The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

Lorenwei wanted to decline, but felt it wouldn't be right to refuse, so she accepted.

Meilan held up a handkerchief in one hand, sucked the crumbs left from breaking the bread into her mouth first, and then used the handkerchief as a pad to eat the bread.

It looks delicious.

Lorenwei tried to take a bite... well, she couldn't bite through it.

After much effort, I finally managed to bite off a piece, but as soon as I put it in my mouth and started to chew, it felt dry and rough. A strange, unpleasant taste of coarse grain bran filled my mouth like miasma, especially with the occasional rough, prickly bits of bran rubbing against my mouth and tongue…

Having been pampered since childhood, and even in her previous life she ate only refined grains as her staple food, Lorenwei found it extremely painful to even chew this, let alone swallow it.

"Hey, no...no..." Meilan noticed that Lorenwei seemed to be feeling unwell and about to vomit while eating the steamed bun, so she quickly urged her not to...

Boom—a sudden, loud noise.

"What are you doing?!" the woman shouted.

A large section of the wall in front of them had collapsed.

Three people, all wearing masks, stood outside the ruins.

Lorenwei recognized them immediately: it was Aiss, Jason, and Bordonna.

Ethers, who was extremely sensitive to the sound of "No...no...", was in the process of retracting the spell of her earth magic and felt embarrassed as she looked at the scene inside the exposed guard room.

The two children, who had been acting out of the blue, were now sitting obediently on the ground, munching on steamed buns, staring blankly at the three people who had come to confront them…

Chapter 024 This girl is perfect for being a daughter-in-law!

“Uh…” Aisser realized she had misunderstood.

Even a fool would know that.

Although the child was with a girl, it was obvious to everyone that nothing was wrong.

Contrary to what Aisser imagined, Lorenve might have used all sorts of groping techniques on the girl: teasing her breasts, touching her with her fingers, sticking her fingers to her clitoris... well, no.

"What happened?! What happened?!" The wall was forcibly demolished, and the old guard ran out.

Before he could say anything more, Bordonna quietly showed him a sign, and the old man walked away without a word.

Looking at the three people in front of her, Lorenwei rolled her eyes. She could imagine that they had been monitoring her in some way and had misunderstood something before coming to catch her in the act.

She forced the steamed bun down her throat, feeling like it was about to tear her throat, and then gave the rest to Meilan.

"You're the first person to be able to eat our village's potstickers!" Meilan was overjoyed to see that she hadn't spit them out but had swallowed them. "Before, some older brothers tried to rob me with knives, but I gave them these. They ate them and cried. They were so touched that they gave me a lot of copper coins."

"They ate it willingly?" Lorenwei asked in disbelief. Robbers eating the food of their victims?

"They couldn't beat me and lay on the ground, saying they were so hungry that they robbed me. I felt sorry for them, so I gave them food, and they were so moved they cried..."

Lorenwei: "..."

You two keep chatting, we're leaving now. Seeing that they were talking about something else, Aisser and the other two crouched down and quietly slipped away…

"Who...who are you?!" Meilan noticed they were trying to slip away and immediately stood up, staring at the three people wearing masks.

A woman with a slender figure is wearing a butterfly mask.

A woman with an explosively bulging chest wearing a dragonfly mask.

An ordinary-looking man wearing a pig's head mask.

Meilan was confused. It seemed that earth magic had caused the walls to collapse. Were they magicians? Or teachers from the academy? But she didn't see any lily badges.

"Those are my parents and my mom's ex-girlfriend," Lorenwei thought to herself.

However, Lorenwei was not in the mood to join in the fun at the moment; she was behind Meilan, craning her neck and scratching her throat.

This feeling of something stuck in my throat comes on suddenly, it's so, so uncomfortable!

It's as if the bran is still stuck in my throat and hasn't gone down yet.

Flirting with girls is really tough. I don't know how Aisser managed to get her. She even choked on her food just to make a good impression. That was so painful! I definitely can't do that again!

Jason, however, looked Meilan up and down.

Hmm, her attire is a bit lacking, but the more you look at her, the more pleasing she becomes; she'd make a good daughter-in-law…

A girl like this might actually be able to turn Vivi into Awei! Jason took a liking to her at first sight.

It seems Lorenwei is quite unhappy about our sudden interruption. Aisser, seeing Lorenwei straining her voice, assumed she was displeased and could only stand there awkwardly, her mind racing to find an excuse to deal with Meilan.

How quick-witted she was! She quickly waved her hands in a joyful gesture and replied, "Congratulations! You are the ten thousandth examinee to be locked in solitary confinement for making a mistake!"

This little girl is someone the child has just met. A good start is half the battle, so we mustn't leave the child with a negative impression of friendships.

"Huh? Is that so?" Meilan blinked.

"Yep."

"So, is he in the ten thousandth place, or am I in the ten thousandth place?"

"Uh...you all came in together, all of you." Aisser inwardly covered her face, thinking, "What am I even saying?!"

Jason and Bordonna were practically laughing out loud, completely watching as bystanders observed how Aisser would handle the situation.

