Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 696 Hindsight is always 20/20

If Travis understood instantly and quickly joined the ranks of the gods, fooling the sea man to the point of delusion, then Lori, sitting in the Crystal Palace, truly didn't realize what was happening until they began to summarize the meeting.

He used to be able to keep up with the pace entirely because he knew a lot and thought quickly enough. When the other person started talking, he could come up with a clue from his head... After all, most people are repeating mistakes that others have made in history, so it's easy to make comparisons.

If you jump straight into a whirlpool without any clues, you really won't be able to find the cause and effect, and you'll be caught in a dilemma.

In other words, he has been using his IQ to compensate for his slightly deficient EQ.

Lowry doesn't think he's bad; his emotional intelligence isn't bad either, you could even say it's very good.

But by some unforeseen means, he found himself at the very top of the pyramid, standing among a small group of exceptional individuals who excelled in everything.

Therefore, that small difference in his skill level was fatal.

Fortunately, his cautious and prudent approach over the years, which kept him from doing anything unnecessary, saved him. Although the gods wouldn't put him on the stage to participate in world affairs, they also didn't intend to take advantage of his slowness.

Some were because they had a relationship with him, while others... were because Lowry really held grudges.

If you don't use him properly, you might get bitten back. If you can't kill him easily unless it's a life-or-death situation, you can only go around him.

fortunately.

The principle of not causing trouble but not being afraid of trouble is indeed the best rule of conduct for someone like him.

Let Travis do such a great thing as contemplating the future with the gods!
Lowry didn't feel a chill run down his spine; his body was calmer than his mind.

Intuition precedes reasoning.

However, when the Goddess of the Night tried to seduce Travis, Lowry couldn't help but tilt his head and listen for a while... This matter wasn't entirely unrelated to him; at least it made him feel that Travis was more tolerant of him.

Travis used to seem to treat him very well, taking good care of him in every way, but in reality, it was just the kind of hospitality that a normal host would show to an ordinary neighbor's child who comes to visit.

However, even if they discover that the child might be a bit too mischievous, not very studious, or have made some bad friends, most parents won't interfere. At most, they'll just tell their child to be careful not to get too close to that child.

Saying even one more word is considered meddling in other people's business.

Unless they encounter the same troubles and problems, the two families, that is, the children, have a good relationship.

But this alone is enough to ensure that when problems arise, everyone can cooperate with each other.

Based on the current situation, Lowry's relationship with Travis has probably evolved from that of a child friend who came from an acquaintance's family to a long-time neighbor who is almost like a friend.

They might not necessarily value Lowry highly, but they would lend a hand when it wouldn't affect their own situation.

Lowry was a little confused... exactly when did his relationship with Travis gradually become closer?

Even when Lily and the others were born, Lori had many roles in Travis's mind: a friend and relative of Luscania, a student of Alsalan, the unlucky child of the Montes family, and a noble mage who would be on his side for the time being.

He was indeed very friendly towards Lowry and was willing to maintain a harmonious relationship with her, but that was all due to external factors and had little to do with what kind of person Lowry was.

His personality is merely an added bonus.

If it's good, then of course it's even better.

It's not good, but it doesn't affect Travis's attitude.

He never expected Luscania's friends to be good kids and was fully prepared to clean up their messes.

Therefore, even though the person Luscania was playing with was a child who wasn't even eight years old, Travis still easily resolved all the problems and potential troubles.

The fact that Lowry came from the Montes family was merely a way for him to make his actions seem more understandable.

However, if Luscania's 'Lori' were a child from a storm noble family, he could handle it with ease.

He didn't care what the child looked like; as long as Luscania was happy.

'Lori,' who can make Luscania happy, is a good kid in his eyes.

Lori only became aware of this after gaining a deeper understanding of the artifact fragments in this world and realizing that Travis had always been aware that he had a demiplane.

The fact that His Majesty the King allowed him to spend more time reading, considering the adjectives attached to him, already shows that the other party still has some humanity.

Therefore, Lowry later treated Travis with the same attitude, even though Travis's grandson was right next door. Lowry simply handled the problem in the most rational and neighborly way.

Until Leon leaves Hamilton and Ezra takes over, Travis's attitude should remain the same, at most because His Majesty the King is willing to pay the nanny a little more because Lori takes care of Luscania's children. Those benefits and advantages all stem from this.

