Money Can Buy Everything

061: Asuna the Detective

The three onlookers, eagerly anticipating a scandalous and melodramatic plot, became a bit anxious.

What kind of development is this? Something's not right!

At this moment, shouldn't the original partner unexpectedly discover her man having another affair, even with a child involved, leading to a loss of reason and a furious outburst?

As for the other woman, she should either endure and tolerate the partner's scolding, wanting to preserve the relationship experience with the man, or be a scheming woman, doing everything to get rid of the original partner, even resorting to harm, with the child becoming a pawn when necessary.

As for the man, why are you just standing there? What exactly do you want to do? Make a choice first! Are you going to help the original partner deal with the scheming woman or turn against the original partner for the lover, risking a violent confrontation? Whatever you choose, do something!

Unfortunately, the fantasies of the three were destined not to come true.

It seems the original partner here is a naive and sweet person. Both the man and the lover appeared with the child, and she still hasn't realized what's going on.

Facing such a naive and sweet original partner, why don't you make a move, lover? Unfortunately, the lover is surprisingly good friends with the original partner and decides to sever ties with the man for the sake of their friendship.

As for the man, can't you do something?

What was originally a great opportunity for a dramatic and melodramatic ethical play is slipping away. Something's not right!

It seems like this kind of plot has never been acted out in movies or TV shows. If someone dares to put it on the screen, it would undoubtedly be a terrible movie, losing money until it dies.

The gossip souls of the three were burning, but the three on the scene completely refused to cooperate, leaving them to endure the flames and turn their faces red.

This play is really tiring to watch. What exactly is going on?

"What's going on? Momo, analyze it for me. I was looking forward to seeing you caught in a chaotic love affair. Why is it so strange!"

Oh right, actually, the one with the burning gossip soul should be four people. There's still one above Momo's head.

Momo gave a mysterious smile, thinking, "You are just too vulgar."

"What kind of person is Asuna? She has a pure and kind soul, a noble and firm will. And I, I deeply love Asuna, willing to always protect her happiness. We are sincerely in love, you know!"

"Ugh—disgusting! You already had a lover and a daughter, and Asuna hasn't even had her virginity taken away yet. I understand, is this what it mean to be a lolicon? You behave quit enormal, but your heart and mind are already in the deep end!”

"Do you think everyone is like you? turning bad for a wooden money box— Hey, hey, stop pulling my hair. I won't talk about that part anymore. Well, it's not difficult to understand, actually."

Momo's tone was calm, as if he possessed the ultimate truth, saying, "From the beginning, you didn't trust me. You insisted that there was something between me and Argo, so when you saw this scene, you thought a war would inevitably break out."

"But my beloved Asuna trusts me completely. So in Asuna's eyes, the fact she sees is just a peculiar little girl randomly jumping out, messing up parentage, just that simple."

"As for the subsequent associations— you guys are too dirty. People like me and Asuna, who are pure, won't stoop to your level."

"I— I'm unexpectedly powerless to mock..."

As if confirming Momo's words, Asuna, upon hearing the little girl calling Momo "Daddy" and claiming that Momo ignored her when talking to Argo, burst into laughter.

She reached out to pat the little girl's head, saying, "Little one, you can't randomly recognize family members! Randomly recognizing family members is a habit only birds have, treating the first living thing they see as family. You're not a bird, right?"

The white-clad little girl turned to look at Asuna. Seeing Asuna's friendly smile and the outreached hand, she extended her own hand.

Smack!

Asuna's hand was ruthlessly slapped away. The white-clad little girl made a grimace and said, "I hate you, ugly woman!"

After that, the white-clad little girl ran behind Argo, hiding herself and only exposing a small head. She stuck out her tongue at Asuna.

"Ugly— ugly woman!"

Asuna was completely stunned by the little girl's actions and words. Repeating the words "ugly woman" three times gave the impression that her sanity was collapsing.

"Hey hey, Asuna, your focus is off!"

The gossip quartet wanted to remind Asuna to recognize the real issue at hand.

"Argo!"

"Here!"

"Move aside!"

"Huh?"

"I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I'm going to teach this nonsense little ghost a lesson. How dare she say I'm ugly, saying it in front of Momo. I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I..."

"Asuna developed a stutter!"

Argo screamed while trying to stop Asuna, saying, "Asuna, don't argue with a child. She might just be a bit shy and got scared, that's all!"

