Li Qi's face was full of confusion, while Miss Mary, standing beside Ilona, wore a trace of worry on her face.
Mary Mills was a fairly pretty girl.
She had short blue-black hair that was nearly black, ruby-like red eyes, and faint freckles across her face.
If she did not come looking for Li Qi to challenge him so often, Li Qi would admit that she was a very cute girl.
But today was somewhat different from usual.
Mary did not seem to have come to challenge Li Qi. Her hands hung at either side of her skirt, one of them holding a long gift box.
It looked like she had come to give Li Qi a present.
As for Ilona...
"I saw Mary was coming to find you, so I came along as well. Am I not welcome?"
Ilona asked Li Qi with a smile.
Li Qi glanced at Mary, then stepped aside to let them in. A shy, uneasy smile appeared on his bespectacled, somewhat scholarly face.
"How could that be? It's just... Your Highness came so suddenly that I wasn't prepared... Please come in and sit down, Your Highness. I'll pour you some tea."
"No need to be so formal. I was merely passing by, and I also wanted to have a chat with you."
Ilona said, waving a hand.
Li Qi blinked. "...A chat?"
"Yes, a chat. But it isn't anything too important. You should attend to Mary first. She came here specifically to see you."
After saying that, Ilona stopped paying attention to Li Qi and began strolling around his room on her own, examining its furnishings.
When he saw Ilona reach his desk and start fiddling with the alchemical items on it, Li Qi grew slightly nervous.
The Magic Orb Uno had sent over