I am the heroine's godfather!

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Although she acts crazy in front of her friends, Miss Anna is, after all, an imperial princess, and she doesn't lack any of the proper etiquette.

"Oh, I don't think I've introduced myself yet, have I? Cough cough, just call me Claire."

Christine patted her front armor, causing a surge of waves that made Charlotte and the other two envious.

Will I be able to develop such a magnificent career in the future?

"Speaking of which, Loran should have mentioned a red-haired, incredibly powerful warrior to you, right? That's me."

"Well......"

Charlotte was momentarily at a loss for words, since Loran hadn't mentioned this person at all. Although somewhat blunt, Christine possessed at least some emotional intelligence, so she naturally understood Charlotte's meaning. She gritted her teeth and muttered, "...I knew it, Loran, I'm so jealous, you're not even going to introduce me...Fine, whatever, young lady, what's your relationship with that guy?"

"Um, Loran is my guardian..."

"Holy crap, this bastard already has a kid?!"

The half-dragon lady gasped, then narrowed her eyes, her golden pupils fixed on Charlotte as if trying to see right through her. Charlotte shuddered, feeling as if she were being watched by some dangerous beast. But this feeling only lasted a moment before vanishing without a trace.

"No, that's not right. You don't have that bastard's blood in your veins... What's your name?"

Christine, who had been startled by Charlotte's words and feared that a golden, glittering ninth-order divine spell or an arrow might suddenly appear, was relieved to find that Charlotte did not have Loran's blood on her.

Speaking of which, why did I suddenly get so angry when I heard that Loran had a child?

Uh, it must be because he's angry with Messiah and Estia, yes, that must be it.

Miss Christine was so certain of it.

"Um, I am Charlotte Bernard."

“Bernet...Bernet!”

Christine pondered, "What's your relationship with someone named Rand Bernette?"

"...It was my father."

"Oh, that's not surprising, that's not surprising."

Christine suddenly understood, and her gaze towards Charlotte became tinged with pity. Charlotte bit her lip; although almost a year had passed, the mention of her father still saddened her.

Although she has a good life now, she still thinks of her father, her wicked stepmother, and her sister.

Although Lorraine wanted to return to avenge his father the moment he learned of this, Charlotte stopped him. Since their father was already dead, there was no need to use him to avenge their father.

It's best to take revenge yourself.

Daisy and Anna, standing to the side, looked on with concern. After all, since Charlotte was adopted by Lorraine, it meant that something might have happened to her parents. Because they didn't want to touch a raw nerve with Charlotte, the two had never asked her about it.

As a result, this mysterious older sister immediately started speaking without restraint, directly hitting Charlotte's sore spots.

The way the two of them looked at Christine also started to change.

Christine realized her words might have touched a nerve, and wiping her forehead, she looked a little embarrassed: "Anyway, well, haha..."

Although she felt a little upset, Charlotte didn't dwell on it when she saw Christine's embarrassed expression. Instead, she changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, when I was traveling with Loran before, I met a lady named Lucy, who is also a good friend of Loran's. Do you know her, Claire?"

"Lucy? Never heard of her..."

"That's it."

"Speaking of which, where is that guy Loran now?"

"Hmm, Loran is at the city lord's mansion right now."

Seeing that the older woman was indeed Loran's friend, Charlotte lowered her guard and pointed her in the right direction. Afterwards, Christine bid farewell to Charlotte and the others and headed to the city lord's mansion alone.

"Hmm, what an amazing person."

Daisy muttered under her breath, and Anna chimed in, "Mr. Lorraine's friends are so strange."

"a ha ha ha......"

Charlotte agreed, but since this Miss Claire was a friend of Miss Serena and Loran, she couldn't say anything behind their backs. She could only say, "Let's go, let's go take a look inside the clock tower first."

"Ah."

Meanwhile, Loran, who was discussing matters, suddenly sensed a familiar presence.

Chapter 53 Introducing yourself can save a lot of trouble

"what happened?"

Serena fed Loran a bite of dessert while tilting her head and looking at Loran, who had suddenly frozen in shock, with a puzzled expression.

"Hmm, if I'm not mistaken, it seems like an old friend has come."

"Old friend?"

Loran looked around and, finding no one watching him, tilted his head and whispered in Serena's ear, "It's Christine."

"Oh, Miss Christine?"

Serena covered her lips: "It's been so long since I've seen her."

"Hmm, I wonder what she's doing here."

Loran was a little confused, wondering why this guy was here. The two hadn't been in contact for many years, and he didn't even know what Christine was doing now.

Although Christine knew that she lived in Enshia, she hadn't been back for quite some time, so she probably wasn't there to look for her.

However, it had indeed been a long time since they last met, and Loran missed them somewhat, so she stood up and said, "Let's go, sister."

"Ah."

The city lord's mansion was still bustling with activity, but he had nothing to do there. The patrol department could handle the capture of the evil god's followers, Victoria and Cardit were in charge of overseeing the overall situation, and Loran only needed to provide backup. So, in the city lord's mansion, which was so busy that he was practically out of place with Serena.

At this moment, Christine was talking to the gatekeeper at the entrance of the city lord's mansion.

"I told you, I really am Loran's friend!"

"I'm sorry, miss, we cannot let you in unless you can prove it."

Normally, the city lord's mansion wouldn't be so heavily guarded, but today is different. Because of the matter of the evil god's followers, the entire city lord's mansion is under martial law, and the security at the gate is handled by the elite troops of the patrol department.

