Chapter 63: The Senior’s Entrustment
“Ghost?”
At this, Lonis almost jumped three feet high out of fright.
“That’s right, it’s a ghost… but why are you so surprised, little fox? Didn’t we see ghosts when we left the Fiery Abyss?”
“Huh… Y-yes, that’s right!”
Lonis blinked, remembering the incident with Luna and the Fallen Hero from back then.
There are many places similar to the Land of Eternity in this world, and this is merely the largest one.
“The place where heroes slumber is originally a meeting point of magic and technology. This is the critical point of ancient civilization technology, so it’s not strange for ghosts to appear.”
“Oh… So, Elus, are we going to talk to this ghost?”
“Yes, her appearance must symbolize something, right? Lonis, come with me. We need to prepare to communicate with the ghost.”
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Led by Elus, Lonis arrived in a room.
Although it was very dim, Lonis could still discern that this was the room Elus had hidden in when she was lost earlier—the lights were not on, and only the screen flickered with light.
“Elus, this is…”
“The communication room of the Land of Eternity, or rather, a place where the living and the dead communicate.”
“Huh?”
“When the idiot Lonis was the hero, if I hadn’t died, I could have spoken to you here… Of course, ghosts can also be summoned here for communication.”
“Right, I remember! I saw a screen like this in Hero City too.”
“Yes, then, Lonis, please sit in the corresponding position.”
Following Elus’s instructions, Lonis sat down, and then slowly a figure appeared on the screen.
Although her figure was very ethereal, Lonis could still vaguely discern that it was a girl in armor.
“Can… can you hear me?”
“Yes, I can!”
“That’s great. Actually, there’s something I want to tell you… You’re descendants of the Kolotia family, aren’t you? I’m also a member of the Kolotia family.”
“Huh?”
“My name is Xinrou Yun Kolotia. I am Tsukimi Shimo’s granddaughter and the former commander who led humanity against the alien front.”
“Wow, it’s… it’s a senior, hello senior!”
Lonis had heard of Tsukimi Shimo’s name and knew that this senior was Elus’s mentor and had helped her wife a lot.
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“Hello, actually, I’ve been observing that silver-haired girl these past few days, but I’ve found that she has some hesitation in her heart and needs others to help her.”
“Hesitation? Oh, you mean Princess Cécile?”
“Yes, I can see that Princess Cécile is a very serious and responsible girl, but she has been suppressing her true desires all along.”
“Huh?”
“This approach is not necessarily wrong, but it also suppresses her power. As a result, she cannot output her full magic power… If this continues, I’m afraid she will encounter setbacks in future battles.”
“Wuwu… setbacks…”
Lonis didn’t know what was going on, so she could only look to Elus for help.
The black-haired girl seemed to understand something and nodded:
“Yes… I understand, thank you for the reminder, senior.”
“You’re welcome, it’s what I should do. Well… I’ll be leaving now.”
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The girl’s figure on the screen gradually faded, and finally turned into nothingness.
As for Lonis?
She looked at Elus with some worry and said, “Elus, is Princess Cécile okay?”
“Well, she should be fine… but it’s not exactly fine either.”
“W-what is going on? Senior just said something about desires and such…”
“It’s very simple, it’s the literal meaning. Princess Cécile has accumulated too many desires with nowhere to vent them.”
“Huh?!!!”
“Our Kolotia family has the bloodline of demons, and once we tap into the power of our bloodline, desires will spread and diffuse throughout the body—I don’t mind, I have the little idiot fox to tease every day, but Princess Cécile can’t?”
“!”
“She has to play the role of a princess leader in front of the Sword and Shield Guards. And since Witch Ling Li is injured, she can’t do those sexy things either. So, for this period of time, Princess Cécile has been enduring it? This is very admirable, but if she encounters General Castor, it can easily become a fatal weakness.”
“You mean…”
“Yes, it’s like those H-game plots you like to watch… a firm and serious girl can easily be overwhelmed by an enemy’s attack due to her accumulated desires, and then collapse instantly like a water dam.”
“Th-then, do we… have a way to help Princess Cécile?”
“Of course, just like when we helped Bai Ye. However, unlike Bai Ye, Princess Cécile has someone she likes, brother.”
“Huh?”
“So, the difficulty isn’t really about how to help Cécile, but rather about how to help Cécile accept our help while maintaining her purity.”
“Hmm… that is indeed a problem.”
The princess is virtuous and chaste. Although Elus didn’t mind, Elus and Princess Cécile getting close was also not a small matter.
Because Princess Cécile didn’t have a tail, she couldn’t play teasing games like Bai Ye. If they got close, it would be genuine closeness.
Unless…
“Ah, right!! Elus, I thought of a way.”
“As expected of His Highness the Hero; when it comes to building a harem, you are truly top-notch!”
“Ah, don’t tease me! Actually… Su Ling gave me inspiration. Isn’t Su Ling practicing with tentacle monsters? So we can use tentacle monsters for assistance now.”
“Oh…?”
“If we directly tell Princess Cécile to go for a massage and rest, she will definitely be a bit flustered, won’t she? But if we say there’s a job to test the strength of tentacle monsters that needs Princess Cécile to complete, won’t that be great? It can also give her a sense of mission while she rests.”
“Hmm, as expected of His Highness the Hero! Knowing the best way to prevent companions from being corrupted by enemies is to corrupt them in advance~~”
“Wuwu… I told you, Elus, stop teasing me…”
“Hmph hmph, but this is indeed a good idea. Let’s do it this way… however, Lonis, you’ll have to handle these matters yourself?”
“Huh?”
“Because this is a critical moment for supplying magic power, if Princess Cécile rests, I will have to be responsible for monitoring the magic power synchronizer. So, I can’t give instructions.”
“I… I understand.”
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Lonis took a deep breath, knowing that this was not only her responsibility but also represented Elus’s trust in her.
Therefore, the matter was decided.
