Say… Will you really do what you said?
You make it sound so easy. Keti had no choice, let out a sigh, and then muttered, “Can’t you just say it directly!”
“Well, just wait and see~”
Lynn was still over there grinning mischievously, keeping her in suspense. Good grief… I really spoil you too much!
Keti puffed up her cheeks in anger, then huffed, “If you don’t want to say it, then don’t! It’s not going to be anything good anyway. No matter how bad it gets, it can’t be worse than last time!”
Mmph.
Listening to the little kitty’s sulky tone, Lynn struggled to hold back his laughter. If he laughed now and let the little kitty hear him, she’d definitely be even more embarrassed and angry.
It seemed she still cared a lot about what happened last time. Hmm… Actually, he’d kind of like to see Keti-chan wear the bunny girl outfit again~
“Alright, enough with the nonsense! There’s nothing left to say. I, I, I… I’m going to bed now. Hmph, wait, this jar of yours, huff, I’m going to throw it out!”
“Eh eh eh, no! That’s a very precious item, don’t just toss it out. I don’t have another one!”
Hearing that the little kitty was about to throw it away, Hu Zheng Da Ren immediately got flustered and tried to stop her from a distance. Keti puffed her cheeks again and complained in distress:
“Then what am I supposed to do? Just leave this jar in my dorm so you can eavesdrop? Hmph… Whatever, maybe I’ll just move it outside the door. I mean… it’s not like anyone would steal this thing, right?”
“But what if it does get stolen? Ugh… Would you really be willing, little kitty? If you throw it away, we won’t be able to have our daily long-distance chats anymore~”
Lynn sighed in disappointment on the other end. Why was it that his wonderful plan was always rejected by the little kitty? It was truly a mystery.
“Who wants to have daily chats with you! You… aren’t you a bit too full of yourself, thinking I like you so much? Hmph… You, you, you… Really… You’re not even as good as… uh, not as good as… who again?”
“Ugh, well, I guess I can’t find anyone better than you around me. But that doesn’t mean I want to have daily long-distance chats with you!”
Keti slapped her cheeks in annoyance. Why did it sound like she was about to talk herself into it? Her own heart really was a bit too unsteady.
“Anyway, I’m moving the jar out now, and you’d better not make any noise from your side. If you wake up the other tenants in the hallway, they’ll come knocking on my door in the middle of the night!”
“That’d be trouble for me, and if you cause me trouble, I’ll lower my affection for you, and then I’ll… re… refuse all those weird requests of yours!”
Hmm… That was quite the smooth chain of logic. Victory!
“Hey, no, no, no, don’t be so hasty. Even if you keep the jar in your room, it’s no big deal. Did I ever tell you? Actually, this magic jar can be switched off.”
“Little kitty, you just have to press the pattern in the center and it’ll turn off. I won’t be able to hear anything on my end, and you won’t hear me either… Press the pattern again and it turns back on.”
Seeing how quickly Keti was about to act, Lynn finally decided to tell the truth. The silver-haired beauty blinked in suspicion. Hmm…
Was he really telling the truth?
If she really could turn it off, Keti thought she might as well spare the jar. After all, it actually looked pretty nice just sitting in the room, made for good decoration, and was pretty valuable too, hehe.
But… Could she really trust this mortal enemy’s words? That was a bit hard to believe.
“Re… Really?”
“Mhm! Anyway, both jars have to be on at the same time to talk. That can be a bit inconvenient. I’m not going to turn mine off! If little kitty wants to chat with me, just come find me anytime!”
Lynn nodded, but Keti just pouted tsundere-like on the other side. Who, who would want to chat with him every day! Did he think she wanted to stick to him all the time or something? No way!
“Fine, I’ll see how it goes. I’m going to bed anyway, and even if you’re lying to me, all you’ll hear is a beautiful girl snoring! Hmph… That’s it, I’m logging off! Turning off the jar!”
“Wait, hold on!”
“What is it?”
Keti squinted her eyes. Just how late was it already? Did this guy never sleep?
“Ahem… Actually, it’s fine if you don’t turn it off. I’d really like to fall asleep listening to your breathing, little kitty.”
“Mmm, isn’t that romantic?”
“Idiot!”
Scolded like that, Lynn scratched his head in confusion. Wait… but he’d seen lots of couples do this kind of thing before!
“Alright, I’m going to sleep. You should get some rest too, or I swear your brain’s going to get messed up!”
Keti grumbled, but even so, she didn’t press the pattern on the jar for a long time. On the other end, Lynn could still hear her faint breathing and couldn’t help but show a playful smile.
“Goodnight, little kitty~”
“Mm.”
Goodnight.
“G… Goodnight!”
Blushing, Keti pressed the pattern, and the jar’s glow instantly dimmed. Only then did the silver-haired beauty finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Strange, just now… what was she waiting for?
She just had to hear that weird goodnight, and then… her heart started pounding for no reason.
***
The night passed, and when Keti woke up, she still felt a little uneasy.
If you asked her why, the answer was simple: last night, her mortal enemy never actually gave her any solution, only told her to deliver her “reward” tonight.
Th-this… Right? That’s what he meant, isn’t it?
It wasn’t that the silver-haired beauty was overthinking. It just felt like the whole thing was some empty promise—this plotline felt really strange.
Ah…
But anyway, she still had to go tonight. She didn’t even know if her mortal enemy could actually solve the Great Training Ground’s access problem. Would she really be able to get in?
What if, in the end, her mortal enemy got in, but she didn’t?
Ahem, what just went in—no, that’s not what I meant!
Keti knocked herself on the head. Lately, her thoughts were getting weird, but that wasn’t really important. What mattered was what would happen tonight.
After all, that guy—her mortal enemy—hadn’t broken a promise to her yet.
Well…
But, guessing and guessing was pointless. What could Keti figure out just with her head? If she really could, then…
Then what kind of degenerate would she have to become?
Keti sighed and was just about to get up and head to the office to prepare lessons.
After all, even if she had to put everything into training for the competition, she couldn’t let her students’ classes fall behind. But—
Just as she turned the doorknob, Keti happened to bump into the two girls who were about to knock on her door outside…
“Ouch…”
“Eh? Layla? And Sylvia, what are you two doing here?”