Argo held onto Asuna, but Asuna unexpectedly pulled her away, accumulating a force called "Darkening" on Asuna. In an instant, Asuna gained a level 12 buff that said "Increased Combat Power by 450%!"

"You're darkening in the wrong place!"

The onlookers were almost unable to resist mocking!

And at this moment, someone instantly put an end to the chaos on the scene.

"Wu—"

The white-clad little girl suddenly burst into loud crying.

Seeing this, Asuna instantly calmed down, no longer angry. A high school student bullying a child who might not have even started elementary school, making her cry...

Realizing this, Asuna instantly lost the motivation for darkening, ran out of fuel, and slumped.

Argo, seeing the white-clad little girl crying, felt her heart being pulled, and seeing Asuna no longer angry, she quickly released Asuna and went to the side of the white-clad little girl. The little girl also hugged Argo's neck.

"Mommy, mommy, she bullied you!"

Asuna's mouth twitched on the side, and her whole person became much dimmer. She felt that her life today was too much of a failure...

"No, Asuna didn't bully me... Don't cry, mommy is here, be good..."

Argo held the crying white-clad little girl, and her entire expression softened. The mischievous and energetic Argo, who always had a smirk on her face, instantly turned into a truly gentle mother.

The white-clad little girl choked a few times, finally stopped crying, and with red eyes, she hid in Argo's arms, secretly watching everyone.

"Um, I think maybe we should clarify what's going on here?"

Lisbeth covered her chest, feeling like this bizarre plot development was causing her internal injuries.

"Hey, Lisbeth, are you feeling unwell too? Why are you covering your chest?"

Asuna spoke.

"It's all because of you!"

"Is it my fault again!"

Seeing Asuna's collapsing appearance, Lisbeth quickly walked up, hugged Asuna's head, and said, "Alright, alright, how could it be the fault of my cute Asuna? It's all Momo's fault, it's the man's fault! That man, why hasn't he come to explain about the child with Argo!"

Lisbeth hadn't given up on inciting gossip warfare.

"Um, Lisbeth, that child can't possibly be Momo's, you all have misunderstood."

However, it was Asuna who countered.

"Asuna!"

Lisbeth stared at Asuna with a face of indignation and said, "Has Momo completely mesmerized you? You can't even tell right from wrong!"

"You're too agitated! What I said is true. Momo is only 17 in reality, and this child looks like she's eight or nine, right? It's impossible for her to be Momo's child, right?"

"And, she doesn't have the triangular player icon on her head. Look carefully, I think she should be some special NPC. Although it's the first time I've seen an NPC as intelligent and emotional as her, we've encountered many less intelligent ones, so it's not impossible to understand."

"As for the origin of this child, I think maybe Argo didn't investigate it thoroughly. It's likely related to some special mission about this house. After all, this house is the only one by the lake. If there's a special mission here, it's not hard to understand."

Asuna explained her speculations clearly, and Lisbeth, who started off upset, turned into surprise. Her mouth could accommodate three eggs at this point.

On the other side, the two burly men seemed to have suddenly realized something, and then they looked at Asuna with strange expressions.

"That's it, it's very likely. But Asuna, you're impressive to have such deductive ability."

Speaking was Kirito, who had been in a semi-disconnected state from the beginning but finally reconnected with this sentence.

"Ah, it's nothing obvious— huh, what's wrong with you guys? Are you all uncomfortable?"

Lisbeth covered her face, Agil looked up at the sky, Klein pinched his own face, checking if he was dreaming, and suddenly became interested in the patterns on the floor.

"No, we're fine!" x4

Some things couldn't be said. How should they convey to Asuna that the four of them had been immersed in fantasies of gossip and hadn't noticed these clues?

"Argo, you don't need to blame yourself. This game itself has countless hidden missions. Maybe the first clue to this hidden mission starts from this lakeside villa."

Argo forced a smile, saying, "Ah, that's good. As long as you don't blame me."

Argo would absolutely not have the courage to finish saying what she started just now. What she and Asuna talked about were completely different things.

Asuna sighed and said, "What's wrong with you guys? Why do you all seem weird? But for now, let's understand the situation first. You must mind it when she calls you Mom, right, Argo?"

"Well..."

Argo looked at the little girl in her arms and smiled, saying, "Although it's strange, I really like children. So, I don't mind much. What I hope for is to have a child like her one day, preferably a daughter."

Saying that, Argo subconsciously glanced at Momo and then was attracted by the white-clad little girl's attention.

"Don't Mom already have Yui? Why do you need a daughter? Isn't Yui your daughter?"