It was as if nothing had just happened.
Should we say he's indifferent to everything, or that even the magic of thick skin can't break through his defenses?
"Ah~ I forgot you were all standing. Sit down, make yourselves at home!"
As if reminded by Lady, Ilya came to her senses and invited Karl and Lady to sit down.
At this moment, her smile deepened, and her alluring phoenix eyes curved into crescent shapes, making it impossible to discern the emotions within them.
Carl's alarm bells went off; he knew this situation was extremely bad!
No one had ever received such treatment before—after failing a mission, instead of being met with Ilya's dragon-like roar, she was as gentle as a spring breeze, without a trace of aggression.
This is abnormal, this is extremely abnormal!
In short, Carl dared not sit; based on his assessment of the danger, standing was safer.
At least, escaping is relatively easy.
Of course, this was just his own idea.
One of the more carefree partners had already plopped down on his seat.
"Oh, Ilya, you've changed your ways? Why are you being so polite!"
Even after noticing Ilya's unusual behavior, Lady didn't think too much about it.
He simply assumed that Ilya had suddenly changed her personality, and thus, he chuckled twice, thinking it was a bit of humor.
After sitting down, he naturally didn't forget that Karl was still standing.
Immediately, Lady patted the table and chairs beside her, signaling to Carl.
"Karl, what are you still standing for? Sit down!"
That one sentence rendered Karl's previous silence futile.
Naturally, this caught Ilya's attention.
Ilya gently stroked the hair by her ear, a strange expression playing on her lips.
"What, Lord Karl? You won't give me the honor of sitting down?"
These words sounded a bit sarcastic, and it seemed that Ilya was about to lose her temper.
Karl didn't dare to argue, so he found a seat and sat down.
However, this seat is quite far from Lady.
Seeing this, Lady raised an eyebrow and was about to call Carl over when her ears caught a strange sound.
There was a sound of wind.
Oh no! Danger!
Without a second thought, Lady stepped onto the stool next to her and used the momentum to leap across the long table to the other side.
The next moment, a sudden gust of wind swept through, and the spot where Lady had just been sitting was instantly turned into a mess.
In the blink of an eye, the wooden stool was shredded into wood chips and carried away by the wind.
It's clear that if Lady had been a step ahead, the outcome would have been exactly the same.
"Ilya, are you crazy?"
Lady looked at the woman in the main seat with disbelief, a faint smile still playing on her lips.
This is Ilya's most masterful move—Wind Blade, which can silently and unnoticedly take lives.
Ilya remained unfazed by Lady's questioning.
If it weren't for the unusually quiet atmosphere in the hall, even the slightest noise would be clearly audible.
In addition, she held back; with that wind blade attack, Lady didn't even know how she died.
"Oh? What do you mean by that?"
Ilya waved her right hand lightly again.
A new wind blade formed before Lady's eyes and then, just like before, quickly attacked her.
"I just wanted to treat you to something else."
This statement is incoherent and completely irrelevant to the current situation.
Lady had just bent down to dodge the new wind blade when her attention was immediately drawn to this sentence.
He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is it?"
Karl, who was almost injured, dodged the sudden wind blade and looked at Ilya with curiosity in his eyes.
Their gazes fell on Ilya in unison.
Ilya slowly stood up, her smile widening even more pronounced.
She gave a wicked smile, tinged with inexplicable malice, and waved both hands lightly at the same time.
"Of course, we'll have to learn a lesson."
Before the words were even finished, two wind blades suddenly formed and shot towards the two of them without giving them any time to think.
This wind blade was more than twice as fast as the previous one.
Fortunately, Karl and Lady had been on guard against any moves by Ilya ever since she launched her first attack.
Therefore, even though this wind blade was much faster than the previous one, the two of them still dodged it with ease.
Before the two could even catch their breath, another wind blade was about to strike.
For a moment, the two of them couldn't care about anything else and only focused on dodging.
Only after several attempts, and with the long table in the hall completely gone, did Ilya finally lose interest and withdraw her hand.
"Alright, that's pointless."
After venting her anger that had been building up for several days, Ilya's expression returned to normal.
Carl and Lady each stood in a corner, not immediately letting their guard down because of her words.
Who knows if they'll do something unexpected again later?
Both of them remained tense, and Ilya pouted at the sight.
Really, making a fuss over nothing.
"What's there to be afraid of? If there's no point in talking, I won't do anything more."
"You, come here!"
Ilya waved to Karl and Lady.
"Since this mission failed, let's look at the next one."
"Of course, the next mission can only be considered compensation for this one, so,"
As Ilya mentioned this, she pointed at the two of them with her finger, "You won't get any bonus."
That's the real purpose!
Carl suddenly realized why they had stopped so early today; they were waiting to exploit him again!
Carl immediately relaxed and was no longer as tense as before.
It seems that Ilya is about to get down to business.
So Karl walked toward Ilya.
Seeing Carl walk over so unguarded, Lady knew the crisis was over and immediately followed Carl forward.
Once she relaxed, Lady began to get curious.
How did Ilya know that their mission had failed?
Since they came back, they haven't mentioned the outcome of the mission. How did Ilya figure that out?
"Ilya, how do you know our mission failed?"
Ilya immediately sneered repeatedly, but refused to answer why.
Carl covered his face as he listened to Lady's somewhat naive question.
Isn't this obvious enough?
If the mission is completed successfully, Lady will immediately notice Ilya's presence upon entering the room, not for any other reason than to show off to her.
He, Lady, successfully completed the mission and received the reward.
At this time, Ilya was genuinely gentle with him.
Lady thoroughly enjoyed this, and thus, she would boast about it tirelessly whenever a mission was completed.
However, when he came in today, Lady completely ignored Ilya, not even glancing at the main seat.
In addition, the two of them didn't return for a long time.
Ilya probably had a premonition that the two of them would not have a smooth trip.
Considering both of the above points, given Ilya's intelligence, she should be able to arrive at an answer.
The mission failed, and you won't see a single penny of the reward!
Carl couldn't help but sigh.
We can't let Lady make any more stupid mistakes. If we let him continue like this, we won't just miss out on the next mission and not get a single penny!
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