Chapter 153

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Chapter 153: The Black Creature’s Baby

Hello, how can I gently tell my friend, "Your music sounds bad"?

It’s so hard, really so hard.

This feeling is like a tired office worker coming home after a long day, only to hear the child upstairs start practicing piano at 9:30 PM, and the music is really unpleasant, making it hard to relax. But I also don’t want to say to the sister upstairs, "Hi, your child really has no musical talent, please let them have a happy childhood," so I can only endure it.

Although Royvald thought it was strange that Lin Lin gave him money, since she offered, the Moon Elf felt he should play a few more songs to show his goodwill.

Lin Lin, "No need, your goodwill is enough, please put down the instrument. I’m not being polite, put it down right now! Thank you."

The Moon Elf quietly carried the lute back.

Sensing the Moon Elf’s hurt feelings, Lin Lin made one last effort, "Maybe this piece is too advanced for humans. You could try playing it for your elf friends."

Since Moon Elves are so rare, by the time Royvald meets his Moon Elf friend, his music skills will likely have improved.

The Moon Elf reluctantly accepted her words.

Then, Lin Lin continued to gaze at the sky, lost in thought.

Royvald’s gaze fell upon Lin Lin.

Unlike an elf’s meditation, Lin Lin’s behavior at that moment was definitely not a beneficial rest for her body, but simply daydreaming.

Ever since she learned that the Demon King Castle was no longer there, Lin Lin’s spirits had been quite low. Moon Elves are not unfamiliar with those who have made contracts with demon races.

In fact, most contracts with the demon race are made with "valuable" humans.

For example, nobles, scholars, or those who are already aligned with darkness, like Dark Mages. A light-type mage like Lin Lin is not a good target.

She seems too easy to lose control of; as long as Lin Lin remains under the protection of the God of Light, the demon race’s retaliation would become quite tricky.

Royvald did not understand what she was feeling sad about.

"Why are you feeling down?" asked the Moon Elf, as he washed his hands in the river.

Lin Lin looked down and met the Moon Elf’s green eyes.

The Moon Elf said, "You are free now."

Lin Lin blinked and listened to the Moon Elf’s words.

"What you want to do next is your own choice."

This sentence was especially convincing coming from the Moon Elf, as he always did what he wanted, even if others thought it was boring and kept doing it for many years.

What do I want to do… Lin Lin thought seriously.

Lin Lin gave her answer, "I want to sleep well on a soft bed."

Royvald helped her analyze, "This can only happen in the nearest town."

Lin Lin nodded; her calves felt very cold.

Lin Lin was very familiar with this feeling because of the Demon King’s contract; whether inside the Demon King Castle or outside, those simple-minded slimes always had a natural fondness for Lin Lin.

The riverbank was indeed the territory of water slimes, and the demon realm was even more so.

Lin Lin looked down, expecting to see a semi-transparent blue slime, but instead, a dark mass appeared.

Lin Lin lifted the creature that was hugging her calf; it had a round body similar to a slime, but it was so black that finding its eyes was difficult.

It looked more like the young demon creatures that had just grown in the Demon King Castle, still too young to develop properly.

"So black," Lin Lin commented.

The creature being commented on by Lin Lin did not react to her words; it was just happy to be held high.

The little black creature had a short tail that could wrap around Lin Lin’s finger, making sure it wouldn’t fall from her hold. It looked like it valued its life.

After playing with it for a while, Lin Lin put some leftover berries into its mouth and placed it back on the ground, but the little creature still wanted to crawl onto her lap.

This was also a place where many slimes liked to stay. As young ones, they were very weak and loved to burrow into safe places for protection.

With a subtle thought of "I am doing good deeds now to build up kindness for the future," Lin Lin allowed it to stay on her lap.

The Moon Elf watched everything and kindly reminded Lin Lin, "Some creatures can be poisonous to humans."

Lin Lin quietly placed the little creature back on the ground.

Right now, being kind was symbolic, but her own safety was more important.

–

Since the sky was always nighttime with a Red Moon, she needed to set and adjust her own rest time.

After resting for a few hours, the two continued on their journey to the human world.

To Lin Lin’s surprise, the little black monster did not leave; instead, it continued to follow them as they walked.

Lin Lin had never seen a traveling monster before and thought at first that it might be going in the same direction.

After walking for a while and noticing the little monster stopping to rest with them, Lin Lin realized that it was following them.

Picking up the little black ball again, Lin Lin dusted off the dirt from the monster’s body.

Lin Lin, "Is it a Pokémon? A magical creature?"

Lin Lin never expected that, at her age, there would still be a chosen pet.

The Moon Elf beside her looked at her as if to say, "What are you talking about?"

"Do you think it will become very impressive when it grows up?" Lin Lin asked Moon Elf while holding the little monster.

"When monsters are young, they all look the same," Royvald replied, "I can’t tell the difference."

