Extra: Rebirth the Day After Tomorrow
Inside the adventurer's written exam room, Ximu, who had studied diligently for a whole year, was calmly writing, filling in the blank questions one after another accurately.
For her, this was the easiest part of the entire assessment.
The question banks distributed openly consisted of dozens of books of varying thicknesses. The contents included, but were not limited to, the selection of handy weapons, methods for making common potions, two hundred rescue techniques in extreme situations, one hundred common dialects spoken on the continent... and other such random and bizarre knowledge that made people hope to never use it in their lifetime.
According to Ruixia, many people simply cannot cram such a huge amount of information into their brains, so they have to find another way and choose to bribe the examiner.
"……ah?"
At this time, Ximu had almost memorized half of the books. Seeing that there was a shortcut, he couldn't help but utter a stupid question.
Isn't this... Is this adventurer assessment serious?
So, instead of endorsing here, would it be faster for her to take on some bounty missions on the black market and directly use heads to exchange for more money?
"Hahaha, but if you can take the test, it's better to take it yourself. These are all common sense outside, and it's not a bad thing to know more."
At that time, Ruixia had passed the assessment that year and officially obtained the status of a junior adventurer, with an octagonal badge awarded by the guild pinned on her chest.
The badge looks like a small compass, but it has eight pointers covering all directions. In the middle is the emblem of water waves and lightning, which means that the brave man has no taboos and can move forward in all directions.
Although he was trapped in the academy and experienced an extremely long night, in reality, only a few days had passed.
Ruixia was worried about Ximu's condition at the time, and originally planned to give up this assessment and wait until the next year to take the exam together with Ximu -
Unexpectedly, the impatient sister Wu Hagi seemed to remember something when she heard this. She grabbed her brother's collar and dragged him away from the girl. She said to Xi Mu who was about to follow her without knowing what was going on, "It's okay, we're going to pick flowers and will be back soon," and then disappeared to the other side of the bushes.
Xi Mu, who was already very bad at interpersonal communication, was at a loss.
The girl who had fought her with a giant hammer had blonde hair and purple eyes, and her appearance was not exactly similar to Ruixia, but from the way the two addressed each other and the indifferent expressions of the adventurers around them, it could be known that this was probably how they interacted with each other on a daily basis.
It's obvious that Ruixia is different from me, and she must have a harmonious relationship with her family... Shouldn't there be any problem, right?
Afraid that following them rashly would cause some unnecessary conflicts and troubles, he was hesitating and wavering when a man and a woman seemed to have just arrived and the crowd consciously made way for them.
This was the first time Ximu had seen that blond man, who looked very similar to Ruixia's sister. The woman next to him was the black-haired woman who had just given her another choice in her sea of consciousness and sent her back to this world.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two of them was so familiar that there was no need to emphasize it, what could Xi Mu not understand?
Because of the child's disappearance, Ruixia's family mobilized all their connections nearby to search the mountains, and by the way, they also found out the child's previous mission target...
As the only outsider at the scene, Ximu felt unusually awkward.
Should she take the initiative to say hello?
But...how should I do it specifically?
Ximu has almost no common sense of etiquette. When he meets a stranger, he will only judge the other person's strength immediately so that he can quickly classify him as "killable" or "not killable".
——But they are Ruixia’s parents, of course they can’t be killed.
"Little girl, what's your name?"
Perhaps she noticed that Ximu was so embarrassed that he was about to crash, but the woman took the initiative to speak without deliberately acting like an elder.
"...Ximu."
"Hello, my name is Pandora, and this is my husband, Ravel." The blond man beside him nodded slightly when he was mentioned. "We just met."
Ximu nodded, feeling as if she had never been so well-behaved in her life.
"Hey, where are the two kids?"
After looking around and not finding anyone, Pandora turned her gaze to her other companions. They laughed and said that Wu Hagi took her brother to look for the "Moon Viewing Flower" and they were probably at the opposite hill by now.
The mother, who had been a little worried at first, immediately showed a look of relief, and then asked everyone to move to another place with water to set up camp - after all, this place had just been ravaged by the out-of-control Xi Mu, it was in tatters and there was not even a single fish to be seen.
As the instigator, Ximu didn't dare to speak and could only follow them silently at Pandora's signal.
After sending a signal into the air to indicate the new meeting place, the talkative woman pulled Ximu to the campfire and finally asked about her relationship with Ruixia and what had happened in the past few days.
Ximu was not good at speaking, but under Pandora's guidance, he still gave a brief account of the whole thing.
This was originally a thrilling experience, but her narrative was flat and lacked any ups and downs, making it seem somewhat dry. However, not only Ruisha's parents, but also the other fellow adventurers gathered around her listened attentively. She could only rack her brains, use more adjectives, and satisfy their curiosity as much as possible.
Just when we were talking about the crucial point, a loud noise suddenly came from the distant hilltop!
Realizing that the sound was coming towards them, Ximu stood up quickly, but before she could take a step, Pandora grabbed her and threw a small ball into the air with a speechless look on her face.
After all, having fought side by side with Ruixia for so long, Ximu has some understanding of the mechanic's methods.
This is probably... a barrier or an energy field or something?
Just as he was thinking about it, two figures came flying towards him one after the other. The speed at which they would have been shattered to pieces was gently reduced by half the moment they landed on the ground. The moment they landed, the terrible impact force had completely disappeared, and the two of them stepped on the ground as lightly as feathers.
"This kid... I've told you so many times not to take shortcuts in such a crude way every time!"
