[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl":3,"chapter-kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-chapter-61":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Kicked Out of the Party, Then I Picked Up a Problematic Beauty",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2346185,4585,"Chapter 61: 60. Canary","kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-chapter-61",61,"\u003Cp>60. Canary\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy said it this way, but the answer was actually right on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't seem to have done anything special,\" Li Ang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight years ago, that would have been the year 293 of the Guild Calendar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point in time, Li Ang’s mind was entirely focused on getting his adventurer life on the right track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Survival is always the first priority of life; as a transmigrator without a golden finger at the time, he couldn't learn the ordinary life and work of the Newbis natives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clerical work required reading and writing in multi-racial languages and cultural customs, manual labor required common sense from living here for at least a decade, and even farming required knowing how local crops grew amidst environmental changes involving magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, going out to adventure was a relatively decent job for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered Dorothy; besides the surprisingly good effect of her healing spells, there was, of course, the reason of her appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a man with normal body and mind, it was impossible not to be attracted to her. Her beauty, which was like a ripe fruit, was already showing a little back then, and that kind of delicate charm from a noble background was also hard to see in adventures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at that time, he was thinking every day about how to make good use of the Spellcaster profession and likely had no spare energy to show her favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You certainly don't remember; in the eyes of an ordinary person, those were all small things, but it was different for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy stared into the darkness of the secret passage and spoke simply of her sixteen-year-old self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the summer of 293, in the magic city of Thousand Towers, Dorothy was studying at the primary academy of the Mistream Academy located there. This place mainly studied the possibilities of magic application, and the spellcasters cultivated tended toward professions like wizard, elementalist, and cleric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy was on break, but Dorothy did not intend to go home. Because at home, there were a father and brothers who looked at her with cold eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, Dad and my brothers don't like me, so I won't go home. I'm going to be a Sky Knight during the vacation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doro, you should reconsider...\" her roommate advised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? Don't you also want to be a Sky Knight? In this era, this is the best profession.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Sky Knight Guild rectified the order of the entire sky, even a city with deep foundations like the Thousand Towers no longer viewed Sky Knights as reckless adventurers, but rather promoted them positively as a choice with aspirations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy believed that since her family didn't like her, she would walk her own path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't think about why her roommate was hesitant to speak, took the spellcasting materials she bought with her pocket money, went to the guild office in Thousand Towers to register her Sky Knight status, and then began accepting commissions and looking for teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple work within the city was completed easily, and she could return to the dormitory at night to bathe and relieve the day's fatigue on a spring mattress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, she decided to leave Thousand Towers and go deep into the wild for a real adventure, because this was the only way to become an excellent Sky Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, I was dumbfounded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The famous departure point she chose: the Aomori Archipelago of the Floss Airspace. The guild had a base camp there, but tents and camping tools had to be brought by oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first night she arrived at the Aomori Archipelago to set up camp, she was bitten all over by jungle mosquitoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choosing a team was also full of difficulties. Coming from a noble background, she naturally knew how to distinguish people who had ulterior motives toward her, but unfortunately, those professional adventurers who didn't care about her appearance wouldn't team up with a fledgling young girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it was the roadside small group that Li Ang was in at the time that accepted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that some people in that group weren't staring at her curvy parts, but every time they wanted to chat with Dorothy about things unrelated to adventuring, someone would interrupt and emphasize the current main tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That must have been me,\" Li Ang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Dorothy couldn't help but chuckle. \"They were all itching to get at you, but that made me feel much more relaxed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I didn't remind them, they would just argue again when the battle failed later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, I know,\" the lady giggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then, you were the one who told me how to prevent mosquito bites.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the jungle, what alchemy potions to apply, hanging herbs at the entrance of the tent, needing to sprinkle medicinal powder before setting up camp, and working together to repel snakes and insects—if Li Ang hadn't told Dorothy these things, she wouldn't have known how to start at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then, doing laundry was also...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daily battles made clothes dirty very easily. Dorothy had no concept of the jungle environment, didn't bring enough changes of clothes, and after washing them, they would hang until half-dry and smell like mold, making her feel miserable when wearing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang, who was passing by: \"After washing, wring them out with all your might; don't just hang them on any random tree branch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave her a few black bags and taught her to put the clothes in them and place them in a spot with light and ventilation, which sterilized them and accelerated the drying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The food she carried suddenly became moldy, rotten, or infested with worms. Once, if she hadn't taken a closer look before eating a piece of pastry, Dorothy would have eaten the little wriggling animals along with it. She was almost scared to the point of fainting on the spot, and didn't dare to think about whether she had already eaten any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When her own food ran out, she could only eat the food found on the spot with the team. Her stomach had never been tested like this, and she collapsed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, I didn't know how to use Disease Removal, and I didn't bring medicine. I was both embarrassed and physically miserable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy buried her face in her lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was you who found herbs for me, and you also helped me process the food a few extra times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, because there were many rude and boundary-less guys among the adventurers, Dorothy found it hard to communicate with them, which led to difficulty