Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

The rat man Guiyu couldn't figure out what the fox woman was up to for a moment, but it didn't matter. There was no harm in accepting this temporary acting position anyway.

"Then I will respectfully obey your orders. If there is anything I have done poorly, I hope you can help me."

Rat Man Guiyu smiled politely. For his subsequent road to power, this was just the beginning - the real highlight would be the "temporary chief hall master selection" ten days after the chief hall master had been missing. The "position" on the road to the chief hall master was Rat Man Guiyu's real interim goal.

On the other side, the fox-man grandmother Huanyan responded to the rat-man Guiyu with a forced smile. The reason why she "helped" this guy was not because she really recognized him, but for the fox-man Huanyan, it was more important to personally control the investigation work.

In her opinion, as long as the truth of last night's incident is known, the whereabouts of the chief hall master will be revealed.

Even if something unexpected happens to the chief hall master... it won't be too late for the fox man Huanyan to start competing with the old rat man for the position then.

——(Little Liuli... I hope you are innocent...)

The fox-man Huanyan didn't want to attack Xiao Liuli. Given her friendship with the previous Liutang master, Magai, Xiao Liuli was like her granddaughter.

However, the fox-woman Huanyan has lived to this age and has seen countless bizarre things, so she must prepare herself mentally for the worst.

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When the fox-man Grandma Huanyan was racking her brains to think about it, she could never have imagined that the little Liuli, whom she was worried about, was actually making a bizarre invitation to an outsider.

"Zhao... Zhao Ye Liuque?"

When Jiang Ran heard Shiiki Ruri ask him this question, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Fortunately, he was dressed as the Frost Knight Stan at this time, and the sturdy helmet protected his eyes.

"Yes, Teruya Liuque, have you ever heard of it?"

Shiiki Ruri did not have the ability to see through things, so she could not notice Lord Stan's reaction through the helmet. As for Lord Stan's slight hesitation just now, Shiiki Ruri attributed it to his surprise at her sudden arrival.

To be honest, Shiiki Ruri herself didn't expect that her luck would be so good today.

She had tried many times to talk to the Frost Armor Knight before, but she couldn't find him. This time, after she healed her leg wound, she suddenly had the urge to rush to the inn where the Frost Armor Knight was staying. Unexpectedly, she actually ran into him.

As soon as she saw the Frost Armor Knight, Shiiki Ruri had thousands of words in her heart that rushed to her throat. She wanted to say this and that, but after all, people only have one mouth, so she could only say the important things first.

As for the most important thing at the moment, in Shiiki Ruri's opinion, it is to let the Frost Armor Knight join Teruya Ryujaku and prepare for the upcoming selection of the "temporary head master"...!

10.03 - Break the Pot

"I have heard of it... but I don't know the details."

The answer given by Frost Knight Stan-sama was exactly within the range of Shiki Ruri's expectations.

Shiiki Ruri felt that as the Frost Armor Knight, he should have heard of "Teruya Ryuja", but given the organization's usual low-key style, it would be abnormal for people outside the organization to know too much about it.

Therefore, the answer from Lord Frost Knight was exactly what she needed at the moment.

"Then...if there is a chance for me to join 'Teruya Ryuja', would you consider it, Master Stan?" Shiiki Ruri held his breath and continued to test.

"Uh, join? ...From what I know, Teruya Ryujaku is supposed to be a secret intelligence organization. A mere burly, wandering knight like me wouldn't fit in with such an organization, haha."

The self-deprecating laughter of the Frost Armor Knight eased the awkward atmosphere in the inn a little, but his euphemistic words still made Shiiki Ruri hit a snag - the Frost Armor Knight's statement didn't mean that he had no interest at all, but it was at least ninety-nine percent uninterested.

Shiiki Ruri sighed inwardly, feeling that things really couldn't go so smoothly... Her "sudden idea" was really too wild and unrealistic.

