"Is Bronya a very powerful character?" asked Miss Pioneer.
"Yeah, a permanent five-star human rights card. One crutches is as strong as two crutches. It is a super auxiliary role that combines pulling, increasing damage, and accelerating. Anyway, it is much more powerful than your uncle Yang and the two friends who have not awakened." The store manager shrugged and smirked, "Are you a little tempted?"
Miss Pioneer's eyes suddenly glowed green.
Feeling Miss Pioneer's extremely aggressive gaze, our guardian swallowed his saliva, took a trembling step back, and couldn't help but laughed dryly: "Don't, don't make such a scary joke, okay, Miss Pioneer, and Mr. Manager."
Miss Pioneer touched her chin and said nothing, while Bronya's clothes on the back were completely soaked with cold sweat.
Chapter 4: The Great Guardian Wants to Support the Store Manager (k)
As the Great Guardian of Beloberg, Bronya herself is the supreme authority of a country or even an entire planet, but feeling the gaze of the pioneer lady that seemed to become material, she inexplicably understood what it felt like to "live with the king like living with a tiger."
No... Compared to "living with the king is like living with a tiger", being caught between two people whom she can neither beat nor offend is perhaps even more dangerous.
Bronya was panicking.
After spending a brief time with Miss Pioneer, she thought that she had gotten to know this heroic young lady with extraordinary fighting skills to a certain extent. However, it was precisely because she knew her eccentric and willful nature that Bronya was unable to confirm whether she was serious about kidnapping her on the spot.
She took a step towards the door of the cafe with sweat on her forehead, ready to slip away at any time, but she saw that the cold pioneer lady suddenly looked away as if she had lost interest.
"Forget it. It's more rewarding to draw character cards yourself."
"Hmph..." The store manager sneered. He stood up and skillfully made a cup of American mocha. He then threw five cubes of sugar into the coffee cup and said, "What if your daily benefits are deducted?"
Miss Pioneer's eyes suddenly revealed an indescribable look of horror: "How can your 36-degree mouth say such cold words?"
"..." Although she could not understand the secret conversation between the store manager and the pioneer, they seemed to have finally given up on kidnapping her on the spot. This made Bronya feel relieved, but at the same time, she inexplicably felt uncomfortable.
"Would you like something to drink? Or did you miss breakfast like them?" the manager asked casually.
"Let's have something the manager recommends." Miss Pioneer supported her face with the back of her hand. "Can the lobster soup from yesterday be made in the morning? I'm actually quite curious about what it tastes like."
"Fresh Tonatiuh Soup?" The store manager was stunned for a moment, then shook his head. "With your physique, there's nothing wrong with eating that thing, and it's even quite nutritious in some ways. But I'm sorry, the raw materials have been used up, and Tonatiuh is not something you can always get."
"Really? That's a pity."
"Looking at your cold expression, I don't feel any pity at all." The manager rolled his eyes.
"I always have this expression, but it's just because my facial muscles are not very obedient, so I look a little bit expressionless. It doesn't mean that I am emotionally indifferent." Miss Pioneer raised her two index fingers and poked her face.
"Hmm? Is it because the body has just been produced, so it is still a little out of your control?" The store manager was a little surprised.
"should be."
"Have you ever thought about asking someone to help you adjust it?"
Miss Pioneer thought about it and shook her head: "No need. I will get used to it sooner or later. Besides... I don't really want to adjust the parameters of this body."
The store manager looked at Miss Pioneer's face and asked, "Because of that person?"
"Manager, you know this too?" Miss Pioneer was a little surprised.
"I can only say that I still have some vague impressions." The store manager did not completely deny what Miss Pioneer said, "The journey on the Star Train is your journey and story, not mine. We were supposed to be two parallel lines that did not interfere with each other. It was beyond my expectation that we could meet in this cafe."
"Then can the store manager tell me what the Starry Sky Train will encounter during the next journey?"
"I'm not interested in being a riddle teller. If I still remember, I don't mind telling you everything I know." The store manager shrugged. "But as I just said, the memory of you left in my mind is already very vague. If you want to get intelligence support from me, then I advise you to save your energy a little."
“What about substantive support?”
"You really think this is a travel store..." The store manager sighed tiredly and thought for a while, "Forget it, I don't really need those things right now anyway. Tell me about your current situation first? I'll see if there is anything I can give you."
The pioneer's eyes lit up, and he suddenly stood up, leaped over the bar, and threw his whole body on the store manager: "Thank you, godfather! I knew you wouldn't just leave your good daughter alone!"
"Godfather?!!!"
In an instant, everyone in the hall, including the store manager, Bronya and the other two, uttered a sound of disbelief in unison.
The store manager stared in amazement at the delicate face just within reach. He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shuddered.
Because he felt the cold gaze in the kitchen.
"Who is your godfather? Let me go... Damn it, how come you are so strong?!"
"Whoever gives me Xingqiong and Guangcone will be a good godfather! Yes, limited weapons are fine too." While the store manager was struggling desperately, Miss Pioneer held his neck motionlessly, with a hint of pleasure rising slightly at the corners of her mouth.