coordinating during battles. Later, Li Ang intentionally gave her pointers during battles, telling her exactly what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang said: \"There were these things too; I had forgotten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You forgot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy pursed her lips, appearing somewhat resentful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, you're just a pushover. Have you ever thought about how others feel when you help them every time? After receiving your help, some people will instead look down on you, thinking you are self-sacrificing and not respecting you at all. Otherwise, it's like me, unable to forget you at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't continue, returning to the topic of adventure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first few days at the Aomori Archipelago, I was secretly crying every night. If I didn't think it would be embarrassing to quit halfway, I would have given up. But after you started helping me, I found I could do it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life was normal, I could get a good night's sleep with a dry body every day, and most importantly, I didn't have to think about what to do; someone helped me arrange it. This way, my performance in battle was no worse than anyone else's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words, as long as there was such a person by my side, I could be a competent Sky Knight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I prepared to leave,\" Li Ang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy nodded; they both knew the situation of that roadside small group at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were often late for gatherings, and sometimes they could only set off halfway through the night. Some people would disappear before the mission started, and only after everyone searched together did they find out they were washing dishes to pay off gambling debts. Some people would suddenly vanish halfway through a mission, only to find out they had hooked up with a woman from a neighboring team and ran off to have fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang couldn't stand it anymore and decided to run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you were leaving, you asked me by the way if I wanted to leave and go adventuring together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy's slender fingers twisted together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, I refused and went back to school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes lowered: \"Some of the things I just said were me throwing a tantrum; I'm sorry. Thank you for not holding it against me; I usually don't dare to be willful with anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I later fantasized that if you had invited me one more time, I might have changed my mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the sixteen-year-old girl's adventure got on the right track, she gradually forgot the initial embarrassment and developed a little pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teachers all suggested that if one wanted to be a Sky Knight, it was best to hone professional skills after graduating from the academy. But Dorothy had experienced a whole vacation of adventure before that, and she was somewhat eager to share her experiences with her roommates and classmates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she broke into the adventure world, she was angry with her family, and even imagined that if she achieved success, she would continue to be a Sky Knight forever and never return to school or home—these thoughts were completely forgotten in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still missed the dessert shops in Thousand Towers, the soft and warm bed, and casual shopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Ang asked her that question, she was at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't make a decision, so she subconsciously chose the conservative option and chose to return to school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being praised and admired by her classmates, the matter of adventuring was temporarily put into a corner of her memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, she graduated from school, and her family arranged her future. As a clerk in Spark Port, she had endless documents to process and continuous social engagements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I was a child, I have been very annoyed by interacting with a group of people I don't know well. As long as I am in that kind of scene, even if they have no malice, I will mutter about them in my heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am very, very tired of dealing with this kind of work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy was very afraid of dealing with groups of people. After the necessary social activities were over, she would refuse all invitations and return to her room, locking herself in so she could feel at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years passed, days went by, and the cold treatment from her father and brothers never changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there is any difference between sixteen and now, it is that I have matured to the point of admitting that I am someone who will be a mess without someone else's care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My family doesn't like me. I used to resent them, but later I felt I shouldn't be like that; after all, it is because of them that I have this affluent life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang noticed that Dorothy had never mentioned why her family didn't like her, and her mother was absent from her context. He had his guesses, but he would not take the initiative to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, she found out that the job given to her was not in her own territory, but in preparation for a marriage alliance between two families. She was placed there in advance to be inspected by Count Finat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this kind of life, I always inexplicably think of that time of adventure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those were days that belonged entirely to me, days when I could be myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't help but think, what if I had continued to adventure with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy raised her head, and the light of the magic lamp flickered in her crystalline pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only later did I realize that the decision I made without thinking in my teens was actually the true longing of this life. The real me wanted to run freely toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And there was once such a person; only when he was there did I forget my own helplessness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, I didn't understand why, as such a delicate person, your invitation could make me feel at a loss when I was full of thoughts about returning to the academy for a comfortable life? Because the weight of that sentence was really heavy for me; it was enough to dilute the delicacy I had for over a decade in an instant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sixteen-year-old me was too naive, didn't value it, and didn't hold on tight. I retreated, harboring the fluke of thinking that everything would have a second chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, life is really short, and I won't meet a second person like that. This is all my own doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have accepted my fate; I only need to be an exquisite doll on the day my family needs me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you happen to descend from the sky at this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy turned her body and sat a little closer to Li Ang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does what you said back then still count?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2229,"2026-06-21T01:23:38.712Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a2eb1a7ad11b50747dc016fc6d1aa2073f9f6fa70c15e8053bdd02c026293681","kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-chapter-62","kicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-chapter-60",496,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fkicked-out-of-the-party-then-i-picked-up-a-probl-cover.jpg"]