Chapter: Chapter 325
“Hoo, let me try…” Standing at the edge of Central City, Reticia cautiously extended her hand outward.
The moment her fingers touched the invisible boundary line, a sudden change occurred. Several shimmering golden chains appeared around her arm, clinging tightly to her skin and preventing her from making any further moves to cross the boundary.
Reticia continued to exert force, and the chains tightened further, even seeming to embed themselves into her arm. If she had continued to push, her hand would likely have been torn to shreds by these chains.
Helplessly, Reticia had no choice but to retract her arm, and the golden chains vanished with her movement.
These things seemed to appear only when Reticia wanted to leave Central City; otherwise, they had no presence.
Bai Ling, wearing a brown trench coat, stood quietly beside Reticia. Seeing Reticia finish her test, she quickly walked over and began to inquire with concern, “Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Does your hand hurt? Do you want to go to the hospital?”
“My body isn’t that weak, and I was very careful with my movements.” Reticia pressed her forehead with a hint of helplessness. These chains couldn’t harm her, but they were a real shackle. She was truly trapped in Central City and couldn’t leave.
It was now the fifth day after the Dream God incident. Over these past few days, Reticia had tried to leave Central City almost every day, but each attempt ended in failure. She was truly confined within this human city.
After resolving the matters concerning the gods, the white-haired woman from the Divine Seat had left without even saying goodbye. It wasn’t until the next day, when Reticia wanted to find her for more detailed information, that she discovered the woman had actually slipped away stealthily.
The unfortunate people who had been influenced by the Dream God gradually woke up. Those who were forcibly hypnotized in the end only thought they had taken a nap. However, for those whose dreams had been harvested by the Dream God beforehand, it wasn’t so easy. Many were still in a state of confusion between dreams and reality, requiring a period of psychological counseling to recover.
As for the remaining unlucky ones… Reticia could only offer them her condolences. The person who had to take the blame had already given up (“gg”), and she considered that she had avenged them.
Reticia and Bai Ling didn’t need to worry about the aftermath; they were simply the muscle. After the fight, the matters that followed had nothing to do with them.
That’s why they had the leisure to stroll around here and strengthen their bond.
After all, their venerable senior, Old Sang, hadn’t slept for several consecutive days, and she was now only a tiny bit away from having a halo over her head.
Meanwhile, Reticia and Bai Ling were happily wandering around various parts of Central City.
“Sigh, I wonder when Kira will return,” Reticia sighed. Kira had gone to investigate the place where the spatial rift had previously existed days ago. Calculating the time, she should be back to report.
She hoped that woman’s judgment was flawed and that there were still rifts at the world’s boundary that people could use. Although she herself couldn’t return, it would be good if Kira could go back and take charge of the situation.
If the spatial portal were to be completely closed, and the Demon King hadn’t returned from the human world, the consequences for the Demon Realm would be truly unpredictable.
“What’s wrong? You don’t like being by my side?” Miss Bai started winking naughtily. “I remember you confessed to me in your dream.”
Bai Ling hadn’t been idle these past few days. At the very least, she knew that the Reticia she met in her dream was the real Reticia, and she had helped out in the dream, acting as a very competent fighter.
That wasn’t too important. What was important was that Reticia’s words, “I like you,” that she had heard in the dream, weren’t an illusion!
Reticia had really said that to her!
Although she couldn’t clearly recall Reticia’s expression and tone at the time, Bai Ling would absolutely never forget those words!
This was Reticia’s主动表白 (proactive confession)!
Proactive!
“Can you get your act together? Is this the time for this kind of romantic entanglement?” Reticia’s face also flushed. She didn’t know why she had gotten so carried away and said such things at that time.
Although, although she did have a little bit of a thought, her taking the initiative to speak was too… impulsive!
“Yes! Of course, it is!” Bai Ling’s eyes sparkled as if they contained stars. “It’s not now, but is there any other better time?”
Originally, Reticia was about to leave, so it was understandable that she wouldn’t want to develop a relationship.
But what about now? The situation was different. The spatial passage between the human world and the Demon Realm was gone! Reticia couldn’t leave Central City, nor could she return to the Demon Realm!
Wasn’t this an unprecedented opportune moment?
No one knew when a spatial passage would appear again, but at a conservative estimate, it would take at least a few years. Several years! Raw rice could be cooked into cooked rice in that time.
If she didn’t seize this opportunity to step up her efforts, would she still be Miss Bai?
“I really think you need to see a doctor…” Reticia took a small step back. “Please forget about that. I only said that to wake you up from your dream. I didn’t mean it.”
“Really?” Bai Ling wouldn’t believe Reticia’s nonsense. As Reticia took a step back, she pressed forward. “You really didn’t mean it?”
Reticia took another step back. The hard surface behind her felt real. This was a small grove, and Reticia’s back was against a tree.
She had nowhere else to retreat.
Looking at the white-haired girl getting closer and closer, looking at those bright red eyes, Reticia opened her mouth, but she couldn’t bring herself to say anything against her heart.
“Okay, maybe, perhaps, I did mean it a little.”
The girl’s face turned bright red. Saying this was a challenging feat for her.
“You admit it!” Joy immediately appeared on Miss Bai’s face. “I knew you liked me!”
“Yes, yes, yes, I’m a fangirl, I just like cute girls.” Reticia looked away. She still wanted to maintain her stubborn stance. “I don’t just like you; I like all cute girls.”
But this tactic was completely ineffective today. Bai Ling reached out and turned Reticia’s averted head back, looking directly into the girl’s dark eyes. She said word by word, “No, you can only like me.”
