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He originally wanted to wear the middle finger, because it would look more imposing than the internationally accepted gesture, but for some reason Soyo wouldn't let him wear it, saying it was impolite.
Is there really so much complicated involved in just wearing a ring?
"Sawarin, are you alright now? Are you in any danger?" Chihaya Aine leaned closer to him and asked with concern.
“It’s impossible to be safe, but for now, we should be fine. They don’t seem to want to make a move against me so soon, but it’s also possible that they just haven’t found the right opportunity to strike,” said Koshimura Sawa calmly.
"Um... how about I go back and ask my dad..." Takamatsu's amber eyes were filled with unease as she looked at him worriedly and whispered, "He should be able to help..."
"No need for that!" Yuecun said quickly, his voice even slightly louder due to his excitement.
Seeing that Deng almost flinched in fright, he softened his tone and explained, "What I mean is, you don't need to bother Uncle Gaosong with this. I can handle it myself."
If he had gone to tell the truth himself, things might have been fine, but since you asked, things are bound to go wrong.
“I think I know about this organization,” Shiina Tatsuki suddenly said, looking up.
As soon as she said this, everyone at the table turned to look at her.
“I remember my sister mentioning it before…” Shiina Tatsuki, feeling a little uncomfortable under everyone’s gaze, looked away. “She seems to know a lot about this.”
"Lixi's older sister?" Nagasaki Motoyo paused for a moment, then recalled, "She's the runner-up in the National Junior High School Professional Player Competition, from [Matopia]..."
"Could I spare some time to meet her?" Yuecun Ze quickly interrupted her chanting and asked.
I remember that in the original work, Riki's older sister Maki was set up as a musical genius. If that were applied to this world, wouldn't she be an even more professional big elbow?
Although RAS had made preparations, it's always better to be as prepared as possible for these kinds of things.
I believe Maki won't refuse me because I'm her brother-in-law.
[Lao Ze is all talk and no action; just see how cowardly he becomes when you actually put him to the task.]
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“That’s not a problem… She seems to be quite free lately, except for the occasional emergency that requires her to leave unexpectedly.” Shiina Tatsuki nodded in agreement. “I’ll go back and try to talk to her about it.”
"Then I'll trouble you." Koshimura Sawa thanked him sincerely, then changed the subject, "By the way, have you come to a conclusion?"
From this perspective, not only will his own strength improve, but the entire adventure team's upgrade will also need to be put on the agenda.
A level 4 adventurer group and a level 5 adventurer group are two completely different concepts, not to mention that there are still groups that haven't even reached level 4 yet.
"We've come up with a result: Yin Qi (6) Yi Shan 2 Wo Jiu 2 Q*UN," Shiina Riki said. "Forming an adventure team is fine, but we need to conduct a simulated void test first to see how compatible we are."
“After all, this is everyone’s first practice after the upgrade, and Anon-chan hasn’t worked with us much before…” Nagasaki Motoyo added.
"Who said that? Riki always drags me along to model— Waaah..." Before Chihaya Aine could finish speaking, Shiina Ritsuki, whose face suddenly turned red, quickly covered her mouth, leaving only indistinct sobs.
"Hey, what are you doing—" Shiina Riki hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly moved his slightly damp hand away, his violet eyes glaring fiercely at Chihaya Aine.
"Who told you to try and cover my mouth without warning? Besides, didn't you say you'd train with me?" Chihaya Aine stuck out her tongue.
"I was just trying to get a magic-based character to play in a duo simulator!"
"Um... everyone, please don't fight..." Gao Songdeng looked at the two people in front of her, who were on the verge of conflict, and was at a loss for what to do.
“It’s okay, that’s just how the two of them get along.” Yuecun Ze picked up his coffee and took a sip. “But objectively speaking, I’m betting on Lixi to win this round.”
"Ze-kun, please stop stirring things up at a time like this..." Nagasaki Motoyo said helplessly.
The two supreme beings fought to the edge of the universe, and even the Great Dao was obliterated.
Just kidding, how could a warlock possibly beat a warrior without casting spells?
Chihaya Aine was quickly defeated and brutally beaten by Shiina Tatsuki.
I'm afraid only by transforming into the pink dragon form can he barely put up a fight against Echo Battle Taki.
