After returning home, Aifarin briefly organized in her mind the planned steps to complete the difficult commission.
She first asked the guild reception desk,
“Miss Receptionist, will you provide assistance during the completion of the commission?”
“Yes. During the completion of the commission, I will provide Miss Aifarin with assistance including but not limited to clothing rental timing, risk reminders, and will fully cooperate with your plan,” the receptionist replied in a cold voice.
Aifarin let out a sigh of relief.
It wasn’t that she felt the receptionist’s help was especially necessary.
It was just that if she heard the usual kind of “praise,” she would definitely lose her composure.
In Aifarin’s plan, the first step was to lie in wait beside the three of them before they arrived at the town’s lingerie shop.
There were two reasons for this.
First, if a man and two half-demons appeared in a lingerie shop, there was a high chance the shop assistant would ask about the relationship between the three.
Ailin really didn’t believe that, after she had said all that, the two of them—under the effect of the 【Having Thoughts】 trait—would have absolutely no actions or other thoughts.
In the worst case, one of them would even admit that they were “husband and wife.”
So… even if there was no “physical contact,”
she could still use the one-time skill “Involuntary” to forcibly make one of them have “physical contact” with her husband, making things proceed more smoothly.
Just for fun.
The second reason was simple… she didn’t know where the town’s lingerie shop was at all.
She could find it by asking residents or passersby in the town, but honestly…
Aifarin didn’t want to talk to any men other than her husband.
If she asked women, it would be easy for her husband, a top-tier powerhouse, to notice.
My husband really is that strong.
Thinking this, Aifarin subconsciously sighed.
As for the road to that town…
Here, Aifarin instead felt fortunate that she had a special hobby of wanting to record her husband’s different appearances.
When they had just moved there, she had heard her husband, who was surveying the surroundings, talk about the road to the town.
At the time, her husband Fang had even said he wanted to go together with her.
Fang’s look of anticipation back then made Aifarin unable to resist taking a photo.
What he said at the time… she had also secretly recorded on the back of that magical photograph.
She came to the bedroom, rummaged through the wardrobe compartment, took out the small wooden box where she stored records of her husband’s past, and precisely found that photo.
After briefly admiring her husband’s expression, Ailin flipped it over.
“Go straight ahead after passing the church…”
Aifarin murmured softly as she took out the map scroll her husband had drawn from the box in the bedroom.
Red.
Based on her understanding of her husband, combined with the way he chatted with the two of them on the road,
Aifarin estimated that leaving in twenty minutes would be enough.
As long as she jogged all the way, she would definitely be able to catch up.
After confirming this, Aifarin did not hurry to put the photos away, since she would be back before noon.
At that time, she would still need to rely on those photos to comfort herself.
It was around nine o’clock now.
Just as she had expected, Aifarin first spent two guild coins to rent the matchmaker’s uniform.
The clothes on her body instantly changed into the matchmaker’s maid-like uniform.
But the feeling was completely different from when she usually wore it in the guild.
Aifarin immediately felt lighter, and she touched the fabric… the material of the uniform was also very special.
It was somewhat different from all the clothes she had worn before.
Moreover, standing in front of the mirror, Aifarin realized that she actually looked… cute in the uniform?
The kind that could be worn outside.
Next time, she should let her husband see it too.
Aifarin thought so.
The only regret was that when wearing this outfit… she couldn’t wear it during marital activities with her husband…
Aifarin’s face became slightly flushed.
Next, she planned to test the boost provided by the uniform.
After jogging around the bedroom a few times,
Ailin felt no fatigue at all, and the discomfort she usually felt due to her physical condition was gone.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
Just as Aifarin was secretly excited and preparing to rest for a while before heading out,
a crisp knocking sound came from the door.
This made Aifarin frown.
Who would come at a time like this?
She walked to the living room and asked, “Who is it?”
From outside the door came a pleasant-sounding female voice, but one completely devoid of emotional fluctuation:
“I’m a new neighbor who just moved in, here to say hello.”
