“Uh, it’s, it’s Lynn!”
Faced with the sudden appearance of her archrival, the silver-haired beauty’s eyes, which had just been completely flustered, suddenly lit up!
Inside her mind flashed a feeling like when a mother inspects a room but finds the scandalous book has already been borrowed by a classmate—a kind of relieved reassurance…
The archrival coming to the rescue was like her own Superman!
Ugh…
S-so good, I’m saved!
Moments later, Keti took a deep breath and suddenly realized something was off…
W-what kind of heart was she letting loose?!
Problems wouldn’t simply be solved just because Lynn showed up, right?
After all, her archrival was just an ordinary Magic Academy teacher, someone whose status here didn’t even compare to Richard’s.
He, he, he…could he be trusted?
N-never mind, at this moment, the girl had no one else to rely on.
So after a moment, the silver-haired beauty hurriedly shook the bell in her hand toward her archrival, then anxiously mouthed to Lynn in a low voice: “This…is useless…what should we do?”
Seeing the anxious expression on the silver-haired girl’s face, Lynn struggled to hold back a smile.
She really thought that thing could hypnotize others?
If it was that effective, would he still have so many worries?
That thing was just a toy he gave to a kitten, its only purpose being…when shaken, it could call him. It was purely a spur-of-the-moment joke Lynn made that night to tease Miss Keti~
Of course, Lynn could solve the problem.
He wouldn’t lie about that, after all…since he had come all the way here, what problem could possibly be unsolvable?
So, in the next second, Lynn smiled and stepped forward, took the bell from Keti’s hand, then turned to Ximon’s parents and playfully said:
“Mr. Edward, and your wife, Miss Keti is the assistant I brought in. I take full responsibility for any problems she has. Could I invite both of you to my office for a detailed discussion? Let’s figure out a suitable solution, shall we?”
“…?”
Ximon’s mother glanced skeptically at Richard beside her, clearly hoping this homeroom teacher would make a direct decision.
Sensing this, Lynn lifted his head and smiled at Richard: “Richard, leave this matter to me. After all, I’m the homeroom teacher of Class 25. If I can’t resolve it, then it’d be proper for you to step in, wouldn’t it?”
“Tch, sigh—”
Richard sighed but nodded in approval.
Seeing this, Ximon’s parents had no choice but to accept Lynn’s proposal.
The archrival then patted Keti’s shoulder and whispered with a small laugh into her ear: “Don’t worry, leave everything to me…”
After hearing those words, the silver-haired girl’s cheeks instantly flushed bright red…
W-why did it feel like the archrival was the hero saving the damsel in distress?!
After a while, watching Lynn lead Ximon’s parents away, Keti couldn’t help but worry…
Will…will it really get resolved?
Hey, archrival, don’t sell me out~ whimper
That feels right.
***
Moments later, Ximon’s parents followed Lynn into a private office…
As soon as they entered, Edward felt a bit odd.
Aren’t Magic Academy teachers usually sharing offices with several people?
Why did this person have a single, private office?
The moment the door shut, Edward finally noticed a poised, professional beauty in a suit standing respectfully inside Lynn’s office.
Instantly, the man’s pupils dilated with shock.
Still unclear on the situation, Ximon’s mom, Joyna, immediately began to use her specialty—throwing a tantrum.
Pointing at Lynn, who was smiling while sitting in her usual seat, she sneered sarcastically: “Lynn, you’re way too irresponsible! You don’t teach our child, and we struggled to find the school already—that’s enough grace!”
“But you actually found someone like this to substitute? Look what you’ve done to our child! Almost killed him! I’m telling you, don’t even think about protecting that Keti today…or else…”
“Joyna, sh-shut…up!”
Before Joyna could finish, Edward’s trembling voice cut her off sharply.
Joyna froze in confusion, then turned her head, furrowing her brows and angrily shouted at the now pale-faced Edward: “What’s wrong? Catatonic from seeing this hussy? You old fart, isn’t now the time to solve our son’s problem? Don’t even think about looking again!”
Hearing such vulgar words aimed at the woman before them, Edward snapped as well, angrily slapping her face and shouting, “Shut up—!”
“Ah—no, you’re crazy, Edward? You…”
Ignoring Joyna’s shock and anger, Edward, as the President of the Empire Chamber of Commerce and a man familiar with many major scenes, quickly turned his head.
Then nervously and humbly, he stammered to the woman with glasses and a blue ponytail dressed in a suit:
“Ma’am…may I ask if you are…Lady Sitaana? Haha, please don’t mind my wife’s gossip; she’s going through menopause. I’ve seen you at the Council Meeting before. I’m Edward, President of the Chamber of Commerce…”
“Yes, that’s me…”
Facing Edward’s gradually flattering expression, Sitaana only nodded coldly.
Then she turned and respectfully bowed to Lynn: “Lord Lynn, as per your request, the guards have been deployed around the Chamber of Commerce.”
“Hmm…thank you for your hard work. Sorry to trouble you with such a trivial matter, Sitaana.”
Lynn nodded and then relaxed, leaning back in his chair with a smile as he looked at the two dumbfounded people before him.
At this moment, the interaction between Sitaana and Lynn completely stunned Edward.
He knew the reason he had been so humble before Sitaana was because she was the Vice Commander of the Hunter Consul—one of the closest deputies to the highest power in the Empire.
Her authority far exceeded his own as Chamber President, and the mysterious Hunter Consul himself had never appeared publicly, so Sitaana was effectively his agent.
Within the entire empire, her position ranked among the top ten figures.
Such a high-ranking person calling Lynn “Lord”?
That meant Lynn’s status was even higher than the Executive’s deputy?!
That…left only one possibility…
Edward took a deep, shocked breath, and a terrifying thought flashed through his mind.
Could it be that this so-called Lynn teacher in front of him was actually…
One of the five Executive Councilors of the Empire Magic Tower Council?
The issue with his child…was off the charts?!
And no, wait, what did Sitaana say just now?
What did she mean by the guards already surrounding the Chamber of Commerce?
Huh?!
“Ah…looks like you figured it out, Mr. Edward. You’re not a fool after all. That’s right, I am an Executive Councilor, Lynn~”
Lynn still wore that same smile.
But now, seeing Lynn’s smile, Ximon’s parents no longer felt embarrassed or annoyed.
Instead, a shared expression of fear quietly showed in their eyes……?