Chapter 80: Vacation (6)

Hearing the question of this weak woman's voice, Lixia replied loudly, "No, we are from above. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Lixia and Zheng Shuanglong are not equipped with swords or combat armor at all. Because players belonging to the army are often wearing heavy armor as uniforms, they should be able to tell that they have nothing to do with the army based on their appearance alone.

After hearing Lixia's answer, the door opened, and a female player appeared tremblingly.

He has short dark blue hair and large black-rimmed glasses, and his dark green eyes are wide open under the glasses. She was dressed in a plain dark blue dress and held a small dagger in her sheath.

Looking at Lixia and Zheng Shuanglong, the female player trembled and asked again, "Really...... Not the army's tax brigade ......?"

It seems that the army is really no longer good now, and it has been feared to such an extent. Thinking like this, Lixia smiled and nodded in order to reassure women: "No, we are not from the army, we are here today to find talents to come down from the top, and it has nothing to do with the army." ”

That's when —

"From above? So you're a real swordsman?" With the shrill screams of the teenager, the door behind the woman opened widely, and several figures ran out of it in a hurry. Then, the door to the left side of the altar opened, and several figures ran out as well.

Under the silent gaze of the surprised Lixia and Zheng Shuanglong, the two large rows on either side of the bespectacled woman are each of the young players who can be called teenagers or girls. He is between the ages of 12 and 14. Everyone was very interested in observing Lixia and Zheng Shuanglong back and forth.

"Really, didn't I tell you to hide in your room!" The woman who hurriedly asked the children to return to the room appeared to be about twenty years old. However, none of the children obeyed her orders.

However, the young man who rushed out of the room first, with short red hair like a stabbing son, looked at Zheng Shuanglong and Lixia, and immediately shouted in disappointment: "What, why didn't you even take a sword." I said, you're from the top, aren't you? Don't you have any weapons?"

"How can you speak in such a rude tone to someone you meet for the first time; I'm really sorry, because there are usually no guests visiting at all......" Listening to the child's somewhat excessive words, the female player quickly apologized.

After all, they can't even afford to provoke the scum of the army, let alone elite swordsmen from above.

Seeing the woman wearing glasses lowering her head as if she was panicking, Lixia hurriedly said, "No, it's okay - Zheng Shuanglong, I remember that there are a few things that have been in the inventory all the time, just let them see them?"

"Uh-huh." Looking at these very cute children, Zheng Shuanglong agreed to Lixia's proposal, opened the window and moved his fingers. Soon, more than a dozen objectified weapons and props were piled up above the long table next to them. This is a monster drop item that I got in a recent adventure.,It's placed like this because there's no time to sell it.。

After Zheng Shuanglong took out all the props except for the equipment of the two and closed the window, the children surrounded them with thunderous joy. One by one, they picked up their swords or hammers and kept saying "How heavy!" You're so handsome!" and so on. Although this is a sight that overprotective parents will definitely pass out, as long as they are in the street area, no matter how they use their weapons, they will not be harmed.

"Really...... I'm sorry......" The woman with glasses shook her head as if she was very nervous, but she smiled at the happy appearance of the children and said, "Ah, this way, please." I'm going to make tea......"

Lixia and Zheng Shuanglong, who were taken to the small room on the right side of the chapel, finally got to the point after taking a sip of hot tea.

"You ...... Are you looking for someone here......?" The female player with glasses asked as she sat down in the chair across from her and tilted her head slightly.

Hearing the female player's question, Lixia quickly introduced herself, "Ah, yes. Yes...... I'm Lixia and he's Zheng Shuanglong. ”

Hearing Lixia's words, the female player realized that she hadn't introduced herself yet, so she bowed slightly: "Ah! I'm really sorry I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Sasha. ”

After introducing themselves, they nodded to each other.

"This kid is Yui." Stroking Yui's hair, which was still sleeping on her lap, Lixia said, "This kid has lost his way in the forest on the twenty-second floor, and it seems that he is still ...... Lost his memory ......"

"Really......" The woman named Sasha glared at the big dark green eyes behind her glasses.

Looking at Yui dotingly, Lixia continued softly, "She has nothing but clothes, and we don't think she lives in the upper class...... I wonder if I can find her guardian in the Origin Town...... Or someone who knew her, and then heard that this church gathered many children to live with......"

"I see......" Sasha held the cup with both hands and her eyes fell on the table.

"There are about 20 people living in this church today, from elementary school students to junior high school students. And that's supposed to be all the young players in this town. At the beginning of the game...... "Although the volume is faint, Sasha begins to speak in a clear tone: "Almost all children at that age have some mental problems because they are too panicked. Of course, there are children who get used to the game and leave town, but that should be the exception. ”

"Of course, this is also the age when I was still very fond of spoiling my parents, but I was suddenly declared unable to leave here, and I may never even be able to return to reality...... Most of those children are in a state of collapse, and several of them appear to be ...... Just cut off the connection. ”

The corners of Sasha's mouth stiffened.

"Although in the first month of the game, I also aimed to play the strategy game, and continued to level up in the practice area...... One day, when I saw such a child wandering alone on a street corner, I couldn't feel at ease, so I took it back to the hotel to live with me. From then on, I was so disturbed by the thought that there might be such a child, so I began to look around town for a child who was alone. When I came back to my senses, it was already like this. So, what to say...... I'm really sorry that there are people like you who are fighting at the top, but I can't keep up and help. ”

"Quick, don't say that......" Lixia shook her head and struggled to find words, but her throat was stuck and she couldn't speak.

