Reject me, you damn woman.

In fact, everything was just as Holly expected. Choosing this office for the conversation was actually a deliberate decision on her part. The slightly awkward atmosphere amidst the indifference was also created by her on purpose. Her purpose was to deliberately give Lynn the feeling that she was difficult to get along with, so as to pave the way for him to back down in the future.

However, Lin En's performance was better than he had imagined. The prince did not show any dissatisfaction with his indifference and alienation, which was much better than his barbarian mother.

As a high-level elf who naturally hates the opposite sex, Holly had to admit that Lynn's words, deeds and outstanding appearance lowered his threshold of disgust for the other party a lot.

I just don't know what he is thinking now.

In fact, while Holly was thinking about how to make Lin En take the initiative to refuse the establishment of this master-disciple relationship in a decent and elegant way, Lin En was indeed brainstorming:

"There is no outline at all in such a tight skirt. Isn't this woman vacuum-packed?"

"cough,"

In the end, it was Holly who started the conversation first.

"Norton performed quite well in the final exam just now. I think you should know the significance of this exam, right?"

"Yes, Master Orlando, but I want to say......"

"Now I am asking you a question, you just need to answer my question instead of expressing your opinion."

Holly interrupted with a frown on her face.

"Okay, Master Holly."

Lynn once again showed great self-control and replied with a smile.

This made Holly feel a little guilty and a little regretful.

Because of her job, Holly had dealt with countless so-called "young and promising nobles". However, when faced with her indifference, the elegance of those guys would most likely become awkward and embarrassed. Even if the remaining one could remain calm, Holly would still feel an unbearable gloom and deliberateness.

But Lynn was different. Facing her two consecutive and somewhat deliberate interruptions, he showed a calmness that was inconsistent with his age. Holly could only see that kind of calmness in those truly outstanding gentlemen who had experienced a lot. Holly still admired this for a little bit.

And, for some reason, my disgust towards Lynn wasn’t as strong as I had imagined.

When Holly watched the test with Soljana and the other two, she only felt a little curious about this cunning student, but she still couldn't suppress her instinctive disgust.

She thought that this feeling of disgust would be magnified after they actually met, but she didn't expect the opposite to happen.

After they actually met, as time went by, she actually discovered that she didn't dislike Lin En that much. The other person's good manners and inexplicable, yet innate affinity seemed to overcome even her instincts.

If he was a female student, Holly would have accepted him as her disciple without hesitation. Unfortunately, this boy was a man. Although Holly rarely had feelings for a man, this was not enough for her to make an exception for Lin En.

However, Lin En was a somewhat special person after all. Her identity as a prince and her previous promise to accept a disciple made it difficult for her to break the promise easily.

Therefore, the most ideal situation is that Lin En takes the initiative to give up the quota.

According to the pre-planned plan, Holly began to make trouble little by little.

Holly frowned slightly, and a list with the school logo appeared in her hand:

"Student Lynn Norton, as the first place in the Treasure Master Exam, you are indeed on my class list, but......"

Holly displayed the list between the two of them. It was actually an attendance sheet, and behind the long list of names were basically full attendance signs.

After all, whether for nobles or commoners, the name Holly Orlando is so important that they would put aside everything and come to the classroom to listen to her lessons.

But there is only one person, Lin En, whose name is followed by a large red cross, which makes him stand out and stand out from the crowd. This only means one thing:

"You haven't even come to class, classmate Norton. You are really a rare guest in my class."

Holly raised her eyes slightly, and her smiling tone was filled with a hint of suffocating pressure:

"Are you dissatisfied with me?"

Finally, a hint of embarrassment that Holly was extremely looking forward to flashed across Lynn's expression, which seemed to be always calm.

"I'm sorry, Master Orlando, I don't mean to be upset with you. I didn't attend the class for a reason."

Lynn explained in a panic.

Holly had originally planned that no matter what Lin said, she would remain unmoved, and would use this as a basis for pressing forward step by step. However, even though she had already simulated the excuses that Lin might come up with, Lin's next words still made her a little uneasy.

"I actually don't have any talent for making strange objects."

"What did you say?"

