’Could this be a tear from the Elf Queen?’

Su Xuan gently held the Elf Tear, lost in thought. Still, it was only a guess. He couldn’t be certain of the truth.

"In any case, when the Elf Queen awakens from her slumber the day after tomorrow, the truth will come to light." Su Xuan whispered to himself, then slowly exited the game world.

Back in reality, Su Xuan washed up as usual, then prepared to go to sleep. Just as he was about to fall asleep, the light on his phone blinked, indicating a new WeChat message.

The message was from Liu Xue.

Cute Rabbit: "Su Xuan, my sister says you don’t need to come to the shop tomorrow or the day after. We’re temporarily closing for two days."

’Closing?’ Su Xuan was a bit confused when he saw the message. ’The shop has been doing so well, why would it suddenly close?’

Cute Rabbit: "Don’t worry, it’s just some routine paperwork. Nothing major."

"Oh, I see." Hearing Liu Xue’s explanation, Su Xuan’s doubts eased a little.

He remembered Liu Ling’s noodle shop was in the running for the street’s Five-Star Shop award. It was probably for that.

Although it was just a useless title, displaying it in the shop could attract customers.

’Wait a minute... is tomorrow Friday?’

Su Xuan was suddenly reminded of the flow of time. Friday...

’Looks like I can pull an all-nighter!’

’But Ivsha has to return to the church, and the Elf Sisters have to go home and spend time with their mother. That leaves just Alice, Rosaline, and me. Three people... perfect for a game of Fight the Landlord!’

’Time for sleep!’

The next day, Su Xuan walked into school, yawning. When he entered the classroom, the words on the blackboard immediately caught his attention: Thirty days until the college entrance exams.

"Time flies," Su Xuan mused as he sat down and began to focus on his review materials.

Even though the Guild was currently booming, he couldn’t let his studies fall behind.

Just as Su Xuan was completely absorbed in his review, Liu Xue quietly appeared behind him.

"Reviewing?"

Su Xuan nodded and replied, "Yeah."

"Did you know something big happened in the game recently?" Liu Xue asked.

"What is it?" Su Xuan looked up at her curiously.

Liu Xue explained, "A lot of High-Level Guilds have received special commission quests. It seems some of the Demon Race have escaped from the Abyss."

"The Demon Race?"

Hearing this, Su Xuan’s brows furrowed slightly. Strictly speaking, Ivsha and Edith were also part of the Demon Race.

"Yeah. I heard that while there aren’t many of them, each member of the Demon Race is incredibly powerful. Only D-Level or higher Guilds are qualified to accept those special commission quests," Liu Xue continued softly.

’D-Level or higher?’ Su Xuan rubbed his chin, looking thoughtful. He seemed to have taken a keen interest in this.

However, Su Xuan also understood that he hadn’t reached that Level yet, so this matter didn’t concern him for the time being. But he wasn’t far from D-Level, and perhaps he would soon be qualified to take on this type of special quest.

After school, Su Xuan grabbed some food and rushed home. He eagerly logged into the game, only to find it was just 7:30 in the morning, game time.

Alice was busy cleaning the Guild hall, while Rosaline was in the training room, concentrating on her sword practice. The faint, crisp sound of a sword tip cutting through the air could be heard.

’This is the perfect time for some Knight training,’ Su Xuan thought.

He remembered that Rosaline’s character quest required him to complete three Knight training sessions with her. Since Rosaline wasn’t satisfied with the first session, which only lasted half an hour, it didn’t count. They still needed to do two more.

So, he walked to the training room and asked, "Rosaline, time for Knight training?"

Hearing this, Rosaline nodded in agreement and pointed her sword at Su Xuan.

"?"

"It’s started."

"Wait!"

"Too slow!"

"Hold your sword steady!"

"Your footwork is a mess!"

"Faster! Even faster! Pick up the pace!"

"..."

(What followed was an hour and a half of Swordsmanship training, ten thousand words omitted.)

"Hiss... that hurts!"

Su Xuan leaned against a wooden chair in the Guild, wincing. His body was covered in bruises—the evidence of Rosaline’s strict training. He’d felt powerless against her every swing, but he had stubbornly parried each blow, determined not to collapse.

Compared to the first training session, Su Xuan’s Swordsmanship had clearly improved.

SLAP!

Rosaline deftly applied the bruise ointment to Su Xuan’s back. "You improve quickly," she said. "After just a few sessions, you can already barely block one of my strikes. Your talent is decent. If you were to focus entirely on Swordsmanship, surpassing Roxia wouldn’t be difficult."

Hearing such high praise from Rosaline, Su Xuan smiled faintly and closed his eyes, quietly feeling her apply the ointment.

As Rosaline was one of the Undead, her body was enveloped by her soul, giving her a peculiar touch—icy-cold, like a gelatinous Slime. As she massaged the moist ointment into his skin, it rubbed against his back with a squelching sound.

Rosaline’s massage was also quite forceful, sending waves of pain through him, but he clenched his jaw and endured it.

’All to become stronger!’

[Daily Knight Training (1 remaining)]

Su Xuan took a deep breath. There was one last Knight training session left, which meant he had to endure Rosaline’s brutal training one more time!

Just then, Ivsha walked into the Guild and asked curiously, "Oh, Mr. Su Xuan~ What are you up to?"

Su Xuan replied helplessly, "Applying ointment. Rosaline just beat me up!"

