Eh eh eh eh eh ?!
Suddenly, the voice of her arch-rival rang in her ears. The silver-haired beauty, who was in the midst of casting a non-chanting water spell, screamed on the spot and rolled right off the bed.
Ah, oof—
Clutching her sore bottom, Keti took a moment to catch her breath before finally crawling up from the floor.
Then, the silver-haired beauty’s eyes darted around her room in a flustered panic.
Just now… that voice from before, that was… it was my arch-rival, wasn’t it?!
W-Where is that guy? How did he just suddenly speak out of nowhere—scared me to death!
The flustered silver-haired beauty scanned every corner of the dormitory. Of course, her first thought was the door. Gulp… Did I forget to lock the door again?
But… no!
Keti stared in disbelief as she found the door tightly shut. She hurried over, opened it, and looked outside—still no one. She even walked a few steps out into the hallway, and still nothing!
C-Could he be playing hide and seek with me? Where did he run off to, waa~!
“Hey, hey, hey, I just heard the door open, little kitten. I’m inside, you know~”
Suddenly, Lynn’s voice came from inside the room, stifling laughter, clearly meant for Miss Keti to hear. She jolted all over and, after a moment, slowly turned around and staggered back into the room.
Ugh… cough, cough, honestly, she had already been thinking about bolting, but then realized that, in the middle of the night, there was nowhere else to go.
If she went back to the base, there was the risk she couldn’t get out again. She couldn’t just sleep on the streets, so…
Keti decided to come back and grab her blanket and pillow. Ahem.
She closed the door again, pressed herself against it, and then started searching everywhere for Lynn.
That arch-rival really seemed to be playing hide-and-seek with her—no matter what, he refused to show himself.
The silver-haired beauty could only grit her teeth and search everywhere: bathroom—nope! Wardrobe—nope! Behind the cabinet—still nothing!
Hiss—
After a while, having checked every corner of the room, Keti drew a sharp breath, then…
Her gaze slowly settled on… underneath her bed!
“Ga—!”
She really didn’t want to think about it, but after ruling out every possibility, it seemed like that was the only blind spot left unchecked!
T-Too creepy!
Keti took a deep breath—she never would have thought that her arch-rival would actually… actually hide under her bed! What is he trying to do? Why is he under the bed—this, this, this… it’s just too terrifying!
Just imagine: when you’re lying on your bed, maybe even casting a non-chanting water spell, and then suddenly… a hand reaches out from beneath the bed and grabs your foot!
Crack—!
Keti had no doubt she’d reflexively kick Lynn to death if he dared lurk under her bed!
Huff… huff… t-this is just too much!
Thinking of this, the silver-haired beauty puffed out her cheeks in anger. Lynn, that guy! She’d only gone out to train the students for one evening, and this guy snuck into her room!
So infuriating! Where’s a single woman’s sense of safety?! If not for the fact that he was her arch-rival, she’d drag him straight to the guards!
Too much, meow—!
Uh… n-no, wait, actually, isn’t it precisely because he’s the arch-rival that I should mete out justice on the spot?
The silver-haired beauty rubbed her chin in thought, then shook her head right away. No, no, that’s not it. Right now, it’s time to arrest the arch-rival!
Keti immediately tiptoed quietly to the bedside, deliberately feigning a step away as a trick.
However, at that critical moment, faking her retreat, Keti suddenly squatted down and flashed a wild yet adorable and arrogant grin, “Hehe! Found you! Lynn— Uh… huh?!”
Sadly, even though Keti had played this battle of wits against the air so convincingly she even fooled herself—imagining a super cool squat-down reveal—well…
There was still nobody under the bed.
Cough… cough, well, yeah, even for an arch-rival, crawling under someone’s bed is a bit much.
But where did that guy go?!
Frustrated, Keti scratched her head, then heard Lynn’s voice suddenly sound behind her.
“Pfft, did I just hear little kitten say she found me? So, where am I, hmm? Why can’t I see little kitten anywhere~”
“Uuu… W-Where are you?! D-Don’t scare me! I searched the whole room and didn’t see a trace of you—you, you, you… you didn’t turn into a ghost, did you? Hiss—d-don’t come looking for me! It wasn’t me who wronged you, wuwuwu…”
“Hey, hey, hey, didn’t we just see each other this afternoon, little Keti… How come you’re already wishing I were dead?”
Lynn’s helpless voice came through again, but by now, the silver-haired beauty was so frightened her legs were going weak—she couldn’t even process his words.
Sure, she and Lynn might not see each other every single day, but at the very least, they saw each other often. There’s no way he could’ve just disappeared, then come back to scare her in the dead of night.
But, but, but… isn’t this just too creepy?!
Not a shadow in sight—how is he doing this?!
“W-Where are you… uuu, please, just come out, I-I… I want to see you in person, please don’t scare me anymore, wu~”
“Ahaha, pfft… don’t cry, don’t cry, little kitten. Actually, you’re right—it’s an Invisibility Spell. I’m invisible right now~”
Lynn was still holding back his laughter as he tried to explain to Keti. The silver-haired beauty blinked. Huh?
There’s… there’s such a thing?
“That’s right. I’m right beside you now, in a place you can’t see. And then… I’ll reach out my hand and gently touch~”
“Mmm~”
As that arch-rival’s magnetic voice fell, Keti suddenly felt a strange tingling across her body. Her cheeks instantly flushed crimson.
Ugh… W-What is this strange feeling? I clearly can’t see my arch-rival, but why does it feel like there’s an invisible firebrand… coming closer and closer!
The silver-haired beauty couldn’t help but close her eyes in excitement, then let out a cute little sound. On the other end, Lynn froze for a moment. Wait… what is little Keti doing?
“Cough, cough… Why is the little kitten actually reacting over there? Is your imagination really that vivid? Pfft… It seems, after just one night apart, you really missed me, huh? But… sorry, sorry, I’m not at the school right now.”
“Eh?”
Completely convinced, Keti blinked in bewilderment. N-Not at school?
“Hah, alright, I’ll stop teasing you, Keti-chan. Look, on your bedside, there’s a glazed ceramic jar. My voice is coming from right there~”
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