Chapter 85

Gazing at the ring that wasn’t glowing red, Lynn sighed in relief.

It seemed this woman was merely putting on a show; she had already been moved to speechlessness but still had to fake that cold smile.

Ivyst seemed to realize this and cleared her throat, trying to cover up her emotional slip.

Then she spoke again, “But I remember not long ago, someone frantically came to me, putting on a dramatic suicide act?”

“And just a few days later, you’ve completely changed your tune?”

Oh no.

Lynn’s earlier relief tightened up again.

This truly was a big problem.

In Ivyst’s eyes, his recent behavior had been drifting from his character.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t act like this, but he had gone too far.

Just not long ago, he called her a lonely old hag, but now he’s become a faithful dog, ready to bite anyone who looks at her!

He had built up this overly devoted image, which only raised suspicion!

Noticing Lynn struggling to find words, Ivyst suddenly remembered what he blurted out the first time she hypnotized him.

“I want *you.*”

In that instant, Ivyst’s playful spirit ignited.

She wanted to see what kind of reaction this guy would have if faced with that question for real.

So, she spoke coldly, “I once read in a book that when a man is willing to put himself on the line for a woman, he’s likely interested in her body.”

“So, did you do all this because you want to sleep with me?”

Ivyst’s red eyes coldly flicked toward the ring in Lynn’s hand, waiting for his answer.

“Not at all.”

Lynn answered confidently.

Too bad, the next second, the ring embarrassingly flashed red.

“…”

Lynn took a deep breath.

He personally didn’t want to sleep with her, but it seemed his lower half had other thoughts.

For crying out loud, why throw me under the bus at a critical moment?!

He bellowed inwardly.

Sure enough.

Ivyst’s lips curled into a fleeting smile.

To be honest, the only boss who’d get excited by a subordinate having sexual fantasies about her was probably her!

However, she didn’t show it on her face and silently stared at Lynn, seemingly ready to observe his next reaction.

At that moment, Lynn felt an extremely awkward atmosphere hanging between them.

Of course, the awkwardness mainly affected him.

So, he decided to change his tune to ease things up.

“Your Highness is so beautiful, and I’m just a normal man.” Lynn tried to maintain his composure, “Honestly, if I didn’t have such thoughts, it would be an insult to you.”

“I might’ve thought about it before, but I never dared.”

The ring glowed red again.

Lynn was stunned.

No way, are you really going against me here?

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

“Even though I want to and dare to, you will always be my dignified Highness in my eyes, not just a woman!”

Flash.

!!

“Okay, you’re too beautiful for me to not see you as a woman, but trust me, I will never disrespect you in my life.”

Flash.

“.Maybe you should just kill me already.”

Twinkle twinkle little star.

“Alright, shut up.”

Finally, Ivyst couldn’t take it anymore.

Though she wanted to laugh, letting out even a chuckle in this moment would only lead to misunderstandings.

So, she maintained a cool demeanor and said, “I know you’re bold, but I didn’t expect your boldness to reach this level.”

“According to my usual character, you should have already faced punishment by now.”

“But considering your achievements this time, I’ll let you off the hook for now. I hope you’ll understand what thoughts are appropriate and which are not.”

Lynn felt like he had just received a reprieve and immediately ceased his clumsy defense.

This topic seemed to have been conveniently brushed aside.

Private matters settled, it was now time for official business.

Once calm again, Ivyst looked at Lynn: “Your contributions this time are massive, so I’ve decided to reward you properly.”

“Like last time, you can make a wish, and whatever it is, I will do my best to satisfy it.”

Really? Still pulling that trick?

Lynn scoffed internally, not buying it this time.

Fortunately, this time, Ivyst didn’t skimp on it.

“Also, now that you’ve regained your transcendent status, it seems you still don’t have your own sealed item.” Ivyst continued, “Make sure to go to Milani tomorrow afternoon to have her retrieve ‘1-0106’ for you.”

1-0106?

Lynn’s earlier dissatisfaction instantly vanished.

The number at the beginning indicates the sequence level of the sealed item.

If this woman wasn’t lying to him, then he was about to acquire a very precious Level 1 sealed item.

That’s the highest level aside from Level 0—it definitely surpasses those petty tricks like art of deception coins, and deadly magic dolls!

If it could boost his combat weaknesses, that would be great.

A glimmer of joy appeared in Lynn’s heart as he thought excitedly.

Honestly, judging by value, if he encountered the right buyer, a Level 1 sealed item might even fetch a price equal to his wild earnings these past few days.

This woman finally showed some generosity.

“Thank you, Your Highness!”

Seeing him so happy, Ivyst felt her mood lift quite a bit.

She quietly considered how she had been acting strangely lately.

Meanwhile, a familiar system notification chimed in Lynn’s ear.

【S-rank story character “Ivyst Roland Alexini” has had her plot deviation increase to 2.07%.】

This was a summary of the plot changes he had made these past two days.

Looks like, when he got back, he should also hit up the Witch Miss for some rewards.

Just then, Ivyst’s voice came again.

“Also, if there are any unfinished matters here in Orlen City, deal with them in one go soon.”

“In a few days, we’ll be preparing to return to the Imperial Capital.”

So soon?

Lynn felt a sudden jolt.

But thinking about it, Ivyst had already achieved her goal of securing a prince-elector’s support in Orlen City.

He just hadn’t expected to be back in that place so quickly.