“Huff, huff…” The cloaked girl stared at the array of sweets and pastries in the shop, drooling uncontrollably and occasionally making strange gulping sounds.
“They look so delicious… No, no, I am a favored one of the Divine Fox, how can I be interested in mortal food? Hmph… And it’s probably terrible, worse than mountain wax flowers!” The girl kept muttering to herself, trying to hypnotize herself, but her gaze was glued to the sweets, unable to look away, much like a fox saying the grapes are sour when it can’t reach them.
Isn’t that the chuunibyou girl? What’s she doing stuck to the dessert shop door? Mo Li raised an eyebrow.
He wasn’t a clueless idiot; he naturally noticed the girl’s drool flowing like a waterfall.
Is she hungry and can’t afford food? …That can’t be right.
She’s from a noble family, how could she have a problem affording food?
“Ugh, ugh… But it smells so good, I really want to try it.” Despite her self-hypnosis, Limdis’s legs seemed rooted to the spot, unable to move.
“Miss Limdis, a pleasure to meet you.” At this moment, two well-dressed, clean-looking men approached Limdis.
“Eh?…” Realizing her behavior had been seen, Limdis’s face flushed red, and she quickly looked away.
“Ah, ah, don’t, don’t look at me.
I just thought this place was suitable to rest for a moment!”
“I see…” The two men nodded, not understanding the situation.
“By the way, who are you? What do you want by approaching me?” Limdis crossed her arms, looking at the two men with some wariness.
“Oh, we forgot to introduce ourselves.
We are under Viscount Minster, the lord of this city.
The lord greatly admires your outstanding performance in the competition and wishes to meet you to discuss some personal matters.”
From a not-so-distant spot, Mo Li could hear their conversation.
Just hearing the beginning, Mo Li knew what kind of nonsense Viscount Minster was up to.
He probably sensed the girl’s potential threat and wanted to bribe her to throw the match, and if she refused, he might just deal with her directly.
After all, this was Viscount Minster’s territory.
A strong dragon can’t suppress a local snake.
No matter her background, she was just a minor, and without bodyguards, if the lord wanted to act against her, she would have no escape.
Don’t be fooled by Mo Li’s ability to live freely despite offending Viscount Minster; it’s mostly because Norma protects him, and Viscount Minster doesn’t care much about a small fry like him.
This is assuming the girl has a background.
If she’s from a fallen noble family with no background, it’s even easier.
Against a newcomer like this little girl, there are plenty of dirty, despicable methods.
It’s possible that the old dog Viscount Minster has taken a liking to the girl’s bloodline and wants her to bear children for his son.
These are all possibilities.
Mo Li always assumes the worst of nobles, especially these shameless local small nobles.
The big nobles might not dare to do certain things openly, but these remote small nobles are much more brazen.
In short, Mo Li believes they are capable of anything he imagines, and they would only do worse and more disgusting things.
These two men approaching this chuunibyou girl definitely have no good intentions… But what does this have to do with Mo Li, the indifferent repeater?
From the moment he was reborn, he decided not to meddle in unnecessary matters.
Others are ultimately others, and what happens to unrelated people is none of his business.
Besides, letting Viscount Minster deal with this girl wouldn’t be a bad thing.
One less strong opponent would be a win-win.
People need to think more about their own interests to live longer.
He has no reason to get involved in this mess.
Such thankless trouble, whether for profit or otherwise, he shouldn’t care.
Yeah, no need, absolutely no need.
“Viscount Minster? You mean the highest authority in this city wants to meet me?”
“Yes, Viscount Minster expressed a strong desire to dine with a talented young person like you… Oh, by the way, Viscount Minster has a son about your age, handsome and accomplished, a perfect match for you.”
The two men smiled broadly, trying to play matchmaker, their intentions almost written on their faces.
Perhaps considering the girl was young, the servants sent by Viscount Minster were reasonably good-looking.
Seeing their fawning demeanor, any young girl might feel flattered and agree.
“Meeting or whatever, I’ll pass.” The girl hesitated for a moment but ultimately refused the invitation.
“This…” The two men were clearly surprised by her firm refused and became anxious.
They played their trump card.
“Miss Limdis, do you want these pastries?”
“I want… I don’t want!” Limdis instinctively replied, then quickly denied it, but her true thoughts were written all over her face.
“Boss, wrap up all these sweets.” The man called the shop owner.
“Sure, sure, someone, pack these for the young master!” Seeing the man’s money pouch full of silver coins, the shop owner beamed and quickly called the staff to pack the sweets.
“Miss Limdis, consider these a gift.
If you come with us and meet our lord, he will be very pleased.
At that point, not just these pastries, but even a mansion could be yours!”
Holding the belief that fallen nobles haven’t seen much of the world, the man continued to tempt Limdis with material goods.
However, Limdis was clearly not interested in the mansion or estate he mentioned; her attention was entirely on the tempting sweets.
The girl looked longingly at the bag of sweets, reaching out and then pulling back, hesitating.
I really want to try them… No! The Holy Maiden instructed not to accept things from strangers!
“No, no need, please leave, I won’t go.” She turned her gaze away with difficulty, resisting the temptation of the sweets.
Hearing this, the two men became anxious.
This was a task assigned by the lord, and if they failed, they would be punished.
They couldn’t let this girl go easily!
“When someone says they don’t want to go, are you two deaf?” At this moment, a cold voice cut in.
“Who are you?” The two men turned to see a black-haired boy in a white cloak leaning against the wall not far away.
