Goblin Reincarnation in Another World (Anime/Manga)

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After finishing her workout that day, Nilu couldn't take a shower to avoid getting her ankles wet, so she could only wipe her body. After wiping herself down, she came out of her room and noticed a subscription board in the hallway with a local newspaper on it. Out of curiosity, Nilu flipped through it carefully and was surprised to find that her failed performance a few days ago had already made the local headlines.

And it was far more than just headlines. Nilu flipped through the newspaper in surprise and found that it was full of attacks on her. For example, people said that her injury was a complete lie, an excuse she made after her performance was too bad. Some even said that she was a fraud and not famous in other countries. Even worse, there were rumors that Nilu had been kept by someone and that her performance was just a task for her master. They claimed that she failed to dance because the vibrating egg inside her clam was opened.

Seeing these appalling lies, Nilu's beautiful eyes welled up with tears. She never imagined that anyone in the world would attack her with such vicious words. She had always been kind and gentle to others, and the people around her were all kind and good people. Why would someone who didn't even know her be so hostile towards her?

Nilu threw away the newspapers and left dejectedly, but as she walked forward, she found another reading board with the same newspapers. Nilu realized that throwing away the newspapers herself would not solve the rumors. No, it should be said that these rumors had probably already spread all over the city during the time she was recovering.

"Nilu, what are you doing here?"

Just as Nilu was silently shedding tears, Anaye walked in from outside. Judging from the sweat on her forehead, she had probably gone out to help with the theater troupe's logistical work.

"No...nothing..."

Seeing Anaye approaching, Nilu quickly dropped her newspaper, turned and hurriedly ran back to her bedroom, Anaye's concerned calls echoing behind her.

"Miss Nilu, you can't run away! Your injuries haven't fully healed yet..."

Nilu ran back to her bedroom. The thought of the foul language used against her in the newspaper brought tears of pain to her eyes. She lay on the bed, buried her head in the pillow, and sobbed softly.

Anaye caught up and knocked on the bedroom door, but received no response from Nilu. Anaye vaguely heard crying and became even more concerned about Nilu. She tried pushing the door and found it unlocked, so she said with concern:

"Miss Nel, I'm coming in."

Nilu didn't say anything, so Anaye pushed open the door and went in. Once inside, she saw the cute red-haired twin-tailed girl lying on the bed, her head buried in the pillow, sobbing softly. Anaye didn't rush to comfort her, but silently walked to Nilu's side, found a chair and sat down. She waited for a while until Nilu was a little tired from crying before handing her some tissues.

"You actually knew those things all along, didn't you?"

Nilu wiped away her tears; her once beautiful eyes were now red and swollen from crying. Hearing Nilu's question, Anaye sighed and said:

"Actually, everyone in the troupe knows, but they just don't want to tell you."

Nilu knew that everyone meant well. It turned out that she was the one being protected, even though it was her mistake that caused such a big loss to the troupe.

"In short, Miss Nilu, you should rest now and stop thinking about these useless things. You'll never stop worrying about rumors if you pay attention to them. What's most important for you now is to prove yourself to the troupe through your performances..."

"I know, but that kind of thing... I still care a lot..."

"In that case... I'll take you out to hear what other people think of you, if you really want to face it. But don't tell them it was Mr. Zuber who asked me to take you out..."

"Really? Thank you, Anaye..."

“If I keep it from you, you’ll probably only worry about these things and won’t be able to resume your training. But you have to promise me that after this trip, no matter what, you can’t continue to worry about these things. When you come back, you have to train hard.”

"Okay, I promise you..."

Hearing that Anaye was willing to take her out, Nilu quickly forced a smile, but the smile, combined with her swollen eyes, made the beautiful girl look pitiful no matter how you looked at her.

"I took you out this time mainly to help you relax. No matter what you hear, stay calm."

"Well, I see..."

The two made some simple preparations. After all, they were a theater troupe, and there were plenty of costumes and props available. Getting casual clothes wasn't difficult, especially since Anaye was in charge of logistics. She could easily find some props to help Nel change her clothes, so there was no need to worry about Nel's striking red hair being recognized.

The two secretly slipped out of the mansion through the back door and onto the street. Because they were in plain clothes, no one recognized Nilu. Anaye led Nilu towards a small alley in the distance. Nilu asked, puzzled:

"Anaye, where are we going?"

"Of course we're going to eat snacks! The snacks from Yunlai Port are very famous..."

"Isn't it about finding out what other people think of me?"

"Wouldn't it be perfect to do that at a food stall? You can also grab a bite to eat while you're at it. The main purpose of this trip is to relax."

Hearing Anaye say that, Nilu

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There were no objections, and she followed Anaye into a night market. Seeing how familiar Anaye seemed with Yunlai Port as she walked there, she wondered:

"Anaye... how come you seem so familiar with Yunlai Port? Have you been here before?"

