Miss Elf was completely out of options now, and even Layla, flustered, hurriedly joined in begging for mercy.
Getting up, I saw the purple-haired, jellyfish-headed big sister snatch Sylvia right back, then force a couple of awkward laughs and say,
“Ah, ah, ah, Mr. Lynn, please forgive Sylvia, she… she… ever since Keti left the party, her mental state’s been a little off. Just now, she was completely losing it, that’s all. Please, don’t take it to heart. Uh… and, also, please don’t mention it to anyone.”
“Uh… Wha, what’s going on? What are you guys even talking about?”
Still completely baffled, Keti scratched the back of her head, having understood nothing at all. How should she put it?
Ever since she drank that beverage, she felt she still hadn’t fully woken up, her head remained foggy and heavy.
Her thinking was a bit muddled. Clearly, it felt like just a simple turn of thought would let her figure things out, but… Keti just couldn’t make that turn.
But, seeing the girl like this, Layla and Sylvia both let out a breath of relief. Whew…
Thank goodness, what Lynn said just now was already a little too obvious.
But… this whole farce tonight was entirely Layla and Sylvia’s idea and money—this… this kind of thing absolutely couldn’t be let out for Keti to figure out!
Gulp…
Even though, on the surface, they’d already backed down—after all, they were firmly in Lynn’s grasp now—but, still, how could Sylvia possibly be convinced?
This guy—judging by how he acts—it’s clear he didn’t only just figure everything out, right? More like, from the very beginning, he saw through all their plans! This guy, ugh… This guy really is…
What a terrifying rival in love.
But, it was impossible to keep going now, at least not until Keti completely forgot about all this. Soon enough, the room was shrouded in a deeply awkward atmosphere.
Layla and Sylvia couldn’t have wished more to run away right now, but they also worried that the moment they left the room, Keti-chan would immediately be… well, cough cough.
Anyone who knows, knows.
So, no, they didn’t dare leave!
Plus, there was another awkward problem—they couldn’t come up with a good reason to escape. After all, they’d just barged in making a big fuss, and now if they left so abruptly, it just felt…
So awkward. Thinking about it, wouldn’t that make it look even more suspicious? If they left now without any explanation, Keti would definitely put together what Lynn said just now, right?!
Ugh…
What should we do? Save me, someone please give me an excuse!
Layla was nervously picking at her fingers in her mind when suddenly—
***
A sharp, buzzing alarm sounded from both the priestess and the elf girl at the same time.
The purple-haired, jellyfish-headed big sister was instantly startled, then quickly pulled a crystal out of her pocket. After checking, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she hurriedly shouted,
“The base… the base has triggered the alarm!”
“Huh?!”
At this, Keti immediately sprang out from under the covers. She knew exactly what that buzzing alarm meant: it was the Protective System at their base.
More specifically, whenever a fierce magic battle broke out at the base, the system would automatically send a warning to the other team members.
This was to prevent situations like other adventurer parties breaking in to loot, or some other intruder invading while the base was under-manned.
Since Keti usually stayed behind to watch the base, Alice had insisted on spending money to set up such a system.
Honestly, it had never really been used much.
Even so, it would be best if the system never sounded, because… whenever that alarm blared, it meant there was a high chance an enemy had appeared inside the base!
And right now, the real problem was—
Layla and Sylvia were both standing right here in front of her, so there was probably only Alice back at the base.
Tsk…
Thinking of this, Keti couldn’t help but get a lot more anxious. Layla realized it too—she frowned, then turned to Sylvia and said,
“How could this happen? There should only be Alice and that Jiaxia-kun at the base, right?”
“What? That… That Jiaxia is at the base too?! How could you let him stay there? That guy is dangerous!”
The silver-haired beauty cried out anxiously on the spot. Sylvia immediately lowered her head and said softly, “We can’t be sure what’s happened yet. There’s also the chance it’s a false alarm. After all, this is the first time it’s gone off, right? Layla and I should go back to check things out…”
“I… I’m going too!”
With that, Keti suddenly stood up, taking a deep breath. Ugh…
It’s all, all because of me. If only I’d told Layla and Sylvia earlier what Jiaxia said to me that night, maybe…
Maybe things wouldn’t have turned out like this today!
Even though she couldn’t be sure if it really was that person, still… how to put it, Keti had a vague feeling—Jiaxia was definitely no good guy. In fact… all the trouble she’d run into lately was probably all connected to him!
It’s time to settle everything…
“Hold on, little kitten.”
Lynn helplessly reached out to rub the girl’s head, which startled the silver-haired beauty. Ugh… No, no, what is this rival trying to do—at such a critical moment, he’s still trying to hold her back?
He… he’s not satisfied yet?
Save me, is this man even human? She already couldn’t take it anymore—ugh, just thinking about what happened tonight made her cherry-red lips swell again for no reason. This guy…
Is he trying to leave a trauma in her heart that will never heal? Ugh—
But clearly, the girl was overthinking it. How could the Honorable Governor be that bad?
He was only trying to stop her because she was so flustered, she’d forgotten she was still wearing the bunny girl outfit, still covered in childlike innocence. This…
Going out like this was impossible, right?
“Let Layla and Miss Sylvia go first. Keti, you should clean up a bit. I’ll help you wipe off… then change your clothes before heading over—you’ll still make it in time.”
“Ugh… Will, will there be time?”
Hearing her rival’s advice, the anxious Keti lowered her head and thought for a few seconds. Ugh… well, that’s true—though she was really panicked, there was no way she could go out looking like this. Otherwise…
This was a casino outside—if she stepped out, she’d probably be dragged straight into another private room. Ugh…
There was no helping it. Besides, Keti didn’t want to head out smelling like this. Ugh… Just thinking about it made her want to take a bath even more—would she make it in time?
Well, she had to clean up somehow!
“All right then, we’ll go first. Don’t worry, the two of us are enough—we can definitely handle it. Sylvia, cast a teleport spell back to the base!”
“Understood… Um, Keti… I think Alice needs you.”
The elf girl nodded, then hurried after Layla and left the private room.
What on earth is happening at the base?