My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 409: Implicit Invitation Letter

Linda returned to her classroom together with her classmates.

Ye Lan received an envelope without any further information regarding the sender. The person who delivered it to her didn’t say much either. He politely gave it to her before leaving.

"That’s good for you, Ye Lan. Why don’t you open it and see their offer?" Linda was curious.

She put her invitation letters and business cards into her bag and left them there as she did not intend to accept any of them. Her future plan was already set. She would work for Young Master El after graduating. As for her apprenticeship in her third year, she would also work for her young master.

"Uhm..." Ye Lan felt a little hesitant, but she only received one letter. Since she had nothing to do, she opened the envelope as she was also curious about its contents.

"Hehe, you are so popular, Miss Linda. So, do you want to check the pile to see which one is the most attractive?" A princess-like young lady came over with four shiny tickets and lots of recommendation letters in hand, appearing as if she didn’t want to lose to the newcomer.

"I already have one in mind, Lady Bertha. But, may I know what your plans are for those invitations?" Linda responded respectfully and understood how social status and community relations worked.

"Ho-ho-ho~ I don’t intend to entertain anyone of them because my family has prepared a bright future for me. Unlike commoners who have to seek their opportunity, wealth and fame will seek me out even if I don’t do anything." Bertha covered her mouth with her hand and laughed arrogantly.

"Yo, Linda. Maybe you need to read the invitation letter and see what they have to offer. They probably came with a cheap offer because they are trying to take advantage of us. You need to consider my future guild. I will grant you the highest benefit. I’ve thought about its name for-" Han Jue came closer to leave an impression on Linda, but the nearby bespectacled girl suddenly yelped in surprise, interrupting his conversation.

"Uh-huh?!" Ye Lan gasped and immediately covered her mouth.

"What’s wrong, Ye Lan?" Linda got up from her seat and stood behind her dormmate, checking the contents of the letter.

"An invitation letter from the Minamoto Group? The letter personally written by Lady Erina? That’s amazing, Ye Lan. I know your talent is more than what it seems. They know your worth!" Linda felt happy for her dormmate, but her tone gradually became a bit flat, knowing Minamoto Group originated in Japan.

"Tsk." Bertha clicked her tongue, feeling annoyed because the useless girl received the invitation from the 3rd biggest group in the world!

If her family’s worth could be compared to the Minamoto Group, it would be like a bucket of water to a lake. Moreover, the one who wrote the letter for that useless girl was none other than the Golden Diva, her idol!

"No, this is not a letter of recommendation or an ordinary invitation, Linda. Lady Erina requested a meeting today. She did not leave contact, but asked me to come here." Ye Lan pointed out the indirect request implied in the contents of the letter.

"I look forward to our meeting... But, if this text is read backward, the faint shadowy text becomes ’meet me at Building A1 top floor now’. Is this a scam?" Linda raised her eyebrow, wondering about the situation.

"???" Satria accidentally overheard it and checked his letter again. He also received the invitation from Lady Erina, but he didn’t know what to do since the letter had no contact number or anything.

"I think it’s a bit sus, and it was stuck in a regular envelope for unknown reasons. Do you want to check it out? I’ll go with you to ensure it." Han Jue peeked from behind. If the invitation was real, he also wished to meet Golden Diva and ask for her autograph!

"What do you think, Ye Lan?" Linda returned to her seat, wanting to know her friend’s opinion.

"I, I think I need to meet her... It’s so impolite if I ignore this, right? If this letter is true, then I’ll be in trouble if I offend Golden Diva..." Ye Lan looked down and muttered softly, feeling too embarrassed and afraid because the eyes of the whole class were on her.

"Satria, where are you going?" Someone called out in wonder.

"We are given an hour’s break before the next lesson. I want to go to the toilet and walk around a bit." Satria raised his hand in farewell and left the classroom in a bit of a hurry.

"Why complicate things? It’s a nature’s call." The other guy shrugged his shoulders.

"Hmm..." Linda rummaged through her bag and found a similar plain envelope to Ye Lan’s. She opened it, and it was an invitation from the Minamoto Group written by Lady Erina. However, the opening and contents were somewhat friendlier, not formal like Ye Lan’s.

