Yarra's Adventure Notes-Chapter 1320 - 106: Things That Must Be Done

"The farewell letter you wrote, no matter how many reasons it contained or how sentimental it was, I didn’t read it nor do I want to," Catherine leaned forward slightly, her gaze oppressively fixed on Pannis as she spoke, "I know you had your reasons for doing this, and they were more than sufficient. I understand, and we all do, that you weren’t trying to abandon us but were considering our well-being. We’re very aware of that actually."

Pannis hid the bitter smile on his face, silently staring at the faint flame still dancing on Vivian’s palm. He thoughtfully stroked his chin and nodded slightly. freēwēbnovel.com

"You do not need to explain your plans or your reasons. Queen Flare has already told me everything that night. As for your concerns and hesitations, I’ve mentioned them just now, and we all could guess them." Though Pannis’s nod was faint, it didn’t escape Catherine’s eyes. She pulled out another beige envelope, placed it on the conference table, and slid it toward Pannis, "This is a letter from Her Majesty to me, you can look at it later if you’re interested, it contains much. However, one of the pages has already been used by us; it’s the authorization for us to board the Skyboat under the name of The High Council of the Coalition Army, so you won’t see that page."

Pannis’s mouth twitched, and he took the envelope without saying a word and put it into his pocket.

"Now, let’s continue with what was being discussed," Catherine said assertively, "in fact, the things you want to explain are meaningless to us. We don’t even want to hear them. All I want now is for you to listen to our thoughts. After all, we are still teammates in an adventure team, and we’re still a family. Important matters like this, even if you think they are your personal affairs, it’s not unacceptable to listen to what your teammates and family have to say. Or do you think our thoughts are irrelevant and utterly unnecessary to listen to?"

"Ha, you speak, I’ll listen," Pannis simply nodded with a faint smile, unable to refute Catherine’s challenging question.

"Earlier outside, I said that I had met with Queen Flare that night," Catherine stated, "We have decided to temporarily cease our competitive relations and form a brief alliance."

"What kind of alliance?" Although Pannis had already anticipated the answer, he still asked with a smile, "It’s not an alliance against me, is it?"

"An alliance to bring you back alive, to keep you alive," Catherine said with no hint of a smile, her tone unmistakably serious, "She does what she must, we do what we must, and then, we make sure you come back alive to the mansion. As for other issues, they can be set aside for now and discussed later."

"It seems you all believe that I can’t possibly come back alive," Pannis touched his nose and said helplessly, "Am I that untrustworthy?"

"You know the reason; it’s not about trust," Catherine shook her head, "It’s precisely because you are too trustworthy that we unanimously agreed that day that it’s not that you can’t come back, but rather that you had no intention of coming back alive. You know the reasons better than we do. That’s why we decided to come up with a plan to ensure you don’t do anything foolish. So, are you trying to deny our guess?"

"I..." Pannis sighed, "I told Flare before, even I can’t be sure of what I might do."

"Exactly, that is what we are worried about, which is why we are here. The things you are unsure of, we will help you make sure," Catherine looked around at the young women, received several nods in response, and confidently continued, "Lady Nellie is the person I respect the most. I absolutely obey her directives. If she were still alive, no matter what you do, I wouldn’t complain. But if she’s already gone, I will not let a deceased pull you into the World of the Dead. I absolutely won’t allow a deceased Lady Nellie to take you away, absolutely not."

"Calm down a bit." Mr. Pannis said with a bitter smile, "What exactly is your plan?"

"We formulated the plan that night. If you really left without a word, we would use her authorization documents to take the aerial route and arrive here first. Your itinerary was arranged by her, including your supplies and resting places, so she knows exactly where you would be. It was easy for us to come ahead of you," Catherine said straightforwardly without any intention of hiding her plans, "Once we met you, we planned to stick close to you and enter the World of the Dead together."

"Are you joking?" Although Mr. Pannis had anticipated this, he was still shaken and said sternly, "Do you know how dangerous the Land of the Dead is? Even if you all are Demigods, our safety cannot be guaranteed upon entering, let alone you are just Legendary. Are you planning to go to your deaths?"

"Heh, you’re right, it is going to our deaths," Catherine said with a smile, "Also, you yourself told the queen that you were very confident about safely meeting Danacus. Was that a lie?"

"I..." Mr. Pannis faltered but immediately said, "I relied on sneaking in, you absolutely can’t do it, you would only be a burden to me."

"Exactly, we intend to be a burden," Catherine stared into Mr. Pannis’s eyes and pressed on, "And... sneaking in?"

Mr. Pannis gritted his teeth as he locked eyes with the knight girl for a while, but ended up slamming the table in defeat and said through gritted teeth, "That bastard Flare, what all has he told you?"

"Hehe, who made us allies? Of course, we had to exchange information. Moreover, you yourself have said that the Undead detect their enemies by life force, unless a specific fixed Array is used, it is impossible to avoid their detection," Catherine said with a light laugh, "So you are not really sneaking in, nor will you be charging through. Otherwise, it would be difficult for you to meet Danacus. I believe you have another way in, and it involves us joining you."

"No," Mr. Pannis shook his head vigorously, "Even if I do have a way, I wouldn’t bring you with me."

"No worries, the five of us will charge together into the fray," Catherine said leisurely, "Even if we don’t follow you, we would still do that. Ah, the yellow sand, the burning sun, vibrant colors, charging against a tide-like enemy—Isn’t that the scene from Lady Nellie’s vision I saw in my dreams? To fall on the path you once tread, that would be satisfying too."

"The dream you saw was under starlight, not the burning sun," Mr. Pannis said, frustrated and agitated, "And your actions are totally unreasonable now."

"What gave you the illusion that I would be reasonable with you? We are women, dear Mr. Pannis," Catherine blinked, feigning surprise as she asked, "Moreover, I’ve already told you before, you have your duties, and we have ours. You should know by now what we have to do."