Paying a salary or even appreciating a subordinate doesn't mean you'll keep that subordinate in your heart... Even though he's never had a formal job, Lowry has used many pens and can still keep track of the number of pens.

Did his attitude change during the few days he stayed at his castle?
Lowry pondered for a while, but couldn't figure out what the old man was thinking, so she had to give up trying.

After all, he simply couldn't suddenly put someone he hadn't cared about for decades into the position of a friend.

However, after confirming Travis's attitude, Lowry also became a little more concerned about the Dark Goddess's subtle seduction of him... Although he was currently safe, he still hoped to attract more powerful people who were friendly to him.

If Travis truly occupies the position of the stars, then having another deity who is inherently benevolent towards him, rather than being polite to him out of consideration for someone else, would certainly be the best outcome.

Lowry glanced at Travis's straight back, knowing that the guy must be very alert at the moment.

The goddess of the night's attitude was somewhat ambiguous, and her words were too obvious... Although the goddess of wealth and the lord of storms joined forces to cover up the matter and bring things back to the point where the gods planned to join forces to share the parish, the strangeness of that moment was still quite distinct.

Travis didn't react because he couldn't understand or sense the arrogant hints from the Goddess of the Night.

Who would think that a goddess's slightly drawn-out tone and trembling voice are an invitation?

No wonder this goddess claims to have pursued that advisor in the tower for hundreds of years without any progress... What a confident man he must be to think this way!
Or rather, even if that guy understood, he didn't want to accept this condescending display of love at all.

The White Dragon King was able to take the bait because he didn't care about feelings at all; as long as someone met his standards in appearance, he was happy to be with them.

Travis is actually quite emotional; he shouldn't have been oblivious to it.

But he was used to being the leader, the one in control of everything, so he didn't understand the feelings of the weak.

Lowry... I can understand.

The arts-related industries are rife with bizarre and eccentric individuals, and this is not uncommon even in schools.

He couldn't sense the kind of ambiguous, unspoken romance typical of normal schools—the kind where you look at each other, exchange glances, and both fantasize about it but neither is willing to make the first move—at all. Although, according to people he later met, this kind of love story should have happened during his middle school years, not in regular universities.

Lowry was quite puzzled; he had never seen anything like it before!

But he's seen plenty of those weird kinds of love where someone looks down on you, gives you a look, or gives you a certain tone, and you should know what to do and rush over to offer warmth.

In a world teeming with beautiful women, the battles among ordinary men are far too brutal. So much so that cowardly guys like Lowry are too scared to go to the playground at night and mostly only participate in group activities.

After all, in the middle of the night, the campus is filled with not only North-South civil wars, but also China-Japan-Korea confrontations, and even battles between the Axis powers and the Allies.

Actually, those girls didn't do anything wrong. Although they were arrogant because they were used to being pursued by men, they didn't accept gifts from others casually, especially expensive ones.

Smart women know that every gift carries a hidden price tag.

I am so good and beautiful, how can I be weighed and measured so casually?

But wherever they go, they still manage to sweep up countless innocent and unfortunate victims.

Every 'Lowry' who knew the playground was off-limits had been implicated in the incident.

Getting a head injury and being hit by a ball is a minor matter. What's really upsetting is being mistaken for someone involved in a brawl and having to rack your brains to find any evidence to prove that you don't know anyone in the group and aren't a simp for some goddess.

And the micro-expressions of some goddesses can almost be peeled off the face of the dark goddess just now... It is absolute confidence and self-confidence, the pride that says you'd better come over by yourself with just one look.

Lori believed the Storm Lord's words; the Night Goddess's current state was definitely not normal.

But he felt even more strongly that the goddess had probably never been normal.

After all, the confidence of the goddesses in his world was cultivated by the sacrifice of countless dogs.

Once you enter that circle, even the most innocent girl will quickly transform into a queen.

But what about the Goddess of the Night?

Indeed, she was born a goddess, the most admired lady in the world, and the little sister cherished by several natural gods... Although we wouldn't do anything for her, letting her do whatever she wanted without harming our own interests was already the greatest kindness.

No wonder he gets prickly whenever he sees the Goddess of the Night.

(End of this chapter)