I'm on the Ark, and I start out as Gretchen.

As for why this suggestion was made, it was simply a precaution. After all, if the people who need protection are scattered, even someone as fast as Sakura would have some trouble protecting them. Therefore, it's better to keep the two of them together.

After sending the person back, Bianca did not return to the hotel. She planned to continue her field training as usual for the next few days and did not intend to come back at night.

After all, the enemy has a plan, so giving them a chance won't hurt, and it can also prevent innocent people from being harmed.

As for whether it's obvious or not... it's really not obvious. After all, aside from hanging out with friends, the previous goose usually stayed in the suburbs for training.

……

Three days later in the suburbs—

Bianca sat by the tent, leaning against a tree by the fire, listening to the sounds of nature.

He ate his food in small bites, listening to the chirping of insects, his expression unusually lazy.

But in fact, if you look closely, you'll find that the goose's azure eyes are filled with vigilance.

As for the reason that made her wary—

"call out--"

The moment the faint sound rang out, an arrow imbued with terrifying power pierced the darkness of the night, silently hurtling towards Bianca.

"..."

Although the sound was faint, it was still caught by Bianca's keen hearing. However, she was not surprised at all, nor did she try to dodge it.

Only when the dark arrow came into view and was about to reach him did the silly goose extend his hand and firmly grasp the arrow that was attacking him, stopping it in front of him.

Then, Bianca exerted force and crushed the exquisitely crafted arrow into pieces, throwing them into the campfire in front of her.

She wasn't surprised by the sudden attack; in fact, she thought the attackers were taking too long. After all, she had been waiting for three days…

As Bianca blocked the attack with her bare hands, a sudden commotion arose in the surrounding woods, with numerous figures vaguely appearing. At the same time, a barrage of attacks came down upon her without mercy.

"Ha~"

Seeing the attacks coming towards her, Bianca smiled and a light blue light appeared. In the next instant, a blue and white armor instantly covered her body, and the energy overflowed, instantly shattering the incoming arrows into dust.

Although using Moonbeam to deal with these people is a bit of an overkill, I haven't used this armor since it was unlocked, so I might as well try it out on these people today.

"Is it there?"

After summoning her armor, Bianca stood up quickly without hesitation and threw her ordinary lance toward the direction she had been staring at in the woods.

"Bang!!! Rumble—"

The lance, now enveloped in blue and white light, illuminated the dark woods in the suburbs, piercing through everything in its path.

Bianca's powerful and unstoppable strike stunned the enemies in the shadows, making them forget to continue their attack and simply stare blankly at the slightly dazzling light in the night.

"Clang—Boom!"

"Did you dodge it? What a pity..."

Bianca, using her keen eyesight, captured the result of her attack colliding with the enemy. She paid the price, barely managing to dodge...

There's no other way, though. After all, if the goose wants to protect the spear that Maria lent it, it needs to be imbued with energy and used sparingly...

Even so, anyone who manages to dodge this attack must be quite skilled.

P.S.: Only one update today. I suddenly got stuck this morning, and it took me a long time to sort things out with the readers in the group before we finally solved the problem. Tomorrow will be a normal update. I've also cut down the original outline a bit, and I plan to finish this volume as soon as possible.

Give it a push.

Chapter 38 ends with "Platinum" Hinterlea

"boom--"

With the final blow, all the Unarmored Alliance assassins who had come to ambush Bianca were now lying on the ground, many of them reduced to ashes.

Of course, the goose held back when she made her move, but even so, it was still an extremely terrifying force for these assassins. As for why she held back... the reason is simple: she was afraid of blowing this place up, which would cause too much of a commotion.

Otherwise, if Bianca wanted to, she could easily raze this forest to the ground, turning all the members of the Unarmored Alliance she had brought tonight into ashes.

"call--"

Bianca let out a soft breath, glanced around to retrieve the spear Maria had borrowed, then calmly removed her armor and walked towards the city.

After all that commotion tonight, at least for the next few days, no one should bother her. Since that's the case, there's no need to stay in the suburbs tonight; wouldn't it be better to go back to the hotel and sleep in a soft, comfortable bed?

What's more, the silly goose's dinner was ruined by this sudden incident, and it's still hungry.

……

"Forehead……"

Half a day after Bianca left, the few remaining Unarmored Alliance assassins who hadn't been killed off dared to make a faint sound as they struggled to leave.

Among these surviving assassins was Xuan Tie Dawei, the leader of the Wuzhou Alliance, who looked extremely disheveled and bleeding profusely.

Besides the arm he lost and the torn side of his waist that he had to block Bianca's attack at the beginning, he also had numerous small wounds and an unknown number of broken bones.

If it weren't for this Xuan Tie Grandmaster's consistently excellent physical condition and his unique Originium Arts, he might have already perished in the aftershocks of Bianca's attack. Although, it's not far off now...

