. "\u201CLute, ch\u00FAng ta \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u00E2u th\u1EBF?\u201D M\u1ED7i l\u1EA7n c\u00F4 b\u00E9 Nh\u00E2n M\u00E3 Karen Bishop \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1EDDi qua ti\u1EC7c tr\u00E0, em s\u1EBD th\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EBFn ph\u00F2ng c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 tr\u00EAn t\u1EA7ng hai. Nh\u01B0ng l\u1EA7n n\u00E0y, t\u00F4i l\u1EA1i d\u1EABn em \u0111\u1EBFn th\u1EB3ng s\u1EA3nh \u0103n \u1EDF l\u1EA7u hai. Cho n\u00EAn, em c\u1EE9 th\u1EAFc m\u1EAFc li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c. \u201CS\u1EA3nh \u0103n l\u1EDBn. M\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111ang ch\u1EDD \u0111\u1EA5y\u201D \u201CM\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi?\u201D Em \u1EA5y nghe c\u00E2u tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i v\u00E0 nghi\u00EAng \u0111\u1EA7u. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi em c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 h\u1ECFi m\u1ED9t c\u00E2u kh\u00E1c, ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EBFn c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa c\u1EE7a s\u1EA3nh \u0103n. T\u00F4i g\u00F5 c\u1EEDa v\u00E0 c\u1EA5t gi\u1ECDng g\u1ECDi. \u201CT\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 \u0111em Karen-sama \u0111\u1EBFn r\u1ED3i \u0111\u00E2y\u201D Karen \u0111\u1EE9ng ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa, r\u1ED3i n\u00F3 d\u1EA7n d\u1EA7n m\u1EDF ra. \u201CKaren-chan, ch\u00FAc m\u1EEBng sinh nh\u1EADt!\u201D \u201C!?\u201D V\u1EDBi v\u00E0i ti\u1EBFng n\u1ED5 nh\u1ECF, c\u1EA3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi Karen gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB ph\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EA7y v\u1EDBi hoa gi\u1EA5y v\u00E0 b\u0103ng v\u1EA3i. Karen h\u01A1i gi\u1EADt m\u00ECnh tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1ED9t \u00E2m thanh m\u00E0 em ch\u01B0a bao gi\u1EDD nghe qua. Sau \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t tr\u00E0n v\u1ED7 tay r\u1EA5t l\u1EDBn n\u1ED5i l\u00EAn/ Trong s\u1EA3nh \u0103n l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 Chrisse, \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7, b\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a nh\u00E0 Vlad. C\u00F2n c\u00F3 c\u1EA3 c\u00F4 b\u00E9 ba m\u1EAFt Barnie Bloomfield v\u00E0 c\u1EA3 b\u00E9 t\u1ED9c Lamia (ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u1EEDa r\u1EAFn), Muir Head. Cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng, c\u00F3 c\u1EA3 c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a Barnie v\u00E0 Muir \u0111em theo \u0111\u1EC3 ph\u1EE5 gi\u00FAp, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 b\u1ECDn h\u1ECD \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111ang v\u1ED7 tay h\u1EBFt m\u00ECnh. C\u00E1c b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u1EE7a s\u1EA3nh \u0103n \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c trang tr\u00ED b\u1EB1ng nh\u1EEFng s\u1EE3i d\u00E2y b\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EE7 m\u00E0u. C\u00F3 c\u1EA3 m\u1ED9t t\u1EA5m banner (note: t\u1EA5m b\u1EA3ng, hay b\u0103ng v\u1EA3i l\u1EDBn) v\u1EDBi d\u00F2ng ch\u1EEF [Ch\u00FAc m\u1EEBng sinh nh\u1EADt l\u1EA7n th\u1EE9 11, Karen-chan] \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c vi\u1EBFt b\u1EB1ng ng\u00F4n ng\u1EEF Qu\u1EF7. Trong l\u00FAc Karen c\u00F2n \u0111ang \u0111\u1ECBnh th\u1EA7n l\u1EA1i, c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u00E3 b\u01B0\u1EDBc t\u1EDBi, tay c\u1EA7m m\u1ED9t b\u00F3 hoa. File:Gunota v02 010.png [Karen-chan, ch\u00FAc m\u1EEBng sinh nh\u1EADt nha] \u201CC, Chrisse!?\u201D Karen m\u1ED9t l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa l\u1EA1i b\u1ECB b\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD b\u1EDFi c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E1ng l\u00ED kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 ra kh\u1ECFi ph\u00F2ng v\u00EC n\u1ED7i s\u1EE3 b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t, gi\u1EDD th\u00EC, em \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t m\u00ECnh. Khi nh\u1EADn \u0111\u00F3a hoa, em \u1EA5y cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng c\u0169ng nh\u1EADn ra r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t bu\u1ED5i ti\u1EC7c