Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 936: A lonely man and woman in the middle of the night?

Chapter 936: A lonely man and woman in the middle of the night?

Perhaps Gloria's speech in the post-match interview won the approval of most fans, and the pressure she was under from public opinion was not as serious as Ringer thought. The ten-year-old fan who once said in the newspaper "Will Gloria make the top eight or top sixteen?" also published an article this time, praising Gloria's performance in this tournament and claiming that he saw the drive, vitality and confidence in her that other young players did not have. Although the result was not satisfactory, her future is still worth looking forward to.

Readers who have never paid attention to the competition may think after reading this article that this talented player named Gloria is actually a narrow loser to the championship. However, in fact, she did not even make it into the top 16. In this case, her fame has increased instead of decreased, which is enough to prove that the fighting power of crazy fans is very terrifying (Alice's original words).

By the way, at the end of the article, the ten-year-old fan also deliberately mentioned Gloria's new title "Gray Queen", and repeatedly praised her for being "very tasteful", "rich in connotation", "both style and temperament", etc. It is said that Gloria was autistic in her room for several days after reading the newspaper. Someone was very worried about her mental state, so he went to comfort her and asked what was wrong? But the gray-haired girl became more depressed, and a little angry - because that person was Alice.

Some psychopathic criminals like to return to the crime scene. Lingge didn't quite believe it before, but this time he finally saw from Alice how twisted and depraved human nature can be.

But Gloria's melancholy did not last long, because soon the newspapers stopped paying attention to her elimination and turned their attention to another high-profile rising star: Leila.

Yes, she was eliminated too.

Although many people have high hopes for Leila, hoping that the deeds of the legendary player Ms. Mistyan can be replicated in her, the reason why a legend is a legend is its strong personal color and irreplaceable nature. Just as Xino worships Joan of Arc but will not become the next Joan of Arc, Leila, who worships Ms. Mistyan, will never become the next her.

She never stood on this stage to prove herself, and as an amateur player, her performance was perfect enough. She had no experience in professional competitions, and could only rely on herself to figure out many things, whether it was training methods or game rhythm, she was born to work harder than other players.

The match that led to the top 16 had actually exhausted all her energy. On the night of the match, she told several friends, including Xino, that she felt she had no hope of advancing to the top eight. This was not a discouraging statement, but a judgment based on the actual situation. Her friends also understood her feelings very well. They did not say anything encouraging or force her to continue working hard. Instead, they had a meal at the Blue Lake Restaurant to relieve Leila's fatigue after the series of battles. It was also a celebration party held in advance.

You ask why Ling Ge knew so much? Of course, it was because when Xino, who had just attended the celebration banquet, was returning to the Chardouri Manor by carriage, he happened to meet the young man in the small town of Regrum at the foot of the mountain.

What made Xino feel strange was that when she saw Lingge, the young man was... playing with the little girl?
In the open space next to the town's carriage shop, the members of the Holy Maiden Guard brought some discarded cardboard and wooden boxes to build a small secret base. At this time, Lingge was sitting in the position that should have belonged to the boss, looking at Chloe, the Knight Commander of the Holy Maiden Guard in front of him with a helpless look.

As the night deepened, the other children who came to play had already gone home. Only Chloe could play later because her home was nearby. Of course, if the other children left, she would have nothing to do by herself and would go home soon, but the appearance of the young people just solved this pain point for the little girl.

"I'm very optimistic about you, Linger."

Chloe put her hands on her hips and spoke in a serious tone, looking like a little adult, even though she was only as tall as Lingge who was sitting down. "You are much better than that Alice. Why don't you join our Saint Guard and become the deputy knight commander? Our Saint Guard has very good benefits. When you join the group, you will be given a set of brand new equipment and a mount (although they are all made of wood) for free. If you are still not satisfied, I can quietly tell you what my sister likes, and by the way, I can say a few good words for you in front of my sister. How about it? Are you tempted?"

Ling Ge was a little speechless, but he didn't want to argue with a little kid, so he shook his head: "No."

