Then, she felt something was off.
The Magic Puppet game wasn't as appealing anymore, and the comic books weren't that interesting either.
It seemed more fun to avoid Lin Da and secretly watch, secretly play.
Aiko and Lia, even if she was engrossed in playing all day without eating, couldn't bother with her.
"Hungry? There is prepared food from the restaurant in the fridge, heat it up yourself."
"Ah, not eating?"
"If you don't eat, then go hungry."
"Lia, don't talk like that to her—Klrona, if you're hungry, go to a restaurant outside? I need to beautify myself, so I won't accompany you."
Lia directly ignored her.
Aiko only scolded her with words, never took action.
Klrona found it quite hard. If it had been Lin Da, as soon as she was hungry, he would get up even in the middle of the night to cook.
She had been practicing in the hall for half a day.
Her body was sweaty, and her throat was parched. If she had come with Lin Da, he would have probably prepared water already...
She took off her armor, and a petite girl crawled out from inside.
Klrona was dressed in a little black skirt paired with white stockings up to her waist, and her top was a white blouse with lace detailing.
She looked like the adored young daughter of a noble family.
She sat gloomily on the bench to rest, taking out a Magic Conductor Handheld Console from a backpack with a giant rabbit pattern on it.
The Magic Puppet inside was a limited-edition Swordsman she had bought for 5000 gold, but playing it wasn't satisfying at all.
Klrona absentmindedly fiddled with the joystick, her mind still replaying the scenes from the strategy of the 11th floor.
There was a problem she had been unable to figure out for days.
Why couldn't she hold onto the Magical Creatures anymore?
When Lin Da was in charge of commanding, those Magical Creatures kept attacking her, and her innate skill 'Guardian's Heart', could create a defense as solid as a wall of iron and copper, protecting her teammates from any damage!
Every time they completed a strategy, Lin Da and Aiko would praise her for being capable.
Klrona particularly enjoyed this feeling of being needed.
But under Phyllis's command on the 11th floor strategy, no matter how hard she attacked the Magical Creatures, she couldn't draw their aggro.
It created a rather comical scene: the Magical Creatures chasing after Aiko and Klyne in the back, but Klrona, weighed down by her heavy armor, was trailing behind with a small ax, unable to catch up.
The result was that Klrona couldn't deal output damage or withstand damage, she could only watch the Magical Creatures helplessly.
Lia's criticism still echoed in her ears.
Klrona feared this team leader, who she had lost to in a one-on-one duel, which is why she had joined the Snow Goose Adventure Team.
"Criticism or whatever, I don't want it..." Klrona hugged her little head, her delicate body trembling slightly.
—As a Heavy Armored Warrior, not protecting teammates and even causing them to die!
The angry shouts of former teammates seemed to resound in her head, and Klrona instantly turned pale, the Magic Conductor Handheld Console falling to the ground with a snap.
"Be careful, isn't that thing quite expensive?"
A calm and steady voice came.
Klrona blankly looked up, and what met her eyes was a face that was all too familiar.
"Lin Da." she said dazedly.
It had been a week since they last met, and Lin Da appeared quite different to her.
He no longer always furrowed his brow, looking burdened with heavy thoughts.
He seemed much more cheerful.
He was happy after leaving the Snow Goose Adventure Team, just like that Small Fry Uncle?
As she took the handheld console, she noticed a strange girl behind Lin Da that she didn't recognize. The girl had long brown hair and timidly hid behind Lin Da, peeking at her Magic Conductor Handheld Console.
When their eyes met, the girl immediately hid behind Lin Da in fright.
"Monica, it's okay, this is my former teammate, she won't hurt you." Lin Da said affectionately, ruffling the girl's small head, gently pushing her forward, "Go and make a friend."
"I... I am Monica." the girl said weakly.
"Your new teammate?"
Klrona looked resentfully at Monica.
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Klrona shook her head, "Since this morning, I haven't eaten yet!"
Lin Da was stunned for a moment and said, "Remember to eat when you go back."
"Oh..."