Serves you right! I told you women are unreliable. Jason was delighted to see his wife finally embarrassed. Hahaha, you've finally gotten what you deserve!

Jason secretly took out his magic rubbing and recorded the moment so that he could laugh at her later.

Magical rubbings are quite expensive; even great sages aren't wealthy, and they require a vast amount of magical power to activate. Otherwise, if it were truly easy, they could be played everywhere like videotapes, and perhaps Jason would have invented adult films in his previous life.

"So what kind of reward do we get?" Meilan suddenly remembered that luck meant winning a prize, something she had seen when she went to the market in town with her grandmother.

"Uh...maybe..." Aisser hesitated awkwardly for a moment, "This is possible."

"Since they are one of the ten thousand lucky winners, I want a reward!" Lorenwei finally recovered from the sore throat and jumped up to speak.

"What reward do you want?" Aisser's face darkened, thankfully hidden by her mask.

"Do you have any silver coins? Give me some, I was in a hurry when I came out, I even took a free carriage." Lorenwei chuckled.

Oh, I forgot to give her pocket money! Aisser quickly understood what the child meant: "No problem."

She began searching within the spatial ring.

He pulled out a money bag: it was full of gold coins. This isn't appropriate; children shouldn't handle gold coins. Showing off wealth can cause trouble and easily lead to bad habits of extravagance.

He pulled out another money bag: it was full of commemorative coins from the Magic Guild, which could be exchanged for a lot of gold coins, but no, he couldn't afford it.

Then I pulled out a tattered green bag: Hmm, it contains both copper and silver coins, but mainly copper coins.

"Here you go, this is your prize." Aisser handed the tattered green money bag to Lorenwei.

"Thank you!" Lorenwei happily accepted it. Mom is definitely much better than her cheapskate dad!

Jason, however, found it strange: "That money bag looks familiar to me. It looks like the secret money bag I hid under the third plank in the woodshed..."

Lorenwei opened the tattered money bag and poured the coins into her hand to examine them.

Not many, but there are a few silver coins in addition to the copper coins, so it should be alright.

She hadn't spent money in so long that she couldn't tell its value.

Ah! That's my secret stash of money! When did Aisser discover it? Jason could confirm it as soon as he saw the combination of the coins, and tears streamed down his face behind his mask.

I've secretly and happily counted my secret stash of money countless times; it's become second nature to me.

Was it easy to save up my secret stash of money over two years? ...Gone!

"So, what about my lucky reward?" Although Meilan wasn't greedy, she still really wanted the reward.

“Yours…” Aisser pondered.

"We can let them perform. Look, aren't they wearing circus masks?" Lorenwei suggested mischievously, wanting to see how her mother would handle the situation.

Aisser looked at Lorenwei with her triangular eyes.

Lorenwei's eyes, pretending to be her mother, were hidden by the mask.

"Is that so? Okay, then sing me a song."

“…I’m not the singer, he is!” Aisser thought quickly and pulled back, dragging Jason up with her.

"Huh?" Jason was startled, and the magic rubbing he had hidden in his hand fell to the ground.

Bordonna, being a martial arts assassin, reacted extremely quickly and grabbed him in one swift motion.

"Hmph, you brat, you think you're all grown up now? You dare to embarrass me since you just entered the academy? Then we'll die together!" Aisser stared at Lorenwei with a sinister look.

“Sing…” Lorenwei wanted to say [he’s not good at singing], but the discomfort in her throat after eating the steamed bun suddenly reappeared, and she couldn’t catch her breath, so she didn’t finish her sentence.

Upon hearing her partner's suggestion, Meilan nodded vigorously: "Okay, you sing."

"..." Jason was overcome with grief, watching his secret stash of money slip away. Overwhelmed with emotion, he began to sing:

"Asomaya~ that's my heart~%＃￥）@）＃@~ It flew away~%＃￥）@Asomaya~~）＃@ My lifeline~＃＃＃ It no longer belongs to me~~%＃￥）@）＃@~~

At first, a few onlookers had gathered, but as soon as the singing began, only a handful remained. These few lay on the ground, face down, buried in the soil…

Bordonna was swaying and staggering.

The old man hiding in the detention center's forecourt was even more straightforward; he simply tilted his head and fainted on the bench.

The roadside grass, which was once lush, has withered at this moment.

Wow——————

The detention center just had one wall blasted down by Ethers, and now, another wall has collapsed...

Lorenwei covered her ears, unable to speak any further.

Give me another bite of bread! I don't want to listen to him sing either!

Let's die together... Seeing Lorenve's miserable state made Aisser, who was feeling dizzy and lightheaded, feel much better.

"It sounds so good!" a girl exclaimed.

Meilan's mouth dropped open in astonishment, her eyes sparkling with admiration. "No wonder she's a circus singer! She sings so well!"

"..." Jason was stunned for a moment, then took two steps forward and asked urgently, "Really?"

"It sounds great! It really sounds great! Keep singing!" Meilan's eyes widened, and she didn't seem to be faking it at all.

This child is indeed very pleasing to the eye; she's perfect for being a daughter-in-law! Jason was moved to tears, feeling that his first impression of her was absolutely right!