I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1094 - 1009: The Best Gift
Is it really that easy to guess my plan?
Leon glanced at the obviously newly prepared empty vase on the treasure shelf, opened his mouth but then closed it without saying anything.
If it was just Melanie successfully predicting him, it could be considered a coincidence, but now even Queen Veronica guessed what he was going to give, it seems he might be a bit...
"Did Anna help you pick them out?"
Curiously inspecting the gift in Leon's hand, Queen Veronica blinked her eyes, then shook her head denying her guess.
"No, although Anna is attentive, she, like you, is usually quite... frugal. Judging by the style of these gifts, they must have been chosen by Melanie!"
"..."
"Did I guess right?"
"Hmm..."
Faced with the "remote relay" between Melanie and Veronica, Leon couldn't help but nod helplessly.
"She said I'm too stingy, that I need to change this habit, and then gave me a gift list..."
"Oh... So where are my flowers?"
"???"
"Don't hide them, you must have bought flowers too."
Seeing Leon looking somewhat surprised, Queen Veronica couldn't help but laugh:
"I bet you admitted to my face that you needed to change, but internally you weren't convinced, so you also purposely bought flowers, wanting to see which gift makes me happiest, right?"
"..."
Ugh... Everything's been guessed thoroughly.
Seeing Queen Veronica's smiling face, Leon helplessly tapped his cuff with his pinky finger, and a large bouquet of roses sprinkled with water drops fell into his hand.
"Thank you, I really like them~"
With amusement, Veronica took the roses, leaned in to sniff them, then placed the bouquet into the empty vase, pulling Leon down to sit next to her, with smiling eyes she said:
"Both yours and Melanie's gifts are wonderful, but neither of you guessed my favorite gift... Let's set this aside for now, Leon, did your mission go smoothly this time?"
Did it go smoothly? Although the result was good, the process wasn't exactly smooth.
Thinking back to his travel over the past few months, Leon's expression was slightly hard to maintain.
Before departing for the Twin Kingdoms, he originally thought he was just helping the director resolve an old grudge, but ended up fighting with both the director and Serpent Chairman, then absorbing Serpent Chairman while learning the secret technique, only to then take his identity onto the Source God Platform.
After climbing the majority of the Stairway to God, becoming an unprecedented foolish True God, he discovered strange mysterious races in the Origin Mud Plate, finding both William and Melanie have different backgrounds, each carrying a string of epic-level troubles...
"It's okay..."
Not knowing how to evaluate his journey, Leon somewhat insincerely said:
"My side is much like yours usually, solving some troubles but always uncovering a whole bunch of new ones, and they're bigger and harder to deal with than the original troubles, but for now I should be able to manage."
"Then there must be no problem."
Gently stroking Leon's brow, smoothing out the small frown, Queen Veronica took his arm, her eyes like water, softly said:
"Just like how you solved the troubles I faced, in the future you will definitely solve the troubles you encounter, my Leon is capable of anything."
"I'm not as amazing as you say."
Faced with Queen Veronica's "capable of anything" assessment, Leon couldn't help but laugh wryly and shook his head:
"Human ability has its limits, I can't solve all troubles."
"But you will definitely do your best, trying to do your utmost is already enough."
Noticing that Leon seemed troubled by something, Queen Veronica squeezed his hand, thought for a moment then spoke:
"Leon, since you haven't directly told me, the trouble you encountered should not be something I can solve. Although I can't help, I have a habit when dealing with issues, which might help you relieve anxiety... Do you want to hear it?"
Habit?
Hearing this, Leon raised his head in confusion, then nodded, Queen Veronica pulled him gently and said:
"When encountering trouble, I habitually think about the worst possible outcome, then try to make a corresponding contingency plan, and see if I have the ability to handle this worst-case scenario.
If even the worst scenario occurs, and I can still handle it, then there's no need to be anxious.
Even if I can't handle this bad scenario, I've prepared for the worst, and reality usually doesn't develop in the worst direction, so as long as it's a little better than the worst, any future outcomes will be good news."
So that's what it is...
Upon hearing Veronica's soothingly narrated habit, Leon couldn't help but chuckle softly.
This habit, which seems a bit weak, contrasts with Veronica who has been dealing with challenges head-on since she was a teenager, never falling into despair despite difficulties, with great inner strength—it really is quite peculiar.
So, the eternally calm, ever-confident Veronica, even when facing setbacks, outwardly appears composed, but internally must often be holding on tightly.
"Are you actually laughing at me?"
Pulling at Leon's mouth, Queen Veronica jokingly scolded:
"I kindly share this method with you, and you treat me like this?"
"No, no."
Shaking his head quickly to show he wasn't laughing at her, Leon tried a change of mind, contemplating with Veronica's habit in mind.
Regarding Melanie, the worst possibility would be if she gets taken by the abyss in the future, and he couldn't stop her in time, resulting in her being trapped in Abyss Hundred Prisons—can he resolve this?
Flipping open the badge panel and reviewing his current assets, Leon couldn't help but blink, realizing his mindset was notably more relaxed.
At his current level, even if Melanie does "fall into Hell" eventually, he has an eighty percent chance of fighting his way in to forcefully rescue her... and this is just his current self.
Unless something extremely bizarre happens, Melanie would be drawn to the Abyss Hundred Prisons in at least a hundred years, giving him plenty of time to figure out solutions.
"Thank you."
Taking two deep breaths, feeling significantly more relaxed, Leon smiled and said:
"Your habit is quite useful, I feel much better now."
"Since you feel better, let's get down to business."
"?"
With a slight force, she flipped over on top of Leon, Queen Veronica straddled him on the sofa, pressing his shoulders with both hands, lowered her head and approached, cheeks slightly flushed, softly teased:
"Just a bouquet of flowers isn't enough, I want more and better gifts, like a... Huh? What are you doing?"
"Wait a sec."
He held back Veronica who intended to do something serious, Leon glanced around, quickly pulled open the balcony curtains, locking eyes with the blushing eavesdropper reflected in the glass.
I knew... You'd definitely be here at a time like this.
