"C\u1ED9ng H\u00F2a Amitia, Th\u1EE7 \u0110\u00F4 Arra Ban \u0111\u1EA7u, Arra \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nhi\u1EC1u ng\u01B0\u1EDDi bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u1EBFn l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u00E0nh ph\u1ED1 t\u1EF1 do. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, sau khi Amitia thay \u0111\u1ED5i t\u00EAn v\u00E0 chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u1ED5i c\u01A1 ch\u1EBF t\u1EEB m\u1ED9t v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c sang m\u1ED9t n\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u1ED9ng h\u00F2a, th\u1EE7 \u0111\u00F4 c\u0169 v\u1ED1n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EB7t \u1EDF Caldia, v\u1ED1n l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t n\u01A1i \u0111\u1ECBa th\u1EBF kh\u00E1 x\u1EA5u, \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c d\u1EDDi \u0111i cho ph\u00F9 h\u1EE3p v\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u1ED5i. K\u1EBFt qu\u1EA3 l\u00E0, trong v\u00F2ng h\u01A1n n\u1EEDa n\u0103m, Arra chuy\u1EC3n m\u00ECnh th\u00E0nh th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n l\u1EDBn nh\u1EA5t \u1EDF Amitia, c\u1EA3 v\u1EC1 quy m\u00F4 l\u1EABn d\u00E2n s\u1ED1. \u25C6\u25C7\u25C6\u25C7 Ng\u1ED3i tr\u00EAn m\u1ED9t b\u0103ng gh\u1EBF nh\u00ECn ra \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng ch\u00EDnh trong c\u00F4ng vi\u00EAn, Joey ng\u1EAFm d\u00F2ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang v\u00E0o th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n. \u2018Th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n n\u00E0y thay \u0111\u1ED5i nhi\u1EC1u qu\u00E1\u2026\u2019 c\u1EADu b\u1EA5t ch\u1EE3t ngh\u0129 trong \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CUh huh\u2026\u201D \u201C...\u201D"@en . . . "C\u1ED9ng H\u00F2a Amitia, Th\u1EE7 \u0110\u00F4 Arra Ban \u0111\u1EA7u, Arra \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nhi\u1EC1u ng\u01B0\u1EDDi bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u1EBFn l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u00E0nh ph\u1ED1 t\u1EF1 do. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, sau khi Amitia thay \u0111\u1ED5i t\u00EAn v\u00E0 chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u1ED5i c\u01A1 ch\u1EBF t\u1EEB m\u1ED9t v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c sang m\u1ED9t n\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u1ED9ng h\u00F2a, th\u1EE7 \u0111\u00F4 c\u0169 v\u1ED1n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EB7t \u1EDF Caldia, v\u1ED1n l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t n\u01A1i \u0111\u1ECBa th\u1EBF kh\u00E1 x\u1EA5u, \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c d\u1EDDi \u0111i cho ph\u00F9 h\u1EE3p v\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u1ED5i. B\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng, \u0111\u1EC3 di d\u1EDDi m\u1ED9t th\u1EE7 \u0111\u00F4 th\u00EC ph\u1EA3i m\u1EA5t \u0111\u1EBFn v\u00E0i n\u0103m l\u00E0m vi\u1EC7c, nh\u01B0ng v\u00EC vua Collard l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00F4ng th\u00EDch s\u1EF1 c\u1EA7u k\u1EF3 n\u00EAn \u00F4ng quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng x\u00E2y d\u1EF1ng cung \u0111i\u1EC7n. Thay v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, h\u1ECD d\u00F9ng t\u00F2a th\u1ECB ch\u00EDnh \u0111\u1EC3 gi\u1EA3i quy\u1EBFt nh\u1EEFng c\u00F4ng vi\u1EC7c li\u00EAn quan \u0111\u1EBFn ch\u00EDnh tr\u1ECB, v\u1EADy n\u00EAn vi\u1EC7c di d\u1EDDi trong th\u1EDDi gian ng\u1EAFn, b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng v\u1ED1n b\u1EA5t kh\u1EA3 thi, gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Nh\u01B0ng kh\u1ED5 m\u1ED9t \u0111i\u1EC1u, trong khi nh\u00E0 vua m\u1EDBi \u0111ang h\u00ED h\u1EEDng v\u00EC v\u1EC1 t\u1EDBi th\u1EE7 \u0111\u00F4 m\u1EDBi (v\u00EC c\u00F3 g\u1ED1c g\u00E1c l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00F4ng d\u00E2n th\u00E0nh ph\u1ED1 n\u00EAn nh\u00E0 vua \u00FD th\u1EE9c r\u1EA5t cao v\u1EC1 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3), \u00F4ng \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EBFt l\u1EB7ng khi th\u1EA5y c\u1EA3 m\u1ED9t cung \u0111i\u1EC7n m\u00E0 \u00F4ng kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 \u00FD \u0111\u1ECBnh x\u00E2y d\u1EF1ng \u2015m\u1ED9t t\u00F2a l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng ng\u1ECDn th\u00E1p m\u00E0u \u0111\u1ECF nh\u01B0 trong nh\u1EEFng c\u00E2u chuy\u1EC7n c\u1ED5 t\u00EDch \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c k\u1EC3 n\u01A1i \u00F4ng s\u1ED1ng\u2015 \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng s\u1EEBng s\u1EEFng ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt \u00F4ng. