The Cat Boss was so frightened it hid behind Lanci.

It heard what Talia said and thought Talia was referring to herself as this friend.

Upon careful consideration, she might really have such a friend.

Earlier, Almis was on a date with Loren, and Juliana was also on a date with Loren; to Talia, they both were friends.

However, Lanci now could not discern whether Talia's words were literal or hinted at himself!

His brain was probably going to overheat.

He could only rely on logic to deduce, combining intuition to gamble.

"Tata, when you take the Magic Power Rail Train and see a white goat on the countryside, you can't immediately determine it's a white goat because on the side you can't see, it might be a black goat."

Lanci, organizing his thoughts, placed his hand on Talia's shoulder, earnestly looking at her,

"So, don't be fooled by appearances. If you are willing to trust your friends, don't interfere and let them handle their relationships themselves; it might just be a misunderstanding?"

Lanci advised Talia with a heart like a drum.

"Oh, hearing you explain it like that, Lanci, it makes sense to me now. I won't dwell on it anymore."

Talia quickly dispelled her worries again, took Lanci by the hand, and prepared to walk out of the shop.

Lanci's explanation was reasonable.

Almis was a very upright old friend; Talia knew this well, so she wouldn't doubt Almis was being a homewrecker.

Loren, too, was trustworthy, being the most honest person in the entire team and incapable of dating multiple girls with romantic intent.

"You're so open-minded and reasonable, it's wonderful."

Lanci breathed a sigh of relief, his heartbeat returning to normal as he followed Talia.

From Talia's reaction, he could basically determine that Talia must have caught Loren dating different girls. Talia had left during the times Loren was meeting with Almis and Juliana.

It seems the subsequent itinerary must remain vigilant, so Talia doesn't end up seeing Florence.

"Can I not be open-minded? I even gave up on restoring the country, just wanting to stay at your Wilfort Family."

Talia said as she walked with him.

"You were so resistant when I first invited you to the Wilfort Family."

Lanci reminisced with a smile about that night at the Nanwantiña Territory Library.

Back then, he tried to take Tata out to dinner, and Tata was so wary she was unwilling.

"It's all your fault, your fault for always bewitching me, causing me to believe your words step by step, and later not even being able to restore the country."

Talia spoke without looking back, pulling Lanci forward.

Even if given Huadu's stance, in a few years' time, the Demon Race's restoration may inevitably succeed, but it had nothing to do with her anymore. She just wanted to stay at the Wilfort Family.

"Then, in future history books, it will be written that I was the hero who prevented the Demon Race's restoration, hahaha."

Lanci laughed smugly.

"You're amazing, aren't you? Should they also mention that you tamed the Demon King and then..."

Talia halted mid-sentence.

She couldn't continue that statement.

She had just gotten carried away chatting with Lanci; fortunately, she stopped.

"Tata, let's go this way."

Lanci suggested after walking out of the shop, glancing around.

He knew Loren and Juliana had parted ways by now and that Loren would soon bring Florence to the South District, so he should head south.

However, Talia was leading him westward.

"No, I want to take you to play the Illusion Card Battle over there."

Talia was still waiting to supervise Miss Juliana.

She planned to head to the West District.

She needed to stay close to Juliana to keep track of what was happening on Juliana's end and be ready to help.

"Tata, shall we go have the Animal Forest limited pudding fruit parfait? It's just in the central commercial area by heading south."

Lanci shook his head, trying to persuade Talia.

All along, Talia had followed his travel arrangements. He never expected Talia would want to plan their outing like this.

"Can we eat later? I promise, I'll definitely take you there in a while."

Talia didn't let go of Lanci's hand, still motioning westward.

"..."

Lanci watched each moment slip by, but Talia seemed determined, impossible to argue with.

He absolutely couldn't afford any slip-ups now.

He couldn't even hesitate half a second longer.

He stepped forward, and just when Talia thought Lanci was caving in to go west, Lanci suddenly pressed Talia against the shop's glass wall.

"Tata, right now I want to feed you the parfait, and I want to see your adorable expression while eating it."

Lanci gently lifted his finger, holding Talia's chin, speaking to her assertively.

"Ah! What are you doing!"

Talia was suddenly flustered, her cheeks turning red, wanting to retreat but having nowhere to go.

Lanci must be teasing her again!

"Tata, you're so cute today that... I want to replace breakfast with you, so come with me. I don't want to wait."

Lanci leaned closer, whispering.

"Ahhh!"

Talia made a sound like a boiling kettle at Lanci's most unbearable line.

Is Lanci crazy?

Can he say such lines to her in broad daylight?

She felt like everyone around was watching them, even the shopkeepers and customers inside were looking at them through the glass, seeing their shamelessly romantic display.

"I get it, I'll follow you, I'll listen to you!"

Talia feebly pounded his chest, shouting at him.