Taimi-Moni)

"GoGoGo!"

I didn't expect that I would actually use the tactical sign language book that I picked up to read when I was free. Following the tactical warning I just issued to Lian'er, I kicked the inside of the carriage with all my strength. Although it had a bright and beautiful appearance, the materials of most carriages on the market were actually very fragile. With just one kick, I kicked a big hole in it.

As soon as the hole opened, the strong wind outside the car made our ears ring.

"I'm going to jump out of the car!"

I took action as soon as I thought of it. Even though the situation outside the car was still unclear, I still jumped out of the car first. The impact of landing was greater than I expected. I lost my balance and my body rolled several times on the gravel road due to the huge inertia. Several parts of my skin were rubbed hot and bleeding.

"Lian'er?"

It is said that wild children have thick skin and flesh, and such a violent roll only caused me some superficial injuries. Lian'er, who jumped off the carriage right after me, did even better than me. She had already prepared herself for the fall when she jumped off the carriage. Even though she also experienced a violent roll, she suffered obviously less injuries, and she recovered her balance faster than me.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

The shrewd gray-haired girl acted decisively and immediately ran towards me as soon as she stood firm.

However, at the same time, the carriage in front also braked suddenly.

Three masked sturdy men jumped out from the driver's seat of the car one after another.

Very good, my judgment was correct, I really met a bad guy this time!

I looked around and hurriedly realized that this landing point was the worst. Not only was there no one on the entire road, but it was also far away from the city and was a woodland with lush vegetation. Even if I shouted at the top of my lungs, I didn't think anyone would suddenly appear to save Lian'er and me.

What’s worse is that the three opponents are stronger than Lian’er and me.

In the short time I stood up, Lian Er, who was running towards me, had already been chased by the three people behind me. Not only were they faster than us, they were also equipped with weapons, including long knives and swords, and the bows and arrows that gave me the most headaches and fears. Please! I am only a junior high school student this year, and I haven't learned the lesson of blocking and throwing props yet!

Despite that attempt to find joy in adversity, as soon as I met Lian'er, I immediately ran as fast as I could. I didn't know until I started running that Lian'er was running very fast. I was running shoulder to shoulder with her the moment before, but in the next second I was left a whole body length behind her. The three gangsters chasing after her were almost within reach of me.

"Oh, that's terrible."

When I felt someone grabbing my collar, I really smelled the danger.

Boom!