With Bai Ling pinching her face, Reticia instinctively blinked. Did she remember Bai Ling being this domineering? No, she didn’t!
The current Bai Ling looked like a possessive CEO from a third-rate novel, acting like she was the boss of everything. When she met a beautiful young girl, she would walk up and say, “Woman, you have captured my attention.”
Then came the wall-slamming and forceful kissing…
Speaking of which, wasn’t her current situation similar to that of a pitiful girl in such a story?
The girl’s back was against the wall, while her back was against a big tree. Both were situations where she couldn’t retreat. The girl was facing a possessive CEO who was basically brainless, and she was encountering someone who was also almost brainless.
The difference was probably just that Miss Bai was a prettier girl.
Was the difference significant?
In fact, it was quite significant. If it were a man doing what Miss Bai was doing now, there was no doubt that Reticia would have turned him into ashes the moment he had such thoughts.
It was only because Bai Ling was a girl that she could do this.
“I’m not yours, who cares how many people I like!” The fact was that even if Reticia were cremated in the future, her mouth would likely survive the magic flames and be passed down as a family heirloom of the Demon King’s lineage.
Miss Bai had already mastered a very effective way to deal with this kind of daily stubbornness. She continued to stare into Reticia’s eyes and brought her head even closer. “You confessed to me, so we are now in a relationship. It’s necessary for me to ensure that my lover isn’t unfaithful.”
“When did we become lovers? How come I didn’t know!”
“Ah, you confessed to me in the dream. I didn’t refuse, which means we’ve become lovers, right?” Miss Bai’s eyes curved, and she looked quite pleased.
Recalling Reticia’s words, “I like you,” her mood indeed couldn’t be bad.
“Then you also didn’t agree…”
“I say I agreed, do you have any objections?” Bai Ling reached out and covered Reticia’s mouth, causing the girl’s next retort to be swallowed. “Since we are both lovers, doesn’t that mean we can do things that lovers do?”
“!” Reticia’s eyes widened. Good for you, Bai Ling. After all this time, you’ve really stayed true to your original intentions.
From the beginning, you’ve been lusting after my flat body, and you’re still lusting after my flat body today. I really don’t know whether to praise Miss Bai for her steadfastness or scold her for her lack of adaptability.
Does my body, with no curves at all, really attract Bai Ling so much?
There are so many beautiful girls in the world, why can’t Bai Ling go and pester someone else?
“But it seems like we’ve already done almost everything. Look, kissing, hugging, being lifted up, even you are almost getting used to it.” Bai Ling moved her hand away from Reticia’s mouth and used it to count the things they had done together on her fingers. “The only thing left is… that?”
“You… are you planning to do that here…” Reticia gestured for Bai Ling to look at their surroundings. Was this desolate wilderness a place for such activities?
Reticia wasn’t so open-minded as to have an intimate interaction with another girl in a place like this.
“No, no, we can do it after we get back, when Anya and Kira aren’t home…” Bai Ling’s face also turned red. She wasn’t this open-minded either. Then, she immediately noticed the other meaning in Reticia’s words from just now.
Reticia hadn’t refuted the term “lovers.” She had only thought that this place wasn’t suitable for doing that kind of thing!
What did this imply?
What did this imply!
Reticia had admitted it!
“We are lovers, right?” Bai Ling blinked, wanting to get a definitive answer.
“Yes, we are, alright?”
“Are you really not lying to me?”
“Am I that kind of person?”
“Really, really not lying to me?”
“Are you looking for a beating?” Dark lines appeared on Reticia’s forehead. Did this person really think she would joke about something like this?
“No, no, I just feel… a bit too unreal.” Bai Ling retracted her hand from the tree. Having truly received this answer from Reticia, she felt a sense of emptiness.
It was like after completing a major quest in a game, looking around and finding no other available quests – that kind of hollowness.
“What’s wrong? Are you spaced out?” Reticia waved her hand in front of Bai Ling’s eyes. “If you really spaced out, I’ll just abandon you and find other girls.”
Upon hearing the mention of finding other girls, Bai Ling immediately felt no emptiness. She had found her next goal: to firmly tie Reticia to her side and prevent her from straying.
Although she believed Reticia wasn’t the type of girl who liked to cheat, Bai Ling, who had now gained the right to supervise, still felt a bit uneasy. She felt that at this moment, she should first declare her ownership.
“I want to ask a question.” Miss Bai raised her hand to ask.
“Hmm? Go ahead and ask.”
“Kissing between lovers is normal, right? I won’t get hit anymore, will I?”
“Of course, it’s normal… Wait, why are you asking this?” Reticia hadn’t realized the other meaning in Bai Ling’s words at first. By the time she realized she had dug a big pit for herself, Miss Bai had already moved close to her.
With a mischievous smile, Bai Ling hugged Reticia and whispered, “You said it yourself.”
“Can I take back what I said?” Looking at Miss Bai getting closer and closer, Reticia sighed.
Never mind. Since they were lovers, doing this sort of thing wasn’t out of line, was it?
This time, without the previous complications, the two had their first real, intimate exchange.
Before, her mouth was full of the sweet taste of fruit. Now, experiencing it again, hmm, it was still a bit sweet and soft.
It felt quite good.
“Like this, we’re truly lovers now, right?” After this not-so-long exchange, Miss Bai released Reticia with a blush. “I didn’t expect you to taste like this. You look so cold on the outside, but you actually taste like fruit.”
“… I don’t know why, but I suddenly feel…” Reticia rarely didn’t retort to Bai Ling’s words. Instead, she stood there and began to ponder, “… your little mouth is also quite sweet.”
“Then do you want to do it again?”
“… It’s not impossible.”
