“Understood, it’s about that time already, huh…..”
Sylvia nodded, then headed toward the restroom.
Uh……
She must be using Teleportation Magic. She probably doesn’t want to use that kind of magic somewhere too conspicuous.
That must be it.
Could something go wrong?
For some reason, this thought suddenly flashed through the mind of the purple-haired, jellyfish-headed big sister, and she shook her head sharply, then took two deep breaths.
No, it can’t be, there shouldn’t be any problems. At this hour, Keti should be in her dorm. I know her well.
Yes, that’s right. That little one is the type who, if nothing’s going on, would rather stay home than go out, so…
There’s no way she can’t be found!
If she uses Teleportation Magic, Sylvia should reach the dorm in no time, then drag her back here without any argument, and come back herself. All in all… it shouldn’t take much time at all!
Yes, that’s right, so soon, I’ll lead Keti and expose Lynn’s true lecherous face right on the spot!
“Not… not good!”
***
A few minutes later, just as Layla was brimming with confidence, a startled cry came from the direction of the restroom.
The purple-haired, jellyfish-headed big sister immediately turned her head, then gasped on the spot.
That… that voice, it’s Sylvia!
She immediately saw the green-haired elf dashing toward her, looking flustered—a rare sight for her. But… that only made Layla’s heart skip a beat.
Wh-what’s going on?!
No… don’t tell me something really happened?
And Sylvia is back, but where’s Keti? Why didn’t Keti come with her?!
“Whew… um, Sylvia, y-you, don’t say anything yet, let me ask, okay? You, you… you didn’t Teleport to the Magic Academy to look for Keti, did you? You just went to the restroom, right? Did you accidentally fall into the toilet? Ahem… don’t panic, just change clothes, ha… don’t, don’t scare me!”
The green-haired elf’s mouth twitched uncontrollably. No.
She could understand the other girl’s nerves, but imagining her falling into the toilet to avoid bad news was a little over the top, gulp…
And besides, she herself was just as nervous!
“No, I just went to look for Keti. But… when I got to her dorm, I knocked and no one answered. I panicked, so I forced the door open and went in, only to find… the room was empty. Keti, she wasn’t at the school dorm at all!”
“Wh-what?!”
Layla slapped her own forehead in frustration. How? Keti is always in her dorm. Lynn didn’t look for her today either, so why isn’t she here now of all times?
Now if we can’t find her, the plan to catch them in the act will be ruined, gulp…
If I’d known, I would’ve double-checked in advance!
What do we do now…
“Are you sure, really sure she isn’t in the dorm? Did you check anywhere else—the restroom, office, classroom, library, or maybe that tavern? Where else could Keti go? Wuwu~”
“Hey… calm down, listen to me. I’ve already used up almost all my mana with Teleportation Magic checking everywhere possible. All… all of them, nothing. What I can confirm is that Keti really isn’t there.”
“No… don’t tell me she’s gone missing?! Hiss–“
The purple-haired, jellyfish-headed big sister got even more anxious, afraid something had happened to the girl.
But… at that moment, the green-haired elf shook her head, then… showed a somewhat troubled expression.
“Wh-what’s wrong?”
Layla noticed something was off and frowned.
“You have something to say? Then—then—then just spit it out! If it doesn’t work, we can use the projection stone and secretly snap a few pictures to show Keti later… even if it won’t have the same impact as catching them in the act, but…”
“Ah, no… Actually, what I’m worried about is…”
The eye-patch girl lowered her head gloomily, then bit her right thumbnail in frustration. After a moment, she stammered,
“Think again about that pink-haired girl beside Lynn earlier. Didn’t she… didn’t she feel a bit familiar to you?”
“Uh… familiar?!”
Layla blinked in confusion. What do you mean familiar? She’d never seen that person before.
“I don’t know her at all! You… you know that girl?”
“Uh… n-no, I haven’t seen her either. But for some reason she looked a little familiar. Something about her eyebrows and eyes kind of resembles Jiaxia, but… the key is… her demeanor, movements, and the way she talks… they just reminded me of—Of… Keti…”
“Hiss—this…”
Sylvia glanced nervously at Layla, and sure enough, the purple-haired, jellyfish-headed big sister shook her head right away. She was just about to refute the elf girl—how could that girl possibly be Keti!
After all, her Keti is so obedient, so gentle, she doesn’t even know how to say no to people. How could she possibly grab another man’s, um, with her hand, then…
Crack–!
Wait, it lines up, it really all lines up!
In that instant, Miss Priest broke into a cold sweat. Think about it—if the gender can change, then changing appearance is possible too!
Maybe, Lynn’s plan was to erase Keti’s past entirely, and take her into his playboy harem under a new identity!
Hiss—
The more she thought about it, the dizzier Layla got. She hadn’t noticed at all before.
Even worse, the hotel key card for their room was booked with her hard-earned money from her part-time job!
It’s not like a bartender gets to give out rooms for free, wuwu…
And she’d poured plenty of those alcoholic drinks for Keti too, helping Lynn every step of the way, making things so convenient for him…
This… this…
“And also, Lynn kept calling that girl ‘Kitty, kitty’ earlier. That’s what he used to call Keti too, which is why I was suspicious from the start…”
“You—why didn’t you say something sooner!!! Couldn’t you have warned me earlier?! And this was your idea in the first place!”
Layla pinched Sylvia’s cheek in exasperation, making Sylvia, who felt she’d messed up, wave her hands in distress, “—I… I didn’t think of it at first, and besides, I… I wasn’t sure…”
“Whew, for now, that… that pink-haired girl, she’d better not be Keti! No, there’s no time, quick, come with me to that room to check!”
“If it’s not her, we’ll take a couple of photos and show them to Keti later, that’s still something. But if it really is Keti… crack, then we have to snatch her back right away—!”