Chapter 218. Detective Lily is Back
"Why do you always talk to Astrid like that? Are you... hitting on her?" Tyler asked Mathilda through divine sense.
Mathilda shot him a serious reply, "Bruh, I’m hitting on very cute girls, not her." She glanced over at Astrid, her voice softening. "It’s just that... sometimes she seems lonely. I’m just reminding her that we’re here for her, you know?"
Tyler fell silent, understanding her intentions. Beneath her teasing and playful nature, Mathilda was always perceptive, picking up on the subtle things others often missed. There were depths to her care for the crew that Tyler respected.
They didn’t have a chance to continue the conversation because, just then, Lily appeared, breezing in with her usual lively energy. "Tyler White, yo! What’re you up to, yo?" she called out, plopping down beside Astrid.
"Hey, Astrid, yo! And pervert yo," she added, waving at Mathilda and giving Astrid a playful fist bump on the shoulder.
"What’s with the ’yo’?" Tyler asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Huh... I just came back from a place called Hood Town. Everyone talks like that," Lily said, sighing dramatically. "I guess it rubbed off on me. Anyway, I’ll stop if it’s that weird."
"Alright, let’s get to the point," Tyler said, leaning forward. "I want answers: who, what, where, and how?"
Lily tilted her head in confusion. "I get ’where,’ ’who,’ and ’what,’ but... ’how’?"
Mathilda grinned, leaning in as well. "Yeah, how did you find a clue this fast, Vice Captain?"
Lily gave them a sly smile. "You guys forget my previous job? I was a top detective back at the old sect. This stuff is nothing."