The letter also implicitly asked her to go to the top floor of Building A1.

"You also get one? Will you accept that?" Han Jue felt dissatisfied and annoyed, considering that Minamoto Group was very good to consider.

"I don’t know, but I will accompany Ye Lan there. The others didn’t ask for a meeting, but this is about the 9th strongest esper..." Linda heaved a subtle sigh.

With that being said, she and Ye Lan went to Building A1, followed by Han Jue and his gang as he wished to ensure Linda’s well-being.

Upon arrival at the building, several military personnel stood guard in the surroundings. They entered with caution, but when they arrived at the top floor, more elite agents were standing guard around, making them afraid.

"Uhm, we might have come to the wrong place..." Ye Lan pulled Linda’s hand, feeling extremely nervous and afraid.

"Students? What purpose do you have in coming here?" A soldier approached from the side elevator, wondering the reason for these students’ arrival.

"This, is this a trap? A random guild wants to trap us and force us into their guild? Don’t think you can get what you want by faking the name Minamoto Group. My family will not let you go if you do anything to me!" Han Jue took a defensive stance, feeling somewhat intimidated.

"What are you talking about? Go to the rooftop if you really have an invitation letter. There are many executives around you, so please pay attention to your attitude." The soldier kindly advised the students before leaving.

"..." Linda and Ye Lan looked at each other, then looked towards the stairs.

"Since we’ve arrived here, then let’s check it out." Linda gulped her saliva, feeling a bit nervous.

"Ah-uhm..." Ye Lan stood behind Linda, feeling very nervous.

They then slowly climbed the stairs to the rooftop. Two S-Class elite soldiers stood guard around the entrance and opened it for the students.

The bright light of the sun immediately assaulted Linda and Ye Lan’s sights. They slowly walked past the two experts and arrived at the rooftop, but Han Jue and his gang got blocked by the two experts.

"Go back to your classroom, students. You don’t have an invitation letter." One of the experts issued a warning.

"What?" Han Jue wanted to argue, but he had nothing to support his argument. The door was closed, and he couldn’t see what would await on the rooftop.

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Linda covered her eyes as the sudden change in intensity of light dazzled her eyes. After a few seconds of adjustment, she could see a tent and a large umbrella with a round table underneath.

She widened her eyes in surprise when she realized who was waiting there. Young Master El said he would visit her soon, and he was there for her too!

"Hi~ Why do you keep standing there? Please have a seat." Elysia raised her hand in greeting.

"Young, Young Master El! You never told me that you would come today." Linda left Ye Lan and rushed over like a carefree girl.

"Haha, isn’t that a good thing? You’re progressing quite well too. Are you doing good at the academy? No one is bullying you, right?" Elysia nodded in satisfaction at Linda’s improvements in the last few days.

Yusagi then served the guests special shaved fruity ice, a cold dish that was perfect for the hot weather.

"Everyone is friendly, young master..." Linda received her shaved ice from the pretty white-haired bunny girl with a smile, but it soon died down when she found Lady Erina was next to her young master.

"Hello~ Pleased to meet you, Miss Linda. I’ve heard a lot about you from El. Please accept this as a welcome gift." Erina felt something amiss but remained friendly and gave Linda a gift box.

"..." Linda remained silent, but she understood the gesture would mean Lady Erina was close to her young master and tried to get on her good side for some reason.

The rumors circulating on the internet might be true. Minamoto Erina was her young master’s girlfriend...

Ye Lan also sat down to the prepared seat, and the beautiful white-haired bunny girl also gave her a bowl of shaved ice, but she received no gift box. There were many questions in her mind regarding her dormmate and this long-haired young master in a fancy black-gold robe. They obviously knew each other before.

"Young master, may I know what relationship you have with Lady Erina?" Linda decided to ask, but she failed to control her emotions.

"..." Elysia was silent for a moment as she remembered that Linda had a particular hatred for Japan because Ali’s significant setbacks in the past occurred in Japan and were caused by a Japanese woman...