Elegance Never Goes Out of Style / The Wolf Lord's Deal

Xi, however, remained silent for a long time before turning her head away.

"Sister Shu... she's still waiting for you."

"Um?"

Maria hadn't even had a chance to ask what the other person meant.

Xi, who was standing to the side, had already slipped into the mirror.

A moment later, the other party's presence completely disappeared.

Clearly, she's really gone this time.

Meanwhile, Nian also heard Xi's words.

But these words took on a completely different meaning for her.

This Maria...

Not only did he win over Xi, but he also slept with his own sister Shu?!

How many ships do you actually have?!

Chapter Ninety-Four: Elegance, Timeless

The matter of forging weapons was quickly settled.

However, there's no certainty about when the goods will be delivered.

After all, she often relies on inspiration when forging weapons. If inspiration strikes, she can make them; if not, she can't.

Maria expressed her understanding of this.

Anyway, I don't need weapons in a hurry, so waiting won't hurt.

After resting at home for a night, Hoshiguma threw herself back into her busy work... The Reunion Movement still kept her from relaxing.

Maria, on the other hand, used this time to read a lot of books... After several encounters, she increasingly felt that integrating into a completely new world was a bit difficult.

Back at Penguin Logistics, life returned to normal after the deal with Rhodes Island was finalized. Apart from the occasional fight with the mob, things were relatively peaceful.

During the mid-holiday break, Maria also visited Misha.

Misha looks much better now than when Maria first met her. Although she is still a little listless, it is clear that Lungmen is taking good care of this girl.

Misha understood why Maria hadn't brought Alex back yet... After all, the Reunion Movement was now quite renowned, and it would certainly be difficult to cultivate a leader from among them.

She herself knew that she couldn't be of much help, so she could only let go and let Maria make her own arrangements.

Maria reassured him that she would complete the task as soon as possible.

And soon, a month had passed...

The turning point has not yet arrived.

The system's Little Regret popped up at this moment.

"That... Maria ...Master?"

A timid voice echoed in Maria's mind, and it made her pause for a moment.

A moment later, she realized that it was the voice of the system, which hadn't spoken in a long time.

"Is there something you need?"

Maria, however, had a relaxed attitude towards the existence of the system.

During this time together, she gradually became aware of the existence of something else besides the Doll. At first, she was somewhat wary of it, but as the Doll gradually took over the system, Maria completely stopped caring about it.

It must be admitted that, as an assistant, the Doll is almost perfect.

She was somewhat surprised that the other party suddenly appeared this time.

"It's... that..." The system's voice was hesitant, and after a long pause, she finally spoke weakly.

"A month has passed, and you... you can continue the simulation now..."

"Simulation..." Maria hesitated for a moment before realizing what was happening.

From the day the system appeared, she seemed to be quite obsessed with that so-called simulation... while Maria only briefly touched upon it and then didn't pay any more attention to it.

But realistically speaking, I've had at least a lot of experience with simulations since then... otherwise, Texas and that Xi wouldn't likely have known me.

Considering that the future had already arrived, Maria hesitated for a moment before silently nodding.

"Can.",

"I understand. Please continue to enjoy your life. I... wait? You agree?!"

The system's Little Regret was that it initially had no expectation that Maria would agree to its simulation.

But when she heard Maria agree, she was initially taken aback.

But what followed was a profound sense of emotion that brought tears to my eyes.

Okay, okay!

I can finally fulfill my duties! I no longer have to stay in the mental world and be ordered around doing chores by that Doll that looks exactly like Maria but is actually many times more ferocious than Maria!

Indeed, people only feel valued when they are doing what they are good at!

I'm a system, after all. How can I be called a system if I don't do something for my host?!

After receiving Maria's nod of agreement, Little Regret no longer hesitated and turned around to activate its function!

Maria, at that moment, silently closed her eyes, quietly awaiting the arrival of time travel...

It's raining...

When Maria opened her eyes again, she found herself in a place completely different from Lungmen.

The gray sky resembled a gray iron curtain drawn with a pencil, and a light drizzle fell from the sky. Pedestrians hurried along, eager to get home, and the tiled walls along the roadside looked gloomy.

