Reborn as a beautiful girl, I want to be the best in the world

While talking to himself, he gently swirled the glass, then raised it, about to drink.

I reached out and grabbed his wrist, then twisted it gently.

"No drinking allowed for minors."

All the artificial expressions on that stupid face disappeared in an instant, replaced by an expression of agony.

“Ahh, it hurts! Sister Lu, please don’t be so cruel!”

Break the defense in one second.

......

Luo Cheng wailed and complained about my "atrocities" and claimed that he would tell his father.

Come on, if your dad knew you were drinking and flirting, he would definitely put you in solitary confinement for a few days.

Gently spilling the small glass of wine onto the grass, I threw the glass back.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Luo Cheng, who had just caught the wine glass, trembled and almost threw the glass away.

I leaned against the stone railing, supporting my face with one hand, looking at Luo Cheng who was full of hesitation, waiting for him to give a clear answer.

Just, I hope... I won't be disappointed too much.

It seemed that he hesitated for a long time, and the wine in the grass was almost dry, and Luo Cheng——

Finally made up my mind.

"land."

He put the glass aside, turned towards me, and looked serious.

"Run away with me."

......

I didn't respond, but just turned my head and looked at the bright moon, in a daze like he had before.

"This place is not suitable for you, and you are not suitable for this line of work."

Easily negated my spiritual beliefs of the past eleven years.

I lowered my head and remained silent for two seconds, then I laughed at myself and raised my head.

"What? Is that what you wanted to say?"

Smiling seems to make things a lot easier.

But Luo Cheng still didn't give up. He grabbed the stone railing and took a step towards me.

"Lu, I like you."

......

"I've always liked you since we were little... although that's a bit of an exaggeration."

......

"So, I hope you can run away with me, because if you continue on this path, you will collapse one day."

......

"This may be my selfishness...but, Lu, you need to place your spiritual hopes on people who are truly worthy of your hopes and who have hope."

"...You mean, you?"

He took a step closer to me.

"Yes."

"You mean, you want me to run away with you because you want to save me?"

"That's it."

One question and one answer, just like a rehearsal.

I looked into Luo Cheng's eyes, trying to find a hint of insincerity in those silver pupils, but I failed.

I looked up at the sky, closed my eyes, and remained silent. I neither agreed nor refused, just remained silent.

And Luo Cheng never left, staying beside me, waiting for me to give an answer——

Yet, in the end, I disappointed him—and myself.

"boring."

As if I was deserting the battlefield, I threw down these words and turned away without looking back.

"Lu, where are you going?"

no respond.

"Lu, please speak up. If you don't, how can I understand what you are thinking?"

Do not respond.

"Lu! What are you running away from? Is being with me so unbearable for you?"

Luo Cheng's angry voice came from behind.

No, it is not.

I reached the bottom of the stairs, and hearing the footsteps behind me, my legs unconsciously began to move forward and I started running.

I......

I just don't want to admit it...

I hate that and I'm terrified of that.

So, I'm running away.

Back in my bedroom, I threw myself on the bed.

Yes... escape. Always.

【Summer Night, Forest, Killing】

"Huh...huh...huh..."

Rapid breathing.

“Da, da…”

Heavy footsteps.

In the eastern part of the Skarr Empire, in front of a military fortress—

A dark figure was running desperately in the dense and deep jungle.

Judging from his appearance, he was just a middle-aged man in his early thirties, with fair skin, a thin body, strong limbs, but not too rough, and his face was covered with knife scars of varying depths, as well as traces of bullets passing through or piercing.

This is the face of a warrior.

If we look at it from the perspective of the old times, I'm sure everyone would make the same comment.

He is the commander-in-chief of this military fortress.

At this moment, the commander was desperately swinging his legs, trying to speed up his pace to get rid of the figure in the sky...

Hurry up.

Go faster!

He urged himself so much, and never hated himself so much as he did now for not escaping earlier.

I don’t know if it was because of the moonlight or because he was too scared, but the man’s face was pale and not a trace of blood could be seen.

“Damn it… Damn it, damn it, damn it!”

It seemed that he realized that the figure was much faster than himself, or he realized the fact that "he could not escape".

The man gritted his teeth, braked suddenly, then seized the opportunity, rolled forward, and avoided the rapidly falling figure.

"Boom!"

The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, and...the sound of breaking through the air.

Under the moonlight, the slender figure slowly stood up from the dust that had just been raised, and at the same time pulled the sharp blade out of the soil.

"Well......!"

When the man met the figure's eyes, his pupils suddenly constricted and his body involuntarily took a step back. At the same time, his lips slightly opened, but he could not say anything.

The cicadas' chirping on a summer night has never been so piercing.

The stifling heat of the forest almost suffocated him.

Even the night breeze is so noisy that it drives people crazy—

All this made him extremely irritated and desperate at the same time.

"you......!"

The figure under the moonlight can be described as petite.

His height was estimated to be no more than 1.7 meters, his skin was as delicate and white as white porcelain, and he had long, thick black hair draped behind him. Most of his features were covered by a black mask, revealing only a pair of deep, emotionless pupils.

At this moment, she was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and a black gauze miniskirt. She was clenching the silver-white sword in her hand as she faced the man who was forced to the side of the tree.

Who is she?

Considering the recent news and the secretary's reminder this morning, the answer is obvious... The man calmed down, holding onto the tree trunk while slowing down his breathing.

"You...are the...serial political killer that was recently reported on the news?"

Under extreme fear and pressure, the man still spoke.

"I said...there is no deep hatred between you and me. You are just a killer who is paid to do the job."

"How much did your employer pay you to kill me? If you agree to spare my life, I will give you ten times the price immediately, okay? This is an absolutely good deal for you."

He didn't think the other party would give up just because of a few pleas for mercy. After all, he was a killer who could destroy an entire base by himself...

However, based on his style of doing things, the man believed that the other party was just a killer who was paid to do the job, so as long as the price was right, he should be able to survive -

From a common sense perspective, this is correct.

But the other party ignored him, just raised his sword and slowly approached him.

The man took another step back.

"Hey! Don't you believe me?"

"Over the years, although I have not embezzled a penny and have never abused my power, I have still accumulated a lot of funds..."

"If the salary doesn't exceed 5 million G, I can still accept it."

He didn't believe that the price of killing a small character like himself would rise to more than five million G.

If spending money could save his life, he would rather lose everything.

However, these words did not hinder the killer's steps in the slightest.

"Hey, that's enough! I'm not corrupt nor do evil. I've worked diligently for so many years and never made any radical remarks..."

"I'm just an ordinary little commander!"

"Is it necessary to target me like this?!"

In fact, he knew in his heart that being a killer was a profession that was even more conservative than him. Once the mission target was chosen, it could not be changed. Otherwise, it would be considered as betrayal and he would be rejected by his peers and the market.

But despite this... he still had a glimmer of hope.

He didn't want his upright life to end like this at the hands of a killer of unknown origin.

He still has too many regrets and too many concerns.

So he couldn't just die like this.

At least......

At least, he should know why he was killed.

The next second, the other party stopped.