Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger!

Chapter 309: The Lovestruck Ice Queen

"Haaah! Finally! I thought we wouldn't make it!"

"Tch! Look at you, if not for Miss Shirley motivating you, then we actually wouldn't have!"

"Hahaha! Vienjoe, why are you so lame?"

As a party of six adventurers—a mix of both veterans and rookies—traveled along a well-trodden path, a young woman with short marmalade hair, eye-catching facial aesthetics, and a smokeshow of a body, gazed at the familiar city gates of Nookbury city with a sigh.

'At this rate...I'll never catch up to him...' Shirley inwardly lamented, dissatisfaction written all over her face.

Their quest was a success, yet, she didn't feel happy.

She knew that if it was Shye, he would've completed the quest alone AND in a shorter time.

Naturally, Shirley, who was trying to catch up, would end up frustrated.

She felt like Shye was slowly flying away from her.

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No matter how hard she worked, she wasn't able to catch up—the gap simply became wider and wider.

She was even able to close the enormous gap between her and the other Colzen representatives, hence, she couldn't understand how Shye could grow so fast.

Something just doesn't add up!

'Haah...Perhaps he belongs to the type of individuals who could be considered as 'sons of heaven'...' She inwardly sighed as their party neared the Nookbury city gates. 'Well, the only thing I can do is work harder...maybe I need to take a few crazy risks like him?'

"Nookbury badges, please."

The city guard's sudden enthusiastic voice dragged Shirley back to reality, prompting her to swiftly retrieve her Nookbury badge from her newly bought spatial bag and hand it over for inspection.

The guard worked masterfully, finishing the verification for all party members in just a single minute.

Allowed entry, the party made its way towards the branch headquarters, chatting merrily as they did so.

"Hello, Miss Eva. May I know the reason?" Shirley politely replied, her face adorned with a confused expression.

"Ah, yes. Someone named Shye Crowley, a rookie from the Balkrow branch, dropped by, telling me to hand you this note." Eva said, expecting Shirley's expression to turn into one of cold annoyance.

From what little Eva understood about Shirley, she believed that Shirley wasn't someone fond of entertaining suitors, believing that such a beautiful and talented young female adventurer would be out of reach for someone in a similar age group.

As a woman herself, Eva naturally wanted to be under a capable man's care, hence, by default, she promptly assumed that such a capable young woman would be looking towards a more mature and equally, if not more capable man.

Shye Crowley, the ace representative of this year's champion academy, indeed had an impressive resume, probably enough to shake the ice queen's heart.

However, every year there is a new "ace representative of this year's champion academy", thus, she didn't believe that Shye's accomplishments were enough to snatch Shirley Locke's heart.

Only, she didn't expect Shirley's subsequent reactions. Never had she seen the ice queen show such intense emotions.

"W-Who? Did you just say, Shye Crowley? Did I hear correctly?" Shirley unintentionally said in a loud voice, garnering everyone's attention. "W-where is he?"

"H-He didn't tell me where he went...however, there will be a duel tomorrow at 10 AM in Nookbury arena between him and Sir Jason Mulch..."

"A...duel?"

"Y-Yes, Miss Shirley. That's all he instructed me to do. Now then, if you'll excuse me."

Realizing that there was now a short line in front of her counter, Eva offered Shirley a profound bow before swiftly returning to her post.

As for Shirley, a dumbfounded expression remained steadfast on her face for a few seconds before turning into the sweetest of smiles, tugging a few heartstrings in the hearts of the guildsmen and allowing them to deduce that things probably weren't as simple as they initially thought between the two.

Then, shortly after reading the note, Shirley swiftly walked towards Vienjoe.

"H-Hey, Vienjoe, here's my adventurer license and guild token, can you please hand them over to Miss Macy for me when you guys turn the quest requirements in?" Shirley politely asked, slightly bowing at Vienjoe who was so captivated at her rare cute appearance to the point that he immediately agreed without thinking.

"Y-Yeah, sure, leave it to m-me!"

"Thanks! I owe you one!"

Handing the mentioned items over with a sweet smile, Shirley sprinted out of the branch headquarters like a lovestruck young maiden.