Chapter 680: Talia wants to show Kallen why she is Lanqi’s teacher

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The sun rises higher and higher.

The light poured in through the gaps in the wooden railings of the balcony, falling on Lanqi's face and making his eyelashes tremble.

"Get up."

A soft voice sounded.

"My dear poet...you go to school by yourself, I will sleep for a while before going..."

Lanqi covered his eyes with the back of his hand and was reluctant to get up.

"You are confused after sleeping."

A question without a questioning tone came from the other party.

“Huh!”

Lanqi sat up with a start and found the gray-haired beauty sitting in the chair beside the bed.

Her figure was facing away from the rising sun, and the morning light cast a faint glow on her long hair.

In some way, she seemed to have moved her chair so that she could block a lot of sunlight from Lanqi's face so that he would not be woken up too early by the dazzling sunrise.

"Thank you, Tata."

Lanqi lifted the quilt, sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed his eyes, gradually becoming conscious.

Some time ago, his trump card, the Great Love Poet, is now gone and has been temporarily replaced by Talia.

Regardless, he still had some difficulty getting used to living with Talia.

"Then tell me, how can I make you get used to it?"

Talia looked at Lanqi who got out of bed and sat quietly in the chair and asked.

"First of all, the Great Love Poet doesn't consume much power, so I basically don't have any trouble getting up at that time. Secondly, when I feed the small animals on the windowsill in the morning, she will run over and kick me, asking me to give her the seat to water the flowers."

Lanqi muttered to himself with some nostalgia.

"I also helped Lanfu take care of the flowers she grew on the balcony."

Talia replied.

But when she lived in Lanqi's dormitory, she had already finished watering the plants before Lanqi got up.

Now that they have left Ikerit College, they have entrusted the Student Services Center to clean and care for the potted plants on a regular basis.

“…”

Lanqi always felt that Talia and the great poet grew flowers a little differently.

The poet loves to enjoy the process of growing beautiful flowers, and she has the energy of a little girl.

"If you want, I can kick you like she did, but I can't control the severity."

Talia heard Lanci's thoughts and said with her eyes closed.

“No no!”

Lanqi immediately stopped thinking and ran to wash and change clothes.

Next to the bedroom in the hotel room is a comfortable cotton sofa, and on the round glass coffee table next to it is a map guide with a printed bookmark.

Talia sat on the sofa, opened the atlas, and waited for Lanqi.

“Meow.”

Boss Cat ran over and squatted on the carpet.

“Isn’t this map very simple? Why can someone make a mistake according to what Lanqi said?”

She flipped through the book and asked the little black cat on the ground.

"Don't say any more. I'm worried that one day that person will come to Ikerite and get lost near Boss Cat's restaurant."

Boss Cat shook his head.

According to Sigrid's letters, she would arrive in Ikerit around October or November, around the autumn or winter.

Fortunately, there were old acquaintances around the restaurant, and any one of them could lead her to the right place.

Talia and Boss Cat didn't have to wait long.

Lanqi is ready to go.

"Tata, let's go to the Card Creators Association."

Lanqi said standing at the door.

Today they will first go to District 3 on the South Bank to find Countess Rosalinda, the president of the Card Creators Association's Pariel branch.

The city of Flora Parié is divided into the north bank and the south bank by the Selina River. The north bank is traditionally regarded as the center of academia and art, while the south bank is more commercial. The Flora Royal Palace and the Senate are both located in the south. The north and south are quite symmetrical in the area code division. The closer to the river, the smaller the district number, and the closer to the edge, the larger the district number.

Area 3 on the South Bank is also a very popular area for tourists.

The two set off.

I first went to the restaurant on the first floor lobby side of the hotel to have breakfast, then left the Platinum Palace Spirit Hotel, walked through the early morning and dusk of the North Shore Old Street District, and walked leisurely on the road.

Today is not an official working day, so I only need to go to the Card Creators Association's Pariel branch to rest for the entire afternoon.

After arriving in Pariel, time passed by in a flash.

As a caring citizen, he has done a lot of good things these days.

"I mean, did you spend every day like this during your time in the Northern Continent?"

Not far from the Platinum Palace Spirit Hotel, Talia asked him, savoring Lanqi's thoughts.

"Not really. I had more leisure time when I was in the Northern Continent."

Lanqi noticed her quickly and turned his head to answer.

"Duoduoduoduodu."

Boss Cat made a meaningless sound of grievance.

Whenever it recalls the Adventures of Blue Cat, it feels that it is really good to be able to come back alive.

It doesn't have an eighth-level disease, but it has an eighth-level life.

