Chapter 108: 44. Completely Different
The afterglow of the sunset stretched back, casting long, melodious shadows on the ground like a violin. The sky above the school grew darker, prompting people to light lamps on the ground, poorly mimicking the spectrum of the sun.
The surroundings were noisy as Fisher sat on a bench at the school entrance, many students and parents headed towards the center of the school to celebrate the few festivals that Saint Nali had in the year.
However, Fisher did not move, for at that moment, a lady with black hair and a black dress quietly sat down on the bench beside him.
In the faint fragrance, Fisher turned his head and saw her purple eyes smiling at him.
The two exchanged glances, but suddenly Fisher reached out to flick Renee on the forehead, making her cover her head and stumble back, looking quite annoyed at him, fearful that he would flick her again.
“What are you doing?”
“Weren’t you supposed to wait for me at home? Why did you follow me here?”
At the mention of this, Renee became furious. Coupled with Fisher flicking her forehead, she grabbed his sleeve, wanting him to feel her iron fist.
“How can you say that? If I didn’t follow you, would you have celebrated with that Eldest Princess and left me at home? I feel like I’m a housewife completely deceived by her husband, oblivious to the outside world! Boo hoo, I feel so wronged being said that way by you.”
“Don’t start. I guessed you would sneakily follow me the moment I left. I just didn’t expect Elizabeth to come as well.”
“Oh, back then you called her ‘Your Highness’ but now it’s ‘Elizabeth’? Such a bad man, but I like it.”
She smiled alluringly, her fingers gently tracing over Fisher’s chest. Fisher, looking down at her from a height, could see her pouting red lips, which reminded him of the feeling he had when he kissed her that morning.
Now, he also wanted to kiss her lips that were ever so lively and mischievous.
“There’s nothing to hide. It doesn’t matter whether you come or not.”
Renee pouted, poked Fisher’s hand, and said,
“It seems like the one catching you red-handed is not right, what if it’s not the Eldest Princess, but that Dragon Lady instead?”
Fisher caught her mischievous hand, but as soon as he grasped it, she vanished a short distance away, clearly having learned from the morning’s lesson, fearing that Fisher might suddenly kiss her hand. Rather, Fisher kissing any part of her would be unbearable.
She moved to the other end of the bench, made a cute face at Fisher, then suddenly seemed to remember something sad and looked at him worriedly.
“Do you prefer wealthy and powerful girls, Fisher? But I don’t have any money, only myself. I feel so inferior in front of those girls. Even so, will you still steadfastly choose me?”
Her purple eyes fluttered in concern about her identity, and she wiped her eyes, speaking sadly,
“In fact, I wish I really were the Saintess of the Cardu Church. If I were, I could openly compete with that Princess. Indeed, although I pretend not to care on the surface, deep down I do care about my status.”
“Otherwise, why don’t you just lend me all your money now, then I can go to Cardu or Shivali to start a business. When I make money and become a top entrepreneur, I’ll come back to marry you. Oh my, the story of a loyal and powerful businesswoman and a handsome scholar, just thinking about it makes me a bit excited.”
Fisher looked at the suddenly excited Renee and poured cold water on her enthusiasm.
“I have no money.”
Renee puffed her cheeks and wanted to poke him angrily, but was afraid he would catch her, so she made a gun shape with her hand and pretended to shoot him, trying to express her dissatisfaction in this way.
“What a bad man! If I end up broke and on the streets, you’ll regret it!”
“Hmm, if you’re broke, I can reluctantly let you stay at my place. You eat less; it’ll still be manageable.”
Renee momentarily didn’t respond, instead, a smug smile appeared on her face, looking quite satisfied.
“Ah, I didn’t expect you to be so charming, Fisher. That last sentence deserves an eight. I like you like this the most. But aren’t you going to look for the Undying Sorceress?”
Her black hair fluttered a bit, and that pleasant fragrance seemed to entice Fisher, who turned to look at Renee, thinking she was teasing him for her own amusement.
“I wish I could find her. If you were her, that would be great; then I wouldn’t have to search for her anymore.”
