Chapter 200: Relationships

Although those were Sylvia’s own words… Keti found it a bit hard to believe.

It must have been an exaggeration. If someone with an S-Rank Gift like Sylvia was considered the worst, then…

Did that mean every member of the Elf Tribe had an S-Rank Gift?

Crack—!

This was a bit too much of a blow to the Silver-Haired Girl’s self-confidence. It was unreasonable.

If that were truly the case, with so many S-rank Talent individuals around, she was merely a D-Rank by comparison. This, this, this…

It wasn’t that Keti didn’t understand the logic that there is always someone better and a higher mountain beyond the next, but if there were this many mountains, the road ahead might be a bit difficult to walk.

Furthermore, if the Elf Tribe was truly that formidable… would there really be room for any other races?

Despite this, a certain past event still caused a trace of inexplicable fear to rise within Keti toward the woman before her—if everything Sylvia said was true.

Then…

The woman in front of her, the ancestor of the Elf Tribe… this person’s strength was absolutely… in Keti’s current understanding, among the strongest tier in this world.

Why was such a person, why…

She seemed really familiar with her enemy, hey!!!!

No, that couldn’t be right?

The Silver-Haired Girl’s brain began to whirl rapidly again. First, she needed to process what her enemy had just said.

He seemed to be complaining that this woman had previously claimed she was busy, only to suddenly appear here now.

In other words…

Her enemy was complaining about being stood up by her?!

This reminded Keti—oh right, when her enemy first brought this matter up, he had mentioned that someone was originally supposed to go with him, but they couldn’t make it at the last minute, which was why he had asked her for help.

Even though she knew of this person’s existence beforehand, still… gulp…

After actually seeing this incredibly glamorous, moving, and somewhat terrifying Queen-like figure, the Silver-Haired Girl couldn’t help but feel a flicker of jealousy in her heart.

Gulp.

Could it be that the relationship between this person and her enemy was very special?

Could it be that if she hadn’t come, her enemy had originally intended to move together with her?

Could it be that she…

Was she just a backup?

Wu—

No, no, no, that’s not right!

After a long moment, Keti suddenly snapped out of it and shook her head vigorously. What was wrong with her, acting like this? What was there to be jealous of? Gulp… What was happening to her?

Aaaah, at the end of the day, the Silver-Haired Girl glanced again at the high-heeled, black-stockinged Queen before her. She…

There was no way she could be a substitute for this type of person, right? There wasn’t even a shred of overlap between this person’s persona and her own.

Phew.

How should she put it? There was still a bit of a “misaligned competitive advantage.” It all depended on which type her enemy preferred… Cough, cough, what was she thinking?!

While Keti was lost in her wild fantasies, Celthina chuckled softly. Facing Lynn’s displeased questioning, she shook her head immediately and spoke playfully:

“Don’t be angry, Lynn. I feel deeply sorry about that too~ But you know how things are on my end. A bunch of troublesome matters always pop up outside of the plan, and then, just as I’m busy and overwhelmed, those troubles mysteriously resolve themselves.”

“Hmph, don’t just dump all the Work onto your subordinates and then claim the Work mysteriously resolved itself. Your Vice Commander will cry if they hear those words…”

Lynn couldn’t help but retort helplessly. However, the woman in front of him didn’t seem to care at all. Instead, she chuckled and nodded.

“In short, plans can’t keep up with changes, Mr. Lynn. I originally thought there was a high probability you wouldn’t be able to find anyone else to help besides Miss Sitaana, so I went back home to wait for you. It’s just… it looks like you don’t need me anymore~ Ha, isn’t that also quite nice?”

Celthina’s gaze slowly fell upon Keti. The moment that gaze condensed on the girl’s pupils, the Silver-Haired Girl immediately shivered with tension and took a deep breath.

“It seems you’ve brought along someone I’m very interested in. Pu pu pu… Nice to meet you, Miss Keti… Please take care of me~ I’ve always, always… always wanted to meet you, mm-hmm~ Today, I’ve finally found the chance.”

“Ah… I, I… Ha… P-please take care of me too…”

Keti could barely speak clearly. She felt that the woman before her didn’t seem like a human, but rather like a dangerous venomous snake.

If she spoke just one more word to her, she might be coiled around and have her neck squeezed until she couldn’t struggle anymore.

It was a truly suffocating conversation, but… it also left Keti a bit puzzled. Why would this important figure from the Elf Tribe be interested in her?

This… this shouldn’t be some kind of polite small talk, right? Because… how should she put it, it didn’t seem like she was just being polite.

When saying these things, Keti could clearly feel that Celthina’s emotions seemed to be growing more and more high-spirited, almost as if… she was excited.

Moreover, that person kept lowering her head and moving closer to her. How should she put it? Keti herself couldn’t quite take it anymore. In her panic, she immediately took a step back.

Immediately after, her enemy’s arm reached out at the right moment, shielding her behind him and blocking Celthina’s advance. The Elf opposite them smiled playfully, nodded, and stepped back.

“Truly… an unexpected reaction. Miss Keti, your image is worlds apart from what I imagined. Ah, I’m a bit disappointed…”

“What do you have to be disappointed about? Whatever reaction Keti has, it has nothing to do with you. She doesn’t even know you. On the other hand, what kind of fit have you been throwing since just now?”

Lynn frowned again in annoyance, his voice carrying a hint of warning. This caused the Elf in front of him to laugh again before shaking her head.

“No, it’s not like that. It definitely has something to do with it. Because… just now, the first thing Miss Keti said when she saw me already proved that it’s impossible for there to be no connection between us~ Pu pu…”

“However, Miss Keti, please don’t be discouraged. What I said just now about being disappointed wasn’t directed at you personally, okay?”

Uh…

Keti tilted her head, even more unable to understand what this person was saying. The first thing she said when she saw her… uh… oh, right.

She had recognized the wrong person back then and blurted out Sylvia’s name. Yeah, it was probably because whenever the Elves were mentioned, she would immediately think of her. It couldn’t be helped…

But what did that have to do with the woman in front of her?