The two of them strolled through the streets of Pariel holding their cat.

Passing by the Platinum Palace, which I haven’t checked in for many days.

Crossed the Selina River from the River Harbor Bridge connecting the north and south banks.

After about half an hour of simple transfer at South Bank.

The two arrived at the Southern Continent Card Creators Association located near the Pariel Pedestrian Plaza in South Coast District 3.

Different from the Card Makers Guild they saw in Ikerit, the capital of Hutton.

The Person Kingdom branch looks more like an art gallery.

This building was originally a greenhouse built by King Person more than a hundred years ago to protect the citrus trees in the royal garden from the winter cold before the Holy War began. It was originally intended to store citrus trees used by the royal family, and was later transformed into a place to display works of art until it was planned as the highest branch of the Southern Continent Card Makers Association in the Person Kingdom.

The museum is famous for its collection of Impressionist paintings. The first two floors are public areas that are popular with tourists. The third floor is the Card Makers Guild area where registration is required to enter.

After several renovations, the most recent one was completed five years ago, which restored natural light to the gallery and added underground galleries, temporary exhibition spaces, an auditorium, educational spaces and a library.

After the two entered the building, they quickly walked up to the upper floors following clear signs under the paintings.

"What time is Countess Rosalinda's appointment?"

Talia looked at Ranchi beside her and asked.

"It's half past eight. There's still plenty of time. We can go around first."

Lanqi looked around and estimated that it should be just before eight o'clock.

The building’s design allows many of the works to be displayed in natural light, providing visitors with an immersive viewing experience.

"good."

Before they entered the third floor, they saw many promotional posters about the Platinum Card Creator Exam.

Even though it was only morning, many people visited this branch of the South Continent Card Makers Association. In addition to card making commissions, business cooperation, material procurement, official consultations and other matters, there were even some registered card makers who had high authority just by looking at their badges or the tags on their chests, chatting on the third floor.

It is said that several gold-level card makers who are particularly famous in the eastern countries of the southern continent will participate this year. They are the popular candidates to obtain the title of platinum-level card maker in the eastern region this year.

This international event, which only takes place every two or three years, has naturally received great attention from the Kingdom of Person. On the day of the final test, some princes and dukes of the Senate will attend and watch, and the Senate's enforcement troops and executioners will maintain law and order.

The third floor of the Palieu Card Makers Association branch.

An atrium surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass windows allows a large area of ​​natural light to penetrate the entire floor, making it as bright as day.

"By the way, how long has it been since you made a new magic card?"

Talia and Lanci were walking around here. She noticed that Lanci didn't pay much attention to the new materials in the window. He just glanced at them and then looked away. So she asked Lanci.

She felt that Lanqi seemed to be becoming less and less interested in card making.

Maybe after some time she won’t even be asked to be a teacher.

“As for new cards, it seems that there really haven’t been any new cards released in the past six months.”

Lanqi was stunned when he heard this, and thought about it carefully. From the Nuclear Fusion Wolf onwards, all his card making was the same old thing, and he had basically started to make cards.

The two walked on the dark brown carpet and went straight through the inner side of the atrium. On both sides were windows displaying a wide variety of merchandise, as well as a counter for doing business and a meeting area.

"So do you plan to continue learning card making from me in the future?"

Talia asked him, looking at the merchandise behind the glass window.

"If you find it troublesome... forget it. I'll go learn some human language magic from Professor Bo Laao and I'll make do with it."

Lanqi hesitated for a moment and answered.

"Didn't you beg me to teach you how to make cards at the beginning? Why is it like this now?"

There was no emotion in Talia's words, but the gaze she gave Lanci seemed to reveal a hint of dissatisfaction with Lanci's lack of perseverance.

"Because I feel like you are tiring teaching me, and you are getting more and more aggressive towards me. You never scolded me when you were teaching me before."

Lanqi turned his eyes away and stammered.

"That's because you made the same mistake again last night. You've made the same mistake several times before."

Talia frowned as she looked at Lanqi's usual green tea appearance.

The two of them are still practicing card making, or this is their daily course.

"I thought it wasn't a big deal and could be fixed, but you didn't care about me at all."

Lanqi said with his head down.

"If I am influenced by you, I don't know whether you can save me or not, and I will also be messed up by you."

Talia took a deep breath and spoke to him patiently.

She didn't know whether her blood pressure was a little high because of yesterday's failure in card making, or because she felt a little upset when she heard that this guy didn't want to be her master and apprentice anymore. Anyway, she was a little angry now.

"I think this is a normal mistake... When I was making cards with Lanfu before, she helped me make up for it..."

Lanci muttered.

