After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Aiko, who should have appeared on the fifth floor of the Great Mystery Continent, heard that Lin Da was starting a live stream, so she secretly donned a black robe and came to observe the battle.

Having learnt from her failure in the last "Chicken Soup Plan," Aiko bought a bunch of racy booklets to learn from experience, determined to take down Lin Da next time.

However, she didn't get to wait for the strategy live stream to begin when an unexpected person appeared.

After leaving South Rock City, it had been three years since Aiko had last seen that person.

Aiko tightened her hood and cautiously glanced sideways, stealthily watching the direction of the stairs from the corner of her eye.

A fear so deep it chilled her bones caused her hands to shake uncontrollably.

To Aiko, that person was a strict mentor, a brother, and also a demon!

From her childhood, Aiko had always lived in the shadow of that man.

Leaving South Rock City, at least half the reason was because of him.

A man dressed in white Swordsman Uniform, with soft, golden hair, walked into the hall.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

This man had a handsome face with a gentle smile on his lips and a pair of smiling, squinting eyes.

One's first impression of this squint-eyed Swordsman was that he was very approachable and would easily become a friend.

But upon seeing him, Aiko only felt a chill in her limbs.

She adjusted the collar of her robe beneath the hood, trying to cover up as much skin as possible; otherwise, that man would surely ask her with a kindly smile,

'Aiko, are you trying to tempt the opposite sex? I simply can't let my only little sister behave so immodestly. As a punishment, recite the Light Arrow Technique a thousand times, and until you're done, you're forbidden from sleeping.'

It was always like that—speaking terrifying words that would chill any Mage to the core until they fainted, all with the kindest of expressions.

Aiko was not a genius; her achievements came from her early years of hard work, the kind where she put her life on the line.

That's why she cast spells so quickly, praised by all as if she were a naturally gifted adventurer.

But the truth was not like that at all.

Aiko was driven by a certain 'demon.'

That 'demon,' was none other than her big brother,

South Rock City's genius Swordsman, the vice-captain of the Holy Rock Adventure Team, Bervis!

'Is Bervis here to teach me a lesson? But that's not right, it's been three years, the impact of that incident has long gone.'

Aiko wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand. She instinctively held her breath as if the slightest movement would alert Bervis to her presence.

She couldn't figure out what Bervis was here for.

She only knew one thing for certain, she absolutely couldn't let Bervis find her here!

After three years, she was only a 28th-level Mage, and if Bervis found out, he would surely teach her a lesson.

He might even taunt her in public, ruining her good reputation in White Dove City in an instant.

To put it bluntly, Aiko's most detested person was this big brother!

In the hall, Bervis, with hands clasped behind his back, casually surveyed his surroundings as if it was his own living room.

Bervis shook his head and said, "There are more than five hundred people in the hall, with an average level of only 11, and this is the Adventurers' Guild in the Inner City District. The Outer City District's is even lower."

"The floor tiles of White Dove City have been replaced, and the ceiling has a Temperature Control Magic Circle, but the adventurers are still as lousy as ever; it's a wonder you all survived the Monster Tide."

"If I had one-tenth of your luck, I wouldn't have a worthless younger sister who ran away for three years and refused to come back."

Bervis spoke in a gentle tone, his standard imperial accent carried a gentlemanly dignity.

Only the upper class nobility could master such pronunciation which, compared to the adventurers of White Dove City, was as distinct as the difference between standard Mandarin and dialect.

In another context, just his fluent imperial accent would earn Bervis the favor of many Noble Ladies.

But, this was the White Dove City Adventure Guild, and Bervis's words had angered all the adventurers present!

Bervis was virtually insulting them to their faces, saying that the adventurers of White Dove City were too weak.

Their low levels, they admitted, were a fact.

But White Dove City had not resisted the Monster Tide by mere luck.

White Dove City had "Mind's Eye" Abner, "Eye of True Knowledge" Lin Da, Ice Flower, Snow Goose... and so on; adventure teams had shone brightly during the Monster Tide.

Many adventurers worked together with great sacrifice to resolve the Monster Tide.

A battle so grave and a source of pride for the people of White Dove City was dismissed by Bervis with a light 'luck'; how could the spirited adventurers bear it?

Suddenly, angry curses erupted from the crowd.

"Who the hell are you, hanging around other people's cities showing off? Why don't you go to Royal Capital and show off there?"

"Talking about luck, why don't you handle the Monster Tide with luck?"