“How is this possible!?” Chloe opened her eyes wide in disbelief. “Don’t you like Onee-sama very much?”

Ling Ge was even more speechless: "Who told you that I like her? We are just ordinary friends."

“That’s impossible!” Chloe questioned loudly, “You live with Onee-sama, how can we just be friends? I’m not that easy to fool!”

She had an expression that said, "Although I am young, I am not naive." Ling Ge felt tired. "When did we start living together?"

"You come out of Chateau de Chardouri every day!"

"Aren't they Alice and the others too?"

"But they are girls."

What you said makes sense, but I am speechless.

"So you should think about it again. I think this deal is a good one for both of us." Seeing Ling's hesitation, Chloe increased her persuasion and hoped that he could join the Holy Maiden Guard. Of course, this was not the point. The point was that someone had to replace Alice. Chloe could tell at a glance that the golden maid had evil intentions. It was hard to feel at ease with her as the deputy knight commander.

Seeing this, Xinuo felt that he could not sit idly by, so he coughed twice: "Ahem!"

Chloe, who was about to give a long speech to Lingge about the 180 benefits of joining the Saint Maiden Guard, froze upon hearing this familiar voice. She turned her head tremblingly and forced a smile that looked more like crying than laughing at the girl who suddenly appeared behind her: “Sister, Sister…”

“I didn’t know you cared so much about my life, Chloe.” The more playful Shino’s expression became, the paler the little girl’s face became. “I am a little touched. Do you think Mr. Grimsheim will be as touched as I am when he knows about this?”

Chloe slid to her knees decisively, rushed over and hugged Shino's thighs, tears streaming down her face: "Sister, I was wrong!!!"

Xinuo grabbed her collar and said unhappily, "It's so late, why don't you go home?"

Chloe was caught in the air by her, dancing around like a big crab hanging in mid-air, or a steamed crab. “I, I, I, I’m just going back to bed! I’m just taking a walk before bed to stretch my body! You should also go to bed early, onee-sama, staying up late is not good for your health!”

At the end, he expressed concern, trying to win the elder sister's favor and reduce the possible punishment he might receive.

Xinuo saw through her trick at a glance, but did not expose it. After putting her down, he gently patted the little girl on the head and said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense here. Go back to bed. You are still young and can't stay up late."

As soon as Chloe landed, she immediately performed a knight's salute and said solemnly, "I will obey my sister's orders!" She turned back and said to Ling Ge, "Please consider my proposal carefully, Ling Ge. I will patiently wait for your reply. Well, it's best to give me a reply tomorrow!"

Is this what you call patience?
Lingge was speechless, but Chloe didn't care what he thought. After achieving her goal, she went home to sleep. She jumped up and down, humming a cheerful tune, and seemed to be in a good mood.

“She seems to like you very much.” It was not until Chloe’s back disappeared into the residual light of the street lamp and even the sound of footsteps could no longer be heard that Shino smiled and teased Ling Ge: “I just realized that maybe you are not only popular with girls, but also with children.”

Is there such a thing?

The first thing that came to Linger's mind was Leticia's attitude towards him. However, can a vampire who has been reincarnated for a thousand years really be considered a child? This is debatable.

Shino asked again: "What did you do to Chloe to make her so anxious to win you over?"

"I didn't do anything." Ling Ge said expressionlessly, "I just chatted with her for a while, and then helped her point out some minor shortcomings in the personnel structure and division of responsibilities of the Holy Maiden Guard. She felt that I had the ability to build the Holy Maiden Guard better, so she strongly invited me to join and become their deputy knight commander. As for my attitude... it's just like what you saw just now."

"puff!"

After hearing his explanation, Xinuo couldn't help laughing: "It really sounds like something you would do."

Whether it was Lingge or Chloe.

The corner of Lingge's mouth twitched. Did he really think he wanted to talk to Chloe about these things? Wasn't it that the little girl didn't sleep in the middle of the night, hiding in the secret base alone and complaining about how tiring it was to be the knight commander, how no one understood her, and how they only treated her as a child... these were her inner thoughts.

