Chapter 59: Nivi Seems a Little Broken

For some reason, Ai Lin seemed to be in an excellent mood after hearing His’s answer, even reaching out to pat his head.

Rest early.

His, however, felt a bit annoyed.

Why does it feel like… I’m being treated like a kid?

Just as His was about to close his eyes and sleep, the familiar lettering that hadn’t appeared in a long time finally materialized before him once more.

[Today’s Flash Report: The reason is… shocking! The Demon Princess actually risked her own safety to cross the Demon-Human Border alone. For details, please pay ten thousand Gold Coins to unlock.]

His silently complained in his heart: ‘My Flash Report… you couldn’t have given me this news earlier?’

If this message had let him know just one day earlier, he would at least have been mentally prepared.

Now that she’s already shown up at his door, what’s the point of telling him now?

Still, despite his frustration, His obediently paid the fee to unlock the message.

[Ever since Gray Crystal Weapons were deployed to the battlefield and the Demon Race suffered consecutive defeats, severe chaos has been brewing within their ranks. In order to help the Demon King share the burden, the Demon Princess Lilith wanted to solve the Gray Crystal Weapon problem at its root, so she secretly came to the Human Realm alone.]

[After making extensive inquiries, Lilith learned that the person who created these Gray Crystal Weapons was none other than His Blackstone, the very man who had once taken her in. Originally, the Demon Princess planned to use force to threaten His Blackstone into halting Gray Crystal Weapon production, but she never expected that once she crossed the Border, the Magic Power in her body would begin draining rapidly once again, causing her strength to decline drastically day by day. With no other choice, she had to attempt negotiations with His Blackstone……]

So his former little Maid had originally planned to come and fight him?

His glanced at Ai Lin, who was lying beside him and already asleep, and felt a wave of emotion.

‘What an ungrateful child. Hmm… so, if her Magic Power hadn’t started mysteriously disappearing again…’

With Lilith’s strength having degraded this much, could she even last a couple of exchanges against Ai Lin?

Ha Ji Si, you bastard, just how strong were you at your peak, huh?

And with strength like hers, who knows how many more exist within the entire Demon Race.

Thinking about this, His couldn’t help but feel a bit worried for his Fiancée.

There was no Feng Aotian to motivate her now, and he had no idea whether her Swordsmanship would ever grow to the ceiling level it reached in the Original Game.

After all, this Demon Princess’s strength didn’t need Feng Aotian to trigger it.

If the two of them were inevitably going to end up fighting…

His let out a soft sigh.

‘I should at least… do something for her.’

“Hey, His, get up now.”

The next morning, His was sleeping soundly when he was roused by his Fiancée.

“Hmm? What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, I just wanted to make sure you weren’t cursed or anything. Seeing that you can wake up, I’m relieved.”

“Did you just think something disrespectful?”

“Nope.”

Ai Lin sat up and stretched her body.

“I’m going to change my clothes now.”

“No need, I’ll just change in the bathroom. You lie down a while longer.”

“Oh… wait a second, I’ll head out now…”

With that, Ai Lin picked out today’s outfit from the trunk and walked into the bathroom.

Before long, Ai Lin emerged wearing formal attire, only to find His lying back on his pillow with his eyes closed.

“I’m heading out first. Don’t sleep too long either.”

“Mm…”

Just as Ai Lin pushed open the door and stepped out of His’s Bedroom, she ran straight into Ni Wei, who had come to wake His up.

“Huh?!!! You… y-y-y-you!”

Seeing Ai Lin walk out of His’s room, Ni Wei shrieked in shock.

“Oh? It’s you, little sister.”

Thinking about how this little Maid in her Fiancé’s household seemed to hold quite a bit of resentment toward her, Ai Lin put on a warm smile and took the initiative to greet her.

“What do you mean little sister? I’m already eighteen, you know!”

“Is that so? But I’m twenty-two this year.”

“You!”

Ni Wei’s face puffed up like a steamed bun.

“Forget that! Why are you coming out of His’s room?!”

“Calling your own master by his first name? How interesting.”

Ai Lin chuckled.

“As his Fiancée, is it strange for me to stay with him?”

“B-But… didn’t you two agree last night to sleep separately…”

“Oh, that. Well, how should I put it? I changed my mind at the last minute.”

