But from the moment they met today, Loren has treated her with no sense of distance, and she finds it a bit overwhelming.

"Let's go check out the little theater first, we can sit there and rest."

Loren pointed to the Candy Theater at Gold Bee Amusement Park and said to Florence.

"I'll follow your lead."

Florence replied softly.

"..."

Loren looked down at Florence in confusion.

He didn't know why, but for a moment, hearing Florence's voice made him feel like she was a real girl, and he felt as though he was doing something wrong.

But quickly, Loren shook his head firmly.

If Florence were a girl, the coach would definitely have reminded him, and after being friends with Florence for so long, surely he would know if Florence was male or female?

With that thought, Loren led Florence into the Candy Theater, settled him in the audience seats after buying a ticket, and then hurriedly ran out. Now he needed to quickly head to the amusement park's east side to find Almis.

Navigating through the amusement rides.

[Coach: Loren, have you noticed your buddy seems a bit different today?]

The hesitant voice of the coach echoed in Loren's ear.

The coach seemed a bit hesitant to speak.

"He does seem a bit different..."

Loren replied thoughtfully.

[Coach: Think carefully, what's different about him.]

The coach continued, speaking very cryptically.

"Today, he feels soft when I hold him, smells sweet, and even his voice sounds like a girl's. This Disguise Magic is really something."

Loren marveled.

He'd never touched a girl in this way, but Florence fit his imagination of a girl perfectly.

[Coach:...]

The coach was silent.

It was as if he had something he couldn't say.

The coach and Florence were in a professional relationship of cardmaker and client, and out of professional ethics, he would never reveal any personal information about his client Florence in any situation.

Originally, it was Florence who commissioned him to make the disguise card, so he couldn't discuss anything related to the client's privacy unless Loren discovered it himself; he couldn't speak directly about it.

...

The clock at the center of Gold Bee Amusement Park slowly pointed to 8:16.

Loren hurriedly ran to the distant east gate, found the Bingxue Witch, and handed her the snacks he'd bought from Yelleville Pastry Shop.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Loren said to the Bingxue Witch.

"It's nothing, it felt like just the blink of an eye to me."

The Bingxue Witch, holding a cream-filled fruit pastry with iced skin, took a contented bite.

The two quickly passed through the gate into Gold Bee Amusement Park without waiting long.

When she tasted it, she smiled faintly, seeming very happy.

Earlier, Miss Sigrid had her own plans, so she hadn't contacted her.

It wasn't until they entered the amusement park that Sigrid's communication came through again, instructing her on what to do.

Suddenly, the Bingxue Witch looked up and found Loren watching her.

"Why are you looking at me?"

The Bingxue Witch stopped eating the pastry and asked Loren.

"I think you look very ladylike when you eat, and I just realized you're actually very easy to get along with, Almis."

Loren said, following the coach's teaching.

The Bingxue Witch might eat slowly and have a bird-like appetite, so Loren had bought only a small amount.

When she was eating the pastry just now, the Bingxue Witch indeed looked very happy.

"Are you saying I'm not usually easy to get along with?"

The Bingxue Witch listened to Sigrid's advice and raised her eyes to ask.

[S: Proactively counterattack, don't let him easily figure out your mood, or it'll be easy for him to lead you by the nose. You need to make him unable to guess you so that he revolves around your mood and remains curious about you.]

Sigrid guided the Bingxue Witch while explaining why she should say that.

"No, no."

Loren waved his hands repeatedly.

[Coach: That's strange, why does the Bingxue Witch give off a feeling of playing hard to get?]

The coach seemed a bit puzzled too.

[Coach: You should tell her that usually she seems a bit cold to you, which makes you feel wronged and afraid of her. You want to get closer to her but don't dare to. If she advances, you retreat; put yourself in a weaker position.]

He instructed Loren.

"I've always wanted to interact with you more because we share the same faith, the same hobbies, and the same mission, and I want to understand and become close friends with you. But before, I was really a bit afraid of you, not knowing when you'd suddenly become cold to me, or if you really disliked me, until just now when I saw a smile from you I'd never seen before..."

Loren trailed off, his voice growing softer.

"..."

The Bingxue Witch was full of confusion.

Loren always responded quickly, leaving her at a loss for words.

If it weren't for Miss Sigrid acting as her strategist today, she would lose her ability to confront Loren.

[S: Almis, when he retreats, you retreat as well, but then throw the question back to him. Ask like this—]

"Then I'll try to treat you more like this in the future, is that what you hope for?"

Almis quickly repeated Sigrid's guidance.

"No one wouldn't want to see this side of you. I believe the clergy also want to see you like this."

Loren answered sincerely.

"I see."

The Bingxue Witch said no more, resuming her quiet nibbling of the pastry.

Her coach told her to lower her head and buy some thinking time.

The Bingxue Witch was sure the coach also felt how challenging the other party was.

[S: Loren's just shifted the issue back to everyone, indicating it's not just him who wants to see this side of you; other clergy members also wish to see this side of you. He's caught the attack again, is this really Loren?]