“Reason? Hmm…Let me think for a bit.”
Hearing the girl’s request, Lynn stood there lost in thought. *Hey, wait, this isn’t right. The way he sounds, it’s like he’s planning to make something up just because I asked!*
“Gu… you, you, you… don’t give me that nonsense! If there isn’t a reason I absolutely have to go, then I’m not going! Hmph… it’s too dangerous. Yes, yes, you’re stronger, and I don’t have that kind of power, so let’s just drop the whole thing~”
“Eh? How can we just drop it? My little cat, you’re far too irresponsible~”
The Lord Regent chuckled and reached out to pull Keti back, finally coming up with an answer.
“Yes, two people must go together. Otherwise, this matter is actually a bit difficult to manage, because the Sacred Tree Temple requires two people to open it. If I go alone… I won’t be able to get in at all!”
“Ugh… er, is, is that how it is?”
The silver-haired girl pouted, her expression full of doubt toward his explanation. She had never heard her enemy say such a thing. Could this be the truth? It felt inexplicably… suspicious!
Seeing Keti’s skeptical look, Lynn was at a bit of a loss. After a moment, he immediately waved his hand and gave a light chuckle.
“My little cat doesn’t believe me? Then… forget it. I’ll just find someone else to go. It’s not hard to find someone anyway. Ah… finding a sexy big sister assistant would actually be quite nice.”
“It’s just… the matter of the little cat’s training ground might become a bit uncertain. Keti-chan must have forgotten that I can only help you solve the problem if the date is successful, right?”
“Uh… ya ya ya, this, this, this…”
Suddenly remembering that she was the one asking for a favor, the silver-haired girl’s eyes went dark for a moment. She grabbed her enemy’s arm and shook her head vigorously.
“That’s wrong! I, I… I remember! Fine, fine, I’ll agree to it, okay? Take me with you. If it really comes down to it, it’s fine if the big sister assistant comes along too. Wait… no, where would a big sister assistant even come from!”
Keti immediately pouted, her suspicious gaze fixed on Lynn. *Wait… no, I have to explain myself. It’s really not jealousy this time, but the person this guy just mentioned is a bit strange.*
*Isn’t her enemy’s assistant… herself?*
*Could it be… that in his mind, I actually have the image of a sexy big sister assistant?!*
*That’s… a bit unexpected, ha ha… Actually, others all call me ‘Loli Teacher.’ Even though I feel like both the loli and big sister archetypes don’t really fit me…*
*But the difference is too big! It makes one wonder if her enemy’s mental age is just a child’s.*
The silver-haired girl thought this and then immediately coughed twice. Developing things to this point was certainly not what she wanted—going to some Fairy Forest for no reason.
But… there was no choice! For the sake of the training ground, she had boarded an even more lethal thief ship!
The journey from the Imperial Capital to the Fairy Forest was actually very, very far—so far that Keti felt she could have gone back and forth to her hometown two or three times.
But Lynn found a seemingly very powerful magic user, and with one teleportation magic, the next second, Keti was holding Lynn’s hand and… arriving at a peaceful and tranquil sea of green.
The Sea of Fairies.
The sacred home of all the Elf tribe, guarding the secrets of the world’s magic.
Keti remembered seeing this in textbooks before, but… this should be considered her first visit.
Speaking of which… exactly where in the Fairy Forest did she teleport to with her enemy?!
The silver-haired girl blinked blankly, seemingly not yet adapted to the huge change in surroundings brought by the teleportation.
Giant trees towering into the clouds were scattered around, and the lush grass made Keti’s legs start to feel a bit weak.
Ah, it’s not that she was worried about a slime suddenly popping out of the grass to pin her down, followed by certain sounds and a Defeat CG or something, mainly…
In a place with such abundant water and grass, you could tell there would be many bugs. Especially deep in the jungle—never mind bugs…
Keti suspected that insect-type magic beasts would be distributed in large numbers in the grass! And absolutely every single one would be as big as a wild beast!
Just thinking about it made her legs tremble, causing the silver-haired girl to unconsciously tighten her grip on her enemy’s hand. Speaking of which, why had she started holding hands with Lynn without even noticing?
And holding it so tightly.
This, this definitely couldn’t be blamed on her. It was because if she didn’t hold hands, she might not have been able to come through the teleportation magic.
But honestly, when they held hands and the teleportation magic activated, Keti was actually a bit nervous. Although she had used Sylvia’s teleportation magic before, she felt…
Her former comrade’s teleportation magic was the gentle and steady kind, but the magic user they found this time—no matter how she looked at it, his teleportation magic felt violent!
Keti was even worried for a moment that when they teleported over, there would only be one of her enemy’s arms beside her, bleeding or something, or only one of her arms left.
*Hiss*—just thinking about it was a bit bloody, ugh…
Imagining this, Keti suddenly felt that holding hands was good. It was good that her enemy beside her was still whole. It was good that Lynn appeared beside her completely intact, ugh~
“Lynn, that’s great, we survived safely”
“Hmm? No… little cat, why do you have such a mournful expression?”
Lynn couldn’t help but laugh on the spot, then tilted his head and said, “Looking at how scared you are, don’t tell me a slime jumped out of the grass?”
“Hmm, you don’t seem to be looking forward to it, so I won’t consider turning into a slime to tease… ah, cough, cough, so, you’re afraid of bugs?!”
*Damn it, how did this guy analyze her mental state so clearly?*
*Wait, no… what’s the situation? The first half of that guy’s sentence just now had a big problem, right? What “turning into a slime,” hmm?!*
The silver-haired girl suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Okay, fine, it’s decided.
From now on, if she saw any slime on the side of the road, she would use the strongest potion she could use to blow that slime away!
“I, I, I, I didn’t start being afraid of bugs only after becoming a girl, okay? I’ve always been afraid!”
“Hmm… and, it’s not like I’m afraid of every little bug, it’s just that some magic beast bugs are truly terrifying. You’d definitely be startled if you saw them, too!”
“Hmm… really?” Lynn didn’t seem to notice Keti’s words; instead, his gaze slowly fell upon a plaque in front of them. Keti pouted unhappily and then turned her head as well.
Eh?
In front of them… it, it seems to be a village.