Jiang Qiu's striking face flushed pink. She wanted to dig a hole on the spot and crawl into it.
"—Skill! I meant skill!"
About five seconds passed.
Only then did Jiang Qiu force her expression back into place.
She took a deep breath and dragged the conversation back on track. "What I mean is—well, I want to challenge you!"
That slip had thrown her off.
She no longer knew how to say what she had intended.
In the end, she gave up and got straight to the point.
"You can."
Lu Xiu thought for a moment. "But we can't fight here. Give me a moment."
To be honest,
she had already wanted to find someone to test Neutralize against in the real world.
Jiang Qiu would do.
But could she fight?
"Wait."
Lu Xiu had been about to change clothes, but a thought made her turn back. "May I ask who you are?"
"I'm Jiang Qiu, president of the Longsword Guild."
"Jiang Qiu—hello."
The Longsword Guild.
Lu Xiu had heard of it. Its president really was a top player.
Then why had she accused Lu Xiu earlier—?
Still puzzled, Lu Xiu asked her to wait once more, then went into her room.
After everyone watched Lu Xiu leave, their gazes converged on Jiang Qiu.
Jiang Qiu kept her composure. "Director Yan already agreed. This doesn't count as doing something unnecessary."
She held on to an air of authority, trying to give her impulsive challenge a reasonable justification.
But nobody cared about that justification.
Jian Li glanced at her.
As for everyone else, those two words kept ringing in their heads like an earworm: papermaking.
Some could barely hold it in.
Seeing them try to hide their reactions, wanting to laugh but not daring to,
Jiang Qiu wanted to die. She