Chapter 664: Shao Yun's Guardian Day
Chapter 664: A Day in the Life of Shao Yun as a Guard (Part )
Inside the Debo Hotel.
The boss, "Wanagum", stood beside where Funina and Clorinde were sitting with a smile on his face, bowed slightly, and asked respectfully: "Lady Funina, do you think this meal suits your taste?"
Furninna sat gracefully on the chair, a look of satisfaction on her beautiful face.
She gently wiped the remaining oil stains from the corners of her mouth with a tissue, then replied with a smile: "Well, very good, I am very satisfied. However, it may not be suitable to eat such greasy food in the morning..."
When Vanagem heard Funina mention that the food was a bit greasy, his heart tightened and he quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, Lady Funina."
"I wanted to provide you with the best service, but I forgot that people's appetite is usually lighter in the morning..."
Furninna waved her hand, interrupting Vanagem and said, "It's okay, no need to apologize."
"Also, I hope you won't pay too much attention to me and just treat me as an ordinary guest. I don't want to affect everyone's normal life because of me."
Vanagem felt relieved when he saw that Lady Funina was very reasonable.
After all, he is the Lord of Water... I am really worried that if I fail to entertain him well, it will lower the impression of Debo Hotel!
He smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, Lady Funina, then enjoy your meal slowly. Call me if you need anything."
After saying this, he politely turned around and left without disturbing Funina's meal any further.
Not long after Vanagem left, Shao Yun, who had just returned from the Buffati Mansion, walked into the hotel.
His eyes swept across the first floor hall and soon fell on Funina who was having a meal and Clorinde who was keeping a vigilant eye on the surroundings.
Shao Yun walked straight to Funina, sat down on the chair opposite her, and said, "Ms. Funina, I'm back."
Funina was originally a little tense, but the moment she saw Shao Yun, she relaxed as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders.
The corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a relaxed smile, and responded: "You are finally here. Clorinde couldn't even eat because of you..."
Shao Yun was stunned when he heard this. He felt that Fu Nina's words were a little strange.
"Ah? Why does this sound so strange?" He looked at Funina in confusion, secretly pondering the meaning of her words.
Since Fernina's words could easily be misunderstood, Clorinde seemed a little uncomfortable.
She quickly explained, "Lady Fu Nina, you are too kind. I just wanted to maintain the best protection awareness, so I couldn't concentrate on eating."
After listening to Clorinde's explanation, Funina curled her lips in disapproval and muttered, "Isn't it the same? It's all because of him anyway."
Seeing that it was just a security issue, Shao Yun rolled his eyes at Funina and blamed her for not making her words clear.
Shao Yun, who was sitting in front of Funina, casually picked up a Fontaine "armor-piercing bullet" (bread stick), then dipped it into the soup to soften it, and enjoyed the breakfast provided by Funina.
"Okay, now that I'm here, you can eat without worry..."
Clorinde nodded slightly, then picked up her knife and fork and began to enjoy her breakfast.
After all, Clorinde is not like Shao Yun. Wearing the sharpshooter suit and the owl pendant can reduce 75% of physical consumption...
After breakfast, Shao Yun and his party went to Beaumont Workshop according to Funina's plan.
As the group approached the workshop, waves of heat hit them, accompanied by bursts of steady and powerful sounds.
The mechanism in the workshop controls the heavy hammer, which hits the anvil accurately again and again.
The iron ingot on the anvil was gradually deformed, sparks flying under the continuous heavy blows.
Every time the hammer fell, it was accompanied by a low and long metallic echo.
Furninna walked straight up to the owner of the workshop, Estelai, and asked politely, "Ms. Estelai, are the props for my next drama ready?"
When Estelai saw Fernina, a look of respect appeared on her face, and she quickly replied, "Lady Fernina, you've come at the right time."
"The things you ordered last time are ready, and I was just thinking of sending them to Mo Mang Palace for you."
Seeing that the stage props she ordered were ready, Funina showed a satisfied smile on her face.
"Well, it's really good and very efficient. I will order stage props from you next time!"
Shao Yun, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but ask out of curiosity when he saw this.
"What are you going to do on stage?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Nina turned to look at Shao Yun, with a hint of arrogance in her eyes.
Then she raised her chin and answered without disguising: "It's a secret!"
……
Just as Furninna was about to ask Miss Estelai to bring over the performance props she had ordered for her to see, suddenly, a pink figure appeared behind her like a ghost.
"Lady Furninna, can you accept my interview?"
Furninna was so frightened by this sudden situation that her whole body trembled and she almost fainted with her eyes rolled back.
Fortunately, Clorinde reacted quickly and supported Funina quickly, thus avoiding an accident that could have caused an uproar.
Otherwise, the news that Funina was assassinated by Charlotte would probably spread throughout Fontaine the next day.
After calming down a little, Furninna gathered herself, then turned her head sharply and glared at the uninvited guest who suddenly appeared - Charlotte - with an angry face.
"Miss Charlotte, your sudden appearance almost scared me to death!" There was an obvious tremor in Furnin's voice.
"Please don't appear behind me and talk like that! It's scary!"
Charlotte looked at Furninha, who was frightened by her, with an apologetic look on her face, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a slightly awkward smile.
However, despite feeling a little guilty, she still took out her notebook from her bag, looked at Funina expectantly, and asked softly:
"I'm really sorry, Lady Finina, but I'm really curious. Can you tell me what your next performance at the opera house will be?"
When Furninna heard Charlotte's question, she didn't react at first. Her mind was still stuck on the moment when she was frightened just now.
However, as she gradually came to her senses and realized that Charlotte was asking about her performance, her mouth almost subconsciously opened, ready to answer.
