It turned out Kuru's "face fruit" really was quite powerful. The flaxen-haired girl rummaged around in the back for a while, quickly picked out several commissions, and brought them over. Sure enough, Kuru found a commission to Silver City among them.
"Look, I found one!"
Holding the commission letter, Kuru ran excitedly over to Fang Zheng and Kurumi, waving it at them.
"The client is the Silver Saint Merchant Guild. They want us to escort a shipment of goods. We'll leave from here, take a ship from Gray Whale Port, and then head to Silver City. Let's take this one!"
Hearing Kuru's question, Fang Zheng nodded, then glanced at Kurumi. Kurumi smiled faintly as well.
"This one will do. Let's get ready and leave shortly."
"No problem. I'll handle the paperwork right away."
With that, Kuru slung her shovel over her back, grabbed the commission letter, and hurried back to the counter. Fang Zheng watched her sign her name and stamp the document in one smooth motion. Then the flaxen-haired young woman watched Kuru wave goodbye and leave with a reluctant look in her eyes...
Just like a newlywed wife watching her husband leave home for a long journey.
And at that exact moment, Kurumi commented from the side.
"Today's one is actually fairly restrained. She's rather shy."
"What do you mean?"
Hearing Kurumi's remark, Fang Zheng looked at her. Kurumi merely smiled.
"Kuru's popularity is far beyond what you imagined. The Mercenary Association is full of her admirers. Quite a few little girls are utterly smitten with her. This one is fine—she's introverted, and she's satisfied just exchanging a few words with Kuru. That pink-haired one last time was more interesting. She came straight to me and asked about my relationship with Kuru. She even said she wanted to