Hm? Isn't this Lucy? Why did she come from the Outer Ring without saying a word?Wise, who had just come downstairs after taking a shower, saw a blonde girl wearing a helmet standing by the shelves of the video store.
Her brow was slightly furrowed. After Wise got closer, he could faintly hear her muttering under her breath. "Tsk... inexplicably irritable. I always feel like someone is watching me..."
"Mhm? Are you talking about me?" After getting closer, Wise, hearing Lucy's words, couldn't help but point to himself. But the latter just shook her head.
"No. I wouldn't be irritable if you were watching me... wait, what did you make me say!" Lucy gritted her teeth, her face flushing red as she glared at Wise. Because of the height difference, she had to raise her head to see his face. But this, in turn, made her look particularly cute. And looking at Wise's seemingly amused expression, Lucy couldn't help but grit her teeth and puff out her small face.
But suddenly, the corner of her eye seemed to catch something. "...That is, could it be..."
Noticing Lucy's gaze, Wise subconsciously wanted to look over, but the former immediately stopped him. "Wise, don't look over there. Right, just like that. Continue to chat with me. Absolutely do not look at that man in the suit over there." Wise obediently did not turn his head. As for the man in the suit Lucy was talking about, he seemed to have noticed him before. He did seem to be secretly looking over here.
"So sudden. Alright, Lucy. What should we talk about?"
"Talk about what? It's not important. Let's just talk about something you like. Movies and the like..."
"Oh? Lucy actually knows I like movies." Wise felt a little surprised. He seemed to have never mentioned his preferences to the other party before.
Lucy, hearing this, just let out a soft "hmph." "Don't make it sound like this young lady cares about you so much, okay? You opened a video store and are with these movies every day. A person who hates movies wouldn't do that. It's the same for everyone. They will only choose a life they can endure. When life becomes unbearable, people will fight, will run away, or fight first and then run away. It's impossible to stay in the same place."
Lucy spoke her thoughts. And the second half of her words, Wise thought, should be her truest feelings. "Just like Lucy couldn't stand her original life?"
"Mmm... I didn't say that." Lucy covered her small mouth with her hand, obviously realizing that she had said too much just now and immediately wanted to change the subject.
"Ahem, Wise, don't you think today's chat is a bit too deep? I... I'm not Bernice. I'm not the type to stand in a crowded place and talk about the meaning of life with friends at the top of my lungs..." Speaking of this, Lucy put her hands behind her back, her expression unnaturally looking elsewhere, and she even seemed a little awkward for a moment.
"Eh? So Lucy and I are just ordinary friends? I thought we were a little better."
"Hey, what do you mean by that? If... if not friends, then what relationship could we have?" Lucy's face turned even redder for a moment. She seemed to have thought of something, and her affection also rose by 5 points at this moment, reaching 75.
"Lucy's face has turned so red. What's going on?" Wise pressed his advantage, continuing to tease with a smile on his face.
"Because... because it's hot. Don't you think it's much hotter in New Eridu city than in the Outer Ring?" Of course, Lucy couldn't admit it directly. She was indeed very talented in business and trade, but in the field of love, facing Wise's teasing, she was ultimately just a girl.
"Ahem, it's getting late. I'll be going back first!"
"You've come all this way. Why don't you stay and sit for a while longer, Lucy?"
"No need. I just came by to see you all. It's about time to go back now! Also, as a friend, if I have something to ask of you next time, you can't refuse! This is what a fr-friend should do for a friend!"
After saying this, Lucy didn't stay any longer and left directly. As for the man in the suit, not long after, he also left the video store. Wise, seeing this, felt something was wrong, so he followed. But after seeing Lucy ride away on her bike, the man in the suit did not continue to follow. Instead, he turned his head to look at Wise, then walked straight over. After coming before him, he spoke very politely.
"Hello. You must be the young lady's friend, right?"
"Uh, yes. And you are?"
"Let me introduce myself. I am not a suspicious person, but was sent by Master Montfort to observe the young lady's living situation."
With the man in the suit's introduction, Wise also completely understood. So it was that Lucy's father was not at ease and wanted to inquire about her living situation. Although this seemed to be a bit beyond the scope of normal concern, Lucy also knew about this. He was still an outsider at the moment and was not in a good position to get involved in this matter. In short, since it was a misunderstanding, then he was relieved.
Wise thought to himself. But since he was already out, he might as well ask Master Chop if he knew where to find a high-quality tachi. So he went to the ramen shop. And this one question, he actually found out that there was one, a rather hidden blade shop in the city. After learning this information, Wise immediately expressed his thanks to Master Chop. After returning to the video store, and after lunch, he set off for that shop.
It was not until night that he returned empty-handed. Although the quality of the tachi in that blade shop was indeed not bad, it was ultimately still a little lacking. When Wise used it, he had only used a little of his own strength, and a crack had actually appeared on the blade. It was conceivable that as long as he swung it with force, the whole blade would be completely ruined. It was completely a one-time use item, and the price was not cheap.
Fortunately, when Wise wanted to compensate, the blade shop owner thought it was a problem with the quality of his own blade, and not only refused the compensation but also gave Wise a brand new good blade for free. Forced by the owner's enthusiasm, Wise could only accept it. On the way back, he quietly found a deserted place and put it in his system space.
Speaking of which, there were too many things in the space, and it was a bit not enough. Other than some neatly folded blankets and towels, there were some miscellaneous things, and also the Lina-brand dessert that had been left in a corner to this day, which no one had asked about. So he decisively spent 500 Emotional Value to expand the system space to 2 cubic meters. Then he went to help Belle buy the things she wanted to eat.
After doing all this, Wise returned to Sixth Street. At this time, it was already getting late. As the sun set, the night was like ink dyeing white paper, quickly swallowing the sky. There were also few pedestrians on the street. But as he was passing an intersection on his way home, he suddenly noticed a familiar figure.
"That's... Jane? No, but she looks a bit strange. Could it be that she's injured!"
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