"Caesar, thank you for helping me bring Meow-Da here."
Although from the very beginning, Caesar's primary purpose in making time to escort these people here was simply to meet Andrew.
But seeing Andrew actually approaching, Caesar still panicked for a moment.
Faced with Andrew's words, Caesar's mind instantly went blank. The topics and speeches she had originally prepared were wiped clean in an instant.
She could only rely on her instincts. As Andrew drew near, she subconsciously revealed a goofy, silly smile.
Then, she scratched her head and said,
"No, no, Andrew, it was just a coincidence. It feels like it was fate's arrangement."
A shy expression, extremely awkward movements.
Combined with her fingers playing with her hair tips at an increasing speed and her cheeks turning redder by the second.
To any onlooker, Caesar looked so shy that it seemed she might spontaneously explode at any moment.
Behind her, Lucy watched Caesar's schoolgirl-like state with some shock.
To be honest, after spending two days in Blazewood, the filter she had for Caesar's image had been pretty much destroyed.
From the initial first impression of a mature woman who was informal yet heroic and valiant, it had dropped again and again.
But even so, Lucy never expected that an idiot could have a springtime of love, too.
The contrast between the before and after even made her feel it was a bit unreal.
She immediately raised her hand to poke Caesar's waist, but after the other party subconsciously and agilely dodged it, a slightly unwilling Lucy did not continue the pursuit.
Instead, she gritted her teeth and said,
"Caesar, you idiot! Snap out of it! Stop being a lovestruck fool!"
Her sanity, which was on the verge of evaporating, was called back by Lucy's words.
Caesar subconsciously retorted,
"Don't talk nonsense, you Eldest Miss! Who's being lovestruck?!"
Then, having been reminded, Caesar immediately remembered that she hadn't introduced Lucy yet, who was here for the first time.
She immediately stepped aside, revealing Lucy, who had been quietly observing Andrew from behind her.
Just as she wanted to make the introduction, Meow-Da, who couldn't wait to share, raised his paw to introduce his new friend.
"Boss, Boss! Listen to me, meow! She is my new friend, named Luciana Au... Auxesis... Theodoro de... Montefio, meow!"
The introduction was only halfway done.
When it came to saying the name, Meow-Da was nearly sunk by Lucy's complicated and tongue-twisting name once again at breakneck speed.
His little paws scratched at his head, stalling twice in the middle before he stammeringly reported the name he had specially memorized over the past two days.
Although Lucy herself didn't like the long string of nouns in her name and rarely told others her full name...
The fact that Meow-Da actively memorized it still made the corners of her mouth curl up slightly.
However, after Caesar stepped aside and she clearly saw the armor on Andrew's body, she was immediately stunned by the sight before her.
That armor was familiar—too familiar.
It was exactly the same as the legendary Agent of Phaethon she had seen on the Proxy Net just last night!
Or rather, it was the person himself!
For a moment, Lucy was a little agitated.
Because whether it was Phaethon who became a legendary Proxy, or the universally recognized Legendary Agent of Phaethon due to the concert incident yesterday...
They were both existences she greatly admired.
And as an Agent who was long known to possess crushing combat power, Lucy had actually been paying attention to him long before he became a legend.
She hadn't expected that this person was Meow-Da's Boss.
Even more so, she hadn't expected to meet him unprepared in such a sudden situation today.
She immediately bowed slightly, subconsciously performing a ladylike curtsy according to her ingrained education and habits.
Using the name she had heard while chatting with Meow-Da earlier, she greeted him,
"Greetings, I am very pleased to meet you, respected Mr. Andrew. No need to mind such a long name, just call me Lucy."
Then, she extended her right hand, back facing up, and paused it in mid-air.
As if waiting for something.
However, everyone present was a roughneck; no one understood what Lucy's gesture meant.
Speaking of Lucy, Caesar immediately added,
"Actually, being able to meet Meow-Da was largely due to this Eldest Miss, Lucy."
Over the past two days, Caesar had also learned the true circumstances of Lucy's kidnapping back then.