A young man who happened to pass by heard this, and perhaps his instincts from his pastor days still remained in his body, so he stopped to enlighten her, but ended up being pestered by her, especially in front of Xinuo, saying some words that could easily lead to misunderstandings, which made the young man regret it. If he had known that this would be the result, he would have pretended not to hear it and walked away.

Shino saw that he didn't want to go into details about this matter, so he sympathetically changed the subject: "By the way, it's so late, isn't Mr. Ling going to rest? Could it be that you can't sleep like Chloe, so you went out for a walk? But why are you in the town of Regrum?"

The environment of Yunjingkong Island is obviously more suitable for walking.

However, it would have been better if she didn't mention it. Once Lingge mentioned it, he felt a little embarrassed.

It was all Metien's fault. I don't know what she said to the girls on Yunjingkong Island. Recently, their enthusiasm towards young people has been a bit overwhelming. Today, Ovira invited him to participate in the mysteries of literature. Tomorrow, Yieta sent a message that the primroses are blooming and I miss you very much. Saint Xia Liya just made an appointment with him to go out for a walk after dinner. When she turned around, Rolena came over and asked if you were free tonight. Lingge asked what you wanted to do. Princess Haiqi squinted her eyes and said stealthily: I know what you are worried about. I have some small props here that are very useful for solving your troubles. Do you want to come to my alchemy workshop and take a look?

Can Lingge believe it? Of course not.

Even Leticia stopped looking at him. When they met outside Tianxin Church at night, she forced a smile at the young man. Although it was a little stiff, it was intriguing considering her previous attitude towards Lingge. The Countess who was present at the time looked at Lingge with a strange look in an instant, and Lingge's mood also became extremely tired at that moment.

He couldn't stay on Cloud Whale Sky Island any longer, so he left Sky Island, Loser Forest, and even Shadoli Manor under the pretext of relaxing alone, and came to the small town of Regrum at the foot of the mountain to seek refuge. As a result... he was entangled by Chloe.

But could he tell this reason to Xinuo? Of course it was impossible, so the young man could only answer with silence.

As I said, he had long noticed that some girls on Yunjingkong Island had strange feelings for him. Of course, the scope could not be as wide as that covered by Metien, and most of them were probably trying to take advantage of the situation and join in the fun.

In essence, Lingge is not a person who likes to escape, especially when facing emotional problems. He knows that escape will only make the problem more complicated, so he has already prepared to deal with it. At present, his focus is still on entering the Holy Temple of Heaven and fighting against the Witch Society. In Alice's words, he is more career-oriented, so he is not keen on emotional matters. If a girl expressed her feelings to him at this time, he thinks he should decisively refuse. Although it is a bit cruel, being decisive is good for everyone.

The problem is that girls are also new to relationships, so although they are aware of their feelings, they don’t know what to do, and just blindly follow their feelings and do things that make them happy.

They had no intention of expressing their feelings. In this case, should Lingge take the initiative to approach them and reject them without thinking? That would not be decisive, but irresponsible.

Lingge was waiting for them to take the initiative so that he would have a reason to refuse. However, the girls didn't know what it meant to take the initiative at all, and that was where the problem came from.

Although Metien was sensible and cared about his brother, he was still a child after all. He did not understand how complicated the matter was. He even added fuel to the fire. He could be said to be an example of good intentions leading to bad results.

But Lingge couldn't blame her. Although he had rarely scolded his sister for the reconstruction of Tianxin Church before, the nature of the two matters were different, and the solutions naturally could not be roughly the same.

Ugh.

The young man sighed in his heart, and once again felt that there were things in the world that made him feel embarrassed. The last time he felt this way was when Mr. Yang Ke asked him what his future plans were, and he was torn between studying history and inheriting the Tianxin Church. Apart from that, even the Witch Society and the real witch Tiantis had never brought him such pressure.

Xino noticed his expression and thought: It seems that the problem Mr. Ling is facing is more serious than he thought.

So, is there anything she can do to help?
(End of this chapter)

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