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As for why Shiiki Ruri invited Frost Knight Stan to join Teruya Ryuja, and why he was asked to participate in the "Temporary Head Master Selection", this story started earlier today.

At that time, Shiiki Ruri, who had escaped from the base under the lake, rushed all the way to the nearest large town and received the blessing and treatment of the clergy in the church.

Under the protection of the gods, the priests' treatment is not only extremely effective but also highly efficient.

After regaining her freedom to walk, a question came to Shiiki Ruri: where should she go next and what kind of life should she live... ?

Frankly speaking, Shiiki Ruri has been concentrating on the assassination of Tetodav recently. She has given little thought to how to arrange her life after the assassination and only has some vague ideas.

The only thing that Shiiki Ruri is sure of is that the cat girl restaurant entrusted to her by Aunt Magee must continue to operate. Speaking of the cat girl restaurant, it is inevitably inextricably linked to the organization.

Whether to leave the organization - this inevitable choice emerged in Shiiki Ruri's mind.

According to her original idea, after the successful assassination of Tetodav, she, the murderer, should stay as far away from the organization as possible and it would be best if the organization completely forgot that there was such a person as Shiki Ruri.

However, it is not easy to leave an organization like Zhaoye Liuque, let alone quickly sever ties with it in a short period of time.

Shiiki Ruri thought and thought, and while thinking, she touched her tail and almost pulled out the fluffy tail.

Then, she finally realized that the most dangerous place is actually the safest place. If she wanted to avoid being suspected by the organization, her best course of action was to continue staying in the organization and pretend that nothing had happened and continue to be the head of Liutang.

When it comes to working in Teruya Ryujaku, Shiiki Ruri is actually not opposed to it. Having grown up in the organization, she has long regarded the organization as her home.

Furthermore, the position of the head of Liutang is actually a relic passed down to Shiiki Ruri by Aunt Magee. If Shiiki Ruri just leaves like that, it would be a waste of Aunt Magee's hard work.

In general, Shiiki Ruri discovered that if there was no such person as Tetodav, she would have no idea or need to leave the organization, and her act of assassinating Tetodav was not a betrayal of the organization. If she had a higher emotional intelligence, she could even shamelessly say that she had eliminated a scourge for the organization.

Therefore, it seems possible to continue staying in the organization - after reaching this idea, Shiiki Ruri naturally began to think about the question of "Who will be the next head master?"

Shiiki Ruri herself does not want to be the chief hall master, but who will be the next chief hall master is very important to her.

The chief hall master is the helmsman of the organization and the weather vane of the organization. If the next chief hall master is not someone that Shiiki Ruri can trust, then she will not be able to stay in the organization.

At this moment, Shiiki Ruri thought of the Frost Knight, Lord Stan. She had previously recommended this talent to the organization, but due to too many emergencies recently, the internal processes of the organization were delayed.

Shiiki Ruri had a wild idea: if Lord Stan could become the next head master of Teruya Ryujaku, what a wonderful future that would be. So in order to make her imagination come true, she rushed back to Mel Town without stopping, hoping to meet Lord Stan by chance.

Hence the current embarrassing situation.

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What should we do to make Lord Frost Armor Knight willing to join Zhaoye Liuque?

Shiiki Ruri looked at the Frost Knight Stan, who seemed to be about to go on a long journey, and felt extremely worried.

When it comes to persuading and recruiting new members, Shiiki Ruri is not a professional. This kind of thing is usually done by the people from Quetang. The group of people led by Rat Man Guiyu are all top-notch masters of rhetoric. From a hundred-year-old grandmother to a three-year-old child, there is no one they can't recruit.

But Shiiki Ruri has no experience in this kind of thing. She now feels that she has no cards to play. As the owner of a restaurant, what can she use to persuade Lord Stan?

"Master Stan, you're too modest, meow. If you're considered a big, strong person for helping the restaurant revive, then there's no one in this world who is truly intelligent, meow."