"I think it will grow very big," Lin Lin said, suddenly feeling strange confidence after being chosen by the pet.

As if to prove Lin Lin right, the little monster she held also puffed out its chest.

The Moon Elf showed an even more speechless expression, "I really think it will be silly when it grows up."

"How can you say that?" Lin Lin covered the round little monster’s nonexistent ears. "Little ones shouldn’t hear such harsh words! Even if it becomes silly in the future, it will be a happy silly!"

"Don’t you think you’re being even harsher?" the Moon Elf asked.

Lin Lin looked down and saw the little monster, black as coal, also looking up at her.

Lin Lin quietly pressed its lifted head down.

Lin Lin’s plan to raise the chosen pet did not succeed, because when they got close to the edge of the demon realm and the outside world, the little monster jumped out of Lin Lin’s arms.

Lin Lin was a little surprised; she thought the little creature wanted to follow her outside.

Unexpectedly, after the little creature glanced at Lin Lin, it turned and walked away.

Lin Lin stared at the tiny figure, "I thought it was going to walk with me."

"Its choice is the right one," the Moon Elf said, "the outside world is too dangerous for it."

Lin Lin felt a bit disappointed for no reason, but she agreed with the Moon Elf’s view.

–

From the edge of the demon realm to the busy human town, it was a long journey.

Lin Lin finally realized that two hundred years had brought many changes.

For example, two hundred years ago, there were not as many humans as there were later; on the contrary, there were more of other races.

It is called a human town, but humans might only make up one-third of the population.

After arriving in the town, Lin Lin deeply felt what the Moon Elf meant by "the outside world is too dangerous."

There are many brave-looking people in the town; they seem to be here to fight monsters.

The heroes are all tall and strong, and Lin Lin felt like a little chick squeezed among the crowd.

"Why are there so many people…?" Lin Lin said while pushing against a big man beside her, who was almost squishing her, and asked the Moon Elf, "Are towns always this crowded now?"

"This place is very close to the demon realm, so it’s easy to take on various monster-related tasks," the Moon Elf replied, feeling a bit dizzy from being squeezed, but relying on his height. "Take out your magic wand."

Take out the magic wand? Lin Lin thought Royvald’s suggestion was a bit strange, but she did as he said.

The magic wand, embedded with a light-type gem, appeared from Lin Lin’s palm.

In an instant.

It truly was a moment when the crowd that had been surrounding them automatically made a path for the two people.

Everyone’s gaze fell on Lin Lin, their looks so intense that they felt like beams of light.

This made Lin Lin feel a bit uncomfortable.

Royvald sighed in relief, "Fortunately, your light-type gem is big and eye-catching enough."

Lin Lin realized that people respected light-type mages a lot at that moment, probably because the Light Camp had just won a victory.

To appear more reliable, Lin Lin suppressed her silly smile and became a serious and stern light-type mage.

Yes, she learned this expression from Safir, who was like a Sapphire Dragon—someone you could tell was smart just by looking at him.

A Moon Elf nearby watched Lin Lin’s complete change of expression.

Lin Lin, with a determined look, headed toward a hotel that seemed nice enough to afford.

Lin Lin is a person with a good salary, but every time she goes out, she cannot afford a nice hotel due to budget limits.

The hotel owner is a human woman with curly red-brown hair, who showed a very surprised expression when she saw Lin Lin’s magic wand and offered her a 50% discount.

Lin Lin showed a sincerely grateful expression when she received the discount.

While the owner was registering her for a room, Lin Lin and the Moon Elf sat in the hotel lobby drinking tea.

At another round table in the lobby, there was a black-haired woman looking lazy.

When Lin Lin saw that woman, she suddenly remembered something she had not thought of right away because the town was too crowded.

Those people were not afraid of her because her hair was black.

You see, when Lin Lin first came to the village, a child cried out that she was a man-eating witch because of her black hair, which made Lin Lin later have to drink a Magic Potion given by a Dark Elf to change her hair to platinum blonde so she could communicate with others properly.

The legend about witches eating people from two hundred years ago does not seem to have had much of an impact.

So, when did this legend start to come alive?

Lin Lin rested her chin on her hand, thinking about this question.

The door of the inn was pushed open once more.

As the Moon Elf said, there are many heroes here, so the inn has always done well.

A young father entered the inn with his son. When he saw that there was no one at the front desk, he sat down at the table of a black-haired woman with his son.

Soon, loud noises from the boy could be heard.

There are always mischievous kids in every time period, thought Lin Lin as she glanced at another table.

Then, she heard the black-haired woman at that table say calmly, "Be quiet. I am a witch, and if you keep making noise, I will eat your heart."

Lin Lin: …?

Right after that, a kind voice of the father said, "Yes, if you keep arguing, the witch will use your heart as a snack."

Lin Lin: ???