Hearing this, Letia froze for a moment.
Many thoughts flashed through her mind before a helpless smile appeared on her face.
“I’m sorry, but compared to my past life, I have more attachments in this one, so I don’t plan on going back.”
Ymir’s smile froze, and she lowered her hand with a trace of disappointment.
“Ymir, my situation might be different from yours. You opened your eyes and found yourself already in the Dungeon, but I… I truly grew up from a waddling, stumbling toddler to who I am now.”
Letia responded calmly.
“Though our relationships might not be perfect, I have my own family and friends in this world. And besides…”
At this point, she turned her gaze toward Red, who was still busy in the kitchen.
“Do you think I could just leave that man alone?”
After hearing Letia’s words, Ymir lowered her head.
No one could see the expression on her face.
‘Well, I can’t rule out the possibility that I was a soul possession too, just one that occupied this body called “Letia” quietly during those ignorant years of early childhood.’
“Relatively speaking, my arrival was more like reincarnation, while yours, Ymir, seems more like soul possession.”
Silence filled the room for a moment.
Letia simply waited quietly for Ymir’s response.
She knew very well that some things couldn’t be helped by others; one had to find their own way out.
For Ymir, her arrival was more like an exile.
Upon coming to this world, she had no attachments and no companions.
She had lived alone for several hundred years, and combined with her status as a Demon Lord, she was essentially an anomaly in this world.
It was precisely this rootless fate that had birthed her desire to return to her original world.
In fact, Letia had thought the same way at the beginning.
After all, in twenty-first century China, one didn’t have to worry about food, clothes, or shelter, and there were plenty of games to play.
If there was any downside, it was that there were too few holidays.
Compared to this Other World where one could lose their life at any moment or be sold on the Black Market, that place was truly a heaven among heavens.
But after staying here for so long, she had actually grown accustomed to the rhythm of this world.
Adding in the social connections she had formed, it was naturally impossible for her to want to go back.
Besides, although becoming a girl hadn’t been her intention…
‘Being a girl has its perks over being a guy.’
‘Once you’ve experienced it, you really can’t go back.’
Returning to the topic at hand, instead of continuing to comfort the blue-haired girl, it was better to be blunt.
Blindly offering comfort wouldn’t have much effect; instead, it would only make a person dependent and weak.
Only after understanding the principle that relying on oneself is better than relying on anything else could she continue to live on bravely in the days to come.
As for why she didn’t treat Red this way and often comforted him instead?
How could that be the same?
If Red truly became dependent on her, it would just be a matter of him calling out for her.
But Ymir was different.
If she became dependent on Letia and Red, what then?
Was she supposed to become a little maid who warmed their bed?
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Ymir seemed to emerge slightly from her loss and confusion.
She turned her gaze toward the girl in front of her and hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“Letia, thank you.”
“Don’t mention it,” Letia said, waving her hands.
“I can understand your desire to go back. After all, you might still have family and friends in your original world. I don’t have many attachments to that world, but… regarding the matter of the Magic Array, you might want to ask that guy over there.”
“Red…?”
“Yes. He is a Great Magician of Creation. His research into Magic Arrays and his mastery of Magic far surpass others. Perhaps he can help you find a way home.”
Upon hearing this, Ymir immediately cheered up.
In her heart, Letia let out a helpless sigh.
In truth, if she could have been a bit more cold-hearted, not saying those words might have been better for her.
People are inherently selfish, and Letia would naturally prioritize herself in any situation.
Therefore, letting Ymir consult Red didn’t actually bring her any benefits; in fact, it might even cause sparks to fly between the two of them.
However… perhaps it was seeing such a beautiful girl filled with such confusion and loss that had moved her heart a little.
If it had been her former self, she certainly would never have said such a thing.
Perhaps Red was right; she really had changed.
She had begun to consider others.
“Than—”
“No need to thank me,” Letia said with a dismissive wave.
“If that guy can really help you, just thank him directly.”
“What’s wrong?”
Red walked out of the kitchen carrying steaming hot dishes.
Even though he couldn’t understand what the two were saying, he could sense that Letia had mentioned him.
“It’s nothing,” Letia said.
Her eyes lit up as she looked at the braised pork with potatoes and the shredded pork with green peppers in Red’s hands.
She looked like a wolf that hadn’t eaten for days.
“No time to lose, let’s eat!”
Regardless of what Red and Ymir thought, Letia dashed into the kitchen to get the bowls and chopsticks.
“She…”
Ymir watched Letia’s retreating figure and couldn’t help but speak.
“She’s a bit enviable.”
No one knew if the thing she envied was Letia’s personality, or her experiences and past.
‘She’s so energetic.’
Regardless, Red didn’t take the comment to heart.
He simply asked Ymir, “Was that your hometown language just now?”
“Yes. Actually, these dishes… she taught me how to make them. They are also dishes from our home.”
“You mean these?”
Red also looked toward Letia’s back.
“She came up with all these recipes. What do you think? You can’t tell she’s the type who knows how to cook, right?”
“Indeed, it’s a bit surprising.”
Ymir was stunned.
In her eyes, Letia seemed more like a lively and cheerful daughter, while Red was more like the old father who worried himself sick over her.
Who would have thought the father learned how to cook from the daughter?
“Even though she looks unreliable, she’s actually quite a dependable person.”
At this point, Red couldn’t help but sigh.
“As long as you ignore her nature as a total lazybones.”
“Pfft…”
Seeing Red’s helpless expression, Ymir couldn’t help but let out a laugh.
“I feel like you two… really have a lot of chemistry together.”
“Huh?”
Red’s eyes twitched and his lip pulled back.
He pointed at Letia, who was currently grabbing the utensils.
“Me and her? Impossible, absolutely impossible!”
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