Chapter 93

The logic here is somewhat complex; Broly's straightforward way of thinking couldn't figure out the connections involved.

The steamed-bun-hair girl asked how much the clothes cost; he asked Nahashu, learned the clothes were free, and answered that they were free.

The steamed-bun-hair girl then asked what he wanted, and since he needed a new capture target's happiness, naturally he answered that he wanted the glasses girl's happiness — nothing wrong with that either.

But the question the steamed-bun-hair girl raised afterward — that because of a single piece of clothing she had to compensate with a person — left him unable to understand.

Because Broly only understands literal meanings and speaks literal meanings, but Hua Ling overthought it, and because she overthought it, she raised an overthought question.

*Slap~*

However, just because Broly couldn't understand didn't mean others couldn't; the group of kids who reacted exchanged glances, and aside from a few who likewise didn't think much, they all tacitly understood.

Luosang was the first to play along; he slapped the table.

With a *pa* sound, he retorted somewhat angrily: "You actually say that's just a piece of clothing?"

"Isn't it?"

"No, that's the clothing our big brother worked extremely hard to win at the Western Martial Arts Tournament, and only received as a gift from the sponsor Jitu Chamber of Commerce after securing second place; it's the clothing worn on the runner-up podium — its value is inestimable."

"But if you insist we state a value, we can still give one: that piece of clothing is worth twenty-seven million!"

"Ah, twenty-seven million for a piece of clothing?"

Hill cried out in surprise.

"Are you extorting someone?"

Hua Ling didn't believe this world had a twenty-seven-million piece of clothing.

"Hmph, if you don't believe it, you can go inquire in Daxi City — Broly-san is this year's genuine runner-up contestant."

"But it's still just a piece of clothing……"

Seeing this group speak so solemnly, Hua Ling also lost some of her confidence.

"Such a precious piece of clothing had soup spilled on it yesterday, and big brother didn't get angry, yet you people actually lost it? Lost is lost, but Broly-san just now only asked her to compensate with a person — is that excessive? You tell me, is it excessive?"

"Not excessive, not excessive at all."

The other kids played along, chiming in once the question was asked; even Leone, who wasn't part of their group, after hearing the origin of the lost clothing, also felt it wasn't excessive at all.

And in this atmosphere, even Broly himself began to doubt: was the clothing he wore yesterday really that precious? He remembered last time when eating grilled meat, he even used that clothing's sleeve to wipe his mouth……

"You tell me then — since you don't want to compensate with a person, how should this matter be resolved?"

"This, Hill……"

Hua Ling felt troubled and turned to look at her friend.

"Since it's such a precious thing, then……"

Hill stepped forward.

"This humble woman is untalented, a muddleheaded person lacking nerves; please, young master, be more tolerant of me in the future."

The cheongsam-wearing glasses girl bowed directly to Broly and spoke those words.

"Huh?!"

Everyone present, including the Wife Party members who had just been acting to apply pressure, were instantly dazed.

【Capture Target Hill, willing to compensate with her own body as a wife to the Host for a piece of clothing, applying to join Crystal Palace as an Official Member, Accept/Refuse?】 Broly was also somewhat stunned, but looking at the glasses girl's single-digit Happiness Value, considering maximum benefit, he refused this application.

"No, Hill, you really intend to devote yourself to a person you don't understand at all, just for a piece of clothing?"

Hua Ling hurriedly pulled Hill back; she knew her naturally airheaded friend sometimes says things without thinking them through at all.

"Mother wants me to leave that piece of clothing for my younger brother as a gift; I couldn't refuse her wish, so I could only compensate for that clothing.

And now that clothing is extremely important to the guest; I can't compensate with money, so I can only compensate with myself.

It just so happens that my family has always disliked me as a good-for-nothing who can't do anything right; my father even said I'm a money-losing goods, and my younger brother once said he'd drive me out of the house — it seems my leaving home is also a good thing.

As for not understanding this young guest in front of me, indeed I don't understand him, but I can feel that he, like you Lingling, is someone who bears me no malice.

Rather than later being arranged by my parents to exchange marriage for my brother, devoting myself to a husband I equally don't know, it's better to devote myself now to someone who is relatively tolerant of me."

Hill spoke these words with a smile, and as a naturally airheaded person, she truly thought this way.

In a certain sense, she and Broly really have the look of a married couple.

Taking a deep breath, Main crossed her arms, leaned back against the chair back in the posture of 【What is an International Superstar】.

Beside her, this New Wings member who hadn't yet joined the team — the amount of information in the other party's words was enormous, forcing her to pause and carefully analyze the content revealed in those words.

And the other kids who could also hear the rich implications hidden in the speech all made similar leaning-back postures.

"So, the clothing actually still exists, it's just that your mother took it and gave it to your younger brother?"

Main organized her thoughts and asked.

"Mm."

Since things had been said to this extent, there was nothing left to hide; Hill nodded.

"Is your family very poor?"

And as Main continued questioning, Hill answered one by one, and her private life and upbringing from childhood were laid bare before everyone.

First, Hill's family isn't very poor, but climbing higher is somewhat difficult; her parents pinned their hopes on her good looks, wanting to achieve this through a future exchange marriage.

Second, because her family favors sons over daughters, the naturally airheaded and clumsy her, under her family's indifference, became even more naturally airheaded + clumsy.

She often made mistakes; besides her naturally airheaded personality, there was also the fact that during her growing years, no one was willing to patiently teach the somewhat clumsy her.

Hill is a girl ignored by those around her; others never taught her much, yet demanded she do well.

Growing up in an environment that undermined confidence, and she endured it passively, leading to today — aside from being relatively good at saying sorry, she isn't good at anything else.

After hearing it all, the group of kids all darkened their faces somewhat; for a moment it was hard to evaluate the other party's situation.

"An orphan with a home."

Until Main came up with the most fitting description and spoke it, everyone suddenly realized.

Indeed, compared to them, Hill merely had some extra family members who wanted to use her.

"Things might not be that bad, Hill. Why don't you go home and tell your mother about the clothes? I reckon she'll return them."

Hua Ling said this dryly; although she felt her friend's family were scum, it was still better than being taken away by a stranger just like that.

(Chapter End)