On the saddle, Bervis chewed on a piece of beef jerky and casually offered some words of comfort.
After saying goodbye to everyone in White Dove City, Eko secretly dropped a small pearl in the carriage.
“You’re not that weak, are you? You used to talk back to your father when you were a kid.” Bervis took out a handkerchief and handed it in through the small window behind him.
The handkerchief was grabbed and a snotty sound was heard as it was handed back to Bervis, which was sticky.
Bervis's eyelids twitched, and he reluctantly slipped the corner of the handkerchief between his index finger and thumb into his pocket.
"It's happening again," Aiko muttered.
"What?"
"One lie requires a whole bunch of lies to cover it up." In the carriage, Ai Ke curled up on the sofa, hugging her knees, feeling a little breathless.
My heart was pounding with anxiety, and I suspected that I had made a bad move.
The plan was named "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage".
Long ago, a black bear visited a thatched cottage three times before finally managing to eat a white rabbit that came to defecate. Hence the name "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage".
It means that as long as adventurers have perseverance, they can achieve their goals.
The first reason for their visit was Lia and the others' attempt to persuade them to stay.
The second meeting was at the city gate for farewell. Even if Linda had offered to take Aiko in at that time, Aiko wouldn't have agreed. That would have been too obvious, immediately revealing her true intentions.
A third visit is necessary.
Linda and the others cried their eyes out, begging her to go back.
She reluctantly agreed to join the Phoenix Flower Adventure Team.
but…
Every time Echo confidently declared she would succeed, she ended up as the clown.
This time, she had absolutely no chance of success.
The reactions from the crowd were completely different from what she had expected.
If I knew she was acting, I would probably despise her from the bottom of my heart.
To avoid this happening, they have to weave a whole bunch of lies.
Aiko put her arms on her curled-up knees, buried her head in them like an ostrich playing dead, and said in a muffled voice, "What if they don't come after us? I don't think I can go back."
"Go back? What are you thinking?"
Bovis made an exaggerated expression, his eyes widening like a normal person's for the first time: "Of course, you're going back to Holy Rock to inherit the family business. Father is waiting for you with a big stick."
"This isn't what we agreed on!" Ai Ke exclaimed in astonishment. "Even if I have to beg in White Dove City, I'm not going back!!"
Bervis shrugged. "You're over twenty years old. I can't let you continue to be so willful. Or are you saying you don't trust your companions? If you don't trust them, how can they possibly trust you?"
"I'm outta here."
Echo had a feeling things were going to go wrong, so while Bervis was focused on driving the carriage, she lazily rolled off the carriage and jumped into a clump of green bushes.
The ground was covered with soft weeds, which muffled the sound of the ground hitting the ground.
She held a handful of grass in each hand, placing them on her head for cover, and tiptoed forward.
Echo plans to sneak back to White Dove City and lie to Linda and the others—"Hey! The Echo everyone missed the most is back!"—and don a clown costume that only appears in circuses to avoid everyone's anger with laughter.
In short, we must go back.
Aiko gritted her teeth and looked ahead at the pitch-black wilderness.
The further away from White Dove City they were, the clearer the images of Leah, Chrona, and Linda became in their minds.
Eko definitely doesn't like taking risks.
What she probably enjoys is being with that bunch of idiots.
Eko's lips were already itching to speak after just one day without arguing with Leah.
Knowing that she was retiring, Krona behaved exceptionally well, making it impossible for her to secretly mock Krona as a mischievous brat.
Linda's pants no longer smelled.
We absolutely cannot slink back to Nanyan City like this!
Aiko thought to herself that her plans had never succeeded so far.
If you keep waiting, you'll only become a real clown!
However, just as Ike was about to take off running.
A large hand reached behind her and easily lifted her up like a chick.
A chill ran through Ai Ke, and she turned around tremblingly to look.
What came into view was Bervis's large, insincere face.
"Aiko, you don't actually think that a mere level 35 mage can escape from me, do you?"
Night was like a black curtain, enveloping the entire city of White Dove.
A few scattered stars, meant to adorn the sky, twinkled forlornly.
In a second-floor bedroom of a villa in the Canary Community.
A white suitcase sits next to the desk.
The diary that had fallen out was stuffed back into its original crevice.
After seeing Aiko off, Linda felt empty inside and wanted to find something to do to keep herself busy.
There happens to be a hidden boss on the 18th floor of the secret realm, named [Snowy Giant Raven].
The kill conditions include "dealing over 100,000 damage in a single hit".
"The Death*Demon Heart Slash, which requires 90% of your maximum health to activate, can be used to deal with the Snow Giant Raven."
I've been too busy these past few days, so I haven't had a chance to test the damage of Death*Demon Heart Slash.
In addition, we need to recruit team members.
Heavy armor warrior, mage, and utility support.
Based on the player limit for the World Tree Secret Realm, 7-10 people are ideal.
We can't afford to raise too many right now.
If I can recruit him, the pressure on me when fighting the fire giant will be greatly reduced.
Linda focused her attention on adventure, forcing herself to forget the unpleasant things.
He unconsciously wrote down various data on the paper.
But as he wrote, the tip of the quill pen went out of control and wrote the two characters "艾可" (Aike).
Whether by coincidence or not, mournful music came from the loudspeakers in the neighborhood.
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