Seeing that Levi was still trying to argue, Mei slowly took out her phone and opened Elysia's account.
She pointed at the profile description.
[A troublemaker who's never been to school~ My dream is to eat all the delicious food in the world!]
The moment Elysia, who shared her vision with Levi, saw that, she couldn't help but scream.
'You secretly changed my profile!'
Her original bio clearly only had the second half.
The first part, "troublemaker who's never been to school", was something Levi secretly added.
And worse, Levi even made up lies.
She did go to school, okay?
Back at the orphanage, there were teachers who came to teach them basic knowledge.
'You're right, troublemaker who's never been to school.'
'You... you... you!'
'Hmph! I'm not talking to you anymore!'
Sitting beside Levi, Mei pointed at the bio, then scrolled to Elysia's earliest post.
At that time, Elysia's little face was still full of baby fat, soft and chubby.
In short, she looked adorable.
"In my free time, I looked through your account," Mei said, demonstrating her analytical skills as a top student. "Judging from the changes in the backgrounds of your photos, you've been traveling all over the world."
"Considering the timeline, you didn't have time to complete any schooling. Combined with your own introduction, you actually never went to school."
Levi: "..."
'What a sharp analysis, young lady!'
Elysia: "..."
You really didn't need to analyze it that thoroughly.
Levi wanted to laugh but forced a pitiful expression instead. "Boohoo, Mei, do you look down on me because I didn't go to school?"
Mei, startled that carefree Levi would suddenly act like this, stammered a little.
"N-no, it's not like that…"
At the same time, she was annoyed with herself, why had she taken that so seriously? Couldn't she just have let it go?
Lowering her eyes, Mei suddenly felt the person beside her inch closer twice.
When she lifted her head, Levi's "on the verge of tears" face had disappeared, replaced by a playful grin of satisfaction.
"Since Mei looks down on me for not going to school, you can be my teacher and teach me instead!"
'Be Elysia's teacher?'
Mei hesitated slightly.
She was still a student herself, with absolutely no experience teaching others.
But when she met Levi's expectant gaze, she nodded before she even realized what she was doing.
Seeing that, Levi immediately called out to Elysia.
"Look! I found you a teacher!"
"..."
"From now on, if anyone says you never went to school, just throw Mei in their face!"
"..."
"But if they call you a 'troublemaker,' you might as well admit it."
That part was true, no way to argue it.
Levi chuckled as he teased Elysia until he noticed Mei pull out another identical book and place it on his lap.
Meeting his questioning eyes, Mei pushed up her glasses. "Since we're learning, let's start with something I'm familiar with."
Some time later.
Levi's head tilted to the side.
He was dead.
Elysia's head snapped up.
He lived.
"First of all…"
Watching Mei still lecturing earnestly beside her, Elysia's face turned pale.
It was over. The mission was done, now it was her turn to suffer.
[Elysia: @Levi, extension! I demand an extension!]
———
[In a Corner of Luofu]
While eating the "Heartfelt Lunch" Elysia had rewarded him with, basically just a simple lunchbox, Levi replied, [I just escaped that prison and you want me to go back? Not a chance!]
[But you're the one who made that prison!]
Elysia was nearly in tears.
If Levi hadn't been bored and decided to "help" her shed the title of illiterate by dragging Mei in as a teacher, she wouldn't be suffering through this now.
Listening to the incomprehensible textbook gibberish beside her, Elysia's eyes almost started spinning.
Thankfully, at that moment Mei closed her book and said, "We'll continue tomorrow… I'll leave you a few exercises to do at home."
Back in her little hideout, Elysia stared at the homework Mei had left for her.
She tore out a sheet of paper and wrote seven large characters on it, [The Tragedy of Elysia.]
———
Meanwhile, Levi was having a much easier time.
After finishing his "Heartfelt Lunch", he headed home.
On the way, he received his actual mission reward.
[Ding! Congratulations, you've obtained: Bow Mastery (MAX)!]
Not the kind of thing the Origin Herrscher would ever take seriously.
Levi shook his head. 'Who would play with bows when you've got guns?'
When he reached home, he was about to grab the spare key hidden in the flowerbed, only to realize it was missing, and the door lock had already been opened.
Clearly, someone familiar was inside.
He quietly pushed the door open, and sure enough, Qingque was lying on the table fast asleep.
Tiptoeing closer, he realized she was talking in her sleep.
"Hehehe… friend… the food at your place is sooo good…"
'Wow, unbelievable, she's dreaming about eating my rice!'
Levi made a snap decision and smacked her head.
Smack!
"Ow!" Qingque yelped, jumping up from the chair and clutching her backside. "Who hit me?!"
"Your boss, that's who!"
Hearing that familiar voice, Qingque rubbed her eyes. Seeing Levi smiling in front of her, she looked a little dazed.
When Levi noticed her confusion, he raised a brow. "What's wrong?"
Qingque didn't answer. Instead, she reached out and pinched his cheek.
Smack!
"The familiar feel!"
"Levi!"
Overjoyed, Qingque threw herself at him.
Levi didn't expect it. When she bumped into his chest, he lost balance and toppled to the ground.
"What are you doing? First you pinch my face, now you headbutt me…"
Rubbing the sore spot on his head, Levi turned to look at Qingque lying on top of him, and froze.
At such a close distance, he could clearly see the dried tear marks on her face.
'Qingque had been crying?'
Realizing this, Levi immediately frowned. He stood up and sat her down in the chair, his expression serious. "Did someone in Luofu bully you? Tell me, I'll deal with them."
Qingque blinked in confusion.
"I'm a Diviner from the Divination Commission. Lady Fu Xuan looks after me, who would dare bully me?"
When she saw Levi staring at her face, she touched it, then turned to the mirror beside her and noticed the tear streaks too.
Her expression turned utterly shocked.
'Huh? I cried?!'
Compared to Levi, she was even more surprised that she'd been crying.
Touching her chin, she suddenly looked like a detective possessed, thinking deeply about what could have happened.
'Could it be I had a nightmare?'
'Or maybe I was hypnotized?!'
'I already checked that, no one in Luofu can hypnotize people.'
Qingque nodded thoughtfully. 'Then I must've had a nightmare.'
Scratching her head in confusion, she just couldn't figure out what kind of dream would make her cry.
While Qingque was lost in thought, Levi noticed something off.
He reached into her pocket and pulled out his personal treasure,
A Kiana figurine.
They both stared at it.
Qingque and Levi, face to face.
"I didn't expect this…"
"I did it for your own good!" Qingque declared, pointing a small, serious finger at him. "To stop your weird hobbies from evolving any further, I've already arranged a blind date for you!"
Levi blinked. "Who?"
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