b\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD d\u00E0nh cho m\u00ECnh. Karen tu\u00F4n tr\u00E0o n\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt, c\u1EE9 nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t con \u0111\u1EADp n\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB v\u1EE1. \u201CC, Chirsse th\u1EADt l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1EA1n t\u1ED1t, \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1EE9c b\u01B0\u1EDBc ra kh\u1ECFi ph\u00F2ng ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u00FAc m\u1EEBng sinh nh\u1EADt c\u1EE7a t\u1EDB! Xin c\u1EA3m \u01A1n t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi! T\u1EDB th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 \u0111ang c\u00F3 nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1EA1n r\u1EA5t t\u1ED1t!\u201D [.......] Karen \u0111ang nh\u00ECn t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1EA1n th\u1EDDi \u1EA5u th\u01A1 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh \u0111\u1EC1u c\u00F3 m\u1EB7t trong s\u1EA3nh, k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00F3, c\u1EA3 hai c\u00F4 b\u00E9 kia khi \u0111ang chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c sinh nh\u1EADt, h\u1ECD c\u0169ng bi\u1EBFt l\u00E0 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u00E3 ra kh\u1ECFi ph\u00F2ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i. Hi\u1EC3n nhi\u00EAn l\u00E0, bi\u1EBFt c\u1EA3 vi\u1EC7c l\u00E0 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 ra kh\u1ECFi ph\u00F2ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, kh\u00F4ng h\u1EB3n ch\u1EC9 v\u00EC Karen kh\u00F4ng. Nh\u01B0ng ch\u1EB3ng ai l\u1EA1i mu\u1ED1n ph\u1EE7 nh\u1EADn c\u1EA3. H\u1ECD c\u01B0\u1EDDi trong k\u00EC qu\u1EB7c, nh\u01B0ng Karen, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang b\u1ECB c\u1EA3m \u0111\u1ED9ng \u0111\u1EBFn ph\u00E1t kh\u00F3c, l\u1EA1i ch\u1EB3ng \u0111\u1EC3 \u00FD g\u00EC. Ngay khi em b\u01B0\u1EDBc v\u00E0o s\u1EA3nh, th\u00EC em \u0111\u00E3 ngay t\u1EE9c nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c qu\u00E0 r\u1ED3i. \u201CNg\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn s\u1EBD l\u00E0 t\u1EDB nha\u201D C\u00F4 b\u00E9 ba m\u1EAFt Barnie ch\u00ECa qu\u00E0 m\u00ECnh ra. N\u00F3 to c\u1EE1 m\u1ED9t b\u1ECBch g\u1EA1o n\u1EB7ng 5kg. \u201C\u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t con heo \u0111\u1EA5t ma thu\u1EADt. Tuy\u1EC7t \u0111\u1ED1i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 m\u1EDF cho \u0111\u1EBFn khi \u0111\u1EA1t \u0111\u1EBFn gi\u1EDBi h\u1EA1n, cho n\u00EAn h\u00E3y c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng b\u1ECF \u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA7y n\u00F3 nh\u00E9\u201D \u201CC\u1EA3m \u01A1n c\u1EADu Barnie, t\u1EDB s\u1EBD s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng n\u00F3 trong \u00E2n c\u1EA7n\u201D \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t m\u00F3n qu\u00E0 kh\u00E1 ph\u00F9 h\u1EE3p \u0111\u1EBFn t\u1EEB con g\u00E1i c\u1EE7a ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1ED5i ti\u1EC1n. [Ti\u1EBFp theo l\u00E0 t\u1EDB] T\u1EEB l\u00F2ng b\u00E0n tay c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7, em \u0111\u01B0a ra m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i h\u1ED9p nh\u1ECF \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1ECDc ch\u1EB7t b\u1EB1ng v\u1EA3i. [Ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00F4i b\u00F4ng tai, nh\u01B0ng t\u1EDB s\u1EBD h\u1EA1nh ph\u00FAc l\u1EAFm n\u1EBFu c\u1EADu ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn ch\u00FAng trong vui v\u1EBB] \u201CC\u1EA3m \u01A1n Chrisse. C\u00F3 th\u1EC3 t\u1EDB s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 \u0111eo ch\u00FAng h\u1EB1ng ng\u00E0y, nh\u01B0ng s\u1EBD s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng ch\u00FAng trong nh\u1EEFng b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c hay nh\u1EEFng ng\u00E0y quan tr\u1ECDng\u201D \u201CNg\u01B0\u1EDDi cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng s\u1EBD l\u00E0 t\u1EDBi. T\u1EDB c\u0169ng s\u1EBD r\u1EA5t vui n\u1EBFu c\u1EADu d\u00F9ng ch\u00FAng chung v\u1EDBi qu\u00E0 c\u1EE7a Chrisse\u201D M\u1ED9t c\u00F4 h\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a Muir \u0111em theo \u0111\u01B0a qu\u00E0 ra. M\u00F3n qu\u00E0 c\u1EE7a em \u1EA5y l\u00E0 m\u00F3n duy nh\u1EA5t kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c