“Ugh, even though I can probably understand what you’re thinking, little cat… did you forget that your comrade is an elf? They’re a famous long-lived species.”
“A 130-year-old Sylvia can really only be considered a child among the elf tribe…”
Looking at Keti’s confused expression, Lynn sighed and added helplessly. The silver-haired girl blinked in a daze the moment she heard those words.
“Eh? Wait, that actually makes sense! Gasp… Then, does that mean we traveled back to the past through that Temple? And the person in front of us… is really Sylvia when she was little? Whoa!”
Keti’s eyes narrowed instantly, and an inexplicably excited look suddenly appeared on her face.
‘Ugh… speaking of which, is this little cat a lolicon?’
Lynn silently pondered this possibility and couldn’t help but grow three times more wary. However… thinking about it carefully, it didn’t seem like much of a problem and was actually quite normal.
After all, anyone would find it somewhat novel to see what their friend looked like as a child.
“Hey, hey, hey, Sylvia! What do you usually like to do? Do you like sweets or savory food? And most importantly, where do you usually hide your chopping knife? Ah, cough cough… if you haven’t unlocked that hobby yet, just pretend I didn’t say anything…”
Keti cleared her throat awkwardly. Halfway through her sentence, she had scared herself. Still, the little girl in front of her was truly adorable and looked very novel.
So this was what Sylvia looked like when she was little. Well… how should she put it? It was a bit… unexpected.
“Hmm… You’re a strange big sister. Do you know Sylvia? Hmph… Since that’s the case, I can’t reveal any of Sylvia’s information. After all, I have to think about my own future. Who knows what you would do to the future Sylvia if you knew these things?”
The little elf girl in front of them suddenly pinched her chin and spoke with a serious, solemn face.
“After all, I can’t be sure if you’re an enemy or a friend to the future Sylvia, right? Besides, even if you are a friend, some privacy issues cannot be disclosed to you!”
“E-Eh?!”
The silver-haired girl was blindsided by this combo of words and blinked in a daze. Then, she hurriedly turned her head and sought help from Lynn as if she had seen a ghost.
“Lynn, Lynn, what’s going on? Did I ever say we were Sylvia’s friends from the future?”
“Ugh… Keti, your voice was actually quite loud just now. She probably heard you.”
“Gah…”
Suddenly awakened by her enemy, the silver-haired girl’s lips twitched. Yeah, this was a bit bad. Why was little Sylvia’s comprehension so strong?
She had thought the girl wouldn’t understand her mumbling about time travel and whatnot, but it turned out she understood everything immediately.
‘Sigh… I really underestimated my former comrade. I didn’t expect such a small child to be so much more mature than I thought!’
“Ugh, even though you always have that look of serious contemplation, little cat, I still want to complain. Let me remind you that while Sylvia looks like a little girl, she really is 130 years old. She’s more than ten times older than you are right now.”
“Gah… Sh-Shut up! What are you doing? Complaining and nitpicking constantly. Have you become a professional comedy relief? Besides, why do you know everything I’m thinking? Can you freaking hear my inner thoughts or something?!”
The silver-haired girl turned her head with an annoyed look and snapped at Lynn. Her enemy suppressed a smile and shrugged helplessly.
“Because you’re really easy to read, little cat. I can tell roughly what you’re thinking just by looking at your expression. And once you start thinking with that serious face, it looks especially hilarious…”
“Am I a freaking comedy character to you? Are my thoughts so hilarious that you can barely keep from laughing out loud for fear of hurting my self-esteem?”
“Waaah, scumbag, you’re a total scumbag! I’m never talking to you again. Get lost! Get lost right now!”
The silver-haired girl, now thoroughly exasperated, gritted her teeth and turned away with a huff.
Realizing he had teased her too much, Lynn, who had been telling the blunt truth, coughed twice and patted the girl’s head.
“Aww, don’t be mad, don’t be mad. I just think you’re cute. Your hardworking side is great! I’m the comedy character, okay? I’m the comedy character.”
“Hmph, this level of coaxing is practically… hehe… Ah, cough cough cough… I won’t forgive you! Shut up, I’m thinking about something!”
The silver-haired girl pouted. She didn’t have time to care about what Lynn said anyway. She was already angry, and she definitely hadn’t smiled sheepishly just now.
After all, she was a serious person, so the things she thought about had to be about the current situation.
‘Traveling back to the past sounds pretty cool, but honestly, at this point in time, I probably haven’t even been born yet.’
‘Even if I wanted to use my memories to change my fate or become some big shot, I don’t really have any good ways to do it. Besides, the biggest problem is that this place doesn’t look like the real world.’
‘After all, the power of the Temple was what sent me here. Can the Temple’s power really allow one to travel through time?’ Keti felt it was a bit hard to believe. It was likely just an environment created based on a past time.
In other words, staying in this place was of no benefit to her. This wasn’t good for a time traveler; it would seriously interfere with her plans. But, but…
‘Wait, what was my plan again?’
Thinking of this, Keti finally realized where the problem lay. ‘No, no, no, there’s definitely a major problem here. I still haven’t figured out what I’m supposed to be doing.’
‘What is this trial all about? What’s the mission objective?’
‘Hmm… I vaguely remember that I was supposed to resolve someone’s heart knot?’
‘Phew, speaking of which, this place is Sylvia’s hometown. Since it’s Sylvia’s hometown and the time period is her childhood, then maybe… perhaps, the heart knot of the person I need to resolve refers to… Sylvia’s?’
Although she didn’t know why there was such a connection between the Temple and Sylvia, this was the only guess she could make for now. Keti took a deep breath, then looked down and asked:
“Mm-hmm, Sylvia is so smart. Actually, this big sister is a good friend who traveled here from the future. I specifically came here to help little Sylvia resolve her heart knot~”
“Heart knot?”
The little elf girl in front of her blinked, looking confused.