Undine was unable to tell if the count was present before she teleported over otherwise she would have never attempted to appear the night before which caused him to be suspicious.
Luckily, she was able to cancel her teleportation fast enough for the count to not see her.
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**BOOM!
There was a small burst of energy released, which made the count, who had gone back to get his tabs from his office before returning to Nicole’s room, look up with a smile on his face.
He waved his hand and prevented the energy that was released from Nicole’s body, from wrecking the surrounding area.
"Congratulations Nicole."
Nicole, who was revelling in the feeling of being a grandmaster, opened her eyes in shock when she suddenly heard her father’s voice.
He walked up to her and patted her on the head, causing her to involuntarily smile.
"Next ti use the training room, otherwise your room would get wrecked you know?"
He spoke up after a few monts, causing Nicole to look around her room anxiously. Seeing that everything was in place, she sighed in relief and nodded at her father’s words.
"Hmm...It’s ti already."
The count looked at his watch and sighed. He turned his gaze back to Nicole and said.
"In going to get your mother, I’d be back soon."
After saying that, he picked up his tabs and disappeared from the room.
Left alone, Nicole motioned to the water spirits who were finally not scared anymore as the object of their fear had left and begun consoling them.
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The count who was moving past the atmosphere of the planet, into the void of space stopped for a mont and turned around.
’Hmm...’
He shook his head and turned back, before wrapping himself with his energy and streaking across the void of space.
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A woman, one with sea blue coloured skin and hair, appeared where the count was monts after he had left.
’Sorry but although I an no harm to your daughter, I can’t let you discover yet.’
The woman, Undine, turned her gaze to the planet below her and descended right onto it.
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Nicole who was petting the cat-shaped spirit on her lap, sensed a swirl of energy coming from the corner of the room.
She turned around to see Undine flash a bright smile at her.
[I’m back.]
However, Nicole’s facial expression did not change, seeing this Undine instantly realised the reason.
’She’s suspicious.’
After knowing Nicole since she was barely 5 years old, Undine was one of the few people who understood Nicole very well.
Although she had a hard ti hiding most of her thoughts and emotions from showing on her face, there were a few tis when she showed no expression at all.
’Either she is pissed or she is suspicious.’
Her indigo-purple eyes gazed towards Undine coldly, and her face was devoid of any expressions.
Nicole disliked doubting people, especially those who showed goodwill to her.
However this did not an she could not doubt them, it was rather because she doubted too much she ca to dislike the very act of ’doubting’.
Undine had helped Nicole a lot over the years, however, after seeing the latter escape whenever her father was around, Nicole was bound to get suspicious.
She always felt it was rude to doubt others but after Layla repeatedly assured her it was not, she wasn’t hesitant in showing her suspicions anymore.
"Explain."
One word. That was all she said, but Undine knew that the things that required explanations, were more than just one.
She considered lying her way out of it but she knew that if she did so, she might lose all the trust she built up with Nicole over the years.
[Fine. I’m sure there’s a lot you want to know but you need to know that there are so things I just can’t tell you even if I wanted to.
As for what I ’can’ tell you, the reason I’m avoiding your father is one of them.]
She walked over to the window and looked outside before continuing.
[A few decades ago, I was at the wrong place, at the wrong ti.
I happened to encounter your father when he was chasing down so of his enemies he mistook for one of them.
I tried to explain that I was not part of them but the circumstances at the ti didn’t really favour .
As such he ended up attacking .
I escaped but I wound up encountering him a few years later, which led to him attacking again.
That’s the reason why I’m avoiding him, I don’t exactly have proof to show I’m not his enemy.
To be more specific, I do have proof, just that it’s confidential information I can’t show so carelessly.
That’s why I’m avoiding him, if he sees he might assu I’m after you to get so sort of leverage on him and I don’t want that.]
She turned to Nicole after speaking and looked at the latter in silence.
Nicole stared back at her for a few monts before finally asking.
"What was the real reason you approached originally?"
[Huh? That’s because of your affinity f-.]
"Undine."
Nicole cut off Undine with a tone that showed she was not foolish enough to believe that.
Seeing this, Undine sighed and spoke, her words, were basically gibberish to Nicole.
[u^!
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