A new neighbor?
Aifarin had heard nothing about this, and at such a delicate timing.
The other party’s emotionless voice reminded her of the cold voice of the receptionist.
But it seemed a bit different—the receptionist’s coldness felt like something for dealing with work, while this one seemed like… she was normally like this.
“Wait a moment, I’ll be right there.”
After hesitating for a while, Aifarin hastily put the photos away and went to open the door.
What came into Aifarin’s view was a tall, well-proportioned, elegant, and beautiful woman.
From the moment she saw her, Aifarin felt a sense of familiarity.
But that feeling quickly faded when faced with the strange sensation of the other party’s exquisitely beautiful yet completely expressionless face.
In terms of temperament, she also gave Aifarin a cold feeling of “keeping people at arm’s length,” but because her appearance was extremely beautiful, it instead created a strange kind of attraction, completely out of place with the town’s surroundings.
“May I ask who you are?”
Aifarin asked subconsciously, continuing to observe the other party.
Her hair was black, a color uncommon on the continent, the same as her husband’s—this indicated dense magical power.
Moreover, she was dressed in a mage’s outfit, and she was human.
After hearing the question, the mage did not answer immediately, but instead revealed a very subtle smile.
So she did have expressions after all, but this expression made Aifarin feel inexplicably puzzled.
“If I have offended you, I apologize. I’m not very good at managing my facial expressions.”
The other party’s emotionless tone made Aifarin unable to feel any sense of apology at all.
But since she still had a commission to deal with and didn’t plan to get entangled here, she said,
“It’s fine. You just said… you’re a new neighbor, right? My name is Aifarin. Unfortunately, my husband just went out for something, so I can’t really host you.”
“My name is Via Hecate. That’s fine, I just came to say hello. Since Mr. Fang Leonhardt isn’t here, I can come back a few days later.”
Her tone was calm as she casually looked Aifarin up and down.
“Huh? You know my husband?”
Aifarin didn’t mind the other party’s gaze.
She just felt like she had heard the name “Via Hecate” somewhere before, but what concerned her more was that… the other party had so accurately spoken her husband’s name.
“Who doesn’t know the famous archmage of Cleavia Town?”
Via said calmly, her tone gaining a slight fluctuation.
Aifarin clearly didn’t notice that the other party only showed emotional variation when mentioning her husband.
Just as she was about to say something, words suddenly appeared before her eyes:
“Can generate commission target.”
This was also a commission target that could be generated?
Aifarin froze for a moment. Combined with the fact that the other party knew her husband, her mood suddenly became complicated.
Could it be someone he knew from work… but she had never heard her husband mention her.
“Aifarin, Via meets the conditions to generate a commission. Also, it’s almost time for you to depart, and you don’t seem to find it strange to meet people while wearing the uniform. It seems you’ve already overcome your sense of shame.”
The receptionist’s reminder dispelled Aifarin’s thought of probing further.
“Mind your own business,” Aifarin snorted softly, but she still wanted to send the other party away quickly, so she smiled and said,
“So you’re someone my husband met through work. In that case… Miss Via can come back tomorrow. My husband Fang is taking the day off today.”
Via was silent for a moment, then spoke again in the same calm tone,
“I just came to say hello. There’s no need to be polite, Miss Aifarin.”
After saying that, she nodded and left.
Watching the other party disappear from view, Aifarin let out a sigh of relief.
It wasn’t that she thought the new neighbor was impolite, she was just glad that the other party didn’t suggest coming inside to sit for a while.
But the urgency of time caused her to push the strange sense of déjà vu about the “new neighbor” to the back of her mind.
After picking up the map, she hurriedly set off.
What she didn’t notice was that… the new neighbor Via had not actually left.
She was watching the hurried Aifarin from the shadows, deep in thought.
Fang’s wife, huh…
The issue with her sense of presence really is because of that strange outfit.
Only after Aifarin ran out of her sight did Via finally leave.