g\u00F3i b\u1ECDc, \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1EDF toang ra \u0111\u1EC3 cho m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1EA5y. M\u00F3n qu\u00E0 m\u00E0 em \u0111\u00E3 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB, l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i \u0111\u1EA7m r\u1EA5t sang tr\u1ECDng, khi\u1EBFn b\u1EA1n th\u1EAFc m\u1EAFc kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC1u d\u1EA3i bu\u1ED9c qu\u00E1 tr\u00EAn n\u00F3 hay kh\u00F4ng. N\u00F3 c\u00F3 m\u00E0u h\u1ED3ng, v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng d\u1EA3i bu\u1ED9c m\u00E0u tr\u1EAFng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u00EAu l\u00EAn nh\u00ECn nh\u01B0 nh\u1EEFng v\u1EBFt kem qu\u1EC7t. Thay v\u00EC l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i \u0111\u1EA7m ti\u1EC7c t\u00F9ng, n\u00F3 nh\u00ECn gi\u1ED1ng v\u1EDBi lo\u1EA1i th\u1EDDi trang sweet lolita (note: Amaloli \u2013 ng\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EA1i v\u1EDBi gothic loli) h\u01A1n trong ki\u1EBFp tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i. Karen l\u00FAc \u0111\u1EA7u th\u00EC n\u00F3i kh\u00F4ng n\u00EAn l\u1EDDi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u00F3n qu\u00E0 c\u1EE7a Muir, nh\u01B0ng r\u1ED3i m\u1EB7t em \u0111\u1ECF \u1EEDng l\u00EAn. \u201CM, Muir! M\u00ECnh ngh\u0129 c\u00E1i b\u1ED9 v\u00E1y x\u1EBFp n\u1EBFp v\u00E0 lung linh th\u1EBF n\u00E0y th\u00EC kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 h\u1EE3p v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFn binh nghi\u00EAm kh\u1EAFc nh\u01B0 m\u00ECnh \u0111\u00E2u!\u201D \u201CKh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 \u0111\u00E2u. S\u1EBD h\u1EE3p th\u00F4i, r\u1EA5t l\u00E0 h\u1EE3p v\u1EDBi Karen lu\u00F4n \u0111\u1EA5y\u201D \u201CC\u1EADu l\u1EA1i tr\u00EAu t\u1EDB n\u1EEFa r\u1ED3i!\u201D V\u1EDBi khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1ECF ch\u00F3t c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, Karen tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn t\u1EE9c gi\u1EADn. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 c\u00F4 b\u00E9 ba m\u1EAFt Barnie \u0111\u1EE1 l\u1EDDi cho Muir. \u201CKh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 \u0111\u00E2u, Karen-chan c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t xinh x\u1EAFn v\u00E0 c\u00F3 th\u00E2n h\u00ECnh \u0111\u1EB9p, cho n\u00EAn, c\u1EADu s\u1EBD tr\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EB9p th\u00F4i\u201D [\u0110\u00F4i b\u00F4ng tai t\u1EDB \u0111\u01B0a th\u00EC qu\u00E1 \u0111\u01A1n gi\u1EA3n, nh\u01B0ng \u0111i \u0111\u00F4i v\u1EDBi b\u1ED9 v\u00E1y \u0111\u00F3 th\u00EC s\u1EBD r\u1EA5t h\u1EE3p gu. Cho n\u00EAn, h\u00E3y m\u1EB7c ch\u00FAng v\u00E0 cho ch\u00FAng t\u1EDB th\u1EA5y v\u00E0o l\u1EA7n sau nh\u00E9] \u201C\u1EDC th\u00EC, nh\u01B0ng m\u00E0\u2026\u201D C\u1EA3 hai c\u1EE9 kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng r\u1EB1ng em \u1EA5y s\u1EBD tr\u00F4ng r\u1EA5t tuy\u1EC7t v\u1EDBi b\u1ED9 v\u00E1y \u0111\u00F3. Cho n\u00EAn, Karen r\u1EA5t mu\u1ED1n t\u1EEB ch\u1ED1i m\u00E0 l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 m\u1EDF l\u1EDDi. Em \u1EA5y n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EADu \u0111\u1EADu v\u1EDBi Muir. \u201CC\u1EA3m, c\u1EA3m \u01A1n Muir. T\u1EDB s\u1EBD gi\u1EEF g\u00ECn n\u00F3 trong c\u1EA9n tr\u1ECDng \u0111\u1EC3 kh\u00F4ng l\u00E0m b\u1EA9n n\u00F3\u201D \u201CT\u1EDB vui khi c\u1EADu th\u00EDch n\u00F3. H\u00E3y m\u1EB7c v\u00E0o b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c tr\u00E0 ti\u1EBFp theo c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta, nha?\u201D \u201CTh\u00EC, n\u1EBFu t\u1EDB th\u00EDch nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF, eh? Ahahahahaha\u201D \u201CFufufufufu\u2026..