Mission in another world with my transformed best friend

"Huh? Um... Hey, smart maid, wait a minute! I just blurted out a few things in a moment of madness. I really didn't ask Martha to 'serve me' or anything like that. It's the first time I've ever heard that term."

Since Zhang Lan forbade Martha from coming, she didn't say you weren't allowed to come...

You are indeed a qualified, even excellent, maid. Let's discuss this slowly. Don't leave yet; you're walking so fast I haven't even had time to react.

Some good things, once missed, are gone forever...

Wang Kai was somewhat annoyed, regretting why he had pretended to be serious and why he hadn't agreed to let the other party in first and then discuss the "details."

This has not only created a lot of misunderstandings, but also wasted such a good opportunity...

Wait, it all started because Martha volunteered to "serve the bath"...

What's going on? What is this girl trying to do with such a bold and direct behavior?

When that moment finally arrives, and Martha stands before you blushing, should you pretend to be "serious" or calmly observe the "Nine Swords of Dugu"?

It's not right to start having wild thoughts before even getting to know the place. Wang Kai, seeing that he had almost finished washing, took a towel and went out.

On the table in the outer changing room was a suit that looked like a uniform, with the "Hani Chamber of Commerce" emblem printed on it.

Having gotten used to dressing casually, I found it a bit strange to wear this brand-new cotton fabric, but I had no choice but to change...

After getting dressed, Wang Kai looked at the tattered "knight-errant outfit" he had changed out of earlier, picked it up and smelled it, almost vomiting.

Did I wear this all this time, braving wind and rain, until now?

And not long ago, he was in that cramped carriage with Zhang Lan for over half an hour, and this guy actually managed to endure that sour, stench the whole time? Unbelievable…

Wang Kai reluctantly threw the white outfit that had been with him for more than half a month into the trash can next to him. He remembered his fanny pack and the iron rod, which were thankfully in the locker not far away.

He took out the iron rod and tucked it into his waistband. He opened his belt and looked inside. The dozen or so rings were still there, but the gold coins he had put together not long ago were missing... My brothers...

20 gold coins, that's 20 yuan! What was wrong with me today? A little bit of drinking and a minor blunder, and it all vanished in an instant.

That old man named Hani was the same. I didn't "directly" participate in the fight at all; to put it bluntly, I was just an outsider.

At that time, I had been drinking a bit, and my "pretentious" behavior, coupled with your unreasonable and persistent pressure, made me act impulsively...

This money was all my savings, earned through countless daring raids against various adventure groups and adventurers. Now I'm penniless again...

"Huh, why did all these 'sensing rings' light up at the same time? I remember that dwarf black marketeer said that once activated, if someone wears one of them and activates the 'sensing,' the other rings will also light up."

Although I accidentally took one out when I returned to Merck Town and "activated" it by mistake, nobody, including myself, is wearing it now, so how could this thing "self-activate"?

Damn it, that old man John! Not only did he rip me off, but all the products are counterfeit. I demand a tenfold refund for any fakes...

Wait, the quantities don't seem to match up: 1, 2, 3, 4...

Just as Wang Kai noticed the unusual number of rings, a commotion arose in the corridor outside the changing room. Amidst the approaching footsteps, the occasional melodious laughter of a young girl could be heard, like the chimes of a wind chime…

"Why is it that after team practice every day, Ilya is always the first one to rush to take a bath? No way, she wants the biggest bathtub..."

"You guys aren't as hardworking as me at work. As the team leader, of course I have to be number one in everything. Hey, Cora, Bella, don't run around like that. If you bump into something and hurt your foot, it'll affect our work..."

"Hmph, that's what Ilya always says. Look everyone, she's the first one to start running. Hmph, I'm the first one to enter the bathhouse today!"

"Kora, stop right there! You short-legged thing, you think you can beat me...?"

"Hulala..."

"Ouch, that hurts! There's a man I don't recognize?"

With a loud bang as the bathroom door was pushed open, the noise from the girls was finally heard by Wang Kai, who was inside the ring. As soon as he turned his head, he was immediately locked onto by dozens of gazes.

Just now, Martha's outfit, which was part of an epoch-making "idol girl group," appeared as if copied onto nearly ten girls at the bathroom entrance.

After they and Wang Kai "discovered" each other, the air in the locker room froze for several seconds.

The girl who opened the door at the front quickly turned pale. Her sharp eyes swept over Wang Kai, and when she saw the uniform with the "Hani Chamber of Commerce Emblem" printed on it, she pouted and took a few steps forward.

"Who are you in the Chamber of Commerce? You should know that this isn't a place where members of the Chamber of Commerce can just walk in."

"Ah, who am I? I'm not from the Chamber of Commerce, I just came here... to take a shower."

"bath?"

The girl who asked the first question narrowed her eyes, realizing that the other person's words were "half true and half false," and became wary, assuming a defensive posture.

"Look at you, rummaging through someone's fanny pack, counting it so enthusiastically. You must have stolen the uniforms and someone's fanny pack from the Chamber of Commerce, and now you're sneaking here to try and steal some more. Cora, Bella, and everyone else, go downstairs and call the guards in! I'll hold him off here!"

"But, Sister Ilya, if we all go to call for help, it will be dangerous for you to hold him off alone..."

"Now you must call me Captain. The Holy Maiden said that in an emergency, you must obey the captain. I am now ordering you to go quickly as the captain! Hurry!"

"But... Sister. Yes! Captain, let's go quickly!"

"What's going on? At first it was 'Lord Kyle,' then it became a 'stinky' vagrant, then a 'suspicious person' posing as a merchant guild member, and finally it was concluded that he was a petty thief."

It's not a bad thing that this seemingly leading girl is highly vigilant, but it's better not to label her as a suspect without asking any questions as soon as you meet her.

My "Kyle" face, no matter how you look at it, is that of a young heartthrob, and I've even received the approval of Zhang Lan, who was once a man myself. There should be a big difference between my appearance and that of a born criminal.

And you, with your sky-blue long hair, red eyes, and phoenix eyes, have a maturity on your face that doesn't quite match your age, but you look like a little girl who is only a year or two younger than Martha and half a head shorter.

Regardless of why you're here, the way you immediately lower your "likability" to negative levels and raise your guard to the highest level upon first meeting is just too bizarre.

As the group of girls ran away quickly, only Wang Kai, who was deep in thought with a helpless expression, and the girl named "Ilya" remained at the scene.

Wang Kai didn't want to escalate the misunderstanding, so he closed the fanny pack behind his back, brushed his still-dripping hair aside, put on what he considered a calm and harmless expression, and stared at Ilya calmly as he spoke.

"Little sister, don't be nervous! Let's talk this out..."

"Hmph, I'm not called 'Little Sister.' I'm different from Kola and the others. I have my own name. My name is Ilya!"

"Oh, then, Ilya, I really am not a suspicious person."

"Suspicious people always say that!"

Ilya didn't back down verbally, but she had already quietly moved one of her small hands behind her back and started chanting a magic spell softly.