VIP Chapter 117: I Want to Meet, I Want to Meet
Thinking carefully, since arriving in Nov town, Will had encountered more than one deviation from his “fate.”
There was also…
The disappearance of the former Shining Star.
“If you think about these two things together, they seem to have no connection, but this might just be because I don’t have enough information yet…”
The timing of these two events was too coincidental; continuing to investigate would surely yield some clues.
Will would not let go of these details.
“S said he obtained it from a BOSS in another Dungeon. If I start investigating from that Dungeon, there should be clues.”
“Then… the first step is still to meet him in person and have a chat.”
He raised the stone and examined it carefully, already thinking about how to contact S and when he would be free to meet.
— If he investigates further, will it be a breakthrough in his “fate”?
— If he investigates further, will it be the dawn of his own survival?
— If he investigates further, can he reach a future he couldn’t see before?
But well…
Will actually had more than just one “Plan A” to survive.
“Plan B,” where several jilted lovers would blacken, was also proceeding splendidly!
“Hehehe…”
“Even if it’s not a breakthrough in fate, if I use this to strengthen my weapons, it will definitely make those three people stronger!”
“Not bad, not bad, truly heaven-sent!!!”
Then, while Will was wearing only underwear, holding the green stone, and balancing on a chair with one foot to scratch his leg…
Bang.
“Young Master! Are you ready?! Iaar is here to collect the clothes!”
The door was kicked open by Iaar—because Will hadn’t even bothered to lock it.
And Iaar…
She had finished arranging the kitchenware and calculated that she had waited long enough. Given her young master’s strong initiative, he must have already changed.
She was definitely waiting for her to come provide service!
Wagging her tail, she kicked the door.
“Uh…”
Iaar looked at… Will, who was wearing underwear and staring at the stone.
“Young Master, although Iaar knows… uh… your kinks have always been strange, Iaar still… still suggests… we go see a doctor?”
“Don’t—don’t misunderstand!”
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The next day.
It was the “Shining Star” team’s day off.
The four of them spent more time queuing to register their team than exploring Dungeons.
At the same time…
Since they had chosen the cottage in Nov town as their temporary base, they also needed to buy some daily necessities and tidy up the house.
If they were going to live here for a month waiting for “Xiu,” they naturally needed to prepare well.
“Hmm, what happened last night? I only heard you shouting very loudly at the end…”
Liya was the latest to wake up. She came downstairs rubbing her eyes.
“The Young Master did something strange in his room and Iaar saw it~”
Iaar was completely unrestrained with her words!
“Huh?”
“What did he do?”
Treya, with her insatiable curiosity, asked.
“When Iaar came in, he was taking off his pants and—”
“Stop! It’s getting weirder the more you say!”
“Actually, it’s just… uh, don’t you guys ever get like this?”
Will scratched his head.
“Sometimes, when I’m halfway through undressing, I see a message on my phone… no, I get too engrossed reading a letter or something, and I end up doing this with my pants half off—it’s normal, right?”
Stare—
Treya and Liya stared intently at Will.
“…Not normal.”
“Not normal at all!”
“?”
“Wait, whose letter was it?! Could it be from a former classmate? Well, I do remember quite a few girls looking at you strangely back then. But I, as their teacher, dissuaded them with ‘focus on your studies.'”
“Teacher Liya, so it was you who made me not receive any love letters for three years?”
“…Even though the most likely place for trouble, the noble banquets, I tried to decline with ‘Will is busy’… and there were still people writing letters…”
“Treya, is this why I haven’t been able to enter your social circle for three years?”
Stare—
He was stared at by both of them again.
“Uh… actually, it was just a pen pal I know who helped me a lot. And he’s male!”
For the first time, Will explained to these two how he had been in contact with “S,” and how knowledgeable and practical an Adventurer he was.
— Except, he was currently planning his meeting with S.
Will looked at their eyes. After hearing his explanation, their gazes were not as sharp.
But…
They still seemed to carry a hint of worry—
“Hmm… although I think Will is very mature, when he says these things… uh… it makes one uneasy… Are you perhaps admiring him a little too much? You should be cautious with a pen pal you’ve never met.”
“Teacher Will, there are many hidden forces watching the Hysterm Family, so you’d better be careful.”
This worry was like…
A mother worrying her child might be scammed in an online relationship?
Wait, this wasn’t an online relationship either.
The other party was clearly a reliable adult male—he shouldn’t be the type to stab him in the back.
But just like a high school student who, despite knowing their parents are afraid of them getting scammed in a real-life meeting, insists on going!
Will wouldn’t give up!
I want to meet, I want to meet, I want to meet, and I’ll go even if I have to hide it from you!
Thinking this, Will hid the letter he had written to S, containing the meeting information, behind his back.
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In the market of Nov town, the four of them strolled together.
The market was quite well-built, with an entire street dedicated to it, accommodating both fixed shops and mobile stalls.
After all, Nov town was officially designated as a “Novice Village,” so the market was incredibly lively, packed with people. The goods were dazzling, ensuring that “newcomers would find anything they lacked.”
Such liveliness made it hard to believe it was the market of a remote town like Nov.
However…
“Come and see, the latest second-hand designer brands, all about 80% new, undetectable to outsiders, a must-have for impressing girls.”
“Want to try on this magical Mage outfit that looks great in photos? Come on!”
“These skin-preserving lotions guarantee your makeup won’t smudge, want to take a look?”
Many of the stalls sold things that could only be described as flashy!
“Hmph, what kind of things are they selling here? The Adventurer’s Guild really knows how to attract people.”
Liya, who was more academically inclined, couldn’t quite accept the situation and scratched her head.
“Indeed. However… this has brought a lot of business opportunities.”
Treya, on the other hand, began to think from a political and commercial perspective.
“But… the things are quite pretty, aren’t they? This accessory is really nice!”
Iaar, in her simple and unpretentious way, was shopping like usual.
And…
The young master who usually loved to comment on such things—
“…This isn’t right, that isn’t right either…”
He was looking at every middle-aged man passing by.
“In my memory, he should have been more refined…”
“No, sometimes he could be quite humorous when joking, could he be of Carver’s type?”
“He should be around forty years old…”
Upon hearing that S was also in Nov town, Will couldn’t contain his curiosity, especially in such a crowded place. He felt like he had already brushed past countless “suspected S” individuals!
When would he receive a reply to the letter he had just sent…
