Chapter: 25. Investigation
Princess Xue Feiya sprayed a mouthful of cool tea, causing her Little Holy Sword, who was sitting beside her and grinning at her, to suffer.
Xialet shook her head like a drenched cat, her blue hair all wet, blinking innocently.
Others might see her plight as unfortunate, but Xialet herself knew this was a sudden blessing from the heavens!
But never mind the so-called blessing…
Xue Feiya widened her eyes, and after thinking carefully, she still couldn’t understand—why did they suddenly come here!
Xiya somewhat understood the reason for Xue Feiya’s shock.
However, Livra was a bit confused when she saw Miss Shaya reacting so dramatically.
“Miss Shaya? Why do you look like you’ve just bitten into a donut with a worm in it?”
“Your attacking forces are very strong today. Fine, Livra, there’s no time! I need to tell you that it might be that Demon Princess Xue Feiya reported me for being rude to her during the time I sealed her! Now her parents came to take revenge! They want to beat me up! Don’t say anything else; I need to avoid them first. You all chat! Xiya, keep an eye on Xial, I’ll be back soon!”
“Eh, but I also…! Ah, forget it, I get it, I’ll wait here for a bit, Shaya, you go and come back quickly, okay?”
“Got it, got it!”
Huh?!
Miss Shaya hurriedly ran off in the direction of the backstage.
Livra, feeling puzzled and worried, wanted to see if she could help, but was grabbed by Xiya’s wrist.
“Your Highness, just let her go; there are some things that Shaya needs to clarify with Princess Xue Feiya, just like how you also had something to discuss with her a few days ago. It’s the same; it requires a quiet environment.”
“But… but I wanted to tell Miss Shaya that she ran the wrong way! Didn’t Princess Xue Feiya say she would be in the VIP room on the west side? Miss Shaya ran to the east!”
“……”
Your Highness is actually quite nice and understands the joy of helping others.
Xiya definitely couldn’t directly tell Livra that Xue Feiya was actually heading to find the Demon King and Queen halfway.
It didn’t matter which direction she ran; she could just use Super Acceleration to leave without a trace from any hidden place.
And this time, Xiya herself couldn’t follow.
After all, her identity was the Hero of the Kingdom… she definitely couldn’t appear directly near the Demon King.
Going over in a concealed identity was feasible…
But just thinking about meeting Xue Feiya’s parents made even Xiya feel nervous…!
Livra was even more confused, wondering why Xiya looked suddenly flushed, as if she was daydreaming. Was she coming down with a cold?
At the critical moment, Xialet clapped her small hand on the armrest of the chair and stood up, diverting Livra’s attention.
At such a crucial moment, it really had to be me to save the day; the Hero was still unreliable.
If I weren’t here, this household might just fall apart!
“No need to look for her; Miss Shaya is not going to meet the Demon Princess. Didn’t you see she’s holding a bag of donuts?”
“Xial, are you implying that…?”
“She’s going to find a place to finish her donuts first because the Demon Princess likes donuts too. She’s worried that if the Demon Princess comes, she might eat her donuts.”
“Ah…! No wonder Miss Shaya and Princess Xue Feiya have things in common!”
“Got it? Protecting her food is like this.”
“Understood… understood? But… still a bit confused.”
Persuaded to stay, Livra stood in place, gazing at the sky.
She couldn’t see the dark wings fluttering over the thick clouds at dusk.
Even though Xial said so…
She still felt that Miss Shaya’s earlier reaction was a bit strange…
……………………………
The competition might already be in the preliminary stages, but Xue Feiya didn’t have the mood to watch.
She spread her eight wings and used Super Acceleration to reach a height inaccessible to ordinary people.
She extended her perception to the utmost, enabling her to grasp the situation on the distant ground completely.
It wasn’t hard to find her Father King and Mother Queen’s location.
— After all, they were standing together without any intention of hiding, and that concentration of magic could be felt even from high up.
It was like seeing a “mountain” in the midst of a flat plain.
The most significant magical fluctuation was detected in the outskirts of the forest just about to enter the Kingdom of Oulus.
This…
Wasn’t this already close to the capital?!
Xue Feiya hurriedly hit the brakes in midair.
She transformed her eight wings into six and then used her excellent landing skills, swiftly descending like a meteor toward the location of the Demon King and Queen.
The perception among strong individuals was mutual.
At the moment Xue Feiya paused in the sky, the massive magic force on the ground also stopped moving, as if patiently awaiting her arrival.
