Meanwhile. In a grove southwest of Yoranta.

The mercenaries are on their way to Eusta Manor. Except for Dimi, who acted with the girl, the other genuine "Wild Roses" were unwilling to move forward with the "illegal people" and chose another route.

"How many times have I said it, it's just a fight, don't treat me like a wounded," the girl stuffed back the fur cloak handed over by Commander Tomman, "It's not enough to ...... cold like this."

The girl stole a sneak glance at Dimi out of the corner of her eye. The young swordsman sighed.

"Take it, Victoria," said Dimy, "it's really cold. ”

"Dimi, you're not a single ......," the girl muttered in a voice just long enough to be heard next to her.

"I'm made of leather, Victoria. Alright, Victoria, you didn't drink the healing potion yesterday, at least now you put your cloak on. ”

"I know......" the girl obediently put on her cloak.

And Captain Tomman froze for a moment. What is this kid talking about...... Healing potion? Divine potion? Does he know how much it costs?

If the mercenary group were to supply every member of the group who was slightly injured by a fight, ten times of bankruptcy would not be enough.

"Hey, Dimi boy," Captain Tomman asked, "you got a magic healing potion for Victoria yesterday?" ”

"We must always be at the top of our game," Dimi replied, "Mr. Tomman, if you don't have ......"

"No thanks." Commander Tomman decisively rejected Dimi's "kindness". He could still afford a few bottles of potion for urgent use.

It's just that......

This stinky boy, Captain Tomman thought to himself, is not as tall as himself, and he is a little less handsome than himself (Captain Tomman's own judgment), he is typically very rich, and I don't know what his background is. In front of him, it was difficult to please Victoria.

But it doesn't matter. Based on Tomen's long-term battlefield experience, he judged that Dimi's kid hadn't even soaked Victoria in his hands. There are more opportunities, he thought.

Besides, even if you really don't have a chance, it doesn't mean that you can't use strong ......

"Victoria, how long have you been practicing martial arts?" Captain Tomman changed the subject again.

"Four months." The girl replied.

"Four months?!" Captain Tomman was shocked. This time it wasn't a disguise, he was really shocked......

"It's four months." Dimi repeated it earnestly.

"God in the clouds......" Captain Tomman swallowed back the "God in the clouds" to his lips, he felt that this little girl was bragging, but the girl's expression really didn't seem to be fake, "But four months ......"

[He thinks it's unscientific.] The girl said.

[It's unreasonable.] Xiaowei is almost used to the girl's sudden "strange" way of speaking. That's probably her original habit.

This little girl has been practicing martial arts for four months and overturned Sarai's yellow-faced woman, is it her legendary talent? Then for the sake of his own mercenary group, he also had to deceive her, Captain Tomman thought.

"Where are you from, Victoria?"

"That's it......" The girl had already made up a story, "My father was an imperial nobleman......"

"Well......" Captain Tomman waited for the girl to tell the story, but she smiled silently, "and then?" ”

"You must be wondering why I don't have an imperial accent at all," said the maiden, "and my mother, my nurse, are Okadians. Are you satisfied with this answer? ”

The girl's lingua franca accent is inherited from Xiaowei. Xiaowei's mother tongue is her native dialect, and the lingua franca that she began to learn after the age of five is very standard, and occasionally she still has a little Okad accent, which is perfect as a girl's excuse.

Captain Tomman smiled awkwardly. Dimi is a typical empire accent, yes. And the girl can see through her own thoughts, at least not those uneducated ruffians.

"My uncle is a baron, and my foolish father has not been able to get anything," said the maiden, "and knows all day long to eat and drink." The eldest brother is fine, the second brother and the third brother and I, he can't talk to us all year round. Later, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran out with my second brother and third brother......"

"What about your mother?" Captain Tomman asked.

"When she gave birth to me, she died in childbirth." The girl said coldly.

"Oh, I'm sorry......"

"It's all right, I haven't seen her anyway," said the girl, "and the three of us ran out of the house, and the second brother took us to a cottage to grass, and he had a good relationship with the big chief." The second brother became the little leader of the cottage, and as for me, the second brother found me an instructor to teach me martial arts every day, saying that he would let me be a minion when I passed my sixteenth birthday. I didn't understand at the time, who was Miss Ben, why did she make him a handyman......"

Captain Tomman listened carefully. At first he was still trying to discern the truth of the story, but then he forgot a little.

"Suddenly one day, my door was smashed open by several people, and they pounced on me without saying a word," the girl said, giving herself a sentimental expression, "and I rushed out. It turned out that the eldest leader and the second brother were ambushed by officers and soldiers and died like this...... Without them, how could a beauty like Miss Ben stay in the cottage unharmed. It was I who picked up the hammer and smashed the heads of four men, and then grabbed a horse and escaped. ”

"Where's your third brother?" Captain Tomman could hear it.

The speaker is unspeakable, and the listener is fascinated......

"I don't know, this is not a storybook, you still want him to come out and cut me off?" The girl said angrily, "He's just a copycat minion!" Thinking about it later, the door of the cottage was open when I rushed out, maybe they forgot to close the door, maybe the third brother secretly opened it. ”

"Later ......"

"Not much later. I ran all the way, and I was lucky enough to rob a foot trader, but there was no shortage of money. A few days later, I rested on an abandoned mine. Suddenly, the guy ......," the girl pointed at Dimi.

Dimi was stunned.

"He broke in, and said I was a robber," the girl said angrily, "I couldn't beat him, and it took him a lot of effort to understand the truth." He took me back to his house—I had never seen such a large house before—and said that I would be a guard for him in the future. As a result, a few days later, the others disappeared again. It took me a long time to find out from a friend of his that he had taken a mission from the Mercenary Guild and came here. I chased it for seven whole days before I caught up. …… That's it. ”

"......" even Dimi entered a mild state of absence this time. If the girl had used a similar excuse when she first met him, he would have been convinced.

[I almost believed it,] Xiaowei was shocked, [Actually, except for a little truth in the middle, the whole process was ......]

[It's all made up.] However, that's the role I'm playing now. It was enough to make him half-convinced. 】

[Is this what Miss Fran taught you?] 】

[You know how clever I am to be a spellcaster, right? It's easy for me to just set a character and then put myself in it. 】

Captain Tomman was dumbfounded for a moment.

"You haven't answered my question yet," he said, "have you really only been practicing for four months?" ”

"Is there any benefit in me lying to you? You don't want to believe it, is Miss Ben really a genius? ”

Strength is true, Captain Tomman muttered to himself. As for martial arts...... At least the reflex nerve is pretty good, but it's a little inexperienced.

"You're ...... this year Excuse me, I mean to ask Fang Ling ......? ”

"I just turned sixteen two months ago."

"I can vouch," said Chief Tomman, sincerely, "if you can maintain this rate of progress. With my guidance, two years...... No, it only takes a year, and your martial arts are enough to lead a mercenary group on your own. Join the army, and with your upbringing, you can become a general......"

"Oh...... Thank you then. The girl said lukewarmly.

Dimi glanced at the girl helplessly. There's no denying that Victoria's progress is fast. But now, as a warrior, she is indeed immature enough.

Suddenly—

In mid-air, a sharp eagle chirp sounded.

Captain Tomman, who was still talking about it just now, changed his face in an instant.

"There are enemies!" He snapped, "There are more people than us!" Prepare to meet the enemy! ”