The white shawl stood out, and even from behind, it was clear that the woman before her had a graceful figure.
But that was not important. After all, the average level of attractiveness in this universe was quite high, though she had no idea what had caused it.
Still, her companion Little Fish's situation made Stelle wonder whether it had something to do with the vanished Idrila.
Stelle did not dwell on it. She noticed that the woman in front of her had a hand raised, seemingly holding something-perhaps a plate.
Combined with the information she had received from Asta earlier, the woman was probably eating pastries.
Although she could only see her back, Stelle was now certain that this beautiful older woman must be Ruan Mei.
After all, although the average level of attractiveness in this universe was remarkably high, there were still some people who stood out tremendously. At least, that had been Stelle's experience.
Sometimes, this peculiar phenomenon really made one suspect that this universe might be the world of a comic, an animated series, or a game.
But circling back to her earlier thought, that would make it nothing unusual.
Under the influence of certain things, people would become better-looking, but likewise, people who were already attractive would become even more so.
In short, based on her distinctive air and appearance-in other words, the way her art style seemed completely at odds with her surroundings-Stelle decided that the woman before her was Ruan Mei.
As a tester for the Simulated Universe, she counted as one of the partners in this experiment, after all, so Stelle prepared to step forward and say hello.
Yet Stelle had only raised her hand and had not even spoken when Ruan Mei turned around. The expressionless woman seemed to have already