Although Letia had never actively communicated with Red about this matter, the mutual cooperation between “good brothers” allowed her to quickly slip into character.
Wasn’t it just acting?
As an assassin… no, that wasn’t right.
As a qualified Battle Priest, disguise was an essential part of her training.
Under the watchful eyes of the group, Letia lowered her head.
After a brief, perfectly timed silence, she let out a helpless sigh.
“I didn’t expect Red to take the initiative and be so honest about us dating…”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
Liz—the person who should have been the most composed—was actually the most nervous one in the room.
Even as she sat there, she couldn’t help but stutter as she spoke.
“Did you two… have you two already done… that kind of thing?”
“That, we actually haven’t.”
Letia caused the Magic Ropes on her body to explode directly.
Afterward, she sat leisurely at the table with the other three girls.
Just as everyone felt a bit of regret or pity upon hearing her words, Letia dropped another bombshell of a secret.
“However, we have been honest and naked with each other.”
“Huh!?”
Everyone cried out in shock at the same time.
Jessica immediately leaned in and hurriedly asked, “It’s said that Chu Nan doesn’t even know how to unhook underwear. Is that true?”
“How should I know if you’re asking me that?” Letia rolled her eyes at Jessica.
“I’ve always been a member of the Vacuum Party. Besides… do you think my size even makes wearing one necessary?”
Jessica looked down.
This… was a somewhat tragic story.
“Which one of you confessed first?”
Facing Jessica’s follow-up question, Letia answered truthfully.
“Unfortunately, it was me.”
This was certainly not a lie.
In fact, Letia had hinted more than once that she had feelings for Red, whether she was in her identity as Litt or Letia.
However, Red seemed to have never noticed it—or rather, he didn’t dare to notice it.
Liz swallowed hard.
Compared to the others, she was more concerned about “that” aspect.
“Since you two have become boyfriend and girlfriend, does that also mean… you’re prepared for that?”
“Um…”
However, facing Liz’s question, Letia seemed to lack confidence.
“I guess?”
“Aww…”
Jessica scanned Letia from head to toe.
“To be honest, I thought you were the type to get things done quickly, Letia. I didn’t expect you to be so traditional in this regard.”
“I’m not the type to give in so easily,” Letia said to the three of them with righteous indignation.
“At least give me enough money first, right?”
“Uh…”
The three of them were rendered speechless.
Even the relatively stiff Bethany couldn’t help but ask, “If you do it, does that mean you have to get married?”
“Modern concepts aren’t the same as they used to be.” Letia didn’t care too much and spoke lazily.
“But I think Red is an old fuddy-duddy who still holds traditional views, just like you. Of course, I don’t have any objection to marriage, either.”
“But this is a major life event!”
“It is a major life event, yes.”
Letia glanced at the three of them.
“But that’s Red we’re talking about. Do you really not trust Red’s character?”
The three girls were instantly left with nothing to say.
“At the end of the day, at my current age, getting married or whatever is still too early, isn’t it?”
“Emmm…”
After Jessica finished asking everything she wanted to know and analyzed it for a moment, she spoke bluntly.
“I just feel like the romance between you and Red is completely different from what we imagined.”
In the heart of every young girl, there was an expectation for a sweet romance with a Prince Charming.
Jessica was naturally no exception.
“What is a ‘normal’ romance?”
Letia was starting to feel a bit hungry.
She looked around and saw that the table was covered in biscuits and tea.
Having no other choice, she picked up two biscuits and stuffed them into her mouth, speaking indistinctly.
“If you ask me, instead of blindly imitating fairy tales, your own thoughts are what matter most.”
“But if Red takes the initiative to ask you to satisfy those kinds of needs…”
It was Liz asking again.
It seemed she really cared about this.
One had to wonder if she was analyzing when to go to the room next door to eavesdrop.
“Impossible, impossible.”
Letia waved her hand.
“Unless I take the initiative, that kind of thing is somewhat unrealistic… However, I am looking forward to him being a bit more proactive.”
“Huh?”
Liz’s mouth hung open, looking quite surprised.
To this, Letia continued.
“Modern ideas are very different from before, okay? I wouldn’t insist on waiting until after marriage to do those things. Humans have natural desires, and since men’s desires are more obvious, I can naturally understand that.”
“I feel like you’re so detached, Letia…”
Bethany wanted to say something, but she didn’t quite dare to speak up, given her chatterbox nature in this setting.
