“Hiss…kakakaka, n-no, please don’t say any more, meow.”
In an instant, the memory of last night’s embarrassing scene flooded back, and Keti began to tremble all over in a panic, so much so that Lynn felt like she might faint again at any moment.
Ah…this little one is really, just a bit, too shy, isn’t she?
After a moment, in order to protect the girl’s mental health, Lynn took the initiative to reach out and remove the Cat Ear Hair Ornament from Keti’s head, letting her calm down a little.
Then, he quickly steered the conversation away from any topics that might embarrass her, and instead began to talk about something serious:
“You suddenly fainted, you know, and it really gave me a fright~ No matter how I called you, you just wouldn’t wake up…There was nothing I could do, so I had to search your pocket for the key and carry you back to the dorm. Now that you’re awake, I can finally relax.”
Looking at her lifelong rival suddenly acting so serious, Keti felt a little out of sorts for a moment.
After a pause, she quietly lowered her head, blinked, and snuck a glance at her rival, then asked in a small voice:
“Th…then, you, you didn’t stay with me here all night, did you?”
“Mhm. After all, you never woke up, and I was really worried about you. I even called a Priest to check if you were sick, but the Priest just told me you were simply escaping from reality and fainted. Ahem…But don’t worry, I didn’t do anything. Your clothes were perfectly neat.”
“Eh?”
Hearing her rival’s words, Keti was suddenly reminded.
The silver-haired beauty quickly lifted her clothes and checked herself all over, then, half-convinced, turned to glance at Lynn…
Stare
No, come on, is there really any need to distrust me that much?!
Lynn felt a bit helpless under her stare, but after a moment, remembering how he had teased the little kitten so much last night that she fainted on the spot, his heart softened.
Then, he reached out and patted the girl’s head again, speaking gently and softly:
“But, anyway, I still owe you an apology. Sorry, little kitty. It’s just, I really like cats, so I wanted to take the opportunity to hear a cute ‘meow’ or two, but I guess I went a little overboard.”
Listening to her rival’s apology, Keti, who had been blushing in shame, suddenly felt her heart soften a little.
She didn’t expect that this guy would actually apologize.
Grrr…
She’d thought he would keep using last night’s…that shameful scene to tease her relentlessly!
And he actually stayed with her the whole night…even called a doctor.
Wow, he really was worried.
Pfft—
Who would have thought that her rival would one day be so flustered because she fainted in front of him?
Thinking of this, Keti’s mood improved quite a bit~
What the heck, she actually slept pretty well all night~
Hehehe, look at Lynn now, all tired and sleepy.
He probably didn’t sleep at all~ Well, if something had happened to her, he’d have to take responsibility, right?
If the Waiter caught him, he’d be in for it~
Comparing the two, the silver-haired beauty felt much better, and even stretched with satisfaction.
Ahem……
But, honestly, in her heart, Keti still cared a lot about what happened last night.
After a moment, she closed her eyes tightly, and couldn’t help but recall the events of last night in her mind.
Grrr…
Of course, her brain automatically filtered out all the truly embarrassing parts.
Was…was her reaction last night just a bit too sensitive?
Why did she faint like that?
All she remembered was that, well…as she was about to lose consciousness, her body couldn’t stop trembling, her mind was a total blur, and she couldn’t think at all.
She kept meowing without realizing it, and, actually, it felt pretty nice to have her rival pat her head.
Suddenly realizing she was still being patted on the head, Keti quickly shook off her rival’s hand, afraid she’d get too used to it.
Then, she remembered something very important.
Hiss
Right, right!
***
Last night, Alice and the others were sitting right behind her, eating!
After she fainted, did…did anything else happen?
Ah, ah, ah, this….
Actually, last night, Keti did hear Alice and the others saying something, but she was too busy meowing at the time.
She vaguely heard some voices, but didn’t catch anything clearly.
As for what happened after she passed out, Keti had no idea at all.
The girl suddenly felt a wave of dread, then quickly turned to Lynn and asked:
“Last…last night, at the end, I didn’t make any noise, did I? Did Alice and the others notice anything strange? Weren’t they talking about something…What did they say?!”
“Uh…I wasn’t really paying attention. All my focus was on you, little kitty~”
Lynn tilted his head, waved his hand, and reassured her: “But before you fainted, they had already left the Restaurant, so…no need to worry~”
“Ah…whew—”
Hearing this, Keti finally let out a long sigh of relief and relaxed.
Good, good, they didn’t notice anything.
She had been worried that if she made a fuss while fainting, her former Comrades would come running.
“Alright, all at ease now~ Since that’s settled, it’s time for me to fulfill my promise.”
“Keti-chan, here is the Bell I mentioned yesterday that will help you solve your Discipline Management Problem, and also, Ten Thousand Denar in Cash~ Take them, okay? This is your reward for working so hard and meowing so cutely last night~”
After a moment, seeing that the girl’s mood had completely calmed down, Lynn smiled quietly, then took out a combination that made the silver-haired beauty stare in shock………
The Bell’s importance to Keti went without saying—she was counting on it to solve her current problems.
Just getting that reward alone was more than enough to make her feel last night’s effort was worth it.
But…the silver-haired beauty never expected that…
Lynn would actually take out Ten…
Ten Thousand Denar!
Ah!
That, that amount of money, for a poor silver-haired beauty like her right now, was a fortune!
Th-th-that…that was Ten Thousand!
You know, her current salary was only about one thousand a month, and that was already considered upper-middle class in the Imperial Capital.
For Lynn to hand her Ten Thousand at once, this…
It made Keti really wonder if there was some kind of catch here, grrr…
“Wh…why is it Ten Thousand Denar? L-Lynn, I only borrowed three thousand from you before…I don’t really dare accept this…Grr, I can’t pay it back~!”
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