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00F4ng cu\u1ED9c x\u00E2y d\u1EF1ng b\u00ED m\u1EADt, \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c s\u1EF1 t\u00E0i tr\u1EE3 c\u1EE7a n\u01B0\u1EDBc th\u1ED1ng tr\u1ECB Amitia, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EE9ng \u0111\u1EA7u \u0110\u1EBF Qu\u1ED1c X\u00EDch D\u1EA1 (Trong n\u01B0\u1EDBc, c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t v\u00E0i ng\u01B0\u1EDDi g\u1ECDi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y b\u1EB1ng c\u00E1i t\u00EAn \u2018N\u1EEF Ho\u00E0ng Qu\u1EF7\u2019 ho\u1EB7c \u2018Vua Qu\u1EF7\u2019, nh\u01B0ng v\u00EC d\u00E1ng v\u1EBB b\u1EC1 ngo\u00E0i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh n\u00EAn c\u00F4 th\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ta g\u1ECDi l\u00E0 \u2018C\u00F4ng Ch\u00FAa\u2019 h\u01A1n). N\u00F3i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch ch\u00EDnh th\u1EE9c th\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t kho\u1EA3ng tr\u1EE3 c\u1EA5p. \u0110\u1EBF Qu\u1ED1c X\u00EDch D\u1EA1 \u0111\u1EE9ng ra lo li\u1EC7u t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3, g\u1ED3m nguy\u00EAn v\u1EADt li\u1EC7u, ngu\u1ED3n nh\u00E2n l\u1EF1c v\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng chi ph\u00ED c\u1EA7n thi\u1EBFt. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi nh\u1EADn m\u00F3n qu\u00E0, t\u1EE9c Collard, tan v\u1EE1 con tim v\u00E0 n\u1EB1m d\u00E0i ra tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA5t, mi\u1EC7ng l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m \u201CV\u1EE5 tr\u1EA3 th\u00F9 b\u1ECB ph\u1EA3n t\u00E1c d\u1EE5ng r\u1ED3i\u2026\u201D K\u1EBFt qu\u1EA3 l\u00E0, trong v\u00F2ng h\u01A1n n\u1EEDa n\u0103m, Arra chuy\u1EC3n m\u00ECnh th\u00E0nh th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n l\u1EDBn nh\u1EA5t \u1EDF Amitia, c\u1EA3 v\u1EC1 quy m\u00F4 l\u1EABn d\u00E2n s\u1ED1. C\u00F2n v\u1EC1 ph\u1EA7n c\u00F4ng d\u00E2n, thay v\u00EC ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1EBFn nh\u1EEFng \u0111i\u1EC1u nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 \u201CTa c\u00F3 n\u00EAn \u0111\u1ED5i vua kh\u00E1c kh\u00F4ng\u201D, \u201CTa c\u00F3 n\u00EAn \u0111\u1ED5i t\u00EAn n\u01B0\u1EDBc kh\u00F4ng\u201D, hay \u201CTa c\u00F3 n\u00EAn v\u00F9ng l\u00EAn kh\u1ECFi \u00E1ch thu\u1ED9c \u0111\u1ECBa c\u1EE7a qu\u1EF7 qu\u1ED1c kh\u00F4ng\u201D, th\u00EC h\u1ECD l\u1EA1i quan t\u00E2m \u0111\u1EBFn vi\u1EC7c gi\u00E1 ng\u0169 c\u1ED1c s\u1EBD t\u0103ng hay gi\u1EA3m h\u01A1n. T\u1EEB quan \u0111i\u1EC3m c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, h\u1ECD kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 b\u1EA5t m\u00E3n g\u00EC v\u1EDBi ch\u1EBF \u0111\u1ED9 hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i. Ai n\u1EA5y \u0111\u1EC1u kinh doanh b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 m\u1ECDi khi, v\u00E0 cu\u1ED9c s\u1ED1ng v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC thay \u0111\u1ED5i. \u00CDt nhi\u1EC1u th\u00EC nh\u1EEFng chuy\u1EC7n m\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ta b\u00E0n v\u1EDBi nhau gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E2y \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00E1c. \u0110\u1ECBa v\u1ECB qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n n\u1EEFa, nh\u01B0ng d\u00F9 sao th\u00EC ngay t\u1EEB \u0111\u1EA7u h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng g\u00E2y ra \u1EA3nh h\u01B0\u1EDFng tr\u1EF1c ti\u1EBFp g\u00EC l\u00EAn ng\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u00E2n r\u1ED3i. \u0110i\u1EC1u duy nh\u1EA5t l\u00E0m ng\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u00E2n ch\u00FA \u00FD ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 vi\u1EC7c thu thu\u1EBF. Hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i th\u00EC to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 vi\u1EC7c thu thu\u1EBF \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c giao cho nh\u1EEFng c\u00F4ng ch\u1EE9c ch\u00EDnh ph\u1EE7 lo li\u1EC7u, v\u1EADy n\u00EAn c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 kh\u00E1c bi\u1EC7t g\u00EC nhi\u1EC1u. M\u1EB7c kh\u00E1c, m\u1EE9c thu\u1EBF su\u1EA5t tr\u00EAn to\u00E0n l\u00E3nh th\u1ED5 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u1ED1ng nh\u1EA5t v\u1EDBi nhau, n\u00EAn \u0111\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng v\u00F9ng t\u1EEBng b\u1ECB qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c \u00E1p b\u1EE9c th\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EB3ng kh\u00E1c g\u00EC tin m\u1EEBng. C\u00F3 \u0111i\u1EC1u l\u00E0 ta c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u1EEFng thay \u0111\u1ED5i h\u1EEFu h\u00ECnh \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E2y tr\u00EAn kh\u1EAFp th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n. Nh\u1EEFng \u0111i\u1EC1u m\u00E0 khi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ai c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDFng gi\u1EDD l\u1EA1i x\u1EA3y ra kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i, nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 l\u0169 y\u00EAu tinh ho\u1EB7c b\u1ECDn Orc k\u1EF3 k\u00E8o gi\u00E1 c\u1EA3 ch\u1EB3ng h\u1EA1n. