NOVEL NEXT 13: Sorrow Arises from Within
Ye Lan began to anticipate.
But before the magician could start performing, his movements paused slightly, as if he had received someone’s notification.
The magician’s expression quickly became dejected, and he regretfully said to Ye Lan:
“I’m very sorry, I suddenly have something to do now, so I might not be able to perform for you. If possible, could we postpone this performance until our next meeting?”
Ye Lan scratched her little head.
“If that’s the case, then there’s no helping it. If there’s a chance, let’s do it next time.”
The magician was moved.
“Thank you, I’ll come find you.” Then the magician turned and left.
Ye Lan sighed in relief, her body relaxing.
It seemed this older man wasn’t a bad person after all.
When he had asked her to go with him earlier, Ye Lan had thought he might be some kind of kidnapper.
So he really was just a very skilled magician~
“I’m quite remarkable, actually chatting with a stranger for so long. I never dared to do this before…”
Ye Lan muttered.
At this moment, her communicator suddenly rang. It was Ling Miao calling.
“Senior Ling Miao?”
“Ye Lan, are you still in the car meow?”
“Not anymore, I came out for a little walk.”
“What!? You, a tiny newbie, dare to leisurely stroll around where a Star Eclipse has appeared? That’s very dangerous! You should know that Night Watchers and Star Eclipse initiators are enemies. If they discover you, you’re done for!”
Ling Miao was so angry she even dropped her “meow” speech habit.
It should be noted that Ye Lan was brought out on her own authority. If anything went wrong, her being punished would be a minor issue. The key was that she wouldn’t forgive herself and would surely feel guilty for a long time.
“Mm, I’m sorry.”
Hearing Ling Miao so angry, Ye Lan promptly admitted defeat.
No matter what, when a girl is angry, it’s better not to argue, otherwise it might make her even angrier.
This was something Ye Lan had learned online, although it usually wasn’t of much use.
“I’ll go back right away!”
“Hmph~ Hurry up meow. Our Night Watcher reinforcements are coming soon. There are quite a few Star Eclipses this time, so it’s better to be careful. If I don’t see you in the car when I get back, it won’t be as simple as just a meal.”
It might be two luxurious feasts.
“Yiyi yi~”
Then the communication cut off.
Ye Lan retraced her steps, but before she could start using her escape ability to accelerate, she accidentally bumped into someone’s embrace as they came around the corner.
“Wuu yi~”
Sorrow arose from within Ye Lan.
Why did she keep bumping into people today!
Damn!
Fortunately, the other person caught her, preventing her from falling to the ground.
Before Ye Lan could clearly see what the other person looked like, she hurriedly bowed and apologized.
“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry! I was running too fast and didn’t watch where I was going. Anyway, I’m very sorry!”
“It’s alright, I forgive you. I don’t dislike polite children. Please raise your head, apologizing once is enough.”
The other person’s voice was gentle, sounding like a good person.
Ye Lan raised her head and found two figures standing in front of her.
One was a smiling man wearing a mask that covered the upper half of his face, and the other was a mysterious man wearing a top hat and black formal wear.
They were the Deceiver and the Gentleman.
The Gentleman smiled amiably and said, “If this young lady has any urgent business, please don’t mind us. Making mistakes when in a hurry is common. Your politeness makes me very happy. If only everyone were like you.”
“Please don’t praise me like that, I’m getting a bit embarrassed…”
Ye Lan covered her slightly reddening face. Being praised by strangers was indeed a bit embarrassing.
She had never been praised like this before, and wasn’t the type to easily become conceited.
The Gentleman nodded: “Modesty is also a form of politeness. Since we both have matters to attend to, let’s part ways here. I hope we have the chance to meet again. Goodbye.”
“Mm mm, goodbye~”
Then the two mysterious men left, gradually disappearing into the crowd.
Ye Lan scratched her head, feeling puzzled.
Because they gave her a feeling similar to the magician.
“Forget it, forget it, I should sneak away first.”
After discarding these strange thoughts, Ye Lan sheepishly returned.
……
When Ye Lan returned to the vicinity of the hover car, she already saw Ling Miao waiting there.
“Hmm…”
Ling Miao glared at Ye Lan angrily, her exposed little fang looking like it wanted to bite her, giving the feeling of a cat with its fur standing on end, very cute.
Ye Lan was also charmed by her appearance.
But she knew now wasn’t the time to act stupid, feeling like Ling Miao might pounce on her and bite her the next second.
She was in trouble.
Then Ling Miao quickly walked up to Ye Lan and repeatedly poked her soft cheeks with her finger.
“You’ve made this cat so angry. Do you know what mistake you made?”
“Wuu~ I shouldn’t have wandered off randomly…”
Ye Lan couldn’t understand at all why an underage loli could be so domineering, when in reality she was the older one.
Is this what Night Watchers are like?
“Anything else?” Ling Miao still looked angry.
Ye Lan looked confused: “What else?”
“Did you think my livestream was boring meow? Did you think I was a noob who couldn’t even get close to the Star Eclipse core?”
“Mm mm!”
She admitted it, so brave!
Ling Miao poked her cheeks even faster.
“You don’t understand anything. There were at least three Star Eclipses in Wanyu Plaza, with two troublesome ones on the second floor. It would have been useless for me to go there. Finding the third one was the task for other Night Watchers. Did you think I was just wandering around aimlessly?”
“Yi yi yi!”
“Acting cute won’t work either. When we get back, I’ll be in charge of you. I’ll teach you the common knowledge of Night Watchers~”
Ye Lan weakly raised her hand.
“I think I’m still too green. Look how small I am. The organization surely wouldn’t let children go out on missions, right?”
For the sake of slacking off, Ye Lan decisively threw away her dignity and started acting young.
Ling Miao fell into thought, muttering: “I suppose that’s true.”
After all, she wasn’t officially dispatched either.
Every time she came, it was in secret. When other Night Watchers discovered her, they could only feel helpless and had no way to deal with her.
So, once familiar, twice skilled, they got used to it.
Disciplinary action?
There wasn’t any very severe punishment.
Ling Miao could avoid many minor punishments by acting cute. Those lolicon Night Watchers were super easy to deal with!
Yes, her personality was just that mischievous.
Then Ling Miao quickly reacted.
“Missions are missions, common knowledge is common knowledge. Knowing common knowledge doesn’t mean you’ll be sent on missions, so there’s no connection meow!”
Ye Lan had a sudden realization: “Oh, that’s true~”
At this moment, Ling Miao received information that the two Star Eclipses on the second floor had disappeared.
The nearby Star Eclipse aura had also completely dissipated, as if it were a planned withdrawal.
“Damn Tragedy Shadow Troupe, their trouble level comparable to a Supernova comes from this meow!”
“What’s that?” Ye Lan asked curiously.
“Nothing, anyway it’s not something you can get involved with yet. Let’s go back.”
“Oh.”