Chapter 2914 - 1382: So I Refuse_2

It was precisely this change that laid the foundation for her joining the Clown Brand. Indeed, even though Ivy had become the Hearts 10 now, Motan still did not know what she actually wanted or what her objectives were. But there was at least one thing that was certain, and that was that at this stage, Ivy·Lehman would most likely keep within her limits and wouldn’t suddenly cause any trouble.

So, after thinking it over for a long time, Motan finally decided to include this irreplaceable woman as the ’axis’ for tomorrow’s game.

Compared to this, his young junior was much simpler. Unfortunately, ’simple’ didn’t mean she was easy to deal with. On the contrary, the more she was like Yizou, whose faith was firm and mind was pure, the more trouble the involvement of awkward matters could cause.

Precisely because of this, Motan decided temporarily that instead of ’dragging’ her in like the original plan, it would be better to openly discuss things with her face-to-face, which led to this meeting.

"Cough, cough, what I mean is..."

Apparently realizing his previous words were somewhat inappropriate, Motan immediately cleared his throat and said seriously, "I actually have something I’d like to say to you alone."

Listen to this! Listen to these words! No wonder they say Motan, under ’Absolute Neutrality,’ is unreliable. His current impromptu words were actually more inappropriate than before. If it were someone else like Theresa, they would absolutely misunderstand what he meant, leading to an uncontrollable situation.

However—

Yizou was not Theresa Tarosa, nor was she Ivy·Lehman, so even though the senior’s words puzzled her, she didn’t think it had any ambiguous meaning.

"So..."

The Female Knight quickly became serious without overthinking it, and asked firmly, "Senior, what is it you want to tell me?"

Motan scratched his head, momentarily speechless. In fact, his return was completely spontaneous; although he roughly had ideas in mind, he hadn’t organized them into specific language or statements. Like many people who sit staring at Word on their computer, knowing the direction of the subsequent plot but unable to transform it into text, sometimes even rolling on the ground when the situation is severe.

In conclusion, the atmosphere awkwardly stalled—

After a long pause, as Yizou hadn’t received an answer from Motan, she cautiously asked a question: "Senior?"

"Well, the situation goes like this."

Motan finally managed to organize his language a bit, although he wasn’t confident he could convince the girl in front of him, he stiffened his resolve and said: "I... learned through some special channels that a very likely socially threatening person will appear in Academy City tomorrow, and then... um, due to various reasons, I’m unable to explain to relevant personnel... In short, I think... if you could lend a hand, it might eliminate some strange hidden dangers in advance."

Yizou blinked, curiously asked: "I heard from Forget Language and others that you were called by Captain Foster this morning. Is he the one who told you about this matter?"

"Ah? Ah, ah yes yes."

Motan was initially stunned, then quickly borrowed the momentum to reply cheerfully: "That’s right, that’s right, that guy is the captain of the Academy City Law Enforcement Team. He received news some time ago; to put it simply, a terrorist or anti-social figure will appear in Academy City tomorrow. So... well, it’s during an exchange meeting, he doesn’t want safety issues to escalate, so he wants to handle it with limited forces, hence..."

Yizou furrowed her brow and replied quickly: "He found you, Senior?"

"Yes... yes, exactly, he found me."

Motan awkwardly smiled, feigned nonchalance, flicked his hair: "You know the previous competition we had was intense. He’s not narrow-minded, even though he lost, he admires your senior considerably, so... um, he wants my help."

"Did you agree?"

Yizou instinctively leaned forward, fixedly looking at Motan.

"Uh... I agreed, after all, I’m not busy, unlike Lady Fyari and Master Tom who need to attend meetings, and considering I defeated Foster in front of everyone, it’s a bit embarrassing, so I agreed to lend a hand."

Motan slightly turned his head, intending to remind his junior who sometimes lacked instinct, and hadn’t noticed her current leaning posture wasn’t compatible with her neckline, but couldn’t articulate it, hence he shifted his gaze away.

Notably, Yizou’s figure was quite impressive...

"Yes, I roughly understand the situation."

After receiving confirmation from Motan, Yizou nodded intently, smiled: "That is, your agreement to help Captain Foster makes it seem you think I can contribute to tomorrow’s arrest arrangements for the terrorist, hence want me involved, correct? Also, to avoid unnecessary concern from Forget Language and others, not intending to inform them of the specifics."

Motan nodded earnestly, smiled: "Exactly, that’s the idea, your understanding is impeccable, so..."

"So I refuse."

"That’s great, I knew you would certainly... eh?"

"Sorry, Senior, but I must refuse."

"Uh..."

Motan blankly stared at the serious Half-Dragon Female Knight before him, suddenly realizing that he had somehow assumed Yizou would certainly help. He acknowledged within the heart that it was very presumptuous and arrogant to think she would accept all his requests.

That’s right, she wasn’t his tool; she respected him and was willing to call him Senior, even protect him fiercely. However, it didn’t mean Yizou Jielai was a puppet lacking opinions, manipulable at will.

Such obvious and hidden control perhaps ’Tan Mo’ could achieve, but at this moment the ’Hei Fan’ with an Absolute Neutrality personality was not cut out for it, nor did he wish to be.

In summary, regardless of how timely the realization was, Motan ultimately paid the price for the delay, getting stuck by Yizou’s decisive answer.

"I’m sorry, Senior, although I genuinely want to help, and understand you’re accepting Captain Foster’s request for the right reasons, my duty for this journey is to protect the delegation."

Yizou smiled apologetically at Motan, softly said: "Despite knowing my strength is weak, far inferior to Master Tom, Archbishop Spurada, and Lady Fyari, this doesn’t justify negligence of duty. Even if pointless, as the guardian of the Holy Church Joint Delegation, I must stay near their premises or accompany core members. I’m sorry... your current status is only as intern, so..."

Motan shook his head, gesturing Yizou not to continue, then smiled as he nodded: "I understand, my apologies for not thinking it through, creating difficulty for you."

Though Yizou’s words meant he couldn’t involve her, rather than feeling regret, at this moment Motan felt more self-censure, aware that rejecting him caused Yizou discomfort.

Then—

"But, Senior..."

"What?"

"There’s another circumstance that could lower my duty as guardian to the second priority..."

"Eh?!"

"So, interested to hear?"

Chapter 1382: End