The questions they'd highlighted in advance—if she still couldn't answer them, that was an attitude problem.
Under the gaze of two demigods, Sunny didn't seem particularly pressured.
"I'm afraid I really can't answer that question."
The next moment, she shook her head with complete composure.
"I was minding my own business in the shop when a force I couldn't resist suddenly took control of my will. By the time I came to, I was already in here."
After what seemed like careful consideration, Sunny had apparently decided that her strategy was to tell the truth.
"Considering how dangerous it is in here, I've been hiding all along the way. Thankfully, Mr. Lu was willing to let me stay here. Otherwise, I don't know how I would have made it until the blessing ended."
"I really have no interest in anything in here."
An irresistible force?
That excuse wouldn't even get her a note to skip class.
As a renowned demigod, Kelson naturally wasn't about to accept it so easily.
His blue hair stood high, and his eyes flashed like lightning as he stared coldly at the already suspicious shopkeeper. He didn't rush to speak.
Under his scrutiny, she acted every bit like a young person who had strayed down the wrong path, lips pressed together as she barely dared to breathe, afraid that in the next instant she'd be purified by lightning.
"Did she tell Mr. Lu the same thing?"
The standoff lasted a full five seconds before Kelson finally reacted—but he addressed Fu Qian.
"Of course. It's the first time I've heard it, too."
Fu Qian replied smoothly.
"Didn't I just say I wanted to know as well?"
"...You didn't even ask what was going on before letting her stay here?"
"Is there a problem? You weren't exactly polite