After a few seconds, Grain's eyes rolled slightly, and he laughed again, "I know, Ariel. You seemed smart back then. Do you want me to think that you're running this guild here because it has something to do with royalty? Hehe, if I don't know you, I'm afraid I'll really be scared of you. But I won't. ”

Gu Liduo spread out his hands and said with a lively expression: "There is no Your Majesty, and there is no royal family. Although I don't know why Miss Ariel, who is so noble, is doing such a shitty job in such a place now, you don't have to try to deceive me with these tricks. ”

Cornered, Airo's face instinctively began to smile. He silently looked at the man in front of him, and his hands involuntarily tightened his grip on the futon even more.

"So...... Grain multi reciter. Can you tell me...... Who are you? How are you...... Know my name? ”

Grains walked slowly to the bed, reached out and gently removed the hat from Arrow's head. With the long golden hair falling like a waterfall, Gu Liduo looked at the face of the girl in front of him with great admiration, and said slowly with a little nostalgia-

"It's been five years...... I haven't seen her for five years, but Miss Ariel is really getting more and more beautiful. ”

In the face of praise, although the girl forcibly forced a smile on her face, her teeth involuntarily fought.

"Actually, I didn't realize you were Miss Ariel at first. It wasn't until the night I first arrived that I tasted the sauce and the croissant that I couldn't get back to. ”

He stood up and paced back and forth in the room. After a while, as if he could no longer restrain the feelings in his heart, he sat on the stool in front of the dressing table, took off the lute behind him, and played it softly, and said—

"It's the smell that reminds me of that night five years ago."

"I'll never forget what I went through that night, how cold the snow was and how strong the wind was that day. I'll never forget the little bard, tired and hungry, who was thinking about leaving his hometown to make a career in the capital, was about to turn into a corpse hidden in the snowflakes. ”

Fingers flicked slightly on the strings, playing a slightly sad piece of music -

"I was born in a small country village, my family was poor, and the only thing I had was the way to play the lute. In order not to accept my fate, in order to be able to live a better life, I left my hometown when I was eighteen years old and went to the capital Hanhai City, hoping to make a lot of money. ”

"However, as ill-fated and weak as I was in the capital, I had a miserable life. Not only was the money from the part-time job cheated, but even if you wanted to make a little money by playing the lute, it would be immediately snatched away by others. Everything was like saying to me...... You are not making money at all, go back, go back to your small country, be a farmer facing the loess with your back to the sky, and live quietly for the rest of your life! ”

"Finally, I reached my limit five years ago."

"I was evicted from my place by the landlord without a single coin. I had no money, no food, no shelter, no friends, no little warmth. ”

"I walked alone through the icy streets of Hanhai City, and the oncoming wind and snow seemed to take away my remaining temperature, slowly guiding me to death."

"I fell. With despair and sadness. ”

"At that time, I even began to regret why I wanted to run out. I began to regret why I was the way I was. ”

"I was filled with pain and despair, and I could even feel my heart slowly condense into frost in this cold. I thought I was done...... I thought my life was about to be inspired by God, and gradually, gradually and gradually departed from me......"

"But, at that critical moment!"

As soon as the piano sounded, the tune changed from the original sadness to a hopeful march!

"Just as I was about to close my eyes and sleep forever, I heard a voice!"

"That's simply the voice of an angel~~ It's a ten-year-old girl's slightly immature, but infinitely beautiful voice."

"I swear, it was the best thing I've ever eaten in my life. The cheese sauce and croissant melt in my mouth that I will never forget! ”

"I was carried to the girl's house, a grand mansion I had never imagined in my life!"

"My stomach warms because of the food and my heart heals because of the girl's smile. It was also at that time that I learned the girl's name...... That angelic name! ”

"Ariel Garcia."

The girl on the bed clenched her teeth slightly, showing a slightly painful color because of the pain.

Gu Duo was still smiling, and said slowly-

"From that time on, I swore that since God sent such a beautiful girl to save me when I was in the most pain, then I must make a career, I must become a human being, and I must make a lot of money!"

"Therefore, I will never complain again, I will work hard to cultivate and strengthen my strength. And at the same time, make yourself better and stronger! But no matter how strong I become, I will never forget the girl who gave me a bread and cheese sauce that night. ”

"So...... When I met you again here, I couldn't put into words how I felt. Ariel, do you understand now? ”

The sound of the piano stopped, and the face of the grain was full of emotion and tears. He looked at the girl on the bed, and there was still no respect in his eyes. However, the look of gratitude is unspeakable.

The girl raised her hand and silently grabbed her hair. After a long time, she nodded lightly: "It turns out ...... You're the ...... back then The bard lying in front of our mansion...... It's not that you said, I forgot that there is such a person as you in ......."

Gu Liduo put down the lute and nodded with a smile: "So, now you understand that I will never take any actions against the mermaid's song, right?" Maybe I've been a little tougher before, but I'll never forget how kind you have been to me, Miss Ariel. ”

The girl exhaled, cheering up her spirit a little, and said slowly, "I know." So...... Reciter, I'm sorry for being a little wary of you. I'm here again to welcome you to join us in the Mermaid Song......"

