The End and "Platinum"-Kreide / A Notice and a Corpse

Bianca pushed open the wooden door of the tavern and walked in with a smile, carrying food. She then spoke to the people inside.

"Welcome back..." Maria Nearl quickly turned around to welcome her friend upon hearing her voice.

However, upon seeing the food someone was carrying, she paused slightly and exclaimed, "Huh, Bianca bought food too?"

"Also?"

"Looks like we won't be able to finish all the food we bought today. That's right, we bought quite a lot to celebrate your victory, Bianca," Zofia teased with a smile after glancing at the things in Bianca's hands.

"I see, it seems we're thinking the same thing." Hearing this, Bianca smiled helplessly. Then, without saying anything more, she picked up the things in her hands and walked towards the table.

With food and drinks laid out, a warm and lively gathering begins in this small pub.

At Bianca's suggestion, Maria Nearl decided to stay at her aunt's house for the next few nights during the evening gathering.

So, after the party, Daigo personally drove the two of them back to Zofia's house.

As for why this suggestion was made, it was simply a precaution. After all, if the people who need protection are separated, even someone as fast as Sakura would have some trouble protecting them. Therefore, it's better to keep the two of them together.

After sending the person back, Bianca didn't return to the hotel. She planned to continue her field training as usual for the next few days and didn't intend to come back at night.

After all, the enemy has a plan, so giving them a chance won't hurt, and it can also prevent innocent people from being harmed.

As for whether it's obvious or not... it's really not obvious. After all, aside from hanging out with friends, the previous goose usually stayed in the suburbs for training.

Three days later in the suburbs--

Bianca sat by the tent, leaning against a tree by the fire, listening to the chirping of insects as she ate her food in small bites, her expression unusually languid.

But in fact, if you look closely, you'll see that the goose's azure eyes are filled with vigilance.

As for the reason that made her wary--

"Call out--"

The moment the faint sound rang out, an arrow imbued with terrifying power pierced the darkness of the night, silently hurtling towards Bianca.

"..."

Although the sound was faint, it was still caught by Bianca's keen hearing. However, she was not surprised at all, nor did she make any attempt to dodge it.

Only when the dark arrow came into view and was about to strike did the silly goose extend its hand and firmly grasp the arrow that was attacking it, stopping it in front of it.

Then, Bianca exerted force and crushed the exquisitely crafted arrow into pieces, throwing them into the campfire in front of her.

She wasn't surprised by the sudden attack; in fact, she thought the attackers were taking too long. After all, she had been waiting for three days...

As Bianca blocked the attack with her bare hands, a commotion suddenly arose in the surrounding woods, and numerous figures began to emerge. At the same time, a barrage of attacks came down upon her without mercy.

"Heh~"

Seeing the attacks coming towards her, Bianca smiled slightly. In the next instant, a pale blue light appeared, and a blue and white armor instantly covered her body. Energy overflowed, and the incoming arrows were instantly shattered into dust.

Although using Moon Soul against these people might be overkill, I haven't used this armor since it was unlocked, so I might as well try it out on these people today.

Is it there?

After summoning her armor, Bianca stood up quickly without hesitation and threw her ordinary lance toward the direction she had been staring at in the woods.

"Bang!!! Rumble--"

The lance, now enveloped in blue and white light, illuminated the dark woods in the suburbs, piercing through everything in its path.

Bianca's powerful and unstoppable strike stunned the enemies in the shadows, making them forget to continue their attack and simply stare blankly at the slightly dazzling light in the night.

"Clang—Boom!"

"Did you dodge it? What a pity..."

Bianca, using her keen eyesight, captured the result of her attack colliding with the enemy. She paid the price, barely managing to dodge...

There's no other way, though. After all, if the goose wants to protect the spear lent by Maria Nearl, it needs to be imbued with energy and used sparingly...

Even so, anyone who manages to dodge this attack must possess considerable skill.

P. S.: Only one update today. I suddenly got stuck this morning, and it took me a long time to sort things out with the readers in the group before I finally solved the problem. Tomorrow will be a normal update. I've also cut down the original outline a bit, and I plan to finish this volume as soon as possible.

Give it a push.

Chapter 38 ends with "Platinum" Centaurea

"Boom--"

With the final blow, all the Armorless Union assassins who had come to ambush Bianca were now lying on the ground, many of them reduced to ashes.

Of course, the goose held back when she made her move, but even so, it was still an extremely terrifying force for these assassins. As for why she held back... the reason is simple: she was afraid of blowing this place up, which would cause too much of a commotion.

Otherwise, if Bianca wanted to, she could easily raze this entire forest to the ground, turning all the members of the Armorless Union she had brought tonight into ashes.

"Call--"

Bianca let out a soft breath, glanced around to retrieve the spear Maria Nearl had borrowed, then calmly removed her armor and walked towards the city.

After tonight's commotion, at least no one should bother her for the next few days. Since that's the case, there's no need to stay in the suburbs tonight; wouldn't it be better to go back to the hotel and sleep in a soft, comfortable bed?

What's more, the silly goose's dinner was ruined by this sudden commotion, and it's still hungry.

"Forehead..."

Half a day after Bianca left, the few remaining Armorless Union assassins who hadn't been killed off dared to make a slight sound as they struggled to leave.

Among these surviving assassins was Xuan Tie Dawei, the leader of the Armorless Union, who looked extremely disheveled and was covered in blood.

Besides the arm he lost and the torn side of his waist that he had to block Bianca's attack at the beginning, he also had numerous small wounds and an unknown number of broken bones.

