Chapter: 27. Conflict
Let me see who is fighting so early in the morning!
Oh, that’s not entirely accurate. From Xue Fei’s direct experience of waking up, it is indeed very early, but objectively, it’s already noon.
Time isn’t important; what matters is who is fighting!
Well… judging from the nature of the magic collisions, the answer seems quite obvious.
The more urgent the situation, the more calm Xue Fei becomes.
Could she not stay calm?
If the reason they are fighting is as Xue Fei suspected, then she has no choice but to remain calm.
Anyway, some things are easy to say but incredibly difficult to confront.
Accompanied by the roaring sound of magical collisions cracking through the air, Xue Fei leisurely changed out of her embarrassing cat-themed pajamas while washing up, replacing them with a silky pure blue robe that covers her snow-white skin. Unable to find anything else to wear underneath, she could only continue wearing the cat-patterned outfit that Belis had found for her.
“Gurgle gurgle… Uh, oh… one by one, what are you all fighting for at such a young age… it’s such a shame to damage the flowers and grass.”
— Bang!!
The sounds of explosive magic outside seemed to grow louder, and Xue Fei spat the mouthwash into the sink.
A bead of cold sweat rolled down her calm cheek as she shakily placed the toothbrush she had made herself on the gilded table, and with stiff movements, put on her short boots and tied the laces, trying to slow her pace as she walked towards the outside of the Demon King’s Castle.
Ah, I seem to have forgotten to wash my hair; should I go back and wash it…?
“Ahhhh! Miss Shaya, you finally came out! I don’t know how it happened, but Princess Belis and Lord Xialet suddenly started fighting!! It’s really fierce, Miss Timani couldn’t persuade them and ended up getting hit too! You need to do something about them!!”
“What?! Is that so?! I knew things were getting out of hand, that’s why I rushed down! Livra, you don’t know how urgent I was just now!”
Coming towards her was Livra, looking dust-covered like a soldier just crawling out of a trench, waving her hands urgently pleading for help from Xue Fei, just short of clutching her head and screaming.
Seeing Xue Fei’s determined expression and clenched fists, Livra felt a sense of relief, tears streaming down her face.
“Wuwu, it’s just like you; so responsible. But if they keep fighting, the Demon King’s Castle might collapse!”
While the Demon Princess wasn’t worried about the castle collapsing, the Human Princess was certainly worried about it.
“I know, I know…! I’m going right now!” Xue Fei made a charge forward motion, took two steps, then weakly turned back and mysteriously whispered to Livra, “Hey… I mean, Livra, are they… is the intensity of their fighting a bit lower now? I mean, I’m not trying to pry; I just want to ask if they are just horsing around or if they have to take forceful measures?”
“They are fighting for real!”
“!”
What am I supposed to do? Retreat or charge ahead?!
There’s no way back for my family.
Behind me is the scolding from my parents, and in front is the fear of the battlefield. Even if I dug a hole to bury myself in, it would be a useless plan to dodge the immediate threat.
Better to endure pain for a short time rather than long.
Haven’t demons had to take the plunge at some point… but… but… will my involvement worsen the situation?!
“Miss Shaya, please be safe! Wuwu, the poor fish in the lake are almost getting blown up!”
“What did you say?!”
It seems there’s absolutely no way back, is there?!
“Livra, you wait here! I’m going to restore order! No one can cause trouble in the Demon King’s Castle!”
…………………………….
As it turns out, Livra is not an intelligence officer; she’s misreporting the situation.
The big fish in the lake had already hidden to the bottom, and they were quite safe.
But as Xue Fei rushed to stand between the opposing spells, although she successfully blocked them, she was knocked around helplessly by the strong wind, like a dead fish that was slapped against the lake shore.
Seeing that dead fish… cough, seeing Xue Fei fall there, everyone immediately stopped their magical duel and rushed towards her to check her condition!
“Queen Sister…! Are you alright?!” “Xue Fei?! Are you hurt?!”
Xue Fei lay on the shore, unwilling to get up.