Not wanting to tell the little Maid in front of her about His encountering the Demon Race, Ai Lin could only make up some excuse to brush it off.

But those words sounded completely different to Ni Wei’s ears.

The little Maid felt like the world was spinning around her, and her whole body seemed ready to faint.

“Hm? You don’t look so well. Are you alright?”

“I’m… fine…”

“That’s good then. I’ll head to the dining room first.”

Just as Ai Lin was about to leave, she suddenly thought of something and turned back to say to Ni Wei:

“Oh, right. His went to sleep pretty late last night. If you’re planning to wake him up, you might want to wait a bit longer~”

“Oh…”

On that morning, a little Maid in the Blackstone Duke Mansion quietly shattered into pieces.

By the time His arrived at the dining room, Ai Lin had already finished breakfast and was enjoying her morning tea.

“You’re up?”

“Mm, morning.”

His walked over to the dining table, and La Fei Na, standing nearby, immediately brought out the still-warm breakfast and set it on the table.

“Hey, where’s Ni Wei?”

“She… she said she didn’t have much of an appetite today, so she skipped breakfast.”

La Fei Na replied.

His stabbed a fried egg with his fork and stuffed it into his mouth.

“No appetite this early in the morning? She’s not sick, is she?”

“I don’t think so. I saw her this morning, and she seemed fine.”

Ai Lin chimed in at just the right moment.

“I have no idea what happened either.”

La Fei Na pondered for a moment.

“This morning, she was happily going to wake Young Master Xisi, but by the time she got back to her room, she looked completely deflated.”

His was taken aback.

“Huh? I didn’t see her this morning.”

“Oh, I told her not to wake you, so you could sleep a bit longer.”

His was taken aback.

“Hey! Don’t say things that could be misunderstood like that!”

“What’s the big deal? You really didn’t sleep well.”

“No, that’s not it! Ugh!”

His covered his face while secretly glancing at La Fei Na beside him out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing that the girl’s expression hadn’t changed at all, His finally let out a sigh of relief.

Saying things like that in front of his own Maid, it still felt a bit embarrassing…

“Young Master Xisi, a letter from the Royal Capital!”

Just as they were talking, a guard hurriedly ran in and handed a letter to His.

“From the Royal Capital?”

His calculated the time.

By all accounts, Florin shouldn’t have reached the Royal Capital by now.

So what was this letter about?

His opened the envelope with some suspicion and scanned the contents.

[To Ai Lin:…]

Huh?

Just from seeing the opening, His immediately folded the letter back up, walked over to Ai Lin, and solemnly handed it to her.

“What do you mean?”

Ai Lin blinked in confusion.

“This letter is addressed to you.”

“To me…”

Ai Lin unfolded the letter again and began to read.

As she read, the Sword Maiden of the Kingdom’s brows gradually knitted together.

“Did… something happen?”

“Mm.”

Ai Lin glanced at La Fei Na, then lowered her voice and said to His: “The Demon Race is attacking the Border again. The Captain wrote to tell me that they headed to the Frontline yesterday and that I should meet up with them there directly.”

“Is that so?”

Ai Lin looked at His, a hint of worry appearing on her face.

“The Demon Race choosing to attack at this time… could it be…”

His naturally understood what Ai Lin was thinking.

Ever since the Knights were equipped with Gray Crystal Weapons, the Demon Race had never launched an aggressive attack. Now, for them to take the initiative, it was highly likely they had already found a way to counter the Gray Crystal Weapons.

“I understand.”

His placed his hand over Ai Lin’s.

“Go to the Frontline and check the situation first. If the Gray Crystal Weapons stop working, lead your troops to retreat immediately. If necessary, you can voluntarily give up some strongholds. We’ll plan things out properly afterward.”

“Mm!”

Ai Lin nodded.

Last time they lost to the Demon Race, her Fiancé had pulled out the Gray Crystal Weapons. This time, he would definitely find a way to solve the problem too.

For some reason, Ai Lin now always felt a strange confidence in His.

“Time is of the essence. I’ll prepare a Carriage to take you there right away.”

“Alright.”

Ai Lin stood up.

“Then you… take care of yourself too. Don’t forget there’s still a Demon keeping an eye on you.”

“Don’t worry, I have my guards here, alright?”

His chuckled.

“From what I saw last night, that Demon wasn’t that strong. My dear wife sent her running with just a few moves.”

