Yarra's Adventure Notes-Chapter 1276 - 62: Invitation

"Uh, I think they are quite creative," Pannis said, managing to stop laughing under the threatening gaze of the knight girl., coughing a few times, "At least they know to look for alternatives. Hahaha, no no no, I really wasn’t laughing. That was an accident. Ahem, next time something like this happens, I will definitely criticize them sternly. I need to let them know that it is not right to do this."

"If I believed you, I’d be a fool," Catherine said irritably, "Every time you just watch them make a mess and even encourage them. They’ve all been spoiled by you—Annie is like this, Little Deer is like this, and now even Michelle and Ansha have become like this. If Lina finds out, beware, she might fight you to the death, huh, rest assured, I definitely won’t stop her then."

"No, you must stop her at such times," Pannis said seriously. "She is a priest of the God of Mercy. You can’t just watch her stray and do something so unmerciful."

"I actually think that, for most people in the Holy City, what she’d do would be considered merciful," Catherine replied with a cold laugh, suddenly questioning in confusion, "Ava, what’s wrong with you? Why have you been staring at the two of us?"

The artificial girl Ava had followed Catherine out and was now eyes unblinking as she shifted her gaze between Catherine and Pannis. The girl wore a charming black dress, her golden hair cascading down like a waterfall, with a pristine ivory comb inserted on top of her head. She looked just like a doll being dressed up. She also acted like one, expressionless, mechanically answering, "I am searching through data for comparison."

"Comparison?" Catherine asked, puzzled, "Comparing what?"

"I retrieved data from the database on scenarios where couples have disagreements regarding child upbringing," Ava said seriously, "Then I compared the results with your recent conversation. The conclusion is that the similarities exceed 75.3 percent."

"You, you, you, stop making arbitrary comparisons!" Catherine was stunned, her cheeks flushing instantly. The girl quickly covered her face with her helmet, concealing her blushing face, and ran flustered towards the training ground, "I, I, I’m going to put the helmet away. Stop talking nonsense."

"Did I say something wrong?" Ava looked up at Pannis and asked, "Why did Catherine react like that?"

"Uh, technically, you didn’t say anything wrong," Pannis touched his nose. He was supposed to tease at this moment, but even he was feeling oddly embarrassed and could only offer a wry smile, "But in some respects, you did indeed say something wrong."

"I don’t understand your meaning," Ava said blankly, "Your statement is illogical. Wrong is wrong, and right is right. How can there be a judgment that is neither wrong nor right?"

"That’s because human emotions are very complex," Pannis sighed, touching Ava’s golden hair, "They can never be judged by right or wrong. Often, they don’t follow logic at all, just like my words just now. Rigid logic only leads to contradictory conclusions."

"You also behaved unusually," Ava quickly pointed out a difference in Pannis compared to his usual self, rubbing his hand and asking woodenly, "Based on deductions from your usual behavioral patterns, when elder sister showed unusual behavior earlier, you were supposed to continue teasing, leading her to chase after you. But just now, you didn’t say or do anything, which contradicts your daily behavior patterns."

"Hey," Pannis said, not pleased, patting the girl’s head, "Are you implying my usual behavior pattern involves being chased after by her?"

"According to calculations, the probability that your last statement was an attempt to change the subject is 93.9 percent," Ava responded, still stubborn as a machine, "Through analyzing one billion three hundred forty million personality profiles, you changed the subject to hide your true thoughts. But remember, you promised to help me understand humans, analyze humans, and eventually become human."

"Alright, I won’t change the subject," Pannis sighed again, "Many things depend on the specific situation. Previously, continuing to tease wasn’t a problem, but in certain special moments, well, it can lead to issues."

"I..." Ava suddenly closed her mouth as Catherine, having returned the helmet to its place, was slowly walking back from not far away.

The knight girl seemed to have adjusted her mood during the process. Although her face still carried a faint blush, making her look more radiant in the sunlight, she had regained her composure without the previous panic and calmly returned to Pannis’s side, saying, "I didn’t expect you to return so early. What about Freya? She didn’t stay in the City Graveyard because she couldn’t bear to leave, did she?"

"She went to the Tower of Colossus, said she had something to do." Pannis scratched his head and said, "You know she dragged me to the cemetery first thing in the morning."

"Mr. Butler of Grandpa Snape told me." Catherine’s smile was helpless but also somewhat relieved, "Without even thinking, I knew where she would take you. So, did you see her mother? A very beautiful woman, right?"

"Indeed, she seemed like a good wife." Realizing that Catherine deliberately avoided a deeper topic, Pannis did not continue to dwell on the purpose of going to the graveyard and agreed, saying, "She also seemed like a good mother, it’s a pity..."

"Indeed, it is a pity." Catherine nodded, as if she had just remembered something, and abruptly said, "Right, since you’re back, I have something to tell you, I..."

"Go ahead, which day?" Pannis asked succinctly, "What time?"

"Uh, today." Catherine was startled by Pannis’s straightforward attitude, "Tonight."

"I understand." Pannis nodded, "Still Manias Street?"

"Yes." Catherine was more puzzled but continued, "Still leaving from home."

"Okay, I’ll be ready." Pannis said, "Should we leave before dinner?"

"Yes." Catherine looked at Pannis suspiciously and asked, "Did someone tell you beforehand? And why do you agree so readily? You don’t have anything else, do you?"

"Hey, what’s with that look? Anyway, even if I protested, I’d still end up being dragged there by you, so better just agree outright." Pannis rolled his eyes, "Besides, your Grandpa Snape’s people were already at the door early in the morning looking for you, just to hand you the invitation card."

"Well, you guessed right this time." Catherine covered her mouth and smiled, "Then I’ll go get ready for tonight’s dress. Do you want to come along?"

"I definitely do not." Pannis shook his head vigorously, "I want to sunbathe, I want to take a nap."