Chapter 565 - Jinx (1/2)

Chapter 565 Jinx

When someone liked someone else, they would even like their shortcomings.

Roland’s behavior was exactly a combination of rationality and pragmatism in the Great Elder’s eyes. Of course, if another student were to behave the same way, they might have been remarked to be wavering, untrustworthy, and undetermined.

Returning from the conference hall to the manor, Roland saw that the two catgirls were having afternoon tea in the manor.

From far away, he heard one of them talking “Marilyn, remember that you shouldn’t mix herbal tea in fruit wine. It’s fine if you do that between friends, but you’ll be mocked if it’s a formal occasion. That’s a tradition of human beings.”

“Why do we have to go by the human beings’ rules?”

“Maybe because they represent civilization?” Maromatha hesitated for a moment before answering

It was quite interesting that human beings adored elves while the hybrids admired human beings culturally.

As for the elves… on the surface, they were seclusive and supercilious.

But deep in their hearts, they liked hanging around with human beings.

After Roland entered the manor, the two catgirls noticed him.

Marilyn ran over and trotted around Roland with her white tail raised high. She asked in excitement, “Master, what’s going on? Are you going somewhere with the black cat for fun? Can you take me with you?”

The black cat also came close and looked at Roland hopefully. “Yes, I’m deeply touched by the Spatial Magic Tower’s sincerity, so I accepted their mission,” said Roland. “Miss Maromatha, when do you think we should set off?”

“The sooner, the better!”

Roland thought for a moment and said, “Then let’s go tomorrow morning.”

At this moment, Marilyn jumped to her feet and shouted, “Master, I’m coming with you!”

“The trip will be dangerous.”

“I’m not scared,” declared Marilyn with her arms akimbo and her head held high. “I’m good at running. Not just anybody can catch me.”

That was indeed true.

Even Roland could barely catch this slippery cat unless he was prepared.

It was very difficult to track her down without the a.s.sistance of true vision.

The black cat also nodded nearby.

She had personally witnessed Marilyn’s expertise in running away. A few days earlier, she tried her best and flashed so many times that her mental power almost ran out, but she still failed to catch Marilyn.

Additionally, Marilyn didn’t seem exhausted at all back then.

Roland thought for a moment and agreed that Marilyn was quite good at self-defense. So, it wouldn’t be the worst idea to take her on the trip.

He said, “Then prepare the stuff you will need for the trip. We’ll set off after breakfast tomorrow.”

“Hooray!” Marilyn dashed close and hugged Roland. She then ran to her own chamber.

Looking at Marilyn, who was so excited, the black cat turned back and said to Roland, “Mr. Roland, if I’m just saying if-Marilyn is willing to stay after seeing her compatriots in the Spatial Magic Tower, will you let her go?”

“I’ll check her future living environment first before I decide if I’ll let her go.”

Maromatha was quite reluctant. She appreciated how responsible Roland was. But it wouldn’t be good if she couldn’t get what she wanted because of his sense of responsibility.

Roland then talked to her for a while longer, before he returned to the stone building for magic experiments.

The next morning, Roland was ready to set off after breakfast.

Marilyn put a luggage bag that was even taller than herself before Roland and looked at him earnestly.

The black cat was rather puzzled. She thought that it was rather outrageous of Marilyn to ask her master to carry the luggage for her.

However, Roland extended his hand, and the huge luggage disappeared into Roland’s palm in a streak of light.

The black cat was so scared that she jumped to her feet. “Do you have such a huge portable

s.p.a.ce?”

Generally speaking, everybody who was good at spatial magic could create an alternate dimension for storage purposes. However, the size of the portable s.p.a.ce they established depended on their capabilities and ranged from several hundred cubic centimeters to tens of hundreds of cubic centimeters.

The smaller s.p.a.ces could be used to store the items that were little but important or valuable.

A portable s.p.a.ce of tens of hundreds of cubic centimeters could also keep food and water for emergencies apart from important gadgets.

The black cat, for instance, was quite good at spatial magic. She had a portable s.p.a.ce of more than twenty thousand cubic centimeters, which kept some of her jewelry, clean water, and some clothes.

As for the other items needed for the long trip, she had to carry them on her back in a backpack that was almost as tall as herself.

Inside the backpack were the things she would need for the long trip, including a tent, thick clothes, flints, etc.