“Hmm? You mean those two former teammates of yours? What about them? Didn’t you just brush them off last night?”
Whenever the girl mentioned her former teammates, even Lynn felt a bit helpless.
The silver-haired beauty beside him sighed deeply on the spot, then lowered her head, her brow furrowed in worry as she said, “Brushing them off… I’m afraid that can only work for a while.”
“Those two have already set their sights on me, and they want to find Keti through me. I think registering with my real name before was too careless.”
“From now on, I’ll find an excuse in class to make sure the students don’t say my real name. Lynn, could you please… help me cover it up a little?”
“Of course. Didn’t I cooperate so well last night while you were ‘acting,’ little kitty? I wouldn’t betray you. But… if this keeps going on, we’re bound to slip up sooner or later. After all, I recognize you, and they’re so familiar with you too. Surely they will figure it out, right?”
Lynn pondered this for a moment, making Keti even more worried.
She was very clear about it herself—if this went on, Layla and Sylvia would eventually find out.
Although she felt a bit down that Layla didn’t recognize her before, thinking about it now, Keti actually wished they would never recognize her in their lifetime.
But obviously, that was impossible… the holes in her cover were just too many. The main problem was that she had been using her real name for so long.
Except for that one time at the tavern when she told Shasha a false name, everything else had been under the name Keti.
If even one student called out her real name in class, and then Layla and Sylvia snuck in and heard it, wouldn’t they be shocked? And once they realized it was her—hiss—
This, this, this would basically be the end!
No, no, absolutely not! Thinking this, the silver-haired girl quickly shook her head and silently made a decision. From now on, attendance must be taken during every morning class.
There could be no more strange outsiders sneaking into the classroom—especially not that blonde twin-tailed loli, the purple-haired jellyfish-head big sister, or the green-haired elf with the eyepatch!
Phew…
The only consolation was that, judging from last night’s reaction, at least for now they still thought her name was Lulu.
But a secret can only be kept for so long; she had to come up with a way to make them believe that they could never find Keti from her. Otherwise… she would be exposed sooner or later.
But… she just couldn’t think of a way! Ugh…
If she hadn’t met those two girls last night, Keti could have found a way to dodge it. But… last night she already admitted she knew Keti.
For those two girls who couldn’t find any clues, they would probably keep pestering her forever…
Still—
“Actually… I don’t quite understand.”
After a long pause, Keti sighed, then shook her head.
“When Alice kicked me out of the team, they didn’t stop her. In fact, both Layla and Sylvia agreed, didn’t they? So why are they making such a fuss trying to find me now?”
“Hmph, well… little kitty, don’t think so badly of yourself~ Maybe you’re a very important partner to them?”
“Impossible…”
Ignoring her nemesis’ reassurance, the girl shook her head dejectedly, then gloomily muttered to herself, “I’ve only ever been dragging them down, never a qualified partner…”
“The only reason I can think of is that they feel uneasy leaving me alone in the capital and want to send me back home with some money, ugh…”
“But… I don’t want their charity, and… I don’t want to be recognized by them. In this state, it would only make me look weaker. I…”
“All right!”
Seeing Keti getting more and more aggrieved and even on the verge of tears, Lynn immediately ruffled her small head and gently comforted her:
“I told you, it’s not as bad as you think~ But from my standpoint, maybe it’s better not to say too much~ Anyway, let’s leave the future for the future.”
“At least you haven’t been exposed yet, right? Right now, the practical test is the most important thing. Use tomorrow to rest well and save your energy for the day after!”
“Mm…”
After a while, Keti sighed deeply, feeling that her rival had a point. She really had been exhausted lately. Tomorrow… a good day of rest was needed.
“I’m taking a day off. Hmm… I won’t be substituting for class tomorrow. You go teach the students!”
The silver-haired beauty immediately flopped onto the bed, throwing a tantrum. Lynn’s lips twitched involuntarily—wait, was she going on strike?
“Really not going to remind the students a bit more? The day after tomorrow you’ll be leading them straight into a dungeon!”
“Honestly, should I say you’re careless… No, I don’t agree! I have things to do tomorrow and no one to cover my classes. Go to sleep quickly and come back to work tomorrow!”
“Ah-woo! You’re such a demon, bullying me so badly today! Ugh… capitalistic exploiter… and you don’t even give me compensation! I’ll never let you touch me again, ugh~”
“Pfft… For Miss Kitty, whether I touch you or not is already a negotiable condition~”
Facing Keti’s tantrum on the spot, Lynn grinned wickedly, then leaned close and whispered into her ear. The silver-haired girl’s face immediately flushed, and she shook her head right then.
“Of course, of course not! Ugh… I mean, no matter what happens in the future, I won’t let you bully me anymore!”
“Ugh… or it’ll get weirder and weirder. No, I mean… I can’t let you go astray! Remember, I’m a boy, a boy!”
“Mhm-mhm~ Since you’re a boy… how about we sleep together tonight~? I think your bed can squeeze in one more person~”
“Click… Get off me, aaaah—!”
Compared to the “laughter and joy” inside the teacher’s dorm, outside the Chain Mall in the grass nearby, the mood of the purple-haired jellyfish-head big sister and the green-haired elf was quite complicated.
They had been poring over that employment file from top to bottom dozens of times, sweating profusely.
Their twitching mouths, arms, and even thighs made Simon nearby a little scared, wondering if the two girls had been possessed.
Ugh… why am I so unlucky? First I bumped into Teacher Keti, then saw her on a date with Teacher Lynn wearing such a risqué outfit, and now these two weird women have latched onto me!
No, whatever! The frustrated young master immediately decided to run away while the two girls were still petrified.
So, after a while, at the scene, only the silent elf lady remained, along with the purple-haired jellyfish-head big sister muttering and smiling bitterly.
“Heh… heh heh, no, no way!”