Chapter 58

"Don't say that; my lord the Pontiff and I are merely striving within our respective domains." Neuvillette quickly interrupted Lin Ni's analogy.

It is best not to make such casual comparisons.

"Wow, mentioning the Pontiff makes Lin Ni's eyes light up. Have you ever seen the Pontiff, Lin Ni?" Paimon asked with a laugh.

Lumine nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Judging at least from Lin Ni's attitude, he greatly admired this Pontiff he had never met.

"Very unfortunate, there is no..."

Lin Ni's face showed dejection.

"I have been at the Opera House for so long and have never seen the Pontiff once, just as my lord Neuvillette said."

"Since I was born, the Pontiff has long stopped coming to the Opera House."

Bang!

Suddenly, a faint sound attracted the attention of the group.

Looking up, they saw two people walking into the Opera House, one after the other.

Leading them was a black-haired man dressed in magnificent robes, holding a scepter.

Following behind him was Clorinde, who had once guarded Furina.

"My lord Neuvillette, you are here so early?"

"Not many people have arrived yet."

The moment Su Bai's voice rang out.

Neuvillette's body trembled slightly, and he immediately rose from his seat.

"My lord the Pontiff?"

"It has truly been a long time."

What? Who?

Lin Ni, Lumine, and Paimon were stunned on the spot.

Speak of the Pontiff, and the Pontiff arrives?

That's too much luck.

Su Bai and Neuvillette met and exchanged polite greetings.

Su Bai's gaze immediately shifted to the others.

"So these are the outlander travelers?"

"Truly adorable."

Paimon scratched her head bashfully and smiled, "Hehe, thank you, my lord the Pontiff, for the praise, but..."

"Lumine is the traveler."

"Oh?" Su Bai pretended to look at Lumine, who was puffing out her chest, and immediately showed a smile: "My apologies, my apologies. Work has been so busy that I confused them for a moment."

"I am sorry."

"I truly did not expect the traveler to be such an adorable young lady, traveling across several nations at such an age with such formidable strength."

"Welcome to Fontaine."

Lumine shook her head, indicating there was no harm done.

Being praised by Su Bai made her feel rather embarrassed herself.

"You must be the magician for this instance of magic, Lin Ni. One look tells me you are an outstanding magician."

"You must perform well."

Hearing this, Lin Ni excitedly hurried to say, "Yes, I will certainly not disappoint my lord the Pontiff."

Afterwards, Su Bai and Neuvillette bid each other farewell, and Su Bai, accompanied by Clorinde, walked toward the VIP seats.

"Lumine, I didn't expect the Pontiff to be so young; I thought he would be an old man."

Paimon watched Su Bai's retreating back and muttered, "And he is really very approachable."

"Paimon, don't forget, the Pontiff has already not come here in a hundred years; his age should be..."

Lumine reminded her.

"Right, I almost forgot."

Paimon turned her gaze back to the VIP seats, and suddenly, she froze.

"Eh?"

"Look at Furina; just now she was crossing her legs with a self-satisfied expression."

"Now, why is she sitting so upright and proper?"

Yae Miko: "With that mouth, even the person being deceived would feel dizzy."

Nahida: "It's not deception, I think Mr. Su Bai is very normal."

Jean: "For someone of Su Bai's status to converse so approachably with others and even wear a smile is truly not easy."

Lisa: "A person in high position, if facing ordinary citizens with such an attitude, would indeed make people feel overwhelmed with honor."

Lumine: "Pfft, he actually called me cute; I can't help but laugh myself."

Arlecchino: "He is just afraid you will cause trouble, so he specially came to the scene. Yet he even acts as if he has a warm heart toward you; how should one put it?"

Dainsleif: "Hypocritical?"

Lumine: "Shut up, you really don't know how to speak."

Dainsleif: "Hey, that's too much, Traveler. I have helped you a lot; you can't forget your friends just because you have a boyfriend."

Paimon: "You even scammed us, why didn't you say that? But I noticed Furina's fear of Su Bai doesn't seem fake; just now she was acting like she was on top of the world, but now she is like a little lamb, behaving very properly."

Yae Miko: "Perhaps they have interactions behind the scenes that we do not know; if they are disobedient, they will have to suffer when the night is deep and quiet."

Su Bai: "How do you know so much?"

Furina: "What do you mean? I don't understand a word of it."

Chapter 49: Duel, My Past Life's Lover

【After some time, Lin Ni's magic officially began its performance in the packed opera house.】

【Snatching cards from mid-air, conjuring pigeons from nothing.】

【Finally, he locked Lynette inside a sealed container filled with water; before everyone's eyes, Lynette turned into bubbles, then into the clothes she was wearing.】

【Lynette herself vanished.】

【Yet amidst the crowd's cheers, Lynette reappeared on stage.】

It hurts, it hurts so much.

Su Bai, face full of regret, couldn't help but sigh.

By the way, Lynette put on her clothes way too fast.

Such complicated clothing, plus a tail; how did she put it on in such a short time?

Su Bai didn't understand.

Before crossing over, seeing this scene, Su Bai thought Lynette had been dissolved by the water.

As it turned out, it was just a false alarm.

"Hmm? Su Bai, what's wrong?"

Seeing Su Bai's expression was off, Lumine asked with concern.

"Su Bai must be stunned by Lin Ni's magic," Paimon explained right after.

Su Bai didn't respond to the two of them.

He simply reached out and snatched something from mid-air; a deck of cards appeared in his hand.

The instant he loosened his grip.

As the cards fell, they vanished; making the card-snatching motion again, the cards reappeared in his hand.

This scene left Furina and the other two completely dumbfounded.

"You... you can do magic too?" Furina's surprised eyes revealed a clear "stupidity."

She looked completely like someone who had never seen the world.

"And your card-snatching magic is even better than Lin Ni's."

Su Bai smiled but said nothing.

He clapped his hands a few times, clap, clap, clap.

The next second, Lumine, who was sitting on the sofa, landed directly in Su Bai's arms.