Miss Black Dragon Refuses to Be a Mount, Chapter 38

She still could not reveal herself.

The Adventurers' Guild was almost in sight, so Likaro took the opportunity to say, "I'm going to pick up a commission first. Goodbye."

"Mm, goodbye."

After watching the woman head toward the commission board, Ailolin approached the staff member.

"I'm looking for someone. A female knight, blonde, around seventeen."

"Do you have any other distinguishing features?" the staff member asked.

"Uh, no."

"Sorry, but the description you've given is not specific enough. We can't help you."

"Then... her name is Likaro?"

"There is no one by that name."

"Okay..."

Ailolin felt a little disappointed. It seemed these so-called searches for people were useless after all.

Likaro, who was looking at the commission board, could not help glancing back. She seemed to have heard someone say her name just now.

And it had been her real name. She had never revealed her real name in this country.

Unfortunately, there were too many people in the Adventurers' Guild. At least a hundred people were coming and going, making it impossible to tell who had said it.

Maybe she had misheard...

Calamity Descends: You Just Want to Kill Me

Ailolin had failed to find any useful information in this city, so she planned to continue her search in the next one.

It was early morning, so Ailolin sat on a bench outside the Adventurers' Guild, enjoying the rare peaceful atmosphere.

The woman in mage robes walked out of the Adventurers' Guild. Ailolin greeted her, but received no response.

Likaro thought the girl really was impossible to shake off. She had even sat at the entrance waiting for her, and would probably follow her again later.

She might have already been exposed.

"Hey!"

The girl's voice came from behind her, and Likaro immediately raised her guard.

"What?"

"You dropped something."

Ailolin held a letter in her hand. She had personally seen it fall from the woman a moment ago.

When Likaro saw that it was the letter she had written, she hurried over to take it.

"Aren't you going to say thank you?"

Ailolin did not immediately hand over the letter.

"Give it to me."

Likaro's tone had already turned urgent. That letter was for her father and mother.

"At least say thank you." Ailolin wanted to tease her.

"..."

Likaro fell silent. How could she thank her enemy?

But the letter the girl had picked up was extremely important. Damn it, why had she not kept it properly on her person?

"Alright, alright, I was just joking." Ailolin returned the letter to her.

"We're not friends."

After taking the letter, Likaro left without looking back. In truth, she was struggling inside—the word thank you had nearly slipped out.

This girl was different from the people who had hunted her before. She had not attacked the moment she saw her.

Could she be trying to break her resolve?

How ridiculous. She would never waver.

Ailolin watched the strange woman gradually disappear into the distance, then decided to find somewhere to eat before leaving the city.

She missed the food from the tavern last night, so she returned there.

By an absurd coincidence, the woman was eating there too.

She was still eating hard bread, though compared with yesterday, she also had a serving of meat.

When Likaro saw Ailolin again, she realized that the girl was destined to keep following her. She might already know who she was.

She was not stupid. She knew more than one person wanted to kill her, and she could not leave herself in danger.

So she stood up and rushed out of the tavern before even finishing her meal, activating aura concealment and invisibility magic at the same time.

Feeling the woman's aura disappear, Ailolin realized she was no ordinary person.

But why was she avoiding her?

When Ailolin saw where the woman had been sitting, she nearly spat out her food.

The woman had left her letter behind again...

Ailolin walked over, picked up the letter, and sighed.

She did not understand why the woman kept avoiding her, and she understood even less how she could be so forgetful.

The letter had already been sealed. Ailolin had no intention of prying into someone else's privacy, so she sat in the woman's former seat and waited for her to return.

After all, if someone discovered they had lost something important, they would definitely come back for it.

Likaro ran a long distance away. Just as she was about to flee the city, she suddenly discovered that her letter was gone.

Damn it, why was she so careless?

She had to get the letter back. It contained much of her real information and could not fall into anyone's hands.

She had clearly kept the envelope close to her body. How could she have coincidentally lost it twice in a row?

Likaro knew returning to the tavern now could bring serious trouble, but she had no choice.

"Oh, your letter." Ailolin had been right. The woman had indeed returned.

"..."

After taking the letter, Likaro finally asked, "Are you here to hunt me down?"

"What are you talking about?" Ailolin looked bewildered. "I'm just looking for someone."

"Heh. So you really are here to hunt me down."

"???"

Ailolin realized she and this woman might not even be having the same conversation.

Come to think of it, this woman's voice sounded so mature that she was probably an adult. But why did she not feel like one?

"Then, was it you who stole my horse?"

"!!!"

Ailolin was utterly stunned by the woman's words.

She had not expected this woman to be the horse's owner!

How could there be such a coincidence in the world?

And how had she recognized her?

But since she had been recognized, Ailolin could only admit it. "Sorry, I rode your horse away."

"Where is it now?"

"Dead..."

"You!"

Likaro clenched her fists, struggling to keep herself restrained.

"I'll compensate you for the horse's value."

"You went to the knights' castle. You were clearly looking for me, and only rode my horse away after failing to find me."

"Huh? Why would I be looking for you?"

"Because you're hunting me down."

"..."

Ailolin needed a moment to process this. She felt like her mind had become a complete mess.

Did this woman have a persecution complex? Why would she hunt her down when she had nothing better to do?

Ailolin suddenly remembered being attacked by soldiers when she had tried to lead the horse into the city.

So that was it. If this woman was the horse's owner, then she was the person truly wanted by the authorities.

But Ailolin was not interested in that. She had not even looked at the wanted poster.

"Can we talk properly? Trust me, I really don't mean you any harm."

"..."

Likaro hesitated. She too felt that the girl did not seem to be here to kill her, because the previous assassins had all attacked immediately instead of wasting so much time talking.

In the end, she said, "Come to my room. We'll talk there."

There were too many people in the tavern hall, making it unsuitable for discussing secrets. Likaro's room from last night had not expired yet, so she could still use it.

Perhaps the girl truly was not here to hunt her down, but it had already been confirmed that she had entered the castle and stolen her horse.

Likaro still did not lower her guard. She kept the magic power within her body circulating at all times, ready to deal with any possible danger.

"What's your name?"

After entering the room, Likaro locked the door and began asking questions.

"You tell me your name first."

"If you're here to hunt me down, there's no way you wouldn't know."

"Ma'am, I'm really not here to hunt you down!"

Ailolin no longer wanted to explain anything. She was utterly confused.

Ma'am...

It was the first time Likaro had heard someone address her that way. But considering she had used magic to make her voice sound mature, it was natural for the girl to call her that.

The room was perfectly safe, and no one else could barge in, so Likaro said, "Let's both remove our disguises."

"This..."

Ailolin felt that was not a good idea. If she took off her cloak, would not her Dragonkind traits be exposed?

PS: That's all for today's update, qwq.

Calamity Descends: An Unexpected Kiss

The girl before her did not want to remove her disguise, and the trust Likaro had just begun to build vanished.

"You really won't take it off?"

"How about you take yours off first?"

"..."

Hearing the girl say that, Likaro directly tore off her mage robe.

Ailolin froze.