Click—
In an instant, Keti felt everything go black before her eyes. No… wait, hold on, you little—
Did you see it clearly after all?
Then what was all that struggling just now for? And on top of that, you yourself said you were… that kind of woman!
Tsk, this—
“No, no, no, you must have seen it wrong. How could I possibly—”
The silver-haired beauty hadn’t even finished explaining when she was hit by a second blow.
Ximon, that little guy, stared at her with a serious face. After a moment, his cheeks flushed red as he asked:
“Teacher Keti, are you really short on money? Um… Teacher, I actually have quite a lot of pocket money. If you really need money, I… I can give all of it to you! I don’t want much in return, just… just hope that you’ll bully me a bit more~”
“Huh?!”
Uh… ah, ah, what is going on here?
Just a moment ago, the silver-haired girl had been scared out of her wits, worrying that Ximon might use his new discovery to get revenge on her.
Now she was utterly dumbfounded and could barely understand what the little guy was saying.
Wha—what does he mean by he can give all his money to her, as long as she bullies him more?
Tsk… After a long pause, Keti’s face flushed red. Then she finally reacted.
This, this, this—
This little guy doesn’t actually think I’m a “rounded corner” [courtesan], and he wants to pay me to train him or something, does he?!
Ahem, ahem, ahem.
Though it sounds strange—usually it’s the side that takes money who suffers. But the young master’s conditions are surprisingly tempting. I’m not losing out at all.
But, but—
The silver-haired beauty quickly shook her head. What nonsense is this?
She, she is a decent person!
So after a moment, Keti shook her head again and then, with a serious expression, suddenly smacked Ximon’s head hard!
“Ow, uh…”
Ximon held his head in pain, then heard Keti say to him:
“What are you thinking! Hmph… Honestly, do you really think I’m the type of person who can be bought just by giving money?”
“You’re seriously underestimating me. If that were the case, I wouldn’t have disciplined you at the tavern in the first place—haven’t I already dealt with you enough?”
“Um… no, it’s not like that, it’s just…”
Ximon hurriedly waved his hands awkwardly and nervously.
Then he saw the silver-haired beauty crossing her arms and placing her hands on her hips as she continued:
“I’m not the kind of person who would do that! Ahem… just now I was lying because I didn’t want you to find out. But last night, Teacher Lynn and I, ahem… it really wasn’t about money! And it’s not like a date either!”
Her cheeks reddened again, and after coughing lightly twice, she continued softly:
“It’s just… due to some things, we had to take action together. The clothes I wore, ahem… that was purely an accident. I was tricked by the salespeople at the mall!”
“Ugh… only after putting them on did I realize how revealing they were, and I couldn’t return them. Plus, the clothes I originally wore accidentally fell into a bucket of water and couldn’t dry, so I had no choice but to wear that outfit home!”
“Teacher Lynn just purely gave me a ride home by carriage, really… she actually sent me back! Nothing happened afterwards! And I definitely won’t wear that outfit again! Ah, you, you, you… anyway, it was all an accident. Please think of it as something pure, something pure!”
“Ah, so… it was all an accident?!”
Hearing this, Ximon started sweating nervously. Did he… really misunderstand Teacher Keti?
Click…
Gah, this, this…
The young master’s eyes darkened momentarily, afraid that Keti would start to dislike him.
***
Meanwhile, the silver-haired beauty wiped the sweat from her forehead, panting heavily.
Phew… that was truly an exhaustive explanation.
Looks like Ximon should believe her version now, right?
Damn, if only I’d known, why did I have to lie and embarrass myself so much? Turns out…
Turns out I could’ve just explained it well enough for Ximon to believe me!
Phew… thinking this over, Keti took a deep breath, then continued speaking to Ximon in a serious tone:
“You say you’re short on money, but who isn’t, besides a little rich master like you? I definitely am! Um… I barely have any savings. A girl’s expenses on food, clothing, and living are surprisingly high.”
“Plus, I’m an alchemist, and buying materials is a huge cost… If Teacher Lynn hadn’t helped me find this teaching assistant job, I probably wouldn’t even be able to afford meals.”
“But even so, I wouldn’t take your money, Ximon! First, I’ve now established myself enough to support myself.”
“Second… you’re my student! So don’t go thinking about all sorts of things! I know boys your age have strange fantasies, but get a hold of yourself—I’m your teacher!”
After this little lecture from Keti, she sighed, and Ximon quietly lowered his head, seeming to reflect on himself.
“Sorry, Teacher…”
“Hmph, forget it. It’s also my fault for dressing so inappropriately and being seen like that… But seriously, how did you get such a weird idea?”
“Normally, people would just think of little couples at most! Could it be… that outfit really looks that much like the kind that… that kind of woman would wear?!”
“Well, that kind of ‘erotic JK’ outfit definitely isn’t something to wear out, ahem… but, oh, right! Teacher Keti, there’s something very important I haven’t told you yet!”
“That’s the reason why I made those assumptions. It’s because two women who came out of the chain mall told me that you’re a ‘rounded corner’!”
Ximon suddenly remembered something and quickly described it to Keti:
“Those two women were both in their twenties, I think. One was a tall purple-haired lady with a big chest! The other was a green-haired girl who looked like… looked like an elf!”
“Long, slender ears. They said they were your close friends, but it seemed like they didn’t really know you and kept pressuring me to tell them your name!”
“Um… I had no choice but to tell them your name… That’s why I rushed to tell you this morning. Teacher, do you know those two women? You need to be careful of them!”
“Uh… huh?”
A busty purple-haired lady, and a green-haired elf?
Why does that description sound so familiar? And they came out of the chain mall too—
Tsk… it’s 100% those two former teammates of mine.
After hearing Ximon’s whole story, Keti’s mouth twitched. She finally connected the dots of what happened this morning and understood everything…
Goodness, no wonder I said last night I didn’t slip up, but after just one night, Layla and Sylvia had already uncovered my true identity.
Damn it!
“So it was you little brat who sold me out!”
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