“You and your smooth talk…”

The girl gently pushed His, but a faint blush quietly crept onto her face.

“Mm, I’ll wait for you to come back.”

“Once things at the Border are settled, I’ll come back to you right away.”

After seeing Ai Lin off, His immediately set out for his factory in the Town.

Sure enough, His quickly found the person he wanted to see at the weapon production area of the factory.

“Tell me, the Demon Race has already pushed to the Border. Didn’t the Church of Light say it would fight alongside the Kingdom against the Demon Race? So why are you still here?”

Si Jina, facing His’s aggressive approach, didn’t know how to answer for a moment.

“The Demon Race has attacked? I… I didn’t receive any notice?”

“My Gray Crystals aren’t being provided to you for free. Isn’t it clearly stated in the Contract? Your Church of Light is supposed to provide support in the fight against the Demon Race.”

“Well… but…”

“No buts. Where’s your leader? I want to see him right now!”

“He… he’s not here right now.”

“Your Church must have some means of internal communication, right? Don’t hold back at a time like this. Bring it out now!”

“Then… follow me.”

Si Jina, completely cowed by His’s imposing manner, obediently led him to the Church of Light in the Town.

Si Jina instructed the Church staff:

“Help me contact the Priest.”

Before long, a crystal ball was brought before the two of them.

An aged voice echoed from within the crystal ball.

“Si Jina? Contacting me so urgently, is something the matter?”

Seeing Si Jina hesitate and stammer, His simply pushed her aside and spoke up himself:

“You’re the Priest of the Church of Light? The Demon Race has already pushed to the Border. I’ve shared the Gray Crystal resources with you according to the Contract, so shouldn’t you be sending people to support the Kingdom Knights at the Border?”

“You are… His Blackstone?”

The voice in the crystal ball paused for a moment.

“How do you know the Demon Race has attacked?”

“Never mind how I know. All you need to tell me is whether you plan to send anyone.”

“Hahaha, interesting.”

A bright flash passed through the crystal ball, and the next second, a figure draped in a White Robe appeared within it.

“You needn’t worry about reinforcements. I will send people there myself.”

“You’d better be telling the truth. Otherwise, I have the right to appeal to the King and have the Sacred Contract revoked.”

“Hmph, does the mighty Church of Light have no credibility at all?”

The White Robe seemed unwilling to keep arguing with His. With another flash of bright light, the crystal ball gradually dimmed.

“The Priest… has cut off the connection on his own.”

A Church staff member sighed, then took the crystal ball away.

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, His prepared to leave the Church.

“Hey, wait a moment.”

Just as he turned to leave, his shoulder was suddenly grabbed by Si Jina from behind.

If not for Ai Lin’s sake, His truly wouldn’t have wanted to have any more interaction with this Feng Aotian from the Original Game.

He applied a slight force, shaking Si Jina’s hand off him.

“Is it true… that fighting has really broken out at the Border?”

“Do you think I would joke about something like this?”

“But… didn’t your Priest just say he would send reinforcements?”

“What else do you have to doubt?”

With that, His quickly walked out of the Church, leaving the red-haired girl standing there dumbfounded.

He had barely walked a short distance from the Church when His once again felt that familiar Dark Element.

Interesting, so she’s coming to him on her own initiative this time?

Without any hesitation, His strode quickly toward the direction the barely perceptible Dark Element was guiding him.

“Well, well, we meet again, Young Master Xisi. Didn’t bring the Sword Maiden of the Kingdom along this time?”

Beneath a large tree on the outskirts, Lilith leaned against the trunk and greeted His enthusiastically, though there was a hint of provocation in her tone.

“Stop pretending. Against the current you, would she even need to make a move?”

His had no intention of wasting words with Lilith and walked straight up to her.

“Huh? What do you mean by that?”

“If I remember correctly, last time you came here, you had no Magic Power in your body, right?”

His reached out and, with lightning speed, grabbed the Demon Princess’s wrist.

“Huh? Wh-What are you doing? Let go of me!”

Finally realizing something was wrong, Lilith began struggling desperately, but that only made His grip tighter.

After confirming that Lilith truly could no longer use Magic Power, a smile crept onto His’s lips, while the Demon Princess’s eyes were filled with panic.

“What’s wrong? Not using magic to run away this time?”

“You… how do you know?”