Volume 6 Chapter 67

Volume 6 + Chapter 67: Air Friend

“Our Bear Dominates the World mercenary group will absolutely succeed in this promotion!!” Bear One said with great confidence.

“The captain is right!!” The other bear-men responded in unison.

The atmosphere inside the convoy was very lively.

Xia Yi returned to her seat and began to ponder…

Suddenly, she thought of someone.

“Heart Demon!”

“…”

“Heart demon, heart demon, heart demon, heart demon, heart demon!” Xia Yi called out to her heart demon inwardly.

“…What is it?”

After a long moment, the heart demon responded reluctantly.

“Come on out.”

“What do you want me for?”

“Come out first, and then I’ll tell you.”

“Fine.”

Heart Demon Xia Yi appeared.

“Come, come, sit here.”

Xia Yi patted the spot next to herself.

Although the two communicated through spiritual means, making sitting down entirely unnecessary, a sense of ritual was still important.

Heart Demon Xia Yi sat down, looking puzzled.

The two identical silver dragon lolis sat side by side.

“Xia Yi, what exactly did you call me out for? Do you know what I was doing just now?” Heart Demon Xia Yi’s face was filled with displeasure.

“What were you doing?”

“I was researching swordsmanship!” Heart Demon Xia Yi replied. “I’m developing a brand new sword technique. I lost to that puppet girl last time, and I’m very unhappy about it… Next time we meet, I’ll show her who’s boss and get my revenge!”

“Oh, you mean Dorothea, right?”

“Yes!”

“And how’s that going?”

“The new sword technique is starting to take shape. It’s…”

Heart Demon Xia Yi was about to show off.

But then she noticed something was off.

“No!! How did this turn into me talking about myself? You should be the one telling me why you called me out!!”

“Just talk about it, it’s no big deal…”

“Enough nonsense, Xia Yi. Tell me quickly, why did you bother to call me out?”

Heart Demon Xia Yi stared at Xia Yi with a fiercely menacing expression.

“I am a terrifying heart demon! If you can’t give me a reason I’ll accept, then prepare to face my endless wrath!!”

“Heart Demon, I called you out to tell you that I’ve now arrived at the border of the Elven Kingdom.”

“The Elven Kingdom?”

Heart Demon Xia Yi glanced out the window.

Outside was a lush green forest, unlike anything in the Dragon Kingdom.

“Next, I’m going to cross the border and enter the Elven Kingdom…” Xia Yi began to explain.

Heart Demon Xia Yi interrupted her. “Wait, what does that have to do with me!! You called me out over such a trivial matter?”

“Yes, Heart Demon. You said last time that you wanted to know what I was doing, didn’t you?” Xia Yi explained. “So naturally, I have to tell you my actions and plans so you can keep track.”

“Well…”

Heart Demon Xia Yi was taken aback.

So Xia Yi actually remembered those words she had spoken.

The truth was, she wanted to understand Xia Yi better, but most of the time, she felt too embarrassed to express it.

After all, appearing before Xia Yi was essentially admitting, “I’m paying attention to you!”

That would make it seem as though she and Xia Yi were already on very good terms.

“What nonsense are you talking about? Hmph, I just said that casually last time. You actually took it seriously. What a dummy Xia Yi.”

Heart Demon Xia Yi snorted, turned her head away in perfect form, and hugged her own bosom.

“Don’t think doing something like this can improve our relationship. It’s useless. No matter what you do, I am still a heart demon. Someday, I will erase you and take over your body!”

“Heart Demon, is that really your wish?”

“No, my wish is…”

Heart Demon Xia Yi instinctively replied.

But she cut herself off halfway, her cheeks flushing red as she realized she had almost let something slip.

“What is it?”

“Nothing!!” Heart Demon Xia Yi immediately corrected herself. “I’m not telling you, dummy Xia Yi!”

“Oh…”

Xia Yi couldn’t quite figure out her heart demon.

But since the other party was unwilling to say more, she decided not to press further.

“Fine. Since you insist on telling me about your situation, I’ll reluctantly listen!” Heart Demon Xia Yi said.

“Okay, here’s the thing…”

Xia Yi explained the situation in the Elven Kingdom to her heart demon.

After listening, Heart Demon Xia Yi more or less understood.

“So you need to find Eve now, right?”

“Yes.”

“Oh, in that case, you’ll have to enter the Elven Kingdom to resolve this…” Heart Demon Xia Yi said thoughtfully.

While Xia Yi was communicating with her heart demon, someone on the carriage noticed her behavior.

Atiya was watching, dumbfounded.

Since others could not see Heart Demon Xia Yi, from an outsider’s perspective, Xia Yi had been sitting alone in her seat, talking nonstop to the air while her expressions constantly changed, extremely vivid.

It was like watching a horror movie, utterly terrifying.

“Milady, what are you doing?” Atiya suddenly asked.

“Huh?”

Xia Yi had been so engrossed in her conversation with her heart demon that she only then realized Atiya had been watching the whole time. From others’ perspectives, her behavior was indeed a bit embarrassing.

She didn’t even know how to explain.

“I was…”

“Milady, you, ”

Atiya fell silent. She widened her eyes, showed a look of deep wisdom, and began a storm of brainstorming.

“I understand!”

Xia Yi’s heart sank. Could it be that the fact she had a heart demon was about to be discovered?

“Milady, you were talking to your air friend, weren’t you?”

“Air… friend?”

“Yes. An air friend that only you can see and talk to. This air friend has a completely different personality from you. Usually, they stay in the spiritual world and only appear when you call them,” Atiya analyzed. “The air friend is a unique existence created by you and belonging only to you.”

“Uh, well…”

Why did Xia Yi feel that the more Atiya spoke, the more plausible it sounded?

“It’s all right, Milady. You’ve been under a lot of pressure, so it’s natural to need an air friend for company to relieve that pressure. I understand… In fact, powerful Dragon Kings often have mental issues. I understand you completely!”

Atiya showed her understanding.

“Don’t mind me. Go ahead and enjoy your conversation with your air friend!”

As far as Xia Yi was concerned, although this conclusion was deeply flawed, it was for the best since Atiya didn’t mind.

From now on, when she communicated with her heart demon, Atiya wouldn’t find it strange.

Suddenly, Balan, who had been playing a hometown tune on his harp, stopped abruptly.

The music’s sudden halt felt jarring and deeply uncomfortable to Xia Yi.

The next moment, Bear Two ran up to Bear One and said in a somewhat flustered voice, “Big brother, this is bad. It looks like… fog is rolling in!!”

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