The side-swept fringe man clearly had a volatile temper and seemed to be holding back some anger. Provoked intentionally by Violet like this, he instantly exploded with rage. He forcefully pushed aside the priest who was blocking him and, before his companions who sensed trouble could intervene, he lunged towards the white-robed girl who still wore a mocking smile!
It seemed that he still had some restraint. At least, he didn’t draw his sword in front of everyone and aim it at a girl who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen. Perhaps he just wanted to teach this outspoken girl a lesson with his fists.
“Miss Violet!”
Theresa couldn’t help but cry out, not necessarily because the side-swept fringe man looked intimidating, fearing that this noble girl would be harmed. She probably just worried that Miss Priestess didn’t control her strength and ended up beating the guy to death.
After all, the little girl had witnessed Miss Violet joining forces with the seemingly omnipotent Goddess of Life to create the magnificent spectacle known as the Divine Tree, and even defeating the terrifying entity that attacked the Sky City, which seemed to be her as well.
Even though Theresa hadn’t seen much of the world, she knew that this was not the kind of power an ordinary adventurer could contend with.
However, the scene of the man being slapped away by Miss Violet that she had imagined didn’t happen. The black-haired girl stood there, not dodging or avoiding, allowing the angry man in front of her to come closer. Even Xiao Guang, who was always hot-tempered and couldn’t stand outsiders approaching her master casually, just frowned but didn’t make a move.
Just as Theresa hesitated whether to step forward to help, a loud shout suddenly came from a distance.
“Stop!”
Hearing this voice, the side-swept fringe man, who had been deaf to his teammates’ persuasion, suddenly froze in shock. Subconsciously, as he was about to reach the black-haired girl, he abruptly stopped in his tracks.
Well, that timing was perfect.
Throughout the whole ordeal, as Violet continued to make mocking expressions to provoke the other party, she nodded to herself in agreement. She rubbed her cheeks and returned to her usual expressionless demeanor.
Maintaining enough disdain for this brainless and unhappy idiot was proving to be quite difficult. Normally, Miss Priestess’s gaze would simply skip over individuals like this.
The one who halted the confrontation wasn’t some high-ranking member of the Adventurer’s Guild, judging by appearances. This minor conflict wouldn’t warrant the appearance of those big shots. From their attire, they were probably just guild guards or security.
But unlike the advice from her teammates, openly causing trouble and fighting in front of the guards wasn’t something that could be resolved with just a scolding.
Violet was well-versed in the rules of these Adventurer’s Guilds. After all, she hadn’t just casually flipped through those books.
The leading guard glanced at the scene before shifting his gaze from Violet’s innocent face to the one with the side-swept bangs.
“What are you trying to do? Getting into a public brawl with a woman in the Adventurer’s Guild Hall, it seems like you don’t want this job anymore? Listen, I don’t care about your conflicts or disputes, who’s right or wrong. If there’s an issue, settle it through mediation or backstage duels. This is a warning, just one warning, both sides better remember that.”
The kindly priest hurriedly stepped forward, forcefully pulling back the one with the side-swept bangs while nodding repeatedly.
“Misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding. Just a trivial matter blown out of proportion, let’s both take a step back...”
“No!”
The one with the side-swept bangs pushed away the priest’s hand, glaring angrily and pointing at Violet, who was casually whistling.
“I, Cyril, can’t swallow this anger. Even if it means losing my job today, being accused of bullying a little girl, I must teach these arrogant individuals a lesson! Will you dare to duel with me?”
Ah, the development was exactly as expected, hehe, didn’t expect I had such talent~
With that in mind, the black-haired girl smirked cunningly.
“Of course, I can. But dealing with the likes of you doesn’t require me, a Priestess, to personally step in.”
She reached her hand back and directly pulled over a certain green-haired girl who had just approached and still looked bewildered, rudely hiding behind her.
“If you want to spar with me, first defeat this bodyguard of mine... Hmm... 1, 2, 3... Let’s call her Miss Bodyguard No. 5!”
“Huh? Huh huh huh huh huh???!!!”
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Adventurer’s Guild backstage arena of the Demon-Slaying Castle.
Here was a place used to test adventurers’ strength, assess qualifications for entry or advancement, and the like. Almost every Adventurer’s Guild had similar facilities. When Violet and Little Dragon Girl registered as adventurers, they had fought against the examiners backstage in the Flame Dragon City, receiving their high approval.
Of course, this place served another purpose: settling conflicts among adventurers without resorting to lethal means.
Now, Violet and her companions were about to do something similar.
As she had indicated earlier outside, neither Miss Priestess nor Little Dragon Girl would personally intervene in this fight, as it would be unfair and the outcome would be obvious. Violet planned to use this opportunity to train Theresa’s combat skills.
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Moreover, it was this little girl’s shouting and lack of worldly experience that had escalated the situation to its current state step by step, so it was only fair for her to take responsibility.
Yeah, that’s it.
This guy... Cy... whatever. Forget it, let’s just call him Side-Swept Bangs. Anyway, Violet had already judged Side-Swept Bangs’ strength through his actions. He was at the Mithril level, not among the top-tier in the adventurer community, but definitely not a newbie either.
For a human to reach this level in their early twenties is actually quite impressive. It’s normal to be proud and a bit arrogant. Being neither too strong nor too weak, it’s just right for someone who has just become a Bestower of blessings like Theresa, who hasn’t really experienced real combat yet.
“Miss Violet! Are you really going to let me go up there and fight that adventurer?! But I’m just a...”
“Hmm, just a what? Didn’t I tell you? You’re no longer that ordinary village girl. Don’t forget, you have a real deity standing behind you. You’re a Bestower of blessings, while the other party is just a mere human adventurer. It should be obvious that he’s the one afraid of you, right?”
“But I, but I...”
Miss Priestess impatiently gave Theresa’s elastic little butt a pat, startling her with a “Yikes!” as she dragged Little Dragon Girl directly to the side of the dueling arena, not forgetting to give a thumbs-up of encouragement to Miss Bestower of blessings.
“Hurry up! Theresa, kick his ass! Sethlin has already taught you how to fight, right?!”
“Uhh!”
The little girl stood dumbfounded on one side of the stage, while on the other side, Side-Swept Bangs, holding a somewhat battered greatsword, had already begun to approach slowly. He looked at the panicked and uneasy green-haired girl with disdain.
“Hmph... Causing trouble for yourself and making your companion come out to take the blame. This woman looks cute on the outside, but her thoughts are truly malicious... Hey, don’t you think so too?”
Originally intending to stir up the relationship between these girls a little to retaliate for previous taunts, Mr. Side-Swept Bangs was surprised when the girl who had seemed terrified suddenly froze, then glared fiercely at him, like a startled little deer.
“Don’t badmouth Miss Violet, you jerk! I’m going to beat you up!”
“???”