"Why do you still talk back to me? Can't you accept the slightest mistake?"

Talia was immediately unhappy when she heard this.

"Was I too gentle before, or are you in your rebellious phase?"

She felt a surge of anger rising in her heart.

What do you mean Lanfu can help you make amends? Do you think she is better than me?

"Meow meow, stop arguing. We are in the Card Creators Association now. Don't start a quarrel in the exam room."

The cat boss was so scared that he kept jumping around. He felt that Lanqi was also a little dissatisfied, so he made Tata more and more angry.

"I won't make any noise!"

They both shouted to the black kitten.

The cat boss huddled into a ball because of the fierceness.

Although I am used to seeing Ranchi and Tata bickering, the times when they quarrel the most fiercely must be when they are making cards and reviewing the cards.

It has now discovered that there is a game called Breakup Card Room. Even if these two people are really dating, sooner or later they will quarrel and break up because of the card making! "Couples are quarreling."

"It's totally normal, that's what love is."

Boss Cat made himself even rounder as he listened to the sounds of the customers eating melons who briefly glanced at him.

Keep trying to persuade them, and everyone else who tries to stop the fight will also be noticed.

“…”

Lanqi and Talia's voices soon stopped.

They also found that it was not a good idea to quarrel in such an occasion.

What’s more important is that they are obviously not a couple, but they are mistakenly regarded as one.

Makes them feel even more embarrassed.

"Tata, why don't we go to the restaurant upstairs and have some lime cheesecake, then we can sit down and talk slowly."

"good……"

When both of them felt extremely uncomfortable with the occasional glances, they reached a consensus to leave first.

After all, they were the examiners and examiner assistants specially invited for this Platinum-level Card Creator Examination. It would be embarrassing if they were caught by Countess Rosalinda.

Just as Lanqi and Talia were about to leave the third-floor atrium and head towards the fourth-floor stairs.

"Lanqi-san?"

A slightly familiar voice called out to Lanqi.

Lanqi stopped hesitantly and looked back.

He saw a young girl looking at him in surprise.

Her long light-colored hair fell lightly on her shoulders, and her upper body was covered with a plain white chiffon shirt. Although she was petite and slender, she stood with her back straight and her chest puffed out, which made the pure white chiffon shirt stretch upwards tight.

It seemed that because Ranci and Talia were quite conspicuous, they just happened to attract her attention.

The girl with light hair and green eyes looked at Ranchi and Talia in surprise as they walked towards the stairs.

"I didn't expect to see you here."

Then she smiled and walked over briskly.

"Karen-senpai?"

Lanci looked at Kallen.

Every step she took seemed to carry the rhythm of a dance, making the air around her lighten.

He probably thought that he would meet this senior from the Alolan Royal Academy in the Kingdom of Person.

But we didn't meet each other in the past few days, but we met each other today as soon as we arrived at the association. It seems that she has been immersed in the Card Makers Association during this period before the exam.

The last time I saw Kallen was when I was observing Dean Loren's [Original Slate - Wind].

That time, Kallen made a pink sacred-level spell card [Phantom of the Wind], while he only made an ordinary white one, which made him admire Kallen very much.

"I went to Ikerita College with the visiting academic team this month and didn't see you."

Kallen came to a stop in front of them, looking at Lanci meaningfully.

"I'm sorry, I was a bit busy recently and couldn't take care of you."

Lanqi sighed.

"Dean Loren really needs my help."

"I heard that you can actually pass the seventh-level shadow world. You are worthy of being the disciple valued by the strongest person in Hutton, High Priest Loren."

Karen nodded and spoke fluently and elegantly, like a lady from a classical novel, expressing her thoughts in a gentle and graceful manner.

"I really underestimated my junior brother Lanqi at the beginning. He is really a man that I look at with new eyes."

She looked at Lanqi with a smile, her eyes full of favor.

In fact, she had just come from the Kingdom of Hutton these two days. Because she had to take the platinum-level card maker exam, she left the Yalolan academic visit team first.

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

After a few days, when the academic visiting team finishes their work, they will return to the Kingdom of Alolan from the Kingdom of Hutton in the east, passing through the Kingdom of Person between the two countries, and meet up with her.

“…”

Talia noticed Kallen's approach without any sense of distance, and looked at the two of them without changing her expression.

After listening to the conversation between Lanqi and Kallen, she had a general understanding of the woman in front of her who seemed to be an acquaintance of Lanqi.

"Who is this?"

As if Kallen suddenly realized something, she turned her curious eyes to Talia who was next to Lanqi.

"Ms. Tata."

Lanqi introduced her.

Talia looked at Kallen and nodded slightly.

