Chapter 1135 - 531: Ophidia’s "Proactive" Reward

Chapter 1135: Chapter 531: Ophidia’s "Proactive" Reward

Not at all?

Why are you suddenly being mean to me?

Herbert listened to the displeased voice and was initially stunned, blinking, and quickly realized the true nature behind Ophidia’s unusual behavior.

She’s scared!

And why she’s scared, is there even a need to say?

She wants to renege!

Ophidia must be afraid that I’m going to actively demand my reward from her, so she wants to send me away first.

That’s right, she’s avoiding!

Ophidia, you cowardly legless lizard!

Therefore, Herbert definitely couldn’t leave, and instead started loudly shouting at the door, calling into the crack incessantly.

"Open up, open up!"

"Don’t hide inside in silence, I know you’re home!"

"If you have the guts, open the door!"

Finally, after half an hour of Herbert’s persistent effort (continuous harassment)...

The door opened.

Ophidia really couldn’t pretend she hadn’t heard, and she dragged this ridiculous guy in.

Herbert could stand losing face, but she couldn’t afford to lose her dignity!

"Hum hum~"

Herbert, like a victorious general, strutted inside the Half-Plane, deliberately strolling back and forth in front of the aloof Lord Cardinal.

"Hum."

Ophidia didn’t even look at Herbert, she snorted lightly, rolled her eyes, and continued pretending to be deeply absorbed in her book.

Expression serious, eyes solemn, body straight, she seemed entirely immersed in the book, showing no signs of wavering.

But the tail peeking from under her skirt, occasionally swinging slightly in response to Herbert’s proximity, proved she wasn’t as calm as she appeared.

Ophidia was quietly watching Herbert, worried he’d launch a surprise attack.

"Oh ho?"

Herbert noticed her agile tail and smiled slightly, but didn’t point it out immediately, pretending not to see and shifting his gaze away.

Only the most foolish, clueless person would immediately call attention to a girl’s feigned composure.

Such pitiful folks may never understand that the fleeting triumph of pointing it out will eventually lead to a bitter lesson.

The back-and-forth pull is what’s most interesting and most conducive to future development.

If you point it out right away, you’d be cutting off all future possibilities by your own hand.

Herbert leisurely sat next to Ophidia, not rushing her, and blatantly peeked at the contents of the book in her hands.

"Eh, why are there no words?"

Herbert looked at the clean, wordless heavenly book, his lips twitching slightly.

Sister, even if you’re being careless, at least don’t just fob me off with a blank notebook, will you?

You’re being a bit lazy, you know!

"Your mind isn’t calm enough, so you can’t see the text in the book." Ophidia was quite composed, not at all embarrassed to be caught.

"This is the Secret Keeper’s tome, recorded in a special way, only a calm mind can see the secrets within."

Eh?

Is there really such a thing?

"Oh?"

Really? You’re not just kidding me?

Herbert looked at Ophidia skeptically, observing the minute expressions on her face.

Conclusion: although a certain Miss was somewhat uneasy under Herbert’s gaze, her breathing slightly accelerated, and her heartbeat gradually increased, but there was no detectable hint of a lie overall.

Does the Secret Keeper really have such a saying?

He squinted his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, then slowly exhaled.

Whew...

As he let out the stale air from his chest, within just a few seconds, his previously agitated mind also calmed down.

And as the mind became peaceful, the seemingly blank book suddenly really showed faint and blurry words.

"Eh, it really is like this!"

"Hmm?"

Originally, Ophidia didn’t hold out hope for Herbert, not believing that someone so restless could calm down so quickly.

So, she was careless and didn’t switch the book.

As a result, even if she wanted to close the book now, it was already too late.

Herbert had already seen the contents on it!

Uh-oh!

Ophidia’s heart tightened, nearly losing the calm she maintained on the surface, ready to flee.

However, Herbert’s reaction was surprisingly calm, not at all as excited as she’d imagined.

There wasn’t even a hint of smugness.

Hmm?

Ophidia blinked, sneaking a glance at Herbert’s profile, tilting her head curiously.

Did he really see it?

If he didn’t see it, I was truly fooled by his acting just now.

But if he did see it... how can he be so composed?

Ophidia’s mind kept wrestling with whether to play dumb or genuinely not care, meanwhile Herbert seemed quite relaxed, even teasing her with a remark.

"By the way, you just said my mind wasn’t calm, hence I couldn’t see the text... Did you really see it just now?"

He turned to look at the seemingly calm Miss Bishop, raised an eyebrow at her, the teasing in his eyes was self-evident.

In my opinion, if we’re talking about whose mind is less calm between us, I could hardly be considered less serene than you.

"...I’ve always been able to see it."

Ophidia stubbornly said, forcibly calming her excited mindset, and only then saw the text on the page.

She figured it out.

Since Herbert was pretending not to care, there was no need for her to keep dwelling on it.

Humph.

Let’s see how long you can keep up the act!