"La~~Lala~~~"

"You seem to be in a good mood."

"Wow——!!!"

The sudden sound made Ariel instinctively startled! She jerked around as she reached out her hands to cover the vital parts of her body.

When I turned my head, I saw that Napa was now floating in the aisle outside, silently looking at herself.

After confirming that it was the cat, Ariel's nervous and tense mood immediately relaxed. But after less than a second of relaxation, she covered her mouth sharply, quickly wrapped herself in a bath towel, and quietly rushed to the door of the bathroom, carefully pressing her ear to the door and listening to the sound outside.

After waiting for a few minutes to make sure there was no sound outside, the president breathed a sigh of relief. She went back to the shower, but just as she was about to take off the towel and continue to take a bath, she looked at Napa, who was still floating there, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Hey, although I haven't paid much attention to it, but tell me now, are you a male cat or a female cat?" ”

Napa snorted, tail cocking slowly, "Is this any obstacle to our conversation now?" ”

Ariel covered the bath towel on her chest and nodded seriously: "Of course!" Tell me quickly, are you male or female? ”

It's a pity that the cat didn't seem to have any intention of discussing this issue with Ariel for too long, but said bluntly: "Why do you conclude that those beggars came out of the mines of the Eternal Sleep Mountains? ”

Seeing that Napa didn't want to answer herself at all, Ariel pursed her lips, and after hesitating for a moment, she looked at the baffle between the shower and the corridor outside, which was just enough to block her body parts, and after thinking about it, she still removed the bath towel and continued to wash: "Didn't I make it clear just now?" Reasoning through analysis. Of course, there may be something wrong with my inference. So ......"

"No, through your heart, I know you're definitely not just guessing. You were very calm and decisive at that time, which shows that you are absolutely sure that you said that. So, why would you be so sure that the beggar came out of that mine? No...... It should be said that when you first came to Pelican Town to wake me up and wanted to enter the mines of the Sleeping Mountains to explore, why did you judge that there was such a thing as 'gold' in it? Where did you get the news two years ago? ”

Bath water fell from the sky, splashing on Ariel's back and slowly sliding down her skin.

Listening to the cat's inquiry, Ariel's movements paused slightly. But soon, her movements became smooth again, and she said slowly-

"Don't you know how to read minds? Don't you know by reading it yourself? ”

With a snap, the kitten's two meat paws were directly on the baffle. The cat's blue pupils were staring at Ariel, who was facing away from him, and said forcefully, "I can read your emotions, but I can't read the specifics of something you're thinking. Even sometimes when your emotions are too complicated, I can't fully understand it. And you've been pretty good at dealing with me lately, haven't you? ”

Ariel shrugged her shoulders, smiled slightly, and said, "Where?" I've become more fond of drinking milk than ever before. You've had a lot of influence on me at all. "So, what are you hiding from us? What's going on with gold? What about the Eternal Sleep Mountains? Ariel, can you tell me what the hell is going on?! ”

At first glance, the cat seemed a little impatient.

This was an unusual situation, and Ariel could feel the anxiety and uneasiness in Napa's heart, as if she could make some terrible mistake that neither of us could have predicted if she couldn't really tell the truth......

Feeling Napa's emotions, the girl thought for a moment, then turned her head slightly and asked, "Then you tell me first, are you male or female?" ”

Napa snorted, and after smacking her mouth slightly, she could only say as if she had surrendered, "I am a mother." ”

Hearing Napa say this, Ariel turned around. She smiled and crossed her hips with one hand and said, "Oh? It's true? Didn't you lie to me? Can I come and check it out? ”

"You dare!"

Napa immediately released the baffle and spread her paws in an attitude that if you dared to come over, I would tear your pretty face immediately.

Seeing this, Ariel laughed, simply lay on the baffle, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I believe in you." Well...... At the same time, I understand the anxiety in your heart a little. Could my sources really be important to you? At least that's important to you, right? ”

Napa retracted her paws, floated slightly to a slightly farther position, and stopped talking.