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 do n\u01B0\u1EDBc th\u1ED1ng tr\u1ECB, t\u1EE9c \u0110\u1EBF Qu\u1ED1c X\u00EDch D\u1EA1, y\u00EAu c\u1EA7u quy\u1EC1n c\u00F4ng d\u00E2n cho nh\u1EEFng con qu\u1EF7 \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u00FAng c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 h\u00F2a nh\u1EADp v\u00E0o x\u00E3 h\u1ED9i lo\u00E0i ng\u01B0\u1EDDi. Ch\u1EC9 kh\u00E1c l\u00E0 b\u1ECDn qu\u1EF7 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1EB7c quy\u1EC1n ri\u00EAng nh\u01B0 l\u00FAc \u0111\u1EA7u m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi lo s\u1EE3. Tin t\u1EE9c \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c lan truy\u1EC1n r\u1ED9ng r\u00E3i, r\u1EB1ng ch\u00FAng c\u0169ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1ED1i x\u1EED nh\u01B0 bao ng\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u00E2n b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng kh\u00E1c: ch\u00FAng v\u1EABn ph\u1EA3i n\u1ED9p thu\u1EBF, v\u00E0 n\u1EBFu ph\u1EA1m t\u1ED9i th\u00EC s\u1EBD b\u1ECB tr\u1EEBng ph\u1EA1t. Nh\u1EDD v\u1EADy n\u00EAn, n\u1EBFu ta so s\u00E1nh v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t x\u00E3 h\u1ED9i c\u00F3 qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c khi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc, th\u00EC x\u00E3 h\u1ED9i n\u00E0y b\u00ECnh \u0111\u1EB3ng, c\u00F4ng b\u1EB1ng v\u00E0 y\u00EAn b\u00ECnh h\u01A1n nhi\u1EC1u. (Edit: kh\u1EDFi \u0111\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t \u01B0\u1EDBc m\u01A1 ~ :3 ) \u25C6\u25C7\u25C6\u25C7 Ng\u1ED3i tr\u00EAn m\u1ED9t b\u0103ng gh\u1EBF nh\u00ECn ra \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng ch\u00EDnh trong c\u00F4ng vi\u00EAn, Joey ng\u1EAFm d\u00F2ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang v\u00E0o th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n. \u2018Th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n n\u00E0y thay \u0111\u1ED5i nhi\u1EC1u qu\u00E1\u2026\u2019 c\u1EADu b\u1EA5t ch\u1EE3t ngh\u0129 trong \u0111\u1EA7u. T\u1EEB nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC c\u1EADu th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, c\u00E1c ch\u1EE7ng t\u1ED9c \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c g\u1ECDi l\u00E0 \u00E1 nh\u00E2n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc kia sinh s\u1ED1ng \u1EDF ph\u00EDa T\u00E2y nh\u01B0 y\u00EAu tinh, b\u1ECDn l\u00F9n v\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng ch\u1EE7ng t\u1ED9c kh\u00E1c g\u1EA7n gi\u1ED1ng v\u1EADy, \u0111ang gia t\u0103ng d\u00E2n s\u1ED1 (theo nh\u01B0 khu v\u1EF1c m\u00E0 ch\u00FAng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c xem l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng gi\u1ED1ng lo\u00E0i k\u1EF3 l\u1EA1). Kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 v\u1EADy, nh\u1EEFng con qu\u00E1i v\u1EADt m\u00E0 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00E2y b\u1ECB coi nh\u01B0 th\u1EE9 ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EC3 chinh ph\u1EE5c, nh\u01B0 b\u1ECDn y\u00EAu tinh t\u1EEB \u0110\u1EA1i L\u00E2m Th\u1EE5, l\u0169 Orc t\u1EEB t\u00E0n t\u00EDch c\u1ED5 \u0111\u1EA1i (dungeon) v\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1m kh\u1ED5ng l\u1ED3 m\u1ED9t m\u1EAFt t\u1EEB D\u00E3y B\u1EAFc Long gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E2y \u0111ang ngang t\u00E0ng \u0111i l\u1EA1i ngay trong trung t\u00E2m th\u00E0nh ph\u1ED1. Ch\u01B0a k\u1EC3 \u0111\u1EBFn chuy\u1EC7n c\u1EE7a Collard, m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00E0 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00E2y t\u1EEBng r\u1EA5t g\u1EA7n g\u0169i v\u1EDBi c\u1EADu, gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E3 tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh vua. \u201CCh\u1EAFc em \u0111ang th\u1EAFc m\u1EAFc v\u00EC sao m\u1ECDi th\u1EE9 l\u1EA1i th\u00E0nh ra th\u1EBF n\u00E0y \u0111\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng? Anh c\u0169ng mu\u1ED1n bi\u1EBFt l\u1EAFm \u0111\u00F3, \u00E0 ha ha ha...\u201D Collard v\u1EC1 \u0111\u1EC3 trao quy\u1EC1n ch\u1EE7 Guild l\u1EA1i cho ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c, sau \u0111\u00F3 anh g\u1EB7p l\u1EA1i Joey v\u00E0 tr\u00F2 chuy\u1EC7n c\u00F9ng c\u1EADu b\u1EB1ng m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt tr\u1ED1ng r\u1ED7ng. Gald-sensei \u2015ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u1EDF tr\u1EA1i hu\u1EA5n luy\u1EC7n\u2015 c\u0169ng ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u1EA1y d\u1ED7 cho Joey \u0111\u1EBFn b\u00E1n s\u1ED1ng b\u00E1n ch\u1EBFt, tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh ch\u1EE7 Guild m\u1EDBi, v\u00E0 anh c\u0169ng c\u01B0\u1EDDi cay \u0111\u1EAFng. \u201CS\u1EB5n ti\u1EC7n, Joey n\u00E0y. Ta c\u00F3 hai l\u00FD do \u0111\u1EC3 g\u1ECDi em t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y, v\u00E0 m\u1ED9t trong s\u1ED1 \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E2y\u2015\u201D C\u00F9ng l\u00FAc m\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 Guild m\u1EDBi ra hi\u1EC7u, Mia, m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng r\u1EA5t l\u00E0nh t\u00EDnh (Hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i th\u00EC c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEB nh\u00E2n vi\u00EAn l\u1EC5 t\u00E2n nh\u1EA3y th\u1EB3ng l\u00EAn l\u00E0m th\u01B0 k\u00FD l\u00E3nh \u0111\u1EA1o ch\u00EDnh th\u1EE9c c\u1EE7a Guild), mang \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1ED9t t\u1EA5m kim lo\u1EA1i quen thu\u1ED9c \u2015ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 bi\u1EC3u t\u01B0\u1EE3ng c\u1EE7a ch\u1EE7 Guild v\u00E0 trao n\u00F3 cho ch\u1EE7 Guild m\u1EDBi, t\u1EE9c Glad. \u201CTuy t\u00F4i th\u1EA5y l\u00E0 c\u00F3 h\u01A1i v\u1ED9i v\u00E3, nh\u01B0ng ch\u1EE7 Guild c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta \u0111\u00E2y \u0111\u00E3 th\u00E0nh vua m\u1EA5t r\u1ED3i\u2026 gi\u1EDD th\u00EC ch\u00FAc m\u1EEBng em. \u2015Em \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u0103ng l\u00EAn h\u1EA1ng D. V\u1EADy l\u00E0 cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng em \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ch\u1EE9ng t\u1ECF r\u1EB1ng m\u00ECnh \u0111\u00E3 tr\u01B0\u1EDFng th\u00E0nh.\u201D Ch\u1EE7 Guild m\u1EDBi, Glad, v\u1ED7 v\u00E0o ng\u1EF1c Joey trong khi c\u1EADu \u0111ang ng\u1EA1c nhi\u00EAn nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m v\u00E0o c\u00E1i bi\u1EC3u t\u01B0\u1EE3ng Guild tr\u00EAn tay m\u00ECnh. Trong l\u00FAc c\u01A1n \u0111au gi\u00FAp Joey d\u1EA7n d\u1EA7n nh\u1EADn ra s\u1EF1 th\u1EADt, Mia m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 ch\u00FAc m\u1EEBng c\u1EADu. \u201CCh\u00FAc m\u1EEBng Joey-kun. Gi\u1EDD em \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u00E0nh vi\u00EAn ch\u00EDnh th\u1EE9c v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE7 n\u0103ng l\u1EF1c trong Guild.\u201D C\u1EADu ngoan ngo\u00E3n g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i l\u1EDDi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y. \u201C\u2015R\u1ED3i, \u0111\u1EC3 chuy\u1EC7n th\u0103ng h\u1EA1ng qua m\u1ED9t b\u00EAn. Gi\u1EDD t\u1EDBi l\u00FD do th\u1EE9 hai \u0111\u00E2y. Em c\u00F3 c\u00F2n nh\u1EDB l\u1EDDi h\u1EE9a c\u1EE7a em kh\u00F4ng?\u201D C\u00E1i l\u00FAc nghe th\u1EA5y t\u1EEB \u2018l\u1EDDi h\u1EE9a\u2019 c\u0169ng l\u00E0 l\u00FAc m\u00E0 g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t c\u00F4 g\u00E1i xinh \u0111\u1EB9p hi\u1EC7n v\u1EC1 trong t\u00E2m tr\u00ED c\u1EADu. \u201CT-T\u1EA5t nhi\u00EAn r\u1ED3i! Em t\u1EEBng n\u00F3i l\u00E0 em s\u1EBD d\u1EABn c\u00F4 \u1EA5y\u2026\u201D Kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC3u sao khi nghe Joey n\u00F3i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch h\u00F9ng h\u1ED3n nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, Collard b\u1ED7ng gh\u00ECm ch\u1EB7t g\u1ECDng k\u00EDnh c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 th\u1EDF m\u1ED9t h\u01A1i d\u00E0i. \u201CV\u1EC1 chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3, thay v\u00EC ng\u0103n em, \u0111i\u1EC7n h\u1EA1 c\u00F3 n\u00F3i v\u00E0i l\u1EDDi v\u1EC1 n\u00F3 trong cu\u1ED9c th\u1EA3o lu\u1EADn h\u00F4m n\u1ECD.\u201D R\u1ED3i anh l\u1EA1i th\u1EDF ra m\u1ED9t h\u01A1i d\u00E0i h\u01A1n n\u1EEFa. \u201CNg\u00E0i \u1EA5y n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng: \u2018T\u00F4i s\u1EBD \u0111i! T\u00F4i s\u1EBD \u0111i! D\u00F9 sao th\u00EC \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y c\u0169ng ch\u00E1n l\u1EAFm...\u2019, v\u00E0o c\u00E1i l\u00FAc m\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA5t n\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111ang ph\u1EA3i gi\u1EA3i quy\u1EBFt h\u00E0ng tr\u0103m cu\u1ED9c th\u1EA3o thu\u1EADn n\u1ED9i b\u1ED9 v\u00E0 h\u00E0ng ngh\u00ECn cu\u1ED9c \u0111\u00E0m ph\u00E1n \u0111\u1ED1i ngo\u1EA1i th\u1EBF n\u00E0y, kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt ng\u00E0i \u1EA5y \u0111\u00E0o \u0111\u00E2u ra th\u1EDDi gian r\u1EA3nh \u0111\u1EC3 m\u00E0...\u201D \u201CUh huh\u2026\u201D Joey ng\u01A1 ng\u00E1o g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. \u2018Gi\u1EDD ngh\u0129 l\u1EA1i m\u1EDBi nh\u1EDB, m\u00ECnh t\u1EEBng nghe n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng Hiyuki l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F2n quan tr\u1ECDng h\u01A1n c\u1EA3 Collard, d\u00F9 r\u1EB1ng b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD anh \u1EA5y \u0111\u00E3 th\u00E0nh vua. Ch\u1EAFc c\u1EADu \u1EA5y l\u00E0m to l\u1EAFm \u0111\u00E2y\u2026\u2019 Joey suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch v\u00F4 lo. \u2018M\u00E0 n\u1EBFu v\u1EADy th\u00EC c\u00F3 l\u1EBD vi\u1EC7c d\u1EABn c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111i quanh th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng g\u00EC\u2015\u2019 c\u1EADu ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c suy ngh\u0129. Ngay sau \u0111\u00F3, m\u1ED9t phong b\u00EC \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u01B0a ra ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t c\u1EADu. \u201CTh\u1EDDi gian v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ECBa \u0111i\u1EC3m g\u1EB7p m\u1EB7t \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ghi tr\u00EAn phong b\u00EC n\u00E0y r\u1ED3i. Em c\u00F3 \u0111\u1ECDc ch\u1EEF \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CD\u1EA1 v\u00E2ng. Em t\u1EEBng h\u1ECDc qua m\u1ED9t b\u00E0i h\u1ED3i c\u00F2n trong tr\u1EA1i hu\u1EA5n luy\u1EC7n, n\u00EAn c\u00F3 l\u1EBD em s\u1EBD hi\u1EC3u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EA1i \u00FD c\u1EE7a b\u1EE9c th\u01B0 th\u00F4i\u2026\u201D V\u1EADy t\u1EE9c l\u00E0 m\u00ECnh c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 g\u1EB7p l\u1EA1i c\u00F4 \u1EA5y! G\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t Joey l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c b\u1EEBng s\u00E1ng. \u201CT\u1ED1t l\u1EAFm, v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 h\u1EA1n ch\u1EBF \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1EE9c t\u1ED1i thi\u1EC3u vi\u1EC7c l\u00E0m ng\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u00E2n ch\u00FA \u00FD, em nh\u1EDB ph\u1EA3i gi\u1EEF c\u00F4 \u1EA5y cho k\u1EF9 \u0111\u1EA5y. \u2015D\u00F9 tr\u00EAn gi\u1EA5y t\u1EDD th\u00EC ghi l\u00E0 \u2018M\u1ED9t c\u00F4 g\u00E1i tr\u1EBB b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t m\u1EA1o hi\u1EC3m gia c\u1EE7a Guild h\u1ED9 t\u1ED1ng v\u00E0 d\u1EABn \u0111i tham quan\u2019, nh\u01B0ng ch\u00FAng ta c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh kh\u1ECFi vi\u1EC7c b\u1ECB ng\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u00E2n c\u1EA3 n\u01B0\u1EDBc nghi ng\u1EDD linh tinh \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D B\u1ECB c\u1EA3nh b\u00E1o m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch nghi\u00EAm kh\u1EAFc, Joey ng\u1EA7n ng\u1EA1i g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201C....nh\u01B0ng\u2026 li\u1EC7u l\u00E0m v\u1EADy c\u00F3 \u1ED5n th\u1EADt kh\u00F4ng?\u201D C\u1EADu th\u1EA7m ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1EBFn c\u00E2u tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi l\u00E0 \u2018kh\u00F4ng\u2019 v\u00E0 t\u1EF1 h\u1ECFi theo b\u1EA3n n\u0103ng r\u1EB1ng \u2018Li\u1EC7u l\u00E0m v\u1EADy c\u00F3 nguy hi\u1EC3m kh\u00F4ng?\u2019 V\u00E0 r\u1ED3i Collard th\u1EDF ra m\u1ED9t h\u01A1i r\u1EA5t d\u00E0i th\u00EAm l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa \u0111\u1EC3 kh\u1EB3ng \u0111\u1ECBnh. \u201CKh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt n\u00EAn gi\u1EA3i th\u00EDch sao cho ph\u1EA3i n\u1EEFa. Anh \u0111\u00E0nh ph\u1EA3i n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng, n\u1EBFu em d\u00E2y v\u00E0o nh\u1EEFng phi\u1EC1n ph\u1EE9c kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u00E1ng c\u00F3 ho\u1EB7c g\u1EB7p r\u1EAFc r\u1ED1i, ph\u00EDa b\u00EAn anh s\u1EBD ch\u1EC9 n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng \u2018Ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt g\u00EC h\u1EBFt\u2019. V\u1EADy nh\u00E9, Joey-kun.\u201D \u201CUh-huh\u201D Sau khi nghe c\u00E2u tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi ng\u01A1 ng\u00E1o c\u1EE7a Joey, m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u1EADp t\u1EE9c nh\u1EADn ra \u2018Th\u00F4i xong, th\u1EB1ng nh\u00F3c n\u00E0y ch\u1EB3ng hi\u1EC3u g\u00EC c\u1EA3\u2026\u2019 \u201CM\u00E0 th\u00F4i, \u0111\u1EEBng suy ngh\u0129 nhi\u1EC1u qu\u00E1 l\u00E0m g\u00EC, ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA7n h\u1ED9 t\u1ED1ng c\u00F4 \u1EA5y th\u1EADt t\u1ED1t l\u00E0 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c.\u201D Gald n\u1EC7n v\u00E0o vai Joey m\u1ED9t c\u00FA th\u1EADt \u0111au \u0111\u1EC3 xua \u0111i suy s\u1EF1 lo l\u1EAFng c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu. V\u00E0 r\u1ED3i, hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i, Joey \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng ch\u1EDD c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111\u00FAng theo th\u1EDDi gian v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ECBa \u0111i\u1EC3m \u0111\u00E3 ghi tr\u00EAn th\u01B0, nh\u01B0ng r\u00F5 r\u00E0ng l\u00E0 h\u00ECnh b\u00F3ng c\u00F4 \u1EA5y v\u1EABn c\u1EE9 m\u1EA5t h\u00FAt. Hay m\u00ECnh nh\u1EA7m l\u1EABn g\u00EC r\u1ED3i? C\u1EADu ngh\u0129 v\u1EADy, v\u00E0 r\u1ED3i c\u1EADu l\u1EA5y ra l\u00E1 th\u01B0 \u1EA5y t\u1EEB chi\u1EBFc t\u00FAi sau l\u01B0ng m\u00ECnh \u2015v\u00EC ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0m nhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 h\u1ED9 t\u1ED1ng n\u00EAn h\u00F4m nay c\u1EADu m\u1EB7c b\u1ED9 gi\u00E1p da y\u00EAu th\u00EDch c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, v\u00E0 mang theo m\u1ED9t thanh ki\u1EBFm, v\u1EADy n\u00EAn ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n duy nh\u1EA5t c\u00E1i t\u00FAi sau l\u01B0ng l\u00E0 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 d\u00F9ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c\u2015 v\u00E0 cau m\u00E0y \u0111\u1ECDc l\u1EA1i n\u1ED9i dung. \u201C...\u0111\u00FAng m\u00E0 nh\u1EC9? R\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111ang l\u00E0m g\u00EC v\u1EADy?\u201D Ch\u1EC9 m\u1ED9t l\u00FAc sau khi c\u1EADu l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m, m\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i c\u1EF1c k\u1EF3 trong tr\u1EBBo vang l\u00EAn. \u201C\u2015Ch\u00E0o! Xin l\u1ED7i, xin l\u1ED7i nha! T\u00F4i t\u1EDBi tr\u1EC5!\u201D Ngay c\u00E1i l\u00FAc m\u00E0 c\u1EADu \u0111\u1ECBnh n\u00F3i \u2018Tr\u1EC5 qu\u00E1!