If it weren't for the fact that this Xuan Tie Grandmaster's physical abilities were consistently excellent, and that his Originium Arts were rather unique, he might have already died from the aftershocks of Bianca's attack. Although, it's not far off now...

"I'm sorry, Lord Xuan Tie, we cannot let you leave here..."

"Varied..."

However, just as Xuan Tie Dawei was trying to sit up to see if he could get support, a gentle voice suddenly rang in his ear.

'Pink-haired woman... my body?'

Then, before he could say anything, he suddenly found himself airborne, his perspective shifting, and he could clearly see the woman standing behind him and... his own headless body.

"..."

Sakura focused on her target this time, and only after the head fell to the ground did she solemnly take out a Forget-me-not and place it on the ground.

Then, without any hesitation, she turned around and began searching for the remaining fugitives. Since Bianca didn't like to deliberately do the cleanup work, she decided to leave it to her.

However, the reason Sakura had the time and opportunity to clean up tonight was because the Armorless Union did not target Maria Nearl, Zofia, or the old knights.

Of course, if they had targeted Maria Nearl, Bianca wouldn't have been so "careless" as to leave the aftermath unattended.

After traveling for some time, Bianca finally arrived at the Great Knight's Territory, which was still brightly lit at night, from the sparsely populated outskirts.

Standing on the fairly bustling side of the road, Bianca stretched lazily. Overall, she was in a pretty good mood tonight. She had dealt with an enemy who had been eyeing her for days, and her friends hadn't been attacked either.

Then, just as she was about to go buy something to eat, a very long-lost voice suddenly rang out.

[Ding, a series of random side quests have been triggered. Would you like to activate them?]

"Um?"

The sudden system notification made Bianca pause for a moment, then she calmly asked in her mind:

What are the consecutive random quest side quests?

[This refers to special, time-limited side quests that are triggered randomly. The rewards for these quests are more generous than those for regular quests, and there is no penalty for failure, nor will they exceed the host's capabilities.]

"..."

After listening to the system's explanation, Bianca raised an eyebrow slightly but didn't immediately make a choice. Instead, she went to discuss it with the other "selves." After all, she wasn't the only one who had received this message.

Bianca, who was busy discussing things with her friends and looking for food, didn't notice that a pair of eyes in the shadows were cautiously glancing at her, as if confirming something.

Unknown place--

"Hey, Little Platinum, you don't look too good."

Roy, one of the two Lazurite of the Armorless Union, leisurely walked out from the corner and teased the white-haired Kuranta girl in front of him.

"Lord Roy, if you want information from me, you can just say so directly. There's no need to beat around the bush." Looking at the black-haired man, the "Platinum" Centaurea of Armorless Union replied expressionlessly.

"Hey, am I being that obvious?"

After hearing what Centaurea said, Roy feigned surprise.

"Obviously, regarding the intelligence..." Upon hearing this, "Platinum" Centaurea nodded without hesitation, then her eyes flickered before she continued, "I spotted our target Bianca, in the city about half an hour ago..."

Upon hearing Platinum's words, Roy's pupils constricted slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and teased her.

"... That's really unexpected."

"This matter is not within my scope of responsibility..."

Watching Roy quickly regain his composure, Centaurea spoke softly without hesitation.

Her meaning was quite clear: these matters were not her responsibility, and she should not be bothered with them... If she wanted to know the specifics, she should investigate.

"Ha, you're as always. In that case, I won't trouble you any further, Little Platinum. I'll go see what's going on; after all, you're my boss."

As if he already knew Platinum was going to say that, Roy chuckled, waved, and left.

Just like he said, although he didn't want to get involved... and wanted to slack off, it was a big deal after all. The Xuan Tie position he had just made had also been a "favor" to Roy, so he had to go and see what was going on.

"..."

Centaurea, still standing there, watched "Lazurite" Roy's departing figure, her eyes flickering... lost in thought.

P. S.: I chose a compromise. The reason I was so hung up on that issue before was because I had set up a scheme that required Bianca to have a very positive image, at least on the surface, so I got stuck on it (shrug).

Chapter 39 Notification and Corpse

"Hmm..."

As the morning sun shone in, Bianca slowly opened her still-sleepy eyes, lying in bed, staring blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling before her.

Ah~

After a while, once she was more awake, Bianca finally realized where she was, and she slowly sat up, yawning.

It's no wonder that the ceiling felt unfamiliar to the silly goose. You see, since she was unlocked, she's hardly ever actually woken up in a hotel bed, let alone in this room that she's hardly ever stayed in since it was changed.

"Finally, no one's bothering me for a while..."

Looking at the quiet hotel room, Bianca thought about what had happened last night and sighed helplessly.

At the same time, she quickly remembered something else that made her slightly concerned.

That was the side quest the system mentioned last night. After discussing it with her other "selves" one last time, Bianca finally agreed.

Unfortunately, none of them triggered any special missions until this morning.

As for why Dai'e felt it was a pity, the reason is simple... because she was really bored. Apart from training and meeting up with friends every day, all she had to do was watch those competitions that she couldn't look forward to at all.

That's why she's hoping to trigger some challenging tasks. But it seems that, as it stands, such opportunities are still rare and hard to come by.

"Well..."

With a soft sigh, Bianca stretched and quickly got out of bed. After all, she didn't have the bad habit of sleeping in, and it was almost time for breakfast anyway.

However, not long after the silly goose got up and washed, a knock on the door suddenly rang out...

"Knock knock--"

"...?"

The moment she heard the knock on the door, Bianca's expression changed, and she paused in her actions.

Although the door hadn't been opened yet, and she hadn't asked who it was, based on her experience and intuition... there was an 80% chance it was still those guys.