I don't know what method was used to produce that kind of deadly noise just now, but Ximu immediately imagined the heroic scene of the girl first hitting her brother with a hammer, then hitting the ground with it, and using the reaction force to follow directly and fly off the ground.
Wow, it’s completely different from the style of their Kelinlet family.
Ruixia's face was filled with the same speechless expression as his mother's, but the moment he saw Ximu sitting next to his parents, his eyes lit up with surprise and curiosity, and he hurried over, as if he was surprised that she could sit so calmly among a group of strangers.
To be honest, Ximu herself was also surprised.
At first, she was purely concerned about Ruixia's face and didn't want him to be embarrassed among his parents and peers in the future, so she bit the bullet and took on the task of explaining.
But as we talked, the initial nervousness slowly disappeared without us noticing.
She vaguely felt that she was not unfamiliar with this atmosphere - not efficient, not direct, often interrupted by jokes, but after the jokes were over, she found that the points that needed to be said seemed to have been said.
Yes.
Isn't this what it looks like in the base, with everyone gathered around the desk and talking at the same time?
Surprised that he had actually participated in such a group activity a long time ago without realizing it, Ximu looked at the young man who was talking beside him, and felt even more emotional.
It was at this time that they learned that Mia Lordes's sudden and continuous weakening was also due to her mother Pandora.
"Ever since you disappeared, we've been searching repeatedly around the spot where your signal last stopped... We hadn't heard anything at all, but just now, Mom and Dad suddenly detected a very faint presence."
Sister Wu Hagi held her chin on the side. After listening to their experience, she naturally guessed why.
The breath of her son suddenly came from a place outside the rules. Pandora immediately activated the holy weapon with the help of many companions around her and tracked it down. Under the power of the "Thorn of Return" to correct the law, Mia Rodes's power was greatly weakened by accident.
This victory was truly hard-won.
Maybe it was because she was finally out of danger and had her family by her side, Ruixia looked much more relaxed than usual. She sat down happily next to her parents, and kept praising Ximu, saying that if it weren't for her, it would really be the end of the game.
"So... I want to take Ximu home."
At this point, the noisy atmosphere suddenly became eerily quiet.
Pandora and Lavelle looked at each other. Ruixia was afraid that her parents would object, so she immediately explained: "Ximu's family treated her badly, and she also said that she didn't want to go back! - At least until she has the ability to live independently, I can't just abandon her outside..."
Although he spoke more and more quietly and his face became redder and redder, the boy's eyes were firm and he unconsciously protected Xi Mu behind him, looking like a rogue who said, "If you don't agree, then we can only elope."
Because she had already had a conversation with Ximu in the sea of consciousness before, Pandora did not seem very surprised by this development.
But in the eyes of her elder sister, Wu Hagi, this matter was still a bit too abrupt.
My younger brother, who was completely devoted to mechanical engineering, disappeared for only a few days, and when he came back, he suddenly decided to spend his life with someone. He dragged the girl he had just met and insisted on marrying her... This is too weird!
"Oh, no, wait a minute..."
She squeezed past Ruishaka and stepped between the two of them, then put her arms around Ximu's shoulders in a very familiar manner.
"Sister, I don't know how you became possessed by that evil thing... but with your skills, how could you possibly be interested in my brother? He's so weak he can't even stand in the front row! - Tell me quietly, does he have any leverage over you..."
"Sister! I'm not that kind of person! And why are you squeezing in here? Go back..."
"Look, he can't even push me with one hand. What are you trying to do?"
The two siblings pushed and shoved beside her without any hesitation. Ximu looked over her sister's shoulder to Ruixia on the other side, and a faint smile appeared on her face, which had always been expressionless.
"It's okay, he's fine the way he is."
Under normal circumstances, Ximu's fighting power is more than enough for the two of them, and she doesn't need Ruixia to charge into battle for him.
All he had to do was keep lighting her up.
Seeing the look in their eyes when they looked at each other, everyone was confused. Some people whispered to each other, and some took the initiative to make trouble. Ruixia's family saw that Ximu was also willing to stay, so they didn't say anything more. After saying "take care of the girl you brought back", they actually let Ruixia take her back.
In the following year, Ruixia was inseparable from Ximu almost every day, explaining various common sense in daily life to her, taking her to meet other adventurer companions, shopping, seeing the scenery, and eating delicious food, so that she could slowly learn the living habits of normal people, and no longer just stand outside the crowd and mechanically judge the degree of danger of each person.
"It's okay, just go for the exam and leave the rest to me."
Before sending her into the examination room, the young man raised his head, looking as if to say, "Don't worry about me."
Why did he suddenly pat his pockets...was there money in there? Was he planning on bribing the examiner if he failed the test?
Ximu was puzzled, but didn't ask.
She answered them all anyway.
With almost no lag, Ximu quickly filled in all the blanks, handed in the test paper first, and walked out calmly under the shocked gazes of the other competitors.
"...Is it over so soon? How was it? Were the questions difficult?"
Ruixia, who was waiting outside the examination room, greeted her in surprise and handed her a bottle of juice.
"It's not difficult."
An exam that relied purely on memory was nothing to her. She took a sip of juice and naturally took Ruixia's hand.
"But there are two interesting questions. They ask about the architectural style of magician residences that was popular a hundred years ago..."
"Huh? Ah, is it because the ruins of St. Fesasi College were recently discovered? This question is really in line with current events."
"Yeah, if I hadn't visited the site, I wouldn't be sure. The names of those architectural styles are pretty similar. Luckily, there are diagrams below the options..."
The boy and girl walked hand in hand into the distance, their shadows lengthened by the sunlight, snuggling together, as if they would never be separated again.
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