Chapter 66: The Correct Usage of the Cat-Eared Little Girl
Four days remained until the Investigative Team arrived at Creek Town, but while Loria was working in the office, she already overheard people discussing the Investigative Team's arrival.
The news was brought by a traveling merchant who had come from Claren City.
It is said that the gentlemen of Claren City were incredibly furious about what happened in Creek Town.
"This almost destroyed everything!"
The gentlemen used extremely harsh language to evaluate it and decided to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.
No matter which perspective you look at it, this sentence makes a lot of sense.
For the locals of Creek Town and the adventurers making a living here, the next long period of time would be filled with peculiar glances cast upon Creek Town, as the hindered economic development became inevitable.
For those who had dealings with the slave trading organization led by Mayor He, not only would they be unable to enjoy well-trained slaves, but they would also constantly worry about their names being exposed.
"If you've come, then don't leave."
With her own safety in mind, Loria decided not to get involved and let the mastermind behind the scenes take care of eliminating the members of the investigation team.
Anyway, those people always wanted to kill her, so she didn't need to go easy on them.
After assigning her current tasks one by one, Loria quickly found an excuse and slipped out of the office.
She wanted to buy Magic Crystals.
To avoid suspicion, she deliberately took a shopping list.
With this item, coupled with her role as the guildmaster's secretary, no one would suspect her motives.
And that was exactly how it happened.
While purchasing the Magic Crystal Mine, Loria encountered several familiar faces. However, nobody cared about what she bought. All the people kindly congratulated her on her promotion and praised her stylish white silk high-heeled shoes.
"After putting on high heels, our lovely Loria became a long-legged beauty."
"But it's still the black silk that looks more mature."
"What does maturity have to do with it? How mature do you expect a sixteen-year-old innocent girl to be?"
"Said to be true, Loria is at an age where she doesn't even think about finding a partner, haha."
In the midst of laughter, the roadside vendors each gave many treats to Loria, and they all encouraged her to do well, to work as a secretary today, and become a guildmaster in the future!
"When being a hero knight might not necessarily feel worse than being a succubus knight, you know?"
Loria lightly tapped her chin.
Before uncovering the mayor's misdeeds, she had never been treated like this.
Indeed, she enjoyed this sensation, finding it much more comfortable than enduring the torment between her legs over a bonfire.
As Loria prepared to leave the market, she intentionally spent 300 Oder coins to buy a massage device.
The shape of this massage device was adjustable, and it could not only massage hands, feet, waist, and back, but also other parts. It was a favorite among the female knights.
After leaving the market, Loria encountered a familiar face once again.
"Loria!"
Vita came walking towards them.
"Vita, what are you doing here?" Loria greeted with a smile.
Vita explained, "Taking advantage of the recent free time, I decided to go around and explore. Are you here to procure the much-needed resources for the association?"
Loria nodded.
She lacked confidence in her acting skills, so she didn't want to spend too much time together with Vita.
If they were to be exposed, things would not end well.
Vita hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "Instead of being a secretary and running errands all day, I think you would be better suited to being a true adventurer."
Don't!
Miss Knight only dreamed of living a relaxed life.
Rather than becoming an adventurer, she might as well become a geisha.
At least as a geisha, she wouldn't have to run around, at most she would just focus on entertaining the guests.
Vita continued, "If you're interested, I can recommend a capable adventurer group to you."
"No, thank you. No, thank you," Loria quickly waved her hand. "I am quite content with my current occupation."
Vita said, "I'm serious, I don't discriminate against the profession of being a secretary. I just wanted to say that if you stay in Creek Town, it could be dangerous."
"Ah?"
"Creek Town is a place," said a friend. "The mayor's troubles won't go away easily. Even though I believe I can help you hide your connection to the mayor's death from those who are investigating, an incident at the slaughterhouse might make those lurking in the shadows harbor ill intentions towards you. It will be very dangerous for you to stay in Creek Town."
So that's what it meant.
Loria lifted her head and puffed out her chest, saying confidently, "I'm not afraid!"
"It's not a question of being afraid or not."
