Don't confiscate my citizenship

Chapter 736 Lan Qi’s Stress Disorder

 The capital of the Creation Empire.

 On the south side of the city-state of Brilda, St. Creation's Monastery.

 The autumn afternoon sun shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the restaurant, and the plain white walls and dark brown wooden furniture bring a touch of warmth.

"Wow."

Lanqi sat at the dining table, with more and more dishes in front of him.

From time to time, Talia will bring another plate, and the aroma fills the restaurant.

 “You can eat it.”

Thalia looked at Lanqi's reserved look, looked back at him and said.

"Wait for you."

Lanchi replied firmly.

 In fact, watching Tata eat is more delicious than eating by yourself.

"you…"

Thalia was embarrassed to say anything and walked to the kitchen again.

 Not long after, the food came out one after another, and Thalia brought it to the restaurant.

The main course is a large plate of crispy golden fried pork chops, with oil juice bubbling under the crispy skin. It is served with lemon slices and chopped chives. The refreshing and appetizing pickle cucumber salad is served on a small plate next to it. It is fresh and fragrant. I smell a hint of spiciness.

On the other side of the white porcelain plate are several baked potatoes with different expressions. They are cut into cute cat head shapes, soft and dense, and exude the aroma of oil and salt after being spread with butter.

Thalia served the last dish, took off her apron, and sat down opposite Lanci.

 “Tata, you are so nice!”

 The cat boss barked happily. The small bowl in front of him contained his favorite tuna and shrimp cold dish, and was also decorated with some green seaweed.

Now Tata is more diligent in cooking than she is, and most of the time the cooking work at home is left to Tata.

 And she lived up to expectations and took good care of Lan Qi and Boss Cat.

 Then it’s lunch time.

Condensed milk bread and apple cake are still baking in the kitchen.

 But Talia had already taken out three pieces that had been baked for Lan Qi, Cat Boss and herself to try.

The soft cake is dotted with large pieces of apple, and the surface is sprinkled with cinnamon powder and fine sugar. It is sweet and delicious when you bite it.

 Two people and one cat chatted in a non-nutritious manner and ate their lunch.

The autumn breeze occasionally blows in outside the window, and the golden leaves dance in the courtyard. All worries and fatigue are thrown away.

 In less than half an hour, lunch was over.

“We agreed, let’s go to the monastery’s creek to bask in the sun in the afternoon, sit on the bench, don’t think about anything, and have a good rest.”

Thalia put away the dinner plates and said to Lan Qi.

 “No problem, no problem.”

Lanchi leaned back in his chair and agreed honestly.

Thalia would not only strictly urge him to make cards when he was his teacher, but also urge him to take breaks when his work was too heavy.

Over time, he almost forgot how Talia looked when she was sitting next to him and staring at him when he was making cards in Nanwantina.

But it’s really time to calm down.

 Lan Qi pinched his eyebrows, feeling the sleepiness from Saturday's nap time also welling up in his heart.

Ding dong.

 The doorbell rang, interrupting Lan Qi's afternoon plans and making him sober up.

He looked towards the door. Thalia happened to be at the side and brought him slices of apple cake, and looked at the entrance.

"You go and see."

Lanchi and Talia looked at each other, and Talia disappeared temporarily.

 “It stands to reason that I don’t have an appointment today.”

 Lan Qi was a little confused, not knowing who would be visiting at this time.

 His residence, Naila, the principal’s secretary, also very considerately helped him keep it confidential.

With a trace of curiosity, Lan Qi walked to the entrance and opened the door of the mansion.

 The bright autumn sunshine shines on the stone road in front of the door, giving visitors a soft golden edge.

Lan Qi's eyes fell on the girl outside the door, her expression slightly surprised.

 The visitor was none other than Elsa Wassington, the sister of his current identity, Landry Wassington.

Her long black hair was spread over her shoulders. Today she was wearing a casual beige shirt and a gray-blue pleated skirt. She looked well-groomed.

"elder brother."

Elsa greeted with a smile, a hint of timidity in her tone, but her eyes were still close.

 “I haven’t seen you for a few days, although... I saw you in class.”

 “Elsa, what a surprise.”

Lan Qi smiled back and motioned for her to come in.

 “Come in and sit down, there are some afternoon desserts.”

 “No need, brother.”

Elsa waved her hands and politely declined,

“I just have a little something to tell you, so I don’t need to go in specially to disturb your rest.”

 “That’s it.”

