It is uncertain whether Lynn is a qualified senior or not, but what is undeniable is that he gave Cattleya a massive shock when they first met.
However, despite her inner surprise, the dock was not the place to discuss important matters, so the group quickly moved to the hotel that she had booked in advance.
Almost as soon as the door was closed she couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Gabriel, is what you said true? Has Miss Bernadette really found her father?" Her tone carried a hint of respect.
"I can't tell you the specifics, but Bernadette has indeed found her father," Lynn nodded and gave Cattleya a definite answer.
"That's great!" Cattleya couldn't help but clench her fist. Not that she wanted to hit someone, but purely out of happiness for Bernadette.
Having grown up with Bernadette,she knew all too well that the Queen Mystic had never given up searching for her father. Even though they had a falling out many years before his assassination, she knew how much Bernadette cared about the Emperor.
Now that she knew Bernadette had finally fulfilled her long-held wish and found Roselle, how could Cattleya not be happy? It was rare for her to show such emotional vulnerability.
Quietly tagging along Danitz finally seemed to realize something, he looked at Cattleya in shock and said, "Wait, you're Admiral of the Stars Cattleya?"
It wasn't surprising that Danitz took so long to recognize her. Although he had seen Admiral of the Stars from afar while following his captain, he was not familiar with her. Cattleya had slightly altered her appearance with makeup to avoid being recognized, so even though he found her familiar, he didn't immediately recognize her.
His reaction was completely out of sync with everyone else in the room, it caused the other three to glance at him simultaneously.
Lynn's gaze carried a hint of indulgence, as if he were looking at a fool.
Klein couldn't bear to look directly and turned his face away. At that moment, he no longer felt guilty for being an accomplice to Lynn and tricking Danitz into joining the Church of The Fool.
With Danitz's limited intelligence, even if he didn't join The Fool, there was a high chance he'd be conned into some other cult, or worse, die at the hands of pirates.
Cattleya also sized up Danitz, She could guess he was someone who clearly wasn't on Bernadette's guest list. She had already recognized him but was now doubting herself.
'The "Blazing" Danitz is This guy?' For a brief moment, Cattleya found herself sympathizing with Edwina. As an open member of the Moses Ascetic Order and secret student of the Queen Mystic, Cattleya knew that Edwina's true allegiance was to the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.
And given their harsh standards, Edwina must have her hands full with this student. But as she was sympathizing, her smile suddenly froze as she thought of the crew of the Future.
While the crew of the Golden Dream may have been a bunch of slackers, the Future was filled with its own set of misfits. Every time Cattleya watched the antics of the crew she had picked up from all over the world, she couldn't help but feel an urge to abandon ship and return to Bernadette.
'Especially Frank… His recent research has been getting more and more bizarre…' In her mind, Cattleya couldn't help but picture the strange mushrooms and fish Frank had created, and the cheerful smile on her face completely disappeared.
To make matters worse, it was as if Lynn could sense what she was thinking. The next moment, he turned to her and asked, "Cattleya, I've heard you have a guy named Frank Lee in the Future. Did he come with you this time?"
Klein also perked up at this and looked toward Cattleya.
Feeling awkward under the two senior's gaze, Cattleya forced herself to maintain her smile and hesitantly reply, "Frank is in the city attending a Beyonder gathering, he is buying materials and looking for the main ingredient of the Druid potion… Is there something you need from him?"
"It's like this: German and I would like to commission something from Frank." Lynn said, elbowing Klein to prompt him to speak.
"I heard that Frank is a Beyonder of the Earth pathway, and he is skilled at cultivating unusual plants," Klein said simply, overcoming his social anxiety for the moment. "I need a type of plant that can grow in the dark and is edible, so I was hoping Frank could cultivate one."
Cattleya's recently recovered smile almost faded again. She took a deep breath to calm herself before replying, "Perhaps you don't know Frank well enough. He does have some interesting ideas and has indeed cultivated some… um, unique plants. But they may not be exactly what you're expecting…"
Cattleya wasn't trying to badmouth her first mate, but Frank, despite his genius, had some truly wild ideas. The plants and animals he cultivated were often beyond ordinary understanding—like mushrooms that produced milk or fish with a red wine flavor.
These weren't even the worst of it. After all, the current versions of the mushrooms and fish were still relatively tame. What really worried Cattleya were Frank's more outrageous ideas, like crossbreeding cows with wheat so that cows could grow from the ground.
Even with her strong nerves and vast experience, Cattleya felt overwhelmed every time she entered Frank's lab.
Under these circumstances, she wasn't about to encourage Frank further, especially when it seemed like the two seniors in front of her weren't exactly the most reliable.
That's right. Although their time together had been brief, Cattleya as an experienced adult and being well-versed in handling troublemakers and problem children, had instinctively recognized the troublesome nature of a certain someone.
And she knew all too well that when two troublemakers collided, the result could be something far beyond expectation.
Cattleya felt it was her duty to contribute to world peace—at least to prevent a future where history books recorded, "The Mushroom King Frank's destruction of the world began with his meeting with Gabriel."
(End of Chapter)
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