Chương 20: Whose Young Master

After the terrifying ordeal, the two waited for a long time in the tailor shop.

I only relaxed after confirming that there was no more noise upstairs.

"Since I have nowhere to spend the night anyway, I'll just make do here for now and sneak away at dawn."

"Hmm." Frillian nodded, then looked closely at Shane, stroked her chin thoughtfully for a moment, and asked softly:

"So, you're a monk now?"

?

Xia En was puzzled.

"Judging from what just happened, you must have used the magic [Goddess's Barrier] that Grandpa Belial analyzed, right? We were right in front of them, and we weren't even detected. That magic is truly amazing."

"As far as I know, only monks who carry the Holy Scripture can cast the goddess's magic. Does that mean you've already become a monk? Or perhaps a martial monk?"

Hearing Frillie's words, Shane was at a loss for words.

The Holy Scripture had already disintegrated due to the stripping of its entries, so he could actually cast the goddess's magic without it.

Of course, that's not the point. The point is that he doesn't even know what his profession is.

He doesn't have the physical attributes to be called a warrior, and calling him a mage is too far-fetched. He would definitely disagree if he were called a monk.

Monks are expected to remain single for life.

Even if he were offered the position, he would absolutely, absolutely, absolutely refuse to take it.

After thinking for a moment, Xia En suddenly thought of a word.

I play as a free-to-play player.

"Um?"

The elven girl was puzzled.

Xia En raised an eyebrow at her mysteriously, giving her an expression that was best left unsaid.

(≡ᆺ≡) Before long, Frillie started pecking at rice like a chick.

Xia En looked at the tiny white hairs growing in the air, smiled, reached out, straightened the head, and let the other person lean on his shoulder.

……

At dawn, a thin mist enveloped the city like a veil, and the air still carried a hint of nighttime coolness.

The city streets are slowly waking up.

Horse-drawn carts carrying goods passed by one after another, leaving shallow tracks of mud on the road. Long queues formed in front of the bakery, where freshly baked bread emitted an enticing aroma. Women carried vegetable baskets on their arms and clutched copper coins in their hands, exchanging good morning greetings.

With dark circles under his eyes, Shane dragged the swaying Freya through the crowd.

Last night was like a nightmare.

Shane knew that Frillie's sleeping posture was touching, but he didn't expect it to be this touching.

He didn't sleep all night, constantly on guard against "assassination".

Frilian kept changing her posture, sometimes slapping him and sometimes kicking him.

Hey.

This is not at all the wonderful night I dreamed of "sleeping in with a white-haired, twin-tailed fairy girl"!

We need to find a hotel quickly, I can't take it anymore!

At the entrance of the Norm Inn.

After confirming the name on the sign at the door, Xia En went straight to the front desk and took out a letter from his pocket.

This was left to Shane and his companions by the merchant after it was confirmed yesterday that they couldn't enter the city. He said the promise of free lodging would remain valid, and with the letter, they could stay at any of the [Norm Inn] in the surrounding towns.

Shaun would naturally not waste such a free opportunity.

"Hello Madam, please take a look at this letter and give me two rooms, thank you."

Behind the bar, the innkeeper, who had been looking at the accounts, looked up when she heard this. When she saw Xia En, her eyes lit up and she instantly smiled.

Good morning, young sir.

She leaned forward and took the letter from Xia En's hand, her large breasts slamming onto the table with the movement.

I don't know if it's just Xia En's imagination, but the table seems a little lower than when I came in.

"That's right, it's Lord Norm's signature." The landlady quickly glanced at it, handed the letter back to Shane, and continued, "Two rooms, right? No problem, please follow me."

While leading the way, the proprietress would glance back at Xia En every now and then, becoming happier with each glance.

Xia En felt uneasy seeing this.

……

When I woke up again, it was already noon.

The hotel only offered simple meals, such as bread and juice, but Xia En thought the bread was too hard and wanted something better.

He could make do when he was poor, but now that he had more than 20 silver coins in his pocket, he had to be more careful.

Moreover, when you arrive in a new place, the most important thing is to taste the local cuisine.

After consulting with the proprietress, Shane and Frilian went to a restaurant called "Pink Bubble," which was said to have the most popular dessert in the entire city of Gostan: Sugared Strawberry.

Frillie was immediately intrigued.

The restaurant was crowded, and Xia En finally managed to find a seat in a corner.

Guided by the restaurant waiter, the two quickly ordered their food. Shane's request was simple: two of their signature dishes. Frilian's request was also simple: one of all desserts.

"Hey, one of everything, please. Can you finish it all?"

Frillie chuckled mischievously, offering a reason that Shane couldn't refute.

"You can eat from noon until night."

Should I say, "As expected of you"?

While waiting for the food to be served, a commotion suddenly broke out in the restaurant.

Xia En looked up and saw three people dressed as adventurers sitting at the table closest to the restaurant entrance.

At that moment, they were glaring angrily at a blond boy in front of them, slamming their fists on the table with a deafening roar.

Because of the noise, Xia En could only hear a few fragmented sentences: Saying things like "If we don't have warriors, who will take the frontal assault?" or "An adventure team without monks is nonsense," etc.

It's obvious that there was a disagreement about forming a team.

This is very common.

Xia En had encountered this before. After all, when it comes to teaming up, getting along harmoniously depends on the compatibility between teammates.

I just don't know why it would turn out so ugly in public.

"I've said it before, I don't want warriors, I don't want monks."

"Only mages are qualified to team up with me, Brug, to go into the dungeon."

The boy being targeted by the three looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with short blond hair and a frivolous attitude.

These words immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the restaurant.

One of the three men, provoked by his words, even drew his weapon, but was fortunately restrained by the other two.

Xia En frowned. Why does he speak with such a spoiled young master's tone?

Looking up and taking a closer look, he suddenly realized that this really was the young master.

Behind the blond boy was an old butler dressed in a tailcoat and bow tie, with two beautiful maids who looked to have large breasts beside him.

The refined old butler reached into his coat pocket, took out three silver coins, and handed them to the three young men, saying:

"Thank you for coming for the interview, but unfortunately you're not the teammates my young master likes. Please accept this consolation and leave as soon as possible."

Upon seeing the gleaming silver coins, the group of people, who had initially been a bit angry, exchanged glances and their anger subsided. They lost their initial impulsiveness and ultimately took the money and left.

As the conflict subsided, the old butler raised his left hand to his heart and whispered a reminder to the blond young master:

"Young Master Brug, I must remind you that the [Upside-Down Land] dungeon is a very high-level dungeon. To date, several adventurer teams have gone there and never returned. The city hall just issued a ban this morning, suspending all dungeon raids."

Even if you find teammates, you still can't get there.