Chapter 173: Is This Children's Clothing?
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 173: Is This Children's Clothing?
"You're saying... Professor Vesparo met with an accident, and the culprit is Ivy? That little girl who isn't even 1.4 meters tall?"
Nephili looked at the man in black who had come to deliver the news, a complex expression flitting across her face.
"Correct. The name the Professor shouted before he lost consciousness was Ivy."
The man in black nodded and quickly added, "Furthermore, as the only teacher of the Fate Faction, Ivy's strength in matters regarding fate is far from ordinary. She is exceptionally skilled at triggering backlashes against those who attempt to divine her. Besides, Ivy and the Professor have never seen eye-to-eye."
After listening to the man's analysis, Nephili lowered her eyes and took a sip from her wine glass.
"So, you want to invite me out of retirement to avenge the Professor?"
She set down her glass, her tone lazy and casual.
"It’s not out of the question. Seeing as we studied under the same master, I’ll only charge half the usual fee this time."
"Deal."
With that, the man in black dropped a bag of gold coins, and his figure vanished from before Nephili.
Once he was gone, Nephili picked up the coin bag, weighed it in her hand, and tossed it casually to the bartender nearby.
"Consider my previous tab cleared. Then, bring me a glass of every fine wine on the menu. You hear me?"
The bartender caught the bag and carefully counted the gold coins inside.
"My apologies, Miss Nephili. The money in here only covers eighty percent of your bill. You still owe two million, four hundred and sixty thousand gold coins."
Hearing this, Nephili gave a light cough.
"Cough... Dammit. If I’d known, I wouldn't have played the 'fellow student' card for a discount..."
*
Villanova.
This was the city closest to Heavenly Mountain. Thanks to its geographical proximity to Carlos Lilanka, its economic development was exceptionally prosperous.
Aside from the lack of alchemy facilities found everywhere in the Aodu Empire, the commercial streets here were not much different from those in Carlos Lilanka.
After wandering around with the two little ones, Xie Bai arrived at a restaurant.
"Wow... the food here smells so good."
"A menu? Can we order whatever we want from this?"
Facing the inquiries of the two little ones, Xie Bai nodded gently.
"You can. I'm paying."
Having received confirmation, the two little ones immediately fixed their eyes on the menu.
A moment later.
Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding diners, a small mountain of food had been piled up on Xie Bai’s table.
A waiter brought over the final plate of snacks and spoke to Kairos, who was sitting on the other side.
"Mr. Kairos, thank you for visiting our humble shop. These must be the children from your family, right? They truly are adorable."
Faced with the waiter's pleasantries, Kairos gave a stiff nod.
"Um... something like that."
As he spoke, he turned to look at the gazes drifting over from the surroundings.
As a once-in-a-century genius of Dome Academy, coupled with his series of exaggerated achievements that had shattered historical records, his fame had long since spread throughout the Eastern Alliance.
With Kairos's superhuman hearing, the whispers of the people around him constantly drifted into his ears.
"Wow... those three little girls are so cute! Are they Kairos's sisters?"
"Probably not, right? Can't you see two of them are clearly twins, while the other has a completely different hair color?"
"With a pile of food that big, I'm afraid only an Orc could finish it all."
"What are you talking about? Those kids are growing; what's wrong with eating a bit more?"
"By the way, are they children from Kairos's relatives?"
"Maybe they're children he had with someone years ago."
"That can't be right. I remember he just reached adulthood, and there are rumors he isn't interested in women."
"They couldn't be kidnapped, could they? They don't look anything like Kairos to me."
"I agree. And look at that cutest girl—Kairos isn't even letting her wear shoes!"
"There must be some misunderstanding. Kairos wouldn't do something like that..."
"Their clothes don't look like they're from around here. Did they come from somewhere else?"
Listening to the surrounding discussions, cold sweat gradually broke out on Kairos's forehead.
Even though Xie Bai and her group had suppressed their presence, their beyond-human beauty still attracted a massive amount of attention.
It had been fine when they were acting low-key before, but now they had ordered a literal mountain of food, drawing the eyes of everyone in the vicinity.
With Xie Bai's group as a backdrop, Kairos, who was accompanying them, naturally became the center of these discussions.
He felt that if he stayed here any longer, his reputation was going to be ruined.
Thinking of this, Kairos glanced at Xie Bai, who was eating elegantly beside him.
He had a nagging feeling that she had done all of this on purpose.
As for why she would do such a thing, he couldn't begin to guess.
Forget it, as long as they don't do anything too excessive, Kairos comforted himself internally.
But then again, their clothing really doesn't look like Western Continent attire. That might cause some issues. Should I find an opportunity to take them to get a change of clothes?
Thinking of this, Kairos looked up at Xie Bai again.
His eyes suddenly constricted.
"Wh-What!?"
The mountain of food on the table had somehow been completely wiped out!
Kairos looked down abruptly.
His Time Sand Pocket Watch showed that less than five minutes had passed since that last dessert was served!
"Hiss..."
Kairos's body trembled slightly.
They... they couldn't actually be non-human, could they?
Aside from Kairos, the surrounding diners were equally shocked.
"Wait, when did that happen? That table of food is already gone?!"
"Is that what 'growing children' are like? That's a bit terrifying..."
"Could it be...?"
Just as the people around them were speculating about Xie Bai's group, Xie Bai suddenly rose from her seat.
As her toes touched the ground, she said to the two little ones, "Now that we've finished eating, let's go look elsewhere."
Hearing this, the two little ones also stood up from their seats.
"Sister Xiaobai, I feel like the food here isn't as good as the stuff in your territory."
"Can you take us back to see it when there's a chance?"
As they spoke, the two little ones followed Xie Bai out of the restaurant.
Seeing them leave, Kairos immediately followed.
The moment they stepped out, a faint purple floating light swept gently across the restaurant.
In the next second, the diners who had been gossiping suddenly stopped talking, falling into a state of confusion.
"Wait... what was I just about to say?"
"Hiss... I feel like I've forgotten something."
"Eh? Did I pay for this meal yet?"
*
Another corner of Villanova.
Nimo followed behind Ivy into a clothing store.
"Wow! The clothes here are all the latest styles! As expected of Villanova, they have all the new arrivals!"
Once inside, Ivy immediately rushed to a soft white dress.
"High-end Northern Snow Rabbit textile, the price is only..."
She saw the numbers on the tag clearly.
"Guh, two hundred thousand gold coins..."
Ivy looked at Nimo with some embarrassment, a hint of longing in her eyes.
Seeing this, Nimo shook his head helplessly and stepped forward.
"Teacher, I've already spent five hundred thousand on you along the way. I really don't have any spare cash to buy you another dress."
He paused for a moment.
"Besides, Teacher, the dress you're looking at... it's children's clothing, isn't it?"