“The dagger was this close to that young lady’s back,” Feili said, pinching her fingers less than an inch apart. “It’s a good thing I arrived in time. I spun around and held her in my arms~ Otherwise, that young lady would have fallen victim to that Shadow Demon’s evil clutches~”
Feili even turned around and sidled up to Duoluolisi, raising her right hand behind Duoluolisi’s back as if she wanted to reenact the hug.
“Could you please stop groping me, classmate?”
Duoluolisi was a bit annoyed.
She sidestepped to dodge Feili’s hand.
‘This dead lesbian—she copped a feel while saving me, and now she wants to take advantage again?’
Affection Level -999 would already be too high; it should be even lower, -9999 wouldn’t be enough!
Her affection for Feili had no lower limit!
“Hey… classmate, don’t get mad. Feili didn’t mean it.”
Seeing Duoluolisi’s reaction, Dailina quickly stepped forward and waved her hands.
‘Feili didn’t mean it?’
‘She totally meant it!’
Duoluolisi crossed her arms over her chest.
The two full mounds were slightly pressed together by her arms.
Suddenly she felt a gaze fall on her, making her very uncomfortable.
She glanced at Feili and caught her staring at her chest, with the same look as if she were eyeing some delicious food.
‘Where the hell are you looking, you Female Sea King!’
Duoluolisi immediately lowered her arms and turned her back to Feili.
But come to think of it, how big were they actually?
Just now she felt like her arms could barely cross in front of her chest.
Duoluolisi secretly peeked at Dailina.
Comparing, she realized she seemed to be about the same size.
‘These two lumps are a real nuisance! Not only are they in the way, they’re like magnets attracting that lesbian’s eyes.’
‘What use are they?’
“Classmate, are you also here for an assignment?”
Dailina changed the subject to break the moment.
Duoluolisi thought for a moment.
She was currently wearing the Thorn Academy uniform and appearing in a place like this—she did need a reasonable explanation.
“Yeah.”
She nodded.
It was common for Thorn Academy students to go on field missions, so claiming she was here for an assignment worked fine.
“I’m Dailinna·Keerman, and this is Feili·Granwell. We’re both first-year freshmen.”
Dailina placed a hand over her chest and gave a slight bow.
Her manner was very graceful—clearly the polite lady of a noble family.
Unlike some people.
Duoluolisi shot another glance at Feili and found her still smiling warmly.
“Would you mind telling us your name?”
Dailina asked with a smile.
“Duoluolisi.”
“Oh? No surname?”
“No, I’m just a commoner.”
Duoluolisi only gave her first name.
The surname Castillo was too conspicuous—anyone would recognize it as the Silver Radiance Sword Maiden’s surname.
Saying it would definitely invite unnecessary trouble.
Especially with Feili.
She was the biggest problem.
She still remembered that classic scene from the game—Feili standing in front of the Statue of the Silver Radiance Sword Maiden.
Teachers and students passing by all thought she was mourning the hero.
Mourning?
Oh, she was definitely mourning.
Mourning way too hard!
The dialogue box below the game screen showing Feili’s inner thoughts was filled with lines like, “The Lady Sword Maiden is so beautiful~”, “She looks so soft, I wanna hug her~”, “If only I could have a deep exchange with Lady Sword Maiden~” and other such lesbian thoughts.
Just thinking about it was crazy—this Feili’s brain was entirely made of lesbian, wasn’t it?
Right now, she was just a student who looked very much like the Silver Radiance Sword Maiden.
She could keep some distance from Feili, and once she transformed back and disappeared, no matter how hard Feili searched, she’d never find her.
Eventually she’d turn her attention to other targets and gradually give up.
But if Feili learned her surname and thought she was a descendant of the Silver Radiance Sword Maiden…
She didn’t even want to think about it.
Feili would probably dig up the whole world to find her, then cling to her relentlessly, impossible to shake off.
‘Eww~’
‘Just thinking about it is scary.’
“So it’s Duoluolisi, right? Nice to meet you.”
Dailina smiled and nodded.
“Yeah, nice to meet you too, Dailina.”
Duoluolisi replied politely.
“Hmm~ Duoluolisi, that’s a lovely name~”
Feili had somehow already crept up beside her, startling Duoluolisi into backing up half a step.
‘You’d say any name sounds lovely, wouldn’t you?’
“Anyway, what was your assignment? Why did you come to this canyon?”
Duoluolisi decisively returned to the main topic, not giving Feili any chance to flirt.
“Actually, there were three of us originally, including a male classmate. We finished our assignment and were heading back to the academy, but we encountered an accident on the way—a Transfer Magic tried to teleport us away. Feili and I managed to escape, but our companion didn’t make it in time… he was teleported away…”
Dailina’s expression darkened as she spoke.
“So now we’re here looking for him.”
Duoluolisi was taken aback.
‘So she really is looking for me?’
But then again, that fit Dailina’s personality.
She wouldn’t abandon a teammate.
‘I thought only Feili came specifically to hunt me down.’
“Have you seen him, Duoluolisi?”
Dailina asked urgently.
“His name is Xi Ya. He has black hair and blue eyes, about this tall.”
Dailina gestured in the air.
Following her hand, Duoluolisi saw it was about the height of Feili’s cowlick.
“He looks very thin, with a pale complexion, wearing the same uniform as us. There were many patched holes on it—on the cuffs, and here…”
Dailina raised her own sleeve and pointed out the stitched spots to Duoluolisi.
‘Huh?’
‘How do you know what I look like better than I do?’
‘And how do you remember the patched holes so clearly?’
Duoluolisi was so shocked she quickly glanced down at the female uniform she was wearing.
Fortunately, the patching marks hadn’t carried over; otherwise it would have been really awkward.
“Nope, haven’t seen him.”
Duoluolisi considered pointing them in a random direction so they’d go elsewhere, but then thought again.
She’d need to change back later and find a chance to regroup with them.
They had already wasted too much time in this canyon.
If they kept searching for half a day here, they might miss the deadline for submitting the assignment tomorrow.
If she failed the Entrance Exam because of that, Feili would drop out of the Elite Class, losing any chance to develop.
Who would she rely on to defeat the Demon King and save the world?
She remembered that at noon, a passing carriage would appear at the canyon exit.
In the game’s Flame Demon route, Feili and Dailina took that carriage, just barely making the submission deadline.
“But I did hear some strange noises over there. You might want to check it out.”
Duoluolisi pointed toward one side of the canyon.
Heading in that direction would soon hit a cliff wall.
When they found no one there, they’d naturally leave, not wasting much time.
Dailina might insist on continuing the search, but Feili definitely knew the importance of the Entrance Exam and would try to persuade Dailina to go.
Once she transformed back to her original form, she could meet up with them at the canyon exit later.
“I’ve recovered enough. I’ll be going now.”
After a few steps, Duoluolisi stopped, afraid they might really continue searching.
She turned back specifically to remind them, “You should hurry too—don’t miss your assignment submission. It’s very far from here to the nearest city with a Teleportation Array.”
“Mm, see you, Duoluolisi.”
Dailina waved politely.
Duoluolisi nodded and turned to leave.
“See you at the academy~ Duoluolisi~”
Feili’s seductive voice came from behind, sending a shiver down her spine.
“Goodbye.”
With that, Duoluolisi walked away without looking back.
‘Never again!’