Looking around, Maria thought she had been transported to a gray world.

If the world of Lungmen is filled with dazzling light, then this place is a quiet world filled with gray.

No one was communicating; no one was speaking.

But this place is different from the despairing, deathly silence of Yharnam; it is a silent oppression.

Each one is like a wild beast in human skin, searching for prey in this city that can no longer sustain itself.

Soon, the rain intensified.

Maria stood alone on the sidewalk, hesitant to move.

The icy rain lashed against her body, soaking her clothes in the blink of an eye.

The clear rainwater streamed down her face and skin, swirling around her skin.

He looked somewhat disheveled.

Even so, those around Maria instinctively avoided her gaze.

Their minds may not be aware of it, but their bodies gradually sense that some kind of predator has appeared here.

A gray and gloomy world may erode one's courage, but it can also gradually awaken another group of people.

Compared to the prosperous and stable but turbulent Lungmen, this world that now nakedly displays greed is closer to the place Maria is familiar with.

In the midst of this silence, Maria suddenly noticed a man in black approaching beside her.

She turned her head and saw a burly man about her height.

He was dressed in a well-fitting suit, his massive muscles bulging beneath it.

He approached Maria, glanced at her warily for a few moments, and then handed her an unopened umbrella.

"Um?"

"This is a gift from the lady."

The man spoke in a deep voice.

He looked at Maria, his eyes devoid of any extraneous emotion, only displaying the disdain one would show to an ordinary person.

This is his natural sense of superiority as a family member over those who don't seem to come from powerful families.

"Woman?"

Maria was somewhat puzzled.

Looking behind the man, she could see a young woman being surrounded by a group of men in black.

She had just come out of the theater, wearing an elegant long dress, and nodded and smiled in our direction.

She had light blonde hair and beautiful green eyes... her gentle demeanor was endearing.

Meanwhile, the bodyguard continued speaking to Maria.

"Although I don't know what happened to you, please believe me, Columbia is a city full of opportunities... This is what Madam wants to tell you."

After saying that, he handed the umbrella to Maria and then turned back to his own group.

Was it just a spur-of-the-moment act of kindness?

Maria murmured softly, then turned her head again, looking through the torrential rain at the noblewoman being escorted by umbrellas to her car.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she watched the departing car, gently removed her tricorn hat, held it to her chest, and bowed slightly in greeting.

Elegant, capable...

Chapter Ninety-Five: The Wolf Lord's Deal

So, this place is called Columbia?

As Maria walked down the street, her eyes were slightly lowered.

The rain had stopped long ago... just as quickly as it had come.

This meant that the umbrella the woman gave her was completely useless.

However, Maria did not throw it away, but kept it with her.

She wandered through every corner of the city like a ghost.

In half a day, she had almost covered the entire city and was able to make her own assessment.

This is a city that is still developing.

Unlike Lungmen's development, Maria's assessment of this city's development was based on the fact that the city was still under construction.

She could easily see the city still under construction on the distant border from the rooftop.

Various strange machines she didn't recognize started up, working at breakneck speed to construct those towering buildings.

The city center lights kept burning, and crowds kept moving in and out.

This also shows that this is a territory that is being developed, and many opportunities are hidden here...

Of course, no opportunity is free, and their existence will attract the covetous eyes of countless people.

After incidentally stopping several men in suits from assaulting a man, Maria left the alley without a word, despite the man's gratitude.

If Maria hadn't intervened, his life would probably have ended tonight.

Maria had witnessed no fewer than dozens of such incidents in just half a day.

This surprised her greatly.

It wasn't because this kind of thing happened so frequently, but rather because I was surprised that I hadn't seen a single member of any kind of maintenance organization come to intervene.

It was as if there wasn't a single, powerful, all-encompassing institution in the city.

They allowed the people's barbarity to grow unchecked.

Maria couldn't really comment on this either, after all, she herself had grown up in a wild and chaotic city.

She is now thinking about what she should do next.

"Come to think of it, she did the same thing last time, leaving me somewhere and then abandoning me... So what exactly do I need to do?"