“Hey, you! Can you change your excuse to something normal? What do you mean ‘your body can’t take it’? It sounds like I’ve been broken! Let me tell you, my body is perfectly fine!”
“Hehe, that’s not necessarily true. After all, you haven’t experienced it with me yet.”
Korim smiled seductively, once again steering the conversation in a risqué direction.
“Tch, who wants you to experience that? Instead, why don’t you tell me how I can obtain this inheritance!”
Liyakade did not follow Korim’s lead this time.
She immediately broke free from Korim’s rhythm.
Right now, all she wanted was to quickly resolve the conflict with Alice.
Even if she couldn’t completely achieve a balanced resistance against the Light Element, she hoped she could at least barely defend against it.
Moreover, once she fully awakened, Liyakade would be able to completely harmonize with the Light Element and no longer fear it.
“An inheritance of this level naturally requires meeting me in person. Liyakade, aren’t you still in the Royal City? It’s so far away, it’s really hard to actually see me.”
Hearing this, Liyakade’s heart stirred.
If she had to meet Korim, wasn’t this the perfect opportunity?
They were coincidentally heading to Alice’s hometown, which was on the Kingdom’s border.
Overall, it was actually on their way.
Furthermore, Minotauros had not yet revived, and the Demon Race had not yet fully united and launched an attack on the Humans.
Therefore, the probability of them sneaking into the Magic Domain and getting discovered was not particularly high.
“No, actually it’s not far. We’re no longer in the Royal City. We’re going to Alice’s hometown. Her hometown is on the Kingdom’s border, on the side closer to the Magic Domain. We’ve been traveling for two days now.”
Liyakade shook her head, telling Korim about their whereabouts.
“Oh? So… Liyakade, are you planning to return to the Magic Domain?”
Korim’s gaze sharpened, her expression turning serious.
Previously, Korim thought that since the distance was so great, Liyakade wouldn’t be able to come easily.
Even if she wanted to obtain the inheritance, there was no opportunity.
But now, since they happened to be heading to the Kingdom’s border, the inheritance was no longer an impossibility.
“Mm.”
Liyakade nodded.
“Then fine. Welcome home, Liyakade.”
Seeing that Liyakade had made up her mind, Korim smiled brightly and nodded in satisfaction.
“Once you reach the Kingdom’s border and are ready, contact me. I’ll give you the specific coordinates then.”
“Mm. See you then.”
This time, meeting with Korim had answered Liyakade’s various questions.
Her plan for the immediate future was clear: go to the Magic Domain and obtain the inheritance.
During this time before obtaining the inheritance, the level gap between herself and Alice was still very large.
After absorbing the power of the Purple Thunder Donkey Grass, she could barely put up some resistance against the Light Element.
Even though it was a temporary solution that didn’t address the root cause, it was barely sufficient for now.
This was not only the most useful approach at the moment, but also the only one.
“Mm…”
Sunlight from outside filtered through the gaps in the tent curtain, gradually streaming into the tent.
Liyakade groaned softly, rubbed her crimson eyes, and woke from her sleep.
On the bed where Liyakade was sleeping, Alice and Field lay on either side.
Last night, Liyakade had finally returned to the middle position.
Although nothing risqué happened, it played an important role in their relationship.
And now, Liyakade seemed to be the first of the three to wake up.
She could feel a soft, squishy sensation in her left hand.
She gently squeezed Alice’s boneless little hand, and Alice let out a soft moan.
This time, even with Alice sleeping beside her, she didn’t have a nightmare like last time.
And now, when Liyakade pinched Alice’s jade-like hand, she didn’t feel a burning pain.
This meant that the effect of the Purple Mist Donkey Grass was still present.
This was also good news for Liyakade.
After all, the Purple Mist Donkey Grass they had confiscated from those Dark Guards was not plentiful.
If the effective duration of the Purple Mist Donkey Grass was too short for her, then this already temporary solution would become even harder to use.
At that moment, Liyakade, who was holding Alice’s delicate jade hand, felt a slight tremor.
It came from Alice.
Alice’s eyelashes fluttered, then she slowly opened her eyes, looking drowsily at Liyakade.
“Mm-hmm, I just woke up not long ago. Alice, you’re awake too.”
“Mm.”
Alice softly murmured.
The sensation in her hand made her feel very at ease.
This was the best and most peaceful sleep she had had since the conflict with Liyakade.
Not long after, Field beside them also woke up.
After they packed up, they prepared to leave the tent.
Now that the true identity of the culprit was known, “Isn’t it too early to start thanking now?”
“Mm, that’s true. The Kingdom’s border is still so far away.”
Field’s lighthearted words made Liyakade smile knowingly.
She then brought her perspective back to reality.
They had only left the Royal City two days ago, and there was still a journey of ten days to half a month to the Kingdom’s border.
The main issue now was actually to find a way to replenish the water source of the Trade Capital.
Now that Liyakade and the others knew, they no longer felt urgent.
After all, with Alice and Natalia around, even if Vidar tried to pull the same trick, Liyakade and the others could handle it calmly.
Before leaving the tent, Liyakade called out to Alice and Field.
She planned to add a supplement to what she had said yesterday.
After all, Liyakade had told a small lie yesterday, saying that she had obtained a new ability from Korim to resist the Light Element.
But that meant she could only secretly use the Purple Mist Donkey Grass.
Now that she was going to obtain the real inheritance, she needed to make a reasonable supplement to her earlier statement.
“Alice, Field, last night I communicated with the Ancestor again. Since the ability was obtained directly through the spirit, it is not complete. I must use Purple Mist Donkey Grass to maintain resistance against the Light Element.”
“Huh? Why do you need that kind of thing?”
Field frowned upon hearing this.
She was very puzzled by this, and it seemed she still despised the notoriety of Purple Mist Donkey Grass.
“Actually, this thing… I only understood after the Great Ancestor explained it last night. For our Demon Race, it is actually a powerful tonic. For most of the Demon Race, taking it can temporarily and greatly enhance strength. It’s just because the energy contained within is so abundant, so the first time one takes it, there will be some discomfort, such as drastic emotional fluctuations, like yesterday. However, after subsequent uses, one can adapt.”