"Damn it!"
(?????)
"That guy..."
(?~?)
"Was he really that broke? He even borrowed the last few hundred J she had on her, so now she can't even buy a few ice creams in town!"
(?﹏?,)
"I hope he makes some money soon. Otherwise, if Big Sister Mira or that old geezer finds out, there's going to be another huge scene!"
ε=(′ο｀*))) sigh
At that moment, with no cash in her pocket and unable to go out to stuff herself silly or spend money, the troublesome little girl had no choice but to stay obediently at the guild hall, eating the free (reimbursed) desserts and grumbling under her breath.
That's right!
At the moment, Annie could only have her three meals a day and desserts here or at home...
The food in the guild castle was indeed delicious, and Big Sister Mira's cooking left nothing to complain about. But even the tastiest food got tiresome when you ate it too often, and Annie had been rather unhappy about that for a while.
Still, no matter how unhappy she was, Annie had to put up with it.
Besides, if she hadn't prepaid several months' rent and the maids' wages back when she was flush, she'd probably have had to move back into the guild castle and live in one of those cramped single dorm rooms.
"??"
"Annie, what are you muttering to yourself over there?"
"What huge scene?"
Just then, Lucy, standing beside the notice board not far away, seemed to have overheard something. She waved to Annie from among the crowd and called out in confusion.
"Ah!"
!(;?o?)o
"No! It's nothing! I didn't say anything just now!"
("▔□▔)/
Naturally, Annie wasn't going to tell Lucy that she was muttering to herself because a few days ago she'd hired someone Lucy