“Haa…… If that’s the case, there’s nothing that can be done. After all… Keti-chan, you’re a weak and helpless fool—this, I know very well.”
After hearing the girl’s confirmation, Sylvia nodded her head. Ugh… Looks like I just got a really terrible evaluation.
But, guh… Keti couldn’t muster up any words of rebuttal at this moment either. After all, if she explained what had just happened in detail, it’d be downright humiliating. Uuu…
Rather, just getting blocked in here by a former teammate was embarrassing enough. Right now, Keti just wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
“But! This only proves just how despicable this man is!”
As she spoke, Sylvia suddenly turned her ‘gun’ around, and shot a glare full of hostility at Lynn, who was standing to the side. In her eyes, it almost seemed like fire was blazing!
“You, you bastard—getting close to Keti, it’s clearly with ill intentions! You’re… you’re obviously aiming to train her for your own amusement!”
“That’s the real problem! You… why would you do such a thing, huh? Didn’t you know she used to be a boy?! Ordinary men wouldn’t be interested in her, would they?!”
“Mm… But, I think Keti-san is very cute just like this~ Besides, my relationship with Miss Keti isn’t something I need to explain to you, is it? I’ve probably known her just as long as you two have~”
Lynn smiled as he replied to Sylvia. Hearing this, Keti beside him sucked in a sharp breath. Uh…
No, that’s not it. Isn’t my nemesis even going to try and refute any of this? And he even specifically brought up how he knew me before—they weren’t exactly pleasant memories, either!
He, he, he…
Sylvia was right after all. This guy really did come just to “train” and take revenge on me! Ka…
Right after, Sylvia’s gaze grew even gloomier. She kept a cold face as she continued:
“I’ve been watching you since the casino earlier. You… you’re a master of scheming, good at playing tricks, someone with such a lively mind—how could you possibly be a good person! You’re rich, you’re cunning—if people actually believe you’re not a playboy, then that world doesn’t exist!”
“Mm… Well, I’d say there are still a few who do~ Besides, I just took advantage of that uncle’s greed to let him realize he’d lose eventually. Gamblers can’t control their addiction.”
“And, you saw it yourself—he still wanted to make a comeback just now. Sixty thousand isn’t fatal to him, but if I’d kept playing, I could have bankrupted him.”
Lynn tilted his head, defending himself. Uh… By the way, just now, when he said some people believe he’s not a playboy…
Was he talking about me?
Keti pouted, but unfortunately, on this point, she and Sylvia shared the same view. Lynn, this guy…is definitely a bad person!
Ahem… At least, when it comes to teasing me, he’s absolutely not a good person!
The rest… can be discussed another time.
“Still making excuses. Who cares about your gambling! What I really care about is Keti—and you… you look like you’re always up to no good! If this keeps going, things will turn really bad for me!”
Sylvia’s expression suddenly turned even more sinister and serious. Seeing this, Keti couldn’t help but swallow nervously. No… th-th-this…
Why does this look like things are about to explode between her and Lynn? Isn’t this a bit too much? Should I… should I try to say something to calm them down?
The silver-haired beauty was just about to do something when, the moment she looked up, she was immediately scared back under the covers by Sylvia’s icy, cold gaze.
Uuu, So, so scary!
Normally, Sylvia is nothing like this. She always has her poker face, sure, but… she’s also always been so caring and gentle with me, hasn’t she?
Ugh…
Now, with Keti trembling, she really couldn’t say anything. But Lynn didn’t seem agitated at all like Sylvia was. Instead, he kept his usual faint smile, quietly looking at Sylvia as he let out a cold chuckle:
“No matter what your aim is, but… Keti, I absolutely won’t allow anyone to lay a finger on her! Not you, the so-called ‘training expert,’ not this big-breasted pervert by my side, nor that tsundere back at the base.”
“But right now, you’re the greatest threat. Heh, so get lost immediately—and never approach Keti again, or else…”
Eh…
No, wait…
Hearing these words, Keti was left utterly bewildered, blinking in confusion.
Sylvia… What does she even mean by ‘not allowing anyone to lay a finger on me’? Then, then, then… what exactly does she want to do to me?
Before the silver-haired beauty could make sense of any of it, she saw Lynn beside her tilt his head, let out a soft laugh, and say:
“So? Or else… what?”
No… no, Lynn, you…
Keti gritted her teeth speechlessly. It’s over, it’s over—Sylvia’s already that angry, and this guy is still provoking her?
If it were me, ahem… I’d already be apologizing by now, promising never to go near myself again, or something like that.
…Well, it’s not like this is a wish-granting game. Uuu…
…But, now that I think about it, my nemesis does have a reason to be cocky. After all, he’s from the Magic Tower—a full teacher at Liddell Magic Academy.
Although Sylvia has always been pretty tough in our team, her real strength… can she really threaten Lynn?
Or does she have some other way to explode at him, to make him suffer unbearable consequences…?
“What’ll I do? Heh… It’s simple, really, kukuku… I’ll just cut you down right here! Hahahahaha…”
Facing the calm Lynn, Sylvia’s lips curled up in a chilling smile that made the other two girls shiver.
“As long as you disappear, Keti won’t be threatened by you anymore. Yes… that’s right, hahahaha! Anyone who gets in my way should just die! Especially when it comes to Keti, I, I…”
“Hey, hey, hey, Sylvia, calm down! Killing someone means you’ll have to pay with your life, you know? We’re in the Imperial Capital, it’s not easy to run away here! Besides, the other side is from the Magic Tower—you really don’t have to go to such extremes!”
Seeing the elven girl on the verge of losing control, Layla hurriedly rushed over to hold her back and tried to persuade her to calm down.
However, Sylvia didn’t seem able to calm down at all. She took a deep breath, and after a long moment, suddenly returned to her usual poker face, then spoke coldly:
“I’m not joking, Lynn…”
“That’s a bit much, isn’t it~? But I’m curious, what gives you such confidence that you can actually kill me?”
“Hey, this is obviously not the time to ask that! Um, Sylvia, you calm down too—no killing! Honestly, Lynn’s actually pretty good to me, really…”