Guild Boss's Ambition

The clown fox girl and I locked eyes.

Her purple-painted lips were curled in a mischievous tone.

She tapped Xiaoban's forehead, stopped playing the puppy, stood up, then held my shoulders and pushed me, who was in a daze, to a position where I could be seen by all the audience.

Then she stood next to me, raised her right foot, and used expressions to signal me to follow her movements.

Seeing this, I loosened the dog leash and raised my right foot like her.

She nodded with satisfaction, put down her right foot and raised her left foot.

So I put down my right foot and raised my left foot.

The fox clown nodded with satisfaction again and gave me a thumbs-up.

And just when I thought it was over, she wiped her handboard and did a handstand.

Without giving it much thought, I did a handstand anyway.

There were cheers and clapping all around, and I quickly looked down.

"Yeah, it's true that I'm wearing pants today."

The fox clown crossed her arms across her chest in anger, stomped her feet hard, and made the next designated move.

Do one and a half somersaults in the air.

"It's a difficult move indeed."

I thought so and then tried it.

Unlike the blue-haired fox girl, I had to take an extra run-up to jump to that height, but in the end I still successfully performed her designated movements and landed safely on the ground.

I turned around and looked at the orphan clown. She was pressing her head with her hands in despair, while the audience was laughing.

"Is there anything funny?"

Confused, I tilted my head, picked up the dog leash again, and wanted to leave this inexplicable scene.

But that foxy clown blocked my way.

She shook her finger, took the dog leash from my hand, and then led Xiaoban to where I was standing.

"Could it be that... this clown wants to..."

The fox clown raised her right foot and looked at Little Spot with a challenging look.

The little spotted cat looked at me, then at the foxy clown, barked, and then not only stood up on its two hind legs, but actually raised its right foot and supported its body on one foot.

“Ahh—”

"Wow──what a smart puppy!"

"Well done!"

The next moment, the whole audience, including me, cheered for our powerful Little Spot, and the fox girl clown was so scared that her eyes almost popped out. She didn't believe it and put her hands in her eyes, quickly shifting her center of gravity from the left foot to the right foot.

But our little spotted one is not an easy person to deal with, it did this action with ease.

As a result, the crowd cheered even louder—

The mime clown fell to the ground in an exaggerated manner, but she quickly stood up again, and then showed an extremely shameless smile in front of everyone! She took a small step, and then she did another endless movement of flowing rotation and jumping.

"This is just making things difficult for a dog!"

"That's not fair! That's not what a dog should do!"

Immediately, voices of sympathy for Xiaoban arose from all around, but our Xiaoban silenced these kind-hearted people with practical actions the next moment. Yes, a puppy version of the endless flowing, rotating and jumping exercise was performed in front of hundreds of eyes without any ambiguity!

"I never thought that even a dog could do this endless flow, rotation and jump!"

"Coach, this dog is fouling! And what is this flowing, spinning, jumping, and unlimited sports?"

"Isn't it just a moving, spinning, jumping and unlimited movement? Even a slime can do this move."

"There must be something wrong with the stitches on his body!"

"Has anyone seen it performing the endless flow, spinning and jumping movements? Is it a little penis or a little girl underneath?"

Amid the noisy discussions, Xiaoban puffed out his chest and raised his head conceitedly, wagging his tail belligerently.

I wonder what Sister Bai Ye would think if she saw this scene.

The fox clown's feelings at the moment were very obvious. She refused to admit defeat. Her pink face puffed up into two big cheeks. She ran around the field angrily, doing dozens of somersaults before returning to Little Spot.

This time, she didn't ask Xiaoban to do any somersaults.

She rolled up her sleeves and put on an extremely serious look.

A few seconds later, a mist rose up, and her figure turned from one into five!

Shadow Clone Technique!

Perhaps because Xiaoban had successfully performed the designated movements of the foxy clown many times, the audience this time did not have any opinion on the clown's forced actions. Instead, they all focused their expectant eyes on Xiaoban.

"Xiaoban, I guess you don't have any other options this time, right?"

Likewise, I was looking forward to seeing Little Spot making a fool of himself and seeing his helpless and embarrassing state.

For a moment, Xiaoban didn't move at all.

The five clowns began to dance around Little Spot, as if successfully defeating a puppy was a great thing.

Ou──

Suddenly, the little bird let out a long howl toward the sky. The sound was so loud that it pierced through the layers of the crowd.

Everyone was puzzled, but Xiaoban turned his gaze towards the stone house.

Is it because he can’t stand the bullying of sub-humans and wants to go home?

I pulled the dog leash, but Xiaoban refused to move.

It seems there are other reasons.

After a while, several figures slowly emerged from the sea of ​​people.

“Huh? (This is──)”

Shadow Clone Technique!

At this moment, I saw four stray dogs standing on the same front with Xiaoban, which was just like a puppy version of the Shadow Clone Technique. Seeing such a scene, both I and the audience were stunned, and the fox girl clown collapsed directly. The four clones suddenly turned into a puddle of water on the ground, leaving only a sub-human squatting on the ground worshiping the dogs.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

But I did not forget the important responsibility of taking Xiaoban for a walk, so amidst laughter and chatter, I pulled Xiaoban's leash, slowly stepped out of the crowd's gaze, and walked towards the setting sun.