So she continued,
"If it weren't for her hiring the Vanishing Wolves gang to kidnap herself, I really wouldn't have met Meow-Da!"
Kidnapping... herself?
What kind of new operation was this?
Although he didn't quite understand, Caesar's description made Andrew realize immediately.
If not for Lucy's accidental mix-up, who knows how long it would have taken for Meow-Da to find him in New Eridu.
Although strength wasn't a worry, for a simple-minded Felyne...
It wouldn't be good if he were deceived by some evil organization that suddenly popped up.
So, Andrew immediately turned to look at Lucy, whom he had noticed earlier. After a brief hesitation, he reached out and grabbed Lucy's extended hand.
Amidst her slightly surprised gaze, he shook it and said,
"I am also very happy to meet you, Lucy. If you don't mind, we are friends from now on."
Although the hand-kissing gesture turned into a handshake, Lucy didn't mind.
This kind of understanding could be said to be purely a subconscious habit.
Feeling the warmth coming from his fingertips, Lucy immediately said with a mix of awkwardness and shyness,
"If... if we aren't friends, what else could we be!"
Although her mouth was tough.
The blush constantly rising on Lucy's face still indicated that her heart wasn't as calm as she made it seem.
Seeing Lucy, who had just been mocking her for being lovestruck, now also looking shy, Caesar couldn't help but tease,
"Why is Lucy blushing?"
Hearing this, Lucy retracted her hand as if electrocuted, then covered it up with a bit of panic,
"Because... because it's hot! Don't you feel that the Outer Ring is much hotter than New Eridu?! Any... anyway, we are friends now!"
After that, thanks to Lucy's continuous efforts, this topic was finally skipped over.
And Caesar also brought up the main purpose of running over here specifically with the three little pigs.
Speaking of this, Caesar subconsciously glanced at Lucy, then pulled Andrew aside and whispered,
"Andrew, do you remember Big Daddy asking you to tutor A-Cao, A-Mu, and A-Zhuan before?"
Andrew nodded upon hearing this and said,
"Of course I remember, what about it?"
"Over the past two days, that Eldest Miss has shown management capabilities that have been recognized by Big Daddy, so she will be responsible for the wild boar management work from now on."
"Oh?"
Andrew was a little surprised to hear this.
But he wasn't angry.
When Big Daddy commissioned him back then, he hadn't agreed fully anyway, only promising to teach a thing or two when he had time.
Now that the other party had found another teacher, it was completely normal.
If he got angry hearing that someone else agreed to something he hadn't agreed to, that would be too classless.
It was just, he didn't know why she suddenly brought these three little pigs and Lucy over together.
It couldn't be that she wanted him to teach the teacher along with them, right?
So Andrew nodded directly and said,
"Isn't that great? Do you need my help?"
Hearing this, Caesar didn't hide anything and spoke directly,
"Big Daddy said that although Eldest Miss Lucy can teach them in terms of culture, she isn't quite up to par in terms of martial force."
"Plus, that Eldest Miss doesn't have much combat experience, so Big Daddy wants you, Andrew, to help teach her in terms of combat."
What the hell?
Really making me teach the master along with the students?
But was it really necessary to pull me aside and whisper this?
However, Caesar answered Andrew's doubts next.
"Andrew, when this Eldest Miss is training later, don't go easy on her! It's best to be even stricter!"
"Hmm? Why do you say that?"
"This kind of Eldest Miss has never stayed in the Outer Ring and doesn't know what kind of environment this place really is. With her current physical constitution, it's easy for problems to arise."
As she spoke, Caesar's expression was a bit serious, and at the same time, she said with some incomprehension,
"I really don't know why an Eldest Miss who lacks nothing would run to a place like the Outer Ring. But if possible, it's better to let her suffer a bit and then send her straight home, letting her live a peaceful and stable life in a wealthy environment."
Andrew understood Caesar's meaning upon hearing this.
But he didn't rush to agree. Instead, he turned his head slightly to see Lucy's fearless face, revealed a trace of a smile, and asked,
"But what if she really endures this suffering?"
