Chapter 180 Talia is particularly gentle today

At night in Ikerit, twilight enveloped the sky above the city, painting every inch of the capital with a layer of bright pearl-like color.

Walk out of Ikerite College and go east for less than a kilometer, you can see that "Boss Cat's Restaurant" has become very popular at this dinner time, with bursts of smoke and the aroma of dinner wafting from the roof.

With the street lamps illuminating the street, the quaint wooden house looks even more mysterious in the night, while the light from the windows of the wooden house makes people feel warm and cheerful.

Whenever a customer comes in or out, the wind chimes on the store door will make pleasant sounds, as if welcoming and seeing off every customer.

As you walk through the restaurant's door, a bustling crowd comes into view.

The tables and chairs on the first floor of the restaurant are now almost full, with people raising their glasses, smiling, whispering and laughing, and the sounds are audible.

The waitress was busy serving the steaming hot food just like the gyro mouse. When she saw Lanqi and Hyperion pushing the door open, she quickly called out to them:

"Please take a look at the menu first! I will serve you in a moment."

Hyperion smiled and shook her hands, signaling the waitress not to bother with them.

They had already had dinner and were here to look for someone.

Lanqi was already familiar with the route and walked straight towards the stairs to go to the second floor.

As a result, he seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye.

When I turned my head, I saw Talia working as a receptionist behind the counter.

She had pigtails that made her look quite girlish, and she wore an apron over her pure white dress. She looked virtuous, rational, and attractive, and no one would have thought that she was a demon.

Lanqi was stunned. It was obvious that he had never drawn Talia like this.

Demon King, do you still need a part-time job? In addition, why does it seem that she has perfectly integrated into the life of the capital, just like how she integrated into the Purgatory Corridor Academy naturally, and she does not feel out of place at all by the aliens around her.

Just like that, Lanci looked at Talia.

Talia also looked at Lanqi.

Without saying a word.

The air was eerily quiet.

Talia's face, which had originally looked a little gentler, was instantly covered with frost.

Obviously she didn't expect Lanqi to come at this time.

Normally, Lanqi would come to her in the morning or afternoon to learn how to make cards, and would go back before the evening.

After entering the store, Hyperion was still looking around and waiting for Lanqi to lead the way. She noticed that Lanqi was looking at the counter, so she followed his gaze.

Then I saw a great poet standing behind the counter.

"Why is Lanfu coming out?"

Hyperion murmured in surprise unconsciously.

"Lanfu?"

Talia frowned slightly when she heard that, and her gaze shifted from Ranch to Hyperion's face behind him.

A hint of surprise and emotion flashed across her golden eyes.

Then Talia seemed to understand something.

Apparently her niece confused her with the great poet at first sight.

All this is to blame on that damn guy, who gave the Great Love Poet an image in his own image! Then Talia stared at Lanqi again.

Sooner or later, she will have to settle this historical issue with Lanqi.

Lanqi didn't dare to stare at Talia anymore and looked away.

Hyperion looked both ways, sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and immediately realized that she might have said something wrong.

She sensed the problem.

The great poet of love has blue pupils.

The lady in front of me has golden pupils.

The temperaments are completely different too, a poet of great love would not be so alienated from Lanci.

"Well, this is my teacher, Miss Tata."

Lanci avoided Talia's death stare and introduced Hyperion.

It seems that today is not a good start.

"Hello, Miss Tata."

Hyperion greeted Talia as respectfully as possible.

She tried her best to hide her turbulent heart. She originally thought that Tata and the great poet were just similar, but she didn't expect that they were exactly the same! "..."

Talia remained silent.

Like thinking about something.

Lanqi was a little nervous.

You can guess Talia's mood from her first response.

If she ignored Hyperion, there would be no further talk.

However.

Talia nodded slightly to Hyperion and looked around the store. It was dinner time, and it was not a good idea for them to block the aisle and chat.

She pulled a key from her apron pocket and handed it to Lanci.

"Take her upstairs first. I'll help Boss Cat watch the store for a while, then I'll come up to find you."

Talia said in a gentle voice.

"oh oh!"

Lanqi took the key in a daze.

The sun rises from the west. Why is this old woman so gentle today? Could she really be the poet in disguise?! ...

Until after seven o'clock.

There were a few fewer customers in the store, and the waitresses serving food were no longer as busy as before.

Talia remained behind the counter with an expressionless face.

To her, an hour is but a blink of an eye, and a few months or years are actually very short too.

Just when Talia was still working hard.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Tata, thank you meow."

A cute little black cat jumped out from the kitchen, jumped onto the counter, and spoke to Talia in its childish voice.

The guests around didn't find it strange at all that the cat could talk.

"fine."

Talia untied her apron and put it back in the closet.

The guests all thought that this black cat was a magician who was good at transformation. Only Talia could see that its true form was an elf cat.

Although it is naturally very weak, and a level 7 monster may not be able to defeat a ferocious level 3 or 4 monster, its lifespan will be very long.

She couldn't tell how long this elf cat had lived, and how it had managed to reach the seventh level.

Because Boss Cat always makes midnight snacks for her, she will help out when Boss Cat is short of staff.

"Did that boy come to see you again?"

The little black cat asked.

Although it always stayed in the kitchen, it knew that there was a boy with black hair and green eyes who would always come to see Tata.

And it has become more frequent since last month, and he stays in Tata's room for a long time every time.

It was very curious about the relationship between the seemingly cold Tata and the gentle boy.

I originally planned to observe for a while.

Unexpectedly, this time the boy brought another girl who was equally beautiful.

It really couldn't help but be curious.

"He and I just knew each other, that's all."

Talia said without any emotion in her voice.

The relationship between her and Lanqi was simply an employment relationship.

And before he pays off his debts, protect him and urge him to pay back the money.

Besides, he would always bring her something good to please her.

For example, she always wanted to meet Hyperion, but before she could find a suitable excuse and opportunity to hint to Lanci, Lanci suddenly took the initiative to bring Hyperion to her.

"Don't you think he's special?"

The little black cat asked tentatively.

It always felt that Tata had a close relationship with this boy.

Tata, who never socializes with other people, can spend a long time with this boy.

"What do you mean by special?"

Even though Talia had traveled in the human kingdom for so many years, there were still many human emotions that she did not understand.

She knew that the "special" that the cat boss talked about was not "special" in the literal sense, but special in the sense of "partner" or "love" in the human concept.

She always wanted to get the answer, so she asked the cat owner.

It has lived for so long and gets along well with humans, so it must understand humans very well.

"He always makes you happy, and you gradually become inseparable from him without realizing it. You start to care about and be curious about his thoughts, and you, who used to be calm, become easily emotional because of him."

The little black cat shook its paws, and when it heard the call from the kitchen, it quickly jumped off the counter and turned around to say to Tata.

It has to go to the kitchen to work again.

“…”

Talia frowned in thought.

It seems like Boss Cat got every single one of those things right, and it couldn’t be more accurate.

But I still can't understand it.

What went wrong?

(End of this chapter)