In a hurry, Shiiki Ruri could only start to flatter and buy time, but Lord Stan didn't buy it. After he politely chatted with Shiiki Ruri for a few more words, he directly said that he had something to do and had to leave first.

Hearing this, Shiiki Ruri immediately became anxious.

She had not known before that the Frost Knight, Stan, was elusive, until she had tried to find him but failed some time ago, only then did she realize that this person was a rare find.

In the past, she only had to take care of Liutang and the Cat Girl Restaurant, but now she has a mess of assassinating a big boss to clean up;

So, Shiiki Ruri subconsciously asked, "Then...will you return to Mel Town? Didn't you say before that you wanted to be the second-in-command of the Cat Girl Restaurant? Does that still count, meow...?"

Lord Stan was a little embarrassed when he heard this question. He hesitated for a moment before giving an ambiguous answer.

"I think so, but I can't guarantee you."

These insecure words cut off Shiiki Ruri's last bit of caution.

In order to ensure that Lord Stan would not be let go this time, Shiiki Ruri took a deep breath and started to act unreasonably.

"Okay, meow, if that's the case, Master Stan, I can only tell you the truth, meow..."

Shiiki Ruri's demeanor suddenly changed. She leaned forward and put one foot on the door frame, looking as if she would never let Lord Stan pass.

Then, she said the words that could not be undone once they were spoken.

"Well, I'm actually the branch leader of the spy organization Teruya Ryujaku, codenamed Jiying, nya."

10.04 - True Identity

Shiiki Ruri knew very well what it meant to introduce oneself.

However, she also knew that if she didn't speak frankly to Lord Frost Armor Knight, there was no way he would take her invitation seriously.

——(Whatever…I’ll just go for it, nya…!)

Now Shiiki Ruri even dares to kill her own chief hall master, and has already killed him. So what else is there that she dare not do?

However, perhaps because Shiiki Ruri's appearance was so harmless, even though she had put on a pose and made harsh remarks, the Frost Armor Knight still did not take her words seriously and even laughed out loud.

"Ji, Jiying, hahahaha, this code name is pretty cool, but Boss Liuli, listen to me, it's already dark, now is not the time to play. If you want to play role-playing, then I will definitely accompany you next time I have time. Now, please make way for me, I really have to go."

Seeing that the Frost Armor Knight was about to move her away from the door, Shiiki Ruri was at a loss and could only resort to some ruthless tactics.

——(White Wind Phantom Weasel)

As Shiiki Ruri raised her hand and released magic power, the sickle-weasel constructed by magic flew out at high speed, and in an instant passed through the side of the Frost Armor Knight. With a "whoosh", it chopped the tables and chairs in the room into wood chips, strips, and sawdust, and then disappeared without a trace.

In order to avoid accidentally hurting Lord Frost Armor Knight and making things worse, Shiiki Ruri controlled the output of magic power to the minimum this time. But even though she had restrained her strength, this powerful skill still caused considerable damage in the house, causing Lord Frost Armor Knight's laughter to stop abruptly.

"Master Stan, I'm not playing... meow."

Shiiki Ruri lowered her foot from the door frame and looked directly at the Frost Armor Knight with a serious expression, in order to increase her persuasiveness.

This time, her approach worked. After she symbolically used an offensive skill, the relaxed atmosphere on the Frost Armor Knight disappeared, and only vigilance and alertness remained.

Shiiki Ruri knew that an experienced veteran like the Frost Armor Knight would reflexively enter a combat state after being attacked. Even if her attack just now had no killing intent and was only a warning, it would still have an effect.

After entering the alert state, Lord Frost Armor Knight will naturally know that Shiiki Ruri is serious.

"Okay, Boss Liuli, I'm sorry. Please forgive my casual attitude just now... But please give me some time. I can't quite accept your new identity yet."

The Frost Knight's tone deepened, indicating a change in his attitude.

