Lucian noticed that the person trailing him had left first, so he headed toward the Foreign Affairs Hall.
He didn't pursue it further because if the person following him had intentions, they would have revealed themselves.
He suspected the person might also be connected to Lady Flora's matter.
After so twists and turns, he arrived at the Foreign Affairs Hall, where a staff mber greeted him, "Mr. Lucian, what brings you to the Foreign Affairs Hall?"
Lucian inquired, "I'd like to know if there are any remnants related to 'Lady Flora' here?"
The staff mber looked puzzled, "Huh? Lady Flora's remnants… they were just taken by another Bloom Bearer…"
Lucian frowned, "Another Bloom Bearer? Who?"
Before the staff could respond, Callya's voice ca from behind.
"It was ~ Heh heh heh…"
Lucian turned to see Callya with a smug expression, twirling a dark red bracelet on her slender fingers.
That must be Lady Flora's remnant.
Lucian narrowed his eyes slightly, "So, the one following
earlier was you?"
The unstable frequency was strikingly similar to Callya's. The last ti he sensed sothing like it was when facing Sentinel Jué on Mt. Firmant.
Callya smiled slyly, "As expected of the great hero who saved Jinzhou and the Black Shores. So perceptive."
"But… so what?"
"How about this? If you want this bracelet, catch
first!"
With a laugh, Callya turned and ran out of the hall with her long, graceful legs.
Lucian watched her lithe figure and shouted, "If I catch you, can you let
heh heh heh?"
Callya: "?"
Hearing Lucian's words, Callya stumbled. Seeing the curious onlookers glancing at her, she felt a wave of embarrassnt and covered her slightly flushed face.
Lucian chuckled to himself behind her. So, Callya could get shy too?
Following her trail, he noticed dark red callia flowers blooming at intervals on the ground.
Lucian didn't chase at full speed. If he wanted, Callya wouldn't have made it out of the Foreign Affairs Hall.
Since she liked to play, he'd humor her.
Following the callia markers, he could faintly hear her laughter in the wind.
As the surroundings grew more secluded and Callya drew closer, Lucian decided to end the chase.
With a quick leap, he tackled the unsuspecting Callya onto a glowing patch of grass.
Looking at Callya's stunning face so close to his, Lucian gently lifted her chin with a mischievous smile:
"You haven't answered
yet. Now that I've caught you, can you let
heh heh heh?"
Callya bit her lip and turned her head slightly, seemingly annoyed at being caught so easily.
Lucian noticed that, despite being pinned on the grass, she still tightly clutched the bracelet.
He gently held her slender wrist, "Can I take a look?"
Callya pouted, "No way."
"Besides, this thing belongs to
now—returned to its rightful owner."
Lucian raised an eyebrow, "Returned to its rightful owner? You… are Lady Flora?"
If that were true, it would explain why Callya ntioned having a vague impression of him…
But why had Callya also lost her past mories?
He recalled KU-Money finding records in the Tethys System that Callya had once been part of the Fractsidus…
It was unclear at what point in ti.
Did she leave the Black Shores during that period?
Or did she join the Black Shores after leaving the Fractsidus?
According to the little robot's ssage, Callya was brought to the Black Shores from a place called Petalfall Village.
At that ti, she likely had no connection to the Fractsidus.
Callya smiled faintly, "Yes, and no."
"I've lost my mories. Everything from the past is gone, so I'm not entirely 'Lady Flora.'"
Lucian asked, "Then how did you confirm you were once Lady Flora?"
Callya: "Of course, because I investigated it. But… there was a little incident, so I stopped."
Lucian pondered. Callya likely had suspicions about her identity.
After all, she had ntioned a vague impression of him before.
Now that she confird her past as 'Lady Flora' with the Black Shores, she might also be curious about him.
Perhaps her earlier actions toward him were also a form of testing.
Callya, pinned beneath him, saw his thoughtful expression and smiled, "What, getting curious about ?"
"Curiosity about soone is often the start of sothing more."
She raised her other hand, gently caressing Lucian's cheek, teasing him playfully.
Seeing the sly smile on her lips, Lucian said, "Those words apply to you too."
"But I am indeed curious about you, and very interested…"
"So, can you let
heh heh heh?"
Callya: "…"
"You flirtatious guy. So your 'loyalty' ans being devoted to every relationship?"
"Since you want to use this remnant to locate the star chart, how about a ga? If you play with , I'll help you."
Lucian asked curiously, "Another cat-and-mouse ga?"
Callya shook her head, "Of course not."
"Since you can handle Jinzhou's Threnodian, a ga about combat would just be a small thrill."
"As a Bloom Bearer, my role is to select suitable seeds for the Black Shores, nurture them, and watch over them."
"But over all these years, I haven't t anyone interesting."
"And you…"
As she spoke, Callya suddenly wrapped her arms around Lucian's waist, pulling him closer until their bodies pressed tightly together.
She took a deep breath, "For so reason, being this close to you, I feel… an overwhelming vitality."
Overwhelming vitality?
Lucian guessed it might be due to his 'Dual Cultivation of Fortune and Wisdom' talent.
A mont later, Callya pushed him back slightly, her expression tinged with reluctance, "If I let you go just like that, wouldn't I miss out on the best experience?"
"If soone else took you, killed you, or you disappeared…"
"…I'd be very, very, very unhappy."
Lucian mused, "But I've already been 'taken' several tis."
Callya: "???"
Lucian continued, "Rover, Changli, Jinhsi, Chixia… and so many others."
Callya said, slightly annoyed, "You're so clueless about romance!"
"Aren't you afraid I'll get mad and throw away Lady Flora's remnant?"
Lucian pondered, "Though the Death Star is gone, the escaped error star chart could still threaten the Black Shores…"
Callya nodded with satisfaction, "Exactly. So, you'd better listen to
from now on, got it? Otherwise…"
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