Inner World Main City.
In a bustling commercial district, a corner milk tea shop.
Nuo Ai’er held the freshly made hot milk tea with both hands and took a sip.
Sitting beside her… no, rather, the red-hooded girl pressed tightly against her sat upright, her emerald eyes never leaving Nuo Ai’er’s face. Even while drinking milk tea, she stared at Nuo Ai’er.
As if the person in front of her would disappear again the moment she blinked.
“This is so awkward” said Nuo Ai’er.
Since the game ended just now, Leinata had been clutching her clothes, afraid she would run away.
And then kept staring at her like this…
“Uh, Leinata.” Nuo Ai’er put down her cup and looked for a topic.
“How did you come to this world?”
Hearing this question, Leinata’s eyes dimmed for a moment: “After you disappeared… I was depressed for a while and thought a lot.”
“What did you think about?”
“How to commit suicide.”
“Pfft.”
Nuo Ai’er quickly covered her mouth, nearly spitting it out.
“I thought about hanging myself, jumping into a river, jumping off a cliff, and—”
“Hey wait, wait, can we skip this topic? (ǒ…” Nuo Ai’er felt cold sweat soaking her back.
As if seeing Nuo Ai’er’s terror, Leinata quickly added: “It’s okay, Nuo Ai’er. Because before you left, you hoped I would live well, so I decided to keep living.”
“It was painful, but every day I recall those memories with you and your last words, and then I didn’t want to die as much.”
Leinata took Nuo Ai’er’s hand, smiling: “Whatever you wish for, I will do. You hoped I wouldn’t die, right… See, I didn’t die. I’ve been trying hard to live until now.”
“Ah, ahaha, good…” Nuo Ai’er was covered in cold sweat, only able to awkwardly laugh along with Leinata.
Having said that, Leinata continued: “Later one day, I met a woman in the forest who called herself a witch. She invited me to join this game.”
“…Could it be the Witch Council recruiting new members?” said Nuo Ai’er.
Just like when Wei Ran recruited Nuo Ai’er… although it was forced.
“I initially didn’t want to agree, even wanted to kill her… But she told me you were here, that you were also a player.”
“So I agreed immediately.” Leinata looked at Nuo Ai’er with pride.
“Don’t worry, I’ve always remembered our last promise—to find you… As long as I can find Nuo Ai’er, I’m willing to go through any hell. And now I’ve found you.”
“Ahaha, finding is good, good find…” said Nuo Ai’er.
“After coming here, I participated in three games, but they were all boring. I cleared them easily.”
At this point, Leinata’s face went expressionless again. Those games were trivial to her.
Nuo Ai’er felt a chill down her spine.
Those were high-risk dungeons where people die! (
Is Leinata’s combat power a bit too ridiculous…
“Oh, where’s Little Grey?” Nuo Ai’er suddenly remembered the little grey wolf that Leinata raised in the forest.
“Little Grey came too. It’s now my wolf soul and can help me fight.” Leinata said, spreading her palm.
A mass of black mist gathered in her palm, instantly forming a palm-sized black wolf soul.
“Wow, cool!”
Nuo Ai’er couldn’t help reaching out and poking the translucent wolf soul.
After messing around for a while, Nuo Ai’er stretched. “By the way, what are your plans from now on, Leinata? I remember that Young Miss seemed to hope you would join her faction… Huh?”
Leinata suddenly grabbed Nuo Ai’er’s arm.
“What are you saying? Didn’t Nuo Ai’er tell me to find you? I finally found you, I don’t want to be separated again.”
“No, no… Nuo Ai’er, saying something like this… Could it be… are you trying to abandon me again?”
With those words, Leinata’s aura suddenly changed.
The atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point. A visible black aura rose from behind her, and those emerald eyes filled with obsession.
“Were those promises all lies? Just to brush me off…”
Seeing the wolf girl seemingly about to darken, Nuo Ai’er shivered and quickly waved her hands in surrender.
“Eh, no no no! I didn’t think that! I know, I know (o>ω<9), just kidding just now. After we finish this milk tea, let’s go home together!”
Hearing that, the black aura on Leinata instantly dissipated, and a smile returned to her face. “Mm, let’s go home together.”
“Phew… that was close QAQ” said Nuo Ai’er.
Nuo Ai’er had a strange premonition, feeling like she had almost triggered some Bad End. (
Nuo Ai’er wiped her cold sweat and stood up to go to the counter to pay. “Alright, I’ll go pay. We’ll leave together in a bit.”
“Let me pay.” Leinata said, pulling up her panel. She had a full 200 points.
“That much?” Nuo Ai’er looked surprised, but quickly shook her head. “Let me do it. After finally reuniting with Leinata, this cup of milk tea is on me!”
Since Nuo Ai’er said that, Leinata didn’t say anything else.
Checkout complete. 1 point. Remaining: 108 points.
After paying, Nuo Ai’er turned around, but because she was in a hurry, she accidentally bumped into a female customer who was about to enter.
“Oh dear XX” Nuo Ai’er cried out.
That female customer was a tall woman who looked arrogant. She frowned and glared at Nuo Ai’er impatiently. “Hey, little girl, watch where you’re going! Are you blind?”
“Ah, I’m sorry…” Nuo Ai’er quickly apologized.
The female customer snorted disdainfully, patted the corner of her clothes that Nuo Ai’er had touched, and turned away.
“Phew, what a hassle, Leina— Huh?”
Nuo Ai’er sighed in relief, just about to turn and call Leinata, when she suddenly felt the air behind her freeze.
She stiffly turned her head. There was Leinata still sitting in her seat, but her originally clear emerald eyes had turned blood red, filled with surging murderous intent.
The small knife in Leinata’s hand had also been drawn, its blade wrapped in red magical light.
“L-Leinata?” Nuo Ai’er’s voice trembled with fear. “What are you doing?”
Why suddenly put on a fighting face? (
Leinata slowly stood up, her gaze locked onto the back of that female customer, her voice icy. “She was rude to you. I’m going to kill her.”
“Uwah”
Nuo Ai’er was terrified out of her wits. She rushed over and tightly hugged Leinata from behind, holding her waist.
“Wait wait wait wait wait, calm down, calm down, no no no it’s not that serious”
“But she made you unhappy.” Leinata stopped, turned back to look at Nuo Ai’er in her arms. The blood red in her eyes faded slightly, but she remained stubborn. “This kind of human has no reason to exist.”
“No, wuwah”
Nuo Ai’er wanted to cry but had no tears.
Anyway, it took some effort to coax Leinata.
But Nuo Ai’er had a bad feeling, because she would have to live with Leinata from now on…
She felt like her days were going to become strange (sad).
“Ugh, help” said Nuo Ai’er.