Curse The Mainframe - Chapter 424

Katherine held Brian’s hand as the two of them strode around the town. She had only done this because she owed him.

There had been a time that he had helped her out before, so she was returning the favour. It wasn’t like it was anything hard either. She just had to act as his pretend girlfriend for a while.

It was only until he managed to get rid of his ex-girlfriend who was stalking him obsessively, so she was fine with it.

If it came to it, she could even overpower Brian, let alone a girlfriend of his.

But so far, there hadn’t been any signs of that girlfriend of his, let alone another person.

Instead, the news was just spreading throughout her clan that she was dating Brian Klein now, and that they were very lovey dovey, going out on dates every few days. They always held hands and looked deeply into each other’s eyes, like they were truly in love.

Just thinking about it made her face blacken. She could only hope that her brother didn’t hear news of this.

She shuddered to think about what would happen if he did.

Even at the end of their several ‘dates’ there still wasn’t any appearance of Brian’s ex-girlfriend. There wasn’t even a single hair out of place.

For a while, she was suspicious that Brian had just made up his ex-girlfriend to get closer to her, but she noticed that his expression was quite genuine and puzzled that his ex-girlfriend wasn’t appearing when she had been previously stalking him almost to prevent their breakup.

Now, there wasn’t even a shadow of her at all.

Could she finally have accepted it?

Brian still wasn’t convinced, so Katherine was willing to keep this façade up for a little while longer.

At least, that was how it was in the beginning…

But after a while, Brian seemed to have developed genuine feelings for her, and his subsequent treatment of her became gentler and more devoted. She was uncomfortable at first, but she thought to herself…

She would indulge him a bit.

Just a bit.

It wasn’t so bad if she was in a relationship with him. While she had not developed feelings for him yet, it wasn’t certain that she wouldn’t in the future.

There still wasn’t any news of Brian’s ex-girlfriend, whom she didn’t even know the name of, so she just treated the dates as real dates now.

Her training wasn’t stagnating at all. In fact, it was stronger and more vigorous than ever, and she realized now that her previous method of training had been ineffective.

She wasn’t suited for self-cultivation without any outside help.

Just this alone made her admire her cousin more than ever. Besides her brother and her uncle, Alec was definitely the most knowledgeable and worthy of her respect and worship.

Perhaps, even more.

After all, Alec had truly forged his own path in cultivation and was still charging ahead.

She too, wanted to do that. She wanted to forge her own path, find her own niche.

Katherine said a prompt goodbye to her current boyfriend, Brian, and went to a nearby training ground to get some training in.

Even while she ‘relaxed’ Katherine was still very hardworking – much more than many others out there.

She didn’t give herself any slack, and she didn’t complain either. It was a bone-deep confidence in herself that she would eventually be able to rise above the crowd even with her disadvantaged Magitype.

Katherine may have come out seemingly softer compared to before, but deep down, she was more determined than ever. Right now, nothing could shake her staunch belief. It came from deep inside her, illuminating her mind.

After all, she finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

And to her, that light was more precious than anything else. It was her hope, her dreams and everything that she had aspired for since she was a little girl.

All of that made her seem softer, and her previous bad temper that was provoked with just a soft prod slowly calmed down.

She was halfway in the middle of training hard when her ears suddenly perked up.

There were a series of crashes through the woods, and a soft ‘ow’ that she heard from a distance.

Katherine pursed her lips, ignoring the person who had intruded on her training. She would just leave sooner or later once she saw that someone was here.

However, the figure that emerged from the foliage caused her to pause, slightly stunned.

It was a pretty teenager with soft, watery eyes and soft dark hair. It wasn’t as dark as the Klein Clan’s hair and instead had a bit of a brown tinge to it in the sunlight.

Her eyes were big and watery, framed with delicate eyelashes. There were some scratches on her face, and her clothes were dishevelled. There were various wounds on pale skin, and she was barefoot.

She looked like she was about to cry at any moment.

At once, Katherine was stunned again, and her movements slowed down a little. She frowned, walking over to the girl.

“What’s wrong with you?”

The girl looked at her and burst into tears, burrowing herself into Katherine’s arms and hugging her tightly. Her body trembled a little, and it was a reaction that couldn’t be faked.

Katherine stared over the girl’s shoulder with confusion. What was happening?

Why had she suddenly been hugged out of nowhere by a girl who was crying and clinging to her like she never wanted to let go?

Katherine awkwardly patted the girl’s back, and her loud cries slowly died into soft sniffles.

Her hair was slightly dishevelled, and there was even a small twig in her hair. Katherine pulled it out and threw it away.

Hmph. If she weren’t a girl, Katherine wouldn’t have been so nice. She would have thrown them far away.

“Why are you like this?” Katherine said, pulling away the teen from her body by the back of her collar.

The girl directed watery eyes at her, sniffling. She rubbed her face, swallowing. “There were some people…” she said with trembling lips. “They tried to… kidnap and…” She couldn’t get the last few words out, as if she would break down if she said it out loud.

Katherine’s eyes immediately became stormy.

Someone dared to act while they were in the Klein Clan’s territory?!

They were courting death!

She gripped her fists, and stomped on the ground, creating quite a large crater as she launched off the ground.

The girl who had previously been sniffling nonstop look at the crater that had suddenly appeared with wonder. There was a faint longing in her eyes.

But the girl quickly snapped out of it. “Wait, you shouldn’t go! There are a lot of them-”

She’d only talked halfway, but Katherine had already started tearing through the woods.

The girl’s mouth dropped open, and panic filled her eyes. She quickly ran after her, but she was much faster.

Her heart was pounding in her chest as she quickly retraced her steps. She couldn’t even see that girl previously anymore. She’d felt so safe in her arms, but now she was running after to punish those people-