NOVPUBThankfully, he had excellent time management skills and had already begun multitasking on some of the jobs.
Talia:"..."
Aren’t you tired?
The energy of youth was truly boundless; she felt fulfilled just buying groceries, chatting, and taking walks every day.
Lanci, while planning his schedule, also paid some attention to the architectural structure of the fourth floor of the Elliot Building.
He would continue to attend classes here tomorrow but might also receive a notice from the school authorities to change the classroom temporarily.
It was not uncommon for schools to archive blackboard writings for research, leading to minor adjustments to the usual locations of classes.
"Teacher!"
At that moment, a crisp female voice came from behind, interrupting Lanci’s daydreams.
A girl with black hair and purple eyes hurried over, her tassel-like long hair fluttering slightly, her cheeks flushed from running.
Lanci, who had originally intended to leave the Elliot Building, stopped in his tracks, sighed, and turned around.
Elsa Washington, Professor Landry’s sister.
And the person he inevitably had to face.
"Elsa, long time no see."
Lanci looked at her with a gentle gaze, a faint smile appearing on his lips, and spoke.
"Brother, are you free this afternoon?"
Elsa’s tone was tinged with a green shyness, hardly concealing the longing at the bottom of her heart.
They stood together, almost making it obvious to others that they were siblings.
It was just that the brother’s eye color was a lighter shade, leaning more towards blue, while the sister’s was darker, leaning more towards purple.
"Elsa, I am very sorry, as you might see, I probably can’t stop working anytime soon."
Lanci shook his head, his eyes complex, as if telling her that he bore many troubles and did not want to involve her.
He knew Elsa meant to invite him to spend the afternoon together, but he could not agree, and indeed, he did not have much time to spend with her.
"..."
Elsa slightly opened her lips and let out a murmur,
"Please go ahead, brother."
She had initially wanted to say something but swallowed it back.
If Brother Landry did not leave now, more students might surround him later.
He would quickly become popular at this school.
Not only would the best students from the Faculty of Magical Engineering and other professors seek out Landry, but those hound-like agents and journalists, even those unrelated to academia, would keenly sniff out anything of value and try through the students to catch the first news.
She sincerely felt happy for her brother, even more than the gloom she felt at that moment.
Maybe after the content Brother wrote in today’s class fermented, the Imperial Army would immediately pay great attention and take action.
Even she could understand that her brother was involved in highly pure military research for the Empire.
He had indeed demonstrated his wartime value to the Empire.
"..."
Lanci watched how easy Elsa was to deal with.
Instead, it made him feel a bit guilty.
This understanding child, one could tell from her expression that her mind was full of consideration for others.
"Elsa, have you encountered any troubles recently?"
Lanci paused for a moment and asked.
Ideally, he should have minimized his interaction with Elsa.
But he felt he should ask her.
Otherwise, his conscience would not be clear.
"Lanci..."
Although Talia soberly thought that Lanci should not be soft-hearted at that moment and add more words.
The more he said, the more mistakes he would make.
This would greatly increase the risk of exposure.
But now she also had an instinct that made her unable to let go of the child and could only stop her thoughts and let Lanci do as he wished.
She inexplicably felt that this child had a semblance to Hugh.
"It’s nothing, just that I’ve been having more nightmares recently, probably just my imagination, brother, you go on with your work."
Elsa briefly hesitated, still resolutely shook her head, and answered with a hint of a smile.
"Have you been bullied, or encountered any grievances?"
Lanci inquired.
"Not at all."
Elsa waved her hands repeatedly.
While Lanci and Elsa were talking, he inwardly asked Talia, and Talia told him it was indeed the truth.
"If you need psychological counseling, you can come to me anytime, I will take care of you outside of work, and if you encounter any danger, contact me at any time, don’t be afraid to trouble me."
Lanci earnestly instructed.
He was now using Landry’s identity; seeing how good the siblings’ relationship was, he didn’t know how to tell Elsa the truth about Landry’s death.
The only thing he could do was to protect Landry’s sister for him, as a way to repay Landry’s kindness.
"Thank you, brother."
Elsa said softly.
"See you tomorrow."
With that, Lanci did not linger anymore in the Elliot Building, waved goodbye, and slowly disappeared at the end of the fourth-floor corridor.
Elsa still anxiously watched her brother for a long time before turning around.
Suddenly, she noticed a familiar figure—
Watching the siblings from a distant corner, Ursula, the Griffin Heiress, shook her head and clicked her tongue.
She had left the classroom earlier and was not particularly attentive to the blackboard content left by Professor Landry at that time but was distantly observing the conversation between the Washington Siblings.
"Ursula, do you need something from me?"
Elsa, with a slight frown, took small steps toward the direction of the classroom and asked the purple-haired, blue-eyed girl.
The other party, as a great noble of the Roland family and sister of the Ninth Army God, Seat of Amethyst, Marquis Ryan, should not be in her world.