"Oh? Are you guys taking the exam together this time?"

Kallen asked again.

"No, she is my teacher."

Lanci shook his head.

"I can't tell at all. She's so young... I heard a quarrel just now and thought you two were not on good terms."

Kallen pondered for a while, and as if something had come to her mind, a hint of relief appeared on the corner of her mouth.

“…”

The cat owner at the counter, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was suddenly shocked again when he realized something bad had happened!

It has heard of the card maker named Kallen.

She has a bit of a personality problem, wanting to break up couples when she sees them, and having a hunter-like interest in men with potential.

She may have looked down on Lanqi at the beginning, but Lanqi is no longer the same as before. Through the seventh-level shadow world, he has proved himself to be the true successor to the high priest!

Even if no one knows now that Ranch is also a platinum-level card maker, just because Ranch is a challenger of the Shadow World, he is also a very outstanding and powerful person who can protect the card makers.

“We really don’t have a good relationship.”

Talia did not deny Kallen's statement, and she even looked up at Lanqi.

On the contrary, she would only get angry with someone if someone said that they had a good relationship.

"Oh, I saw you guys quarreling so fiercely just now... I really feel sorry for you."

Hearing this, Karen seemed unable to hold back her laughter, but she held it back, looked at Lanqi solemnly and spoke softly.

The way she looked at Talia was like she was smiling -

You are just handing the man over to me.

"Why do you feel sorry for him? It was his fault in the first place."

Talia asked without any fluctuation in her voice.

Although she rarely treated people she just met like this, she felt that this girl named Karen had some similarities with Lanqi, which made her particularly dislike her.

"Sister Tata, you have to be a little more considerate of Lanqi."

Kallen still had an innocent expression on her face, and answered in a soft and sophisticated tone, "Lanqi, if you feel like you have something to say, you can come with me to the rest area over there and have a good chat. I will listen to you slowly, and - I will never be mean to you."

She looked at Lanqi again and reached out to tug at his sleeve.

“…”

Lanqi's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

He felt Talia was watching him.

The cat boss looked at Lanqi's hands, which seemed to be shaking a little, and felt that things were even worse! Earlier in Ikrit Academy, when faced with Kallen's scheming, a low-ranking straight man like Prince Enor might have been fooled.

Any boy with a higher score would firmly reject Karin at this time, express his position, and win back Tata's favor.

But Lanqi.

His segmentation has a dual nature.

His perfect hesitation gave Tata a sense of crisis and controlled her anger to the point where she was about to explode!

And in some ways, Lanci might not even have thought that much.

He simply likes to piss off Tata and feel the ultimate excitement!

However.

Under the extreme mental pressure, Lanqi gradually changed from being arrogant to being well-behaved.

"I'm sorry, Karen-senpai. Although Tata is very fierce, I think this is also one of her charms."

Lanqi began to speak.

Talia, who had originally planned to give Ranci a death stare and warn him to think it over carefully, finally turned her head away.

Despite this, she still bit her lip, somewhat resentful.

This guy even dared to say that she was fierce.

But I couldn't refute what he said.

“I see…”

Kallen could only helplessly smile at Lanqi who was standing opposite her.

In this smile, there are seven parts apology and three parts regret.

It seemed that he really wanted to help Lanqi, but he really couldn't help Lanqi.

"But I think if Ranchi-san wants to find a teacher, someone as gentle as me might be more suitable. I overheard your initial conversation, and it seems like your cooperation in making cards is not going well? If Ranchi and I work together, it should be seamless."

Kallen's voice became lower and lower, and she moved half a step closer to Lanqi and said.

Her peach-like lips and dreamy eyes seemed to be telling Lanqi that maybe if he tried hard, he might be able to conquer me.

Then she looked at Talia again, and her eyes almost told her "Unlike you, you are only mean to classmate Lanqi."

“…”

The atmosphere of the entire three-story atrium seemed to change quietly in this instant.

There was a silent chill beneath the silence.

Talia's golden eyes finally became serious as she looked at Kallen.

This is a sign that the gunpowder is about to smoke, making people feel depressed and nervous.

Boss Cat's eyelids have started twitching wildly.

"Can you please stay away from him, you shameless bad woman."

Talia grabbed Lanci's wrist and yanked him so that Kallen couldn't touch his cuffs any further.

Lanqi was stunned.

It was the first time he saw the grumpy Lao Ta confronting other girls.

But.

Kallen was not angry at Talia's words and remained ladylike.

"There is no such thing as a bad woman. You will just get angry and wait for him to coax you, but at this time, the girl who really cares about him will come to comfort him."

