As soon as the rogues disappeared with her potion, Mirsha stood frozen for a moment.
Then—
She let out a long breath, shaking off the tension.
Her lips curled into a smirk.
"Tch. Bunch of cowards," she muttered, flipping her hair over her shoulder. "They knew they couldn't actually fight me, so they had to resort to cheap intimidation tactics."
She dusted off her robes as if nothing had happened.
She had given them one potion. Big deal.
She'd just gather more resources, store them at Viles Private Vaults, and get even better gifts.
Her smirk widened.
"In fact," she said, stretching her arms, "I bet if I bring in more rare materials, they'll have to reward me with something even better! Maybe another 'exclusive' potion! Maybe even an artifact!"
She laughed, her confidence fully restored.
Frost Eye & Brainless Girl – Absolute Disbelief
On the rooftop, Frost Eye sat in stunned silence.
"…Is she serious?" he finally asked, blinking in disbelief.
Brainless Girl just shook her head.
Frost Eye ran a hand down his face. "She just got robbed."
Brainless Girl smirked. "And she still thinks the VIP system is real."
Frost Eye looked genuinely frustrated. "How the fuck did she become an elder of Rainbow Solutions? How does someone this brainless make it that far?"
Brainless Girl chuckled. "Connections, probably. Or maybe she just scammed her way in."
Frost Eye groaned. "This is painful to watch."
Brainless Girl grinned. "Hey, at least we know we can milk her again."
Frost Eye rubbed his temples. "I almost feel bad."
Brainless Girl gave him a playful nudge. "You don't, though."
Frost Eye sighed. "No, I really don't."
They both turned their gaze back to Mirsha, who was now strutting towards the marketplace, fully convinced she was about to get even richer.
Brainless Girl chuckled. "Let's see how far this rabbit hole goes."
Frost Eye leaned forward, elbows on his knees, staring at Mirsha like she was a rare specimen of stupidity. His silver coin flipped through his fingers almost absentmindedly.
Then, finally, he let out a long sigh and turned to Brainless Girl.
"…Are elders all this dumb?"
Brainless Girl snorted, clearly amused. "What, you think this level of stupidity is rare?"
Frost Eye gestured at Mirsha, who was now strutting toward the market, looking like she owned the entire town. "She just got robbed. Scammed. We didn't even try that hard, and she's still convinced the VIP system is real." He shook his head. "And now she's running off to gather more valuables to store in our fake vault."
Brainless Girl smirked. "Gotta love the arrogance."
Frost Eye didn't look impressed. "Gotta love the idiocy. Like, seriously—how did she become an elder of Rainbow Solutions? Aren't guild elders supposed to be, I don't know, smart?"
Brainless Girl let out a short laugh. "You're overestimating them."
Frost Eye raised an eyebrow. "So you're telling me… all elders are like this?"
Brainless Girl leaned back against the rooftop railing, her grin widening. "Not all. Some are actually smart. But the ones who get power through politics? Through connections? Through kissing the right asses? They're the dumbest ones of all."
Frost Eye flipped his coin again, watching it glint under the moonlight. "So Rainbow Solutions is run by morons."
Brainless Girl shrugged. "It's run by people who think they're smarter than they are. And that's even worse."
Frost Eye snorted. "No wonder that guild is a mess."
Brainless Girl smirked. "Hey, their stupidity is our payday."
Frost Eye shook his head, watching as Mirsha practically skipped toward the market, completely unaware that she was the town's biggest joke.
"…I almost want to see how far this goes."
Brainless Girl grinned. "Oh, we're definitely seeing how far this goes."
Frost Eye let out a deep sigh, rubbing his temples as he watched Mirsha disappear into the marketplace, humming to herself like she hadn't just been completely scammed.
Then, slowly, he turned to Brainless Girl.
And without a word, he leaned in—very close.
His breath brushed against her ear as he stared directly at her melons.
"…I'm logging out," he muttered.
Brainless Girl blinked. "Huh?"
Frost Eye didn't move. His voice was dead serious.
"I need to log out. I need to touch grass. I need to remind myself that real people exist. Because there is no way these morons are real."
Brainless Girl stared at him for a moment—then threw her head back and laughed.
"You're actually losing it over this," she teased, grinning.
Frost Eye pulled back slightly, shaking his head. "No, you don't get it. I have scammed a lot of people. I have robbed entire guilds blind. But this? This is next level." He gestured wildly in the direction Mirsha had gone. "She's not even questioning it! She's running off to get more valuables! She thinks we're rewarding her for being an idiot!"
Brainless Girl smirked. "And that's breaking you?"
Frost Eye exhaled sharply, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Yes. Yes, it is."
Brainless Girl grinned, tilting her head. "Want me to pinch you? Prove this is real?"
Frost Eye groaned. "I don't think even pain can fix this."
Brainless Girl snickered. "Then I guess you're stuck in this nightmare."
Frost Eye just shook his head.
"…I need a drink."
Frost Eye, still shaking his head in disbelief, glanced at Brainless Girl.
Then, without thinking, he casually asked—
"…Can I touch them?"
The world fell silent.
Brainless Girl slowly turned to look at him, her expression completely blank.
Frost Eye barely had time to regret everything before—
BAM.
Brainless Girl's foot connected with his ass, launching him straight off the rooftop.
"AAAHHHHHHH—"
He crashed into a fruit stand below, sending apples flying everywhere.
The vendor screamed. The bystanders gasped.
And Frost Eye… just lay there, face down in a pile of crushed fruit, wondering where his life had gone so wrong.
Brainless Girl peered over the rooftop, hands on her hips.
"Perverts get launched, Frost. That's the rule."
Frost Eye groaned, raising a single apple-covered middle finger in response.
Brainless Girl smirked. "I'd say 'touch grass,' but you're already touching apples."
"…I hate you," Frost Eye muttered.
Brainless Girl grinned. "Nah, you love me."
And with that, she hopped off the roof—gracefully—while Frost Eye remained in the wreckage of the fruit stand, questioning every decision he had ever made.