“I’ve always been detached. Do you guys think I’m the type of person who is driven and proactive?”
The group shook their heads.
“Isn’t that right? So that’s probably why you think there’s no romantic atmosphere between me and Red.”
Letia clapped her hands, and only then did the other three girls realize that they had been led away by Letia’s rhythm from the very beginning.
“Alright, alright. I looked for you because I have serious business to discuss…”
“Is now the time to talk about serious business?!”
Jessica slammed the table.
Even though the expression on her face looked stoic, her movements were quite exaggerated.
“I’d say the fact that you spend all day trying to dig up gossip about me is completely trivial, okay!”
Letia couldn’t help but complain.
“Anyway, as you can see, even though I’m dating Red, our way of getting along is no different from before. I treat him like a son, and he treats me like a daughter. We each have our own roles, and neither of us interferes with the other.”
Silence.
Jessica’s mouth twitched.
For a moment, she didn’t know what to say.
“So, your current relationship is basically just living together, and that’s it?”
“Basically.”
“Have you ever kissed?”
“No.”
“What about holding hands?”
“That has happened.”
“Then what about hugging?”
“Does him carrying me home count?”
After this round of questioning, Jessica looked like a defeated kitten.
Her face practically screamed two words—speechless.
“You two… does this really count as dating?”
“Otherwise, what? What, could it be…”
As Letia spoke, her expression changed, and her voice became high-pitched and forced.
Along with her hand gestures, she looked like a little girl who was only twelve years old.
“Big brother, big brother, if your girlfriend finds out you secretly bought me a lollipop, she won’t be angry, will she?”
After finishing, her tone and expression reverted back to her original “salted fish” look.
“Are you expecting me to act spoiled with Red in that kind of tone?”
“Eww—”
The three girls hurriedly rubbed the goosebumps on their arms.
For someone who knew Letia, that scene just now couldn’t be called cute.
It could only be described as ‘why does an old crone insist on brazenly acting like a maiden?’
The main takeaway was that it made people feel extremely uncomfortable.
Jessica sat back down.
“Act normal, I’m scared.”
“It’s basically like that. So, do you have any more questions?”
Letia held her cup with both hands and took a sip of red tea.
“If not, we should talk about serious business.”
“No… no more.”
“Fine, then I’ll be blunt.”
Letia put down the cup in her hand and said to Liz, “You should know about the large number of Monsters that suddenly appeared in the Forest recently, right, Liz?”
“I know.”
Liz nodded.
“In fact, it’s not just the Forest near Nightbright Town. Actually, many areas of the entire Sun-Moon Empire have seen the appearance of those Beasts from the 30th Floor Area. It’s just that the number of Beasts around Nightbright Town is higher.”
“We were discussing this before you arrived, Letia,” Jessica added slowly.
“But according to Liz’s intelligence, the strength of the Adventurers in Nightbright Town alone is simply insufficient to deal with those Beasts in the forest. What’s even worse is that these Beasts have already begun to gather, and there is a faint trend of a Monster Tide forming.”
“Yeah…”
Liz sighed.
“Once a Monster Tide gathers, things will become difficult to handle.”
“The Adventurers’ strength might not be enough, but what if we add the Knight Order?”
Letia had come here to make Liz realize that, besides her own strength, she also had power in this regard.
As long as they could pull that Guild Master down, wouldn’t the mobilization of troops in Nightbright Town be easy and effortless?
“Actually, we were just discussing this point as well.”
Liz looked like she had a bit of a headache.
She had somehow obtained information and materials on the Guild Master.
“However, this guy’s paperwork is quite complete. Even though he has a lot of power, if we use normal methods, it will be very difficult to quickly remove him from that position as Guild Master.”
After listening, Letia thought for a while and then spoke.
“Well… what if we use some abnormal methods? For example, getting dirt on him, or perhaps finding evidence of him conspiring with the enemy.”
“If we really did uncover some unknown secrets and scandals from him, he would definitely be forced to step down. That much is unquestionable.”
“Then it’ll be easy to handle.”
Hearing this, Letia suddenly began to laugh.
“All crows under heaven are black. I don’t believe that greasy-faced fellow is some kind of honest and upright official.”
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I guess at this rate they’re going to have to play a being a couple in public. Not that they will have to change much to achieve that. Maybe it will make Red a little more aware of Letia at least.
It will be fun when Letia gets home and can question (tease) him about this though.