“What……………what conditions?”
The silver-haired beauty blinked in confusion on the spot.
No, no, no…wasn’t this supposed to be a gift between friends?
Why are we talking about conditions now?
“I………………I’m just asking for an advance on my wages, why………………why do we have to talk about conditions?”
The silver-haired girl blinked in puzzlement.
Seeing her innocent and dazed expression, Lynn could only shake his head helplessly, then waved his hand and said:
“But, your wages are paid by the School, not by me, right? There’s no reason for you to ask me for an advance, so this is basically you borrowing money from me………………Since you’re borrowing money, shouldn’t I be allowed to set some conditions~?”
“Um Um…ah, this………………”
Keti took a deep breath.
Actually…fine, Lynn’s words did make sense.
Um…but, but……….this guy…
What happened to friendship?
What about being bros?
What about our everlasting bond?
I imagined it all, and now suddenly reality hits!
“I-I’ll definitely pay you back! Besides, you were willing to give me such a powerful item, so why are you making such a fuss over a little money all of a sudden?”
Hmph hmph hmph~
Seeing the girl’s embarrassed expression, Lynn couldn’t help but feel a wave of delight rise in his heart~
Ah, he really liked seeing Keti’s pitiful face, about to cry, and that stubborn look of trying to hold back her frustration to protect her pride—she was just too cute~
Lynn had to work hard to control himself.
After all…he did want to help the girl. It’s just…………..
This little kitten was just so adorable, he couldn’t resist teasing her a little more~!
So………………
“Hmm? Did I ever say I was going to give you that item? I just took it out to show you~”
After a while, Lynn forced down his smile, holding back his laughter, then took a deep breath and continued in a deliberately cold voice.
Keti immediately got angry when she heard that.
Feeling tricked, she slammed the table and yelled at her nemesis:
“What? Then—then—then why did you show it to me?! Were you just………………just messing with me? Is this fun to you?!”
“But…I’m not obligated to keep helping you, am I?”
Lynn’s words made Keti freeze for a second.
After a moment, she took a deep breath and lowered her head silently.
Honestly………………he had a point.
Lynn had already helped her so much.
If he didn’t want to help anymore, she really had no right to blame him.
But………..
Ot……
He was the one who said she could come to him if she needed help.
The girl’s nose started to tingle, and she sniffled, biting her lip in grievance.
Watching the girl’s adorable look, Lynn couldn’t help but grin mischievously again.
After a moment, he reached out to pat her head, but the sulking girl quickly pushed his hand away.
“Alright, don’t be mad. If you want my help, it’s not impossible………………it’s just……………….”
“Gu………………just what?”
“It’s just, ah, you know, back then, a certain little someone punched me in front of the entire School, made me lose so much face. Now I’ve helped you so much, Keti-chan, and you still………………haven’t apologized at all~ How am I supposed to keep helping you~? Sigh, my heart feels so cold~”
……!?
Seeing her nemesis put on a pitiful act, Keti blinked, and a trace of guilt actually rose in her heart.
T, te……
Maybe she really did owe Lynn an apology.
Back then she was definitely too impulsive, so if he wanted an apology now, she supposed she could…………………
“Ahem ahem ahem………………B-back then, it was my fault, I apologize, is that……………enough?”
Hearing the girl’s barely audible voice, Lynn quietly raised the corners of his mouth.
After a moment, he shook his head and waved his hand:
“Ah…that apology doesn’t sound sincere~, and besides, what you did back then left me with quite a psychological shadow. A simple apology isn’t enough~ Unless, Miss Keti, you sit on my lap, put on this Cat Ear Hair Ornament, and let me pet your head while you give me a good ‘meow meow meow’~”
“Only then can my heart be healed~ If you do it well, I might even consider giving you the Bell and ten thousand Denar as a gift………………So, what do you say, do you agree?!”
N-no no no, what, huh?!
“How could I agree to that!”
Hearing her nemesis’s demand, Keti gasped, and her mind couldn’t help but imagine the scene—her face instantly turned bright red.
Gu……
T-too much, this-this-this……………what kind of bizarre request is this?
This definitely isn’t a proper apology, right?
It’s more like………………………………some sort of training or something?!
Um…there’s no way, no way I’ll agree to this!
Seeing the white-haired kitten’s resolute attitude, Lynn couldn’t help but snicker.
After a moment, he narrowed his eyes and started pressing on the girl’s weak spots:
“Oh? Not agreeing? Miss Keti, don’t you want your Work anymore? Didn’t you already give up your house? Hmph, I helped you find this job, shouldn’t you be obedient~? If you make me unhappy, little kitten, you might just end up homeless~”
This, this guy!
Hearing this, Keti’s vision went dark.
The truth was, she really didn’t want to lose her current Work.
After all…even though she was facing some difficulties right now, this opportunity was still very rare………………
A……
But…but, does that mean she has to agree?
Keti quickly shook her head.
No way she could agree to that!
The reward was tempting, and the cost of refusal was high, but she…she really had no choice……
18, 189……
I’m a boy!
How could I dress up as a catgirl and then……………
Just as the girl froze in place………………
Suddenly, at the Restaurant entrance, three limping girls walked in.
Keti’s gaze was instantly drawn to those familiar figures, and her eyes widened in panic……
A-Alice?
And Layla and Sylvia?!
“Hmm?”
Lynn followed her gaze to the entrance.
After a moment, he chuckled softly, then lowered his voice and whispered to Keti: “Oh my, it’s Alice~ And those two are your comrades, right? Want to go say hi~ Or… Keti-chan, you wouldn’t want your former comrades to find out what you’ve become, would you~?”
Faced with her nemesis’s words, the silver-haired beauty immediately started trembling all over in fright.
“Don’t, no, please don’t say anything! I-I-I… I’ll do it, okay?! Ugh…”
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