 Lanqi was a little surprised, but still respected Elsa's wishes, leaned against the door frame, and said gently,

“Tell me, is there anything you need my help with?”

　　　…”

Elsa lowered her forehead and twisted her skirt with her slender fingers, seeming to be considering her words.

 After a moment, she raised her eyes.

“I want to go to the Pantheon in the afternoon, and then there is a performance at the Imperial Opera House in the evening. Ursula and I have made an appointment to go see it together.”

Elsa took out two theater tickets, laid them out in front of her, and showed them to her brother.

 It is said to be adapted from "The Romance of the Holy War" written by Theodore Arundel, a playwright from the southern coast of the Northern Continent.

Her violet eyes held unspeakable words.

Lanqi glanced at the tickets and roughly understood what Elsa meant. She probably wanted to go see it by herself.

 Ursula, the daughter of Marquis Roland's family, seems to have a very good relationship with Elsa. The two of them can often be seen talking after class. Lan Qi is relatively relieved to see that Elsa has friends.

 Lan Qi suddenly realized the problem and stared at the theater information on the ticket stub.

 “Wait, Theodore Arundale?”

  Lanci had a bit of a stress disorder when he saw the title of the play.

　　"Romance of the Holy War", wasn't it the one that Thalia put a knife to his neck and asked him to read?

 He ​​was not sure whether the line "so cute that I want to eat you up" would appear during the performance, and whether he would be able to sit still in the audience if he actually saw this scene performed.

 This is not even the point.

 He saw a familiar name—

Back then in the Protos Empire in the Northern Continent, he and Associate Professor Xi Duo got along quite a lot in school, and the reason why they were able to force Duke Molotian to a dead end when he faced him in the Capitol Building of the Protos Empire was that Xi Duo ·The evidence that Associate Professor Arundale left for the military is essential.

“Yes, brother, have you read Teacher Xi Duo’s books?”

Elsa asked curiously.

Protoss Royal Academy of Magic is one of the top overseas institutions recognized by the Ministry of Education and Residence of the Creation Empire.

As a historical scholar who travels all year round, the writer Xi Duo travels between the northern and southern continents. He has a formal status as a professor in overseas colleges and universities, and he also has a long-term residence permit in the Creation Empire.

 “Read.”

Lan Qi replied, his voice a little difficult.

 He literally "read".

At that time, Associate Professor Xiduo was targeted by Duke Morotian and disappeared. In the end, Duke Morotian was dismissed and Xiduo did not show up again. It turned out that Xiduo had crossed the sea and came to the Southern Continent. No wonder Moro Duke Tian could not find him.

Lanqi thought to himself.

"Can we go together today? Ursula gave me more votes."

Elsa's purple eyes instantly brightened, and she mustered up the courage to speak. If my brother is a fan of the original work, he will probably be interested in this drama adaptation.

 “Sorry...I may have to do some business.”

Lan Qi hesitated slightly, but shook his head with a hint of apology.

 This is the truth.

 He also wanted to avoid being alone with Elsa.

As long as she talks about the past inadvertently, if Thalia can't read her mind, it's very likely that the secret will be revealed.

"OK."

Elsa did not show any disappointment, she just nodded obediently and replied.

Even so, when Lan Qi saw her lowering her head and her eyes seemed to dim, Lan Qi felt guilty.

It would be nice if Elsa was a little more unruly or a little more disappointed, but she just cares about others more than herself.

“Then I’ll leave first. We’ll talk when brother, you finish your work someday.”

Elsa quickly regained her cheerfulness and seemed to not want her brother to think too much. She took a half step back and said to him with a smile.

"Um."

Lanqi nodded, waved his palm to Elsa, and said goodbye to her.

But after thinking about it, he still hesitated.

 “If you leave the monastery, take this cat with you.”

Lan Qi leaned down at the entrance and pulled out the cat boss from the shadow, and handed it to Elsa outside the door.

 Since the arrival of the little gray cat, the role of the little black cat has been greatly reduced.

 “Who is the little gray cat?”

A cold voice sounded in Lan Qi's heart.

“One always likes to come to me. He can cook and do housework. He is so greedy when he sees the food, and it is a bit heavy..."

Before Lanci could finish speaking, Talia grabbed his heart, causing his voice to choke and he could not continue.

 “Brother, what’s wrong with you?”

Elsa looked at the black-haired, blue-eyed young man with concern as the situation in front of her was a bit wrong.

