The Ball

"Lynn?"

The three women were silent for a moment. Speaking of Lynn, they had complex feelings.

The relationship between the three of them had improved because of Lynn.

Ria, having been the first to interact with Lynn, had seen his best side.

Leticia's experience was entirely negative at first, though it did improve later.

Yuffie's experience was similar to Ria's.

What was Lynn like in the past?

As his Childhood Sweetheart, Ria knew.

"Brother Lynn is so amazing, he'll definitely be a great Mage in the future, right?" Young Ria watched Lynn display his talent, and everyone around them marveled at him.

"Of course." Lynn was so confident.

At this time, Lynn showed no abnormalities.

The innocent and ignorant Ria admired Lynn.

Back then, Ria was Lynn's shadow. Lynn's talent was truly strong; he could solve any problem.

But as Lynn gradually grew older, he became: "I'm a genius anyway, why should I work hard!"

"You guys are so annoying!"

"None of your business!"

"Be happy, you're lucky to be my friend."

It was around this time that Ria and Lynn's relationship began to fade.

However, Lynn continued to pester her relentlessly.

It was also during this period that Ria met Leticia, and the two quickly became close friends.

A Paladin protects a Saintess.

The Lynn of later years became a fat pig, eating himself into obesity. A year later, after some unknown stimulus, he began to change back, but only slightly. For example, he started frequently cursing the Emperor and the Church, openly defying them.

"I don't want to oppose them, my hands itch, I can't help it."

"The Church is trash."

Ria was eventually convinced by Lynn's words. However, at that time, Lynn truly made everyone think he was a scoundrel. Everyone was calling Lynn a scoundrel.

Leticia had a slightly better experience. The first time they met was at a ball, where Lynn said: "Yo, commoner, how about I give you a chance to be my dance partner?"

How could Leticia stand for that?

She immediately clashed with Lynn on the spot.

Later, Lynn went on a furious offensive against Leticia. However, after he lost weight, he changed. He apologized inexplicably, making Leticia wary.

He could even say very cheesy things.

This wouldn't have been a big deal initially.

But then!

Then!

Then!

Leticia, who aspired to have a Harem, encountered an unforgettable beautiful blonde girl!

Compared to Yuffie the Princess, whom she admired at the time, and Ria the Saintess, her relationship with that blonde girl progressed the fastest!

It turned out that Lynn had been impersonating her!

To this day, Leticia still doesn't understand how Lynn managed to impersonate that beautiful girl named Lilith.

How did he change his height and build?

How did he change his voice?

Leticia was stunned at the time. After this shock, she lost interest in beautiful girls.

She had finally fallen for someone, only to find out it was a man!

Do you know how much psychological trauma that caused?

It's the same if the genders were reversed!

For example, you like a beautiful girl, and you've even gone on adventures together, solved problems together, and shared hardships – what wonderful memories!

Then you discover she's a man.

Or, you like a pretty boy, but it turns out he's a girl.

Or, you like a handsome guy, but he's a woman!

Anyone with a clear sexual orientation would be broken by this, wouldn't they!

And this guy even has the nerve to taunt you!

Although there was no evidence, Leticia had this feeling, a feeling that he was gradually pushing her away.

Anyway, after the Blood Plague incident ended, her beautiful golden-haired, red-eyed girl Lilith had already died. In contrast, she had also been mentally broken by Leticia to the point where she had no motivation to pursue the beautiful girl anymore.

If Leticia didn't pursue her or try to win her over, their relationship naturally wouldn't progress.

When Lynn was around, everyone had a common enemy: that scoundrel. Later, the scoundrel said he wanted to reform, which everyone knew, but then he started spouting more treasonous remarks.

He spoke ill of the Church to the Saintess of the Faith.

He spoke ill of the Empire and even the royal family to the Princess.

As for Leticia... cross-dressing to deceive others' feelings?

And all sorts of manipulative tactics.

"You don't want to...?"

Leticia didn't know why, but she suddenly thought of that scoundrel, and the two women didn't refute her.

Although Yuffie didn't refute, she said, "I'm not thinking about him."

The other two nodded, then fell silent again. Just a year ago, they were close comrades-in-arms, but after the common enemy disappeared, their relationship deteriorated.

Yuffie decided to keep quiet.

Leticia, however, thought of something. "Your Highness Yuffie, are you trying to say that while the Goddess seems to have gained everyone's affection, the actual things she's done have had no practical impact?"

Yuffie quietly moved to a corner and nodded.

The Empire's First Prince, Second Prince, the sons of other Dukes, and the sons of Marquises were all fawning over that Goddess, but in the end, it was the Emperor, who could be their father, who married her.

Although for Nobles, this was nothing, and even for this era, as long as the age difference wasn't too great, everyone would accept it.