"I'm sorry, Lord Xuan Tie, we can't let you leave here..."

"Varied……"

However, just as Xuan Tie Dawei was trying to sit up to see if he could get support, a gentle voice suddenly rang in his ear.

'Pink-haired woman...my body?'

Then, before he could say anything, he suddenly found himself airborne, his perspective shifting, and he could clearly see the woman standing behind him and... his own headless body.

"..."

Sakura focused intently on her target this time, and only after the head had fallen to the ground did she...

He solemnly took out a forget-me-not and placed it on the ground.

Then, without a second thought, she turned and went to search for the remaining survivors. Since Bianca didn't like to deliberately do the cleanup work, she'd leave it to her.

However, the reason Sakura had the time and opportunity to clean up tonight was because the Unarmored Alliance did not target Maria, Zofia, or the old knights.

Of course, if they had targeted Maria, Bianca wouldn't have been so "careless" as to leave the aftermath unattended.

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After traveling for some time, Bianca finally arrived at the Great Knight's Territory, which was still brightly lit at night, from the sparsely populated outskirts.

Standing on the fairly bustling side of the road, Bianca stretched lazily. Overall, she was in a pretty good mood tonight. She had dealt with an enemy who had been eyeing her for days, and her friends hadn't been attacked either.

Then, just as she was about to go buy something to fill her stomach, a very long-lost voice suddenly rang out.

[Ding! A series of random side quests has been triggered. Would you like to activate them?]

"Ok?"

The sudden system notification made Bianca pause for a moment, then she calmly asked in her mind:

What are the consecutive random quest side quests?

This refers to special, time-limited side quests that are triggered randomly. The rewards for these quests are more generous than those for regular quests, and there is no penalty for failure, nor will they exceed the host's capabilities.

"..."

After listening to the system's explanation, Bianca raised an eyebrow slightly but didn't immediately make a choice. Instead, she went to discuss it with the other "selves." After all, she wasn't the only one who had received this message.

Meanwhile, Bianca, who was discussing things with her friends and looking for food, did not notice that a pair of eyes in the shadows were carefully glancing at her, as if confirming something.

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Unknown place —

"Hey, Platinum, you don't look too good."

Roy, one of the two Azure Gold Grandmasters of the Unarmored Alliance, leisurely walked out from the corner and teased the white-haired Kuranta girl in front of him.

"Lord Roy, if you want information from me, you can just say so directly. There's no need to beat around the bush." ​​Looking at the black-haired man, the "Platinum" Hinterlea of ​​the Unarmored Alliance replied expressionlessly.

"Hey, am I being that obvious?"

After hearing what Hinterlea said, Roy feigned surprise.

“Obviously, regarding the intelligence…” Upon hearing this, “Platinum” Hinterlea nodded without hesitation, then her eyes flickered before she continued, “I spotted our target, Bianca, in the city half an hour ago…”

Upon hearing Platinum's words, Roy's pupils constricted slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and teased her.

"...That's really unexpected."

"This matter is not within my responsibilities..."

Watching Roy quickly regain his composure, Hinterlea spoke softly without hesitation.

Her meaning was quite clear: these matters were not her responsibility, so she shouldn't bother herself... If she wanted to know the specifics, she should investigate.

"Ha, you're as always. In that case, I won't trouble you any further, Little Platinum. I'll go see what's going on; after all, you're my boss."

As if he already knew Platinum was going to say that, Roy chuckled, waved, and left.

Just like he said, although he didn't want to get involved... he wanted to slack off. But this was a big deal after all, and the Xuan Tie position he had just made had also been a "favor" to Roy, so he had to go and see what was going on.

"..."

Hinterlea, still standing in place, watched "Blue Gold" Roy's departing figure, her eyes flickering... lost in thought.

P.S.: I chose a compromise. The reason I was so hung up on that issue before was because I had set up a scheme that required Bianca to have a very positive image, at least on the surface, so I got stuck on it (shrug).

Chapter 39 Notification and Corpse

"Well……"

As the morning sun shone in, Bianca slowly opened her still-sleepy eyes, lying in bed, staring blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling in front of her.

"Ah~"

After a while, once she was more awake, Bianca finally realized where she was. She yawned and slowly sat up.

It's no wonder that Dai'e felt the ceiling was unfamiliar. You see, since she was unlocked, she has only woken up properly in a hotel bed a few times, let alone in this room that she has hardly ever stayed in since she changed rooms.

"Finally, no one's bothering me for a while..."

Looking at the quiet hotel room, Bianca thought about what had happened last night and sighed helplessly.

At the same time, she quickly remembered something else that made her slightly concerned.

That was the side quest the system mentioned last night. After discussing it with her other "selves" one last time, Bianca finally agreed.