“Ah pfft hahaha~ Hoo… Don’t look so confused. It’s actually a very simple question~ Miss Keti, I clearly… called out your name, so why don’t you recognize me? It really makes me feel a bit ashamed~”
“Uh… you…”
Keti was momentarily stunned, not knowing what Celthina meant by those words. Why, why, why… why did she feel like Keti would definitely know her name?
The Silver-Haired Girl desperately searched her mind for the appearance of the person in front of her, but she couldn’t find a single match.
Aside from Sylvia, she didn’t know any other members of the Elf Tribe at all.
So… Keti was also very confused right now as to why this woman was able to call out her name as soon as they met.
But since the other party asked, uh… the Silver-Haired Girl could think of two possibilities. One was that her Enemy had told her about her, since this person clearly knew her Enemy.
On the other hand, it was probably because of Sylvia… Based on this woman’s attitude, she seemed to know Sylvia as well.
Hmm, between the two, Keti felt that the probability was probably higher for Sylvia. As for her Enemy, how should she put it? He probably wouldn’t introduce her to others, right?
“Did Sylvia tell you about me?”
“Giggle~ Miss Keti, you misunderstood. I wasn’t talking about how I know you, but rather… that you actually don’t know me. Sigh, it really makes me feel so ashamed. Am I really a woman with such little presence?”
“You… uh….”
Keti immediately looked toward Lynn with some embarrassment. What, what on earth did this person mean? She needed a translation.
The Silver-Haired Girl had no idea what the other party was trying to do or what those words meant. However, her Enemy’s expression didn’t look too good either. After a while, he sighed and shouted helplessly:
“There’s no point in dwelling on such things, Celthina. It’s normal that Keti doesn’t know you. She didn’t live in the Imperial Capital for long before, and she hasn’t been in contact with certain matters.”
“Hoo… I won’t accept such an explanation. No matter what, she should at least know about the Magic Tower, right? Giggle, Lord Lynn, it’s clearly because you didn’t introduce me properly to Miss Keti.”
Celthina shook her head, then slowly turned around. Her curious gaze swept up and down over Keti. Immediately after, she suddenly bowed and smiled as she introduced herself:
“My name is Celthina, and I am a Mage Executive of the Magic Tower Council. It is a pleasure to meet you, Miss Keti~”
Huh?!
After hearing those words, the Silver-Haired Girl froze on the spot. She didn’t snap out of it for a long time, lost in shock as she wondered if she had misheard something.
How did Celthina introduce herself? M-Mage… Executive?!
For a moment, Keti hoped she had heard wrong. Ah… no wonder she always felt the name sounded familiar. Right, that’s it! She remembered.
Although she had indeed never seen this face before, this name… it seemed she really was a genuine Executive! Keti’s legs immediately felt a bit weak.
Facing what was practically the most important figure she had ever met—and it was hard to imagine anyone more significant—one could imagine the girl’s feelings.
Hiss—
What to do, what to do? Was she a bit rude just now? Would she offend the Lord Regent? Ahhh, no, she’s not going to be angry, is she? Speaking of which, her tone just now was already very inappropriate!
What to do, what to do? Was she going to be thrown into the Jiang to feed the fish next? Crack… I was wrong, I was wrong, guh.
Please don’t. A Mage Executive holds such a high position; she shouldn’t bother with such trivial matters, right? Ha… haha…
It was hard to say!
After all, Keti suddenly remembered Sylvia’s behavior toward her recently. That, that, that… that really did seem a bit outrageous.
Could it be that the Elf Tribe all had that kind of personality that loved to fixate on the smallest details?
If that were the case, then her situation might actually be a bit too dangerous—!
The Silver-Haired Girl sucked in a breath of cold air on the spot, then looked toward Lynn for confirmation.
Was what this woman said really true? She wasn’t just talking nonsense to mess with her, was she?
However, from Lynn’s serious expression, Keti immediately understood that he wasn’t joking. It was true… Standing before her was one of the five most noble people in the entire Imperial Capital—no, the entire Empire…
An existence she absolutely could not afford to provoke!
Speaking of which, that guy Richard seemed to be one of Celthina’s people.
Guh….
This made Keti even more afraid. Projecting her bad impression of Richard onto the woman in front of her made Keti feel uncomfortable no matter what.
Had she really just offended a powerful figure for no reason like this?
Gah—
If it really turned out like that, Enemy, I’m not finished with you!
Why did you bring me to this territory of the Elf Tribe for no reason? Her life wasn’t tough enough; she couldn’t handle such a sacred place at all. She felt like slipping away on the spot, boohoo.
Keti, who had already begun to wonder if she should find a hole to crawl into, finally took a deep breath. Clinging to a glimmer of hope, she decided to try and save herself.
She immediately put on a—well, how should she put it—polite, or perhaps even slightly fawning smile, then bowed deeply to Celthina.
“S-Sorry, officer, I didn’t recognize you just now… Ah, no, sorry, Lord Councilor, I tend to blurt things out when I’m nervous. I, I, I… I apologize for my rudeness just now.”
“My name is Keti, and I’m an Assistant Teacher at the Magic Academy.”
“Hmm… An Assistant Teacher for Class 25, right? That matches what I know~”
Celthina smiled faintly. Hearing this made Keti feel even more uneasy. Good grief, how did she know these things so clearly? This woman…
Just as she had said, Keti really knew very little about this person. She hadn’t even recognized that the other party was a Mage Executive.
If word of this got out, she really didn’t know who would be more embarrassed—her or the other party…
It should be her, right?
But regardless, it wouldn’t look good if it were told.
However, Celthina didn’t seem to care much about it. Even though Keti was so terrified, the other party kept smiling while talking, giving off a rather optimistic vibe.
“So, what I said was right, wasn’t it? Pfft… But there’s no need to be so nervous, Miss Keti. This isn’t the first time you’ve met an Executive or anything, is it?”