Chapter 175: Is getting caught red-handed by your master really that funny?

Afterward, Rhynes forcibly dragged Roland along, circling the vast and bustling streets of the royal capital several times.

Rhynes remained full of enthusiasm throughout, but this passion was something Roland, who followed behind, found quite exhausting.

After several scenes of Rhynes laughing while Roland looked helpless, the screen suddenly turned into static.

This confused Yukina, who was watching the story.

“Hmm? What happened? Is your video corrupted, brother?”

“Oh, the plot must have reached the missing segment. Just fast-forward a bit.”

So, after Yukina dragged the video progress bar, the scene returned to normal. However, the time in the story had fast-forwarded to evening.

Bathed in the sunset, the shadows of the passersby were stretched indefinitely. The red afterglow spilled across everyone’s faces, and the boundary between light and shadow became remarkably clear.

In front of an open-air snack shop, Rhynes and Roland were sitting at a round table, enjoying a final moment of peace.

It seemed the whole day of shopping had left her mentally and physically exhausted, as Rhynes had fallen fast asleep at the table.

“Miss Rhynes, Miss Rhynes, it’s time to wake up!”

Roland, sitting opposite her, called softly to the sleepy witch.

Under Roland’s gentle calls, Rhynes slowly opened her heavy eyelids, sat up, and let out a deep yawn.

“Ah—that was a good sleep! Huh? Why did I suddenly fall asleep?”

“Probably because you overexerted yourself today, Miss Rhynes! It’s only natural your stamina would be drained after visiting so many places at once!”

“Is that so?”

Rhynes naturally chatted and laughed with Roland, but then she suddenly noticed that something was off about the Roland sitting before her.

A narrow wound had appeared on his face, and his uniform had become somewhat disheveled. More importantly, his hair had changed from its original azure to a deep blue.

“Hmm? While I was asleep, did you specifically go and dye your hair?”

“What are you talking about, Miss Rhynes? My hair has always been like this! When did you get the delusion that my hair was azure?”

“Hmm? Really?”

Roland’s response plunged Rhynes into a state of confusion, but Roland gave her no time to react and continued to question her.

“Miss Rhynes, were you satisfied with today’s journey?”

Hearing Roland’s question, Rhynes smiled happily.

“Mhm! Very satisfied! The next time I come to the royal capital, I’ll hire you as my guide again. Be prepared!”

Faced with Rhynes’s willfulness, Roland shook his head helplessly.

“I’m very sorry, but there won’t be a next time!”

“Hmm?” Rhynes looked bewildered, wondering why Roland would say such a thing.

The next second, she saw Noelle and Gracia staring at her with resentful expressions from not far behind Roland.

Like a rabbit seeing a hawk, Rhynes was startled and immediately turned to run, but Noelle was one step ahead, using a Binding Spell to tie her hands and feet. She fell to the ground, squirming like a sausage.

“Hmph, trying to run?” Noelle walked up to Rhynes, staring coldly at the disciple who had disappointed her. “Did you really think you could escape my grasp?”

“Master Noelle, what a coincidence! I didn’t expect to see you here! By the way, weren’t you attending some Mage exchange? Why the sudden urge to come out for a stroll?”

Rhynes asked Noelle with a cheeky smile.

“That’s because we waited for half a day and Master Yang Yan never showed up. We had no choice but to end the exchange early!”

“Don’t think that because today’s meeting was canceled, you can escape punishment for your unexcused absence! Go back and reflect in the small dark room!”

“Eek! Master Noelle, please don’t! Don’t lock me in the small dark room! I’m afraid of the dark! I’ll do anything as long as you don’t lock me in there! Master Noelle, are you listening to me?”

However, no matter how much Rhynes pleaded, she couldn’t move her iron-faced Master.

In the end, the witch Rhynes, who had ruined the most important Mage exchange because of her willfulness, paid a heavy price and was personally dragged back by her Master.

However, as Noelle passed by Roland, she whispered:

“Thank you!”

Hearing the words of thanks, Rhynes only thought Noelle was thanking Roland for revealing her location and didn’t think much more of it.

Afterward, Rhynes glared at Roland with dissatisfaction, while Roland let out a helpless sigh.

“Sigh, I hope Miss Rhynes will behave herself as a witch from now on! And stop having anything to do with me.”

Roland muttered to himself.

However, fate seemed to have played a trick on him. The more he didn’t want to be involved with Rhynes, the more she became entangled with him.

After this reunion, Roland left the Holy Knights and became a merchant, running his own guild.

A month later, while on a caravan journey, Roland encountered Rhynes again, who had escaped from the Starsea Magic Academy.

Unlike before, this time Rhynes truly refused to leave.

“Hmph, don’t think I won’t recognize you just because you changed your clothes! You promised to take me around the royal capital again! Don’t think you can just back out of it!”

“Miss Rhynes, spare me!”

And with that, the story between Rhynes and Roland came to a close.

The legendary witch vanished, and in her place, a beautiful wife of a merchant guild president became active.

Two years later, Charlotte, the fruit of their love, was born.

****

After finishing the story, Yukina showed a bit of disappointment.

Clearly, the plot of the story didn’t really impress her.

However, a smooth landing was a good thing; it was much better than those series that started amazing but got worse and worse until they were completely ruined by the end.

“Looking at it this way, the missing content doesn’t seem that important! It’s not like they fought an evil dragon while they were out shopping or anything!”

“So you were actually expecting something like that, Yukina? You’re quite bloodthirsty, aren’t you!”

“How is that bloodthirsty? I just have a special liking for battle-focused plots. By the way, brother, who are you going to fight next? Give me a spoiler.”

Before Charlotte could respond, Lillian arrived at their side, carrying delicious dishes.

“Lady Charlotte, Lady Yukina, the dinner you were looking forward to is ready. Please enjoy!”

The fragrant dishes quickly captured Yukina’s attention. Her eyes widened in surprise, and she quickly picked up her chopsticks to start tasting.

The missing content from the story was immediately cast to the back of her mind, and she asked no more questions.

However…

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