Chapter 20: Crysty’s Scheme
"Lyra!?"
Eiden blinked hard at his phone screen.
"Why is she asking me to hang out... out of nowhere?" He squinted. "Wait, is it another typo? But this time it’s a full sentence... so that’s not the case. Then why?" He tried to find some logical reason behind it, but nothing came to mind. There hadn’t been any new development between them, no new interaction, no change in behavior. Puzzled, he decided to ask the only reliable source in his life right now. "System-chan, show me the progress for Lyra Ding."
Lyra Progress: 64%
"Huh? Still the same... 64%. No change at all i mean i haven’t done anything ." He frowned. If her progress hadn’t gone up, then what was this sudden message about? Was it a prank? A trap? Or worse... a mistake? After a brief moment of indecision, he sighed and typed back a simple reply.
"Sure".
Meanwhile, in a certain room not far away...
"Crysty! Give that back!" Lyra’s panicked voice echoed as she wrestled on the bed, her hand desperately reaching for her phone.
"Nope!" Crysty chirped as she dodged Lyra’s grasp, holding the phone high above her head. "You’ve been staring at his number for the past ten minutes and doing nothing. I just helped!"