(Third update...)
"Oh, Charlotte, you came too..."
Felix walked over, smiling as he turned his gaze toward Charlotte.
"I thought you weren't interested in things that had nothing to do with you at all..."
"I-I only came to take a look because it was too noisy over here..." Charlotte shifted her gaze away evasively, acting somewhat strangely.
"T-There's nothing strange about that, right? The 'Magic Eater' is an indiscriminate criminal, isn't he? I could be targeted too, couldn't I?..."
"With Charlotte's strength, the 'Magic Eater' would definitely never dare target you!" Felix wore his trademark friendly smile.
"Even if the 'Magic Eater' really did come after you, I'd protect you with everything I had!"
"I-I don't need that!" Charlotte became somewhat flustered. Like a tsundere little girl, she turned her head away.
"I'm not so weak that I need someone else to protect me!"
"How cold..." Felix shrugged helplessly, then looked at Wu Yan, who stood to the side without even glancing at him, and jokingly said something.
"But then again, with a powerhouse like the person beside you, someone who can contend with Magnus, you don't need my protection..."
"T-That's not it!" Charlotte seemed to grow even more flustered upon hearing that.
"I-I'm not... that kind of... relationship with him..."
"You're in such a hurry to distance yourself from me?" Wu Yan glanced at Charlotte.
"We practiced together, and I helped you quite a bit. Isn't that a little too heartless?..."
"N-No... that's not..." Charlotte grew increasingly flustered, yet she offered no explanation. She gave Wu Yan an apologetic look, then changed the subject as she spoke to Felix.
"S-So, why are you here?..."
"Me?" Felix gave a smile.
"I came to ask you out on a date..."
"Wha—!" With a swish, Charlotte's face turned rosy. She stammered out