“No!”
Having resigned himself to his fate, Tos let out a heartbreaking wail toward the window.
To an adventurer, what could be more tragic than being unable to visit Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon?
“Think on the bright side. At least you can still experience happiness, right? It’s just that the person you share that happiness with… is down to just one.”
Red patted Tos on the shoulder, his face full of mock pity.
Mason adjusted his glasses and spoke thoughtfully, “Being forced into a monogamous relationship even if you didn’t want it—now that is a true Pure Love Succubus.”
As for Brian, the burly Captain, he offered a helpful suggestion, “If it really doesn’t work out, just take Xiloyi with you when you visit Succubus Street. When you’re ready to get down to business, have her cast a spell on you.”
The room went silent for a second.
Then—
Everyone gave him a thumbs-up.
“The Captain has a point!”
***
Letia had just entered the Adventurer’s Guild.
Facing the lively, chaotic atmosphere, she couldn’t help but be reminded of her student days in her previous life.
The back row of this “classroom” looked exactly the same—everyone gathered in a circle, their faces lit up with the joy of someone else’s misfortune.
“What are you all looking at?”
Letia leaned in curiously.
After a brief explanation from Red, the curiosity on her face instantly turned into the expression of someone enjoying a show.
She casually sat down beside Red and began cracking melon seeds.
She had originally come to check on the Guild’s preparations, but at this point—
Watching the drama came first.
And just like that, the already crowded “audience section” gained one more spectator.
A female adventurer nearby spoke up slowly, “But isn’t it a bit wrong to build your happiness on someone else’s pain?”
“Hmm… it is a bit wrong,” Letia nodded thoughtfully.
“But if one person’s pain can make everyone else happy… then isn’t that a wonderful thing?”
The moment she said that, laughter spread through the group again.
Everyone shared the same thought.
While patting Tos on the shoulder and saying, “Stay strong, brother,” none of them could hide their smiles.
But the noise finally drew the Guild Master’s attention.
Bang!
He slammed the table and pointed at the group in the back.
“The enemy is at our gates! And you people are laughing here?!”
The cheerful atmosphere vanished instantly.
The adventurers turned dissatisfied looks toward the oily-faced man.
If he hadn’t been droning on about “honor” and “noble glory” this whole time, no one would have been bored enough to sit through this.
…Actually, even if they weren’t bored, they probably would’ve listened anyway.
But still—
Wasn’t it him who forced this meeting in the first place?
Letia had only just arrived and hadn’t even finished a handful of seeds before she looked over.
“Is that the second son of the Nicholas family?” she asked Red.
“Yeah,” Red replied shortly.
His gaze swept over the Guild Master’s flushed, angry face—but his eyes remained cold and indifferent.
Honestly—
If that noble could just sit quietly and not cause trouble, it would already be something worth thanking the heavens for.
Letia thought the same.
But her mind was already moving somewhere else.
Nightbright Town wasn’t weak.
The Knight Order and town guards were mostly former adventurers—people who had fought through real battles, hardened by blood and experience.
Otherwise, how could they maintain order in a place filled with chaotic adventurers?
And yet—
According to the vision she saw…
This entire town would turn into a burning ruin.
That didn’t make sense.
Even with a Monster Tide…
Even with that crazed woman in the flames…
The town shouldn’t fall that easily.
Unless—
Something else was wrong.
Letia lowered her voice.
“About the monsters in the forest… did he say anything useful?”
“No,” Red replied flatly.
“Just honor, glory, and noble nonsense.”
“Sigh… nobles.”
Letia exhaled quietly.
Honestly, compared to most nobles—
Even someone like Liz seemed… almost reasonable.
Her gaze drifted toward Liz.
The girl had clearly noticed everything happening here long ago, but she didn’t dare approach.
Now that Letia had arrived, her expression looked slightly sour.
Her eyes kept flicking between Letia and Red.
But she stayed where she was.
Not daring to come closer.
“What’s wrong?”
Red asked.
“Nothing,” Letia said, pulling her thoughts back.
“I just remembered some nobles I dealt with before. They all had the same face… and the same obsession with ‘value.’”
Red snorted.
“I almost forgot you’re from the Holy Tribunal. Everyone I’ve met from there was like a machine. But you…”
He glanced at her.
“You look like your brain hasn’t fully developed yet.”
Letia immediately flipped him off.
“Insulting my intelligence again, are you? You virgin.”
Red didn’t back down.
“And you’re any better? You’re a virgin too.”
He returned the gesture.
“We’re brothers, remember? Rule is—whoever loses it first is a dog.”
After that, Red glanced back at the still-rambling Guild Master and sighed.
“I haven’t even had breakfast. Listening to him this long is making me hungry.”
Letia paused.
Then spoke in an extremely serious tone—
“I… right now…”
She looked straight ahead.
“I’m constipated.”