CHAPTER 59: CHAPTER 24: TRYING TO LEAVE BEFORE CLEARING THE DUNGEON? (PART 2)

After all, Hidechika can’t speak, and there’s no way to express too many complex ideas. This is crucial to the success of the plan. Therefore, Fujikichiro probably won’t suddenly try to confirm his identity with the girl... So as long as he gives a more reasonable explanation before leaving, they might simply accept it as it is.

This way, next time he has a chance to come in, regardless of the situation, he might have some convenience.

——As long as it succeeds, that would naturally be best, and even if it fails, there won’t be any loss. That’s the mindset driving him to do this.

"Huh? Oh oh oh..."

Fujikichiro had no idea what this young man before him was plotting. He was just interrupted twice, his emotions brewing, and he was about to express his true feelings, only to be forced back to reality, feeling a bit dazed and unable to keep up with the pace.

It took him several seconds to react and gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between these two people...

So, while he hurriedly responded, he quickly looked at the black-haired girl behind the other person and decisively asked, "Ah... Ah Xiu, is it okay if I call you that? You heard what we were saying, what do you think?"

Since the girl’s opinion was the most important, he had to successfully persuade her, but if she disagreed... Monkey was thinking, his mind racing, trying to figure out how he could convince the girl to agree to his proposal.

It felt a bit troublesome, like these two didn’t have any real interest in outside matters...

Fujikichiro was uncharacteristically troubled, pondering what he could use to persuade them. Should he just spout some grand dreams and ambitions, shouting a few slogans?

And just as Fujikichiro couldn’t help but think wildly—

Gu Mo’s expression had already slowly solidified, his whole body slightly stiffening.

Wait, wait! What did this monkey say? Hidechika has already woken up and even heard what the two of us said? How much did she hear? What did I just say? Also, from where did she start listening...

At that moment, his thoughts surged in, almost overwhelming his brain, mainly because his thinking seemed to suddenly freeze, under a particularly embarrassing emotional influence, his brain seemed unable to think properly.

I want to die...

Maybe I should just stop this life’s copy right here...

He slowly turned his head and saw the black-haired girl behind him on the straw pile, who had somehow awakened and sat up, tilting her head, staring at him with a bizarre look in her eyes.

Ahahahahaha, today’s weather... is really nice.

Gu Mo didn’t know what to say and didn’t even know what expression he had on his face at the moment, whether it was a polite awkwardness or just pure awkwardness. His mind was blank, and all he could see were the girl’s beautiful, ruby-like red eyes.

It’s over, it’s all over...

Gu Mo opened his mouth, wanting to ask the girl how much she heard and from where she started, but he couldn’t muster the courage, not having the thick skin for it.

"..."

"..."

Time passed wordlessly, just like this.

The air, too, gradually settled into silence, not knowing how long it was before someone finally broke it.

It was Fujikichiro who suddenly realized, amidst his worries, that he’d gotten lost in thought. But after such a long time without an answer, he feared the expected rejection... He wasn’t willing to give up just like that, so he looked up, showing a somewhat ingratiating and flattering smile:

"Miss Ah Xiu, what do you think?"

The black-haired girl finally shifted her attention, lightly biting her lip, and her delicate, thin eyebrows furrowed thoughtfully.

She hadn’t really thought about this matter, so she had no opinion for the moment, nor was she inclined to agree... After all, she’s always lived well without any particular needs, so why suddenly go out to make a name for herself now.

That wasn’t her thought or her pursuit.

"Cough cough, don’t rush. Ah Xiu, for some reason, can’t speak, so she can’t directly answer your question..."

Finally free from the girl’s strange gaze, and feeling a sense of relief, Gu Mo exhaled deeply. To further alleviate the frozen atmosphere from before, he forced himself to act nonchalantly as he spoke.

So awkward, he felt like he could dig himself a hole deep enough to fit an entire apartment from how embarrassed he was just now...

But he managed to endure it, and now his mindset included a subtle willingness to just let it all go. After all, it couldn’t get any worse, could it? And Ah Xiu, the party involved, didn’t say anything either, haha...

"Huh? She can’t speak?" Fujikichiro was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit at a loss.

He suddenly thought maybe he understood; was this yet another rejection?

From the start, she didn’t seem interested. The second time, he said the black-haired girl’s opinion mattered the most; his words didn’t count. And now, again, he’s told that the black-haired girl can’t speak...