408 Cornelia's Street Corner Chat

Red-haired Girl strolled through the stone-paved alley, the ancient buildings and bluestone walls casting deep red and pale white shadows on her.

She wore a casual white dress, the hem of which swayed gently with her steps, and paired with her long red hair, she looked both free and relaxed.

When they first established the Happy Group, they spent most of their time at the Havenlit Academy.

Therefore, when purchasing that mansion, they chose a location not far from the academy.

Even at this leisurely pace, it only takes about ten minutes to walk back to the college.

However, as they walked along, a sweet fragrance wafted over from the street.

"Ice cream that will make your cheeks melt with happiness! Only 10 Mint Coin!"

The recorded sound of a magical device echoed through the street, accompanied by the clattering of bells hanging on the shop door.

Cornelia looked in that direction and saw a small shop.

Children would cheer and run along the cobblestone street towards the new shop every now and then.

Cornelia stopped in her tracks, seemingly hesitating for a moment about whether to buy one.

But after thinking about it, I decided against it.

I'm not sure if it's appropriate for a group of children to line up, and I'm also unsure if it will delay class time.

It would be great if someone could buy it for her.

It would be even better if I ate with her.

Unfortunately, it's better to just think about it.

So she ignored the shop's existence and continued walking forward with determination.

She had only walked a few steps past the shop when a voice called out to her again.

Cornelia!

"Sister Cornelia!"

Perhaps it's because her figure is very distinctive, making her easily recognizable to acquaintances.

Cornelia turned around and saw two figures standing in front of the ice cream shop. She smiled and walked towards them.

It was Ikatinos who brought Tata to this newly opened shop to buy ice cream.

They saw Cornelia as soon as they stepped out of the store.

Here, have one!

Ikatinos was carrying a foil bag, seemingly intending to take it back to Happy Group.

When she saw Cornelia, she smiled and took out a box of ice cream in a hard cookie tin and handed it to Cornelia.

"Thank you, Ikatinos."

Cornelia took the ice cream box and couldn't help but smile.

The feeling of having your wish fulfilled is far more enjoyable than receiving an ice cream in the first place.

After receiving Cornelia's thanks, Ikatinos chuckled a few times, revealing a shy smile.

The former silver-haired queen now wears an elegant and fitted dress, as if all that remains of her is natural, gentle beauty.

She has now taken over all of Dekan's business at Happy Group.

Although Dekan had said before leaving that it was a waste of her talents to have a ninth-level apprentice help him manage the company, and that she should do something she wanted to do more.

But Ikatinos insists that she is inheriting the family business and making up for regrets from her previous life.

Dekan could only smile helplessly.

Anyway, he couldn't be bothered with Happy Group anymore; as long as Eve was happy, that was all that mattered.

Cornelia felt that Ikatinos was particularly kind to her.

Cornelia couldn't understand it at first.

It was only later that it was discovered that Ikatinos may have extended the respect she had for Dekan to her as well.

It was precisely because of Clodia's departure during the Holy Kingdom period that Delois remained unmarried for life, which gave Eve the opportunity to become the successor of the legendary demon.

What Eve was most curious about was probably that human girl she had never met, yet who had completely changed her teacher.

"By the way, Ikatinos, you gave me this one, and Alice went to Happy Group too. Will anyone be left without ice cream later?"

Cornelia suddenly thought of Alice, whom she had just parted ways with, and asked.

"No, I bought a lot."

Ikatinos lifted the foil bag, smiling as she shook it.

Actually, there aren't many people living permanently in Happy Group's mansion now.

The Idol Group arrived in Tristin City early to prepare for their final concert.

After this performance ends.

Tristin City is the home of the Ice Princess, so she will stay there. Judith will most likely go to Kulan Territory, while Flora will return to her hometown in Hanover Territory for a while before coming to the Royal Capital to begin her new acting career.

So now even their rooms are empty.

Aside from Ikatinos and Tata, only Mie spends most of her time at the Happy Group's mansion conducting research.

Mie became almost Tata's substitute teacher, and Tata also enjoyed learning about the Shadow Series of cards.

Back when they were taking the seventh-tier team assessment in the Randir Kingdom, Tata was quite wary of this dangerous black-haired older sister when she first met Mie.

The two are now completely familiar with each other.

"Besides the ones for Teacher Mie, there are also some for Princess Alice. I'll make sure to eat the rest before they melt!"

Tata, standing next to Ikatinos, added, scooping a spoonful of ice cream with a small wooden spoon and bringing it to her lips, savoring the coolness and sweetness on her tongue while glancing at Cornelia and Ikatinos.

Suddenly, she seemed to forget about Cornelia and Ikatinos's conversation, her face beaming with happiness.

Both of them were amused by Tata's reaction.

Although Tata inherited some Talomati and some from Delois, he seems to resemble Talomati more.

That's good.

Girls shouldn't be like Delois; they'll be more ladylike if they're like Talomati.

"Speaking of Cornelia, the teacher should be back in the next few days, right?"

"Yes, within three days. He said he would be back within six months."

"Hmm... it's not because of the news from the Empire that I'm keeping track of the time, but because of the teacher's promise?"

"Yes, he never breaks his word."

"That's true. Aside from being stubborn, teachers always keep their word."

Because the ice cream melts quickly once it's taken out of the foil bag, they simply followed Tata and ate it directly, chatting casually at the same time.

Unlike queuing for shopping, Cornelia estimated that by the time they finished the box of ice cream, she would be back at school, and the time would be just right.

"If the teacher and Mr. Croix don't come back in the next day or two, they'll miss the concert."

Ikatinos sighed.

She had previously spent a lot of time and effort organizing concerts for Idol Group.

She had originally intended to postpone it a little longer.

When asked for Idol Group opinions, Judith and Flora had no ideas, but Ice Princess clearly stated: This time is fine, no need to change it.

Ikatinos could tell that the Ice Princess had feelings for her teacher.

The reluctance to change the time might also be due to the teacher.

The timing is actually quite subtle.

The subtle point is that there's a 50% chance Dekan and Croix will come back, and a 50% chance they won't make it back.

But Ikatinos didn't know whether Ice Princess wanted her teacher to return or not.

Reluctantly, Ikatinos chose not to intervene rashly.

As the teacher said: given that Clay is missing, we should address any problems directly.

The more you do, the more mistakes you'll make!