The store manager was stunned: "A limited-edition weapon can make you recognize your father? Can you have a little self-respect? "
"First of all, let me correct you. There is one in each area, not just one. Secondly, can self-esteem be exchanged for an endless supply of limited weapons?" Miss Pioneer said confidently.
"Every area...?! Hey! I didn't promise to give you free stuff in the future!"
Miss Pioneer raised her face, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Indeed, I don't spend any money to get a limited five-star game for free in every version. I also feel a little uneasy about getting it for free."
"That's right!" The store manager breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with satisfaction, with a teachable expression, "You have to walk your own journey step by step with your own legs. This is in line with the spirit of a pioneer!"
As a result, before he could feel relieved for a few minutes, the words of Miss Pioneer shattered the manager's relief into pieces: "How about I give you a kiss every time I take a five-star from you?"
"Hey! Didn't you just say that it was a bit uneasy to take weapons from me?!"
"I just said that it's a bit uneasy to get something for free. Now it doesn't count as free money when I get it from you." The pioneer said seriously, "I remember that in a certain country, this behavior seems to have an official name, like "Daddy Live" or something -"
"Okay, shut up! If you keep talking, I'll be torn into pieces by your stepmothers!" The store manager hurriedly interrupted the pioneer's words.
The pioneer's eyes lit up: "So the store manager admits that he can be my godfather?"
The store manager almost couldn't catch his breath, and then he realized that he had been completely led into a ditch by this scheming pioneer lady. His face turned pale and blue, and the piercing gaze in the kitchen became more and more sharp during the conversation.
Bronya, Kiana, and Raiden Mei looked at each other blankly.
"That person... is really bold." Raiden Mei laughed dryly, "Bronya, do you know her?"
"...Can I say I don't know him?" Bronya supported her forehead with her hand, feeling a sense of powerlessness from the bottom of her bones that suddenly dominated her whole body.
Kiana looked at the pioneer lady and the young store manager who were hugging each other, opened her mouth, and had a conflicted expression as if she wanted to say something but stopped.
At this moment, the kitchen curtain was slowly opened by a slender wrist, and Miss Rita, with her long flowing hair, smiled with impeccable elegance, but her charming face turned dark.
A voice as gentle as water, with a slight grind of teeth:
"Dear customer, I seem to have stated yesterday that this cafe does not provide any special services. Please respect the main business of this cafe and the store manager."
Miss Pioneer raised her face and looked at Rita without any guilt: "I have a crush on your store manager in a personal sense. Can you give him to me?"
"..."
Snap, the string of rationality broke at once.
provocative.
A complete provocation.
A huge "井" (well) appeared on Rita's forehead. The corners of her mouth twitched for a long time. Her usual gentle voice froze the air in the hall to absolute zero in the blink of an eye: "Please allow Rita to refuse. The store manager is the manager of this cafe. As a member of this cafe, Rita cannot give up the position of manager to an outsider."
"Hmm..." Miss Pioneer's emotionless face showed a trace of tangled expression for the first time in a long time. "Really? No room for negotiation? Manager, what do you say?"
The store manager rolled his eyes: "There's no way I can travel on the Star Train with you."
"That's exactly what happened." Rita's expression finally eased a little. "Dear customer, the store manager is a family man. He has his own partner and his own feelings. You are not the kind of evil demon who can destroy other people's families at will, right? And as a woman, shouldn't you respect yourself a little more?"
Miss Pioneer pouted, as if she was a little dissatisfied, but she obediently loosened her arms around the manager's neck.
"..."
The store manager and Rita both breathed a sigh of relief.
But before the two of them could catch their breath and recover, a sinister hand suddenly reached out to the store manager's chest.
Miss Pioneer, with a serious expression and nimble movements, unbuttoned the second button of the store manager's coat from the top, then gently spread out the fabric on both sides of him, looked at him carefully for a long time, and finally nodded with satisfaction.
"Well, this looks much better."
Because of Pioneer's overly serious expression, the manager and Rita were a little slow to react for a while. After Pioneer had finished everything, they both lowered their heads at the same time and looked at the manager's chest.
Rita's face suddenly turned red, and she looked at the pioneer with a little approval, while the store manager had a blank expression and the corners of his mouth twitched.
Beng Tie Te Se.
——This ○○ (Hyperian swear word) pioneer actually opened a milk window for me!
The moment he realized this, the store manager suddenly waved his hand, picked up a handful of black abyss white flowers that appeared out of thin air, and smashed them hard at the pioneer's face. The pioneer, who had been prepared, lowered his head and dodged the angry blow while turning his body swiftly. He rushed out of the door with his hands and feet like a hound chasing a bone, and left behind a joyful shout:
"Thank you, foster father!"
"What a devil is your adoptive father! What sin did I commit in my previous life to have an adopted daughter like you?!"
The store manager's roar received no response.
The greedy Miss Pioneer followed the Black Abyss and White Flower who disappeared outside the door.