After several efforts, Shiiki Ruri finally made Lord Frost Armor Knight take her seriously. She immediately followed up on his words and said that she was also wrong and should not have used such a radical approach. She hoped that Lord Frost Armor Knight would not mind.

In this way, the conversation entered the rhythm that Shiiki Ruri wanted. The Frost Armor Knight suggested that the two of them close the door and talk, and Shiiki Ruri readily agreed.

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When I entered the house, the floor was covered with wooden fragments of furniture. This was the result of Shiiki Ruri's "White Wind Phantom Weasel" move just now.

Lord Frost Armor Knight looked at the messy scene and praised Shiiki Ruri for her ability and concealing her talents.

Shiiki Ruri smiled awkwardly, thinking that this move might not even be able to break the defense of the Frost Armor Knight, and it was completely a case of showing off one's skills in front of an expert.

Judging from the information Shiiki Ruri has, the strength of the Frost Armor Knight is at least at the same level as the Grand Master Tetodaf.

Then, the two of them found two chairs that were barely usable among the broken furniture and sat down, officially starting the conversation.

"Boss Liuli, it seems that the combat class 'Scout' you mentioned to me back then must have been a long time ago, right? ...From what I know, a 'Scout' can't comprehend such powerful skills."

Lord Frost Armor Knight brought up the past events somewhat abruptly, leaving Shiiki Ruri confused. Why didn't she remember telling him about the combat profession she had initially comprehended?

So, Shiiki Ruri tried hard to recall, and then suddenly remembered that she was almost exposed once and was forced to tell a clumsy "lie". She didn't expect that the Frost Armor Knight still remembered it.

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[Note: The above screenshot is from chapter 9.197 - Clarity and Temptation]

——(This is so scary, meow! What kind of memory is this, meow~!)

Shiiki Ruri was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat, secretly thanking herself for not saying anything final at the time, otherwise she would be so embarrassed that she would have to dig her feet into the house.

"Meow hahaha, yes meow, the first combat profession I learned was scout, and now I have advanced to 'Phantom Wind White Ninja'."

After quick thinking, Shiiki Ruri chose to tell the truth here and honestly explain the details of his combat profession.

The reason she did this was, on the one hand, to continue this communication strategy and emphasize sincerity; on the other hand, she also wanted to take this opportunity to test Lord Frostmail Knight and see how he would react when he heard about the fourth-level combat profession.

"I see, it's the 'Phantom Wind White Ninja'. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a fourth-level combat profession? I didn't expect that Liuli boss has the strength of a fourth-level at such a young age. The young are really formidable."

Lord Frost Armor Knight spoke highly of Shiiki Ruri, but even though he said so, Shiiki Ruri didn't show even a hint of surprise.

This is just a courtesy!

—(Mmmmm… I… have indeed been seen through by the Frost Armor Knight…)

Shiiki Ruri was a little disappointed. She thought she had hidden it well enough, but she didn't expect that the Frost Armor Knight didn't even show any emotion.

What does this mean? This means that Shiiki Ruri's strength has long been seen through!

To sum up all aspects, the only thing that surprised Lord Frost Armor Knight was her identity as the leader of the branch hall.

In this somewhat awkward but very friendly conversation atmosphere, Shiiki Ruri concisely explained the situation to the Frost Armor Knight.

The Cat Girl Restaurant is not just a restaurant, it is also the base of the secret intelligence organization Teruya Ryujaku.

Shiiki Ruri is not only the boss lady, but also the head of the branch hall of Teruya Ryujaku;

This time, because she was worried that they would never have the chance to meet again, Shiiki Ruri couldn't help but invite the Frost Armor Knight to join the organization.

"Talent like you is exactly what our organization needs, meow. Please give it your serious consideration."

Shiiki Ruri bowed her head sincerely to the Frost Armor Knight. She had basically done everything she could do and said everything she should say.