Chapter 25: Setting Sail
“Afterwards, quite a few things happened. My experience was similar to everyone else’s; after a long journey, I gradually gained more powerful strength… it’s just that the time we have is too short. My own strength isn’t enough. Humans aren’t solitary beings, but a race that progresses through cooperation and effort.”
“!”
Lonis was startled and suddenly remembered how she played a crucial role in defeating Castor.
However, if Yisumi-senpai and the Eight-tailed Fox hadn’t helped from the beginning, and if everyone hadn’t come to support her later, she wouldn’t have been able to win at all.
Therefore, cooperation was essential.
On the other hand, Lonis also felt an unexplainable resonance with Alice’s experiences.
Although her words were understated, having gone through so much and seen so many people die, Alice must have been in pain.
If it were her, seeing her own family and friends die before her eyes, she would definitely find it hard to accept.
But now…
Alice was still smiling purely, just like a real little loli.
Cute and beautiful, her presence alone could bring peace.
Hmm…
(Does this mean Alice was a university student in the past? I wonder what she looked like. Was she a mature and beautiful girl? Or a petite senior? I’d like to see!)
However, before Lonis could ponder further…
She let out a tragic cry!
“Waaah!”
“Lonis?”
“Your Highness the Hero, are you alright?”
“Wuwu…”
…
Feeling the pain in her thigh, Lonis couldn’t protest.
Eluscia had pinched her, and this black-hearted girl seemed to have seen her getting carried away again, so she was viciously pinching her.
(Wuwu, my wife is bullying me again.)
(Hmph, you little idiot, don’t think about such nonsense. Listen carefully.)
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After this, Alice introduced many other things.
However, these were not her experiences, but common knowledge from the ancient world…
For example, Clearwater Academy, where Lonis and Eluscia were admitted, was built on a Sky Island.
But in ancient times, many cities floated in the sky. At that time, there were far more Sky Islands than now, but also more places abandoned by civilization.
The population at that time was less than 10% of the current population, and 95% of the world was an uninhabited and very dangerous area.
Unlike now, even in “untrodden” territories, there were demons living. Although they were at war with humans, demons were not impossible to communicate with, nor did they fight to the death upon meeting.
But ancient times were different.
All humans who mutated, or monsters from other worlds, developed a desire called “human flesh craving” and needed to consume human flesh to alleviate it.
Therefore, at that time, humans and the “Yixiu” had irreconcilable contradictions. Because demons needed to eat human flesh, they could absolutely not coexist peacefully with humans or stand on humanity’s side.
But…
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A thousand years of evolution had compensated for this deficiency.
Although some aftereffects remained (such as the Blood Race needing to drink blood, and most demons having strong desires), humans and demons could become allies. The wars that occurred in the Kingdom of Ming and the former Underground Independent Kingdom were proof of this.
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“So that’s how it is…”
Candelle also showed a rather surprised expression. As the Vampire Queen, she knew some of the past history, but she didn’t know it as detailed as Alice.
“Then, Loli God Alice, if I were to go back to the past, would I still fight my ancestors? If I accidentally killed them, would it lead to me never being born?”
“Hmm, you don’t need to worry about that. Actually, I united many demons in the past, including the Blood Race, who are your ancestors, Candelle.”
“Oh…”
“To be precise, including the Mechanical Kingdom, everyone is a descendant of the Earth Federation. And even the Apocalypse Independent Kingdom, although it wanted to maintain neutrality, actually provided a large amount of aid in secret.”
“!”
“I see. However, by the time I was born, the Apocalypse Independent War was already over. Otherwise, hehehe~”
The Eight-tailed Fox blinked her eyes and leered at her chest with ill intent.
Although she was almost a thousand years old, she was born after the war… Otherwise, if she traveled back to the past, the Eight-tailed Fox might have seen her younger, loli self.
Then, as an evil older sister, she would lure her cute and young self into a dimly lit cottage.
Then she would take out a small rope and a small leather whip and do strange things to herself.
Since it was herself, she wouldn’t have to worry about being accused of “lolicons” or “illegal confinement,” and thus, she could create incredibly dreamlike memories for herself~~~
Flick (Eight-tailed Fox) was so happy she was almost drooling; that desire seemed to be overflowing.
However…
Alice sighed:
“Flick, do you remember what you promised earlier?”
“Ah, I know! I can’t interfere with the past or say too much, right? Hmm… don’t worry, I’m just thinking about it, I won’t actually do it, okay?”
“Okay, when everyone is ready, we can set off. However, this isn’t an urgent matter, so you can stay here for a few more days.”
“It’s alright, we are all ready. It’s time to do the real thing.”
Thus, after another day of rest, the girls officially set off on the morning of the second day.
And since it was according to Lonis’s trajectory, the first stop was naturally Clearwater Academy.
At that time, Lonis had just embarked on her journey.
Although she lived on a floating ship, her life was quite miserable. She either slept in the interlayer of the bunk beds or cleaned rooms all day, so tired that she couldn’t even lift her arms!
And now~
Her life was about to become much more comfortable. Although she still had to wear a maid outfit and clean rooms every day—her former master had now become her wife!
Then…
“Eluscia, hug me!”
“You stupid fox, what are you doing?!”
Eluscia’s pretty face blushed, and she immediately pushed away Lonis who was clinging to her.
In the past, she would have already tied Lonis to the bed and severely dealt with her in the name of “invading the master.”
But now…
“Heh heh, Eluscia, you’re amazing. I know now that when you bullied me so much back then, it was also because you had some hope for me to improve. So, I don’t blame you at all?”
“You, don’t you find that cheesy saying that?”
“Cheesy… Aren’t you my lifelong partner? What’s cheesy about that.”
“Uh!”
“Eluscia, hug me~!”
“Damn it, seeing you make that expression makes me feel sick? It’s too disgusting, get away from me.”
“Wu ah?”
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As if unable to bear Lonis’s strange expression, Eluscia fled with a whoosh.
