Linda was stunned for a moment.
There was such a bet.
The loser has to agree to one condition of the other.
"What do you want? Gold coins or equipment? Since I promised you, I won't go back on my word."
Linda said frankly.
A sensor-equipped ladybug flew in from the sky, pointed its head at the two people, and transmitted the image to the large screen above the arena.
The crowd in the square perked up, all curious about what conditions Leah wanted to ask for in order to win, even at the cost of being covered in wounds.
Linda was startled when she saw Leah with her hands behind her back, looking awkward and uncomfortable. She added, "It has to be a reasonable condition. If you want me to disband the Phoenix Flower and return to Snow Goose, absolutely not!"
"I know that, and I would never make such an unreasonable request!"
Forcing someone to disband their adventure team is akin to murdering one's mother, and Leah isn't that stupid. She was so angry at Linda's words that her eyebrows twitched wildly; she couldn't imagine what kind of image Linda had of her.
"Then I'll bring it up."
"Hurry up, I'm starving, all I want to do is go home."
"Then...then..."
"At once?"
"At once..."
"Tell me, are you trying to drive me crazy?"
Linda was both amused and exasperated. Could it be that Leah was trying to take all his gold coins...?
Everyone stared at Leah with great interest. Her request, which she found difficult to even utter, was probably extremely greedy, the kind that would make even Leah feel embarrassed.
After hesitating for a moment, Lia blushed and said loudly, "My request is that you treat me better from now on and stop treating me like a child!"
"I'm an adult now, an eighteen-year-old Star-Rank Adventurer." Lia's ears turned red, and everyone around her cast surprised glances at her. Lia was so ashamed that she wanted to bury her head in the cracks between the floor tiles.
Lulu shuddered and stared at Lia warily, as if she were watching a cat that had stolen a fish.
Hidden in the players' rest area, Eiko heard Lia's voice, clutched her chest in anguish, and rolled her eyes at the sourness.
This is practically the same as a public confession! How could he waste the opportunity to earn millions or even tens of millions of gold coins by casually making demands of Linda on something like this?
"Weren't you a money-grubber?" Aiko's composure crumbled three times in just half an hour!
In the crowd, Kathy took out her handkerchief, moved, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, murmuring, "That's great, the captain finally said it."
Oru chuckled: "I knew this day would come."
In the current Snow Goose Adventure Team, apart from Lia and the clueless Krona, everyone else clearly understands Lia's thoughts.
However, she was too stubborn and refused to admit it.
Anyone who says she has feelings for Linda will face a fierce backlash.
The square erupted in commotion. Some busybodies whistled and shouted "Wuhu!" which made Liya blush even more and she couldn't lift her head.
Linda stared in astonishment at the red-haired girl who was practically shrinking into the ground, a question mark slowly forming in her mind.
Such a precious opportunity, and all Leah could do was tell herself that she had grown up?
Linda had absolutely no idea what Leah was thinking!
Indeed, Linda only woke up after being reminded by Leah.
It turns out that the 1.5-meter-tall, immature red-haired girl in front of me has really come of age. At least physiologically, she has reached the level of a woman.
It would be disrespectful to treat her as a child who is the same whether she wears a scarf or not, even without a bear.
Under the watchful eyes of gossipy onlookers, Linda walked up to Leah.
"I understand. From now on, I will treat you as an adult."
But I also hope that you can demonstrate the awareness and responsibility of an adult.
Fulfill the responsibilities of an adventurer, and also an adventure leader!
Leah coughed lightly and said hesitantly, "Anything else?"
"What?" Linda was baffled.
"These are not all my original words!"
"Huh?"
Linda thought about it carefully.
The sentence above seems to be...
He finally understood what the mocking expressions on the faces of the adventurers around him were expecting.
No way.
Did they think they were having an affair with Leah?
The fact that all the members of the Phoenix Flower team are Big Bears shows Linda's personal preferences.
In his heart, Leah was nothing more than a friend and companion.
He found it difficult to find the charm that a woman should have in Leah.
Regardless, he had promised Leah during the match that he would fulfill her request.
Linda sighed.
His large hand rested on Leah's head, stroking her soft, long red hair.
“From now on, I will consider treating you better.”
"Um."
Leah nodded.
Amidst cheers, the two were so embarrassed they were practically digging their toes into the ground.
Linda thought to herself: What kind of comic book scene is this?!
On the hot air balloon, Kami wiped away tears of emotion: "This is wonderful! Now we'll have a chance to take pictures of Leah at the slutty party."
Leah: "Who wants to go to that kind of party???"
“You may not believe me, but let me explain: I have never done such a thing. Please stop spreading rumors.”
Linda said helplessly.
Kami: "Really? I can understand. After all, although this kind of thing doesn't violate imperial law, it's bad for one's reputation. Many nobles, even if caught on camera, will claim that they were just helping their maids with their illnesses. Captain Linda, I completely understand your predicament."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
He was secretly photographed taking a bunch of beautiful girls to his mansion on the night of the fireworks festival. Was it just a simple dinner and drinks together?
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