Tsk.
That brat…
From a distance, Keti cast a displeased frown at the arrogant Ximon standing by the door.
Before the young woman could make a move, Sister Xiasha, the serious-faced proprietress standing beside her, suddenly turned her head and quietly spoke to Keti.
“It’s nothing. You just keep eating…Every now and then, guests like this will show up.”
With that, she picked up a menu and strode directly toward Ximon, still wearing her usual cheerful expression as she enthusiastically handed him a menu.
“Welcome, sir. Our dishes here are indeed affordable. You can order several and try them one by one—you’ll definitely find something to your taste.”
“Hmph~”
Ximon glanced disdainfully at the menu Sister Xiasha handed over, then curled his lips into a scornful sneer.
“Get lost! No wonder this is food for the lower class. Just seeing these cheap prices already turns my stomach. Affordable? It’s just garbage stir-fried with inferior ingredients…How can anyone swallow this stuff without gagging?”
With that, he suddenly threw the menu to the ground and stomped on it hard, a mocking smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth…
Sister Xiasha’s expression immediately darkened.
She had encountered difficult noble guests before, but most of them—though sharp-tongued—at least ordered something and ate it without causing trouble.
This guy, however…
Sister Xiasha began to wonder if he really came here to eat or just to stir up trouble.
After a moment’s hesitation, she took a deep breath and quietly gritted her teeth.
As a small-time vendor, Sister Xiasha always held to the principle of enduring as much as possible when faced with troublesome noble customers.
After a short pause, she bent down, picked up the menu, and quietly said again,
“Our ingredients are fresh and of good quality. We even source through the same channels as some high-end restaurants. If you have no preference, I can recommend some dishes for you. If you don’t like them, you’re free to go elsewhere.”
Sister Xiasha thought she had been polite enough, but unexpectedly, after hearing her well-meaning advice, Ximon seemed to hit some sensitive nerve.
He snorted and sneered, blinking with disdain as he said,
“Hmph…So tough, already kicking people out? Fine! Since you say so, bring me a portion of every dish you have!”
“I’ll do your business a favor today! Just don’t let me find a single flaw in the food! Hmph…Oh, by the way, madam, do you have any private rooms? I don’t want to eat mingling with a bunch of filthy commoners—the smell’s disgusting—”
As he spoke, Ximon even put on a fake gagging expression, causing his two lackeys behind him to burst out laughing and shamelessly flatter the blonde noble heir’s performance.
“Yeah, yeah, it’s like we’re in a slum or something.”
“Better take a good bath when we get home. Stinks to death~”
Sister Xiasha’s face turned black with anger…
The tavern was crowded with familiar customers, but these few were so shameless and rude…
At this moment, Sister Xiasha clearly understood that although this guy pretended to be ordering a huge meal to boost business, he was really just here to cause trouble.
Even if she served everything, there was no guarantee they would pay in the end…
Still, after a moment, she quietly clenched her fists and her voice turned cold.
“Sorry, we don’t have private rooms here. You’ll have to sit in the main hall.”
“Huh? No private rooms? How do you even run a place like this…Fine, fine, damn it, let’s go. We’ll find another place—get out of this rat hole!”
Upon hearing there were no private rooms, Ximon lost all patience.
He waved dismissively and signaled his lackeys to head for the door…
Seeing this, Keti and Sister Xiasha both sighed in relief, grateful that those troublesome guests were finally leaving.
Who would have thought…
The next second, Ximon suddenly stopped in his tracks…
Keti, who had been watching, felt a sudden chill in her heart.
A bad premonition rose within her…
Just as Ximon was about to leave, he seemed to catch a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye.
Sure enough…
***
Moments later, the blonde noble heir slowly turned his head back, staring at her with excitement as if he had found some amusing toy to entertain himself with on this dull night.
A pleased glint appeared in his eyes.
Keti twitched the corner of her mouth in frustration—he’d noticed her…
“Ah, isn’t this our little Lidel Magic Academy teacher? Hahaha~ What a coincidence! What are you doing here?”
Ximon strode toward Keti, wearing a smug smile as he mocked her with targeted sarcasm.
“I see you at school, and now I see you outside school as well. Can’t seem to get rid of you, huh? Hmph. But, come to think of it, you being here is kind of fitting…”
He glanced down at the half-eaten stir-fried noodles on the table.
The blonde noble heir blinked in disbelief, then sneered a couple of times, putting on a show before clutching his stomach and bursting out laughing as he pointed at the noodles.
“My god, what kind of junk food is this? Cheap noodles tossed in oil into a greasy, yellow clump from the bottom of the barrel? Hahaha!”
“If I had to eat even one bite of this, I’d probably have to gut myself to clean my insides. Hmph. Well, I guess it makes sense. A tavern for bottom-dwellers serving bottom-dweller food—that matches your lowly D-Rank Magic Talent perfectly~!”
“Sir, please do not disturb other customers in our tavern! I’m asking you to leave now. Stop harassing us, or I’ll call the Patrol Guards!”
Seeing the silver-haired beauty being bullied, Sister Xiasha finally lost her patience.
She rushed in front of Ximon with a stern expression and grabbed his arm…
Unexpectedly, the next second, Ximon spun around and viciously kicked Sister Xiasha to the ground!
“Ah—!”
“So annoying…”
Ximon’s arrogant expression darkened as he shouted at the screaming Sister Xiasha.
“Mind your own business! Hmph, calling the guards? Do you know who I am? I’m Ximon! My father is the chairman of the Empire Chamber of Commerce! You little merchant, how dare you provoke me? Believe me, your tavern will be shut down by tomorrow!”
After saying that, he smugly turned away, then stomped on the table in front of Keti, glaring at her mockingly.
He grabbed her stir-fried noodles and dumped them onto the floor.
“Instead of eating this disgusting stuff here, why don’t you get out of the Magic Academy already? Your lazy attitude these past few days is making me sick. Or else…”
“Or else…what?!”
Suddenly, with a darkened face, Keti sharply lifted her head.
Her eyes revealed a fierce light Ximon had never seen before…
Where is chapters 39-41??