She looked directly at Talia, her expression becoming more focused, and said.

In just a few seconds, it attracted the attention of many people in the atrium on the third floor.

The scene of women quarreling, and because of men quarreling, is a lively and popular event no matter what era it is.

"Isn't that girl Kallen from the Kingdom of Alolan?"

"Is she interested in the nobleman with black hair and green eyes?"

"He looks so cowardly. Why is he shaking with fear?"

First, rule out the possibility that someone is mentally ill and could tremble with excitement in such a situation.

Then the answer is obvious, this man is quite a scumbag and wants to have his cake and eat it too.

finally.

"Lanqi, I've changed my mind. I'm sorry I won't be your assistant this time. I want to take part in the Platinum Card Creator exam and show her why I am qualified to be your teacher."

Talia took a deep breath, looked at Lanqi, and said to him.

Of course, she was speaking to Kallen.

She was already feeling uncomfortable after just having a court session with Lanqi to review yesterday's card-making, and now there was a woman she couldn't tolerate.

Lanqi, who had originally had a calm expression, suddenly widened his eyes.

"Auntie, please, don't mess with me!"

He almost fell to his knees and hugged Talia's thighs.

Not only did you not help me invigilate the exam, but you also used my magical powers to take the exam.

And how can I test you?

Sister, you are eight hundred years old, don't bother with a teenage girl! Talia seemed to get even angrier when she heard Lanqi's inner voice.

She grabbed Lanqi's collar, asked him to get closer to her, and said to him with a sidelong glance:

"It's settled, okay?"

"No, no no, Tata, calm down!"

Lanqi felt that she was really angry this time, and he was a little scared.

"Karen, you too, are a little too excited. Normally, when you can't stop talking to each other, it means we shouldn't continue the conversation. If we continue like this, we'll definitely end up quarreling. We should value peace and maintain the friendship between the Kingdom of Hutton and the Kingdom of Alolan..."

His words came faster and faster, urging both sides to exercise restraint.

"Oh, that's interesting."

Before Lanci could finish his words, Talia stopped him from speaking any further, and Kallen nodded and muttered to herself.

"Well, if your grades are not as good as mine, please stay away from Ranchi from now on, or hand him over to me and let me be his teacher."

Kallen looked particularly interested, and spoke to Talia as if she had found a rival.

She had known about the card makers of Hutton Kingdom for a long time. This year, there was not even a single contestant who could make an exception and participate in the gold-level card maker competition. She did not think that this person named Tata was qualified to compete with her.

The only thing she won’t lose to her peers is card making.

"Then I win."

Talia neither agreed nor rejected it, she just asked.

"I apologize to you."

Kallen spread her hands and said lightly.

"That's not enough. You need to change into the swimsuit I specified, hold a sign with 'Lord Tata, I was wrong' written on it, and stand downstairs of the Card Creators Association for a day. That will count as an apology."

Talia sneered, then waited quietly, her arms folded in front of her.

For a moment, Karen's eyebrows trembled noticeably.

She clenched her fists tightly and felt her ears begin to burn.

"Do you think I would bet with you so easily? Why, you don't dare now?"

Talia's eyes were full of provocation.

She won't fall for the Green Tea trick easily.

Don't you want to act innocent? Then let people see what kind of a bitch you are.

“…”

Kallen bit her lip, and a blood vessel on her forehead jumped.

This woman with gray hair and golden eyes was stronger and more arrogant than she had imagined.

"Okay, let's give it a try."

Kallen narrowed her eyes and smiled, and said to Talia.

She couldn't wait to see the other person crying like a loser.

"What the hell are you guys doing with this plane..."

After hearing this, Lanqi felt hopeless and hugged the cat.

He leaned against the wall as if he had lost all his strength.

He couldn't imagine what the exam days would be like.

Even if they took a step back, why would the two examinees bet on him as an examiner? Moreover, with Talia as a examinee, he was a little worried that his own safety as an examiner would be in jeopardy. So far, there had been no incidents of examiners being captured by examinees in the Platinum Card Creator Exam, but he was afraid that it would happen soon.

"Let's go and eat cake."

Talia grabbed Ranch's collar again and took the faded Ranch away like a puppy.

Only Kallen was left, her lips gradually curling up into a sly and annoyed smile.

"What a stupid woman."

Kallen opened her lips slightly and turned her eyes away from the direction where Talia disappeared.

The moment he agreed to the bet, the gray-haired fool lost.

She didn't notice Lanqi's embarrassed expression at all.

He will soon find out which girl treats him better and who makes him more comfortable around her.

There is no heroine in this world who can win by just eating!

(End of this chapter)