Her body was unharmed, but her heart had suffered serious trauma.
I said, why don’t you go check on the Fire Lizard? She’s over there on the other shore of the lake, where smoke is rising from trying to stop the fighting.
Hang in there, Timani, as long as you live, there’s still a chance.
Xue Fei pushed herself up with her hands, her dust-covered face full of resignation.
This time, she hadn’t specifically tried to disguise anything, but who would have known that such a small action would completely prevent the situation from escalating?
Seeing her like this… Belis and Xialet suddenly lost the intent to continue fighting.
They simply felt heartbroken for their beloved in front of them.
Xue Fei kneels on the ground, rubbing at her waist, which has been in pain since last night, still thinking about how to ease the situation.
“Ah, it hurts… I mean, can we talk things out…”
“I’m sorry, Queen Sister! I promise I won’t be so willful anymore! Let me take you back to your room to rest…?”
“I know I was wrong… Xue Fei, I should be a little more magnanimous… tsk, a bit more tolerant, shouldn’t act on impulse.”
Ah.
Why have you suddenly turned so obedient and apologetic? I haven’t said anything yet!
But Xialet, when you said you should be more forgiving, your tone seems to imply that it’s quite difficult to admit, doesn’t it?
Xue Fei found herself in the right; looking at the two concerned faces, each one helping to wipe the dust from her face with their sleeves, she felt a bit embarrassed instead.
“I’m impressed; you two finish fighting, and your sleeves are all dirty. How does wiping my face help—ensuring it’s not just making a bigger mess? Am I turning into a mud person, huh, a traditional craft?”
“!” “!”
Look at how distracted you are; I actually want to hear what caused this conflict today.
I understand the root of the fighting; after all, here I am, the unfortunate one, lying at the lake’s shore. But there must be a trigger for everything, right?
Xue Fei conjured the 【Cleaning Magic】, a variant of magic based on water magic that she developed herself.
The mist swirled around, sweeping away the dirt from everyone’s dusty faces, cleaning everything until it was spotless, dissipating into bubbles.
Even Livra, who rushed over upon seeing the fight stop, benefited from this.
As for Timani…
It’s better to first cast long-distance healing, right?
Given that she could still get up and brush off the dust, she should be fine.
Thank you, Fire Lizard, you’ve done your part; you’ll get a bigger breakfast.
Since breakfast time has already passed.
Xiya plunged the Holy Sword into the ground beside her, and Belis distanced herself from Xiya in a disdainful manner.
The two were locked in a cold war, arguing back and forth about the earlier scuffle they had.
Xue Fei glanced at one then the other.
Blinking her innocent big eyes, she was completely speechless.
“So… the reason you two fought was that Belis saw Xiya cooking in the kitchen?”
“Yes, Queen Sister! She was actually cooking in the kitchen, this is our home.”
“What does it matter whose home it is? Isn’t it nice that Xiya wants to cook…? Xiya’s cooking is really good.”
“Wuwu, Queen Sister, it’s clearly that we have a younger sister at home; why should an outsider come to cook for us! It’s an absolute right for a younger sister to cook for her elder sister, a power that can never be taken away!”
“?!”
Is that a rule in our home? I don’t remember there being such an absolute truth?!
Staring blankly, Xue Fei glanced at Xiya and suddenly recalled a terrifying possibility.
“Xiya… did you two start fighting in the kitchen?”
“Yes, I’m sorry, Xue Fei, I know I was impulsive this time… but Xue Fei, some things really cannot be compromised.”
“I know, I know… but I wanted to ask… what’s the kitchen like now?”
“Ah…?”
Following the direction where Xiya suddenly looked up, Xue Fei also tilted her head to look up at the thick smoke billowing into the sky.
— That was coming from the thirteenth floor of the Demon King’s Castle, the kitchen.
The battleground, the kitchen, has suffered the greatest destruction.
Are you sure… it’s time to argue over who has the right to cook?
The kitchen has been burned down.
Now the biggest problem is, we might go hungry for lunch.
