“Eh?!”
After hearing Mistress Landlady’s sarcastic words, the purple-haired jellyfish-headed Priest blinked in confusion, standing frozen for a moment, barely able to process it.
“Wh-what do you mean by white-haired little bitch?!”
Layla’s mind instantly ran through all of Keti’s known relationships—from when she first met him, to the other female Adventurers on missions, down to the pretty passerby girls she’d seen in town…
Scanning through all the names, except for Keti himself, no one had white hair!
W-what’s going on?
How is it that someone she doesn’t know has suddenly appeared by Keti’s side?
No, it can’t be!
Keti—he’s always been revolving around the three girls in the team, so where did this so-called white-haired little bitch even come from?!
“Auntie, can you…can you explain more clearly? Where did this white-haired girl come from?”
“Uh…oh? You don’t know?”
Seeing Layla’s confused face, Mistress Landlady was a bit stunned as well, but after a moment of thought, she smiled again and sarcastically said:
“Oh, so that’s how it is. I thought you knew that little bitch already~ So that one’s been kept by a woman outside, and you all didn’t even know? Tsk tsk tsk, poor you~”
“W-w-w-woman…keeping Keti?!”
Faced with this sudden news, Layla, who had been searching for Keti for three days and nights, felt her head explode with a buzzing sound; the corner of the young Priestess’s mouth started twitching uncontrollably…
After a moment, she lost all patience. Her pupils darkened sharply, and she slowly summoned her staff in hand.
“Explain everything clearly! Tell me exactly what you know—from beginning to end, all of it, right now!”
With that, the young Priestess raised her staff high. Mistress Landlady was instantly frightened—why was she getting so worked up?
Hastily, she waved her hands and, under the “kind” threat of the Priestess, obediently began to answer: “Don’t, don’t be rash, I’ll tell you! Ahem…Actually, I haven’t seen that kid Keti these past few days.”
“It was just that day I noticed that small house seemed occupied, so I went to knock and collect the rent. The door was opened by a petite white-haired little girl.”
“That little girl claimed to be Keti’s friend, so I thought you all knew her. I asked her to collect Keti’s rent, and within two days, she paid it herself! I was in a bad mood at the time and argued with her a bit. Then, to spite me, she said…uh…”
Mistress Landlady watched Layla’s face grow darker and darker, and after a pause, she stammered: “She said Keti’s nightlife was very…active. She said Keti is very capable, and every night they party together… ahem, ahem, those were her exact words!”
“They’ve already moved out and returned the keys. Other than that, I really don’t know. After this, it’s nothing to do with me, so please, don’t come looking for me anymore—!”
With that, taking advantage of Layla’s stunned moment, Mistress Landlady quickly slammed the door shut, terrified of getting involved…
With the iron door banging shut in front of her, the purple-haired jellyfish-headed Priestess standing there could no longer stop her body from trembling along with her racing mind.
Hiss—
Keti was taken away by another woman!
For a while, Layla couldn’t accept this truth.
She felt like the sky had fallen. What’s going on?
It’s only been a few days! Keti was only gone for a few days from her sight, so how could he have been taken away?!
And the scariest part was, the woman who took Keti wasn’t someone she knew—not Alice, not Sylvia, but…maybe someone she hadn’t even met before?
Where did this person suddenly appear from?!
Help!
I already have enough rivals, and now there’s another unknown one?!
Moreover…according to Mistress Landlady’s words, this woman lived in the room Keti rented and even paid the rent for him…
This, this really sounds like Keti is being kept by her?!
And…the most important part, that woman’s exact words…
Close relationship, very capable, night after night of revelry?!
No, no, sisters!
How could you have taken my husband’s virginity?!
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh—!
Gah—!
Suddenly, Layla felt her vision darken.
She almost didn’t want to live anymore.
In her mind, the purple-haired jellyfish-headed Priestess couldn’t help but imagine scene after scene…
After Keti was kicked out of the team, he wandered the streets helplessly.
At that moment, from the shadows…a silver-haired loli appeared with a sinister smile.
Her eyes locked onto the delicate and cute Keti-kun.
So, she proactively approached and greeted him.
The soft-spoken and adorable Keti, having nowhere else to go, fell for it, and upon seeing the kind loli willing to take him in, he foolishly followed her home!
Little did he know, the seemingly kind and cute white-haired rich loli was actually a lewd succubus loli!
She tricked Keti back to her place, intending to turn him into her Star Fury!
Thus, Keti was imprisoned by her.
Realizing this was a trap, Keti had nowhere to escape and could only silently endure the humiliation, each day yearning for the gentle Priestess from the team to come save him.
Glug glug gurgle…
N-no way, really?!
Whew…whew…
Suddenly, Layla shook her head vigorously, her heart breaking from the vivid imagination.
But she couldn’t help but believe this had to be the truth.
Cough cough…
Even if it wasn’t imprisonment, that woman must have used some method—like keeping him—to force Keti to obey!
Otherwise, why else would he have disappeared completely?!
Keti, my Keti~!
However, no matter how she comforted herself that Keti must be acting under duress, she couldn’t ignore…
Why did that woman say Keti was very capable?
Ugh—
At once, the Priestess’s heart grew even more confused.
A more terrifying thought appeared in her mind—
Could it be that Keti isn’t willing?
That he’s actually living with that mysterious white-haired girl now, holding hands and whispering sweet nothings?
Hmm…maybe even started a cohabiting life, calling each other “husband” and “wife,” or at night, that girl straddling Keti’s body, and then…
Hiss—
“Mm…ah~ Oh ho ho ho ho~ Husband, husband, keep going~ Mm…”
No, no, this is bad, really bad!
In an instant, Layla rushed back to the Adventurer Squad Base late at night, then…just like before, grabbed a sleepy Alice and a seemingly awake Sylvia, anxiously announcing in the living room:
“Keti…Keti was taken away by an unknown bad woman!”