\u201D C\u1EA3 hai ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c cu\u1ED9c \u201C\u0111\u00F4i co\u201D c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh trong nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng. N\u00F3i qua n\u00F3i l\u1EA1i xong, ban nh\u1EA1c m\u00E0 \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u00E3 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u n\u1ED5i nh\u1EA1c. C\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi ti\u1EBFng nh\u1EA1c, c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u nh\u1EAFm \u0111\u1EBFn \u0111\u1ED3 \u0103n. T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EC1u \u0103n \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00E0m v\u00E0 gom l\u1EA1i b\u1EDFi c\u1EA3 ba gia \u0111\u00ECnh. Gia \u0111\u00ECnh Lamia c\u1EE7a Muir th\u00EC mang \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1ED9t b\u1EEFa t\u1ED1i h\u1EA3i s\u1EA3n. C\u00F4 b\u00E9 t\u1ED9c ba m\u1EAFt Barnie th\u00EC l\u00E0 m\u00F3n th\u1ECBt. B\u00EAn nh\u00E0 c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 th\u00EC ch\u1ECBu tr\u00E1ch nhi\u1EC7m cho nh\u1EEFng m\u00F3n \u0103n d\u1EC5 nu\u1ED1t (hay b\u00EAn Nh\u1EADt, h\u1ECD th\u01B0\u1EDDng g\u1ECDi n\u00F3 l\u00E0 hors d\u2019\u0153uvres) Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, \u0111\u1EA7u b\u1EBFp tr\u01B0\u1EDFng Malcolm-san c\u0169ng c\u1ED1 h\u1EBFt m\u1EE9c \u0111\u1EC3 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB m\u1ED9t n\u00FAi ti\u1EC7c tr\u00E1ng mi\u1EC7ng m\u00E0 T\u1ED9c Qu\u1EF7 r\u1EA5t th\u00EDch. B\u00E1nh kem v\u00E0 b\u00E1nh ng\u1ECDt l\u00E0 \u0111i\u1EC1u hi\u1EC3n nhi\u00EAn. C\u00F2n nh\u1EEFng m\u00F3n \u0103n v\u1EB7t t\u00F4i l\u00E0m\u2014M\u1ED9t c\u00E1i pudding kh\u1ED5ng l\u1ED3 v\u1EDBi h\u00ECnh d\u1EA1ng tr\u00E1i banh, b\u00E1nh mille cr\u00E8pe v\u1EDBi h\u00ECnh tr\u00E1i tim, khoai t\u00E2y chi\u00EAn c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi nhi\u1EC1u lo\u1EA1i \u0111\u1ED3 v\u1EB7t kh\u00E1c c\u0169ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB. C\u00E1c c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 nh\u1ECF, \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7, b\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 b\u00E9 Lamia v\u00E0 ba m\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EC1u r\u1EA5t vui v\u1EBB m\u00E0 th\u01B0\u1EDFng th\u1EE9c ch\u00FAng. C\u00F2n nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u nh\u00E0 Vlad \u0111\u00E3 t\u1ED5 ch\u1EE9c b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E2y, th\u00EC l\u00E0m vi\u1EC7c trong b\u1EBFp ho\u1EB7c \u0111i v\u00F2ng quanh \u0111\u1EC3 ph\u1EE5c v\u1EE5 th\u1EE9c u\u1ED1ng. Kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 kh\u00F3 kh\u0103n g\u00EC cho l\u1EAFm, v\u00EC c\u0169ng kh\u00E1 \u00EDt ng\u01B0\u1EDDi tham gia. Qu\u1EA3n gia tr\u01B0\u1EDFng Merry-san th\u00EC \u0111\u1EB7t h\u1EBFt t\u00E2m tr\u00ED c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng v\u00E0o c\u00F4ng vi\u1EC7c n\u00E0y. Karen v\u1EEBa \u0103n c\u00E1i b\u00E1nh pudding kh\u1ED5ng l\u1ED3 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1EAFt s\u1EB5n, v\u1EEBa \u0111\u1EB7t ra m\u1ED9t c\u00E2u h\u1ECFi. \u201CTh\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, c\u00E1i ti\u1EBFng n\u1ED5 nh\u1ECF nh\u1ECF v\u1EDBi m\u1EA5y m\u1EA3nh v\u1EA3i, d\u1EA3i hoa ngay c\u1EEDa l\u00E0 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0o?\u201D [\u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1EA5y m\u00F3n \u0111\u1ED3 ch\u01A1i ti\u1EC7c t\u00F9ng g\u1ECDi l\u00E0 [Ph\u00E1o], do Lute-oniichan l\u00E0m \u0111\u1EA5y] \u201CPh\u00E1o?\u201D T\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E0m ch\u00FAng \u0111\u1EC3 m\u1EDF m\u00E0n b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c v\u1EDBi s\u1EF1 cho ph\u00E9p c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7. Gi\u1EA5y th\u00EC r\u1EA5t m\u1EAFc trong th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi n\u00E0y, kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 \u0111\u1EE7 \u0111\u1ED3 c\u1EE9ng cho n\u00EAn t\u00F4i thay ch\u00FAng b\u1EB1ng v\u1EA3i b\u00F4ng. Cho th\u00EAm v\u00E0o m\u1EA5y m\u1EA3nh v\u1EA3i th\u1EEBa, c\u1EAFt th\u00E0nh nhi\u1EC1u m\u1EA3nh, r\u1ED3i t\u1EA1o s\u1EE3i nh\u00E9t v\u00E0o nh\u1EEFng \u1ED1ng g\u1ED7 nh\u01B0 K\u00EDnh v\u1EA1n hoa \u1EA5y. Khi s\u1EE3i d\u00E2y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c k\u00E9o, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 s\u1EBD bay ra nh\u1EDD v\u00E0o l\u1EF1c c\u1EE7a thu\u1ED1c s\u00FAng m\u00E0 t\u00F4i \u0111\u1EB7t b\u00EAn trong. T\u00F4i ch\u01B0a bao gi\u1EDD ngh\u0129 r\u1EB1ng, k\u0129 n\u0103ng l\u00E0m s\u00FAng c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 \u00EDch \u0111\u1EBFn th\u1EBF n\u00E0y. Khi gi\u1EA3i th\u00EDch xong, Karen c\u00F3 v\u1EBB ch\u1EB3ng hi\u1EC3u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c g\u00EC. \u201CTh\u1EADt l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t thi\u1EBFt b\u1ECB th\u00FA