A mysterious smile appeared on Ivsha’s face. "Is that so? That means~ you can’t move right now, can you?"

Hearing Ivsha’s teasing words, a trace of unease flashed across Su Xuan’s face.

In the next second, Ivsha suddenly hugged him, burying his head between her snowy whites, and said softly, "Come now~ Mr. Su Xuan, let my body help soothe your pain~ This is all part of a kind Nun’s duties~"

Su Xuan was caught off guard by her sudden action and could only make muffled protests, "Mmmph mmmph~ I can’t breathe! Ivsha! Let me go!"

But Ivsha just giggled playfully. "Can’t breathe? Then let me give you mouth-to-mouth resuscitation~ (´ε｀)♡"

"?"

"!"

Rosaline quietly applied the ointment for Su Xuan, paying no mind to the playful antics between him and Ivsha.

She finished applying the ointment with focus, then sat down leisurely on a nearby wooden chair and started reading a newspaper, as if nothing around her was her concern.

A dozen or so minutes later, the Elf Sisters arrived as expected.

"Mr. President~ We’re here~"

Their arrival made Su Xuan hastily push away the clinging Ivsha and awkwardly straighten his clothes. He couldn’t display such mature scenes in front of the innocent Elves. At least, he had to wait until they were a bit older... ahem!

Su Xuan cleared his throat and asked Fuli and Flora, "Has the time for the Elf Queen’s awakening been confirmed?"

"Yes!" Beiya Fuli nodded affirmatively, her eyes shining with trust and determination. "Tomorrow at five in the morning, the Queen will awaken from her slumber. We believe she will give Mom a fair judgment!"

Su Xuan frowned slightly when he heard the time of the Elf Queen’s awakening. Five o’clock. That meant he would have to spend the night at the Guild to avoid missing this important moment.

"Mr. President~ Are there any quests for today?" Flora’s bright eyes sparkled with anticipation; she seemed eager to start a new adventure.

Su Xuan smiled slightly and reminded them, "There are a few quests, but the difficulty has increased a bit."

"That’s okay! Mr. President, please grant us the quests! We want to get stronger! So we can better serve you, Mr. President!" Fuli replied, full of confidence, her face beaming with fighting spirit.

It seemed the Elf Sisters’ motivation for doing quests had changed somewhat. Initially, they fought to save their mother, but now, they also hoped to grow stronger by completing quests and contribute to the Guild’s development.

...

Night fell, and the clock struck ten. Ivsha and the Elf Sisters had already left the Guild. Only Su Xuan remained, quietly summarizing the day’s achievements.

Today, he had successfully completed three commission quests, earning 50 Silver Coins and 7,000 experience points. Unfortunately, he hadn’t triggered a hidden quest this time. What bad luck!

However, these 50 Silver Coins brought the Guild’s assets up to 30 Gold Coins!

Su Xuan looked at the number in the Guild account and smiled with satisfaction.

These Gold Coins were enough to buy an Epic-quality item or piece of equipment, but for now, he needed to use a portion of them for other things.

’Rosaline’s scabbard is a bit worn; I should consider getting her a new one. Ivsha’s Nun’s Habit could be upgraded to improve its defense. Alice wants to learn how to make desserts, so we’ll need to buy ingredients and kitchen utensils...’ Su Xuan thought to himself as he tallied the Guild’s expenses. He suddenly realized the Guild’s overhead was getting a little high!

What was more of a headache was the sheer number of things to manage for the Guild. He could barely cope now; once the Guild had more members, the thought alone was enough to make his head spin.

’Imagine a list with the needs of dozens of Guild members, all of which I have to address one by one... AAAAAH!’

’This won’t do! I need to find an accountant!’

’Come to think of it, I already added the Authorities of "Wealth" and "Generosity" to the [Saintess] entry. I wonder if I can leverage that?’

’Wait! Being wealthy doesn’t mean you know how to manage money!’

Sigh.

"Stop thinking about it, better to just sleep for now!" Su Xuan sighed lightly and returned to his room to rest. He yawned, then hugged the cloth doll on his bed and quickly fell into a deep sleep...

’Huh?’

’Why is there a doll on my bed?’

"Master~"

"!"

...

The next day, at five in the morning, the sky was just beginning to lighten. After quickly washing up, Su Xuan immediately headed to the Elf Kingdom.

"Mr. President! You’re here!" As soon as Su Xuan arrived in the Elf Kingdom, Beiya Fuli and Beira Furo were outside the wooden house to greet him. The door to the house was tightly shut.

"Where’s your mother?" Su Xuan looked around but didn’t see Beiya Leila, so he asked the two of them.

"They’re inside helping Mom put on her shackles," Beiya Fuli explained.

As soon as she finished speaking, the door to the wooden house was pushed open. Beiya Leila and two other Elves came into view, and Beiya Leila had silver chains on her neck and hands.

"Mr. President~ Good morning~" Beiya Leila smiled and greeted Su Xuan.

Su Xuan averted his gaze slightly. ’For some reason, Beiya Leila in chains looked a little... ahem.’

Meanwhile, Ivsha, who was standing next to Su Xuan, was studying Beiya Leila with a serious expression, which then turned into a mysterious smile. ’She seems to be quite appreciative of Beiya Leila’s current appearance?’

"Let’s go, Princess Leila," the two Elves said to Beiya Leila.

"Okay." Beiya Leila nodded, then smiled at Su Xuan. "I’ll head over first, then. I’ll be counting on you during the trial~ Mr. President~"