His Brain Had Been Caught in a Door

"Cough, cough. Want to go out for a stroll tonight?"

Albert coughed lightly, trying to shift everyone's attention so the previous topic would not leave them all embarrassed.

"It isn't very safe here at night, especially for outsiders." Catherine deliberately lowered her voice. "And many of the goods in Khaileh Square are shoddy products the locals prepare for wizard tourists. Not only are they expensive, they're terribly unreliable."

"Wherever you go, there will always be people trying to rip off customers." Albert was not surprised. He had seen plenty of that in his previous life.

"Catherine actually likes you!" Valeria winked at Albert.

The atmosphere suddenly became rather strange.

"I'm honored." Albert smiled and nodded at Catherine.

He felt that Valeria was trying to stir up trouble.

Catherine did not deny it. She merely glared at Valeria in displeasure, as though saying, It's one thing for you to be in heat yourself. Don't drag me into it.

Isabelle remained calm throughout, completely unbothered by Valeria's little schemes. She had actually noticed long ago that both Valeria and Catherine had feelings for Albert.

But so what?

Even if Valeria made it clear, it would not change anything.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

The strange atmosphere left Albert speechless. Was this the legendary harem battlefield?

His former self had actually wanted two or three girlfriends. His brain must really have been caught in a door.

Sera and Nicholas's arrival broke the awkward atmosphere.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Nicholas." Albert could not help sighing in relief. He stood and took the elderly man before him into a hug.

"I heard you recently won the Barnaby Finley Excellent Spellcasting Technique Gold Medal." The old man sat beside his granddaughter and smiled at Albert. "At the rate you're winning awards, in a