Stars Kingdom, Swordflower College.
“Meeting time!”
Adelle pushed open the door with a loud bang, holding up a folder like a triumphant Hunter returning with spoils. “Sisters, come pick your man!”
Engulite, who was doing sit-ups upside down on the bed, spun around and jumped to the floor. Lois, who was reading “The Answer of Water,” closed her book and looked at Adelle, cautiously asking, “How accurate is it this time?”
“This is internal confidential information from the Strategy Group at Truth College, absolutely the most accurate speculation available. Others can’t buy it even if they want to. Not that I could afford it either-I borrowed Engu’s name to get in touch with Aisha from the Strategy Group and got this info.” Adelle opened the folder and pulled out resumes with personal photos attached. “Come on, let’s sift through and find the real answer!”
“What?” Engulite was stunned. “You borrowed my name? How?”
Engulite and the genius prophecy sorcerer Aisha from Truth College were childhood playmates, but Engulite had never revealed this relationship and didn’t keep in touch with Aisha; only her roommates knew they were friends.
“Oh, it was a very complicated negotiation. Your Aisha elder sister didn’t give me much special treatment just because of you. To prove we really needed this info, I had to make up a complicated story to convince her-like I like you, you like her, she likes him, and so on.” Adelle shrugged. “Now Aisha believes there are at least eight arrows of love in our dorm.”
“Honestly, I think just the dorm romance stories I told her were worth trading for this info. No need to praise me; for a great diplomat like Adelle, this is just a trivial matter.”
“Mm, I get it,” Lois said. “But if I remember right, Aisha is famous for not being able to keep secrets as a prophecy sorcerer. The fact she gave you this info proves it-so, thanks to your and Aisha’s joint efforts, soon all of Truth College will ‘know’ that Engulite and I harbor forbidden love for our roommate?”“It’s us!” Adelle said loyally. “For the greater good, I even threw myself in!”
“But you have a fiancé,” Lois said. “Engulite and I are still single, and after your maneuver, the makeup of our admirers might change a little-mainly in terms of gender.”
Adelle was stunned, blinking her eyes.
Then she looked down at the folder. “Ah, forget those little things, hurry up and pick a man.”
The three of them scrutinized the profiles, rejecting them one by one:
“Too old, impossible.”
“Too young, impossible.”
“Too good-looking, not likely.”
“Not good-looking enough, even less likely…”
After ten or so minutes, a student from the neighboring dorm passed by their door, saw papers floating everywhere, and three female college students lying on chairs staring at the ceiling. She couldn’t help but ask curiously, “What are you doing?”
Adelle removed the resume from her face and said expressionlessly, “Looking for a man.”
The student glanced at the resumes with male photos on the floor, shocked. “You can order delivery now? How much?”
Before she could say “Order one for me too,” Lois went over and closed the door, then looked back at the other two. “Do you have anyone in mind?”
“No.” “No.” The roommates answered in unison.
“But if this info really is from the Strategy Group, then the correct answer must be in here. Now we all think there’s no right answer in here, so there are only two possibilities-“
Lois raised two fingers. “Either we’re thinking wrong.”
“Or Sonya’s boyfriend is just her imagination and doesn’t exist at all.”
Yes, the info Adelle got from the Strategy Group at Truth College was called “Sonya Therave’s Boyfriend Candidate List.”
The question of who Sonya’s boyfriend really is gets almost as much attention as why Sonya’s upgrade speed is so fast.
Some sorcerers think these two questions are actually one-if you know who the stretching paw sword saint’s boyfriend is, you can solve her upgrade mystery. But most Stretch Paw Club members (regardless of gender) just want to take his place.
Fortunately, because Sonya doesn’t want to climb the nobility system, she isn’t qualified to enter the arts and entertainment circle, so she can’t take the idol route and can only pursue the professional performer and Songstress path. So news of her having a boyfriend doesn’t affect her career.
If Delarose were rumored to have a boyfriend… no, even just a scandal would be enough to shake half the men in Stars.
But compared to Sonya’s hidden upgrade mystery, the boyfriend is much easier to find. After all, eligible men in Galaxia are limited; even brute force could find him, let alone prophecy sorcerers at Truth College.
Yet even Lois and the others think “that man” isn’t on the list, showing the Strategy Group has been chasing shadows lately. Although Sonya never mentions it, just watching her subtle actions is enough to analyze what the phantom in her mind looks like.
First, the other party is definitely male, and only slightly taller than Sonya-Sonya doesn’t need to stand on tiptoe to kiss him, and he’s probably a Swordmaster… These are details Lois can deduce; Aisha and other prophecy sorcerers would only find more traits.
Honestly, even with the strictest screening, Galaxia definitely has someone who fits the requirements. But there’s one condition even Lois finds unbelievable-Sonya is afraid of losing him.
Some might think, isn’t it normal for lovers to be anxious and uncertain, hearts fluttering?
For ordinary people, yes, but Sonya is a sanctuary sorcerer!
Even if she can’t forcibly snatch a man, as a sanctuary sorcerer, she should have absolute confidence that he can’t leave her, and it wouldn’t be strange for her to develop a controlling desire. But Sonya is just anxious, like an ignorant girl counting flower petals, guessing how much he loves her.
This absolutely can’t be Sonya’s own personality flaw-absolute power brings absolute confidence, and the security of Sanctuary is enough to dispel any childhood shadow.
In fact, whether it’s Lois’s half-baked Mental knowledge or a professional mental sorcerer, all agree that Sonya is extremely controlling in relationships. If she gets the chance, she’ll seize the initiative and never let the other party dominate.
For example, Sonya can give up an Advanced noble title and career development just to maintain her freedom as a sword peerage. Of course, she wants to protect her own secrets, but through prophecy vents and Mental profiling, the Strategy Group can easily judge that her “freedom” is very important to her romance.
She’s not sacrificing for herself, but for her lover.