The Trust Built by the Orphanage

"Our relationship is pretty ordinary, that's right! I don't see her very often."

Hua Yi looked utterly astonished at that.

"I remember when you got hurt as a child and ran to Ahya for comfort. She took such thoughtful care of you that you were practically like mother and daughter. And in the end, you're only ordinary friends?!"

"...?"

"Sigh, time truly is merciless. It actually turned the Little Girl who depended on Aglaea into someone so cold."

Seeing Hua Yi putting on such a deeply sentimental expression, Cipher stood there blankly for quite a while before snapping back to her senses.

The girl nearly stamped her foot in frustration.

"You even know about that? Did Aglaea tell you? Why does she tell you everything?! And who said I depended on her? Do you even understand what the demigod of trickery is? I can go anywhere in Amphoreus, so why would I need to rely on Aglaea?"

"Oh."

Hua Yi immediately became polite.

"Since you're only ordinary friends, I can't say much about Cerydra's affairs—Miss Cipher has rarely returned to Okhema, so allow me, as the host, to show you some hospitality. This way, please!"

Very few people could make Cipher's mood fluctuate so violently with just a few words.

She was the demigod of trickery. She had always been the one fooling others.

Yet Hua Yi had done it.

He had completely assumed the air of a host entertaining a guest, making Cipher's vision go dark.

"You changed your attitude way too quickly, didn't you? At most, the Astral Express has only been in Amphoreus for a few days! I'm the local here!"

"Someone said it herself. She doesn't see Ahya often, and they're only ordinary friends."

Hua Yi patiently cited examples and reasoned with her.

"Miss Cipher has