"Huh? We did come here to play a few days ago..."

The troupe has been having a tough time lately, so how come these people still have the time to go out and have fun? Nilu felt that something was off about her.

"It's rare for you to come out, Nilu, don't be too sad."

After Anaye came out, she suddenly became much more excited. Holding Nilu's little hand, the two of them ate some grilled fish and stew. The food was quite delicious, but Nilu didn't have much of an appetite.

"Nilu, why aren't you eating?"

"I'm not in the mood..."

"Alright, I know you really want to hear what everyone thinks of you. How about this, I'll take you to a teahouse. The most bustling teahouse in the entire Yunlai Port is on this street, which is why I brought you here."

Anaye quickly led Nilu to the teahouse and found a quiet spot to sit down. The teahouse was quite lively, with opera singers and storytellers performing. Nilu had never seen such a place before, even though she had traveled to many countries on the Western Continent. She was very curious and looked around curiously.

"It's so lively here..."

"Yes, this is where ordinary people in Yunlai Port gather at night. Listening to their opinions here is more authentic than hearing them in the newspapers."

Anaye's words made a lot of sense. After all, newspapers are written by journalists, and they don't necessarily reflect the public's true thoughts about them. People won't blindly believe those rumors, right? Hearing Anaye's words, Nilu's mood immediately improved.

Have you heard the big news lately?

"Hmm, you mean Nilu from the Zuber Theatre Troupe mentioned in the newspaper? The one whose performance failed the other day."

"That Nel is very pretty..."

"I heard that Nel is being kept by someone..."

"That can't be right, it's said that she had an affair with the theater troupe manager..."

"No, what I heard is that Nilu is actually a prostitute, and her dancing is just a product display..."

"Haha, that one's small and fair-skinned, I really want to do it with her."

"That tiny waist, it must be amazing when it moves around in bed, hahaha..."

Unexpectedly, everyone was talking about Nilu, but the words spoken were even more unpleasant than those in the newspapers. Nilu's slightly better mood immediately turned gloomy, and she almost cried, looking aggrieved.

Seeing Nilu's pitiful appearance—her small, snow-white hands resting on her pale knees, head bowed—while the surrounding filth and insults showed no sign of stopping, using Nilu as mere fodder for gossip and making unrestrained malicious speculations, Anaye couldn't bear it any longer. She stood up and loudly rebuked those people, saying:

"What do you know about Nel? You're just spouting nonsense..."

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"How dare you make false accusations, little girl?"

Suddenly accused of talking nonsense, the talker who was drinking tea was stunned. Seeing that the other person was not dressed in Yunlaigang clothing, the person being accused was not afraid and said loudly.

"I'm chatting with my friends here, what's it to you?"

“Even in a conversation, you shouldn’t tease Nel like that. You should apologize to Nel.”

"Anaye...don't do this..."

Nilu pulled Anaye along, noticing that everyone around them was looking this way. She didn't want things to escalate and wanted Anaye to calm things down.

"You insulted Nel, apologize to me."

Anaye completely ignored Nilu, stood up, pointed at Nilu, and continued speaking.

"Huh? Nilu? Ah... that little girl from the new Zuber's theater troupe, why should I apologize to her?"

Unexpectedly, the other party was equally adamant, refusing to back down and instead accusing Anaye of meddling. Anaye, enraged, simply pulled Nilu aside and said to the other party's face:

“Nel, whom you insulted, is standing right in front of you. Can you still say we have no connection?”

Nilu didn't want to show her face in public, but Anaye dragged her up. She felt like a thief who had been suddenly pulled to the front of the stage. The beautiful girl became timid and didn't know what to do. She even lowered her head and didn't dare to look at everyone.

"Oh... so this is Nel... she's really pretty up close... no wonder she's a prostitute..."

"You bastard, what are you saying?"

Hearing the other party continue to insult Nilu, Anaye became furious and raised her voice, which naturally attracted even more onlookers, and the situation began to spiral out of control.

Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Nilu quickly pulled Anaye away from the teahouse. However, Anaye was furious when she heard the other person insulting Nilu and they started arguing.

"You clearly know nothing about Nel, so why are you slandering her like this..."

"Haha, if it really is fake, why are you so concerned..."

"Exactly, exactly. This girl is so pretty and performs in a theater troupe, she must have slept with a lot of people..."

"Is this all about selling yourself today? That's what the newspaper said..."

"It wasn't just the newspapers; people in their theater troupe said similar things..."

The surrounding language became increasingly foul, and Nilu couldn't take it anymore. She got up, cried, and ran out of the teahouse. When Anaye saw Nilu leave, she didn't bother arguing with these people anymore and turned around to chase after Nilu.

Nilu ran out of the teahouse, covering her face and weeping. She couldn't understand why so many people were so malicious towards her. She had never done anything wrong, and she was being misunderstood like this just because of a failed performance. What kind of twisted mentality did those reporters who spread rumors about her in the newspapers and those who maliciously speculated about her have?