Before sunset, Xiaoban and I would go home and have dinner.

Otherwise, Sister Xiaolan would be angry, and the other adults would be worried and scolded.

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25. Do you want to team up together? (Raftan)

(Raftan-Fritz)

When I woke up at noon and opened my eyes, Sophie was gone.

Since I lost to Ehard and the others a few days ago and my armor was damaged, I went to the Windmill Arena to practice while the armor was being repaired. At this time, I turned around slightly and my muscles began to ache with fatigue.

"Ah, it seems like there was a lot of noise yesterday..."

After carefully considering my actual physical condition, I conservatively did not put on armor, but only found light leather armor, a battle skirt, leggings, hand guards, and a standard long sword from my suitcase. Even in my leisure time when I did not need to participate in the battle, I habitually made the most basic precautions. Once I was without weapons and protective gear, my vigilance would keep ringing in my chest.

After getting ready, I went downstairs to have lunch and then went up to the third floor of the stone house.

Although it was noon, there were not many people on the third floor of the stone house. There were only a dozen people standing around chatting and discussing. I swept my eyes around the scene and soon found Sophie's shop. She was setting up the recycling center's store with two dwarf workers. She looked very focused and worried...

"Looks like you're in trouble..."

"But that's something she should face personally..."

"Even if I want to help, I don't know where to start..."

“So, Sophie, please do your best.”

I didn't go up to say hello to Sophie, but went straight to the counter of the task assessor.

It's time to let each other get used to loneliness slowly.

"Hello, I want to take on the task."

The old man at the counter glanced at me lazily and said slowly, "Raftan Fritz, a professional paladin, specializing in light summoning magic and shield control, and a comprehensive combat rating of platinum. Since you are already platinum, then I shouldn't have to waste my breath explaining those basic common sense, right?"

I was stunned by the old man's attitude, then smiled and replied, "Yes, I have some knowledge of adventurer affairs."

The old man raised his eyebrows, lowered his head to sort out the documents in the drawer, and asked, "So, do you have any special requirements for this mission? Do you want a platinum level or a gold level? Do you have a target amount? Or how long the mission will take?"

Since this is my first official mission, I want to practice with gold-level missions first.

However, a voice answered the old man's question on my behalf.

"Please give her a platinum-level crusade mission."

I looked towards the source of the voice. It was a familiar and unforgettable face.

That necromancer!

But actually, I don't like her very much.

Not for anything else, just because of that stitched dog.

"Who could do such a horrible thing to a puffy little kid?"

The necromancer came over, gave me a smile, and said softly, "I'm sorry for not introducing myself yet. I'm Bai Ye, and I'm also a platinum-level contract adventurer of the Stone House. If you don't mind, I think we can work together to complete the same mission. After all, every additional companion you have means an extra layer of safety."

I looked at the white night, feeling hesitant.

To be honest, I don't know whether I should believe her.

But at this time, the mission appraiser spoke up: "Don't worry, although this guy is not a good guy, she is harmless. It would be a very good choice for you to go on a mission with her. Once there are any variables during the mission, her ability to respond can come in handy. And if you have to run away, you can just leave her behind as bait──"

"Mr. Hai, how much do you want me to die?" Bai Ye said with a smile.

"I don't want you to die, I just think it doesn't matter if you die." The appraiser named Hai Lao responded.

Their relationship doesn't seem to be very good?

Or is it that their relationship is so good that they can even laugh about life and death?

But, coming back to the point, why did Bai Ye want to cooperate with me?

With the abilities she demonstrated yesterday, it's hard for me to imagine any enemy being able to harm her.

Her last beam of light clearly exceeded the platinum level.

It would not be an exaggeration to even regard it as forbidden magic.

Being so powerful, does she really need to cooperate with others?

"She may have other intentions."

"But has Bai Ye ever done anything to hurt me? And the appraiser Hai Lao has already made a promise just now, so why should I still doubt others? I am wrong. I am wrong to think this way."

"God said that love does not count the evil of others, and does not deny the good of others in the unknown. It is to believe that a person's actions do not have any selfish motives, even if this body is destroyed, to complete the holy faith."

“We must have faith in the goodness of human nature.”

As I reflected on myself, Bai Ye and the appraiser ended their sly exchange and both turned their eyes to me. I calmed down and said, "Sure, since Miss Bai Ye wants to cooperate, I, a newcomer to the adventure world, can learn a lot from her. So, I'll have to trouble Mr. Hai to help arrange our mission."

After a pause, I turned to Bai Ye and asked, "The mission is set to start tomorrow, is that okay? I plan to take a rest today."

Bai Ye blinked and said with a smile: "No problem, I'm not in a hurry to use the money anyway."

So, Hai Lao, who had overheard our conversation, readily took out a task scroll and gave it to us. I spread the scroll out on the table and looked at the contents on the parchment with Bai Ye.

Dragonhorn Rhino Hunting Mission: Defeat 40 Dragonhorn Rhinos and collect their horns.

The task was issued by the Mafeil Chamber of Commerce.

The Dragon-Horned Rhinoceros is a type of monster with gold-level strength, and usually acts in groups.

but……