Half-elf Notebook

In the year 2367 of the Dawn Era, the Kingdom of Fulante, Thunderstone City

The morning mist has dissipated and the sun has once again descended upon the earth, and at this time normal city residents have already begun working for their livelihood today.

In contrast, a white-haired girl had just struggled to get out of the warm bed.

In the past, the girl would never have dared to imagine that there would be a day when she would not have to struggle for survival, or even live a somewhat lazily life. The girl, who had just woken up, seemed a little dazed.

A pair of emerald green eyes were confused, and there were a few white hairs on her pink lips, which might have been stuck to her mouth due to her bad sleeping posture.

After daydreaming for a long time, the girl finally got out of bed. She was only wearing a pink suspender, an over-the-knee dress and underwear, which left a large area of ​​her snow-white and delicate skin exposed to the air without any cover.

The girl stretched, and the two small hillocks on her chest rose slightly with her movement.

Perhaps it was because he heard the noise upstairs that Rick's voice came from downstairs at a very timely moment.

"Yina, get up. Aren't you going to attend the graduation ceremony today?"

"Oh," the girl named Ina replied lazily.

After a brief wash, Ina put on a cotton coat and went down to the second floor.

She was the little girl whom Rick rescued on that late autumn evening five years ago. Over the past five years, under Rick's careful care and attention, the poor and inferior girl is no longer wary of others all day long.

She opened her heart to Rick, and eventually they came to trust each other, and Rick naturally became the girl's true guardian.

Of course, only Rick himself knows the bitterness and sweetness of it.

As for the so-called graduation ceremony, it refers to an activity held by the private tutoring class that Ina attends to celebrate the students' completion of their studies.

Families with more income and who cannot afford private tutors generally choose to send their children to similar classes rather than to mediocre church schools with strong religious tendencies.

They mainly teach basic human common language, kingdom language, elven language, mathematics, and some basic continental history and etiquette, etc.

Fortunately, Ina's academic aptitude is not bad, and she obeys Rick's arrangements and works very hard.

She was an outstanding student in every course, and today, four years later, was her last day in class.

When Ina walked into the hall with light steps, breakfast for two people was already placed on the dining table. The fried eggs and bacon with brown edges and the sausages with a greasy feel were very appetizing.

Rick sat on the side with coffee and newspaper in his hands, waiting for Ina to arrive.

"I hate getting up early..." Ina sat down limply in her seat and picked up a piece of white bread, as if making a weak protest.

"That's because you read too late last night." Rick said helplessly:

"That's because you didn't teach me sword skills!" Ina took a vicious bite of the bread, her eyes swept over Rick, and saw that Rick's eyelids were twitching.

"The use of magic power is completely different from the use of battle breath."

"Besides, your swordsmanship foundation is not solid."

"I don't care! Then take me with you next time you go hunting!" Ina clasped her hands together and looked at Rick angrily, with even a little mist in her eyes. If someone didn't know what happened, they would probably think that Rick said something excessive to the girl.

"Okay, okay, as long as you pass the magician rank certification or obtain the adventurer certificate, I will consider it." He was no longer surprised by Ina's acting, so he just shook his head and took a sip of coffee.

"Eat quickly, Teacher Meix is ​​waiting."

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Thunderstone City, Central Market

The morning market has already begun, so the market is packed with people. The sounds of hawking are pouring into people's ears one after another, torturing their eardrums and making it particularly noisy.

"I didn't expect there would be so many people at the market... There weren't many people here before." The white-haired girl who was squeezed back to Rick's side by the pedestrians couldn't help but complain:

"Because you are a sleepy kid," Rick said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

A year ago, when Ina went to school, she would go out as soon as the second bell rang after dawn. This was a world of difference compared to her now, who only went out in simple clothes when the sun was about to rise.

"Maybe it was a wrong decision to readily agree to drop out of school." Whenever he thought about it, Rick, as the guardian, couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Suddenly the skin on his arm was pinched and it hurt.

"Were you thinking about something rude just now?" Ina's two little claws that were originally grabbing Rick's arms suddenly tightened.

"So how can a 40-year-old man like me have any disrespectful thoughts towards a silly girl like you?" Rick pulled away Ina's claws strengthened by magic, and said with a headache: "She was very well-behaved before..."

After playing and joking out of the central market, the two came to the area on the east side of the city, the first destination of this trip.

Unlike the South District where Rick and Ina live, which is close to the slums, the East District is the richest and busiest area in Lei Shi City. It has more than 70% of the shops, pubs and hotels in the entire Lei Shi, and it contributes more than half of the city's tax revenue every year.

Suddenly, Ina quickened her pace, passed through the crowd, and waved to a lady under a row of shops, "Ms. Meix!"