NOVEL NEXT Chapter 354: Millis is Here?
"Well, well, well! What are the chances of runnin' into ya, Lil'?!"
Millis leapt at Lillian and wrapped her arms around the girl's chest, bringing her into a tight and suffocating hug. This led the Rabbit to feel shocked at the Heroine's strength.
Lillian placed her hands on the woman's shoulder and forcefully pulled herself out of the hug before asking in disbelief:
"W-why are you here?"
"Ehh~...?"
Millis, watching as Lillian escaped from her clutches, pouted before folding her arms like a toddler and saying:
"That's the first thing ya say when seeing meh? We haven't seen each other in days and ya can't even say, how are you?"
Lillian's face twitched, then she sighed as she rubbed the back of her head. She knew the Heroine was right; it had been days since they last saw each other.
"Yeah, yeah... How've you been, then? The Academy gave you a place in the city to stay, didn't they?"
"Uh, huh. Since I'm broke as shit, they were able to lend me a place near the city centre. And as for ya question, I'm actually just job-hunting."
"..." Lillian slowly tilted her head to the side, "Job... Hunting?"
Millis, staring at Lillian, blinked in confusion. She then rubbed the back of her head with a baffled expression before saying:
"Never heard of it, huh...? Yikes... Ya nobles got it good—"
"I know what job-hunting is." Lillian interrupted, facepalming, "I'm just surprised that you were out here doing something like that."
Lillian then paused before asking:
"If you were on the train the entire time, what were you doing while the train was being attacked?"
Millis blinked at what Lillian had just said. She then smiled innocently before holding up her hands and spreading her fingers out.
"I was asleep."
Lillian stared at the Heroine and felt like she wanted to facepalm again. Fortunately, she held back the urge and watched as Millis noticed Viesta.
Millis, drifting her eyes to the side, found a woman wearing a cowboy hat right beside them—her eyes then lit up as a playful and almost flirtatious look appeared on her face.
Viesta, who was watching their interaction with both amusement and patience, watched as Millis pushed out her hand for a handshake.
"Well, hello there, beautiful~... I'm Millis Vellen, currently a student at Louis Mana Academy. Are ya perhaps accompanying my bestie here on her travel?"
Viesta, flattered by Millis's compliment, chuckled a bit before meeting the woman's hand. She then adopted a friendly and professional tone as she said:
"I am indeed, Miss Vellen. I have heard quite a few things about you, some of which are quite humorous."
"Eh? Ya have?"
"Mhm. I've heard you've been tossed around a lot by a certain Roselle and that some of us needed to pull you two apart."
Millis instantly turned her face away, clicking her tongue in irritation as she quietly murmured:
"Tch. Damn, Red-eyes... Making meh look bad."
The two then exited the station and strolled into the street of the town. And what they found caused their eyes to wander as countless street vendors were scattered.
From selling their wares, offering high-quality polishing of their equipment, and displaying jewellery.
This town had everything an adventurer could ever want whenever they were on a journey.
Lillian's eyes drifted towards a group of miners passing through before looking towards the workshops of countless blacksmiths, who were blatantly competing with each other.
Viesta patted Lillian's shoulder and gestured towards one of them.
"I'll be going in there, Missy. It might take me a while, you don't mind if you could find a hotel we can stay at, right?"
"Yeah, no problem."
Lillian nodded and watched as Viesta bid Millis goodbye before walking towards the workshop. However, the Rabbit continued to stay still as the scene felt familiar to her.
She then watched as Viesta paused in her walk before glancing back and asking:
"You have my contacts, right?"
Lillian couldn't help but give a wry smile, 'No wonder it felt so familiar.'
After Viesta entered the workshop, Millis wrapped her arm around the Rabbit's neck and asked:
"How about we go somewhere to eat? I'm quite hungry, ya know?"
Lillian nodded softly, but then stiffened. She creakingly turned to the Heroine and asked:
"Alright. But who's paying?"
Millis stared at Lillian's twitching face with an expectant look in her eyes. She then backed away and pressed the tips of her index fingers together, feigning shyness.
"W-well... I was hope mah bestie could pay for meh as well..."
Lillian's right eye twitched, instantly knowing what Millis was pulling. However, she sighed and pulled her along. She was going to pay for the Heroine, regardless.
After a bit of walking, they found a place where they could dine. And once ordering their food, Millis looked at Lillian with a smug look as she asked:
"So, how was your date with Red-eyes?"
Lillian, who was sipping a cup of water, almost spat it back out at what she heard. How did the Heroine know she had gone on a date with Marionette?
After coughing a bit, she asked:
"H-how did you know?"
"Hm?" Millis raised an eyebrow before softening her playful gaze, "It's because I'm the one that helped her set up that date."
Before Lillian could comprehend what she had just heard, she watched as Millis leaned forward over the table, blinking at her teasingly:
"If I remember correctly, ya ass was hella drunk."
"A-alright! How did you know about me being drunk?"
"... Well~..."
***
A woman with long black hair and red eyes was seen exiting a building with an unconscious girl on her back, passed out from drinking.
It was Marionette and Lillian.
Marionette sighed, walking down the steps to the door as she felt the girl's hands snake from around her neck to her chest. She stiffened, blushing slightly as she listened to the girl's faint murmuring:
"Mari~... I really like you..."
Marionette's subtle blush deepened a bit as a small smile appeared on her lips. She felt extremely happy about what she had just heard.
Once making it down the stairs, she slowly looked to the side, finding a mysterious individual wearing an oversized trench coat, a black beanie, and what she could assume to be a fake moustache attached to glasses.
She blinked at the individual and asked:
"So, this was what you wore to spy on us? Very poor, Vellen."
"Oi! This was what I had in my closet!"
Millis took off the glasses from her face, "And also, this worked quite well, thank ya very much! Although... Lillian did almost catch meh a few times."
The Heroine walked up to the Assassin and stared at the sleeping Rabbit on the woman's back.
She grinned and poked Lillian's cheek, causing the drunken girl to wave her hand as she tried to swat the Heroine.
The Rabbit then moved her hand around Marionette's chest, which caused the latter to blush again.
"Yikes! This gal sure is drunk as hell, huh? How much did she drink anyway?"
"I believe it was only a few... She seems rather lightweight."