Approached by a Stranger, First Meeting with Tsulai

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"Mess, I told you already, you don't need to be nervous. When I draw people's attention, just casually walk past them and secretly slip your hand into their pockets to take their wallets."

At the street corner, Tsulai felt somewhat helpless. She had brought Mess out to work today, but Mess had nearly been spotted by the passersby they were targeting. Luckily, Tsulai had reacted quickly and pulled her away. Otherwise, once those people realized they were thieves, they would definitely have gotten beaten up.

"Sorry, Tsulai, but I just can't control myself. I get scared and nervous."

Mess felt guilty for nearly dragging her companion down, while Tsulai could only sigh helplessly.

The girl before her had once been caught red-handed and badly beaten. Ever since recovering from those injuries, she had never managed to steal anything again.

That incident must have left a deep shadow in her heart, causing her current condition. But for mixed-blood children like them, with no parents to care for them, rejected by both Lycans and Bomans, and forced to look after themselves, if they did not pick up a way to make a living, they might not survive.

Although Chida had raised them, he might not be willing to keep raising a girl who would bring him no return in the future.

Mess might be driven away because of this, left with nowhere to go, sleeping on the streets, and perhaps eventually dying outside.

But what could they do?

Tslai felt troubled, but then her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Mess, you need to overcome the fear in your heart. We don't have to start by overcoming it around adults; we can start with people our own age. We don't have to start with Lycans or Bomans; we can start with Aliens.

"Look,