Guild Boss's Ambition

It looked like she wouldn't simply give the shoes back to me if I didn't answer.

All I could say was, "Blanny Erhard, the lady who runs the Stone House."

She was stunned for a moment, a strange smile appeared on her face, and then she returned the shoes and the gold coins to me.

"Well, bye, Luo!"

Before I could say anything, she suddenly walked back and forth on the walls on both sides of the alley, disappeared into the sky, and disappeared from my sight. If I was not mistaken, she should be one of the gold contract adventurers of our guild.

"ViVi...Faceless Clown..."

I memorized her voice and appearance so that I could avenge myself someday.

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9. The child was left to my care? (Blannie)

(Branny Erhard)

Since leaving Dark Alley, I haven't looked for Teacher Isabella.

After all, even though ViVi had knocked down the golden-haired man for me, keeping this dangerous person in the city of Mopolis was still too dangerous for the general public, so I inevitably went to the inspection office.

After I finished taking notes, it was already dusk and I had missed the opportunity to visit the teacher.

In addition, I also made an appointment with Sister Meng'er and Xiaolan to have dinner together today.

I heard that they said that the little girl Lian'er who was newly adopted by Sister Meng'er would also be present. Since I have been busy dealing with the homework assigned by teacher Isabella and studying Mi Lu's patriotic poems these days, I have never been able to find time to meet that orphan with a miserable life and see if I can do something for her within my ability.

I had just returned to my room when someone knocked on my door.

"Good afternoon! Sister Branny!"

"Good afternoon, Xiaolan, and...Lian'er?"

I looked at the little girl next to Xiaolan with a little confusion.

The little girl said nothing and just looked at me calmly.

Xiao Lan smiled awkwardly and answered for him: "Yes, she is the Lian'er I mentioned to you a while ago. She is a little introverted and shy. I think she needs some time to get used to everyone in the Stone House."

Do not……

I believe that with your help, Xiaolan, she will be able to integrate into our big family quickly.

I stepped aside and motioned for them to come into the room and talk slowly.

Realizing that this might be a long conversation, I went to make a pot of black tea and got some of the kids' favorite candies.

However, those crystal-clear candies only succeeded in attracting Xiao Lan's attention.

I sat down and looked at the little girl in silence.

From her evasive eyes, I read rejection, uneasiness and a strong dependence on Xiao Lan.

At this time, Xiao Lan smiled and held the candy in her mouth, and explained her purpose: "Sister Berlane, the reason I came to you today is not for anything, but because I want Lian'er to follow you and learn Chinese. As for the reason, you know, her background is a bit special, and it seems that she did not receive the six years of compulsory education in the alliance."

In the Bright Alliance, all children between the ages of six and twelve go to school to receive compulsory education with language and basic combat as the core goals. These six years of compulsory education are completely free and are one of the most important life experiences for every citizen of the Alliance.

A person who doesn't understand language and characters will definitely suffer various losses in real life.

Since Lian'er is already a mute, she should at least learn to read.

I agreed to Xiaolan's request without saying anything: "Okay, I'll take her to see Teacher Isabella tomorrow."

When Xiaolan heard my answer, she immediately broke out into an excited smile, while Lian'er remained calm, like an outsider.

Her reaction gave me a bit of a headache.

Although they are both twelve years old, Gu Shan and Xiao Lan are much more outgoing.

Even at twelve, I wasn't that closed off.

"Well, Hai Lao and I have something important to discuss, so the child will stay with you for the time being, Berlani—"

Suddenly, Xiaolan stood up abruptly, and slipped out of the room like a breeze, catching herself and Lian'er off guard.

Escaped──

She thrust the baby into my hands and ran away—

I looked down at Lian'er──

She stared at the door where Xiaolan left, lost in thought, like a puppy abandoned by its owner.

"Want some candy?"

I picked up a candy and got her attention back.

She looked at me, looked at the candy, and finally shook her head.

To be honest, taking care of children is really not something I'm good at.

But Lian'er seems to be one of the most difficult problem children.

"..."

"..."

A dead silence fell in the room.

Lian'er was just like a puppet, sitting motionless on the sofa.

The atmosphere... is very bad.

"Is there any magic in the world that can make a doll move?"

I thought so in my mind, and then thought of Miss Clown.

Yes, there really is such a magic.

I reached out and patted the girl's shoulder.

Her body trembled with fear and her eyes suddenly looked in my direction.

Snap, snap—Snap.

