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Leeanne wondered, Adorather Ninade? newly lored sure, du’s got some serious abstiny’s Mer all players run for their lives the moner they spen bur chudterm,
But what’s her taboo? Why does the start tearing the raft apart the second the steps on ta
Leeanne studied the intro guide over and over, but she still couldn’t make any sense of it
“Whatever. It’s late. Time to hit the sack, Leanne thought
It really was late. Leeanne had spent another busy half day, and her dinner was just whatever the could throw together. After washing up, she headed to her room and crashed
She slept straight through the night.
Early the next morning, still half–asleep, Leeanne caught the faint sound of voices drifting in
An unfamiliar child’s voice called out, “Hey, cute adventurer, can I come visit your raft?”
Little Blue chirped, “Welcome aboard
Snowy snapped, “You’re so dumb. Don’t let her come aboard
The unfamiliar child’s voice said, “I’m coming up now
Little Blue chirped, “Welcome aboard. Hurry up, I’ve been waiting for you forever.
The unfamiliar child’s voice replied, “Sorry for imposing on you, cute adventurer.
‘Welcome aboard? Cute adventurer? Leeanne wondered, baffled, ‘Who’s here? Wait, something’s off
Leeanne jolted awake, her gut telling her something was seriously wrong. She scrambled out of bed and rushed outside.
Little Blue was standing at the bow, its tail feathers fluttering, talking to a child right in front of it. “What a coincidence, we meet again”
A kid? Leeanne thought, her eyes widening in disbelief.
A cute little girl, maybe five or six years old, was making her way onto the raft.
At the same time, the game announcement blared. [Apprentice 23 has boarded Leeanne’s raft.]
It was just past eight in the morning, and most players were already up. Even if they were still lounging in bed, they were scrolling through their screens, watching the chat feed. So, tons of people saw the announcement.
The chat channel exploded.
Holy crap, it’s Apprentice 23. She went to Leeanne’s raft. Oh my gosh!]
Apprentice 23 spent all day yesterday wrecking rafts, and she didn’t even stop at night. She trashed a bunch of players‘ rafts
Why did she go to Leeanne’s raft now?]
[Seriously, why did Leeanne let her on the raft? She’s not stupid.]
[Whoa, Apprentice 23, the demolitionist, has finally set her sights on Leeanne? There’s going to be a show]
[Didn’t Lucas just rebuild Leeanne’s raft yesterday? And now Apprentice 23 is going to tear it down today? Those two really work in sync.]
[It’s over for Leeanne. Apprentice 23 never leaves empty–handed. She starts demolishing the moment she steps on board Just watch.]
[Wait, maybe Leeanne actually knows what Apprentice 23’s taboo is?]
[Apprentice 23’s taboo is basically everything. She only has one job: demolition. So many arrogant players got taken down yesterday, and Leeanne’s not going to escape either.]
[Yeah, Leeanne’s just way too full of herself. She should’ve never let Apprentice 23 set foot on her raft.]
Max laughed. [Serves her right. Karma finally caught up with her.]
Leeanne’s private messages were coming in nonstop.
But she didn’t have time to pay attention to any of that. Her eyes were locked on Apprentice 23.
She darted forward, blocking Apprentice 23’s path.
‘Even though I got Apprentice 23’s intro guide yesterday, it’s absolutely useless, Leeanne thought anxiously. ‘She’s here to tear things apart. Please don’t let her wreck my raft.
Leeanne said, “Hello, I’m still resting. It’s not convenient for me to have guests right now.”
Leeanne nodded. “Yeah, I don’t welcome you. I was sleeping and can’t entertain you right now, Sorry, please leave.
Leeanne lunged forward, blocking Apprentice 23’s chainsaw, and snapped, “What are you trying to do? If you keep this up. I’ll beat you up. Seriously, you’re such a brat.”
If Apprentice 23 dared to mess with her raft, Leeanne was ready to throw down, no matter what.
Apprentice 23 rolled her eyes. “You wouldn’t dare.”
Leeanne snarled, “Why wouldn’t I? This raft was built by Mr. Sullivan. If you dare tear it down, I’ll spank you on his behalf
‘Seriously, what a little brat. Just because she’s mad, she wants to tear the raft apart?‘ Leeanne thought, exasperated.
Apprentice 23, hot–tempered as ever, shoved Leeanne and strode forward, only to trip and stumble.
It turned out that Fluffy was playing at the bow. Totally oblivious to the chaos, as soon as Fluffy saw Leeanne coming, it was determined to hug her leg and ended up right under their feet.
As Apprentice 23 took a step forward, she tripped right over Fluffy.
Apprentice 23 snapped, “How dare you trip me… huh?”
She glanced down at Fluffy, and her eyes sparkled. “Whoa, a big cat. A big cat! A giant panda! Oh my gosh, it’s so cute.”
She dropped to the floor, grabbed Fluffy in a bear hug, and tossed her chainsaw aside.
Fluffy was young and silly. Any hug was a good hug. It instantly wrapped its paws around Apprentice 23’s neck, snuggling up to her.
Apprentice 23 was so freaking happy. “Wow, you’re adorable. You’re the cutest baby ever. I’ve been searching for you forever, and now I finally found you.”
She glanced up at Little Blue and huffed, “That big goose is way too mean. It’s not cute at all.”
Little Blue was fuming “You’re the big your Konul family’s worth
it angrily flapped its wings, kuding to rush forward, but just woulder anually diy ta
It knew Apprentice 23 was tough, so all it could do was a wough and gased
With the crisis finally over, Leeanne wiped the cold sweat demo ay bags, seeing worst cut
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