Volume 5 Chapter 125
by Need_More_SleepVolume 5 + Chapter 125: The Wish Within One’s Heart
“W-what… what on earth is going on?!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi was completely dumbfounded.
She stood there blankly, frozen in place.
Xia Yi had inexplicably called her out, said a bunch of incomprehensible things, and then just… went offline?
Normally, Inner Demon Xia Yi would never concern herself with Xia Yi’s actions.
To actively come online and monitor the body like this would be equivalent to openly announcing: I’m watching you now~
How could Inner Demon Xia Yi possibly do something like that?!
She was a vicious inner demon, an existence meant to destroy the host personality. How could she possibly care about the host?
Thus, she felt deeply confused by Xia Yi’s earlier rambling.
“Ah, I get it, Xia Yi called me out because she wants me to kill someone, right?”
Inner Demon Xia Yi slapped her fist into her palm, suddenly enlightened.
Maybe, just like last time, some bastard here was bullying Xia Yi.
If that’s the case, then she would just slaughter them all in one go!
After all, if you kill everyone, no matter what the problem is, it should be solved, right?
“Holy Sword!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi raised her hand, and the Holy Sword crest on the back of it lit up.
At the summoning of the Sword Wielder, Gram appeared in her grasp.
The silver-haired girl glanced around. There were not only dragons here, but also many fox clan members.
Xia Yi’s identity was the Silver Dragon Princess of the Dragon Kingdom, so these foxes must be enemies.
“So it was you lot, huh? Fine then, I’ll kill every single one of you!!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi raised the Holy Sword and slashed toward the surrounding fox clan.
But just as the blade was about to touch them, she forcibly stopped her weapon mid-swing.
Something… didn’t feel right.
“Aren’t these supposed to be enemies? Why aren’t they fighting back?”
Inner Demon Xia Yi frowned in confusion.
She noticed that the fox clan members were simply standing there blankly, staring up at the sky.
Almost everyone present was like this, their eyes dull and lifeless, as if they had lost all sense of self. There was no hostility whatsoever, they didn’t resemble enemies at all.
“Mm… what’s going on? Why does my head hurt a little…?”
Suddenly, her vision blurred, and a flood of bizarre images surfaced in her mind.
Among them was a scene of herself successfully defeating Xia Yi, erasing her soul, and taking over her body,
“Get lost!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi cursed angrily.
She swung her sword violently and slammed it into the ground, venting her frustration and briefly regaining her clarity.
A golden sea of clouds, towering palaces like a painted dream, fantastical divine beasts…
Inner Demon Xia Yi deduced that this was not the normal world, she was inside some strange domain.
“Takamagahara…”
“I want to stay here forever…”
“I have found… happiness…”
She heard the surrounding fox clan members murmuring in low, trance-like whispers.
She understood now, within this domain called Takamagahara existed an immensely powerful illusion.
Everyone here had their minds invaded by it. That was why they stood like puppets, completely motionless.
The reason Xia Yi went offline was probably because of this.
“Damn scum, using illusions to make me see this kind of garbage… I’ll break your bones and cut off your head!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi was truly furious.
She activated the Silver Dragon royal bloodline to resist the invasion of the illusion.
However, this was not a long-term solution, the erosion could not be reversed.
To resolve this, she would have to find the ruler of this domain and eliminate them.
“I remember Xia Yi saying something about finding ‘Fox Radish’… must be some special fox. Maybe she has a way to resist the illusion!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi sprang into action. Relying on instinct, she sensed that the center of Takamagahara was the source of everything.
Thus, gripping the Holy Sword, she rushed forward.
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…
…
“Fall.”
“Fall.”
“Keep falling, you will obtain happiness. All your wishes will be fulfilled.”
“I hear the voice deep within your heart.”
“What you desire is…”
…
…
…
“So cold…”
A ragged boy, wrapped in a filthy coat, walked alone through the snow.
Cold snowflakes slipped through the holes in his shoes, freezing his feet numb.
The boy no longer knew how long he had been wandering.
His memories were hazy. He didn’t remember who his parents were, nor his own name, only that he had always been alone, drifting endlessly…
When hungry, he would beg by the roadside or search through trash bins for food.
Sometimes, when hunger became unbearable, he considered stealing from bakeries like other street children.
He had tried once, but before touching the bread, he hesitated.
Because that would make him a thief.
He couldn’t be a thief. If he became one, he would be a bad child.
Maybe his parents abandoned him because he was a bad child.
That time, he withdrew his hand.
But the furious bakery owner still discovered him, assumed he had stolen something, and beat him severely, almost breaking his bones.
He thought he might die that time. He lay in an alley for three days without moving, crows watching him from nearby.
Fortunately, someone came to throw out trash and didn’t notice him in the corner.
The boy rummaged through the garbage, found leftover scraps, and survived.
Now winter has arrived. His previous shelter was too cold, he had to find somewhere warmer, or he might not survive the season.
Recently, he had heard some news.
In a small town near the Bellen region, there was a place called Spring Breeze Orphanage that was taking in poor street children.
The boy wanted to go there, to see if kind-hearted people might take him in.
Even if they didn’t, it would still be fine, he could at least beg for some warm clothing.
As he moved through the snowy night, his legs already frozen stiff, he kept going.
While passing a window, he heard voices from inside.
“Wow, Dad, is that a cake?”
“That’s right, son. Today is your birthday. Come, blow out the candles and make a wish.”
“Okay, then my wish is…”
“Son, don’t say it out loud. Make it silently in your heart, or it won’t come true.”
“Oh, okay!”
“Son, happy birthday~”
The boy outside the window gazed at the warm light within, and the happy child inside. His eyes widened with longing.
He didn’t know, it wasn’t his birthday.
But he still closed his eyes and clasped his hands together.
Doing this… shouldn’t be too much, right?
In his heart, the boy made a luxurious wish.
He wished…
For a warm family of his own.
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