v\u1ECB\u2026.Ch\u00FAng ta c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 d\u00F9ng n\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EA1o m\u1ED9t lo\u1EA1i v\u0169 kh\u00ED m\u1EDBi kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CN\u00E0y n\u00E0y, c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111ang m\u1EEBng tu\u1ED5i suy ngh\u0129 g\u00EC th\u1EBF. C\u00F4ng vi\u1EC7c c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u1EE3i \u0111\u1EBFn sau bu\u1ED5i ti\u1EC7c m\u00E0\u201D \u201CXin, xin l\u1ED7i\u201D [Nh\u01B0ng th\u1EADt ra, v\u0169 kh\u00ED ph\u00E9p thu\u1EADt l\u00E0 c\u00F3 th\u1EADt s\u1EB5n r\u1ED3i. T\u1EDB ngh\u0129 n\u00F3 g\u1ECDi l\u00E0 kh\u1EA9u AK-47, n\u1EBFu kh\u00F4ng nh\u1EA7m] C\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi b\u1EB1ng t\u1EA5m b\u1EA3ng \u0111en c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. C\u00E1c c\u00F4 b\u1EA1n c\u1EE7a em h\u01B0\u1EDBng m\u1EAFt v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa t\u00F4i. \u2026..\u0111\u00E2y kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u1EDDi \u0111i\u1EC3m th\u00EDch h\u1EE3p \u0111\u1EC3 n\u00F3i v\u1EC1 AK-47 nh\u1EC9? Nh\u01B0ng c\u0169ng qu\u00E1 mu\u1ED9n \u0111\u1EC3 vi\u1EC7n c\u1EDB r\u1ED3i, n\u00EAn t\u00F4i \u0111i th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o v\u1EA5n \u0111\u1EC1 lu\u00F4n. \u201C\u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t thi\u1EBFt b\u1ECB ma thu\u1EADt d\u00F9ng ph\u00E9p thu\u1EADt n\u1ED5 ph\u00F3ng ra m\u1ED9t c\u1EE5c kim lo\u1EA1i, \u0111\u1EC3 gi\u1EBFt ho\u1EB7c l\u00E0m b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7\u201D \u201CC\u00F3 th\u1EE9 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF t\u1ED3n t\u1EA1i sao? \u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 l\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn ta nghe v\u1EC1 n\u00F3. N\u00F3 c\u00F3 ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 v\u0169 kh\u00ED ph\u1ED5 bi\u1EBFn \u1EDF L\u1EE5c \u0110\u1ECBa Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi-Ti\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Trong m\u1ED9t gia \u0111\u00ECnh ch\u1EC9 to\u00E0n l\u00E0m v\u1EC1 s\u1EA3n xu\u1EA5t v\u00E0 ph\u00E1t tri\u1EC3n v\u0169 kh\u00ED, Karen c\u00F3 v\u1EBB r\u1EA5t th\u00EDch th\u00FA. T\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 b\u1EAFt bu\u1ED9c ph\u1EA3i tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi c\u00E2u h\u1ECFi \u0111\u00F3, cho n\u00EAn \u0111\u00E0nh ph\u1EA3i n\u00E9 n\u00F3. \u201CTh\u01B0\u1EDDng th\u00EC, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ta ta kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 hi\u1EC3u bi\u1EBFt v\u1EC1 n\u00F3. N\u00F3 d\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 v\u0169 kh\u00ED b\u1EA5t th\u01B0\u1EDDng. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00FAc \u1EDF L\u1EE5c \u0110\u1ECBa Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi-Ti\u00EAn, t\u00F4i c\u0169ng ch\u1EC9 nghe tho\u00E1ng qua th\u00F4i\u201D \u201C\u1EDE n\u01A1i n\u00E0o c\u1EE7a L\u1EE5c \u0110\u1ECBa Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi-Ti\u00EAn m\u00E0 anh nghe th\u1EA5y n\u00F3? C\u00F3 nghe \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c g\u00EC kh\u00E1c kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CN\u00E8 Karen-chan, ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i Muir-chan m\u1EDBi nh\u1EAFc nh\u1EDF c\u1EADu sao?\u201D Barnie ki\u1EC1m ch\u1EBF l\u1EA1i tr\u00E0n c\u00E2u h\u1ECFi c\u1EE7a Karen. \u201CC\u1EADu l\u00E0 kh\u00E1ch qu\u00FD \u0111\u00EAm nay \u0111\u1EA5y cho n\u00EAn \u0103n v\u00E0 c\u1EE9 \u0103n \u0111i. C\u00E1i b\u00E1nh r\u1EA5t l\u00E0 ngon, bi\u1EBFt kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CXin, xin l\u1ED7i. N\u00F3 ch\u1EAFc h\u1EB3n ph\u1EA3i r\u1EA5t ngon ng\u1ECDt\u201D \u0102n xong c\u00E1i b\u00E1nh m\u00E0 Barnie \u0111\u1EC1 ngh\u1ECB, Karen n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u01B0\u01A1i. T\u00F4i li\u1EC1n tr\u1ED1n sau khi th\u1EA5y em c\u00F3 v\u1EBB b\u1EADn r\u1ED9n, \u0111\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh l\u1EA1i b\u1ECB h\u1ECFi n\u1EEFa. Tr\u1ED1n ra sau nh\u1EEFng b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EDDng r\u1ED3i, Merry-san ch\u1EA1y qua m\u1EB7t t\u00F4i \u0111\u1EBFn ph\u00EDa \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 trong ho\u1EA3ng lo\u1EA1n. Merry-san th\u00EC th\u1EA7m \u0111i\u1EC1u g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 v\u1EDBi \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang ng\u1ED3i c\u00F9ng b\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 tr\u00EAn gh\u1EBF sofa, \u0111ang \u0103n b\u00E1nh mille cr\u00E8pe. \u201C!?