\u2019, th\u00EC c\u1EADu ch\u1EE3t t\u01B0\u1EDFng r\u1EB1ng m\u00ECnh \u0111\u00E3 nh\u1EA7m c\u00F4 v\u1EDBi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c. C\u1EADu nh\u00ECn l\u1EA1i g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u1EA5y m\u1ED9t l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa cho ch\u1EAFc \u0103n, r\u1ED3i kh\u1EBD n\u00EDn th\u1EDF. Hiyuki \u0111ang m\u1EB7c m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc v\u00E1y v\u1EA3i tr\u1EAFng m\u00F9a h\u00E8 c\u00F9ng m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc m\u0169 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t d\u1EA3i ruy b\u0103ng xanh nh\u1EA1t qu\u1EA5n quanh, l\u00E0m n\u1ED5i b\u1EADt l\u00EAn m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00F3a hoa h\u1ED3ng \u0111\u1ECF duy nh\u1EA5t. C\u00F4 m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi. Joey h\u01A1i b\u1ECB b\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD v\u00EC c\u1EE9 t\u01B0\u1EDFng r\u1EB1ng c\u00F4 \u1EA5y v\u1EABn s\u1EBD m\u1EB7c nh\u1EEFng b\u1ED9 v\u00E1y s\u1EB7c s\u1EE1 nh\u01B0 m\u1ECDi khi. Ngo\u00E0i ra, c\u00F2n ph\u1EA3i k\u1EC3 \u0111\u1EBFn vi\u1EC7c d\u00E1ng v\u1EBB t\u01B0\u01A1i t\u1EAFn v\u00E0 tho\u1EA3i m\u00E1i c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 khi\u1EBFn cho l\u1ED3ng ng\u1EF1c c\u1EADu l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c nh\u00F3i l\u00EAn m\u1ED9t c\u00FA. \u201CC-c\u1EADu\u2026 \u01A1m\u2026 kh\u00F4ng m\u1EB7c b\u1ED9 v\u00E1y m\u1ECDi khi.\u201D \u201C\u0110\u00FAng v\u1EADy \u0111\u1EA5y, t\u00F4i ngh\u0129 b\u1ED9 v\u00E1y \u0111\u00F3 l\u1ED9 li\u1EC5u qu\u00E1. V\u1EDBi l\u1EA1i, c\u00E1i \u2018m\u1ECDi khi\u2019 m\u00E0 c\u1EADu n\u00F3i \u1EA5y, th\u1EF1c ra h\u00F4m \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn t\u00F4i m\u1EB7c v\u00E1y a-line, c\u00F2n h\u00F4m sau l\u00E0 princes line, n\u00EAn coi nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 kh\u00E1c nhau. Ch\u1EB3ng l\u1EBD c\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 nh\u1EADn ra \u00E0?\u201D (Trans: a-line: princess line: ) \u201C...\u201D Joey c\u1EA1n l\u1EDDi, v\u00EC c\u1EE9 t\u01B0\u1EDFng l\u00E0 hai b\u1ED9 \u0111\u00F3 gi\u1ED1ng nhau. \u201CM\u00E0 c\u0169ng ch\u1EB3ng sao. V\u00EC l\u00FD do \u0111\u00F3 cho n\u00EAn t\u00F4i ph\u1EA3i m\u1EB7c th\u1EBF n\u00E0y \u0111\u1EC3 c\u1EA3i trang, nh\u00ECn c\u00F3 h\u1EE3p kh\u00F4ng?\u201D N\u00F3i xong, c\u00F4 d\u00F9ng m\u1ED9t tay gi\u1EEF chi\u1EBFc m\u0169 v\u00E0 xoay t\u1EA1i ch\u1ED7 m\u1ED9t v\u00F2ng. H\u00ECnh \u1EA3nh chi\u1EBFc v\u00E1y nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng tung l\u00EAn \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1ED9 ra \u0111\u00F4i ch\u00E2n tr\u1EAFng m\u1EA3nh kh\u1EA3nh in v\u00E0o tr\u00F2ng m\u1EAFt Joey. G\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t b\u1ED1i r\u1ED1i c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E3 chuy\u1EC3n sang m\u00E0u \u0111\u1ECF. \u201CKh\u00F4ng, m\u00ECnh th\u1EA5y h\u1EE3p v\u1EDBi c\u1EADu l\u1EAFm. V\u1EDBi l\u1EA1i l\u00FAc \u0111\u1EA7u m\u00ECnh kh\u00F4ng nh\u1EADn ra c\u1EADu lu\u00F4n \u1EA5y.\u201D \u201CV\u1EADy h\u1EA3? V\u1EADy coi nh\u01B0 c\u1EA3i trang th\u00E0nh c\u00F4ng.\u201D Hiyuki nh\u1EB9 m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi. Tuy s\u1EF1 xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0m cho nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi xung quanh y\u00EAn l\u1EB7ng \u0111\u1EE9ng ng\u00E2y ra nh\u00ECn, nh\u01B0ng, d\u1EF1a theo ph\u1EA3n \u1EE9ng c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD, Joey ch\u1EE3t nh\u1EADn ra r\u1EB1ng n\u1EBFu hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00E0 c\u1EE9 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c \u0111\u1EE9ng \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y th\u00EC th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o c\u0169ng s\u1EBD g\u00E2y n\u00E1o lo\u1EA1n. C\u1EADu v\u1ED9i \u0111\u1EE9ng d\u1EADy kh\u1ECFi b\u0103ng gh\u1EBF ch\u1EDD v\u00E0 b\u1EA5t \u0111\u1EAFc d\u0129 n\u1EAFm l\u1EA5y b\u00E0n tay nh\u1ECF xinh c\u1EE7a Hiyuki. \u201CV\u1EADy th\u00EC \u0111i ngay th\u00F4i. C\u1EADu c\u00F3 mu\u1ED1n tham quan n\u01A1i n\u00E0o tr\u01B0\u1EDBc kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CXem n\u00E0o, c\u00E1i \u0111\u00F3 th\u00EC t\u00F9y c\u1EADu. ...m\u00E0 sao c\u1EADu l\u1EA1i n\u1EAFm tay t\u00F4i nh\u1EC9? V\u1EDBi l\u1EA1i ch\u00FAng ta n\u1EAFm tay nhau c\u1EE9 nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t c\u1EB7p t\u00ECnh nh\u00E2n \u1EA5y.\u201D Hiyuki n\u00F3i c\u00E2u sau b\u1EB1ng m\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng khe kh\u1EBD n\u00EAn c\u00F3 l\u1EBD Joey kh\u00F4ng nghe th\u1EA5y. C\u1EADu b\u1ED1i r\u1ED1i h\u1ECFi l\u1EA1i c\u00F4. \u201CHmm? Mia-san ch\u1EC9 m\u00ECnh r\u1EB1ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0m th\u1EBF n\u00E0y khi d\u1EABn ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c khi tham quan th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n. L\u00E0m v\u1EADy l\u00E0 sai h\u1EED?\u201D B\u1EB1ng b\u00E0n tay kia, Hiyuki \u0111\u01B0a l\u00EAn \u1EA5n v\u00E0o tr\u00E1n m\u00ECnh. \u201CCh\u1ECB ta v\u1EABn c\u1EE9\u2026 h\u01A1n n\u1EEFa, \u0111\u00E3 t\u00E1m th\u00E1ng tr\u00F4i qua m\u00E0 c\u1EADu v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a th\u1EC3 k\u1EBFt th\u00E2n v\u1EDBi ch\u1ECB ta \u00E0?