“Returning to an old place, it has a different charm,” Leticia murmured, standing at the familiar street corner, looking at her fingertips covered in white gauze.
Bai Ling, who was checking the surroundings for any surveillance equipment, heard her talking to herself and said, “Don’t be so elegant.”
They had only been to this place once, and it was to beat someone up. What was there to reminisce about?
Was it the feel of beating up those three little cuties?
“No surveillance equipment,” Bai Ling nodded to Leticia after the inspection.
She actually wanted others to know why Kira wanted that book so badly, but Leticia strongly requested that they first tell only the two of them and then discuss whether to tell anyone else.
In Leticia’s words, “Some things are better left unknown than known.”
Bai Ling agreed, as it would be quite troublesome if irrelevant people learned certain things.
“Time is almost up. I hope Kira doesn’t stand me up,” Leticia said blandly as she took out her phone and checked the time.
“Aren’t you nervous at all?”
“Do I look nervous?” Leticia retorted.
Bai Ling pondered for a moment and then nodded. “You should be very nervous.”
Judging from snippets of their daily conversations, Leticia was extremely afraid of Kira discovering her identity. Now, they were going to interact with Kira so closely. Bai Ling thought Leticia should definitely not be as calm as she appeared.
“Hmph, since you know, then don’t bother me, alright?” Leticia took a deep breath. She was indeed a little nervous, but it wouldn’t affect the plan.
*BEEP BEEP…* With a vibration from her phone, a message from Xue’er was sent to Leticia’s phone.
Glancing at the message, Leticia took another deep breath. “Get ready, Kira is coming.”
“Mhm,” Bai Ling picked up the black safe that was placed aside. The book that Kira wanted so desperately was kept there.
*Hoo…* A gust of cold wind blew, and the bright moon in the sky was obscured by dark clouds that had appeared from nowhere.
The dim yellow streetlights began to flicker continuously, as if heralding someone’s arrival.
In the intermittent light, a petite girl slowly walked from the other end of the road.
The girl was wearing a black princess dress and a small, seven-colored crown. Beneath the hem of her skirt was a calf wrapped in black stockings, and a pair of exquisite black boots.
The girl was beautiful, so beautiful that it was as if the moon in the sky had dimmed its radiance because of her.
“Sister Bai, we’re already so familiar with each other, must we meet in such a distant way?” Kira asked with a smile, looking at the person in black.
This person was her dear Sister Bai, she was one hundred percent sure.
As for the person in white next to Sister Bai, she didn’t know who it was.
Perhaps it was Sister Qianqian, whom Xiao Ya had mentioned, or a friend of Bai Ling, or perhaps, the sister who had an unspeakable relationship with Bai Ling.
“Ahem.” Bai Ling coughed a couple of times and did not answer Kira’s question.
She was just a decoration, she was just a decoration, Bai Ling kept telling herself internally.
As long as she didn’t admit it, even if Kira already knew who she was, she could still deny it.
“Sister Bai Ling, aren’t you going to speak?” Kira tilted her head. “Then, the one who wants to trade with me is actually you, an unknown lady?”
“That’s right,” came the somewhat androgynous voice from Leticia. She dared not speak in her original voice.
“Then, where is the thing I want?” Kira nodded and asked about the book. “You must let me know that I haven’t made this trip in vain.”
Leticia nudged Bai Ling with her elbow, which was their pre-arranged signal.
Bai Ling understood, opened the safe, and took out the book.
With Kira’s strength, she would naturally be able to discern the authenticity of the book.
“Hmm, it is indeed what I want,” Kira blinked her eyes, her attitude becoming serious. “Then, what questions do you want to ask me?”
“It’s very simple. Why do you want this book?” Leticia asked the question that concerned her most.
Why was Kira so interested in this book, to the point of personally coming to the human world for a transaction?
This was really very strange.
“This, I may not be able to answer.” Kira’s expression was very conflicted. It was obvious that she desperately wanted the book but didn’t want others to know the reason.
“Then, what is this book related to?” Leticia posed another question.
“I can’t say.” But Kira’s attitude was firm; she would not tell others the reason.
Leticia turned to look at Bai Ling, and from the other’s eyes, she saw the same confusion as herself.
What secrets did this book hold?
“Are you the only one who wants this book?” Leticia changed her question.
This time, Kira answered, “No.”
“Who else?”
“The Elf race, the Beastmen race, almost all other races know about this book, no, the importance of this set of books,” Kira’s answer plunged Leticia into thought.
So, this wasn’t just a matter of demons and humans, but a matter for the entire world?
And, “a set?”
“The Demon Realm’s grand library’s secret chamber houses one book from this set, and what you have is another one,” Kira said.
“Impossible,” Leticia retorted instinctively. “How could I…”
“Hmm?” Kira suddenly looked up, a noticeable glint in her eyes. “Why is it impossible?”
Because I’ve flipped through all the books in the secret chamber, and there isn’t such a book in it!
Only those with demon king bloodline could enter the secret chamber of the Demon Realm, so Leticia could not doubt Kira’s words.
If she doubted it, she would expose that she knew about the things in the secret chamber, and to know about the things in the secret chamber, she could only have one identity.
The demon king bloodline that still existed in the world today, besides Kira standing before her, was Leticia, the current demon king.
“Could it be that you know what’s in the secret chamber?” Kira walked closer and closer. She suddenly felt that this person in white was very familiar. “Is that so, sister?”
Height, similar. Scent, very familiar.
She had a good relationship with Bai Ling, and she had deliberately avoided Kira at noon.
Thinking carefully, this person’s identity was already obvious.
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Leticia was truly panicking. She really couldn’t control her mouth; the words just blurted out.
Halfway through, she regretted it and swallowed the latter half of the sentence.
But how could a smart girl like Kira ignore this point?
This is bad.
