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Before Kurt pulled her away, Vivian turned back and threw Daphne and Jason a murderous glare one more time.
The mother appeared unaffected, but beside her, the son's face turned pale at that sight.
His face turned even more ashen when he saw how Vivian was holding hands with Kurt as they walked away.
“What are you looking at? Don't tell me you've fallen in love with her after she pestered you for two days?”
Jason seemed a little awkward as he withdrew his gaze.
“Of course not!”
“Good. Let me tell you, that girl isn't someone you should think about or covet. You have to stay as far as you can
away from her. Only then will your life not be in any danger. Understand?” Daphne warned again.
Jason did not say anything after.
Ten minutes later, Vivian sat down at a table in a local restaurant. Perhaps because she was starving, every dish on
the menu made her drool. Nevertheless, she only ordered two simple dishes despite her love for food since she
remembered that they still had an important task.
“Is that enough?”
“Yeah.”
“Great. I'll take you to try even more delicious food when we arrive at Elysium,” Kurt calmly and gently whispered
those words into her ears as he took the menu from her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHearing that, Vivian was bursting with joy.
“Okay! I knew you're the best.”
Oh gosh...
The mother and son, who just sat down opposite them, had happened to see the scene. While Daphne gave no
response, Jason secretly clenched his fists tight.
He recalled how Vivian tried to coax him the other day at school. She had used the same technique, albeit she was
probably much more schemeful then.
In comparison, her smile was so bright and cheery while she had her hands wrapped around Kurt's arm at this
point.
Jason lowered his head as he picked up the glass of water in front of him.
“By the way, we should plan what actions to take upon arrival at Elysium now. It won't be convenient when it gets
too crowded on the train later.” Daphne abruptly brought this up after the thought came to her mind.
Kurt nodded in acknowledgment, prepared to listen attentively to her.
“I think we should split into two groups upon arrival at Elysium. Everybody recognizes me there; things won't look
good if my identity is busted. On the other hand, you've left Elysium since ten. I'm sure your looks have changed
substantially since then. There won't be too much of a problem even if you step in there openly.”
With that said, Daphne took out a map and showed Kurt and Vivian the two routes she had planned.
As Vivian did not have a clear grasp of Elysium's terrains, she could only understand the basics of the routes — one
where they had to shuttle amid mountains and forests and the other where they would take a direct path to enter
the tribe.
So we should take the mountain path?
“You make sense. We shall do that then.” In the meantime, Kurt had already agreed to the plan readily after taking
a quick glance at the map.
Vivian, nonetheless, was on pins and needles.
That woman is so evil. Will she have something wicked up her sleeves? What if she snitches on us? Won't Kurt and I
get caught immediately upon entering the tribe?
Right then, a voice rang out next to her ear.
“He's deliberately doing that right now. If Daddy's conjecture is correct, she's probably suggesting to split up so that
she can check on the remaining members they have hidden in Elysium all these years.”
“Yeah, Ian is making a lot of sense. So the best solution now is not to alert the other party. Vivi, don't disturb Kurt.
Let him do all the planning.”
Listening to Matteo and Ian's discussion, Vivian could only stay silent.
After finishing their meals, the four then prepared to embark on their journey.
This round, because Elysium was an underdeveloped place, they only had trains as their only mode of
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmtransportation.
Rumor has it that there's a need to walk a distance after alighting the train to arrive at the location. What is that
place exactly?
Nonetheless, Vivian followed behind Kurt and boarded the train.
As soon as she boarded the train, she saw how there were only hard and stiff seats in the carriages that reeked of
smoke and a pungent smell of smelly socks. And perhaps because she was too used to the superior standard of
living she had always led, she could not hold herself back and immediately retched.
“Ugh—”
Hearing those retching sounds, Jason, who was walking in front with the others, turned around and instinctively
fished out a bottle of portable perfume he had brought along and wanted to pass to her.
“I have this—”
“Put this on. There's a scented pocket inside too. And here's two mint candies; open your mouth.”
Before Jason could complete his sentence, Kurt took out a pastel pink mask with cartoon characters printed. On the
other hand, he was holding onto two candies.
Following Kurt's instructions, Vivian opened her mouth obediently.
Kurt unwrapped one of the mint candy with his slender fingers and put it into her mouth.
Jason impassively withdrew his gaze and threw the perfume into the trash bag that the cleaner on the train was
holding.
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