“Are you finished writing your report?”

“Can you not tell? I’m still working on it.”

Gus did not even bother glancing back towards Scylla as he answered curtly. The two of them had joined Jody to serve the Pendragon Duchy. They received treatment equal to that of squires, and they carried out important tasks as the hands and feet of Vincent. Their most important duty was to collect information.

“Let’s see…”

Scylla grinned before walking towards Gus’s back. She stuck her head over his shoulder and stole a gaze.

“Pff! Even a harpy would do a better job writing than you. What is this? Scribble, scrabble, blah blah….”

“Oh, shut up! It does not matter as long as it’s legible.”

Gus’s face turned slightly red. He bumped Scylla’s chin with his shoulder, then covered the piece of paper with his body before resuming his crooked writing. Scylla gazed at him with a smile, then spoke.

“Still, how great. Learning how to write at that age. Oh, bububu! I’m so proud of you, my baby goose. Mommy’s so proud. So proud of you.”

“You really…”

Gus turned his head and stared at Scylla with a frown. However, he soon turned back with a deep sigh.

“What can I do? I need to learn how to write if I want to be a proper information agent. That...