Nuo Ai’er: “Wuwuwu…”
Nuo Ai’er knew very well how tempting her body was to alchemists right now.
And this was the Inner World—the ways to play here were definitely more varied. Worst of all, Nuo Ai’er couldn’t die.
She would be played with, again and again…
If she really fell into the hands of someone like that, she would definitely, definitely…
She didn’t even dare to think about it.
But no matter how scared she was, her tiny strength couldn’t resist. She could only be taken away like this. (Sad)
When her vision cleared again, Nuo Ai’er found herself tied to a soft wicker chair.
The dazzling sunlight made her squint instinctively.
“Huh?”
As her eyes adjusted, she realized this was actually the open-air top floor terrace of a skyscraper.
Before her was a sparkling private swimming pool—extremely luxurious.
“I’m truly very sorry for scaring you.”
A gentle, apologetic voice sounded beside her.
Nuo Ai’er turned her head and saw a maid with pink hair and pink eyes standing next to her.
The maid wore a deeply apologetic smile, and it was clear it wasn’t fake.
Then, while gently untying the ropes around Nuo Ai’er, she continued apologizing.
“I’m really very sorry. My name is Anna, and I am the personal maid of Young Lady Emilia. Please forgive me for this crude way of inviting you, but my young lady urgently needs to speak with you, so please understand.”
“Emilia?” Nuo Ai’er rubbed her slightly numb wrists and asked warily.
She had never heard that name before.
Just then, there was a soft splash from the pool beside them.
A figure slowly swam to the edge.
As that person climbed out, water droplets slid down her golden hair.
Nuo Ai’er stared—her pupils suddenly constricted.
Wasn’t that the one?
That delicate, haughty face belonged to the golden-haired young lady with the [Strong Luck] talent from the PVP instance.
So she was Emilia…
Now, she had shed her gorgeous dress and changed into an extremely sexy dark blue bikini. Large patches of fair skin were exposed to the sunlight, looking especially alluring.
Seeing her young lady come ashore, Anna dutifully took a towel over.
Emilia walked to the recliner and sat down, letting the pink-haired maid wipe the water from her hair.
She picked up a glass of iced juice, took a sip, then lifted her blue eyes and looked at Nuo Ai’er with a faint, enigmatic smile.
“Long time no see, Miss Nuo Ai’er~”
“How do you know my name!” Nuo Ai’er was shocked.
“Hehe, in the Inner World, as long as you have enough connections and wealth, finding out information about a newbie is as easy as flipping a hand.”
“And you probably don’t know this yet, Miss Nuo Ai’er—the timelines are different. When you were settling, several days had already passed in the Inner World. That was plenty of time for me to dig up everything about you.” Emilia said proudly.
Nuo Ai’er’s heart skipped a beat. “Then why did you capture me?”
“Hehe.” Emilia let out a light laugh, set down her juice glass, and leaned forward slightly, closing in on Nuo Ai’er with a domineering presence.
“Miss Nuo Ai’er, you don’t honestly think you can walk away scot-free after beating me with such despicable methods, do you?”
Nuo Ai’er: “Mew?”
So she couldn’t accept losing!?
“Hey hey hey…” Nuo Ai’er couldn’t help but complain. “Isn’t it just losing one game? Are you that sore a loser?”
“What did you say!?”
Emilia’s originally elegant expression shattered at Nuo Ai’er’s words.
She stood up angrily, mercilessly grabbed both of Nuo Ai’er’s soft cheeks, and pulled them outward.
Nuo Ai’er: “Ow ow ow!?”
Emilia: “What right does a newbie like you have to say that?! I have never, ever lost in a newbie match before!!”
As soon as the words left her mouth, the air suddenly went silent for a few seconds.
Emilia: “Ah… (๑A๑)”
The young lady realized what she had just blurted out, yanked her hands back as if shocked, and two blushes quickly spread across her pale cheeks.
“Unnn… it hurts…”
Nuo Ai’er rubbed her reddened cheeks.
Wait a minute.
A flash of insight struck Nuo Ai’er’s mind.
No wonder… in that PVP instance, this young lady had acted so effortlessly. From her card-playing rhythm to her exploitation of the rules, she exuded an extremely experienced aura.
She didn’t act like a first-time player at all!
“You…” Nuo Ai’er’s eyes widened. “Don’t tell me you often go into newbie matches to ‘stomp’?”
“Who, who’s stomping?! I’m providing you newbies with experience!” Emilia’s face flushed bright red as she pouted.
To cover her embarrassment, she coughed and forced herself back into her haughty demeanor. “Ahem. If you want me to let you go, we can have a proper one-on-one duel!”
Nuo Ai’er: “One-on-one? With me?”
Emilia: “Naturally.”
Nuo Ai’er: “…Hey, a veteran with a broken Strong Luck talent challenging a newbie to a duel. Have some shame, okay?”
“Hmph, I knew you’d say that.”
Emilia snapped her fingers, a sly smile curling at the corner of her mouth. “I happen to have a newbie here who just arrived in the Inner World.”
“Her name is Xiaohong—she’s a really strong one. She’ll face you in a fair duel instead of me. Two newbies going at it—you can’t complain about that, can you?”
“Xiaohong? That’s a weird name.” Nuo Ai’er said.
“It’s a code name. Her real name… well, what does that matter to you? Don’t change the subject. If you win, I’ll let you go, and I’ll grant you one wish too.
But if you lose…”
Emilia deliberately drew out the last syllable, her eyes full of challenge.
“You’ll join my side.” Emilia declared.
“Ah… let me think about it…”
Nuo Ai’er really didn’t want to join some random guild.
But it seemed she had no other choice. People who liked stomping newbies usually had an excess of pride.
There’s no way she’d let Nuo Ai’er go just like that.
It looked like she’d have to win this duel…
“I guess I can do it,” Nuo Ai’er patted her own little belly, “but I have to eat first. I’m seriously starving to death here!”
She had originally gone out to buy food, then got captured and starved for a long time…
“Don’t worry about that.”
Emilia waved her hand grandly and instructed the pink-haired maid beside her. “Anna, take her to the dining room for a full meal. Let her eat whatever she wants.”
Nuo Ai’er: “…You’re not that bad, after all.”
But… since Emilia dared to propose such a condition, it meant that person called “Xiaohong” really did have some skills.
Nuo Ai’er: ‘I wonder what kind of person she’ll be…’