Nilu was still running through the alleys of Yunlai Port, completely ignoring Anaye behind her who wanted to catch up. As a result, she accidentally missed a corner and fell down, scraping her knees red.

"Nilu...are you...are you alright?"

When Anaye saw Nilu fall, she was so frightened that she rushed over again and hurriedly checked Nilu's ankle. Nilu's ankle, which she had injured during a performance, was only just beginning to heal. If the entire Zuber Theatre Company knew that she had secretly brought Nilu out and caused her injury, they would not forgive her.

"Thank goodness... I'm not injured..."

Anaye carefully examined herself and breathed a sigh of relief. Her knee was a little swollen, but otherwise she was fine. At least it wouldn't delay her performance. However, if Mr. Zubair saw her knee injury, she would probably get a scolding.

"Why were those people so awful...?"

"Those people are just gossiping; don't pay them any mind. That's why I say it's best not to care about them..."

Nilu initially thought that what the newspapers said was all false, and that ordinary people might not believe what the newspapers said. But who knew that she would face the truth and find that she was even more despicable in the minds of ordinary people? This made Nilu increasingly depressed, and she felt that the performance she had put her all into was now becoming somewhat resistant.

"Nilu, let me help you up, let's go back..."

Seeing that Nilu's delicate and lovely face was lowered and she didn't reply to him at all, Anaye helped Nilu up and slowly helped her back.

Back at the mansion, Anaye quickly found some antiseptic and applied it to Nilu's knees, as they were red and bruised, with some areas even broken, and needed to be properly disinfected.

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"Won't this affect the performance?"

"Probably not... but people outside might notice..."

Nilu looked at her knee with concern and asked anxiously. She found that she had been getting injured a lot lately, and the more the troupe needed her, the more problems she caused. Wasn't this just causing trouble for everyone?

"In short, Miss Nilu, you'd better not tell anyone about what happened today, or people will worry."

"Well, I see..."

Seeing that Nel was not in a good mood, Anaye spent some time talking with Nel after applying the medicine before leaving.

The next morning, Nel surprisingly showed up at the training ground, much to the surprise of the entire troupe. Nel, in particular, seemed to be in a good mood, smiling and greeting everyone. She appeared full of energy, as if not only had recovered from her injuries but also had a much higher spirit.

Anaye was naturally the most surprised, because last night Nilu seemed extremely depressed, especially after hearing those rumors in the teahouse. Anaye was worried about Nilu's well-being, but Nilu actually made a comeback.

“Nilu, it’s only been two weeks. You should rest for a few more days.”

“It’s alright, Mr. Zuber, I’ve recovered.”

When Zuber saw Nilu appear at the training ground, he wanted to dissuade her from training, but Nilu then performed several difficult dance moves to show him that her body was fine.

"But……"

“The troupe’s performances aren’t going well right now, and I feel like everyone needs me. I can’t keep resting.”

The troupe's situation lately has been more than just bad; it's downright terrible. After Nel was unable to perform, the Zuber Troupe tried to stage some other plays, but to say they were only moderately successful would be an understatement. Almost no one came to see them. This was only because Ningguang had given them a discount when they signed the contract; otherwise, they would have gone bankrupt just from the theater usage fees.

Zuber has heard a lot of rumors lately and was initially worried about Nilu's condition. However, seeing how cheerful Nilu is now and seemingly unaffected by the rumors, he felt that he needed to work even harder.

"In that case, Nel, you should work hard. We should resume the Flower Goddess's Birthday performance soon."

This is the Zuber Troupe's signature piece, which they've been practicing. With all the other pieces failing, Zuber can only hope to make money with this one. Judging from the ticket sales on the first day, Nilu's market appeal is still very strong, and Zuber is confident in that. More importantly, because the performances this month have been so bad, he can't even afford to pay his initial deposit, and according to the contract, he has to compensate a lot of gold coins.

Although Ningguang's side has been very generous in entertaining me, they have recently stated on several occasions that a contract is a contract and there is absolutely no room for compromise. Moreover, the entire Haixi Continent knows that Ningguang is the person who values ​​commercial contracts the most, and this is also her principle in doing business.

Hearing that Zuber had allowed her to train, Nel happily returned to the training ground and began rehearsals. Everyone else in the troupe admired Nel greatly. They were all aware of the recent rumors, yet Nel was able to return to training as if nothing had happened; she was truly strong.

After training for a while, Zuber noticed that Nilu seemed to have an injury on her knee, so he went up to ask what was wrong. Nilu was afraid that Anaye would get scolded because of this, so she lied and said that she had accidentally bumped into something and that it was just a minor injury.

"But if we go on stage to perform..."

"It's okay, everyone's here to enjoy my dance."