\u201D \u201CCh\u00E0, kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i v\u1EADy \u0111\u00E2u. M\u00ECnh v\u1EDBi ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y c\u00F3 \u0103n c\u01A1m chung, nh\u1EEFng khi m\u00ECnh nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c y\u00EAu c\u1EA7u v\u00E0 ph\u1EA3i \u0111i ra ngo\u00E0i th\u00EC ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y l\u1EA1i l\u00E0m c\u01A1m h\u1ED9p cho m\u00ECnh. Ch\u1ECB \u1EA5y t\u1ED1t b\u1EE5ng l\u1EAFm.\u201D Nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o Joey \u0111ang tuy\u00EAn b\u1ED1 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 b\u1EB1ng g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt ng\u1EDD v\u1EF1c, Hiyuki n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F2n h\u01A1n c\u1EA3 tinh vi v\u00E0 l\u1EABn l\u1ED9n nhi\u1EC1u c\u1EA3m x\u00FAc, r\u1ED3i nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m c\u1EADu ta th\u00EAm l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa. \u201CL\u00E0 do Mia-san \u0111\u00E3 l\u1EA7m to hay do t\u00EAn n\u00E0y d\u1ED1t \u0111\u1EB7c nh\u1EC9? Ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0 do m\u1ED9t trong hai nguy\u00EAn nh\u00E2n n\u00E0y th\u00F4i.\u201D \u201CM\u00ECnh kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC3u l\u1EAFm. C\u01A1 m\u00E0 c\u1EADu \u0111\u1ECBnh \u0111i \u0111\u00E2u?\u201D \u201CT\u00F4i s\u1EBD \u0111\u1EC3 c\u1EADu quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh. C\u1EE9 t\u1EDBi n\u01A1i n\u00E0o c\u1EADu th\u1EA5y hay l\u00E0 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c.\u201D Nghe xong y\u00EAu c\u1EA7u v\u00F4 t\u01B0 c\u1EE7a Hiyuki, Joey suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ED9t l\u00FAc r\u1ED3i tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi. \u201CV\u1EADy ta \u0111\u1EBFn c\u1EEDa h\u00E0ng v\u0169 kh\u00ED y\u00EAu th\u00EDch c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh n\u00E0o.\u201D \u201C...c\u00E1i ph\u1EA3n \u1EE9ng thi\u1EBFu suy ngh\u0129 c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu v\u1EABn c\u1EE9 s\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1ED9ng nh\u01B0 ng\u00E0y n\u00E0o, Joey \u00E0.\u201D \u2018Tuy l\u00E0 m\u00ECnh c\u0169ng th\u1EA5y kh\u00E1 h\u1EE9ng th\u00FA v\u1EDBi v\u0169 kh\u00ED \u1EDF th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi n\u00E0y. Nh\u01B0ng b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng th\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 n\u01A1i \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn m\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ta d\u1EAFt m\u1ED9t c\u00F4 g\u00E1i t\u1EDBi kh\u00F4ng nh\u1EC9\u2026?\u2019 V\u00E0 r\u1ED3i, kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt bao l\u1EA7n, Hiyuki v\u1EABn c\u1EE9 th\u1EAFc m\u1EAFc chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y t\u1EEB t\u1EADn s\u00E2u trong tr\u00E1i tim c\u00F4. \u25C6\u25C7\u25C6\u25C7 1 gi\u1EDD sau. Mang theo m\u1ED9t thanh ki\u1EBFm m\u1EDBi toanh tr\u00EAn eo m\u00ECnh, Joey \u0111i d\u1ECDc theo con ph\u1ED1 c\u00F9ng Hiyuki, tr\u00F4ng c\u00F4 \u0111ang kh\u00E1 vui. (T\u1EA5t nhi\u00EAn l\u00E0 \u0111\u00F4i tay c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD v\u1EABn d\u00EDnh l\u1EA5y nhau.) \u201CLi\u1EC7u l\u00E0m v\u1EADy c\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u00F4ng? Chuy\u1EC7n mua cho m\u00ECnh thanh ki\u1EBFm \u1EA5y?\u201D Trong khi d\u00F9ng tay kia s\u1EDD v\u00E0o thanh ki\u1EBFm, c\u1EADu h\u1ECFi l\u1EA1i l\u1EA7n n\u00E0y kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E0 l\u1EA7n th\u1EE9 bao nhi\u00EAu. \u201CKh\u00F4ng sao h\u1EBFt. C\u1EE9 coi nh\u01B0 \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 qu\u00E0 t\u00F4i ch\u00FAc m\u1EEBng c\u1EADu \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u0103ng c\u1EA5p \u0111i. V\u1EDBi l\u1EA1i, \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t thanh ki\u1EBFm b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng ch\u1EE9 kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i ki\u1EBFm ma thu\u1EADt\u2026 V\u1EDBi l\u1EA1i, ngay t\u1EEB \u0111\u1EA7u ta \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1ED5i thanh ki\u1EBFm c\u0169 c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1EA5y n\u00F3, v\u1EADy n\u00EAn d\u00F9 c\u00F3 th\u1EBF n\u00E0o \u0111i n\u1EEFa th\u00EC c\u0169ng coi nh\u01B0 t\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i ng\u01B0\u1EDDi tr\u1EA3 ti\u1EC1n ra \u0111\u1EC3 mua.\u201D Hiyuki nh\u00FAn nh\u1EB9 vai. Joey \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i, \u2018V\u1EADy \u00E0, xin l\u1ED7i.\u2019 d\u00F9 r\u1EB1ng g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu tr\u00F4ng r\u1EA5t vui. \u201CTuy l\u00E0 v\u1EADy nh\u01B0ng \u00F4ng ch\u00FA \u1EDF c\u1EEDa h\u00E0ng v\u0169 kh\u00ED n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng \u2018Qu\u00FD c\u00F4 tr\u1EBB tu\u1ED5i \u0111\u00E2y tinh m\u1EAFt l\u1EAFm. Tuy ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1EE3 r\u00E8n ra c\u00E2y ki\u1EBFm n\u00E0y v\u1EABn c\u00F2n tr\u1EBB nh\u01B0ng tay ngh\u1EC1 c\u1EE7a anh ta thu\u1ED9c h\u00E0ng gi\u1ECFi nh\u1EA5t \u0111\u1EA5y\u2019, c\u1EADu \u0111\u00FAng l\u00E0 v\u00F4 c\u00F9ng tuy\u1EC7t v\u1EDDi!