Chapter 58: The Eight-tailed Fox’s Name
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At the entrance of the Exile District, Lonis and Elus met Cécile.
The silver-haired girl princess stood there with dignity, her silvery-white beautiful hair cascading down to her waist. Behind her was a metal gate even sturdier than a vault door.
“Captain Elus, good evening.”
“Cécile, good evening… How has the exploration of the Exile District been?”
“Um, the initial exploration has been completed. We can confirm a path leading underground, but… the Exile District originally had many lights, but now most of them have been destroyed.”
“Oh?”
“Although we can also illuminate with light, most of the monsters… no, the weirdos in the Exile District are very sensitive to light sources! If we are too conspicuous, we might be surrounded.”
If Elus were still healthy, being surrounded would be nothing.
As long as Lonis provided magic power, no matter how terrifying the abyss, it would be like a home game for the girls, and they wouldn’t need to worry about running out of magic power.
But now…
“I understand. Cécile, go call Candelle, Eight-tailed Fox, and Silent Leaf.”
“Call them all?”
“Yes, I’m going to hold a competition. Whichever of the three performs better will be the first to go to the Han Yuan Temple for certification?”
Lonis gained a new understanding of Elus’s black-heartedness.
Even though she was extremely weak now, her ability to manage people was incredibly clear, reaching the level of a devil.
However…
“W-Why do we still have to compete for the position!!! Didn’t we agree that as soon as we reached the Han Yuan place, I would be the one to receive the power?!”
Eight-tailed Fox eagerly jumped up, but Elus coldly snorted and said, “You guy, if you had made any outstanding contributions, it would be fine. But you’ve been staying on the ship, just messing around and waiting to die every day?”
“I haven’t been messing around and waiting to die! I’ve been using my tail to try and wipe the glass every day. Moreover, when everyone went out to battle, I loyally guarded the ship and had no intention of rebelling?”
“Are you wiping the glass? You’re just itching from your tail that can’t be released! And no more nonsense. If you say one more word, I’ll lock you up in the Exile District.”
“Woo woo woo… You break your promises, great demon king, big bad guy.”
Eight-tailed Fox sobbed slightly, but she didn’t seem too sad. It could be seen that she seemed ready to roll up her sleeves and show off.
And Candelle? She looked at Princess Cécile and was about to say, “I’m not interested in Han Yuan, I’m only interested in my sister. If I win, can I be rewarded with Princess Cécile to play with for a day? An hour is fine too!”
But Elus seemed to know what she was thinking and glared fiercely at Candelle:
“Candelle, you must also really want to obtain the power of Han Yuan, right?”
“Ah? Ahh! Yes, yes… I also want to obtain the power of Han Yuan, you white fox with eight tails, don’t think you’re amazing just because you have big boobs! You’re a waste of fabric!!”
“Oh? You dare to say I’m a waste of fabric. The grapes you can’t eat are sour, what a pathetic little loli, just like a boy!”
“Y-Who are you calling a boy!!!”
“I’m calling you, what about it?”
“Damn it, I must defeat you, I must thoroughly humiliate you.”
Being mocked by Eight-tailed Fox like this, Candelle’s competitive spirit was truly ignited.
However, Silent Leaf remained silent the entire time, her eyes were like they had been broken, dim and colorless.
After the two had finished their bickering, she finally looked at Elus and asked, “I don’t want to obtain the power of Han Yuan. If I win, can Han Yuan be given to Lord Hoffa as a bonus?”
“You know, that’s impossible. Hoffa has always been coveting the power of Han Yuan. Someone like him cannot inherit the legacy of Han Yuan.”
“…”
“On the contrary, you still have a chance. Great destruction leads to great creation. You’ve just experienced the most important turning point in your life, perhaps Han Yuan will choose you.”
Elus crossed her arms, her crimson eyes seeming to pierce through Silent Leaf’s disguise and directly into her heart.
However…
“No, I don’t want to obtain any more power. The only thing I want to do now is protect Lord Hoffa’s head, wait for him to wake up, and then find a secluded corner to spend the rest of my life with him.”
“Oh…?”
“I know, Lord Hoffa has always protected me, always hoping I could live a happy life like an ordinary girl. But I have always been unwilling, always wanting to prove my strength, and that’s how I fell into Castor’s trap.”
“…”
“If it weren’t for me, Lord Hoffa wouldn’t have been constantly at a disadvantage and held back by Castor?”
Silent Leaf knelt down.
At this moment, her heart was completely devoid of fighting spirit, as if she were a dead person. Although her lips were still breathing, her pupils were filled with despair and regret.
Looking at Silent Leaf, Eight-tailed Fox suddenly spoke:
“Hey, maybe the truth is as you say? But I don’t think that you, who have gone through the torture device x800, would be a useless good-for-nothing!”
“What do you mean?”
“That device, it was originally built by me.”
“!”
Eight-tailed Fox’s words stunned Silent Leaf.
“That device was not originally intended to strengthen others, nor to torture people. In fact, that device was created from the beginning as a pleasure device to reward girls.”
“How is that possible?”
“x800 originally had 99 adjustable levels. The girls bound to it would feel supreme pleasure, it was like enjoying bliss from the heavens… But because it was too pleasurable, most of the girls who were rewarded became silly and couldn’t extricate themselves.”
“…!”
“They were immersed in it every day, unwilling to even train. Later, when Castor took power, x800 was transformed by him into the completely opposite device. And since you could survive from such a device, it means that in a way, you have also defeated both me and Castor.”
“Castor…”
“So, at least I will consider you a rather threatening opponent!”
“…”
“Then, let’s begin~~ Let me show you all the strength I possessed in the past, which was no weaker than Castor’s… Eh, eh! Eh eh eh?!!!”
Eight-tailed Fox seemed to want to say something amazing, but as soon as she proudly raised her tail, she panicked like a headless fly and looked at the girls…
“Miss Eight-tailed Fox, what’s wrong?”
Princess Cécile was still kind. Seeing Eight-tailed Fox’s confused expression, she wanted to help.
“It’s ‘Miss Eight-tailed Fox’!”
“Miss Eight-tailed Fox?”
“Yes, you all call me by my characteristics, but my real name… what is it again?”
“…”
“Oh no, after a thousand years, I might have forgotten my own name? Woo woo… I should have written it down in a notebook, but who would think they could forget something like this?”
Eight-tailed Fox knelt on the ground in distress, and Elus sighed and said to Silent Leaf:
“That’s how it is. Your opponents are either big-breasted idiots or small-breasted infatuated girls. Your chances should be quite good, right?”
“…”
“Alright, Princess Cécile, open the gate. We are now going to explore the entire Exile District.”
