Birthday Surprise in Progress (Ten): Phrolova

After making a ruckus for a while, the three of them finally settled down and sat on the ground.

Xiao Ling sat in the middle, separating the Rover and Phrolova, and then handed each of the two girls, who had just been at each other's throats, a bottle of drink.

"This is a slice-of-life story, can't we just sit down and talk things out?" Xiao Ling said earnestly. "What, are you two enemies meeting and fighting first?"

"Look closely at Xiao Ling!" The Rover flushed again, and he even grabbed the other woman's collar and shook her violently. "That woman on your right, yes! The one who looks beautiful, melancholic, and pitiful, she's an absolute she-devil. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have died at her hands. And you're telling me to reason with someone like that? Are you really bewitched?!"

"I know this guy is a complete scoundrel, okay? But you can't fight in school, can you?" Xiao Ling said helplessly. "If I had arrived any later, tomorrow's TV would have been reporting on a terrorist attack on the school."

Who is Phrolova? As the director of the Fractsidus and Dania's colleague, it's impossible for her not to have blood on her hands. However, the difference is that Dania was used by the Fractsidus, while Phrolova cooperated with the Fractsidus based on her own will.

In other words, she deserves credit for the countless Tacet Discord and soldiers who died or were injured in the various incidents in Jinzhou and Rinascita, so it wouldn't be surprising to call her a villain.

So in the end, she met her deserved fate, being stabbed into the sea by her soulmate.

Logically speaking, if Phrolova still harbors the same deep-seated obsession as before, she shouldn't have been sent here, because the uncertainty is too great. Who knows if she might instantly annihilate the civilians of the city in order to resurrect the people of her town?

But now the facts are right in front of him, and this melancholy little cake is dressed like a Miss Hong Kong from the 1990s. He's completely bewildered, so he can only take a long-term approach and try to calm the two girls down before they start fighting.

"Furthermore, damage caused by human actions at school requires the perpetrator to pay compensation. You may have had your fun now, but Principal Roccia will have to clean up the mess afterward. Who knows, the sports meet and school festival might even be canceled because of this?"

"Rover, you don't want to Little Ai..."

The Rover now really wants to slap Xiao Ling, because every time she tries to explain the pros and cons to Xiao Ling, he brings up Little Ai.

But putting that aside, I was indeed reckless just now. If I had actually fought with Phrolova, the campus facilities and ongoing events would have been affected.

So, she could only sigh helplessly and drink her iced Vita Lemon Tea with a resentful expression.

Seeing that he had finally calmed the Rover down, Xiao Ling breathed a sigh of relief and then turned his attention to Phrolova.

She still wore that resentful look, and the chilled lemonade in her hand remained unopened as she sat there in a daze.

"Don't worry, I didn't poison the drink," Xiao Ling said calmly, then opened his ice-cold Sprite and took a big gulp.

Phrolova didn't reply, but glanced at Xiao Ling's profile out of the corner of her eye before quietly opening the bottle of lemonade and taking small sips.

It was strange; even though the three of them were sitting close together, the atmosphere was so quiet that you could clearly hear the breeze rustling through the leaves.

The atmosphere only changed slightly after Phrolova finished the bottle of lemonade in his hand.

She put the empty bottle into her coat pocket, then handed the wrapped gift box to Xiao Ling.

"I originally intended to deliver this gift at a more appropriate time, but since you've come to me, I'll have you deliver it on my behalf," she said calmly.

"For Dania?" Xiao Ling confirmed.

Phrolova nodded slightly, then suddenly remembered something and added, "Don't confuse me with that madman, the president. It's just food I made myself, ordinary, readily available food, nothing dangerous."

After explaining everything, Phrolova got up and prepared to leave.

"Since it's a gift you prepared with such care, wouldn't it be inappropriate not to deliver it to her personally?" Xiao Ling also stood up and said, "Besides, we're about to throw her a birthday party."

"You know perfectly well that this is even more inappropriate," Phrolova rejected his invitation. "Besides, even if you could accept it, the others around you would never accept an executioner celebrating their partner's birthday."

An answer that was exactly what I expected...

"That girl Dania was talking about you before, aren't you planning to take this opportunity to meet her?" Xiao Ling switched to playing the emotional card.

"Having you all here is enough," Phrolova said calmly. "She'll be happy with you all."

"She and I took different paths, but ultimately we were not on the same road; she belonged to the world of light."

"So, that's good."

"Finally, thank you for the drink; it wasn't too bad."

Phrolova rose gracefully and left, her figure appearing somewhat lonely in the dappled sunlight.

After watching Phrolova disappear into the distance, Xiao Ling and the Rover turned their attention to the gifts she had left behind.

"Is there anything wrong with this gift?" The Rover leaned closer, looking at the gift in Xiao Ling's hand and offering a reminder.

"This is a gift she gave to Dania," Xiao Ling replied. "She's quite good to Dania and wouldn't harm her, but how it tastes is another matter."

After all, the red currant honey cakes made by Phrolova were so delicious that even Echo would vomit them up. If this gift was made to her liking, Xiao Ling estimated that Dania would be so sour that her face would contort in pain.

As you know, the biggest enemies of dessert lovers are bitterness and extreme sourness, and Phrolova's taste happens to belong to the latter.

"You trust her that much?" The Rover asked with a suspicious look.

"I only know her," Xiao Ling said confidently.

Although the game's story doesn't explicitly explain the relationship between Phrolova and Dania, judging from Dania's impression of Phrolova, he is at least very kind to Dania.

"Speaking of which, it's getting late, shouldn't we head back?" Xiao Ling took out her phone and glanced at the time; Lupa's match was almost over.

"Indeed, we've been out for quite a while now, Aemeath has already started bombarding me with messages." The Rover waved her phone, which displayed her chat history with Little Ai.

"Alright, let's go back then." Xiao Ling said to the Rover after silently putting away the gifts.

"Good."

The two walked side by side, leaving the place step by step, accompanied by the sunlight filtering through the leaves.