If that's the case, why not use the pink form from the beginning?
But judging from this, it seems like the two of you often secretly practice together behind my back.
Koshimura touched his chin.
That's morally reprehensible. Look at me, I never train secretly, and I still level up just the same.
【No, don't you even know where you got your experience from?】
Anyway, after all this time, the adventure team is finally almost ready to be formed.
Koshimura looked at the girls in front of him with great satisfaction. They had very different personalities, but were closely connected for different reasons... mainly because of him. He felt a little emotional.
However, although Crychic was disbanded due to unreasonable configuration and poor tactical execution, the current configuration of Mygo... upon closer inspection, doesn't seem very balanced either.
Li Xi was in the front row, and he could barely be considered half a front row.
Dragon Vein Wild Warlock Anon, Unity Domain Priest Soyo, Spirit Academy Bard Little Lamp, Echo Warrior Lixi, and this one...
Oh right, where's my cat?
What do you mean by Miracle Walker still farming jungle monsters?
Cat has been out of the jungle and hasn't returned yet. Do you guys have any pigs?
Tragically suffered from cardio
The teacher went overtime for half a day, and I forgot a lot of the plot I had in mind. I was writing halfway through when I got sleepy and painful and had writer's block. I took a day off to organize the plot and also fill in some background information in the miscellaneous section.
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Chapter Fifty-Six Legend
"Twilight Forest, Darklands, Tide-Swept Bay..."
Inside the simulation training room, Yuecun Ze swiped the control panel, looking at the familiar empty list displayed on the screen. "Why is it still these? Has it not refreshed even after midnight?"
"How could that be? What are you thinking? Do you think this is some kind of game?" Shiina Tatsuki said, arms crossed. "The number of Voids an Adventurer's Guild can solidify is fixed and limited, and simulated Voids require real-time data from real-world Voids to function. So sometimes, in order to challenge specific Voids, people will specifically go to specific Adventurer's Guilds. Besides that—"
"Ah! I know that." Chihaya Aine, who had just placed her guitar case against the wall, quickly raised her hand. "Besides the most common types of hollows, depending on the region, there are hollows that only exist in a certain area, and there are also hollows that only appear at specific times, such as Easter, Walpurgis Night..."
Before she could finish speaking, she noticed that everyone else in the room turned to look at her, their eyes filled with varying degrees of surprise.
"What, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, it's just that everyone was a little surprised that Anon-chan suddenly showed such a serious side," Nagasaki Motoyo said with a smile, her eyes closed.
"Huh? What do you mean by 'such a serious side'? I've always been a top student, okay?" Chihaya Aine puffed out her cheeks slightly. "I was even the student council president in middle school..."
Alright, we've tasted enough. Now take it away.
Koshimura turned his head away helplessly and looked at the panel in front of him again.
Hehe, Chihaya Aine, you're so tough, who can outmaneuver you?
But remember this! A reverse curl has warmth, a baton swing has power, a kick has accuracy, a hand raise has height, a punch has angle, and every strike has attitude!
Six strikes in one second—watch me shatter your dreams of involution!
After looking at it for a long time, Koshimura finally hovered his hand over the option "Dark Region (Low Level)" and turned to look at Shiina Tatsuki.
"How about we choose this one? I feel it's a safer bet."
"Why are you asking me?" Shiina Tatsuki said irritably. "Didn't you come in and start hogging the control panel?"
How can you talk like that? Map drafting should definitely be left to the coach. What are you, a player, doing getting involved?
"Isn't it because you said you wanted to choose [Bottomless Abyss] from the beginning?" Yuecunze said helplessly. "I won't even talk about them, even you yourself might not be able to beat that thing, right? Are you sure this will really have the effect of improving team synergy, instead of just getting wiped out at the start and destroying your confidence?"
“Only with appropriate difficulty can people’s full potential be brought out. I don’t want this to be another childish adventure group that breaks at the slightest touch,” Shiina Riki immediately retorted.
I think you've really gone astray following Xiangzi's example; now I have no choice but to control you.
Koshimura Sawa sighed, "No matter what, we still have to proceed step by step, first establishing basic trust and cooperation..."
"This isn't fun."
