"Ah, yes, Mister Galen!"
Clara, who had been somewhat numb from the repetitive work, instantly brightened when she saw who had arrived.
She took the badge, her gaze swiftly sweeping over him from the corners of her eyes.
He came alone!
That blue fairy who only knew how to seduce Mister Galen with her face was nowhere to be seen!
Hmph, just as I thought!
Clara barely maintained her signature smile, though the corners of her mouth were nearly impossible to suppress.
A woman's beauty alone was useless. Once the novelty wore off, wouldn't she just be played out and discarded?
As she thought this, she looked He Xi over with an even bolder gaze.
After not seeing him for several months, he seemed to have grown a little taller. His figure had become ever more upright, shedding the last traces of boyishness.
More importantly, he now carried an indescribable calmness and confidence...
Thinking of how he must have been bewitched by that female elf before, then comparing it to how dependable he looked now, Clara's contempt for that woman deepened further.
Men liked novelty—it was perfectly normal. If all she could do was keep pouring fuel without coming up with new tricks, could she really blame Mister Galen for abandoning her?
Looking at the information returned by the magic slate, she let an expression of regret appear on her face at just the right moment. "I'm terribly sorry, Mister Galen. It's been several months since your last advancement application. According to guild procedure, that commission was completed by another adventurer afterward."
She cautiously watched He Xi's expression. In her mind, she had already prepared comforting words like, "It's all right, I can help you think of another way," intending to use this opportunity to close the distance between them.