Chapter 54: Cheer Up
Elus’s original intention was to seize the opportunity to capture Lonis and ask her some questions.
However…
She never expected that Su Ling and Komoe would chase after them together!
These two pink-haired girls looked out of breath, especially Su Ling, whose sweat had already soaked her clothes.
“Su Ling…”
“Ah, that! Is little Luo okay?”
“I, I’m okay…”
“Speaking of, about senpai’s matter…”
“Ah!”
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Mentioned by such things, Lonis’s pretty face blushed.
Actually, after being enlightened by “Tsukimi Shimo,” she had already “let go” of the matter concerning her senior Isumi. It was just that she couldn’t directly tell everyone the reason now, so…
“Mm, it’s okay… because I feel that senior Isumi still lives in my heart.”
“Uh?”
“No matter what, I’m not going to back down here… However, is Su Ling okay? After all, you’ve been through so much, and you still have to prepare for the battle plan together later.”
“No, of course it’s okay! Because I also know that being sad is useless.”
“Su Ling…”
“I want to live on, carrying senpai’s share. Just like Little Shi, I want to defeat those big bad guys.”
“!”
Lonis was stunned. She suddenly remembered that Su Ling had raised a slime before, and that slime had also died. Although slimes cannot be compared to humans, for Su Ling, it was also an extremely precious companion.
So…
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“Mm, Su Ling, I understand. You and senior Komoe, go and try the heart connection first.”
“Heart connection…”
“Yes, since this is the power that senior Isumi sacrificed her life to bring back for us, it means that from beginning to end, senior Isumi has always been with us.”
“!”
“Go find Bai Ye. Elus and I should go do our real business now.”
“Mm, I know!!!”
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Just like that, Su Ling, full of confidence, ran away with Komoe.
Seeing Lonis comforting her companions like this, Elus also truly understood that this idiot fox-eared girl had not gone crazy at all.
However, what was going on?
Why was the idiot fox so optimistic now when she was so miserable this morning?
Could it be…
“Idiot fox, are you hiding something from me?”
“Huh?”
“Sniff sniff… No, there’s another girl’s scent on you.”
“Wow!”
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Lonis was so scared that she jumped three feet high. She never expected Elus’s nose to be so sharp. She could even smell such a thing.
“Wait, wait! Don’t activate the switch yet, Elus, listen to me explain, it’s…”
“It’s Tsukimi Shimo, right?”
“Huh?”
“She said something to you, and then helped you calm your mood?”
“!”
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As expected of Elus, the ice-smart black-haired girl guessed the general situation quickly:
“Hmph, I wouldn’t get angry at my teacher. However, Lonis, if you have any improper thoughts about Teacher Tsukimi Shimo, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
“Ah, of course not > …
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Just like that, after calming down the sadness brought about by senior Isumi.
Lonis and Elus also walked towards the purpose of this trip together.
In order to achieve the pre-war preparations, Lonis and Elus needed to accomplish two things.
And the first thing was to obtain the power from the Dark Abyss!
Although Lonis had visited the Dark Abyss in the future, she had not formally accepted the inheritance of the Dark Abyss.
And this time, after her senior disappeared, even if it was to avenge her, Lonis had to thoroughly obtain the Hong Yuan Weapon.
However, she never expected that the person in charge of the Dark Abyss handover matters was actually…
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“Mm, it’s me. Do you have any complaints?”
Zijing stood at the agreed location with her hands on her hips.
Although Zijing’s appearance was slightly different from Elus, looking at this purple-haired girl, Lonis increasingly felt that she was somewhat like the Elus she had seen at the corner of her mouth.
They both looked very arrogant, but were internally very haggard. Both had unspeakable experiences, and both had an annihilation sword.
However…
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“Little fox?”
“Ah, ah, mm, mm! No complaints, Zijing, I’ll leave the guidance to you next.”
Lonis quickly said before Elus could get angry.
“Heh heh… I actually don’t want to manage the Purple Abyss, because I already have a lot of things to do. Doing this while recovering from injuries is simply being a workaholic.”
“Uh?”
“However, who made me a ‘Zi’ generation? That Tsukimi Shimo said it was more orthodox for me to be in charge of the Purple Abyss. So I can’t help it.”
“Ah…”
“Follow me, and Miss Elus. Fighting of any kind is strictly prohibited within the Purple Abyss, so no matter what happens, please do not use magic power.”
“Mm, of course. I’m not some kind of Destroyer.”
“!”
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And so, the three of them walked together along a dimly lit tunnel, gradually moving forward.
Although Zijing and Elus didn’t say much along the way, Lonis vaguely felt that there was a subtle hostility between them.
(Strange, why is that? It seems like the first time they met. Elus also had some hostility towards Zijing?)
(Forget it, it doesn’t matter. Maybe that’s just how girls are. Strange and weird!)
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Before arriving at the Dark Abyss, Lonis actually had many guesses about the arrangement of this place – for example, there might be many dark stone pillars around the Dark Abyss, or it might be like a secret hall of a cult.
However, by the time she reached the gate of the Dark Abyss…
Lonis was completely dumbfounded.
Because what appeared before her eyes was actually an amusement park!
Just compared to traditional amusement parks, all the facilities here had a deathly style.
For example, the carriages on the Ferris wheel were all skull-shaped – and the skeleton used for rotation seemed to be built from human thigh bones.
As for the roller coaster, it was posted with the sign “Yellow Springs Road Express,” and looking all along the track, one could even see strange liquids like purple lava, boiling and winding.
The smaller amusement facilities were also very strange, for example, the unicorns in the merry-go-round had all been replaced by nightmare beasts.
And the shooting gallery doors were covered with yellow talismans and crosses, making it look like some kind of sealed forbidden area.
The decoration of the amusement park was also in a terrifying style. For example, although there were balloons here, these balloons were used for photos, and ghost faces seemed to flash inside the balloons, which made people shudder at a glance.
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“Ah, what, what is this place? Hell?!”
Lonis was startled, and then her tail was grabbed by Elus again: “What hell, don’t talk nonsense, little fox, this is clearly heaven.”
“Heaven?”
“Yes, if I remember correctly. The Dark Abyss is the destination for the souls who died in the war, right? So these amusement facilities are actually a kind of post-death welfare for the fallen personnel, for them to enjoy, right?”
“Precisely so.”
Zijing nodded and confirmed: “In fact, in the past few years of war, we have lost many of our compatriots.”
“!”
“Some souls have returned to heaven and earth, while some souls still stand here… If you continue to advance, you might encounter some.”
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