Holly frowned deeply, suspecting that she had heard it wrongly.

"You don't have any talent for making strange objects, so how did you get first place in the strange object master exam?"

"That was only because I provided some help to the Shadow Knights during the Treasure Master Exam. Because it was inconvenient to make those achievements public, Dean Soljana used this false title to compensate me in order to protect me. This is a secret event in the academy, so Master Orlando doesn't know about it."

After hearing this explanation, Holly also expressed that she could understand. Although this kind of thing didn't make sense, it was indeed something that Solgana would do.

Holly was not interested in the power struggles in the empire or anything else, and she seldom bothered with interpersonal relationships, but she could still feel that there were suddenly fewer new faces in the Association of Treasure Hunters who had been chasing after her.

However, because of this, a new doubt arose in Holly's mind, so she continued to ask:

"Since you don't have the talent for a treasure hunter, I can understand why you didn't come to class. But why did you make a special trip to the final exam? Moreover, you just said that those things were secrets. You told me so generously. Aren't you afraid that I would tell others?"

However, after hearing her words, Lin En was stunned for a moment, then shook his head firmly:

"No, that won't happen, because I believe Master Orlando is definitely not that kind of person, so it doesn't matter even if I tell you."

"As for why I came here specifically to take the final exam......"

Lin En smiled apologetically:

"It's just for credits. Once you pass Master Orlando's course, you will get a lot of credits. I just took the exam to get more credits."

This answer sounds reasonable, and Lynn's performance in the exam is consistent with what he said.

However, Holly responded with a sneer.

Lin En now finally resembles those nobles in her impression who were secretive and pretentious.

"You are lying, Mr. Norton. If you are not willing to tell the truth, I think we can end this topic here."

"Wait, please wait a moment..."

Lin En's elegance and composure finally faltered. After finally finding the flaw, Holly took advantage of the situation and began to pursue him. She crossed her legs and leaned forward slightly, releasing pressure on Lin En with a rather playful look:

"So, if you tell me your real purpose now, I can still help you..."

"It's because of you, Master Orlando!"

Lynn suddenly said loudly.

"Oh, so it's because of me, eh?!"

The office, which had been unused for a long time and was therefore somewhat quiet, finally became a little lively with the arrival of the two guests, but at this moment it fell into an eerie silence again.

Lin En clenched his fists and placed them on his legs. He lowered his head deeply, as if he wanted to bury it in his chest, but he spoke like popping beans:

"I'm sorry, Master Orlando. I've heard that the most outstanding master of wonders in the empire, the 'Purple Miracle Master', Master Holly Orlando is not only an excellent master of wonders, but also an outstanding woman. I... I know that my talent in the field of wonders is not only very limited, but almost to the point of being clumsy, so I dare not come to class to disturb your teaching."

"But I am extremely reluctant to think that I may miss the opportunity to admire such an outstanding lady up close forever."

Lin En turned his head away, looking extremely ashamed:

"I'm sorry, Master Orlando. I came to take the exam with the intention of just paying my respects to you and then leaving. I'm deeply sorry for polluting your sacred classroom. I can accept any punishment you may give me!"

And Lin En naturally did not wait for punishment.

Because Holly was also confused by his sincere and straightforward speech, she stood there in a daze.

In fact, as a rare high-level elf in the human empire, Holly is very confident about her appearance.

As she grew up, there were many high-quality males who expressed their affection to her.

However, for Holly, who came to the human empire from the elf kingdom in order to become a better treasure hunter, feelings are nothing more than a stumbling block.

Only the weak will lick each other for comfort, while the strong will only pursue a better self.

In Holly's eyes, those affectionate confessions from the handsome, elegant, strong, or feminine members of the opposite sex had no other meaning than increasing her disgust for the opposite sex and slowing down her progress in self-improvement.

Gradually, as Holly's status and power improved, and her hatred for the opposite sex became a private secret known to many people of status, those reckless confessors disappeared, and Holly did not receive such harassment for a long time.

In the later period, when Holly's strength and the level of her treasure hunter reached a bottleneck, although she would occasionally have some curiosity about the love between men and women, due to her natural aversion to the opposite sex and her poor communication skills after being accustomed to a high profile, these thoughts were forgotten in Holly's heart.

