VIP Chapter 168: The Calm Before the Storm
Standing in the second-floor corridor, Liya turned her head to survey her surroundings.
“It seems Will… your home needs to add more security layers…”
Once she knew her approximate location, she pulled open a corner of the curtain and looked out.
Location…
It was exactly as she had thought, perfectly placed.
She could see.
The brown-haired, bespectacled boy sat there, and opposite him was the unknown black-haired woman.
And to top it off…
She saw…
The woman moved from her “safe” seat opposite him to Will’s side.
She…
She not only clinked glasses but… but also reached out, picked up the wine glass, and poured it into Will’s mouth.
Bad woman, bad woman, bad woman, bad woman, bad woman, bad woman!!!!!
How could she corrupt her own student like this?!
Her… her student…
He never drank wine so rudely and greedily like a long-time alcoholic!
She had seen it; the first time he drank, he was cautious and elegant!
Liya clenched her fists.
Her knuckles turned red from the force.
“No, Liya, this won’t do…”
“Just one more step, just one more step…”
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“She’s deliberately provoking you, you know, since you’re a witch.”
“Everyone knows witches are easily provoked…”
“So you need to calm down.”
“…It’s already decided. You knew that the moment you saw the newspaper.”
She told herself, and then slowly relaxed her fists.
“Win him back…”
“I must win him back…”
“I absolutely must win him back…”
Liya paused and took a deep breath.
“But to win him back…”
“I need to…”
—Make him completely attracted to me.
Make his gaze turn back to me.
She just…
She just couldn’t resist herself a little, becoming a bit “reckless” and “more like a witch,” but not completely losing her mind.
That’s right, killing that woman was absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely a terrible plan.
Having heard about a hundred years of separation and loss from her mother, she understood best—
Nothing could snatch his “gaze” more than a dead person, a regret, or a separation between life and death.
So…
What she needed to do was to be more dazzling, more eye-catching, and more captivating than the “living” woman.
Even…
Force him to be infatuated with her.
She needed a stage to showcase herself.
Let him see her charming side, make him unable to look away, and in the end, only passionately look at her alone—
Liya, wearing her small leather shoes, walked through the second floor of the Adventurer’s Guild, her footsteps clearly echoing on the ground.
She turned a corner and walked to the door of the only room that held some value here.
Inside hung a row of “keys.”
Not figuratively; the “keys” leading to a certain floor of the Dungeon were indeed keys, with slight variations in shape and decoration depending on the Dungeon and floor.
For example…
The keys to Moonlit Ice Extreme were all ice blue, crystal clear, like a small ice sculpture that would melt in your hand.
“Let me see…”
“Since it’s the last floor…”
“It should be very magnificent and beautiful, right?”
“After all, that’s how you highlight the oppressive aura of a qualified BOSS.”
Even for the same floor, there was more than one key, to account for rescue situations.
Especially…
The “Emperor Boss floor,” which had been reached but never defeated by anyone.
Liya walked over there.
On the ice-blue key, there was also a carved pattern at the end, which was exceptionally beautiful.
In the dark Adventurer’s Guild office, a hint of the city’s lights could be caught from outside the window, shimmering.
Compared to other keys, this one had six flowers carved on it—perhaps symbolizing the sixtieth floor.
However, it wasn’t necessary to guess the floor number by the flowers.
Because it was labeled below—
[Sixtieth Floor: Location of the Ice Queen of Moonlit Ice Extreme.]
[First time reaching it, provided by the key team: Radiant Knights.]
“Found it…”
Faced with such an intricate and clever design, Liya gently took it down.
“Then…”
“I’ll have a little meeting with you.”
“Miss Ice Queen.”
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Every evening, Will sat at his desk—it was like inertia that kept him there, always feeling like things had been going too smoothly lately.
Although he had “clairvoyance” and knew the subsequent plot and even some of the world’s settings, he hadn’t encountered major setbacks since birth.
But…
Even though his desk was empty.
Things were going so smoothly…
He felt…
Extremely uneasy.
Why was he uneasy?
Where did this unease come from?
He touched his heart; it wasn’t beating very fast.
It shouldn’t be some irregular heartbeat caused by lack of sleep for many days; it was purely his mood… right?
“Time for your bath! You went to a cold place like Moonlit Ice Extreme today, so make sure to take a hot bath and don’t catch a cold.”
Suddenly, Shuna walked past him and casually ruffled his hair, reminding him.
“Mhm, I know that very well. Thank you for your concern, our quartermaster.”
“You seem to stare blankly at your desk every day? Is this some kind of ritual?”
“This… this is just because I used to have a habit of writing… writing a diary every night.”
Will thought about how to vaguely explain away the strange “Quest System.”
Since a diary is a record of what you did each day…
Then…
A record book that details what you should do each day in the future, calling it a “diary,” shouldn’t be a problem?
“Who writes diaries, besides small children who have just learned to write?”
Shuna seemed to have hit on a key point.
“Yes, who would write a diary? That’s why you see I haven’t written one since I started playing, right?”
“Pfft.”
Will saw Shuna laugh at his words.
However, she glanced at the “Ancient Flame Staff · First Edition” placed next to the desk.
“Speaking of which, that Liya, the one you… you wanted to give the staff to, just how strong is she?”
“You’re curious?!”
“I always hear you talk about her. Can you describe her? She’s at least A-Rank, right?”
“Hmm…”
Actually, according to Will’s previous assessment, Iaar, Liya, and Treya should all be S-Rank level within their respective domains. They might not be as versatile as Shuna, but to face the destined monsters they would encounter in the future, they would definitely need to reach S-Rank to have a chance of defeating them alone.
“She’s stronger than… well, of course, when dealing with monsters.”
“Let me guess, she’s a witch good at Fire Magic, so she should be particularly effective against ice and wood attribute monsters, right?”
“Yes, for example, Moonlit Ice Extreme…”
If Shuna hadn’t mentioned it, Will might have overlooked this point.
If Liya were also present, they might be able to clear Moonlit Ice Extreme with just the three of them. Shuna could act as the vanguard, while he and Liya could provide damage and buffs from the back.
“If it’s her, perhaps the Ice Queen… wouldn’t be a problem either.”
“Of course, it might require a few more bottles of… Blood Mint Essential Oil?”
