Chapter 1173 - 540: Loli Mom?

Chapter 1173: Chapter 540: Loli Mom?

No, hold on, how dare you talk to me so rudely!

Insolence!

Iron-faced and impartial Herbert snorted, "Hmph, stop trying to cozy up to me. Just say yes or no."

He deliberately put on a stern face, but the laughter flashing in his eyes betrayed him—or no, that’s not quite right either.

This guy hadn’t taken the act seriously from the very beginning.

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Yunier took a weary breath, finally forcing down her anxiety and said with difficulty, "...Yes, that really is the truth."

"May I ask, do you have any other questions?"

By the end, she was practically grinding her teeth, squeezing the words out through the gaps.

That’s enough already!

"Questions? Nope, none. Everything’s fine now."

Herbert said, smiling squint-eyed as he admired the sketch he’d just finished in the Record Book.

On the paper he’d vividly drawn Yunier’s adorable flustered state from moments ago, with a speech bubble floating beside her that said, "Mama’s right here~".

"Mm, not bad at all."

Loli mom, huh?

Nice!

"So, was this whole interrogation really necessary?"

Watching his frivolous expression, Yunier finally couldn’t hold it in anymore. She pressed him, utterly baffled: "In your heart, am I really that untrustworthy?"

There was a hint of grievance in her voice, and her eyes were turning slightly red.

"Of course not. How could I not believe you?"

Herbert answered instantly without even lifting his head, clearly without any thought.

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"You believe me? But then why did you..."

Yunier was completely confused, unable to make sense of Herbert’s behavior; her brain was one big tangled mess.

If you believe what I say, then why do you still have to ask me once—no, ask me twice!!?

"Sorry, but I really wanted to try it at least once."

Herbert looked at Yunier with a resolute expression and said in a deep voice, "You know, I’m actually a Prison Warden attached to the Judgement Hall."

His expression suddenly turned solemn, as if he were stating a grave fact, and he said formally, "But all this time, I’ve never found an opportunity for this. There just haven’t been any prisoners for me to interrogate."

"Things can’t go on like this!"

"I have to find a way to prove my capabilities, so this time... I’ll have to trouble you to play the role of prisoner for me."

By the end he couldn’t help but laugh, and he winked at the stunned girl.

???

Yunier’s eyes flew wide open; she trembled all over and raised a hand to point at the white-haired boy grinning at her.

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You!!?

If she hadn’t been raised with such good manners under the Church Nuns’ painstaking care, her mouth would already be sweetly firing off a full barrage right now.

Even so, she almost managed to invent those forbidden words on her own.

Those curses she had never spoken before churned in her mind, making her feel both ashamed and furious... yet about to burst out.

"You—mmph!?"

And to keep that tragic scene from becoming reality, Herbert stepped forward, raised his hand, and covered Yunier’s little mouth.

"Those are swear words. Kids aren’t allowed to say them, okay?"

He winked at the girl with a teasing smile and added:

"Also, watching you get all anxious is a really fun experience. You might not realize it, but you look super cute right now."

!!!

"Lord Herbert, please stop bullying me!"

Once he let her go, Yunier pursed her lips helplessly. She still felt indignant, but couldn’t vent it anymore, and could only pout and huff.

She looked like a little animal that had been wronged, eyes red-rimmed, making people want to reach out and pat her head.

Seriously, is this really the time for you to be playing around?

If it were any other time, she’d be delighted if Herbert were flirting with her.

"Mm..."

Thinking of that, her heart skipped a beat, and her cheeks warmed slightly.

But—but not now!

Teresa is still unconscious, her condition unknown; there’s no way she can be happy.

"Don’t worry, she’s fine."

Herbert’s tone turned serious as his gaze shifted to Teresa sleeping soundly on the bed.

He certainly wasn’t the sort of cold-blooded person who didn’t care whether Teresa lived or died. He’d long since grasped the situation and shook his head calmly.

"I said from the very beginning, you don’t need to worry about her safety."

There’s nothing wrong with Teresa right now.

Though she’s still unconscious, her soul is inside her body; it’s just been pulled into a special dream.

"And besides, it’s exactly because you couldn’t calm down that I’ve been trying to get you to relax."

Herbert smiled, looking a little aggrieved, as if he’d been wronged.

He winked at the girl, the gray in his eyes tinged with a faint "kid, how can you not appreciate my good intentions" sort of helplessness.

"Really?"

Yunier stared blankly for a moment, then came to her senses and hurriedly apologized: "Lord Herbert, I misjudged you!"

She suddenly realized that she might have misunderstood his goodwill, and her cheeks flushed slightly with shame.

So that’s how it is.

So Herbert did all that just to help me relax. No wonder he was acting so differently from usual.

The seemingly frivolous things he’d just done flashed through her mind; now they all seemed to have a perfectly reasonable explanation.

I really did wrong him.

For him to do all that, who knows how much embarrassment he had to endure.

And yet I repaid his kindness by turning around and blaming him!

"I thought you were just messing with me earlier, I never imagined you were actually trying to make me... Lord Herbert?"

Her voice gradually grew softer, tinged with uncertain hesitation.