"Oops, sometimes I regret why I can only read your emotions, but not what you are really thinking. Hey, why do you say we can communicate with each other in our hearts a few times? Was it because we were willing to communicate with each other at that time, so we were able to talk to each other? ”

The cat hugged its paws and snorted, "Yes, if there is no resistance between the two of us, we can communicate with each other not too far away." But if you don't want to communicate with the other person, then the most you can do is guess the emotion. With all that said, can you get to the point? ”

For the sake of the good of both parties, Arrow also knew that he had to tell the truth now.

She nodded, and began to turn around again to take a shower, and said as she washed—

"As you said, two years ago, I got the news that there was a gold mine in the Evermian's Mountains. And the person who delivered the news...... Coincidentally, also a beggar. ”

Napa flew over again and hung on the baffle, her eyes full of curiosity.

Arrow exhaled a little and continued, "At that time, I had just graduated from the Old Tengshu Academy, and I was thinking about what to do next. At this time, a rumor about the gold mine suddenly came from Hanhai City. ”

"I was fortunate enough to see the person who spread this rumor himself. It was a beggar, a beggar who was almost indistinguishable from the beggar in this incident. ”

The beggar, however, quickly recovered his senses, and soon came to his senses with proper treatment and care, and then told the news that there was a gold mine in the Eternal Sleep Mountains near Pelican Town. After hearing this, I was able to go to this town to open this guild after some preparation. ”

That's it, but for Napa, the answer isn't enough.

The cat leaned out, tilted its head slightly, and said, "That's it?" What about the details? What kind of care did this beggar receive? Under what circumstances did you tell about the gold mines? Why don't you forget all these things? ”

Ariel smiled slightly, she smiled softly and sweetly. The only thing that remains unchanged is the kind of posture that will never make people understand what she is thinking.

Seeing this, Napa could only exhale, retreated, and said, "So what do you think is the situation behind this matter?" Why did rumors of gold mines come out again after that long time? No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like an incident happened by chance, and it's clear that someone is manipulating it behind it. ”

With the splash of water from the sprinkler head behind her, the smile on Ariel's face gradually disappeared. She nodded lightly and said slowly, "There is no doubt that there must be something manipulating behind this." What's there...... He's trying to lure someone to the mine, to the depths of the earth. I don't know exactly what the reason for this temptation is, but according to the inertia of our human mind, since there is action, there must be a reason. This is the power to make an effort to get people to dig down...... Hehe, I'm quite curious. ”

Seeing the smile on Ariel's face, Napa shook her head: "Curious? I think it's better to minimize this curiosity. Ariel, although it may be strange to say that I, the monster, are reminding you of this human, I still have to say that you must be careful. In the deepest part of that mine...... I have a hunch that even if I'm by your side, I may not be able to protect you. ”

The girl smiled and reached out to gently rub the cat's head. For this kind of worry and care for it, no matter what, my heart is still a little warm.

"Okay, okay, you can rest assured! I'm not going to do anything dangerous. ”

"Really? Wouldn't a person like you, who is only bent on money, really do anything dangerous to get rich? ”

"Of course! How can money be important to its own life! Rest assured, even the world's most money-greedy businessman can't give up his life for some money. ”

With Ariel's assurance, Napa felt the emotions in the girl's heart. Although there is still some concealment, at least she can feel the stability in her heart.

In response, the cat finally nodded, and after a few more words, picked up a dry towel from the side and handed it to Ariel, asking her to wipe her body clean, change into clean clothes, and turn into a tomboy again.

Talking and laughing, Napa went back to his cat house, while Arrow went back to his room and turned off the lights to rest.

Until he was completely in bed......

(Of course, people don't even want their lives for the sake of money.) ）

After exhaling slightly, Airo slowly closed his eyes.

(But as long as there is enough money, then what is there to care about such a thing as one's own life?) ）

- January 6, 1303, food expenses: -3 copper and 3 iron, flower purchase: -3 copper, balance: 8 gold, 4 silver, 9 copper and 7 iron (outstanding taxes: 119 gold, 2 silver, 8 copper and 1 iron) -