Gu Liduo nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay, I understand." I'm a little unhappy that a girl like you should be the guild leader. Regardless, guild leader is a very dangerous job. And it takes a lot of time and effort to take care of. These rough jobs are really not for a girl like you. ”

The girl closed her eyes and said weakly, "It's okay, I know my condition." Will you be able to get out? It is not a gentleman's practice to stay in a lady's room for so long. ”

Although it was said so, there was still no intention of wanting to get up immediately. He still had a smile on his face, and his expression was still so calm: "Of course, of course." But since everyone in the guild thinks you're a man, there's nothing wrong with me staying here a little longer. Ariel, you see you're tired, you're sick. Otherwise, in the future, the affairs of the guild will be left to me to manage, and you can't work so hard for a girl. Women are inherently deserved to be protected and understood by gentlemen. You'll cook and settle the score. Leave the guild management to me. ”

At that moment, the girl's brow tightened slightly.

It was as if she had heard something unusually familiar and uncomfortable for her.

But at this moment, the girl still tried her best to be polite and restrained, and said slowly: "No...... Never mind. I just need to take a break...... You'd better hurry up and go to work with Brad and them. I'll manage the guild's affairs myself, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

"No, no, no, depending on what you say. Ariel, you women can't be, but it's written in the laws of the Empire! ”

The grains looked so neat, and said lightly-

"Any woman of the Blue Bay Empire, they deserve the protection of their husbands, fathers, sons, brothers, and younger brothers. And any woman's husband, father, son, brother, and brother have a natural obligation to protect their own women. ”

"At the same time, in order for women to be able to concentrate on taking care of their offspring at home and supporting their husbands, we do not allow women to do business outside the home. If a family is reduced to the point where women are needed to become guild leaders and be bosses to make money, it shows how incompetent the men of the family are, and they need women to make money to support them. ”

"So, Ariel, it's not that I'm trying to make things difficult for you. But it's actually illegal for you to run this guild. While women are allowed to do part-time work, I've never heard of the Empire allowing women to run guilds. ”

Knock –

The girl's fist landed on the futon, and her smile seemed a little stiff. It's no longer fear, but with a little anger in the face of the grains over there.

"My business...... Don't worry about it! ”

In the face of the girl's low roar, Gu Liduo smiled and said, "Ariel, this is not a problem that I don't care, but a problem that is the truth. You are old enough to marry, and this guild should logically be your husband's, but you don't have a husband now. Do you think that if a random man comes and marries you back one day, won't this mermaid song immediately become your husband's property? To put it more explicitly, if one day, everyone else knows that the president of the Mermaid Song is a woman...... Then the legitimacy and legitimacy of our guild will be immediately revoked. The Mermaid Song will also disband immediately. Have you considered this? ”

As he spoke, he walked into the bed. At the same time, he stretched out his hand to stroke the blonde hair.

But just as his fingers were about to touch her, the girl shook off her hand and pushed him away with all her strength!

"I ...... Said it...... My thing...... Don't worry about it! Other than that...... Do you dare to take my secret...... Say it and try it! ”

He didn't mind if there were many grains, he just shook his hand lightly and said with a smile: "Say it?" No, no, no, of course I won't say it. If you say that, our guild will be finished. However, in order to prevent the most difficult situation, I would suggest that we make some minor changes to Mermaid Song. ”

"Ariel, transfer the guild leader to me."

"You have to believe that with a weak body like yours, it is impossible to lead the guild to prosperity. What the Mermaid Song needs is a strong president, one who can lead all members forward. Rest assured, I'm not a beginner, I have a lot of experience, and I won't let the Mermaid Song down. If you really like guild life, you can stay here to cook, settle accounts, and listen to the adventures we bring to you. But if you really want to command the entire guild, this is not something you can do with such a weak body. ”

The girl gasped for breath, her cheeks crimson, and her forehead burned almost to roast her.

Seeing that this long-term girl no longer had the strength to answer, Gu Liduo smiled faintly: "That's all for my words, you should also think about it." I will give you three days, during which I will temporarily assume the duties of acting president, and after three days, I hope that you will automatically transfer the president to me. If the time is up and you still haven't figured it out......"

He slowly walked to the door, opened the door, looked back at the girl who was gasping for breath again, and smiled—

"I don't know why you, who used to be so noble, would now open an adventurer's guild that belongs entirely to the great lords in this kind of place. But since you're dressed as a man, you probably don't want anyone to know about it, right? Do you think that if your true gender is revealed, your members, the townspeople, will still recognize you as the president of Mermaid Song? When the time comes, this guild will be leaderless, don't you need me to lead everyone and face the difficulties? Hehe, so for the sake of both of us being decent, I hope you will think it through. ”

With a smile, a smile that was not at all stressed, Gu Liduo walked out of the door, and slowly, closed the door......

"Wait a minute!"

"Oh? What's wrong? ”

Opening the door again, Gu Liduo stared intently at the girl who had been haunted by his heart for five years. As long as it wasn't too much of a request, he felt that he should be able to accede to any of the girl's requests.

"Help me...... Buy some clothes...... Women's ......"

Despite her weakness, the girl tried to make her voice as loud as she could—

"Buy...... Larger ...... I don't want ...... Make people think I'm ...... Looks...... It's too thin......"

With a smile, Gu Liduo nodded slightly: "Obey~~Order~~, my lady." Drink some hot water and get a good rest. ”

There was a squeak, and the door shut.