Just then, a soft, gentle, and slightly lazy voice suddenly came from below the control panel.
Startled by the voice so close to him, Koshimura looked down.
A white ball of fur had somehow ended up on the edge of the control panel, and a slender, fair hand emerged from the slightly long sleeve, its arm outstretched, fingers firmly pointing in one direction on the panel.
"I want to play this." Kaoru raised her head, her beautiful heterochromatic eyes staring straight at Koshimura Sawa.
"No, when did you arrive?" Yuecunze asked subconsciously.
"When you came in just now," Kaoru stretched like a cat that had just woken up, her wide sleeves slipping down to reveal more of her fair skin.
So, the ones who came in with us?
Koshimura Sawa briefly recalled.
No, why don't I have any recollection of this?
Just how good is this guy's stealth?
He looked closely and saw that the item Lena was pointing to was the [Slime Swamp (Low-level)] in the list.
"Go away, go away, the adults are discussing serious matters, children shouldn't interrupt. Go to the front desk and play with Rinrinko, I think she's pretty free right now." Yuecunze quickly waved his hand, trying to persuade her to leave the control panel.
He was truly driven to PTSD by Yao Lenai, fearing that she might suddenly say something shocking that would damage his reputation.
[You actually have any reputation left? Don't be ridiculous, Lu Han would laugh.]
“No, wait… she’s right.” To Koshimura Sawa’s surprise, Shiina Tatsuki suddenly stopped him, a thoughtful expression on her face. “The [Slime Swamp] is quite difficult, not because of the strength of the monsters, but because of its own mechanics, which are perfect for testing teamwork.”
You actually made the right choice?
Koshimura looked at her with some surprise.
“You can step in mud puddles, it’s fun.” Yao Lena looked at him, the corners of her mouth slightly turned up, revealing an innocent smile.
Okay...it seems I was overthinking it.
You really can't have too many expectations of a cat.
Before the two could react, Kaoru extended her finger and precisely clicked on the option for "Slime Swamp (Low Level)", then pressed the confirm button without hesitation.
"Beep—[Slime Swamp (Low Level)] simulation has loaded. Participants, please prepare in advance." A crisp notification sound rang out in the room.
"Hey, stray cat—!" Shiina Riki immediately reached out to grab her, but she twisted her body and nimbly dodged away.
“Hmm…” Takamatsu looked at them, her amber eyes filled with curiosity.
"Sawarin, who is she?" Chihaya Aine noticed the white-haired girl who had suddenly appeared and blinked curiously.
"This...Isn't that the girl who occasionally performs on stage?" Nagasaki Motoyo seemed to recognize Kaname Rakuna as well, but she wasn't quite sure.
“Hmm…she’s RiNG’s stray cat.” Shiina Tatsuki sighed, rubbed her temples, and closed her eyes as she said, “You might not recognize the name, but you must know the famous [Miracle Crimson], right?”
A long silence fell over the room, broken only by the soft hum of the equipment in operation.
"Who?"
Koshimura finally spoke first, breaking the awkward silence.
He only vaguely remembered hearing Wen Shuiheyan mention it once before, but he didn't really know the specifics.
“It’s [Miracle Crimson].” Shiina Riki opened her eyes and looked at Kaname Rakuna, whose lips were pursed into a W shape and who was humming an unknown song. “She is also this girl’s grandmother, the owner of the Adventurers’ Guild SPACE and the fourth seat of the Adventurers’ Association Joint Council, the legendary ranger who single-handedly promoted the establishment of the guild system—Tsuzuki Shisen.”
Oh, so it's the proprietress. I thought—
and many more.
What does it mean that a super-strong old lady is a legend?!
Now you can't even talk back when asked if you tried your best.
Koshimura quickly and quietly moved a few steps toward where Rakuna was, bent down slightly, and said in a low voice, "Rakuna."
"Hmm?" Kaoru raised her head and looked at him with her clear, big eyes.
Would you like a matcha parfait?
"Yes," Lena answered decisively.
"Then give me your grandma's contact information later, and I'll treat you to a meal, okay?" Yuecunze coaxed patiently.
This is a legendary figure! Even if you're not on his cusp, just getting to know him would save you at least 10 years of hard work!
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