Compared to those human heroes who had confessed to Holly, Lynn's confession could only be described as clumsy, like the words that a little boy who had little understanding of feelings was forced to say under the teasing of a girl.

But what made Holly feel the most unbelievable was also here, because she found that the three words of gratitude and refusal that she had been able to express smoothly before became a little awkward and difficult to say now.

But the instinctive aversion to the opposite sex seemed to be ineffective at this moment.

Normally, Holly might be confused about the reason, but in such an awkward moment, it was Holly who felt a little apologetic towards Lin En and didn't know how to face Lin En.

She suddenly felt like a bad woman who had teased a little boy, and was a little at a loss after the other party's direct attack.

"Cough cough,"

After trying hard to calm down, Holly still forced herself to remain calm and said in a serious tone:

"Your Highness Lin En, thank you for your admiration, but I think that at your age, maybe... maybe you should get along better with human girls of the same age as you."

Although these words were a bit blunt, at that moment, they were the best words of rejection Holly could think of, as she also lacked experience in communicating with others.

However, what she didn't expect was that after hearing this, Lin En, whose face was slightly red, showed a puzzled expression:

"Ha, sorry, what did Master Holly say again?"

Now it was Holly's turn to freeze:

"You didn't mean..."

Lin En shook his head helplessly and said with some amusement:

"I am just a student of Eden, and I admire Teacher Holly a little bit. I am not interested in becoming your disciple, etc...."

Lin En suddenly realized: "You didn't think I was confessing just now, did you?"

Holly: ??

"Or"

Lin En suddenly paused, squinted his eyes and smiled:

"Are you expecting something?"

Chapter 101: An unexpected surprise? (4k)

"What did you say?"

The dark purple eyes suddenly turned cold, and the sharp gaze seemed to be able to see through the soul, staring straight at Lin En.

Deep down, Holly had to admit that she had been thinking in the wrong direction just now.

After all, for the high elves who hate the opposite sex, it is not easy to meet a handsome person of the opposite sex who they do not hate so much. Although the other person is relatively young, it is inevitable that they will have a little affection for him.

Coupled with the perfect atmosphere just now and the somewhat bad lines deliberately induced by Lin En, it was hard not to cause a misunderstanding among the elves who devoted themselves to the technology of strange objects and had a very low level of interpersonal communication.

However, this does not mean that Holly will tolerate a junior taking advantage of her momentary gaffe to act unruly.

The little bit of goodwill she had accumulated towards Lin En was wiped out with Lin En's rude behavior.

If Lin En still doesn't know what's good for her and even wants to take the opportunity to blackmail her, she doesn't mind teaching Lin En a lesson.

You shouldn't give these stupid men any hope!

However, under that penetrating gaze, what Holly saw was not a trembling fool, but a pair of bright blue eyes that looked back at her calmly, but with just a hint of just the right amount of doubt under the sudden pressure Holly showed.

Lin En seemed a little surprised by Holly's unusual behavior, and explained in confusion:

"I mean, Master Holly, don't you have the slightest thought of taking me in as your apprentice? What's the problem?"

Hearing this answer, Holly's sharp momentum suddenly stagnated.

It seemed that there was really no problem. Even though the process was a bit dramatic, Lin En was indeed the one who passed the test he set and got the first place. It was normal to have such doubts. It seemed that he was indeed a little stressed.

Lin En showed a look of realization and smiled self-deprecatingly:

"Sorry, I asked a stupid question. For a mediocre person like me, it is certainly not worth Master Holly's time."

To be honest, Lynn's evaluation of herself is very pertinent.

As a woman close to the top of the treasure hunter, Holly's vision is sharp, and the same is true for her judgment of these students.

Many things in this world are inherently unfair. For things like grades and exams, you may be able to change the rankings with luck or hard work, but it is different with the manufacture of strange objects. If you can't learn it, you just can't learn it.

Some people can construct the core of a strange object at a glance, and can piece together strange objects by stumbling through self-study. Some people, even if they have achieved some success through unremitting efforts, will still be left far behind as long as the genius makes the slightest effort.