Volume 5 Chapter 5
by Need_More_SleepVolume 5 + Chapter 5: The Domineering Inner Demon Xia Yi
Xia Yi was troubled by a problem.
Although her Inner Demon was willing to join forces to confront Xia Lulu, there was one issue…
How were they supposed to defeat the immensely powerful Xia Lulu?
From an objective standpoint, the power gap between her and Xia Lulu was just too vast.
However, while she was puzzled, her Inner Demon claimed to have a plan.
“Inner Demon, what is your plan?” Xia Yi asked curiously.
“Xia Yi, I have a strategy,” Inner Demon Xia Yi said. “We can completely exploit Xia Lulu’s weaknesses, create a favorable opportunity, then launch a surprise attack, catching her off guard!”
“A surprise attack?” Xia Yi frowned. “That doesn’t seem right, does it?”
“Since the power gap is so huge, direct confrontation is definitely not an option. Look back, all your previous attempts to charge head-on, did any succeed?”
“Though I’m reluctant to admit it, they all failed.”
Xia Yi carefully thought back.
Every previous challenge against Xia Lulu ended with her suffering a loss, precisely because the power gap left almost no room for maneuver.
“But… I’m the Sword Saint, you know? Launching a surprise attack doesn’t seem very honorable.”
“Dumb Xia Yi! Honor, schmonor! Constantly getting hung up on such meaningless things is pointless!” Inner Demon Xia Yi scolded. “When you lose to a seemingly unbeatable enemy, do you just foolishly charge head-on again?”
“Well…”
Xia Yi hesitated.
Sometimes, when protecting civilians and facing a powerful foe, the heroic Sword Saint couldn’t afford to worry about honor. Protecting the people came first.
In those situations, the Sword Saint wouldn’t balk at a surprise attack.
But challenging Xia Lulu… probably couldn’t be equated with that, right?
“Do you still want to lose to Xia Lulu?” Inner Demon Xia Yi demanded. “Our current method is to seize an opportunity, launch a sudden strike, and defeat Xia Lulu in one fell swoop!”
“But…”
“Shut up, dumb Xia Yi! No ‘buts’! I’m different from you. I only respect victory. Victory is everything!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi glared at Xia Yi.
“Don’t forget, I am the Inner Demon of the Heart. I’m not like you. I don’t care about Sword Saint honor or any of that. I only want one thing, to wash away my humiliation, to make Xia Lulu taste the shame of defeat, to trample over her! Since you’ve chosen to cooperate with me, you must listen to my decisions and cooperate with me!”
“Can it… really work?”
“If I say it will work, it will work. This time, you listen to me. No backtalk!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi was extremely domineering, allowing no rebuttal from Xia Yi.
“Alright.”
Xia Yi had no choice. After all, she had indeed failed several times. This time, she’d let her Inner Demon try.
“Does Xia Lulu have any obvious weaknesses?” Inner Demon Xia Yi asked.
“Nope,” Xia Yi replied instantly.
“Your answer came so fast? You didn’t even think about it.”
“I’ve investigated several times before and never found any of Xia Lulu’s weaknesses.”
Xia Yi thought for a moment and managed to come up with one.
“Does not liking cucumbers count?”
“……”
Inner Demon Xia Yi was speechless.
What kind of intel was that? You couldn’t just whip out a cucumber mid-battle and shove it in Xia Lulu’s mouth.
That would be too stupid.
“There’s really nothing? No openings? How are we supposed to launch a surprise attack then?!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi pressed further.
“Are there any other types of weaknesses? Something common to dragons? Like dragon tails, if you pinch them, their bodies go weak?”
“Xia Lulu isn’t a dragon hatchling. How could she possibly go weak like us if her tail is pinched, Wait!”
Xia Yi suddenly remembered something.
“There actually is a special plant called ‘Sky Orchidwood’!”
“Sky Orchidwood? What’s that?”
“It’s a wondrous plant that no dragon race can resist! Just smelling the scent of Sky Orchidwood causes them to lose their combat ability!”
“Does Sky Orchidwood work on Xia Lulu?”
“Well…”
Xia Yi hesitated.
She did have a plan last time to use Sky Orchidwood on Xia Lulu, but the result was a failure.
“Stop hesitating! Spit it out!” Inner Demon Xia Yi urged.
“It happened like this, “
Xia Yi explained the whole story of the previous incident to her Inner Demon.
Afterwards, Inner Demon Xia Yi seemed thoughtful.
“Judging from the final result, it didn’t seem very effective on Xia Lulu, but maybe… a little effective? I’m not entirely sure either,” Xia Yi said.
“…No, I think it is effective. You probably just used too little. Xia Lulu was barely able to withstand it,” Inner Demon Xia Yi concluded. “If the quantity were sufficient, even Xia Lulu definitely couldn’t resist!”
“That’s possible!”
“Then it’s decided! We’ll use Sky Orchidwood to shatter Xia Lulu’s will! After that, we’ll completely crush her! Washing away all the humiliation we’ve suffered!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi decided to go with this plan.
“Xia Yi, do you know how to obtain a large quantity of Sky Orchidwood?”
“It’s a bit troublesome. After my last incident, the Sky Orchidwood was relocated to another area, not in the ordinary warehouse anymore… Also, it’s not just about us. Think about it. Although theoretically there are two of us, we can only use one body. When executing the plan, we can’t split up and act separately. We’re very limited.”
“So we still need a reliable assistant. Are there any suitable candidates?” Inner Demon Xia Yi asked. “Preferably someone trustworthy enough who won’t betray or sell us out.”
“Suitable… candidates?” Xia Yi blinked.
……
“Woo woo~ I am a pitiful dragon maid~ No hope of promotion in this lifetime~”
Elly, the trainee little maid of the Royal Maid Corps, sang her sad little tune while doing her cleaning work.
“Elly.” A voice called her.
The green dragon little maid turned to see Lucia.
“Sister Lucia?”
“Elly, I came to find you because there’s a notice for you,” Lucia said.
“What notice? It’s not punishment, is it?” The timid Elly grew fearful. “I don’t want to be expelled from the Dragon Royal Palace!!”
“In light of your satisfactory completion of the task assigned by Her Majesty, successfully impersonating her within the Dragon Royal Palace without exposure, concealing Her Majesty’s movements, preventing any crisis from arising within the Dragon Clan, and considering your diligent work recently without any failures… This has exceeded Her Majesty’s expectations. Therefore, according to the Royal Family’s decision, not only will you not be held accountable for your prior mistake, but you are also granted an additional opportunity.”
Lucia conveyed the above decision to Elly.
“Elly, trainee member of the Royal Maid Corps, you are now entering an observation period. If you can maintain good performance during this observation period, upon its conclusion and after evaluation by the Royal Family, you will successfully become a full-fledged member of the Royal Maid Corps.”
Upon hearing this, Elly was stunned, her mind overwhelmed by immense joy.
After struggling for so long, she was finally going to… become a full member!!
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