"Kay! But Miss Robin, could I get an autograph?"
Robin's response made Senior Mu Yao's tense nerves relax instantly. She no longer stuck to formal honorifics, her eyes lighting up as she immediately seized the opportunity.
Mo Xin, not wanting to be left behind, also leaned in.
"Me too, me too!"
"Um... if it's possible, please give me an autograph too..."
"Sure, no problem!"
Robin readily agreed; after all, she had always been super accommodating to her fans.
In the pavilion, everyone except Yunli got the autograph they wanted from Robin.
Mo Xin stared at Yunli, her eyes full of curiosity.
"Mas— Yunli, don't you want an autograph?"
Yunli gave a light snort, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly.
"I'm not going to join the crowd. You guys just get your own."
Having been accompanied by her sword since childhood, Yunli expressed that she had no interest in idol chasing.
But at this moment, seeing Mo Xin and Mu Yao smiling broadly with several sheets of autograph paper in their hands, she couldn't help but roll her eyes and complain.
"By the way, why do you need so many?"
Indeed, the two of them had each asked for three or four copies, as if they were afraid of missing out if they didn't get enough.
Mu Yao held the autograph papers with both hands, looking very solemn.
"This one is for Brother Lu Hao, and... I'm getting one for Sister Yutong in advance."
Mo Xin chimed in bluntly.
"Hehe, this opportunity is once in a lifetime! Once Miss Robin becomes completely famous in the future, the value of these autographs will definitely skyrocket. It won't be this easy to get them then.
"So~ I'll stock up on a few more now. In the future, I might even be able to auction them off for some pocket money... cough, I mean, or I can give them to my sister and parents to make them happy..."
As she was speaking excitedly, Mo Xin looked back and saw Senior Mu Yao's "predatory" expression and Robin's sweet, pure smile...
She instantly withered.
Mo Xin Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟﾉ)ﾉ: 'Damn, I got too excited. How did I accidentally speak my true thoughts?!!'
As for Master Yunli, who had just started the fire but now wore an "it has nothing to do with me" expression, she lightly tilted her head with a slight smile.
She struck up a conversation with the dormitory's intellectual backbone, Song Qianqian, as if the previous question had never happened.
"Hmm? Little Xin, are you really that short on money?"
Acheron, who had been spacing out the whole time, suddenly tilted her head, a hint of curiosity flashing in her purple eyes.
Mo Xin's cheeks burned, and her fingers unconsciously twisted together.
Mo Xin (;´༎ຶ◡༎ຶ`): 'It's over... Not only did I lose face in front of Miss Robin, but my image in front of Sister Acheron is also completely ruined...'
Thus, Mo Xin sat on pins and needles under those two "sharp" gazes, feeling completely uncomfortable.
Just as she thought the awkwardness would continue, she heard Robin suddenly speak with a light laugh.
"This must be one of the sisters Miss Acheron mentioned, right? She's just too cute!"
Acheron nodded slightly.
"Yes, please bear with her, Miss Robin."
"Not at all. Even if she weren't Miss Acheron's sister, I would naturally like her."
Their familiar conversation immediately caught the attention of the three others in the dormitory.
While the others were still guessing their relationship, Robin had already stepped forward and lightly stroked Mo Xin's head with a smile.
"I'm glad you have so much confidence in me, but you should be a bit more careful with things like this next time....In the future, it's best if only you know about things like this."
Robin paused midway through her sentence and suddenly leaned close to Mo Xin's ear. Her warm breath brushed against it as she whispered those words softly.
Then, as Robin slowly pulled away, she clearly stuck out her tongue cutely and gave a playful smile.
Mo Xin: (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)
Feeling the lingering warmth on her earlobe and seeing Miss Robin's side that was devoid of any celebrity airs at such close range, her cheeks unconsciously flushed a deep red.
Looking at the shy young girl before her, Robin smiled mischievously.
"Honestly, can't you be a bit more mature?"
"...Hmph, in the end, it was all your fault, Yunli, for making me look so foolish!"
"It's clearly because you're too stupid, okay?"
"...I don't care. Anyway, I'm not buying you candied hawthorn next time, Master!"
"What?!! You rebellious disciple..."
"What are they talking about? What rebellious disciple?" Song Qianqian asked Mu Yao.
"Cough... nothing, you probably misheard, haha..."
"Is that so?"
Hearing this, Song Qianqian didn't think much of it.
On the other side, Senior Mu Yao, who was covering for the two of them, glared at the master and disciple in annoyance.
A moment later, Song Qianqian finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and leaned in to ask Acheron in a low voice.
"Acheron, what exactly is your relationship with Miss Robin? Why do I always feel like... when she speaks to you, there's a special kind of respect in her tone?"
Before her voice could fade, Mo Xin, who was baring her teeth and rubbing her head where Robin had stroked it, immediately pricked up her ears with a swish, afraid to miss a single bit of gossip.
Acheron: (๑˙ー˙๑)
"Miss Acheron is introverted and doesn't like to speak much, so let me explain."
As soon as the question was asked, Robin took the initiative to take over the conversation.
Hearing this, Song Qianqian couldn't help scratching her head in embarrassment.
Although she had intentionally lowered her voice, it clearly hadn't escaped the ears of this professional singer.
However, the others still waited in tacit silence for Miss Robin's explanation.
"Let me think... Simply put, Miss Acheron can be considered a benefactor to me and my family. She once stood up for my home world in its moment of peril. That contribution is enough to be engraved in history."
"Miss Robin, you overstate it. I only contributed a meager effort. Moreover, what happened back then was the result of everyone's cooperation and concerted efforts, not my work alone. The title of 'benefactor' is something I truly don't deserve."
"Is that so... Still, I'm very happy to be friends with Miss Acheron."
"Mhm."
Everyone (◐ o ◑ ): 'Abba abba...'
The simple and clear explanation seemed to contain an infinite amount of information.
This caused everyone's CPUs to fail to keep up with the loading progress for a while.
Especially for this dormitory, which could be described as a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, full of talented people.
Except for Yunli—who had seen the script in her previous life—the other three were different.
From different perspectives, each person would hear several completely different plotlines.