The forest after the argument was exceptionally quiet.
Coming back to her senses, Su Yao realized that the dappled sunlight filtering through the branches had turned a shade of orange.
It was nearly dusk, and a slightly chilled breeze swept through the leaves and bushes, creating a rustling sound.
The surroundings were filled with Treants who had buried their roots deep into the soil.
In such a vast forest, there wasn’t even the sound of a single insect, a situation that was truly eerie to the extreme.
“Time to head back.”
As she spoke, Su Yao let out a whistle, intending to call back the Griffin she had ridden to get here.
If she didn’t hurry back to the Town, it would be dark soon, and she had no desire to spend the night in the forest.
However, the fact that Leya could argue with her for so long about breast size meant that the brat was really just a…
Realizing she had cared about the one thing she shouldn’t have, a certain Blonde Loli’s face began to burn. She never expected that one day she would actually get so worked up over the issue of “breast size” with a little girl.
Habits were truly a terrifying thing…
After pondering such meaningless thoughts for a while, Su Yao still hadn’t seen her “old friend” appear.
If she didn’t have it, she would have no choice but to walk back. Not only would that take much longer, but figuring out directions in this dense forest would be a major problem.
She whistled a few more times and waited for a while, yet the silhouette of the beast she longed for still failed to appear…
Could it be that it had waited too long, failed to hear her call, and went back first? Logically speaking, that shouldn’t happen.
But for now…
“Leya, how did you follow me? Is there any way we can get back faster? It’s about to get dark.”
“Eh? That… I used the auxiliary Magic ‘Gravity Reduction’ and then used Wind Magic to fly over. However, I just used up the last of my Magic to help you. There probably isn’t any other way until I recover…”
The Imp Girl shook her head, putting on a troubled expression.
The Eye of Truth couldn’t see any issues, but Su Yao always felt a sense of incongruity coming from the other party…
“Since it has come to this, let’s eat first.”
She took a table cloth and various types of Food out of the Warehouse. Most of it consisted of sweets, mixed with a small amount of meat dishes.
“I don’t think I brought many drinks, so let’s just make do with this.”
As she spoke, she took out two glass cups and poured a light blue “water” that emitted a faint fluorescent glow.
“Chocolate cake? And Lily Honey Pastry? Where did you get these from? Space Magic? Mmh, so delicious!”
“Right? Don’t just focus on the food, have some ‘beverages.’ The drink in this cup is called ‘Blue Tear.’ Have you heard of it?”
“No, I don’t think they have this drink at the Labyrinth Tavern.”
“Then give it a taste.”
“It doesn’t have a particularly strong flavor, but it has a slight sweetness. I like it too.”
Leya ate the Food and drank the beverages she provided without any resistance at all.
The Imp Girl in front of her seemed to have undergone a personality shift and become quite straightforward.
Su Yao smiled as she chatted with her about their previous adventures, occasionally urging her to drink more of the “beverage.”
After a while, all the food had been finished by the two of them.
After packing away the food waste, she put a bit of distance between herself and Leya, then made a request.
“Can you help me with a ‘Gravity Reduction’ Buff? I want to jump up and check the way back.”
“Mmh, sorry, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait a while longer. My Magic hasn’t recovered enough yet.”
After a moment of silence, Su Yao took her weapon into her hand.
Learning from the previous battle with the Demon God, she no longer relied solely on the Eye of Truth and carried various supplies with her at all all times.
The drinks she had urged “Leya” to consume earlier were actually all Magic Potions. If a normal human drank that many, it might even cause Magic Disorder.
Yet this “Imp Girl” was still saying she had “insufficient magic.” She wasn’t Leya!
“Who exactly are you?!”
“Eh? What’s with the sudden aggression? I’m your good friend ‘Leya’.”
That Imp Girl had never once admitted to being her friend. This person was still acting; it seemed she wouldn’t admit it until she was faced with the harsh reality.
Thinking carefully, there were far too many suspicious things about this fake Leya.
Coincidentally running into her when she woke up early and then following her out of curiosity using magic with “extremely high mana consumption”?
Mist rose over the lake, and she had collapsed on the shore when she lost consciousness, yet she had been moved into the forest by the time she woke up?
Even Hilvi didn’t know about the “frequent disappearances” in the Forest near this lake in Boneyard. How could she, a foreigner from the Saint Nation, know about it?
Of course, she really had protected her while surrounded by a group of Treants, combined with the argument that broke out over “breast size” and her attitude toward her when she woke up.
Although it was a bit suspicious, Su Yao had chosen to believe her.
But now, even though her “mana” was clearly full, she was lying about using auxiliary magic…
The answer was already obvious. She had no intention of letting her leave this forest at all!
“If your magic is insufficient, I still have more Magic Potions here. Do you want to use them?”
Su Yao once again took a bottle of potion out of the Warehouse.
The light blue glass bottle was emitting a faint fluorescent glow, identical to the so-called “Blue Tear” from earlier…
“Leya” retreated step by step with a dark expression on her face.
“Treants! I order you to seize her! The Great Person in the lake will not allow her to leave!”
The Treants that were supposed to be rooted and still around them began to surround Su Yao once again.
Now, the reason why “Leya” was able to “protect her from the Treants” earlier was also brought to light.
Although she was very interested in this fake Leya who could control Treants and avoid detection by the Eye of Truth, she was even more curious about “The Great Person” she mentioned.
In the lake? What was there? It couldn’t be another fellow like the Demon God Bu’er, could it?
To be honest, Su Yao really wanted to go see for herself, but meeting them might be dangerous…
In any case, she had to capture this fake Leya first!
“Pierce through them, Magma Javelin.”
“You!”
Under Su Yao’s exquisite control, the fire spears struck the “brandishing” Treants. Of course, the power wasn’t as strong as expected; it only blew holes through them.
After all, she didn’t want to start a massive “forest fire.”
But even so, those Treants were no match for her.
The fake Leya, who had been watching from the side, finally couldn’t take it anymore and shed her disguise.
Beneath pure white, flawless long hair was a face as delicate as a Barbie doll’s. Her violet eyes held a hint of anger, and butterfly-shaped wings fluttered back and forth.
The girl flew into the sky, and wherever she passed, it seemed as if silver stardust was being scattered. The holes in the Treants healed miraculously.
The reason Su Yao associated her with a Barbie doll was simple—the size of this girl fluttering her wings in the sky was exactly the same as a slightly larger “Barbie doll.”
That was a Fairy, a creature that only existed in “fantasy”…