Renee worriedly pointed at her lips, pretending to want to relieve Fisher of his burdens.
“I wish I were, but I’m really not. However, I’ll keep helping you look for her, don’t worry! I guarantee to complete the mission!”
Fisher smiled, no longer pressing her about the Undying Sorceress, instead, he noticed certain words in her speech and asked,
“So, you’re going back to Cardu to find your family, huh?”
“Hmph, I had already left! If it weren’t for some bad men who enjoy hurting nice ladies inviting me, I wouldn’t have come back. Once I go back this time, you probably won’t be able to contact me for a while.”
“Can’t contact you? Why, where are you going?”
Renee smiled mischievously and said,
“It’s a secret, but if you beg me, I’ll tell you.”
Seeing her expression wanting him to beg her, both mischievous and cute, Fisher suddenly leaned down and gently kissed the corner of her mouth, fearing she would escape, so he merely tapped her lightly.
Afterwards, Fisher sat calmly in place, watching her mischievous smile freeze and slowly transform into disbelief, that hint of pink gradually spreading from her fair neck. After a second or two, she covered her mouth and retreated, appearing quite flustered.
“Fisher! You’re so annoying! If you keep this up, I won’t talk to you anymore!”
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Fisher didn’t want to dig too deeply. There were many secrets hidden in the things she planned to do that he hadn’t unearthed yet. However, at this moment, he suddenly didn’t feel urgent about it.
Seeing Fisher’s demeanor as if he had her under control, Renee secretly floated up and thumped his head, gave him two taps, then fixed her disheveled hair caused by her actions, still sulking and looking very angry.
Just then, a floating, translucent paper airplane suddenly appeared, wobbling at the edge of the sky.
The paper airplane was surrounded by a faint magical aura, and when it completely landed around Fisher, it revealed its true form— the messenger that Fisher had sent to Carlo that morning.
It seemed that the Hart Bird had successfully delivered the messenger for him. Fisher glanced at the letter attached to the paper airplane, likely asking when he would inform him of plans. Now Fisher had a rough understanding of the visiting group’s matters and should start thinking about the Pink Pavilion and that Carlo.
He vaguely felt that there was more to this matter than met the eye.
Turning to Renee, Renee, however, was covering her nose, backing away far, seemingly quite disgusted by the smell of the envelope.
Could it be that witches are very sensitive to the smell of artificial witches?
“Hurry up and burn that thing, it stinks!”
“Got it.”
Fisher used the magic on his staff to burn the letter in his hand, then returned the paper airplane to his pocket, intending to send it back when he delivered the messages later.
After this matter was dealt with, Fisher put on his gentleman’s hat, held the staff beside him in his hand, and glanced at the brilliantly lit school. The festival celebration over there was very lively, but he had no intention of joining. Instead, he turned back and extended his hand to Renee, seemingly inviting her to place her hand in the crook of his arm.
He remained serious, without any expression, just saying to the black-haired lady,
“Remember the promise I made to you this morning? Now, shall we go watch a play together?”
Renee’s purple eyes were full of the image of the handsome gentleman before her. She mischievously tapped her lips, then slowly stood up, placing her hand in his arm, letting her scent meld with his body, as if she were unabashedly declaring her possession.
“Hmph, for the sake of your invitation to the play, I’ll reluctantly agree to your request.”
Although the words sounded like that, the moment they joined arms, Fisher felt her subtly squeezing the muscle in his arm.
What’s with all these unified movements from ladies?
Fisher looked puzzled but retaliated by pinching her soft hand, and she pinched back, warning him with her purple eyes not to pinch her too hard, but it was fine for her to pinch him.
What a double standard for a young sorceress.
“By the way, I was serious about you lending me money earlier. The return rate is one hundred percent. Once I earn enough, I’ll come back to marry you in Nali.”
“Investment with such a high return rate is a scam. I feel like you would take my money and run.”
“Really? How could I deceive your money, Fisher? You don’t trust me, and even if I did take your money, you’d still get me, a beautiful lady, right? It’s a sure win.”
“Ha.”
“You’re really an annoying man, Fisher.”
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