Chapter 528: NO. 111: Bourbon: I was stunned at that time

NO. 111: Bourbon: I was stunned at that time.

In front of the Clock Tower's library, the uneasy horse girl waited for her delivery.

"Linton Trainer?!"

"It's me, the Desert Heroine Miss. And this is your delivery."

"Huh? Huh-huh? So I should..." "The delivery of the Level-3 Secret Key just press your thumb here, Desert Heroine Miss."

Pointing to a small inscription on the box label, Aomo was not surprised by the other's unfamiliarity with receiving deliveries.

Deliveries in Hongying District don't require scanning a code; instead, you fill out the receipt on the logistics company's corresponding website.

This is indeed a bit troublesome for the recipient, but who made Hongying District so 'old-fashioned'?

But this rule does not apply to inter-district deliveries.

The rule for inter-district deliveries has always been to follow each logistics company's regulations, and Penguin Logistics, based in Jiemen District, is clearly at the forefront of technological application.

The micro-engraved inscription activated by the thumb swiftly unfolded a full inspection circle—from deployment to confirmation to disappearance—in just three seconds.

After registration, even the box's external seal clicked open with a 'kachak', revealing a neat, slender crack.

This is a fixed minor tearing curse included in the verification process, meant to save the recipient the trouble of opening the box.

Although Penguin Logistics' reputation is somewhat questionable, and it once had the notoriety of being a 'rule-breaker' in the logistics industry, judging solely by its service attitude… the ever‑growing number of orders proves everything.

"Well, since verification is complete, I should take my leave."

"Huh? You're going back this early?" The little witch was greatly surprised, because in her experience delivery couriers don't usually make such short inter‑district trips.

"Coming all the way to Hongying District must be quite a hassle, right?"

"Reform…" Grety whispered a reminder, having learned from the teacher, Miss Morgan, and other friends of Chaldea about Aomo's situation, "Mr. Linton should still have other work."

East Commerce Reform turned to Aomo: "Aren't you supposed to keep being a courier?"

"No, actually my job is considered finished now, but…" He pushed up his glasses, Aomo smiled, looking at the three girls' respective surprise, "These past few days I'd rather stay at home."

"Huh? Why?"

The little witch's life is basically carefree; she's blunt and too lazy to think.

Aomo could imagine that when facing media visits on the school's open day, she would likely put on a confident smile and enthusiastically talk about her hobbies and ideals.

Even if nobody likes those things, she doesn't care much about her appearance—as shown by her going out without washing the hands that handled herbs.

Her do‑as‑she‑pleases youth truly shows the vitality proper to her age.

In contrast, it is clearly the heroine before us, silently holding the delivery box.

She evidently has other things on her mind.

That concern has lingered for years, becoming second nature, allowing her to zone out naturally.

If that's the case…

Then this matter is probably hard to intervene in.

"You should also know I still have the mercenary profession."

"I see, so it's a very exciting job, right?!"

"No, just annoyances as bothersome as mosquitoes."

He answered that way, preparing to bid farewell to the three, but then saw the black‑haired horse girl who had been lowering her head in a daze lift her head:

"Mr. Linton."

The girl called out, the suffix different from the usual 'trainer'—it was 'mister'.

And those clear blue eyes, behind the lenses, gazed at the youth's somewhat unexpected brown pupils.

Surprised by her determined gaze, he fell silent for a moment, then replied:

"Is something wrong, Desert Heroine Miss?"

Although he could already guess her next words, this reply was still necessary.

When asking for help, people always retain a bit of reserve; they need you to extend a hand, even if only symbolic.

"Can I ask you for help? As a mercenary, you."

"Huh?"

The little witch's exclamation and Greta's slightly widened eyes showed they were both unaware… Aomo, withdrawing his gaze from them, raised his hand—when the light screen suddenly lit up.

His motion to take off his glasses froze outright.

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ffffffff……Normally, Aomo could probably type out a line like that.

But at this moment he was only stunned by the first of these messages, then he looked at the girl opposite.

"May I ask what's happening?"

Not just her—Greta and East Commerce Reform could also see Aomo's earlier astonishment, and notice his present stiffness.

Faced with those three concerned gazes, the mercenary fell silent for a few seconds, then raised his hand—moving so fast that even the horse girl's vision could only see an afterimage—tapped out in mid‑air like a dragonfly skimming water, then lowered his glasses.

"Nothing much—why don't you tell me your troubles, Desert Heroine Miss?"

——

Yuehuanshe: 【Don't you have your own Gunpla? (half‑annoyed】

Uh... Bopang team member? Bopang team member?

What's wrong? Qian team member? Bopang's side profile showed Qian Miss's... no, her height had indeed changed; the figurine, in the game world, could be transformed into a true cyborg likeness of her, and she is currently undergoing the traditional multiplayer PvE mode.

For newcomers to the game, multiplayer PvE is obviously more friendly than PvP, making it easy to build game confidence.

The premise is not to raise the game AI difficulty too high.

Qian obviously wouldn't put up with this; although assembling the model kit was completely impossible, but having already grasped the captain's position, she immediately matched for a low-difficulty large PvE instance, trying to roam in the noob fish pond.

But this planetary ring belt's star map first gave her, a woman bound by gravity, a lesson.

If not for the mecha itself having undergone anti-beam nano-coating treatment, she might have had to return to the maintenance crew and wait for loading at the very start.

But things aren't much better now.

The fully armed, modified Barbaros Sirius-type Emperor has already entered a damaged state, yet its eyes haven't even turned red, proving the saying 【You can't even operate it, what performance are you talking about?】

To be frank, let alone talk about gravity differences.

Just the rocks above, below, left, and right could hide the mecha's complex asteroid belt; it's not a map a newcomer should choose.

But newcomers are precisely those who choose things they shouldn't, which is why they're called newcomers.

Bopang, also a newcomer, doesn't care about KDA or how the battle situation is going.

It's just a game; losing a match isn't a big deal, and she is still immersed in the excitement of being able to truly operate a Gundam, excitedly harvesting enemies with the Super Dragon Cavalry and Blazing Refulgent Light Beam Cannon she assembled herself.

——Assault Freedom's long-range firepower is not lacking at all, and space combat is also its forte.

Even if Bopang's operation is still clumsy, the mecha itself has an aiming-assist shooting module, so there's no need to repeat the saying 【This reticle can be a dot, a triangle, or a frame】.

「Xiaoshe... seems to know I used his Gunpla... 」

「It's judged as a normal phenomenon; GBN accounts can register multiple Gunpla, and Gunpla can also register multiple accounts, but since Gunpla is valued far more than accounts, it's judged that Gunpla better represents the player, 」

「Then why didn't you say that at the beginning! 」

「At the time, the Beautiful Shore Bopang status query showed no response. 」