And Zheng Shuanglong said as if he was going to replace her: "It's not like this, Miss Sasha is also fighting hard...... And more than I did. ”

"Thank you. But I didn't do it out of a sense of obligation, and I was happy living with my children. Sasha smiled and looked at Yui from her sleep with worried eyes. Said softly: "So...... For the past two years, we have been going from area to area and house to house every day, looking for any children in need. If there were such young children, we should find out. It's a pity...... I don't think she's a kid who lives in the Beginningtown. ”

"Yes......" Lixia, who hung her head, hugged Yui tightly, and then looked at Sasha's eyelid as if she was cheered up, and said, "This may be a bit rude, but how do you earn your daily living expenses?"

Hearing Lixia ask, Sasha said with a little pride, "Ah, about this, in addition to me, there are a few older children guarding this place...... It's absolutely fine for them to run around the practice area around town, so they can easily earn money for food. It's not a lot, though. ”

Hearing Sasha say this, Zheng Shuanglong was a little surprised and exclaimed: "Oh, it's amazing...... As far as we've just heard on the streets, people here think it's suicide to fight monsters in the practice area. ”

Sasha nodded in response to what Zheng Shuanglong said.

"Basically, I think that's what all the players who stay in the Town of Origin right now think. I can't say that's wrong, after all, given the risk of death, there is nothing you can do...... However, because of this, we have a higher income than the average player in this town. ”

Indeed, in order to rent the rooms of this church all the time, one hundred ks per day is required. This is an amount that is several times higher than the daily wage of the man who picked up the fruit just now.

"So, we've been targeted lately for ......"

“…… Who's targeting?" Listening to Sasha's words, Lixia asked a little puzzled.

Lixia really didn't understand who would attack such a team of children, it was too cruel.

Lixia is too sweet, she still doesn't have enough understanding of the darkness of human nature, but it's not very strange, after all, Lixia was brought to her by Zheng Shuanglong at a very young age, so even if she accepts the inheritance of the killer, she still doesn't have enough understanding of the darkness of society and the darkness of human nature.

Sasha's steady eyes turned serious in an instant. Just as she opened her mouth to continue—

"Teacher! Sasha-sensei! Oops!" The door slammed open, and several children rushed in.

"Really, that's rude to a guest." Faced with the children's faux pas, Sasha was about to preach, but was immediately interrupted by the anxious children.

"Now is not the time to talk about this!" The red-haired boy just now shouted with tears in his eyes: "Brother Yin, they were captured by those guys in the army!"

"Where?" Sasha stood up as if she had changed her personality and asked the boy.

"The open space behind the prop shop in the East 5th District. The army sent ten men to fence off the road, and only Goda escaped. The boy replied hurriedly.

"Got it, I'll go over right away, I'm sorry to ......" Sasha turned her head back to face Lixia and Zheng Shuanglong, and lowered her head slightly. I've got to save those kids, so let's talk later......"

"Teacher! We're going too!" The red-haired teenager shouted so, and several children behind him also made echoes of agreement.

The young man ran to Zheng Shuanglong's side, spoke in a very serious manner, and said, "Brother, please lend me the weapon just now!" If there was that, even the army would have fled immediately!"

"No, you can't!" Sasha shouted a reprimand. "You're all waiting here!"

At this time, Zheng Shuanglong, who had been watching the development of the situation without saying a word, ignored the wishes of the teenagers, turned his head to Lixia beside him and said, "Lixia, go and help, even I can't stand this kind of behavior of the army." ”

As for the children's requirements, Zheng Shuanglong ignored them, not to mention that the ability and quality required by those weapons were too high, and those children couldn't equip them at all, just letting these children with basically zero combat effectiveness go to the battlefield, Zheng Shuanglong couldn't stand it. Before the adults died, they wouldn't need their teenagers.

Lixia, who got Zheng Shuanglong's consent, nodded vigorously in response, stood up and said to Sasha, "Please let us help." At least a little more people would be better. ”

"Thank you, then I'll be respectful and obey." Sasha bowed deeply, pushed her glasses and said, "Then, let's run over." ”

Sasha, who rushed out of the church, shook the short sword hanging from her waist and ran out in a straight line. Zheng Shuanglong and Lixia, who was holding Yui, also followed behind her. Lixia glanced behind her and saw a large group of children behind her, but Sasha had no intention of driving them back.

Cross the woods into the streets of the East 6th District and then through the alleys. It seems to be a shortcut to the shortest distance, and when I ran straight through the entrance of the NPC shop and the courtyard of the private house, I saw a group of people blocking the path ahead. Judging from the unified equipment of gray-green and black-iron, the group of at least ten people is the men and horses of the "army".

When Sasha, who rushed into the alley without hesitation, stopped, noticing that her army players were also turning around, a malicious smile appeared and said, "Oh! The nanny is here!"

“…… Let the kids go!" Sasha said in a stiff voice.

"Don't say it so badly. We're just teaching them some social knowledge, and we're going to let them go right away. ”

"That's right, it's the duty of citizens to pay taxes after all!"

Then the man let out a shrill laugh that made Sasha's clenched fists tremble slightly.

"Silver! Cain! Minay! Are you there?" Sasha shouted to the other side of the men of the army.

Immediately, the girl's frightened voice was returned: "Teacher! Teacher...... Help us!"

Sasha, who heard the girl's reply, breathed a sigh of relief a little, and said quickly: "Don't worry about money, it's okay to give it all to them!"

After all, for Sasha, as long as the children are okay, Cole's question, let's talk about it later.

"Teacher...... Useless ......" this time it was a teenager's voice that seemed to be squeezed out.

"Giggle-hee." One of the members of the army, who blocked the road, let out a spasmodic laugh. (To be continued.) )