Chapter 90: The Girl’s Determination
Lonis and Elus were surrounded by chaos.
The camouflaged machines were far more numerous than the girls had imagined. For every one they defeated, more pursuers emerged.
To reveal them all, Lonis had also extracted a significant amount of her blood.
A full 3 liters, a lethal amount for an ordinary person. But for the little maid, capable of infinite self-repair, it only resulted in dizziness.
“Li… Little idiot, are you okay?”
“No… I’m fine…”
“Phew, I’ll take you to a safe place to rest first.”
“No, first…”
“I’m also a bit hungry. Don’t talk too much, I’ll help you over.”
…
After speaking, Elus, regardless of Lonis’s agreement, forcibly dragged her to rest.
Fortunately, after not advancing for long, Elus found a place that resembled a cafeteria… Although it didn’t have a manufacturing line like the supply area, there were still many preserved foods left in the transparent time storage cabinets.
There was milk, spaghetti, biscuits, oatmeal, and a wide variety of other items, all ready to be heated and consumed.
“Hmm, this packaging is strange…”
“What’s wrong with this packaging?”
“Ai, I can’t believe my future lover is a little fool? This preservation technology is ancient, something from the previous epoch.”
“Ah!”
Lonis’s pretty face flushed. It wasn’t embarrassment from her ignorance, but rather that she had noticed Elus’s address.
“My future lover.”
Elus had previously called her things like a tool, but now she was much friendlier.
And this silver-haired princess? She had no airs either. She didn’t order Lonis around, but instead opened the cabinet herself, took out the ingredients, and heated them for cooking.
The aroma of milk, accompanied by the girl’s actions, spread throughout the room. Although she had tried to hold on earlier, Lonis now realized how incredibly hungry she was.
…
“Hmm, little idiot, what do you want to eat?”
“Ah, just a bit of oatmeal is fine.”
“Then, biscuits with oatmeal it is.”
“Eh?”
“This is one of my favorite foods, and when you have something good, you should share it.”
There weren’t many biscuits left, and Lonis originally intended for Elus to feast.
However, this silver-haired princess was truly kind and gentle. She dipped a biscuit in milk and placed it before Lonis.
“Try it, it’s better this way?”
“Ah, ah… Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, or rather… Aren’t you my future lover? Why are you thanking me?”
“Ah…”
“How strange, your reactions are a bit… stiff. Are you really my lover?”
After speaking, Elus leaned down and observed Lonis curiously with her large eyes.
Being stared at so closely by her lover, Lonis became even more embarrassed. She tried to ease the awkwardness by eating a biscuit, but accidentally…
bit her finger.
“Wuwu!!!”
“Are you okay?”
Seeing her pained expression, Elus leaned in even closer.
The girl’s silver hair brushed against her skin, feeling incredibly smooth. Lonis, already feeling uneasy, froze on the spot, not knowing what to do.
Elus, on the other hand, quickly leaned forward and blew on her finger several times.
“Ai, you’re so careless.”
“Sorry…”
“You’re saying sorry again. How strange… Could it be that in the future, I’ll be a very controlling person?”
“Eh?”
“Controlling others with an iron fist, and getting angry when I’m a little dissatisfied?”
As she said this, Elus furrowed her brow in confusion, her somewhat naive expression appearing exceptionally cute.
Lonis didn’t know how to answer.
After all, objectively speaking, Elus wasn’t that malicious of a “black-hearted” person, was she? Although she sometimes bullied herself excessively, it was mostly because Lonis brought it upon herself.
Speaking of which, if Lonis hadn’t been causing all sorts of trouble, her journey with Elus should have been a purely romantic one.
So…
“Wuwu, I’m sorry…”
“You’re saying sorry again, and if you keep this up, I’ll get angry!”
“Wah!”
“If I, this princess, get angry, the consequences will be dire! Hmm… hmm, I’ll attack your chest and scratch it!”
“Ah, that…”
Since she couldn’t say sorry, Lonis didn’t know what else to say.
It seemed that whenever she faced Elus, her mind became jumbled, and she couldn’t express any thoughts or matters.
However, the silver-haired princess didn’t press Lonis further. She just smiled slightly:
“Hehe, I’m really… a little envious of my future self?”
“Eh?”
“Because in the future, I’ll have such a good lover! I originally thought you were just my future concubine, or someone I’d have to marry due to political marriage. But now I understand, in the future, I should be genuinely in love with you, right?”
“!”
“It’s not a desire for something unobtainable, because I don’t see disappointment in your eyes. It’s as if every moment I spend with you is happy and fulfilling. And as long as I know that, it’s enough for me…”
“Enough, eh?”
Lonis blinked her eyes. She suddenly realized that there was some emotion flashing in Elus’s eyes.
But this expression of emotion was fleeting. A moment later, Elus took Lonis’s wrist and said, “Alright, our brief rest is over, and we should set off again.”
“!”
Elus’s change of expression was so rapid that Lonis thought she had just seen an illusion.
But…
it definitely couldn’t be an illusion.
Even if anything in this world could be considered an illusion, as Elus’s lover, she absolutely could not consider this an illusion.
Just now, Elus’s eyes had indeed become a little teary.
But, why?
Could it be…
…
Thinking of a possibility, Lonis’s heart skipped a beat. The silver-haired princess had already stood up and said, “Alright, don’t overthink it. We have the most important things to do next.”
“Elus, wait a moment!”
“Why do you need to wait?”
“Ah?”
“People must always move forward, they can’t always stay in one place… And compared to the me now, you will be more familiar with the me in the future, right?”
“!”
“So, let’s keep moving forward. I believe there must be some work for me to complete, otherwise, we wouldn’t be here, would we?”
The silver-haired girl said with a gentle smile.
