"To be honest, I really didn't know when you completed the replacement."
Facing the question from the girl beside him, Lin Feng answered frankly.
"But the first one was undoubtedly the real Miss Katheryne. Of that, I'm absolutely certain."
—The system had scanned her. Guaranteed authentic.
"I only realized you were a little too quiet when I accepted the commission and was preparing to set off, so I tentatively made a request to the guildmaster."
"And your reaction just happened to confirm my suspicions."
At this point, Lin Feng looked into the girl's eyes beside him and smiled faintly as he teased her.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, my dear—Lesser Lord Kusanali."
"..."
Nahida fell silent for a moment. She glared slightly at the smug rascal before her and said helplessly,
"...As expected, I still couldn't hide it from you. I originally wanted to give you a surprise."
"Katheryne" paused briefly before continuing.
"Ever since you said last time that you hoped we could meet in reality, I spent a long time planning before I finally connected to this Bionic Doll from Snezhnaya."
"...I didn't expect to be seen through so easily."
Miss Katheryne, who always wore a smile, rarely showed such a dejected expression. Lin Feng, accustomed to her usual appearance, found it rather novel.
"Isn't this nice too? If you were carrying out Katheryne's usual duties, you wouldn't be able to stroll around without any concerns like this."
Lin Feng noticed the passersby frequently looking back at them and felt that he had still underestimated just how popular "Miss Katheryne" was.
Although most pedestrians were surprised that Miss Katheryne had actually come out shopping, they were generally quite friendly.
But besides those uncles and aunties, Lin Feng also spotted several young adventurers.
When these dream-filled young men