After savoring the warm Milk inside the Cats Tail Tavern, the two thanked Diona for her hospitality and then took their leave.
They weren't out for fun today; there were still many packages to deliver by the carriage.
After hearing Amber and Collei's explanation, the tsundere yet understanding cat-girl, although wishing they would stay and play with her, finally waved her hand and reluctantly saw Amber and Collei out of the Cats Tail Tavern.
"Sister Amber, and Little Collei, you must come visit me and play later!"
"When I'm on break, I'll also go to the Knights of Favonius and visit you at the farm. We can go catch Crystalfly together then!"
Amber: "Mm, it's a deal. baron bunny never breaks a promise!"
Collei: "I'll come visit you too, Diona."
Walking out of the Cats Tail Tavern, Amber noticed Collei looking down and thought she was reluctant to part with Diona, so she comforted her:
"Collei, after we finish delivering the packages..."
"We can come back to visit Diona again."
"Since the Cats Tail Tavern is out of raw materials, maybe Diona will get off work very early tonight."
Collei shook her head:
"No, I was just thinking, even though I'm older than Diona, why does she call me Little Collei?"
Amber looked at Collei, whose height barely reached her shoulders, and a trace of heartache flashed in her eyes. This height was definitely not normal for a Damselette of her age; Collei clearly looked malnourished.
It wasn't surprising that Diona treated Collei like a younger sister.
Amber consoled her:
"Maybe Diona just thinks the name 'Little Collei' is cuter."
"You can call me 'Little Amber' too! ~"
Collei stopped in her tracks, looked at Amber with a flushed face, and mumbled a few words:
"Little Amber~~"
Amber hopped like a rabbit, wearing a brilliant smile, and responded loudly:
"Little Amber is here!"
Instantly, the surrounding pedestrians on the road looked over curiously.
Collei's face instantly turned bright red.
She immediately grabbed Amber's hand and initiated a full-speed sprint mode.
Conversely, the 'culprit,' Amber, was pulled along by Collei, leaving behind the clear, crisp, heart-cleansing laughter like silver bells all the way.
"Hahaha..."
"Collei, slow down."
Perhaps this was the difference between a social butterfly and a social phobic.
After sprinting the whole way, the two finally found Siegfrieda, who was tallying and checking the goods at The Good Hunter. The carriage was right next to her.
"Hoo hoo~"
The rapid running left Collei breathless, and sweat instantly broke out on her body.
However, Amber, an Outrider who often sped wildly in the wilderness, showed no signs of a flushed face or rapid heartbeat.
At this moment, she was using a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from Collei's face.
"You worked hard. Sit down and rest for a bit."
Siegfrieda beckoned them to sit down, and Sara promptly brought over two glasses of strawberry juice.
Due to the cooperation with Springvale Farm, business at The Good Hunter had been exceptionally booming recently. Even Sara, the waitress, had been promoted with a raise and became the assistant manager.
However, Sara still preferred the work of a waitress.
So, when she was at the restaurant, she often continued to serve as a waitress.
"Freshly squeezed strawberry juice, please enjoy it slowly, you two!"
"Amber, I still need to check the inventory with Miss Freya. We'll talk later, okay?"
Amber smiled: "Go ahead."
"strawberry juice, thanks."
Sara's lips curved upward. Setting aside her relationship with Amber, offering a few drinks due to the cooperation with Springvale Farm was nothing.
Sara turned and returned to the carriage, and the two continued checking the inventory.
Holding the strawberry juice, Collei, whose throat was parched from running, finally felt revived after taking a big gulp.
Watching Sara walk away,
Collei curiously asked:
"Amber, do you know this lady manager too?"
At this moment, Sara was directing the employees of The Good Hunter Restaurant to move the goods into the kitchen, looking quite commanding.
Amber took a large gulp of strawberry juice and replied heartily:
"Of course. Miss Sara and I are old friends."
"Every time Eula is off duty, I bring her here for a meal."
Collei's eyes drooped, but she still managed to maintain a smile on her face.
"Is that so? Amber, you have so many friends!"
At this moment, inside Collei's heart, a wisp of black smoke was emitting a seductive voice.
demon god remnant: "Did you hear that? She has so many friends."
demon god remnant: "And she's just the most insignificant one among her friends."
demon god remnant: "One day, she will abandon you, and only I will stay with you."
Collei shouted in her mind: "Shut up!!!"
"Collei, Collei..."
"Hm? What is it?"
Awakened by Amber's voice,
Collei looked at the undisguised concern on Amber's face and suddenly felt that the darkness in her heart was being dispelled by the sun.
"Collei, you look unwell?"
"Are you tired from running just now?"
"I'll take you back to the farm right now and ask Mr. Arkz to check on you."
Collei quickly said:
"No need, no need."
"I was just zoning out."
"Right, Amber, where were you talking about just now?"
Seeing Collei looking spirited and wearing a smile, Amber breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. It was good that Collei was fine.
"Weren't you just saying I have many friends?"
"If you're willing, I can introduce all these friends to you. They are all very nice people."
"Oh, have I introduced Eula to you yet?"
"Let me tell you, Eula is a good friend I grew up with..."
Listening to Amber recount Eula's story, a bright smile was already hanging on Collei's face.
But a thought couldn't help flashing through her mind:
"It would be great if Amber only had me as a friend."
"What about the other friends?"
"Idiots, all of them are idiots!"
Collei was instantly startled and vigorously shook her head, trying to shake off that terrifying thought.
The demon god remnant inside Collei's body smiled faintly,
Revealing a 'Plan Successful' expression.
A moment later, Amu dragged Xing back by the collar.
Xing still had a yellow banana peel stuck on top of her head.
"What happened?"
Siegfrieda pointed at Xing and asked in surprise.
It couldn't be that Amu was bullying Xing, could it!
But Amu didn't seem like a bad child who would bully others!
Amu threw Xing onto a stool and only then noticed the banana peel hanging on her head.
Her mouth twitched instantly.
She wondered why the passersby on the street kept staring at her.
Amu reached out and took the banana peel off Xing's head.
She answered with a helpless tone:
"I don't know what's wrong with this guy?"
"On the way back after delivering the packages, she insisted on rummaging through the trash can."
"I couldn't stop her!"
"I had no choice but to drag her back."
Then, Amu disdainfully carried the banana peel toward a distant trash can.
Xing was still hugging a bag of trash in her arms.
Strangely, this bag of trash was actually emitting a faint golden light.
Golden Legend!!!
Siegfrieda looked at Amber doubtfully.
She remembered this child arrived at the farm yesterday and seemed quite familiar with Amber and the others.
"Is this child always like this?"
Amber nodded helplessly.
Indeed, even among friends, there existed a relationship of constraint.
The straightforward person restrains the yandere; Amber had Collei, this little one with yandere potential, completely under control.
But even a straightforward social butterfly like Amber was helpless against a social terrorist like Xing, whose thought process was completely abnormal.
Collei — Amber — Xing, a neat food chain.
Amber walked to Xing's side, took out her handkerchief, and gently wiped the dirt off Xing's face.
Unusually, Collei wasn't envious this time at all.
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