I gave her five meaningless rhythms with applause.

Her eyes turned from fear to confusion.

Snap, snap—Snap.

I repeated the rhythm of the applause and spread my palms to signal her to follow my movements.

However, Lian'er did not respond to my guidance.

She sat further away, seeming to be the most indifferent audience.

"If it's Miss Clown..."

"She must have a way to get the audience involved in the performance, right?"

"Maybe I should put on a show myself first?"

After thinking it over again, I clapped out five meaningless syllables again, and then extended a longer beat based on those five syllables. The beat was not complicated, but it was enough to excite people's eardrums.

This time, I successfully captured Lian'er's curiosity.

Snap, snap—Snap.

I invited her to play with me again.

She still didn't move, but her amber eyes were wavering.

I waited patiently.

Snap… Snap… Snap…

Eventually, she responded, albeit to the wrong beat.

I patted her head to show my appreciation.

It didn't seem like Xiao Lan was feeling nervous. When Lian'er touched her head, she squinted her eyes in enjoyment.

With the first step, the rest will be much easier.

Just have fun together.

Snap Snap──Snap Snap──

Snap Snap──Snap Snap──

Even if your mouth cannot sing beautiful notes, there are still many forms of music.

While waiting for Xiaolan and the others, I taught Lian'er the rhythm of the adventurers' drinking song. Now, every evening around nine o'clock, as long as we sit in the bar of the stone house for fifteen minutes, we can hear a group of rude men singing this majestic and cheerful tune loudly, and then watch them get drunk and fight each other.

I have always admired Senior Anne for her ability to control drunkards.

"The sun has set."

After I learned how to beat the rhythm from Lian'er, the sun was no longer shining outside the window. The clock in the room pointed to 6:20, which was past Xiaolan's dinner time. After thinking about it, I packed up the tea set and candy box and took Lian'er to the cafeteria.

Sister Meng'er and Xiaolan had been waiting for us there for a long time.

As soon as she saw Xiao Lan, Lian'er took the initiative to sit next to her.

That strong sense of dependence made me a little jealous.

Xiao Lan looked up at me and smiled, "It seems like you two are getting along really well—"

I was suspicious and asked, "How did you know?"

Xiao Lan blinked and said jokingly, "Come on, you two came here holding hands. Sister Meng'er and I looked at you from afar, and it was like seeing a pair of sisters who had been separated for many years."

Even Sister Menger agreed with her: "Yeah, yeah, if you tell someone who doesn't know us that we have a pair of sisters, I'm sure that Berlane and Lian'er will be paired together. Look, one of you has white hair, and the other has gray hair, and you both happen to be the quiet type, it's hard not to get people to misunderstand you."

"..."

I sat down in silence, determined to ignore their siege.

Seeing this, Xiao Lan hugged Lian'er beside her exaggeratedly and cried for help: "Lian'er, what should we do? Your sister is so cold to us, is she angry? How about you go and kiss her a couple of times to cheer her up?"

"Xiao Lan, are you kidding me? Do you think Lian'er will really..."

Unbelievably, Lian'er actually jumped off the chair and walked to me hesitantly.

God, why does she listen to Xiao Lan so much?

Did she trick Lian'er into believing something?

Beside me, Sister Meng'er poked my waist, looking like she was ready to watch a good show.

"Hehe, I've already walked up to you, why don't you let me kiss you?"

"Speak up."

I spat and put my face in front of Lian'er with mixed feelings.

She pecked it briskly and quickly fled back to Blue.

I touched the saliva mark on my cheek and felt an itch in my heart.

"So cute so ...

I found myself awakening to something.

Then, Lian'er suddenly handed us three things one after another.

First, two fat ones.

A light blue lace and a pure blue and white stripe.

Then there is a heart guard.

"..." "..." "..."

The three of us were instantly silenced by the thief's spell and got our lost belongings back in a strange atmosphere.

Xiao Lan stuffed her panties into her skirt pocket and explained to us with a wry smile, "Lian'er seems to steal small items from other people without them even noticing. Based on my observation, Lian'er's unconscious theft behavior won't happen again on the same person in a short period of time. In other words, as long as she steals your panties, you can keep your bra."

"What do you mean by having your panties stolen you can keep your bra..."

After complaining, Sister Meng'er rolled her eyes, then picked up the breast mirror and said calmly, "However, judging from this breast mirror, the person we met last time when we were shopping was probably Lian'er. I don't know how she stole my things. I didn't feel anything poking into my chest at all..."