\u201D T\u00F4i c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED n\u1EB7ng n\u1EC1, d\u00F9 l\u00E0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng \u1EDF ph\u00EDa b\u00EAn kia b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EDDng. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 c\u00E1c nh\u1EA1c c\u00F4ng c\u0169ng tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn ho\u1EA3ng s\u1EE3 v\u00E0 d\u1EEBng ch\u01A1i l\u1EA1i. C\u00E1c b\u1EA1n c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 c\u0169ng quay \u0111\u1EA7u qua, th\u1EAFc m\u1EAFc c\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC \u0111ang x\u1EA3y ra. Ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi duy nh\u1EA5t, l\u00E0 b\u00E0 ch\u1EE7, c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 khuy\u00EAn gi\u1EA3i \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 trong l\u00FAc u\u1ED1ng tr\u00E0 h\u01B0\u01A1ng. \u201CAnh y\u00EAu, b\u00ECnh t\u0129nh l\u1EA1i n\u00E0o. S\u1EE9c ph\u00E9p thu\u1EADt \u0111ang r\u00F2 r\u0129 ra kh\u1ECFi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi anh k\u00ECa\u201D \u201C\u2026\u2026Hahahahahaha! Xin l\u1ED7i, xin l\u1ED7i! T\u00F4i h\u01A1i b\u1EA5t c\u1EA9n l\u00FAc n\u00E3y\u201D \u201CTh\u1EADt l\u00E0, s\u1EF1 b\u1EA5t c\u1EA9n c\u1EE7a anh th\u1EADt l\u00E0m h\u1ECFng h\u00ECnh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh m\u00E0\u201D C\u1EA3 hai c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u1EDBi nhau trong vui v\u1EBB, kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 \u0111\u1EC3 \u00FD \u0111\u1EBFn xung quang m\u00ECnh. \u0110\u00FAng l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 kh\u00E0n m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng \u201CV\u00E2ng, xin th\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi. Do c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t s\u1ED1 chuy\u1EC7n n\u1ED9i b\u1ED9 n\u00EAn t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB xao l\u00E3ng\u201D \u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 l\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn t\u00F4i c\u00F3 c\u00E1i c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c \u0111\u1EA7y \u00E1p l\u1EF1c n\u00E0y. \u0110\u00E2y hi\u1EC3n nhi\u00EAn, l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t lu\u1ED3n \u00E1p l\u1EF1c \u0111\u1EBFn t\u1EEB m\u1ED9t ph\u00E1p s\u01B0 h\u1EA1ng A nh\u01B0 \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 \u0111ang c\u1EF1c k\u00EC t\u1EE9c gi\u1EADn. Nh\u01B0ng, [V\u1EA5n \u0111\u1EC1 N\u1ED9i b\u1ED9] n\u00E0o l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 khi\u1EBFn \u00F4ng \u1EA5y th\u1EBF n\u00E0y? \u00D4ng ch\u1EE7 n\u00F3i m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch v\u00F4 t\u01B0, c\u1EE9 nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 d\u1EF1 b\u00E1o th\u1EDDi ti\u1EBFt s\u00E1ng mai \u1EA5y. \u201CD\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 l\u00E0, m\u1EA5y \u00F4ng anh c\u1EE7a ta \u0111ang chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB cho m\u1ED9t cu\u1ED9c chi\u1EBFn kh\u00E1c\u201D Nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi anh c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7! Ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c, t\u00F4i li\u1EC1n ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1EBFn hai c\u00E1i khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t m\u1EA5t c\u00E2n \u0111\u1ED1i c\u1EE7a Pylkk\u00E4nen v\u00E0 Ravio. Ng\u00E0y x\u1EEDa ng\u00E0y x\u01B0a, h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng vi\u1EC7n c\u1EDB \u0111\u1EC3 g\u00E2y chi\u1EBFn v\u1EDBi \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EC3 d\u00E0nh quy\u1EC1n s\u1EDF h\u1EEFu t\u00E0i s\u1EA3n. K\u1EBB th\u00F9, l\u00E0 nh\u00E0 ma c\u00E0 r\u1ED3ng, s\u1ED1 l\u01B0\u1EE3ng kho\u1EA3ng 1000 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, 50 trong s\u1ED1 \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 ph\u00E1p s\u01B0. \u0110\u1ED1i m\u1EB7t v\u1EDBi ch\u00FAng l\u00E0 nh\u00E0 Vlad, ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC1u nh\u1EA5t l\u00E0 50 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, t\u00EDnh c\u1EA3 \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 b\u00E0 ch\u1EE7. Tje61 nh\u01B0ng, chi\u1EBFn th\u1EAFng ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n v\u1EABn thu\u1ED9c v\u1EC1 nh\u00E0 Vlad. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 hi\u1EC3n nhi\u00EAn r\u1ED3i. \u00D4ng ch\u1EE7 l\u00E0 ph\u00E1p s\u01B0 h\u1EA1ng A\u2014l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t con qu\u00E1i v\u1EADt \u0111\u1EE9ng \u0111\u1EA7u, m\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t s\u1ED1 \u00EDt ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u00E0i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u1EA1t \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1EE9c \u0111\u1ED9 \u0111\u00F3. Khi m\u00E0 \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7 v\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u00E8 b\u1EB9p v\u00E0 h\u1EA1 b\u1EC7 c\u1EB7p anh em-baka kia, ch\u00FAng li\u1EC1n l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c xin l\u1ED7i. \u00D4ng ch\u1EE7 ch\u1EC9 c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 tha th\u1EE9 cho ch\u00FAng nh\u01B0 mong mu\u1ED1n, ch\u1EB3ng \u0111\u00F2i ti\u1EC1n hay g\u00EC kh\u00E1c ngo\u00E0i l\u1EDDi xin l\u1ED7i c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng. \u201CC\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u1EDDi anh c\u1EE7a ta \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E0m m\u1ED9t \u0111i\u1EC1u r\u1EA5t \u0111\u00E1ng x\u1EA5u h\u1ED5, d\u00E1m g\u00E2y s\u1EF1 ngay gi\u1EDD vui v\u1EBB c\u1EE7a c\u00E1c b\u1EA1n c\u1EE7a con g\u00E1i ta\u2026 D\u00F9 l\u00E0 anh em, ta c\u0169ng s\u1EBD c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i d\u1EA1y h\u1ECD m\u1ED9t b\u00E0i h\u1ECDc\u201D D\u00F9 c\u00E1i gi\u1ECDng c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng r\u1EA5t \u0111i\u1EC1m t\u0129nh v\u00E0 \u0111ang c\u01B0\u1EDDi, t\u00F4i v\u1EABn c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 c\u1EA3m nh\u1EADn c\u00E1i c\u01A1 b\u1EAFp c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng \u0111ang c\u0103ng c\u1EE9ng l\u00EAn d\u01B0\u1EDBi l\u1EDBp \u00E1o xa x\u1EC9 kia. \u201CPh\u1EA3i r\u1ED3i \u0111\u1EA5y. L\u1EA7n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ch\u00FAng ta c\u00F2n qu\u00E1 nh\u00E2n t\u1EEB. Gi\u1EDD th\u00EC c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i h\u00E0 kh\u1EAFc h\u01A1n, \u0111\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng anh y\u00EAu?\u201D B\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u1ED3ng t\u00ECnh v\u1EDBi \u00FD ki\u1EBFn c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng ch\u1EE7. B\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 c\u0169ng th\u1EBF, c\u0169ng c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t s\u00E1t kh\u00ED l\u1ED9 ra r\u1EA5t r\u00F5 d\u00F9 \u0111ang \u1EDF d\u01B0\u1EDBi l\u1EDBp \u00E1o trang tr\u1ECDng kia. \u201CCho n\u00EAn ch\u00FAng ta xin th\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i, Bishop-san, v\u00EC \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t g\u00E1o n\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u1EA1nh d\u1ED9i v\u00E0o bu\u1ED5i ti\u1EC7c \u0111\u00E1ng ch\u1EDD \u0111\u1EE3i c\u1EE7a con. S\u1EBD \u0111\u1EC1n b\u00F9 l\u1EA1i cho con sau\u201D \u201CCon r\u1EA5t bi\u1EBFt \u01A1n ng\u00E0i B\u00E1 T\u01B0\u1EDBc. Nh\u01B0ng kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n lo l\u1EAFng qu\u00E1 \u0111\u00E2u, kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E9 tr\u00E1nh \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u1EBFu \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 xung \u0111\u1ED9t gia \u0111\u00ECnh. Th\u1EADt t\u00ECnh th\u00EC, con \u0111\u00E3 vui l\u1EAFm r\u1ED3i. Con ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn c\u0169ng s\u1EBD th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC7n l\u00F2ng bi\u1EBFt \u01A1n c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh trong t\u01B0\u01A1ng lai\u201D Karen cu\u1ED1i \u0111\u1EA7u trong l\u1ECBch s\u1EF1. \u201CV\u1EADy gi\u1EDD, ch\u00FAng ta \u0111i th\u00F4i nh\u1EC9?