Christine was so angry she gritted her teeth. If she hadn't known that these two were also doing their duty, she would have stormed in.

Well, maybe I should just forget about it. Otherwise, if the old man stops her salary when she gets back, things will get complicated.

"You have to let me in first so I can prove it."

"You need to prove it first before we can let you in."

"I already told you, you have to let me in first..."

Christine is about to break down! Ugh, I should have just sneaked in!

At the time, Christine felt that she was visiting a friend and that sneaking in was inappropriate. Now, she only feels regret, truly.

"what happened?"

When she heard the familiar voice, Christine almost burst into tears of excitement. She had never looked forward to Loran's arrival as much as she had now.

"The Earl of Morganflore".

The two police officers from the patrol station saluted, and Loran nodded slightly before looking at the half-dragon lady beside him.

"Lorraine, you need to tell these two guys that I'm really your friend!"

"...Who are you?"

"..."

Miss Christine was silent for a moment, then gritted her teeth and looked at Loran: "Do you want to die?"

"Sorry, I really don't know you."

Lorraine took a small step back and then looked at the two officers: "I suspect this man has ulterior motives towards me. Please contact other officers as soon as possible."

The two officers exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Christine was about to explode at Loran when Serena, thankfully, couldn't stand it anymore and slapped Loran's hand, saying, "Alright, if you keep bullying your friend like this, she'll get angry."

Knowing that Selena couldn't say Christine's name directly, Serena could only refer to her as "your friend."

Christine saw through Serena's thoughts and barely managed to suppress her anger: "Miss Serena, it's one thing for Loran not to remember me, but how come you don't remember me? I'm Claire."

"Ah, it's Miss Claire."

Serena's face showed a hint of apology: "I'm so sorry, it's been such a long time..."

"Oh my, isn't this Claire? I haven't seen you for a few days, you look so disheveled."

"...I'm begging you, if it really doesn't work, just go back to your old ice-cold face."

Christine had never missed the icy-faced Loran so much.

After catching up (or so they said?), the group entered the city lord's mansion. They found a reception room and sat down. "The city lord's mansion is a bit busy today. I'll introduce you to my other friends here later."

"It's the Goddess of Light Festival, I understand."

Christine downed the cup of black tea on the table in one gulp, as if it were a glass of wine, and smacked her lips: "Tasteless."

"How can it taste like that?"

Loran rolled her eyes: "If Estia saw you like this, she'd make fun of you again."

"Tch, that pretentious girl, who cares about her?"

Christine crossed her legs, looking utterly disdainful. Loran rolled her eyes: "Yes, yes, she's so pretentious... Speaking of which, how did you decide to come to Enshiya?"

"Hey, it's all the old man's fault."

"Old man?"

"Lentilan, the principal of St. Casta Magic Academy."

"Oh, it's him."

Loran suddenly realized. He had heard of Lundilan, the principal of St. Casta Magic Academy, and he played a significant role in the original story the system had given him. As an eighth-tier mage, Lundilan held a high position, but in reality, he was a charlatan. During the Holy City defense battle, he hadn't participated, claiming that fate had told him the crisis had never arrived.

This old charlatan probably guessed that Messiah was alright, which is why he was so calm.

It's precisely because Messiah is now in charge of the Holy City that this old charlatan won't have an easy time if a hawkish leader takes over.

"How did you end up associating with him?"

"What do you mean by following him?"

Christine rolled her eyes: "I'm a teacher at St. Casta Magic Academy now, okay!"

"Pfft, who is it? You? You're a teacher? Hahahaha!"

As Loran laughed, Christine's expression visibly darkened. Serena gave an awkward twitch of her lips, feeling that her younger brother had really been dancing on a minefield.

"Who do you think you are, kid!"

Christine kicked Loran's shin: "I'm a proper seventh-tier myself, being Saint Casta's teacher is a favor to it!"

That's true. Although there's an eighth-level principal, Saint Casta's strength isn't actually that great. The four deans are only at the sixth level. Graduates are considered qualified if they reach the third level, and excellent if they reach the fourth level.

After all, even in the original story, this place was just a beginner's village.

The only difference is that the village chief of the beginner village is a powerful final boss.

Thinking about this, Loran felt even more that the original story was unreliable. The final boss was the Demon King? The followers of the evil god were only mentioned in a few subtle ways, and the top experts of various races did not make a move.

It’s really unreliable.

Chapter 54 The Chicken and Rabbit Problem: An Inescapable Part of Childhood Learning

"By the way, which academy do you teach at? The Knights Academy?"

"correct."

Christine, hands on her hips, said smugly, "I'm the combat instructor at the Knights Academy."

Although St. Casta Magic Academy is renowned for its magic, it actually comprises four academies: the Academy of Sages, specializing in magic; the Academy of Knights, specializing in martial arts; the Academy of Alchemy, specializing in alchemy; and the Academy of Astrology, specializing in divination. Given Christine's abilities, Loran wouldn't be surprised if she were the head of the Academy of Knights; he might at most grumble that old man Rontilan had lost his mind by appointing her as head.

But in terms of strength, Christine is definitely second only to Lentilan. It's more surprising to Lorran that she'd actually be willing to be a combat instructor.

"After all, the strength I've shown on the surface is only at the fifth rank."

Christine seemed to sense Loran's confusion and explained it this way.

"Alright, let's get back to the point. Why did Lundilan call you here?"

"Hmm, searching for the destined one."