\u201D \u201C\u00C0 th\u00EC b\u1EDFi v\u00EC c\u00E2y ki\u1EBFm \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u01B0\u1EDDng h\u00F3a l\u00EAn +1 n\u00EAn n\u00F3 s\u1EBD c\u00F3 \u0111\u1ED9 b\u1EC1n cao h\u01A1n, trong khi l\u1EA1i c\u00F9ng gi\u00E1 v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng thanh ki\u1EBFm kh\u00E1c. H\u00E3y nh\u1EDB l\u1EA5y d\u00F2ng ch\u1EEF kh\u1EAFc tr\u00EAn thanh ki\u1EBFm, \u0111\u1EC3 n\u1EBFu l\u1EA7n sau c\u1EADu l\u1EA1i c\u1EA7n mua ki\u1EBFm th\u00EC h\u00E3y mua c\u1EE7a anh th\u1EE3 r\u00E8n \u0111\u00F3.\u201D \u201CHmm\u2026.\u201D, Joey g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u, nh\u01B0ng b\u1EA5t th\u00ECnh l\u00ECnh, c\u1EADu c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 b\u1ECB ai \u0111\u00F3 nh\u00ECn m\u00ECnh v\u00E0 th\u1EAFc m\u1EAFc. \u201CN\u00E0y, c\u00F3 ph\u1EA3i t\u00EAn th\u00FA nh\u00E2n \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi quen c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201C......?\u201D \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u00F4 l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c h\u01B0\u1EDBng v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. \u201C?!?\u201D C\u00F4 m\u1EDF m\u1EAFt th\u1EADt to \u0111\u1EC3 nh\u00ECn, \u0111\u1EBFn n\u1ED5i c\u1EA3 hai kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 ti\u1EBFn th\u00EAm \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u01B0\u1EDBc n\u00E0o n\u1EEFa. \u201C...Kh\u00F4ng\u2026 th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o\u2026..\u201D B\u1EDFi v\u00EC t\u1EEB tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u1EBFn nay c\u1EADu ch\u01B0a bao gi\u1EDD th\u1EA5y b\u00E0n tay v\u00E0 gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i c\u1EE7a Hiyuki run r\u1EA9y \u0111\u1EBFn v\u1EADy, n\u00EAn Joey \u0111\u00E3 r\u1EA5t ng\u1EA1c nhi\u00EAn v\u00E0 nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u00FA nh\u00E2n tr\u1EBB tu\u1ED5i, tr\u00F4ng nh\u01B0 xu\u1EA5t th\u00E2n t\u1EEB t\u1ED9c s\u00F3i, anh ta kho\u1EA3ng 20 tu\u1ED5i v\u00E0 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t b\u1ED9 t\u00F3c \u0111en v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng t\u00FAm t\u00F3c v\u00E0ng kim n\u1ED5i b\u1EADt. Anh ta c\u1EE9 c\u01B0\u1EDDi toe to\u00E9t. Trang ph\u1EE5c c\u1EE7a anh ta kh\u00F4ng n\u1ED5i b\u1EADt cho l\u1EAFm, \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t d\u1EA3i l\u1EE5a t\u1EEB tr\u00EAn xu\u1ED1ng d\u01B0\u1EDBi m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. N\u1EBFu n\u00F3i v\u1EC1 th\u1EE9 \u0111\u1EADp v\u00E0o m\u1EB7t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c th\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 \u0111\u00F4i gi\u00E1p g\u0103ng v\u00E0 gi\u00E0y bao tr\u1ECDn l\u1EA5y c\u1EA3 hai tay v\u00E0 hai ch\u00E2n anh ta. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E0n \u00F4ng nh\u00ECn Hiyuki, c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 m\u1ED9t con s\u00F3i \u0111\u1EE9ng ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc con m\u1ED3i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh t\u1EEB t\u1EEB ti\u1EBFn t\u1EDBi. \u201CYo! L\u00E2u r\u1ED3i kh\u00F4ng g\u1EB7p, Hiyuki-tan!\u201D M\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i kh\u00E0n kh\u00E0n vang v\u1ECDng ra t\u1EEB c\u1ED5 h\u1ECDng c\u1EE7a Hiyuki khi nghe c\u00E2u ch\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3. \u201C\u2026\u2026! A-Animaru-san! C\u1EADu c\u0169ng \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y \u01B0...?\u201D Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 c\u1EE7a guild \u2018Aniki v\u00E0 Nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1EA1n\u2019, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi gi\u1EEF court rank ngang b\u1EB1ng Hiyuki v\u1EDBi danh hi\u1EC7u \u2018Th\u00FA v\u01B0\u01A1ng Kh\u00F4ng ki\u1EBFm\u2019. Anh ta ch\u1EB3ng nh\u1EEFng kh\u00F4ng tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi c\u00E2u h\u1ECFi c\u1EE7a Hiyuki m\u00E0 c\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F2n t\u01B0\u01A1i h\u01A1n c\u1EA3 khi n\u00E3y. (Ran: \u0111\u00E3 sang chapter 3 r\u1ED3i n\u00E0 mina-san ~ XD B\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD c\u1EE9 t\u1EDBi li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c, m\u00E0 interlude tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00F3 c\u0169ng h\u1EEFu \u00EDch th\u1EADt nh\u1EDF ~ :v D\u00F9 sao th\u00EC c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i c\u1EA3m \u01A1n Nh\u1EADt Nguy\u00EAn \u0111\u00E3 trans h\u1EBFt s\u1EE9c nhanh ch\u00F3ng ep n\u00E0y, v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EEBng qu\u00EAn th\u1EB1ng edit n\u00E0y nh\u00E1 ~ :D Cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng, ch\u00FAc m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi xem ep m\u1EDBi vui v\u1EBB ~ see u in next episode ~ :3 )"@en . "Kyuuketsu Hime - Vol 3 Chapter 3-1"@en .