Just like that?
Klrona clenched her small fists uncomfortably. It seemed like Lin Da no longer cared about her!
She glanced at the shy Monica and couldn't help but feel infuriated. Every team had its favorite member, she was the favorite in the Snow Goose Adventure Team, and in Lin Da's team, it was this girl named Monica, this girl who sneaked looks at her Magic Conductor Handheld Console, and had 'overlapping roles' with her!
What a coward, not even daring to meet her eyes, and her magic power also wasn't as good as hers!
How could such a person get the attention of Small Fry Uncle!
Klrona's eyes blazed as if on fire, feeling that Monica had stolen Lin Da from Snow Goose.
Her angry demeanor made Monica, who mustered the courage to step forward and make friends, shrink back behind Lin Da.
Lin Da helplessly said, "It's not often you find someone who plays the same games as you, don't you want to make a friend? The captain and Kafni will go first to test the damage, and we'll call you when it's your turn."
Monica, buried in Lin Da's embrace, shook her head rapidly.
Scared!
That girl, who was a bit shorter than her, seemed like she would eat her alive!
"Your new teammate doesn't seem all that great."
Klrona proudly stood on the chair, hands on hips, corners of her mouth lifted, taunting, "She can't even look someone in the face; what a big-time small fry! That blond behemoth of a girl must be even weaker, right? Small Fry Captain and his small fry teammates, hilarious!"
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"Stepping on the bench with shoes will get you chased out by the staff of the Adventurers' Guild." Lin Da pointed at her shoes.
"Huh. I'm a member of the Rock-level Squad, from Snow Goose; they won't care even if they see it!" Klrona declared smugly.
The cleaning staff nearby passed by, indeed turning a blind eye to Klrona's low-quality behavior.
Rock-level Squad indeed had its privileges.
Lin Da sighed. If he were still with Snow Goose, he would have definitely reasoned with Klrona to make her come down, but now, it no longer had anything to do with him; he hadn't even gotten his own Big Lolita over her social fears, let alone concern himself with someone else's.
"We're going over there." He nodded politely to Klrona and led Monica by the hand towards the Gel Mannequin.
As for Kafni, she had already started playing over there.
A white dagger made of condensed magic power furiously struck into the Gel Mannequin, only to mark a damage of 500.
Normal Attack was even lower at just 250.
Lin Da knew thieves were subpar, but was this too subpar?
Just as he was thinking this, a series of footsteps caught up from behind.
"What is this?"
"Let's see how much output your small fry teammates have." Klrona snorted, puffing out her underdeveloped chest, "Even though I am a Heavy Armored Warrior, a role with no damage, my instant damage is 700!"
She deliberately exaggerated a bit.
In reality, Lin Da was quite aware of her damage, but he didn't bother to point it out.
Even if Klrona exaggerated, it wouldn't affect his strategy in the slightest.
As long as Monica and Kafni's damage was accurate, it was fine.
"Start, Monica."
Lin Da, pretending Klrona didn't exist, gently pushed Monica forward and pointed at the Gel Mannequin: "Go all out and attack it for one minute."
The floor and walls of the training hall were made of special materials, costly but able to withstand magic below level 20.
So, it was fine even if Monica went all out.
The brown-haired girl cautiously held the magic wand in front, her body slightly trembling.
Many adventurers around, including Klrona, were watching her.
Monica was naturally beautiful and had a pitiful baby face that made people couldn't resist bullying her a bit.
Her healthy figure also drew much attention...
Especially when she was next to Lin Da, infamously known as 'Ultimate Pervert'.
"Don't be afraid, give it your best, let the captain see your strength!"
Lin Da supported her from the side.
"She can't be worse than me, can she?" Klrona pursed her lips, not thinking much of this Big Lolita.
Are you mocking me again?
Tears swirled in Monica's eyes.
She was actually used to being despised. Back in the Primordial Adventure Team, even rats would stomp on her,
What really made her uneasy was that she was embarrassing Lin Da! What if Lin Da suddenly left her behind like he did three years ago?