"It looks to me like you're only good with your mouth."

Faced with the tidal wave of shouting and abuse from the crowd, Bervis didn't get angry, the corners of his mouth still adorned with a faint smile:

"Ah, that's why you are bottom-dwellers, rubbish who can't even see the situation clearly. It's no surprise that you can't make it into the Sun Adventure Group."

"What did you say? Have the guts to hit me, I'm ready to lie down and pick out a funeral carriage."

"No problem, your wish is granted."

A tremendous force caused the man who had spoken out to cry out in agony as his lower leg broke, and he knelt on the ground.

Bervis calmly walked over and tossed a bag of gold coins in front of the howling adventurer.

"Inside are ten purple gold coins, enough to buy two carriages."

"Anyone else want to try their luck?"

"But be warned, next time I won't be so gentle. You might end up paralyzed from the waist down, unable to ever leave your bed."

With an elegant imperial accent that never failed to reveal his composure, Bervis's eyes, narrowed in mirth, surveyed the crowd around him, causing everyone he gazed upon to shrink back a little.

"Heh."

Bervis let out a light, indifferent chuckle.

"Hey, outsider, don't get too carried away!"

Jite stood up.

But Gale's expression changed, and he covered Jite's mouth.

"What are you doing?" Jite said angrily.

Gale's face was grave, "Be careful, that's the 'Smiling Swordsman' Bervis from South Rock City, Deputy Head of the Sun Adventure Group!"

Bervis, pleased with Gale's explanation, smiled and said, "Beastmen lady, do you still have any objections?"

Jite clenched her teeth, sat down as Gale pulled her, and said in humiliation, "No."

"Mm, a wise choice," Bervis nodded. "I detest beastmen, but I'm in a good mood today and won't bully you."

"—You're really annoying, what's so bad about beastmen?"

The sudden complaint stopped Bervis in his tracks.

Everyone, including Jite and Gale, turned in surprise to the person who had spoken.

Before Bervis's identity was revealed, it could be said that ignorance was bliss. But now that he had announced his title as the 'Smiling Swordsman,' a challenge from anyone took on a completely different meaning.

It could be seen as a direct challenge!

All Gale could do was silently pray, hoping that Bervis would be merciful and forgive the ignorant fool.

However, Bervis for the first time dropped his smile and adopted a serious expression.

This Moon rank adventurer opened his mouth slightly in surprise, scrutinizing the pink-haired girl at the corner table.

"I beg your pardon, miss. May I ask where you are from, which city's adventurer are you?"

Bervis placed his right hand on his chest and bowed elegantly.

If the young lady was an adventurer from White Dove City, he would need to reassess his attitude.

Of the three neighboring cities, Red Heart City and South Rock City both had their own Sun Adventure Groups, but White Dove City did not.

This gave adventurers from the other two cities a natural sense of superiority.

Xi Lin slammed her empty glass of orange juice on the table and said angrily, "You don't need to worry about who I am. You're too loud, can you keep it down?"

The girl's blunt reprimand caused Bervis's eyebrows to jump wildly, a chill flashing in his squinted eyes.

After a moment of standoff.

Bervis nodded lightly, "Disturbing a lady indeed isn't gentlemanly, I apologize for my behavior."

"That's more like it."

Xi Lin huffed.

She ordered another glass of orange juice from the staff and sipped it on her own.

Everyone in the hall was a bit dumbfounded, their minds struggling to comprehend.

Who was that pink-haired girl?

She scolded the deputy head of a Sun Adventure Group to his face, and he didn't dare to retort, even apologizing to her?

Doesn't that mean that the 'Smiling Swordsman' Bervis acknowledged he is not as skilled, bowing to the young girl?

"Who is she? Also a Moon rank adventurer?"

"Very likely so."

"Why are beautiful girls always so powerful, the world is so unfair!"

A burst of discussion erupted among the crowd, all curious about Xi Lin's identity.

Gale nodded gratefully at Xi Lin and held up his mug of wheat beer, downing it in one go.

Without this miss stepping in, White Dove City's face would have been badly lost, unable to find a single adventurer to stop Bervis.

Xi Lin smiled and raised her glass of orange juice in response.

After all, she was an adventurer from White Dove City.

Just a 'former adventurer'.

Only one person in the room recognized Xi Lin's true identity.

Aiko's face showed confusion.

If she wasn't mistaken...

That pink-haired girl in disguise, wearing a brown hat, was Lin Da's sister?