"I know, I am ready!"
Vita stared at her for a while and suddenly sighed, "Since you put it that way, I can't force you. But if you change your mind, you can come find me anytime. Well, make sure it's not later than 13 days, otherwise, I'll have to leave Creek Town."
Thirteen days?
This number made Loria's heart skip a beat.
The monster tide would erupt on the 14th day, so Vita's words implied her fear that she might perish in the midst of it.
She asked, "Vita, what do you think of me?"
Vita's mind drifted away as she thought to herself, "I am very much like the person I used to be."
Did you see your own reflection in me?
However-
Paths diverge, and thus we cannot conspire together!
As long as you continue to harbor intentions of causing harm to Creek Town, we cannot be friends.
After bidding farewell to Vita, Loria returned home.
She didn't hide Doris inside the stove like Felix did, but she didn't dare let Doris run around freely either.
So she placed Doris in the attic and repeatedly reminded Doris that only by being obedient could she enjoy delicious treats.
Now is the time to fulfill the promise.
"Eat, eat. After you finish eating, I will think of a way to help you."
"Yay!"
Doris excitedly ran around the pile of Magic Crystal Mine.
Loria sat on the ground.
She felt really sad.
If Doris didn't have any issues, with her remarkable healing abilities, the difficulty of clearing the "Creek Town dungeon" would probably be reduced by at least half.
"Could it be that Doris can only play the role of a punching bag?"
Loria was feeling very reluctant, for she knew that even her basic agility attribute was now 2 points higher than Doris's.
"Healer, healer, by the way, I wonder if Doris knows how to make potions. If she does, I could save a lot of money every month."
Loria's eyes suddenly lit up.
She quickly approached Doris, but Doris responded with a curious expression.
"What does making potions mean?"
"..."
Oh dear!
You're so tough.
Loria reluctantly glanced at Doris's data panel.
The skill bar was filled with skills like "Moderate Recovery", "Moderate Healing", "Earth's Healing", and "Expel - Heat".
But sadly, she could only watch these skills without being able to use them herself.
What is this 'Moderate Recovery' skill? Once it fails to be used, it immediately turns into a deadly spell.
And then there's this thing called Expel - Heat. It was originally a skill to deal with succubi. But now, forget about expelling, if it fails to work, it might actually make the target become instantly excited. Succubi would see that as a perfect opportunity.
"Hey, wait a minute!"
Loria suddenly froze in place.
Excited state?
Her Heart of the Succubus ability, isn't its effect just to increase all her attributes by 10% while she is in an excited state?
To ensure the effectiveness of this skill, she had to store a large quantity of love potions in her inventory. Those who didn't know might have thought she had a strange liking for love potions.
She was clearly a pure-hearted female knight who had to endure humiliation and bear burdens in order to defeat her enemies!
Loria felt that she had grasped the key to the problem.
For others, 'Expel - Heat' was a very common skill.
But for her, this skill was simply a miraculous ability!
After obtaining this thing, all she needed to do was call out "Doris" whenever she wanted, and she could instantly enter an excited state, causing succubi to call out in awe!
"Feeling better now, I won't have to spend money on love potions anymore!"
Loria's eyes sparkled brightly.
Actually, this skill doesn't necessarily have to be used on her.
If one day she and the self-proclaimed pure-hearted elf became mortal enemies, when the elf loudly cursed her as a shameless humanoid succubus, it would surely be quite amusing if Doris used "Expel - Heat" on the elf, wouldn't it?
"I will come to see you again tomorrow."
Loria stood up.
She didn't immediately allow Doris to use her skills on her.
She still had to go back to work later, so if she got too excited here, wouldn't she have to change her dress?
With the guildmaster's keen observation, she would definitely notice anything out of the ordinary.
At twelve o'clock noon, when the guild cafeteria opened its doors, Loria returned to the guild right on time.
The Rice Bowl Man never missed a meal!
While she was enjoying her lunch, she opened the emulator.
Today's first simulation began with Vita. Vita seemed to have a good impression of her. She wanted to try and see if she could infiltrate the Hidden Leader's inner circle.