 He seemed to be a little short of breath for a moment, but he got better after a while and regained his breathing smoothly.

“It’s okay, I’ve been a little too tired recently and my heart feels a little uncomfortable.”

Lan Qi shook his head and said, dealing with the girl in front of him.

 “Lan Qi, you really deserve to die!”

Just thinking about how Lan Qi secretly sensed her weight every time, Talia felt like she wanted to take Lan Qi with her to death.

After all, she is 168cm tall and 53kg, which is considered very slender. She is not heavy at all!

“It turns out that you are already 53 kilograms, Tata…”

Lan Qi was shocked. He remembered that the last time he fed her in Posen Kingdom, it was still 52.6.

 “Ah! Go to hell!”

Thalia didn't know why this man was always paying attention to this, it was driving her crazy.

 Lanchi was facing Thalia in his mind, but his expression returned to normal.

“Brother, you still have to pay attention to rest. It’s not good if you work too hard.”

 Elsa was relieved to see that her brother was fine.

 Then she looked at this cute little black cat in surprise. She originally thought that her brother would not let anyone touch this cat.

The fifth-level contract beast is much stronger than the second-level one.

 Her brother gave this fighting cat to her, obviously because he was concerned about her safety outside the school.

 “What’s it called?”

Elsa reached out and gently stroked the little black cat's back and asked her brother.

Knowing that the cat's status is much higher than hers, Elsa still doesn't feel the least bit scared. It is as harmless as a domestic cat.

 “Small brown bread.”

Lanci replied.

"Meow!"

 The cat boss barked angrily.

You are the bread, and your whole family is bread!

It was about to refute, but realized that a pseudonym was really needed in the Crayon Empire, so it endured it.

Had it rejected the name, Lanci might have come up with an even worse one.

Thinking about it this way, Boss Cat felt that the black bread was not bad.

 “It’s up to you.”

Lanqi blinked at Boss Cat.

 Suddenly, Boss Cat understood Lan Qi’s intention again.

Who would be wary of a little black cat like it?

Elsa loves her all over the house just because it is her brother’s cat.

Maybe Elsa will tell it all kinds of things from her heart later, including memories with her brother.

 This time, Captain Maomao is sent to spy on intelligence!

 What it has to do is naturally talk to Elsa and listen to Elsa talk about her past with her brother!

 When I think about it, I feel that Lan Qi is so disgusting...

 Completely taking advantage of girls’ minds.

 “By the way, take this.”

Lanqi hooked his fingers at the cat boss, called the cat boss back to his side, and handed him a rare purple magic card.

  【Transformation: Human】

  【Category: Spell Card】

 【Grade: Purple Rare】

  【Attribute: Hidden】

  【Class: 2】

  【Effect: After use, the race can be changed into human, without changing one's true attributes and appearance characteristics. The cooling time is 24 hours. 】

　　【Note: Classic reprint. 】

"Meow?"

 The floating cat boss looked at this all-too-familiar translucent purple card.

It has an unknown fear of changing its own form. It is afraid that it will fall if it walks on two feet, and it feels that it is weird to become a human.

 So even though Lan Qi knew that he had countless [Transformation: Human], he never asked him for one.

"Don't change unless you have to, because I registered you as a contract beast for the teaching staff of St. Creation Monastery. If someone discovers your rank, it will be very troublesome to explain it at that time."

Lanci whispered into Boss Cat’s ear.

The cat boss in the form of a cat is too harmless and has no wildness at all. It only has the docility of a domestic cat. Unless it uses eighth-level magic or is locked by extremely powerful identification magic, others cannot detect its true level.

But if it is in human form, as long as it uses its eighth-level telekinesis, it will make people of the same race feel an instinctive fear from above and below. Even if the magic power is not high, it will show its domineering attitude.

When necessary, it can transform into a human to scare the enemy.

"Meow."

 The cat boss understood and put away the [Transformation: Human].

Although the security in Brilda is quite good during the day, since there are still terrorist organizations like the Silver Moon Reform Society that can succeed and successfully assassinate imperial dignitaries, it means that there is still danger.

It has been following Lan Qi for so long, and it can be considered a master of bluffing. It can still bluff no matter what.

“Don’t worry, meow, this beast is here, so you don’t need to worry or take action. Whoever dares to challenge me, I will end his life! The legendary card has been configured with one click.”

The cat boss cocked his head, shook his tail, and confidently told Lan Qi and Elsa.

 (End of this chapter)