Apparently she wasn't the one being cursed at.
Stelle kept staring at Levi.
Seeing her like this, Levi couldn't help the twitching at the corner of his mouth.
If she was just staring, he wouldn't say anything. After all, being this handsome naturally attracted attention.
But...
"Can you stop getting so close?!"
Originally standing behind Bailu and watching, Stelle had now moved next to Levi and bent over.
Looking at Stelle, who was practically about to kiss him, Levi decisively pressed a hand against her forehead and pushed her away.
Then he looked at her with a gaze full of vigilance and disdain.
"Pervert!"
[Ding Dong!]
[Stelle: Levi?]
After staring at her for so long, Stelle still felt that the person wasn't really Qingque.
So she sent a probing message in the group chat.
Seeing the movement in the chat group, Levi's lowered index finger twitched.
[Ding Dong!]
[Levi: Barking like a dog?]
Seeing their incomprehensible conversation, Kiana became curious.
[Kiana: What happened between those two now?]
[Asta: No idea.]
[Elysia: Don't know.]
[Bronya: You should hurry up and study. Leave gossip like this to us.]
'Didn't you just promise Aunt Himeko you'd become an A-Rank Valkyrie within a year?'
'How are you going to achieve that if you don't study?'
[Kiana: Ahhh! I don't get it. I seriously don't get it.]
[Kiana: Bronya, you're so knowledgeable. How about tutoring me when you have time?]
[Bronya: ...]
Bronya in the group decisively refused.
What happened before had completely made her give up on the idea of turning Kiana into an all-around genius.
She couldn't teach her. There was no way she could teach the current Kiana!
Besides, Kiana probably didn't genuinely want to study. She was most likely just after the answers.
[Kiana: I'll give you admin privileges!]
[Bronya: No!]
'Even that didn't tempt her?!'
Kiana's eyes widened slightly.
Although her temptation failed, Bronya still found someone to tutor her.
That person was Bronya.
Of course, not the grown-up fantasy Bronya from the group, but the real-life flat-as-a-runway little Bronya.
"That girl... can she really do it?"
Kiana's face was full of doubt.
Having that shorty who played games all day teach her?
She might as well ask Himeko or Theresa to arrange study sessions for her.
No, no, no! She couldn't do that!
If she really asked them, she'd probably lose all her gaming time.
'Sigh. Looking at it that way, Bronya liking games actually seemed like a good thing.'
Decided!
She'd have Bronya tutor her.
[Bronya: ...]
Although the process was a bit complicated, the final result was the same.
Bronya thought to herself, 'Sorry, me from the other world.'
The Bronya sitting in the living room playing games suddenly felt a chill and involuntarily shuddered.
"..."
Bronya turned and looked around but couldn't find the source of the chill.
Looking at the screen displaying the word "Defeat," she prepared to start another match.
"Bronya!"
Kiana's voice came from behind her.
———
[Meanwhile, On The Other Side]
Stelle stared fixedly at Levi and carefully reached out a finger to poke him.
Standing nearby, March 7th and Mr. Yang looked at her suspiciously, unable to understand what she was doing.
Noticing Levi's constantly twitching lips, March 7th pressed down Stelle's arm and said apologetically, "Sorry. Her head got caught in something earlier, so she's not thinking clearly. Please forgive her."
Although they were currently working for General Jing Yuan of the Luofu, and these people couldn't really do anything to them, making enemies here and having people make things difficult for them later was still possible.
The moment she finished speaking, Stelle's lowered arm rose again.
This time she didn't poke Levi's face.
Instead, she hooked an arm around his shoulders like they were close buddies.
Showing March 7th a row of white teeth, she said, "You probably don't know him yet, right? We're old acquaintances!"
Levi glanced sideways at her.
"Rat person? Pfft, pfft, old acquaintance?"
March 7th's gaze moved back and forth between Levi and Stelle.
She didn't remember this girl beside Qingque ever having any contact with Stelle.
They hadn't even met any Diviners outside the Divination Commission.
"Could they have met while we were separated?"
Unable to hear the latter half of March 7th's words clearly, Stelle nodded.
"The oldest of old acquaintances!"
She patted Levi's shoulder.
"Right, Levi?"
"Levi."
March 7th nodded slightly. So that was her name.
It sounded like a boy's name. Not many girls had names like that.
'Wait!'
March 7th suddenly reacted.
"Isn't Levi that person we met before?"
She looked at Qingque.
There was no need to compare. Just their genders alone made it obvious they were different people.
How could Stelle confuse them?
Had her head really gotten damaged?
Facing Stelle's smiling face, Levi smiled faintly and stepped forward to introduce himself.
"Hello, you two. My name is Qingque, an ordinary Diviner from the Divination Commission. As for Levi... that's my nickname."
March 7th froze for a moment.
"Your nickname really is Levi..."
It was a bit... strange.
Meanwhile, Stelle cheered.
She jumped up beside Levi, nearly three feet off the ground, and after landing, heavily slapped his shoulder twice.
When she tried for a third slap, Levi dodged.
With a smile on his face, Levi was cursing internally.
'Damn it, are you trying to send me to the hospital?!'
'My bones almost got broken!'
'That really hurt.'
"I knew it was you!"
As an old acquaintance, how could she possibly mistake him?
Stelle looked at him with a grin.
The moment Levi had walked toward her, she'd already sensed something was off.
Combined with the fact that Qingque and Levi knew each other, it was easy to figure out that the current Qingque was actually Levi.
"Wrong!"
The smiling Levi suddenly shouted.
Then he teased, "I was messing with you, and you actually believed it? No way, no way?"
"Huh?" Stelle froze.
"I only have one name, Qingque. The nickname thing was just me messing with you!"
"I knew it! What girl would have a name like that!"
Even as a nickname, it was way too masculine.
If it had been Little Lin or Little Mao, she wouldn't have found it strange.
Levi crossed his arms.
"As for Levi, he was at the Alchemy Commission earlier. After spotting a suspicious figure, he reported it to this Diviner."
"As for now..."
"He's probably gone to a shelter."
Originally, Stelle had begun to think she might have mistaken him.
But after hearing that last sentence, she was basically certain of his identity.
If he wasn't Levi, she'd eat the Ambrosial Arbor on the spot.
Leaning her head close to Levi, she whispered, "Who are you fooling? With your strength, why would you need a shelter?"
Even if Jing Yuan went to a shelter, Levi probably wouldn't need to.
Levi smiled at her.
Then his expression suddenly changed.
"Miss March 7th! She called you an idiot!"
"Huh?"
"Really, Stelle?"
"No! No!"
"Please, Bailu."
"Just leave it to me, Miss Bailu!"
"..."