"Eh? Mr. Reji?"
At the Adventurer's Association, in the commission hall, the staff mber who had previously attended to Reji was surprised to see Reji return so quickly. It hadn't even been half an hour, filled with astonishnt.
Reji placed a carry case on the counter, and the staff mber looked inside to see a little stuffed cat continuously "owing," identical to the photo in the commission.
"Lucky, we just arrived at the missing location and heard a kitten owing on the tree. And surprisingly, it was the very one from the commission."
After Reji briefly explained, the staff mber first verified the details, then turned to the back to proceed with commission confirmation and paynt procedures for Reji.
However, in no ti, the staff mber quickly returned and said to Reji:
"Mr. Reji, could you please wait here for a mont? We have just contacted the employer of the commission, and she is on her way here, hoping to thank you in person."
'Hmm?'
'Coming to et in person?'
Reji was a bit surprised but found it saved him so trouble.
"No problem" Reji would naturally not refuse and then sat down on a sofa in the tea break room, led by the staff mber.
It didn't take long for Reji to wait.
In about ten minutes or so, the entrance hall of the Adventurer's Association was filled with a commotion.
"Look at that carriage, am I mistaken, or does this horse seem bigger than others? Look at the eyes of the horse! They are heterochromatic!?"
"Ignorant aren't you? This kind of horse is imported and only raised in the Empire. That heterochromia is a sign of magical power; this horse can release simple first-tier wind spells, it is really impressive! But, I heard it eats several gold coins' worth of feed a day!"
"Who could afford such a horse?"
"Are you from out of town? See the clover emblem on the carriage? That's sothing everyone in the Royal City knows, it belongs to the Vedler Count's family!"
"Vedler Count, huh! Isn't that one of the nobles who ford the Five Flowers Alliance? Why would such a distinguished noble co to our association?"
The luxurious noble carriage pulled by a heterochromatic steed stopped at the entrance of the Adventurer's Association, imdiately drawing the attention of many adventurers inside.
And then, the person assisted down from the carriage by a butler was a young lady wearing exquisite dark green dress and brown leather shoes, topped with a beautiful wide-brimd sun hat.
Although the brim was long, the young and pretty cute face under the hat occasionally peeked out, making passersby stop in their tracks, drawn by her charming aura.
"It's the Count Vedler'sdaughter! Miss Ariel!"
"So beautiful."
"Of course! Miss Ariel is the second-place winner of our Ilinor Royal City's beauty contest!"
"What? Only second place? Who's the first?"
"Hmph, who else could it be, if not Princess Yuffie."
"No wonder."
"I really want to be Miss Ariel's dog guard!"
"Wait, look at the young lady's deanor, does it seem like she's here in our association to find soone?"
The excited adventurers discussing among themselves were not wrong.
The beautiful young lady, not carrying much of an aristocratic poise, didn't wait for her old butler and directly ran into the Adventurer's Association Hall with small doll.
Her bright eyes quickly scanned the hall, and soon she locked onto Reji and another sitting on the sofa in the tea break room.
The young lady happily waving her hand and lifting her dark green dress, ran up to Reji.
"Hello! You're the ones who helped Ariel find Bululu, right?"
Then, a staff mber of the association hurried over to explain and introduce to Reji:
"Mr. Reji, this is your client, Miss Ariel from the Count Vedler's family, the employer of the commission. Miss Ariel, here is your lost pet, we have checked and it's all fine"
The staff mber said as he handed the carry case to Ariel, who eagerly opened it and hugged the stuffed cat inside, rubbing it affectionately against her face, her joy of being reunited with her pet clearly overflowing.
"Wuaaah, thank you so much. Bululu is my best partner; I've always treated her as family. Bululu, I finally found you! Thank you, I'm so grateful to both of you!"
"No problem, glad we could help Miss Ariel."
Perhaps it was because of Reji's calm deanor, not as excited or thrilled as the other adventurers around them towards the young lady, or maybe Ariel was genuinely grateful to Reji.
Anyway, the young lady shook her head imdiately, putting on a very serious expression:
"No, no! Ariel must properly thank you both. Let think, hmm! Okay I Decided!
Ariel wants to invite you both to my ho for a visit! My dad and mom said when you et good people, you must invite them for a al! Ariel wants to treat you to a big al!"
"Miss, this... this might not be appropriate, even though they completed the commission, but their identity hasn't been," the belatedly arriving old butler interjected from the side, trying to dissuade her.
But to no effect.
"I don't care, I don't care! Today Ariel wants to invite them to our ho as guests!" The young lady, hands on her hips, showed a stubborn and puffed-up deanor, leaving the old butler no choice but to shake his head and sigh.
"My apologies for our young miss's slight rudeness, would you be willing to be our gusts? Of course, if you have other arrangents later, I will persuade the young miss."
The butler ultimately left the decision in Reji's hands.
And though Ariel looked a bit pouty and displeased, she didn't say anything. Instead, she just used those innocent and beautiful big eyes to look expectantly at Reji.
Under this scene, inside the hall, countless adventurers cast envious glances at Reji, regretting why they hadn't been lucky enough to receive such a commission.
Especially the male adventurers from other places, to them, this once-in-a-lifeti opportunity seed too good to hesitate. They wished they could imdiately agree on Reji's behalf to have dinner with Miss Ariel.
Even so appeared to be lost in a blissful fantasy, probably imagining a beautiful love story between a poor boy and a rich girl, even thinking up nas for their future children.
However, among the majority of adventurers filled with envy and jealousy, a small group cast a sympathetic and regretful glance towards Reji.
If Reji had seen them, he would have noticed that this group of clearly experienced and agile adventurers' leaders were the sa ones who had bought the "Star Combat Technique" at the "Lanqi" auction in the tool shop last night, led by a fierce-faced big man.
"Sit back down!"
The leader pressed down a girl who seed unable to resist the urge to "remind" Reji.
"But leader, are we just supposed to watch as nothing is happening"
The fierce-looking big man showed a hint of helplessness, shaking his head, "You can help this one, but what about the next? And the one after that? Can you help them all?
"Our Eagle rcenary Group has grown to a certain size, but compared to a count, compared to the Five Flowers Alliance, we're still too weak."
The female adventurer fell silent, gripping her staff tightly, her head bowed in frustration.
Seeing this, the big man leader seed heartbroken and comforted her:
"Alright Luna, I promise you, the day we truly have enough power, I'll be the first to lead you all to join Princess Yuffie. We'll together punish those bastards, change this... rotten country!"
"Hmm"
Eventually, the adventurer nad "Luna" nodded, giving up, and could only watch as Reji and another "foreign" adventurer readily accepted the invitation and went with Ariel onto the carriage.
Under this scene, she seed to touch upon so painful mories of the past.
The female adventurer's fingers tightened around her staff, her knuckles turning white, her eyes filled with sorrow and hatred.
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