\u201D \u201C\u0110\u00FAng r\u1ED3i, n\u1EBFu l\u00E0 vi\u1EC7c gia \u0111\u00ECnh th\u00EC ph\u1EA3i ch\u1ECBu, ch\u00FAng ta n\u00EAn \u0111i ngay \u0111\u1EC3 kh\u00F4ng \u201Cl\u00E0m phi\u1EC1n\u201D h\u1ECD\u201D C\u00F4 b\u00E9 Lamia Muir v\u00E0 Barnie ba m\u1EAFt tr\u00F4ng c\u00F3 v\u1EBB th\u1EA5t v\u1ECDng, kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 v\u1EBB b\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD v\u00EC v\u1EE5 t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng n\u00E0y, ngay c\u1EA3 khi \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 b\u1EDFi gia \u0111\u00ECnh ch\u1EE7. C\u1EA3 hai em \u1EA5y \u0111\u1EC1u bi\u1EBFt v\u1EC1 v\u1EA5n \u0111\u1EC1 gia \u0111\u00ECnh ch\u1EE7 t\u1EEBng g\u00E2y chi\u1EBFn m\u1ED9t l\u1EA7n, cho n\u00EAn, c\u00E1c em ch\u1EB3ng th\u1EA5y k\u00EC l\u1EA1 g\u00EC c\u1EA3. H\u1EA7u g\u00E1i tr\u01B0\u1EDFng Merc\u00E8-san th\u00EC th\u1EA7m th\u1EBF v\u1EDBi t\u00F4i, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA7y ho\u00E0i nghi. (Lute l\u00E0 con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, cho n\u00EAn c\u1EADu c\u00F3 l\u1EBD s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng quen v\u1EDBi n\u00F3, nh\u01B0ng \u0111\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi T\u1ED9c Qu\u1EF7 th\u00EC v\u1EA5n \u0111\u1EC1 v\u1EC1 h\u00ECnh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng ki\u1EC3u [kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u00F3i v\u1EC1 \u0111i\u1EC1u gia \u0111\u00ECnh g\u00E2y chi\u1EBFn v\u1EDBi nhau]. T\u1ED9c Qu\u1EF7 c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC1u gia \u0111\u00ECnh kh\u00E1c trong s\u1ED1 4 t\u1ED9c ph\u1EA3i kh\u00F4ng? M\u1ED7i gia \u0111\u00ECnh c\u00F3 phong t\u1EE5c ri\u00EAng v\u00E0 s\u1EDF th\u00EDch kh\u00E1c nhau, n\u00EAn ph\u1EA3i hi\u1EC3u ng\u1EA7m l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EEBng n\u00EAn can d\u1EF1 v\u00E0o n\u00F3) Th\u00EC ra l\u00E0 th\u1EBF. Cho n\u00EAn ch\u1EB3ng ai h\u1ECFi v\u1EC1 t\u00ECnh h\u00ECnh, hay l\u00E0 mu\u1ED1n h\u1ECFi c\u1EA7n s\u1EF1 gi\u00FAp \u0111\u1EE1 hay kh\u00F4ng. \u201CMerc\u00E8, Lute, hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi xin h\u00E3y ti\u1EC5n kh\u00E1ch c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 v\u1EC1. Sau \u0111\u00F3 th\u00EC \u0111\u01B0a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 v\u1EC1 ph\u00F2ng ngay baa~\u201D Qu\u1EA3n gia tr\u01B0\u1EDFng Merry \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng k\u1EBF t\u00F4i, b\u1ED7ng nhi\u00EAn tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ra l\u1EC7nh. Ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u th\u1EF1c hi\u1EC7n Merry-san chuy\u1EC3n l\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i v\u1EDBi c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u kh\u00E1c. \u0110\u1EC3 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB cho cu\u1ED9c chi\u1EBFn v\u1EDBi c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u1EDDi anh trai\u2014"@en . "Gun Ota Ch\u01B0\u01A1ng 33"@en . "\u201CLute, ch\u00FAng ta \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u00E2u th\u1EBF?\u201D M\u1ED7i l\u1EA7n c\u00F4 b\u00E9 Nh\u00E2n M\u00E3 Karen Bishop \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1EDDi qua ti\u1EC7c tr\u00E0, em s\u1EBD th\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EBFn ph\u00F2ng c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE7 tr\u00EAn t\u1EA7ng hai. Nh\u01B0ng l\u1EA7n n\u00E0y, t\u00F4i l\u1EA1i d\u1EABn em \u0111\u1EBFn th\u1EB3ng s\u1EA3nh \u0103n \u1EDF l\u1EA7u hai. Cho n\u00EAn, em c\u1EE9 th\u1EAFc m\u1EAFc li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c. \u201CS\u1EA3nh \u0103n l\u1EDBn. M\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111ang ch\u1EDD \u0111\u1EA5y\u201D \u201CM\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi?\u201D Em \u1EA5y nghe c\u00E2u tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i v\u00E0 nghi\u00EAng \u0111\u1EA7u. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi em c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 h\u1ECFi m\u1ED9t c\u00E2u kh\u00E1c, ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EBFn c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa c\u1EE7a s\u1EA3nh \u0103n. T\u00F4i g\u00F5 c\u1EEDa v\u00E0 c\u1EA5t gi\u1ECDng g\u1ECDi. \u201CT\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 \u0111em Karen-sama \u0111\u1EBFn r\u1ED3i \u0111\u00E2y\u201D Karen \u0111\u1EE9ng ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u00E1nh c\u1EEDa, r\u1ED3i n\u00F3 d\u1EA7n d\u1EA7n m\u1EDF ra. \u201CKaren-chan, ch\u00FAc m\u1EEBng sinh nh\u1EADt!\u201D \u201C!?\u201D File:Gunota v02 010.png [.......]"@en . . .