"Black... Black Abyss White Flower?" Kiana and Raiden Mei stared in amazement at the black and white knight gun that the manager threw out of the door, their CPUs were almost burned out.
Seeing that the pioneer lady who had caused such a mess in the coffee shop finally left, Bronya also laughed awkwardly: "I... I still have a lot of work to do. I, I'm leaving first. Kiana, Mei, I look forward to seeing you next time."
"Stop!" The store manager suddenly called out to Bronya, who was retreating. "You haven't paid for your breakfast yet! Are you addicted to free meals?"
"I—" Bronya's body froze, and she said guiltily, "No, sorry, I forgot about it. Let's count yesterday's cup of tea and today's breakfast together. How many credits do you want?"
"Credit points... Let me calculate." The store manager pulled out a drawer under the bar, took out an exchange rate table, and quickly glanced at the exchange rates between various currencies. "I'll give you four thousand."
"So cheap?" Bronya was a little surprised.
"Are you unhappy that things are sold at a low price? How about you give more?" the store manager asked unhappily.
Bronya was stunned for a moment: "Are you... short of money?"
"You think I'm short of money?" The store manager rolled his eyes and suddenly sighed dejectedly, "I'm not short of money, but the currencies in different worlds are different and cannot be shared, which is really a headache. The most important thing is... I can't apply for a company credit account."
"It's OK for other worlds, but when I bought some goods from Beloberg before, I had to use all kinds of hard currencies to exchange for some Winter City shields, and my credit account was completely unusable."
Bronya touched her chin, feeling something was wrong, but suddenly realized, "I heard that... a fool who used various supplies to exchange for the Winter City Shield appeared in the lower area. Could that be the store manager?"
"If the various supplies you're referring to are medicines and food, then yes, I went to exchange them." The store manager shrugged and rolled her eyes at Bronya. "Why, don't you think it's easy to open a store, young lady?"
Chapter 4: The Great Guardian, Awakening (k)
In fact, the store manager didn’t know what the situation was for others, but at least for him, opening a coffee shop was not a difficult thing.
After all, in a sense, the store of this coffee shop was purely bought for free by the store manager, and the geographical location of this store, which is located in the "fixed point" of the quantum sea that can connect different worlds, can be said to be in a prime location.
As for the problem of supply, in the eyes of the store manager, who maintains "dirty" deals with the power and capital classes of multiple worlds and also controls the world's trade deficit, it is not really a difficult problem to solve.
For his shop assistants, it can be said that there is almost no cost at all, except that their own kidneys have to suffer a little.
Besides, he was not short of money to begin with, so it was natural that he did not need this cafe to make a living.
With the blessing of all these factors, this cafe, which was located at the hub of different worlds by chance, can be said to be running quite smoothly.
——Of course, our upright and even lovable Great Guardian is completely unaware of all this.
"…I'm sorry, according to Article 3 of the "Belloberg Law - Several Principles of Clean Governance in Klipperburg", all political participants in Klipperburg are prohibited from engaging in profit-making activities privately. As for opening a store, I have never had any similar experience."
Since it was not her area of expertise, she could not rashly express her opinion, as it would make her look stupid. Bronya, who had been brought up with this good upbringing, humbly acknowledged her ignorance, and then revealed a rather frank expression of worry.
"If the store manager encounters any difficulties that are difficult to resolve during the operation, please let me know. Although this cafe does not belong to Beloberg's territory, since I have allowed this cafe to operate normally in the administrative district as the Grand Guardian, Pramya's will will still bless you."
As she said this, Bronya's back seemed to be stained with a layer of noble rainbow, like a compassionate Buddha. Her beautiful face, which was both elegant and capable, had both the calmness of a protective person and the majesty that only belonged to a superior.
The noble demeanor of the leader stunned Mei Raiden and Kiana who were sitting at the dining table. They then realized that although they had the same name and her face was only slightly more mature, this "Bronya" in the silver-mane battle robe was a real national leader.
If compared to their original world, they are almost on the same level as Otto and Walter Yang... no, perhaps even better in some aspects.
Looking at Bronya's gentle expression full of care, Mei Raiden and Kiana couldn't help but secretly admire this "Bronya from a different world" in their hearts.
Faced with such a selfless and gentle leader like an elder, even this unreliable store manager would probably be impressed by the demeanor of this great guardian.
——But just when the two girls had this thought.
The young store manager, who had rolled his eyes at Bronya just a second ago, showed a hint of obvious worry after a moment of silence.
"...Let me check first."
the store manager asked cautiously.
"You Belobergs... you don't have any magical physique that makes you drunk after drinking juice, right?"
"?"
Mei Raiden, Kiana, and Bronya were all stunned. For a moment, they didn't understand why the store manager would ask such a strange question that had no logical connection with the original topic.
"Otherwise, it is really hard for me to understand why you, as the supreme ruler of a planet, would be as harmless as a pure little white rabbit." said the store manager.
Bronya was stunned for two seconds, then suddenly reacted, her decent face flushed red: "You, what do you mean? I'm caring about you out of good intentions, but you're calling me stupid in a roundabout way?"