She broke through the sound barrier in her descent speed but became as light as a feather just before reaching the treetops.
From afar, she spotted her parents’ familiar figures after a long time.
Fiery short hair, blood-red eyes, and bright red armor covering him—that was the current Demon King, Dizna Hald.
Beside him stood a beautiful mature woman, her silver hair resplendent, her skin fairer than snow, adorned in a dark blue dreamlike gown; this was Demon Queen Herlith Hald.
What surprised Xue Feiya was that only the two of them were walking side by side.
You didn’t even bring the Demon King’s Imperial Guard with you?
Good thing her parents hadn’t arrived at the venue yet; she wanted to ask what they were doing here!
Ahem… There was something Xue Feiya definitely felt too embarrassed to say directly; it’s that… when children meet their parents, there’s always that strange urge to show their improvement, right?
Xue Feiya was no exception.
For example, showcasing the landing skills she had trained for a long time.
Becoming more graceful, last time she had a flat fall in the forest, that was an accident; this time it would surely be a perfect success!
Her black wings slowly spread out around her.
Xue Feiya extended her body, trying to look as light and powerful as possible, thinking that when she landed, her shoe tips would gently kick up a circle of dust, and then she would stand there steadily—the epitome of a mature princess!
However…
As she was landing…
She found that she seemed to be stuck in the air.
Why?
She turned her head to check.
— Because her wings spread too wide, they got caught on a branch.
Damn it!
Xue Feiya was furious and sliced through the branch that trapped her wings, causing the towering tree to sway precariously.
If nothing unexpected happened, losing support suddenly and being unprepared, Xue Feiya would definitely fall to the ground and tumble again.
“Ouch!!”
She succeeded in kicking up a cloud of dust, but the way all her limbs hit the ground certainly was not graceful.
Xue Feiya was reluctant to lift her head for a long time.
She stayed there, face down, playing dead.
Don’t look at me.
Just pretend I’ve died from my fall!
What was meant to come still couldn’t be avoided.
Demon King Dizna rubbed the back of his head in confusion, wondering if his daughter was putting on some kind of show?
Besides that, he felt relieved now.
Seeing his daughter still so energetic, it was clear she hadn’t suffered among the human race!
Only a mother knows her daughter best.
Elegant Herlith had been trying to stifle her laughter.
Now she finally couldn’t hold back anymore and let out a delicate laugh, covering her belly as her graceful figure shook with mirth.
“Pfft… Hahaha! Xue Fei, you child! Why are you still as unsteady as before! I thought you’d fall and get up; who knew you’d just lie there and not move! Haha… Get up, child. Are you worried your Mother Queen will laugh at you? You’re my daughter; I wouldn’t! ”
“But you’re already laughing at me! You’ve been laughing this whole time without stopping!”
“Pfft…”
“You’re laughing again!”
Xue Feiya propped herself up with her little arms, and using the force of her arms to spring back up like a spring.
Her silver hair cascaded like a waterfall, her arms crossed in front of her, pouting her lips, looking as furious as an angry little hamster.
Six wings, six wings, with the transformed six wings.
In this little patch of land stood three six-winged figures facing each other.
If there were people nearby, this scene would undoubtedly have been called a miracle.
Dizna finally realized; he clenched his right fist and slapped his left palm, suddenly enlightened!
“Ah…! Xue Feiya, so you weren’t putting on a show, you really fell face-first? Hahaha! No wonder you’re my daughter!”
“Are you proud of it?!”
Look at how joyfully you’re laughing!
If someone didn’t know better, they would think your daughter caught a big fish in the lake!
Clearly, this wasn’t too long of a reunion, but Xue Feiya had no thoughts other than wanting to complain.
Faced with her parents, even her mood to catch up had to be pushed aside!
Even so…
Xue Feiya closed one eye, adjusted her mood, and still decided to ask about the situation first.
“So what exactly happened, Father King, Mother Queen, did you come by yourselves…?”
Uh.
It seems not.
Behind Herlith, who was gracefully exuding bluish magic light from her six wings—suddenly popped out a cute little head.
With the same silver hair as Xue Feiya, sparkling deep purple eyes, and a face carved from the same mold, she was brimming with an uncontrollable joyful smile.
Belis?!
“Sister! It’s been several days… I’ve missed you so much, Belis! That time Miss Shaya fell and didn’t want to get up was really cute… I can’t help it; we have to hug first!”
“Hey?!”
