“I-I-I-I… Ahaha, of course I’m not…”
The Silver-Haired Girl wiped the sweat from her forehead. “I’m just a little worried that Sylvia and Layla followed us again, mm… After all, those two have a bit of a track record…”
“Fair point.”
Lynn nodded, then gave a light chuckle.
“However, Cat, you don’t need to worry at all today because… I’m about to take you to a place very, very far away. Even if they’re following you, they won’t be able to find you in a bit…”
“Eh? Very… very far? *Sss—* Are, are we coming back?”
Why did it sound like her Enemy was about to sell her off?!
The Silver-Haired Girl gasped on the spot. For a moment, she couldn’t tell if the scene in front of her was more dangerous or the one behind her. Lynn immediately waved his hand and laughed helplessly:
“No, no, how could I ever sell Cat? Actually, the reason I asked you to come today isn’t for the kind of date you’re imagining.”
“There was someone else who was originally supposed to do this with me, but she had something come up at the last minute and couldn’t make it, so I’m having Cat fill in.”
Keti fell silent. Someone? Who, male or female?!
“Speak!”
“Hm? Say what…?”
“You, you, you… Ugh, you know what I want to ask!”
“Huh?”
The Lord Regent scratched his head, looking at the puffed-up girl in front of him. For a moment, he didn’t know how to answer.
After thinking for a long time, Lynn suddenly slapped his forehead. *Pfft*… So that’s how it is.
“I get it. Cat is worried about this… Yes, the originally scheduled person was female, and she’s my colleague. But… she’s a very, very old woman, so don’t worry about it.”
“Mm… hard to say…”
Who knew if her Enemy had unique tastes? *Cough*. Calling someone an old woman—what if she was actually a mature beauty?!
Since she was a colleague, she must also be a Teacher at the School… Er, there were indeed a few older female teachers, but she didn’t know which one specifically.
“What do you mean ‘hard to say’! Sigh, once you meet that person, you’ll know it’s impossible for me to have any feelings for her.”
“Is it really that extreme? Mm… *cough, cough, cough*. Let me state this again: I wasn’t jealous just now, just curious! Curious! *Phew*.”
“So, what were you originally planning to do? Why couldn’t you go if one person was missing, and why did you have to find me as a replacement?”
Keti’s face flushed slightly as she asked. Lynn tilted his head and began to explain:
“Actually, I could go alone, but I thought this was a rare opportunity, so I’d take Cat along. Do you know… the Fairy Forest?”
Ah, how should she put it… Hearing that place mentioned suddenly made Keti feel a bit complicated. She scratched her head and spoke helplessly after a while:
“Of course I know. Don’t forget, there was an Elf girl in my former Adventurer party. Sylvia grew up in the Fairy Forest, didn’t she?”
“Mm, right. So, have you been there?”
“Well… I’ve kind of forgotten. It seems… I haven’t, yet I have? I should have been in the vicinity, but… I never explored inside. That’s normal, though. I remember that place doesn’t seem to allow humans to enter.”
“Exactly. Only Elves can freely enter and exit that land; it’s the sacred home of the Elf Tribe.”
“Exactly… If ‘exactly,’ then why are you going? You want to take me along just to be thrown out by the Elf Tribe’s guardian trees, right!”
Keti looked at him with an exasperated expression, but Lynn shook his head.
“Do you think I’m taking you to play? I’m going because I was invited. This time, it’s really Work. Something happened to the Holy Tree in the Fairy Forest…”
“The Elven Sanctuary is in there, and we need to go in to check on the situation.”
“No… wait?!”
The Silver-Haired Girl’s lips couldn’t help but twitch. Good grief… Mm… how should she put it…
“*Pfft*, Cat, what’s wrong? You have such a disappointed look on your face. Are you sad because the sweet date you were looking forward to fell through?”
“Tsk.”
Keti pouted immediately. Who—who wanted a sweet date?! Was there something wrong with this person’s head?
She was just… just because she originally thought that although tonight would be a bit tiring, it certainly wouldn’t take too much effort.
Instead, she actually had to Work overtime on a field mission! That’s why she was annoyed and angry!
Yes, that was it! That’s how it is!
“I just don’t want to work overtime at night… Tsk, you scumbag!”
“Eh, eh, eh? That’s a bit foul! Protest! I protest!”
“Protest denied! Who wants to run off to such a far-off place with you in the middle of the night—into what sounds like a very dangerous environment—to investigate some ‘truth’?”
“Maybe we won’t even come back tonight and just end up dead right there! Please, I’m just an Assistant Teacher at the School, and you’re just a Teacher. Why do we need to do this kind of thing?!”
Keti voiced her confusion right then and there. This was the main point. Why was her Enemy doing this? Should an ordinary person like him be meddling in the affairs of the Elf Tribe?
“Phew… well, it’s just a simple request. Besides… Cat, don’t you think I’m very strong?”
Lynn rubbed the back of his head. Ah… he always felt that Cat didn’t think he was very capable. Should he reveal his identity as the Lord Regent?
He felt a bit of anticipation regarding the expression she would make after hearing that news.
Lynn stroked his chin, but Keti shook her head on the spot—*cough*—even if it was subconscious.
Ah, actually, Keti felt her Enemy was fairly decent. After all… it had happened several times, whether it was dealing with that Succubus or other things before…
Keti could clearly feel that her Enemy’s strength was quite high. But as for exactly how strong, she didn’t have a clue. She always leaned toward the optimistic side—that he was just a bit stronger than herself.
After all, she had punched him back in the day, *cough*.
However, the Silver-Haired Girl could actually sense something was off. This guy Lynn seemed to have… never once used his full power. He even seemed to be suppressing it deliberately.
Ah… but as for the reason for the suppression, Keti couldn’t say for sure. She couldn’t say it was entirely because he was too strong, so he suppressed his strength on purpose.
If you put it that way, was the reason she used the Suppression Gem to suppress Xing Yu because Xing Yu was too strong? Keti herself probably couldn’t accept that kind of reasoning.
“I don’t think you’re that impressive. Hmph. If anything, if you’re really that strong, then why do you insist on taking me? Can’t you handle everything by yourself? Is there some reason why you have to take me along?”