Undercurrents

(This month, there will be three bonus updates at the beginning, ten thousand words each. After that, no more—I need to study properly. I can't fail any courses.)

"...What a weirdo."

Sonia turned to look at her shoulder. Bai Ye had suddenly reached out and patted it earlier, moving so fast that Sonia had not reacted at all. It had given her quite a fright.

The gray-haired knight girl walked over to Sonia's side, shield raised as she warily scanned their surroundings.

Yet half a minute passed, and nothing happened.

"Pfft, Little Gray, stop looking. They're already gone..."

Sonia reached out and patted her companion's helmet.

The gray-haired squirrel girl was not good with words. Usually quiet and reserved, she flushed bright red. Trying to outwit thin air was genuinely ridiculous.

"Ahem, Little Gray, I won't laugh at you... Ahahaha!"

Sonia could not hold back her laughter.

She finally stopped before the gray-haired girl could lose her temper. Then she shook her head, her smile fading.

"What a strange person. I have no idea what she wanted."

"She... meant no harm."

After being silent for a long while, Little Gray finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"Yeah... that's why it's strange. She came to see us without wanting anything? Could she be a fan of ours?" Sonia shook her head helplessly.

Bai Ye had appeared out of nowhere, said several baffling things, then suddenly vanished again.

The two knight girls were left completely bewildered.

"Ah, welcome, miss. It is my honor to meet the youngest Platinum of the Armorless Union in Kazimierz history. I am Charney, and I am deeply humbled."

Dressed in an exquisitely tailored suit, Charney bowed respectfully to Platinum.

Whether he meant it sincerely or not, Charney still had to put on the proper show.

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