Looking at the worried or playful expressions of the girls in her memory, Linda felt a warm current flow through her heart.
This is the Snow Goose Adventure Team he's willing to stay with.
The gentle and considerate Eiko, the quirky and clever Chrona who calls him brother.
Lia bit her lip, seemingly preparing to apologize for her reckless trespassing into the heart of the monster territory.
His younger sister, Lin Xi, is still alive.
The members of the adventure team are truly like family.
At that time, Linda sincerely believed that establishing the Snow Goose Adventure Team was the right choice.
If the team doesn't become popular, it's fine to just stay ordinary.
This idea flashed through Linda's mind.
Suddenly, 'Lia' stood up across the round table.
She pursed her lips, lowered her head slightly, and clenched her fists tightly, as if she was about to say something.
Everyone looked over in surprise.
Linda's expression hardened. It was right here that Lia had asked her for help.
"Today's failure is my fault. I shouldn't have risked entering the heart of the giant water serpent. Everyone was trying to save me...! It's my fault that the whole team was almost wiped out!"
Aiko hugged the slightly trembling Lia and whispered, "Captain, don't blame yourself. We're teammates. We'll need you to lead us to conquer even higher levels."
"But, however!"
"Little sister Leah, neither your brother nor I will blame you, okay?"
"No, I know everyone is just trying to comfort me!"
Leah wiped her red and swollen eyes, looked at Linda who was sitting silently across the round table, gritted her teeth, and said, "If we had listened to Linda from the beginning and retreated, things wouldn't have..."
"Let's learn from this experience and be more cautious in the future. Only enter the World Tree when we are absolutely certain of victory."
Hearing Linda say that, the self-blame on Leah's face lessened noticeably.
But instead of sitting down, she suddenly bent over.
Lia's voice was loud, and she earnestly pleaded, "Linda, please help the Snow Goose Adventure Team, and lead everyone to clear the World Tree Secret Realm without anyone being left behind!"
Linda remembers clearly that from that day on, she made her travel plans much more detailed than before, and the time spent on them also increased.
If you anticipate all possible scenarios when fighting monsters, as long as your adventurer's level is high enough and you strictly follow the strategy, you can definitely clear the level without taking any damage.
"This kettle is so broken, yet it still works. It's a real lifesaver."
A discordant sound suddenly appeared in the dreamlike memory.
The surrounding scenery was like shattered glass, and Linda returned to her musty, desolate rented room in a daze.
The round table was much more dilapidated than I remembered, and the straightforward red-haired girl across from me had disappeared.
Linda looked at the person who had pulled her out of her memory. Kaphni used an old kettle to boil water and slammed it on the table: "Want some?"
"Um."
Linda opened the cup she carried with her magic potion and filled it with hot water.
He noticed that Kaphni was using a pink mug with a fire-breathing dragon design on it.
"This cup is still here. It's amazing that the old lady didn't throw it away."
Linda was somewhat surprised; this was the cup that Leah used when she lived here before.
He walked into the cramped washroom and looked around. In front of a broken mirror that was taped back together, there was a wooden basket containing toiletries, and several cups of different colors inside were covered with a thick layer of dust.
Linda looked at the wall to the right of the mirror again, and sure enough, the crooked writing was there.
Too much time has passed; the text has yellowed, and some parts are blurred, making it look like messy graffiti.
'To become the number one adventure team in White Dove City.'
'Once my legs are healed, I'll open a lingerie store in Beijing.'
'Buy all the toys and order a custom-made rabbit armor!'
'Together with my brother forever!'
And at the very bottom, squeezed into a corner by the enormous font, was a line written in tiny, mosquito-like characters: 'Hoping for a safe ascent to the World Tree.'
Upon seeing the handwriting, Linda rubbed his temples and sighed.
Two of the five members who founded the Snow Goose Adventure Team have left, making one feel that things have changed.
Leah's dream has never changed, but she herself has changed too much.
Upon entering the living room, Linda sat on the long sofa with exposed cotton, staring blankly at the dark ceiling.
"What about food?" Kaphni asked, clutching her stomach and looking distressed.
"Go to sleep early, we can eat tomorrow."
Linda said.
"Huh?" Kaphni looked completely bewildered.
Linda, however, had little appetite. Kaphni took a silver coin from her and asked her if she wanted to go eat when she left, but he refused.
His mind was in turmoil. After recalling those memories, he felt a strange unease about seeing Leah the next day.
How did the 'Blazing Bloom' Lia from the game turn into this?
Linda agreed to form a team together not only because they shared the same ideals.
More importantly, he recognized the red-haired girl the moment he saw her.
The other party is a very popular NPC in the game "Mysterious Continent", 'Blazing Bloom' Lia!
In version 1.1, Blood Moon Descends, Leah's level is as high as 40, and she is the leader of the Rising Sun-level Adventurer Guild.
He is mature, steady, and responsible. His greatsword, wreathed in flames, has captured the hearts of countless players.
But the Lia that Linda met was completely different from the 'Blazing Lia' in the game, except for their appearance.
The latter is mature, steady, and well-liked.
The other one is spoiled and willful, and only knows how to shift the blame.
"Is reality different from the game, or did my appearance cause a 'butterfly effect' and change the plot?"
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