“The Purple Brave… is that you?”
On the sofa, Ye Chi’s petite body suddenly straightened up. Her white hood had long been removed, revealing her beautiful and adorable face, on which a rare flicker of emotion appeared.
She never expected to meet her disciple at this moment, in this place, under these circumstances.
She had taken her disciple in back when she was still a Brave standing in the light.
“When did even the scholars of the Academic Tower start fighting on the front lines?”
As she asked this question, Ye Chi didn’t even notice the sudden surge of anger rising within her. Her calm tone carried an unmistakable hint of reproach.
“Eh… little miss, you know me?”
The purple-haired girl draped in a Brave’s battle robe shifted her attention from her conversation with the Vice-Abbess to the white-haired little girl sitting properly on the sofa.
Despite her small size, the little girl gave the purple-haired girl a sense of pressure, as if facing an elder.
Hmm? Is it just the illusion caused by the wound still not healing?
Ye Chi said nothing, silently pulled her hood back on, and fell silent.
She had envisioned a hundred different scenarios for meeting an old acquaintance again just never one so sudden.
Just like that day.
“Hehe, I suppose your Brave title, Lania, is already spreading among the major cities.”
The Vice-Abbess chuckled to smooth over the atmosphere. “A Brave who isn’t famous is that even a Brave? Haha, well, let’s get down to business.”
Rubbing his graying beard and leaning on his cane, the Vice-Abbess sat down on the sofa opposite Ye Chi, still wearing that cheerful expression.
The Purple Brave Lania had intended to sit beside Ye Chi and try to ease the tension with the strange hooded girl, but just as she was about to sit, she caught a sudden cold glare.
Embarrassed, she could only find another sofa to sit on.
Facing all kinds of terrifying beasts and cunning monsters, Lania had never felt such pressure.
This was definitely off.
Yet she sensed no hostility or dislike from the strange little girl.
Should she find an excuse to leave early?
No.
Lania felt she would regret it if she did.
No leaving, no lying down then she’d just be an invisible presence for now. The Purple Brave thought to herself.
The three-way stalemate was formed, and sensing that the other two parties might know secrets unknown to him, the Vice-Abbess coughed twice under Lania’s subtle urging.
“Cough, cough. Miss Vyea, your Lease Contract has been approved. The relevant fees have already been paid by Lord Viel. I will upload your lease information to the General Assembly shortly. If you have other matters, you may take your Permit and go check out your rented residence.” the Vice-Abbess said.
Ye Chi reached out and took the Signplate and Permit from the table, stood up, and glanced once at the Vice-Abbess and at Lania, who was sneaking peeks at her.
The purple-haired, purple-eyed girl shrank her neck, her eyes glazing over as if hiding something.
Ye Chi sighed quietly in her heart.
Over the past three years, she had spent most of her time leveling up in the Monster Forest, occasionally avoiding expedition teams altogether.
Having been in a semi-reclusive state for so long, she had many things she wanted to say and many questions she wanted to ask, but she didn’t know how to start.
Most importantly, this was not the place for such talks.
“Be careful from now on.”
Ye Chi looked at Lania, who had gone a bit dazed from her words, her emerald eyes calm as still autumn waters, showing no ripple:
“As a Brave, if you can’t even protect yourself, how can you protect others?”
“Ah… eh?”
What was that about?
Lania watched the strange little girl hurriedly leave, her mind returning to normal as the girl walked away.
She looked at the Vice-Abbess and asked:
“Who was that little girl?”
“Huh?”
The white-haired Vice-Abbess’s eyes widened at the mention of Brave, surprised:
“You two don’t know each other?”
“So who is that girl?” Lania pressed again.
Seeing Lania’s determination to get to the bottom of it, the Vice-Abbess did not withhold:
“Lord Viel’s elder sister has a daughter. Many years ago, she married a noble in the Capital. That little girl just now came from the Capital. By the way, Lania, you also grew up in the Capital, right? Haven’t you seen her before?”
Absolutely not.
Lania, who had always had a good memory, shook her head. “Maybe she came to one of my public lectures once. It’s been so long; it’s normal to not remember little things like that…”
She’d find time later to talk to the little girl alone.
“Oh, by the way, Old Dean. Is her name Vyea?” Lania suddenly asked.
“Yes, that’s what the certification documents say.”
The Vice-Abbess tidied the documents and said to himself:
“You should know old Viel. Your teacher once saved him from the jaws of a monster.”
“Is that so? My teacher has saved many people.”
Lania said as she straightened her clothes.
“I’ll go see her sometime later. But for now, I have to handle things in the city. We can’t afford to lose this defensive line.”
“Go ahead, go ahead. Just don’t act alone this time.”