"My new drama?" As soon as Furninna's voice came out, she suddenly stopped talking as if she realized something was wrong, and quickly turned her gaze to Shao Yun and Clorinde beside her.
"Wait a minute, Shao Yun, Clorinde, didn't you notice Charlotte was here just now?"
Facing Furninna's questioning, Shao Yun and Clorinde looked at each other, and an indescribable expression appeared on their faces.
Shao Yun's eyes were a little evasive, and he was not willing to face Funina's question directly, so he glanced to the side and whistled a few times at random, using this way to cover up his discomfort.
Clorinde also seemed a little embarrassed. She coughed lightly and touched her nose with her hand, as if trying to divert her attention.
In fact, these two people had already noticed Charlotte's existence.
But after all, Charlotte was always elusive on a daily basis, and everyone was used to her behavior, so no one paid much attention to it.
Moreover, Shao Yun and Clorinde didn't feel anything strange, so they chose to ignore her.
"..."
Seeing that Shao Yun and Clorinde didn't say anything, Charlotte secretly rejoiced in her heart, thinking: "Haha, they didn't even notice me, it seems that I hid it really well!"
So, she said proudly, "Oh? So I have never been discovered?"
Then, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that she was amazing. She couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that my ability to track without being discovered has reached a new level! If I keep going like this, maybe next time I can successfully sneak into Melo Petersburg and interview the legendary 'Duke'!"
Looking at Charlotte's smug look, Funina felt helpless and couldn't help complaining, "Ms. Charlotte, I don't think you should be a journalist. You're more suitable to work in the Shadow Chaser..."
However, what Furninna never expected was that after hearing what she said, Charlotte not only did not realize that she was teasing her, but she thanked her even more excitedly: "Thank you for the compliment, Lady Furninna! I will definitely continue to work hard!"
Seeing this, Funina didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly explained: "I'm not praising you!"
However, Charlotte was obviously immersed in her own world and did not understand what Funina meant at all.
……
Although she was shocked by Charlotte, Furninha still showed her magnanimity and finally revealed some details of her next performance to Charlotte.
While Charlotte was concentrating on organizing the news she had heard from Funina, Shao Yun seized the opportunity and asked casually.
"Charlotte, let me ask you something. Have you given up on looking for Dutch?"
Hearing Shao Yun's question, Charlotte carefully put away the news she had sorted out, then smiled and shook her finger, explaining:
"Oh, the word 'give up' has never appeared in my life dictionary! Finding this mysterious Mr. Dutch has always been my important mission."
"It's just that there's been too much news about Fontaine recently, and I'm really too busy to handle it, so I can only put his matter aside for now. After all, there's news about Fontaine every day waiting for me to dig up."
Shao Yun nodded to show his understanding, and then asked: "Well, it's true that you can't hang yourself on a tree, you said that, but is there really someone you can't find? After all, your tracking ability is really strong!"
The last sentence was obviously asked deliberately by Shao Yun in order to confuse the audience.
"It's not about hanging yourself on a tree, it's about not staying in the glory of yesterday..."
Then Charlotte sighed helplessly and said, "Although I did find some clues about 'Dutch' before, they were too vague and I couldn't determine his exact location."
"Moreover, in recent times, he seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth and has not appeared again. I even began to doubt whether he does not exist in this world at all..."
Shao Yun felt relieved when he saw that Alechino never used this name again after attacking Momang Palace and sending the threatening letter.
Shao Yun then said politely: "Don't be discouraged. Maybe after a while, when things stabilize, he will suddenly show up."
"After all, a mysterious person like him always likes to give people a surprise at the critical moment."
After hearing what Shao Yun said, Charlotte felt a little better.
She smiled and said, "I hope so... I hope he can really be like you said... In fact, I hope he will show up when I want to interview him the most."
In order to make Charlotte stop dwelling on the matter of "Dachi", Shao Yun quickly changed the subject and asked, "So what are your plans next? I don't think you will scare Funina again."
Charlotte blinked her eyes and replied energetically, "Actually, I was planning to go to the Oprykle Opera House."
"There's a trial going on there today. I want to go and interview and report on it to see if I can dig up something interesting."
"However, I saw you guys on the way and couldn't help but stop... So, hehe, I was delayed for a while..."
When he heard that Charlotte was going to the opera house to interview news, Shao Yun responded casually: "Oh? Really? The opera house is indeed a place where news elements are abundant..."
His tone was somewhat nonchalant, and he was not very interested in the news of the trial.
Charlotte did not notice Shao Yun's indifference. She even enthusiastically revealed to Shao Yun a matter regarding the personnel arrangements for the Steambird Newspaper.
"Actually, I originally wanted to go to the Fontaine Academy for an interview, but my colleague Ms. Chronie went there first."
Charlotte went on to explain, "I heard that she seemed to be worried about the explosion of the original mine at the Fontaine Academy of Sciences. She felt that there might be something fishy going on. So, she rushed over there impatiently."
"Ms. Oufu originally wanted me to go to the Fontaine Academy of Sciences, but I felt that I shouldn't take away someone's wishes, so I just let them have their way. Anyway, the scientists at the Fontaine Academy of Sciences won't hurt her..."
Finally, Charlotte smiled and said, "I feel that news reporting, which is full of danger and challenges, is more suitable for me."
"After all, not everyone is as lucky as me. I was put into a sack and almost thrown into the water, but was saved by Miss Xiawolei."
"However, risks and opportunities coexist. I still enjoy the excitement of discovering the truth!" When she said this, her words revealed a kind of confidence and open-mindedness.
When Shao Yun heard Charlotte praising his luck, he smiled helplessly, nodded slightly, and responded: "Okay, I hope your luck will always be so good."