As the soft countdown continued, everyone could clearly see the smile appearing on Arthur's face.
It was a smile born of heartfelt, genuine delight.
Not a polite smile.
Immediately, De'erqiao, the Gale Sword, and the others formed a suspicion.
Malinda Julius Caesar!
Apart from that lady, De'erqiao and the others could think of no one who would bring such a smile to Lord Credos's face.
And a moment later, their suspicion was confirmed-
An enormous smoke ring appeared inside the tent.
Then a woman appeared before them all, dressed in a Khaki Hunting Outfit and a Deerstalker Hat, with azure eyes, delicate features, a Pipe between her lips, and a remarkably distinctive air.
"Good afternoon, Miss Caesar."
De'erqiao and the others bowed in greeting.
Over the three days of the Swordsmanship Tournament, they had seen Malinda from a distance.
In fact, even someone who had never seen Malinda would recognize her at a glance in a crowd, provided they had heard a few descriptions of her.
After all-
There were women who smoked pipes.
There were also women who habitually wore hunting outfits and deerstalker hats.
And there were beautiful women with azure eyes.
But when all three were combined, and the location was narrowed down to South Los, there was only one.
Malinda Julius Caesar.
"Darling, what brings you here?
Have you finished taking care of everything?"
Arthur walked over from beside the couch to Malinda and asked softly.
At the sight of Arthur's insincere act, Malinda instinctively wanted to roll her eyes. But with De'erqiao and the others present, she forced herself to resist and even gave him a sweet smile-the kind a young girl would wear only when facing the person she loved.
Seeing that smile, De'erqiao and the others were certain.
That was exactly the