Facing the terrifying atmosphere lingering in the air, Ximon’s Mom nervously swallowed her saliva, but after a moment, still stubbornly clung to hope and stammered:
“No…no way, right? If you’re an Executive, how could you be holed up in the school teaching…?”
“Ah~ well, you could say it’s just a personal hobby~ Being an Executive isn’t as busy as you imagine, after all, there are five of us, and each has a capable assistant like Sitaana to help out.”
“So, when things aren’t too hectic, I like to come and teach these fifteen or sixteen-year-old kids… But recently, some matters needed attention, so I got Keti involved, she’s an old acquaintance of mine, so…”
After a moment, Lynn sneered, tilting his head: “Mr. Edward, I heard that Ximon was pretty wild at the tavern on Saturday night?”
“Not only did he provoke his teacher, but he even threatened to shut down the tavern run by a sickly husband’s wife raising three kids alone?!”
“Is this how the Empire Chamber of Commerce operates in the Imperial Capital? Should I have the guards investigate thoroughly how much filth is hidden inside the Chamber?!”
Hiss—
Seeing Lynn’s harsh gaze, Edward gasped sharply. From the tone, he could tell that Lynn was absolutely not joking…
Ah!
This was deadly serious.
Suddenly, cold sweat ran down Edward’s back as he helplessly lamented in his heart.
His troublesome kid had caused him such a huge problem!
The man in front of him was someone he could never afford to offend in his lifetime.
So, after a moment, Edward suddenly knelt down with his wife beside him, then frantically waved his hands and said in a low voice:
“No, no, no…Lord Lynn, it’s our fault for not recognizing a great person! That brat Ximon dared to do such a terrible thing! I will definitely keep a strict watch on him and ensure he never repeats this!”
“Our…our Chamber always operates cautiously and never makes mistakes. Please have mercy, don’t…”
“Oh~? If the Chamber is so clean, why don’t you let people investigate? Or do you think… I’m deliberately trying to frame you?”
Lynn sneered coldly, clearly not very satisfied with the apology.
Edward trembled all over and couldn’t speak properly.
After a moment, the guy who had been so arrogant suddenly burst into tears.
Then—sniffling and sobbing, he pounded the floor, slapped his wife’s face while kowtowing hard: “No, no, no…I wouldn’t dare, Lord Lynn! smack We were wrong, really wrong!”
“We will reform completely and never bully others again! smack Please give us a chance, let Ximon stay in class and properly atone to Miss Keti!”
“Smack I swear, in the future, Miss Keti can educate Ximon any way she wants—even beat that brat into a cripple, I’d praise her for stopping him from causing trouble outside! Please, give us a chance, wuuuah—! smack”
Watching Edward treat slapping his wife’s face like commas, Lynn helplessly smiled.
Was he worried that just now, Joyna’s scolding had been too harsh, and that neither he nor Sitaana would let them off easily?
But since the purpose had already been achieved…
Lynn smirked and blinked:
“Alright then, regarding Ximon, we’ll do as you say. However, the investigation of the Chamber will definitely continue. As for the results…hehe, that depends on how you perform, Mr. Edward…”
“Y-yes—!”
Trembling all over, Edward quickly agreed, like grabbing at a lifeline, frantically kowtowing.
“Hm, also, regarding the fact that the teacher at the Magic Academy is an Executive…I hope you can keep this well-hidden while you’re still alive, Mr. Edward! Enough, Sitaana, see the guests out.”
Where could they be?!
Sigh—!
***
On the night streets of the Imperial Capital, Layla, the purple-haired nun with jellyfish-like hair, stood alone, sighing in frustration…
Her old injuries from the battle with the Ancient Behemoth Augujadel still throbbed faintly, but Sister Layla had no time to nurse them…
Since that battle, she had realized just how important Keti was to her, and her desire to find her beloved only grew stronger, until she could no longer bear it.
Ignoring Alice’s orders not to look for her, Layla took advantage of the weekend to search everywhere across the Imperial Capital…
By tonight, Monday evening, she had been searching for nearly three whole days.
RATTO…
Still no sign.
Why was it like this?
She had checked everywhere she could think of…yet couldn’t find any trace of Keti.
Even though Sylvia’s Prophecy clearly showed Keti was in the Imperial Capital, it was as if she had vanished from the world.
But Layla was well aware that this was inevitable—after all, with such a huge population in the Imperial Capital, finding Keti among them was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Not to mention, Keti might be deliberately hiding from them, making it even harder for Layla to find her.
So tonight, after careful analysis, Layla decided to change her approach.
She couldn’t keep searching aimlessly.
She had to seize every clue she had, for example…
Her eyes.
The small room Keti had rented before had been completely cleared of all materials and equipment.
That meant Keti had at least returned to the rental.
Therefore…one person became extremely important!
Following the memory, Layla knocked on a door.
After a moment, an old woman opened it, blinking at Layla in confusion.
That was right, this person was the landlady of that small rental—Keti’s landlady.
“Auntie, hello, do you remember me? We’ve met before, I’m a friend of your tenant, Mr. Keti~”
“Keti? Oh…right…You’re that ‘milk cow’ who stands by that brat, huh? Heh, what do you want from me?”
Milk…milk cow?!
For some reason, the moment the landlady heard Keti’s name, her face darkened instantly, and her tone turned sarcastic and sour.
Layla’s mouth twitched uncontrollably, and murderous intent flared up.
Who the hell called her a milk cow?!
She was a voluptuous devil, thank you very much!
That damn old woman…
But after a moment, Layla forced herself to suppress her anger.
After all, she was asking for help now, so she forced a polite smile and continued:
“Hahaha, you’re funny. Actually…Keti and I had some recent conflicts, so I haven’t seen him for days. I heard he might have been back to your little room, so I wanted to ask if you’d seen him recently?”
“Huh~?”
After hearing the nun’s words, the landlady smirked with schadenfreude.
After a moment, she waved her hand and said:
“Him? Don’t bother looking for him. That brat Keti probably ran off to have fun with that silver-haired little bitch. Hmph, oh right, what was the exact phrase again? ‘Partying every night, partying every night~!’”
“Eh?”