Outside the transparent one-way glass, clouds obscured the sun, casting shadows that enveloped the girl across the table.
Aiko lowered her head, her expression unreadable.
Why do this?
Linda asked, her feelings complicated.
He found it incomprehensible and inexplicable.
It turns out that the occasional feeling of being spied on when I was with Xueyan was not an illusion.
Unbeknownst to him, a blonde girl in a white dress pushed the door open a crack and stared intently at his every move from behind it.
Just imagining that scene made Linda feel disgusted.
Only a psychopath would do such a thing.
But his impression of Ai Ke was that she was kind-hearted and gentle.
The downside is that I'm rather lazy.
It's true that Aiko slacked off during the adventure, but even so, she was still stronger than a normal mage, which isn't too unacceptable.
Now, suddenly telling him that Iko is actually a voyeur.
A big liar who pretends to be lame.
During his three years with Xueyan, he harbored ulterior motives and some unknown purpose.
The impact on Linda was enormous.
Is this blonde girl with a self-deprecating look and somewhat indifferent eyes really Eiko?
"Could it be that my lost pants..."
Remembering something, Linda opened her mouth in astonishment.
Aiko smiled and said, "I did it."
"Why?" Linda slammed her hand on the table, her voice filled with anger.
Liar, spy, theft
These heinous acts were all committed by Ai Ke.
Linda felt a little dizzy, so she placed her hands on the table and slowly rubbed her temples to try to calm herself down.
If it had been a stranger who did these things, he would have bound them with the Dark Whip and handed them over to the Knights.
But after three years of working together, Linda trusted her eyes and believed that even if Aiko was bad, she wasn't inherently bad, and there might be a hidden reason behind what she did.
A girl he knew possessed a special ability: her strength increased when she felt pain. It's possible that Eko stealing his pants might also involve a special ability.
Although the reason was far-fetched, Linda would try her best to convince herself to believe what Ai Ke said.
Linda looked at Eike with an inquiring gaze, waiting for him to continue.
"Let's start with the first one: why would I lie to you?"
"Ike said calmly."
Once the disguise is removed, the gentle temperament of a mature woman that Ai Ke possesses vanishes, and she appears somewhat lazy and cynical.
With her hands in her skirt pockets and leaning casually against the back of the chair, she was completely unrelated to the title of "Holy Mage".
Linda's impression of her is that of a delinquent girl from a shady adventurer's college.
It's not impossible that Aiko might pull out her wand and use it as a club to bully the orcs.
The Eiko in front of her was so different from the "Eiko" Linda remembered that it made Linda's brainstem feel like it had been punched, buzzing.
"This isn't a dream, right?" Linda pinched her cheek.
"Of course not, the one in front of you is the real, genuine Aiko."
The blonde delinquent snorted and said, "You should know that I come from the Church of Holy Light, right? But what you don't know is why I 'graduated' halfway through."
"I really don't know," Linda nodded.
I've inquired about it myself, but the information has been blocked by the Holy Rock Adventurers.
It's probably something that can't be brought to light.
These details were not mentioned in the game's storyline.
Eko doesn't have much screen time in the game. Along with Chrona and Kaine, all the members of Xueyan are like background figures for Lia, used to highlight Lia's growth.
Aiko chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "The reason I was expelled was because I ambushed my mentor and severely injured him while he was asleep."
As if oblivious to Linda's surprised expression, Aiko was immersed in her own world, talking to herself as if she were performing a one-woman show with no one watching.
"His magic circuits are half broken, and he can't take any more risks in his life. He's still lying in a hospital bed, crying out in pain."
But my father is Roger, the commander of the Holy Rock, so even if I seriously injure my mentor, I won't go to jail.
Then, I came to White Dove City, thinking that using a wheelchair would garner sympathy, attention, and more favors, so I lied and said I was lame. In reality, I'm incredibly strong; without magic, I can lift three little girls like Chrona.
The seemingly gentle and weak mage is actually a ruthless and vicious liar who severely injured his mentor and then pretended to be a cripple.
It's awful, isn't it? But that's Echo, the "Black-Hearted Mage" Echo.
After saying all that in one breath, Aiko's chest heaved violently as she murmured, "Now, I'll be completely hated."
At first, Linda looked at Eko in shock, but later she gradually fell into deep thought.
“The Eko I know wouldn’t do these things for no reason. Whether it’s attacking her mentor or pretending to need a wheelchair, I believe there are other reasons.”
No.
Ai Ke curled the corners of her lips and said jokingly, "Even the eye of truth can misjudge people sometimes."
Linda looked sympathetic, placing her large, warm hand on Aiko's head and gently rubbing it like she was soothing a stray cat. With her other hand, she took out a blue handkerchief from her spatial ring and handed it to Aiko: "Then don't cry."
Huh?
Ai Ke touched the corner of her eye and found that her fingers were a little wet.
She didn't take Linda's handkerchief, but hurriedly wiped her face with the back of her hand.
This made Ai Ke completely unable to distinguish whether it was acting or not, and the plan started to develop in an uncontrollable direction from the middle of its development.
Her intention was to create some harmless contrasts to attract Linda's attention and improve her image as a "loser".
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