Both of them are at the parlor, sitting across each other in the table while wearing business smiles.
James:"So does the tea best suited for your taste?"
Lixia:"Quite refine I'd say~"
James:"Thank you for the praise~"
Lena watched the interaction between her father and her familiar with a worried expression, while from the side of the wall's.
Louise:"Hey, Lena! What are you-"
Lena:"Shh-!
She quickly pull her to the side, not wanting to interrupt.
Louise:"What's going on?"
Lena:"Father is having a conversation with a client I brought. And--it's quite heavy..."
Louise:"What do you mean by-"
James:"It seems that you have quite the talent on inventing. So care to tell me about the specifications about the thing you created called 'toaster'?"
Lixia:"Well~ It typically consists of one or more slots into which bread is inserted, and heating elements, thus power by using small little lightning crystals, to generate heat and toast the bread to the desired level of crispiness"
James:"Hmm, it's quite unimaginable that you created such an interesting machine with just lightning crystals..."
His expression turn cold and spoke calmly.
James:"I'll stop beating around the bush... What kind of inventions can you make? And where's your workshop?"
Lena:"(Oh shoot!)"
She turns to Lixia and saw no intimidation from her face. Instead she answered.
Lixia:"I create anything that I put my mind into and accept any requests from my client while my workshop is at a faraway forest, near the mountain"
James:"Mountain? Does that mean you actually live close to us?"
Lixia:"Yes? Coincidentally I presumed when I your daughter "
James:" My daughter said that she met you at the royal capital?"
Lena flinched at that while Lixia calmly listen and smiles.
Lixia:"Oh! I sometimes went to the capital square to put up my stall and sale my inventions. That's probably when I met you daughter silly me!"
James:"..."
James:"(I've been interrogating her for a while to see if she's scammer but... I've seen no openings, I'll keep an eye on her for now)"
James:"Alright then! Miss Lixia, I'll look forward to working with you!"
Lixia:" With pleasure"
Lena:"(Yes!)"
She scream happily in her heart and almost wanted to dance but holds it back.
Louise:"It's the first time I see father looks so serious..."
Lena:"Let's just leave them for now. And- don't you classes at this time?"
Louise:"Oh right!"
She bolted out from the halls and ran up the stairs.
Lixia:"I didn't think that humans would be this fast... Is this what they a call a sense of crisis?"
Lena:"...I have another project for you"
Lixia eyes sparkled with interest as Lena pulled out a paper from her pocket and handed it to her.
Lixia:"Quite a interesting machinery though it will take a little more time to complete it"
Lena:"Don't worry, there's no deadline and if there's any trouble just call my father or me"
Lixia:"Alright, thank you for your hospitality "
When she was about to leave, Lena grabbed her skirt to stop her.
Lena:"Should I bring some fruits for you?"
Lixia:"What? "
Lena:"I said do you want me to bring fruits for you? When you get back?"
Lixia:"... Mistress that too much consideration"
Lena:"It's fine, I'll go get some from the kitchen "
She was about to stop her but Lena quickly went to the kitchen to get some fruits.
Lixia:"Ugh... Are humans always like this?"
Amelia:"Hello, who are you might be Miss?"
Lixia:"(Great! Another human to deal with...)"
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Lena walk through the halls while carrying a basket filled with many fruits inside.
Lena:"I hope it's enough for Lixia"
Lena:"(I can't leave her empty handed
After fulfilling my request)"
She went to the parlor and saw her mother chatting with Lixia at the table.
Amelia:"Thank you having business with us but... I didn't expect Lena to actually hire a inventor and requested an extraordinary machine!"
Lixia:"Your daughter is quite remarkable and had a keen insight of things, I'll look forward to working with her~"
Amelia:"...I never thought she would this much in the past year..."
Lixia:"Hm?"
Amelia:"In the past, she used to be quite timid and self-deprecating, but now I see her being bold and outspoken I felt relieve... "
Lixia:"(She was like that in the past?)"
She was surprise to hear that a brazen girl like her master, used to be a timid and weak-minded.
Lena:"Hey! I brought the fruit"
Amelia:"Lena, I heard from Miss Lixia that you hired her to make extraordinary items, how do you make such ideas?"
Lena:"Hahaha, It just came to my mind that's all!"
Lena:"(I can't tell her that it came from another world... somehow it felt like I doing was plagiarism)"
Amelia:"Anyway, I better get going! I must to open my pharmacy during this time. Have fun you two!"
She stood up from the sofa and wave at them as she left.
Lixia:"Your mother is quite the chatty person..."
Lena:"Yeah... so here's the fruits"
She holds out the basket in her hand, which brought Lixia suspicion and smells the fragrance of the fruits.
Lixia:"Hmm, mangoes, guavas and peaches~ I'll definitely have a feast!"
She snatch the the basket from her and began humming, while Lena secretly sighed in relief.
Lena:"(Thank goodness! I heard that vampires from this game are omnivores and doesn't drink blood. It's a good thing but... If the developers change it into insectivores then I would have spent the whole day catching bugs and flies-!)"
She couldn't but shiver at the thought while Lixia stared at her with confusion.
Lena:"Well, in any case you should better leave before the sun gets down, I'll come visit you tomorrow"
Lixia:"Why?"
Lena:"To see how the project is going and bring more fruits for you "
Lixia:" Aren't you being too considerate? Where's your sense of caution!?"
Lena:"Why are you being so paranoid? And what's wrong with me being nice? Anyways I'll open the window for you "
She open the window for her which left Lixia speechless.
Lena:"What's wrong?"
Lixia:"Nevermind, I hope your not too naive..."
Then she transforms into a bat then flies out of the window while carrying the basket of fruits.
Lena:"Naive? I have a body of a child
but my mind is already an adult! Did she forget?"
She couldn't help but frown at her statement.
Lena:"I really can't understand her..."
***
When Lixia was flapping her wings out from the estate, she look at the basket of fruits in her grasp.
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Look at her! She must be creating something terrifying-!!!
AHH! MONSTER!
She must be sealed! ONCE AND FOR ALL!
May she never come out of this cave for eternity-!
Lena:"Well then, I'll look forward to working with you!
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Lixia:"...Such a strange human
She said not a knowing a small curling up from her lips.