Chapter 47: Chapter 47: Come On, A Duel Between Girls! (Please Follow and Read!)

Shami frowned and looked beside him. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Lureya’s cherry blossom-colored thin lips were slightly pursed, and she said nothing.

"I met Lina two and a half years ago. How could we be childhood friends?" he explained.

Upon hearing this, the blonde girl’s eyes gradually brightened.

"Really?"

"Of course. That’s why I almost didn’t recognize her." Shami said slowly.

"Really?"

"Of course. I have no reason to lie to you."

"Really?"

"You repeating spirit! What’s the point of lying to you?"

Shami spread his hands irritably.

What’s the point of lying to a fool?

"That’s right! We’re already in that kind of relationship! We know each other’s identity."

The blonde girl’s little face regained its shine.

"Yeah."

"We’ve even connected!"

"Yeah... huh?"

"And we’ve faced life and death together, so our relationship must be stronger than with Lina."

"It sounds a bit weird, but that’s about right."

"Hahaha~"

Shami listened to the increasingly strange sounds beside him and frowned slightly.

Looking over, he noticed the flat-faced gold-haired girl was beaming with a smile, radiating like the sun from Teletubbies.

[Favorability: 5→40]

Shami was slightly stunned; it increased again.

As expected, the Elf Race’s favorability mechanism is indeed the most difficult puzzle on the continent, right?

...

The blonde girl revived, humming a song while taking out her summer homework assigned by school.

Next to her, although aware of the flat-faced gold-haired girl’s good mood, Shami hesitated for a long time, still undecided on how to bring up the matter regarding the main task just now.

’Hey, Lureya.’

’Yeah.’

’I have something to ask you.’

’Tell me about it. As long as it’s not something fancy like lingerie, I probably could give it to you. (Winks)

No way! Why did he assume the flat-faced gold-haired girl would say something like that?

’Um, how about taking the slime somewhere to play this weekend?’

’Oh~ Suddenly showing a conscience, Shami~ Where to?’

’Well, attacking a human village. How’s this proposal...’

’...’

No, it would be completely rejected, wouldn’t it?

Should he use the Demon Envoy Contract’s power? But doing so would completely deprive the Demon Envoy of initiative, without his mandatory orders, it wouldn’t act in the future.

He wants an active Lureya, not a Tablet Spirit that only moves when pushed from behind.

Shami pondered.

Lureya suddenly closed the book and stood up.

"Shami, someone is coming this way."

"Who?"

Shami frowned.

"It’s Lina."

...

After hiding the slime, Shami and Lureya pretended to run into Lina by chance at the Maple Forest Clearing.

"Oh my, look who I see? Lina, what are you doing here?"

"Eh? Shami, Miss Lureya?"

The big-breasted white-haired girl was slightly surprised to see the duo.

"How come you both are here?"

"Shami and I were coming out to examine this annoying terrain."

Speak properly, flat face!

Shami glared at the golden-haired elf.

"Oh my, that’s such a coincidence."

"You? This place is still a bit far from the village, how suddenly did you come over here?" Shami led the conversation.

"Eh, me?"

Lina took out an envelope from her waist and smiled, saying, "I’m delivering a letter for someone. Village Chief Lugo asked me to notify the blacksmith Mr. Yorson, who lives one kilometer east of the village, to help forge an iron handcuff. If completed, I can get five copper coins as payment."

Shami fell into contemplation.

This is already a Newbie Village errand-task, isn’t it? Why has it suddenly been initiated? Is it because the white hair is related to being Hero?

Five copper coins is awfully little, Village Chief, what an elderly man doing making a handcuff! Are you still living that kind of life with your wife!

"Is that so? But..." Lureya pointed east to Lina, "This is the direct west. East is over there."

"Eh?"

Lina widened her eyes, dazedly looked around, and the curl on her head drooped down.

"Oops, I’m lost again. Been walking for so long."

"If that’s the case, I better hurry back. Otherwise, I won’t be able to complete the task given by Village Chief today."

Lina bid farewell to the two.

Ever since returning to the village, all living expenses have relied on Lureya and Shami. Being a once adventuring swordsman, no matter how down on luck, she shouldn’t keep depending on others to feed her.

Lina, quickly make some money, so you can focus more on practicing swordsmanship.

The white-haired girl secretly cheered herself up and started heading back.

"Lina, wait a sec."

Shami suddenly called out to Lina.

"What’s up, Shami?" Lina curiously looked over.

"Lureya wants to have a match with you."

Shami pointed to the golden-haired elf beside him.

"Eh? Really? Miss Lureya?"

⊙(・◇・)?

...

"What the heck, Shami. Why suddenly bring this up without discussing it with me first?"

Seeing Lina start warming up in the clearing, Lureya quickly pulled Shami aside, anxiously questioning in a suppressed voice.

Since they’re here running into the white-haired girl, why not get something for free? Shami’s intention was simple: he mainly wanted to see the actual capabilities of the white-haired girl.

Although it’s confirmed the white-haired girl is a level 72 Great Swordmaster, neither from appearance nor from this morning’s contact could her strength be seen. This made Shami question if the probing skill was providing erroneous information.

Luckily there’s a Tablet Spirit beside him, allowing a test of the white-haired girl’s power and verifying the accuracy of the information.

"What? Are you scared?"

Shami looked at Lureya.

"Lureya, who is stronger between the Hero and Elf is always the core topic among people, and you probably hate hearing people always compare you with Lina in the village, right? If you shock Lina with strength, then later, if similar topics arise in the village, she would humbly clarify, ’Surely, the Elf Race Lady Lureya is stronger.’ It’s a necessary maintenance project for the Elf Race’s strong image among the Human Race."

"Additionally, I also want to see your true strength, Lureya. You would definitely surprise me."

Lureya bit her pearly teeth, well aware of the provoking method, yet unable to refuse.

Perhaps it’s from a desire to prove the destined encounter can win against childhood friends, or maybe she indeed feels capable.

After all, lacking the ability to directly see the opponent’s stats, all along she assumed the white-haired girl was just a down-and-out small swordsman.

Her pointed ears were slightly flushed as she accepted Shami’s provocation.

"How could I be scared? But there’s one condition."

"What condition?"

"If I win against Lina, you..."

Lureya paused, the last sentence awkward, her voice softened significantly.

"How about spending a day together playing in the city..."

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