"Uh-huh, uh-huh. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Artoria propped her chin on one hand and happily hummed an unknown ditty as she waited for Leonay's return.

The leisurely and delicate appearance looks very happy. Unbeknownst to her, the other guests and waiters sitting in the bar all threw pity, sympathy, or mockery glances at her, either openly or secretly.

But all this, Artoria, whose eyes were bent into crescent moons, and who seemed to be in a good mood, did not notice.

The pendulum of the old-fashioned clock hanging in the tavern is constantly shaking, and time sometimes flies really fast.

An hour later......

"Why hasn't that big sister come back yet? Could it be that something else is delaying at the moment? Bored, Artoria yawned again and again, and began to be confused.

Three hours later......

Artoria was still sleepy after all, and fell asleep on the table with her head resting on her hands.

Ten hours later......

Outside the tavern, the sky had already darkened, and the streetlamps on both sides of the road emitted a dull yellow glow that illuminated the silent city.

"Guest, we're ready to close." The waiter, who was cleaning up the other tables, reminded Artoria, who was still sitting quietly.

"Huh? Has it been so long? Artoria looked at the clock hanging in the middle of the tavern in some surprise, and realized that she had been sitting like an idiot for nearly ten hours......

(No wonder I always feel numb in my legs...... And the big-breasted woman, why hasn't she come back yet? ）

"That...... I'm still waiting. Artoria looked at the tavern waiter with some difficulty. After all, they've been waiting for almost a day, maybe if they wait, the woman will come back?

"You're waiting for the woman in the morning, aren't you? She's not going to come back. That woman is obviously a liar! The waiter, who had a wisp of beard on his mouth, said to Artoria helplessly. This kind of young redneck is so easy to deceive!

"Eh?!!!!" Artoria exclaimed in disbelief. In hindsight, she remembered all the things during the day, and finally realized that something was wrong! What about the trust between people? Give me back my innocence, bastard!

"Now the imperial capital, it's better not to trust others so easily. Alas......" The waiter's uncle looked at Tazmi with some sympathy, and once again reminded this "teenager" who seemed to be a little too handsome.

"It's... Isn't this a scam? I'm going to report it!! Artoria was very reluctant to carry her small package and asked the waiter uncle about the location of the security team.

"Let me advise you again, if you don't have enough money, it's better not to go to the vigilantes. They don't have the heart to manage these trivial things......"

"Ahem, ahem, ahem!" The bartender on the other side of the tavern coughed softly. He was reminding the waiter, who had a somewhat good personality, that many things should be known and not said openly, lest trouble come out of his mouth.

After all, the current imperial capital has long been plunged into an unprecedented dark period.

"Enough money? A vigilante who doesn't care about anything? Artoria keenly grasped the point of the waiter's words. Even the imperial capital as an empire is like this, and from this point of view, the rest of the places outside the imperial capital will not be much better.

Artoria thanked the waitress and walked out of the tavern after paying for the drink.

"That woman can really drink! And the drinks are all expensive wine...... "Throwing the empty money bag away, the penniless Artoria casually found a direction with a small cold wind.

Penniless, she kept looking at the empty streets, where she was the only pedestrian, looking for possible sheltered corners. Although I am not afraid of the cold winter temperature, it is better to be more comfortable.

"Yo! There is a country boy walking with a sword on his back, where is it? What a lot of fun! A young man with long hair who could be seen at a glance was a bad boy, and he looked at Artoria with an unkind face.

"Hand over your sword! Of course, it's an order! If you dare not to pay it? Hey, hey, hey. The fat man, who was obviously in the same group as the long-haired boy, spoke in a grim and threatening tone, and looked at Artoria with wide eyes.

"Two idiots who fight like five scum!" Artoria glanced coldly at the two bad boys who were blocking her way, a good sandbag, just enough to vent the depression in her heart.

Moments later, two delinquent teenagers who had been beaten to the point of being pig-heads collapsed unconscious on the cold, hard street.

"Isn't it too heavy?" The blonde girl looked at the two lying unconscious on the ground, and then said that she deserved it and left the place without care. As for whether the two people on the ground will be coldly killed? She didn't have the heart to care about it, such a guy who didn't learn to rob the road at a young age might be better dead.

At night, the imperial capital is still very lively in some places, such as the yellow (red) light district, the gambling house and the like. However, in most residential areas, the lights in the buildings on both sides of the street are turned off early.

"Well, I'll spend the night here...... Compared to the dangerous grasslands in Diablo 2, this place is not bad. Artoria found shelter from the wind near the wall, sat down with her legs bent, and closed her eyes.

"Huh?"

In a daze, Artoria heard a soft female voice, whose owner didn't sound very old. But what does all this have to do with you? As long as it doesn't interfere with your sleep.

"Does that person have no place to live? It looks so pitiful. The woman's voice rang out again.

"Miss, should you want to go again..."This time it seemed to be the thick voice of a man in the prime of life, and there seemed to be a faint dissatisfaction in his voice.

"No way, that's my personality." The woman's voice seemed to be getting closer. The sound of light footsteps walking is getting closer and closer.

(What they say...) I guess it's me. ）

Artoria looked up in a daze and opened her eyes. Although it seems to be asleep, at least some of the necessary vigilance is still retained. The first thing that caught her eye was a beautiful girl with short blond shoulder-length hair in a gorgeous aristocratic dress, who was slightly bent over to look at Artoria, who was half asleep.

"Are you from out of town? If you don't have a place to stay, you can come to my house for a while! The aristocratic girl smiled charmingly and brightly as she looked at Artoria, who was bewildered.

(Is there such a kind person in the world?) Artoria's slightly narrowed eyes looked sleepily at the beautiful girl in front of her. Not long after being deceived, her mind couldn't help but flash what Yin Susu said in the Heaven and Dragon Slayer, the more beautiful a woman is, the more she will deceive people!

"I don't have any money on me......"

"If you had the money, you wouldn't sleep in a place like this." The aristocratic girl closed her eyes helplessly, this kind of obvious thing can be seen through at a glance. Besides, she didn't want money......

"Miss Arya is such a character for a guy like you, she can't stand idly by." One of the guards standing by the carriage spoke.

"Just accept her kindness, boy." The other guard chimed in.

"How's it going?" The aristocratic girl called Miss Arya by the guards, with a beautiful fair face, looked at Artoria who was still sitting in the corner with a faint smile, waiting for "him" to answer.

"Hmm......" Artoria scratched her hair, thinking seriously. At present, there is nothing of value on my body except for the sword on my back, which is worth a few dollars. The white storage bracelet on the left glove has a lot of red and blue medicine from the Unlimited Exchange Shop, as well as some precious one-time items. But these things are not available to the "natives" of the original world. Besides, they don't know about their storage props.

Artoria, who thought about it carefully, found that she really didn't have anything on her body that could be deceived by others. "Well, it's better than sleeping on the streets! Anyway, thank you in advance, Miss Arya. ”

"Just call me Arya. You are not a servant of my family. Arya looked pleased, and her little hand grabbed Artoria's hand and pulled her up.

"Miss!" Seeing this, the two guards beside the carriage suddenly shouted. What is the identity of their young lady? How can you hold hands with the opposite sex at will.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Arya turned her head to look at the two guards, and said that she was okay. In the eyes that seem to be full of smiles, there is a trace of gloom hidden deeply.

(His skin is smoother and more delicate than mine!) What a damn redneck! ）