Hearing this, Caesar couldn't help but scratch her head again, then said in agreement,
"If she really persists, then surviving in the Outer Ring won't be a problem. The Sons of Calydon will welcome her to join."
Not far behind the two, Lucy had actually heard their entire conversation.
After all, although they had put some distance between them, it didn't mean she couldn't move closer herself!
But Lucy didn't have any intention of refuting it. Instead, she tacitly accepted Caesar's proposal to increase the training volume.
Not only because this was training from a legendary Agent, but also because of the life in Blazewood over the past two days.
From these two days of life, Lucy had reached one distinct conclusion.
That was, compared to herself, Caesar was a thorough and complete idiot!
In just two short days, when Lucy looked at Caesar, her gaze had changed from initially looking at a human to purely looking at a fool.
She was even constantly devolving into a gorilla.
But although Caesar's image had devolved to this extent in Lucy's eyes, Lucy felt she couldn't be blamed.
After all, compared to herself, many people were idiots; Caesar was just one of them.
However, it was precisely because of this conclusion that Lucy generated the idea that 'I can replace her.'
Although the living conditions in Blazewood were indeed so poor that they completely exceeded Lucy's imagination.
For example, the bed was basically just a sponge mat—far less soft than the one at home, needless to say. The open-air dry toilets and the public bathhouse had truly deterred Lucy at first.
Even hot water couldn't be supplied 24 hours a day; taking a bath was simply out of the question.
And what Lucy found unbearable was...
This place actually had almost no daily necessities common in New Eridu, like shampoo and body wash!
Let alone things like cosmetics and skincare products!
Moreover, when living in Blazewood...
Because the fuel was petroleum, the unknown pungent smell that wafted through the air from time to time made her, who had lived in a manor in New Eridu from beginning to end, feel like her nose was suffering torture.
In just two short days, she had even started to feel that her nose was numb to the point of not being her own anymore.
But on the night she arrived in Blazewood.
Faced with Caesar's offer to send her back, Lucy still shook her head decisively and refused without hesitation.
After all, although she didn't know if the Outer Ring had the things she wanted, that home in New Eridu definitely didn't!
So, after biting the bullet and authentically experiencing life in Blazewood...
Lucy discovered that her decision was correct.
The thing she was looking for was right here.
Although the material conditions of the Outer Ring were scarce, spiritually, it was the exact opposite.
In Blazewood, the spiritual enthusiasm of the people in the Sons of Calydon, and their care and tolerance for others, made her like it even more.
And the piano performance in the tavern confirmed it for her.
After all, a place that possesses music is actually much richer than it appears on the surface.
Although unwilling to admit it, after two days, Lucy indeed considered everyone in the Sons of Calydon as her friends.
Not the superficial friends made in her original school.
But true friends, people who could be called partners.
For Lucy, unlike most people, spiritual scarcity was actually more unacceptable to her than material scarcity.
She knew clearly what she hated and what she loved.
And she would absolutely not surrender to the things she hated.
So, she had already made up her mind to stay in the Sons of Calydon.
And since she was staying, Lucy, who felt she would definitely be a better leader than Caesar, was now preparing to find a way to kick this idiot off the leader's seat.
She wanted to overthrow Caesar, and then logically become the new leader of the Sons of Calydon!
Dominate the Outer Ring and become the Overlord.
So that old geezer at home wouldn't have to pry around everywhere to hear her name directly at home!
Finally, she would use her own talent and learning to lead the Sons of Calydon toward glory, becoming the absolute ruler of the Outer Ring, and then make this idiot who dreamed of becoming the Overlord every day submit wholeheartedly!
Thinking of this, Lucy, whose competitive spirit had been aroused, spoke directly,
"It doesn't matter, Andrew, I can do it!"
After speaking, she looked at Caesar aside and said through gritted teeth,
"Caesar, you idiot, just you wait! When my training ends, it will be time for the Sons of Calydon to change leaders!"
Hearing this, the unyielding Caesar immediately turned around too.
"Alright! When the time comes for that duel, we'll let Andrew be our referee!"
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