Chapter 30: Dailina’s Doubts

“You were too reckless, Princess! Have you forgotten our current situation? If anything happened to you, I…”

After returning to her own dessert shop, Dai Lina was being scolded by her Maid Captain, Xiangling.

Though her words carried reproach, it was clear she was also worried about Dai Lina.

“In any case, please don’t wander around for a while, Princess.”

Obviously, she was still angry about Dai Lina getting into danger after going out.

After finishing her lecture, Xiangling left.

As Dai Lina’s Maid Captain, Xiangling was responsible for her safety, and letting Dai Lina be put in danger this time was her failure.

When she saw Dai Lina’s clothes covered in scratches, Xiangling immediately came out from behind the counter, took Dai Lina through the back door, and brought her upstairs.

After being questioned, Dai Lina told her about the attack by Demons.

After hearing everything, Xiangling was filled with anger and guilt.

On one hand, they had only just escaped the pursuit of the Empire Secret Guard, and her Princess was already going out on her own, completely unaware of the danger.

What made her feel guilty was failing in her duty as Maid Captain and letting Dai Lina get into danger.

Now, Dai Lina had been “grounded” by Xiangling. She could only move within the Academy, and even then, she needed a Maid to accompany her if she wanted to leave.

As for classes, Dai Lina was restricted to going between the classroom and home, and a Maid would pick her up after school as well.

But Dai Lina had already expected this outcome, so she didn’t hold any grudges.

She hadn’t told Xiangling where she was going before leaving, so it was no wonder Xiangling was so angry after learning what happened.

After being scolded, Dai Lina returned to her bedroom, grabbed her pajamas, and went to shower. After washing up, she lay on her bed.

Lying on her bed, she sent a message to confirm that Luna and the others had safely returned to the dorm, then fell into deep thought, replaying the whole incident.

She was mainly thinking about Luna.

“Strange… it’s just too strange…”

She muttered to herself, summoning her familiar, Xiao Meng.

“It’s really too strange, Xiao Meng. That girl called Luna.”

“That’s right, Master. Her behavior was too odd. She’s nothing like what an A-rank should be.”

Xiao Meng agreed. It had watched Luna’s battle too.

“Yeah, she’s not A-rank at all. Her strength is at least Master Rank.”

Although she didn’t know how those three Blood Clan who charged at her died, from the situation, it was almost certain that Luna was responsible.

Moreover, she used a High-tier Healing Spell, which isn’t something an A-rank could perform.

But new questions followed.

“Why… would she do that?”

Dai Lina couldn’t figure it out. If it was as she thought, why would Luna deliberately classify herself as A-rank? And the things she said made Dai Lina doubt whether she was really Luna.

“Could she have been possessed by something…”

This made her consider another possibility.

Combined with what Luna said to her, this possibility seemed highly likely. The change in her tone proved it.

But possessed… She was really possessed by something…

Sigh… What a headache.

Thinking about all these possibilities gave Dai Lina a headache. She couldn’t understand whether Luna was possessed or just hiding her strength.

“And also, Master…”

At that moment, Xiao Meng spoke again, pulling Dai Lina’s attention back.

“Do you remember those two Demons who appeared out of nowhere?”

Xiao Meng suddenly brought it up, shifting Dai Lina’s focus to them.

“Yeah, the male and female pair of our kin. I also wondered why they helped us, and they seemed to obey Luna’s every word.”

That was Dai Lina’s second question: those two mysterious Demon kin.

“The strength of those two is not to be underestimated either. The woman was probably the one who killed those Blood Clan. As for the man…”

She couldn’t figure out what the man did, but the fleeing Blood Clan was probably taken care of by him.

After all, only he had a knife, and the female Blood Clan was also killed in one strike.

So, the male Demon must also be strong.

“I remember… Luna called them ‘No. 1’ and ‘No. 7’. But isn’t that a bit too casual for names?”

Recalling Luna calling them that, Dai Lina was filled with confusion. She didn’t understand why.

They should also be “Traitors”…

So-called “Traitors” are Demons who were dissatisfied with the current rule of the Demon Realm and escaped to the Human World.

They are scattered throughout the Human World, without identity or protection. If discovered, they’d be captured for interrogation.

So here, they’re like ghosts, forced to hide their every move.

“I’m not talking about that, Master.”

Xiao Meng clarified.

“I observed those two Demons a bit. Strangely, they had no Demon aura at all.”

“No Demon aura?”

Dai Lina looked at it in confusion.

“They probably just hid it.”

That was the only possibility she could think of. Besides, with their Demon appearances, even if they didn’t reveal their aura, anyone could tell they were from the Demon Realm.

But that wasn’t what Xiao Meng meant.

“I observed them very carefully. At no time did they emit any Demon aura. I can detect even the faintest trace, even if it’s hidden. But on those two, there was absolutely nothing.”

Xiao Meng’s words made Dai Lina feel uneasy.

“Impossible. No one can live without an aura. That’s impossible.”

Aside from appearance, the way to distinguish Demons is by their unique aura, which only Demons emit—just as Humans emit a Human aura.

“I’m serious, Master. They didn’t have even a trace of Demon aura. And…”

Xiao Meng hesitated.

“And what?”

“And they didn’t have a Human aura either.”

“Neither one!?”

Dai Lina stared at it in shock. Demon or Human, neither could lack that aura. If not, there was only one possibility…

“Yes. Lacking both, it’s no different from being dead.”

That was exactly what Dai Lina thought. A person with neither aura could only be dead.

This so-called aura is what Humans call [Vital Breath]. Someone without Vital Breath is indistinguishable from a corpse.

But Dai Lina found it hard to accept.

“Impossible. No Demon aura is strange enough. But to also lack Human aura—that’s just not possible!”

“But what I’m saying is true, Master.”

“…..”

Dai Lina looked at it but didn’t reply. Xiao Meng had never lied to her, but she couldn’t bring herself to believe such a thing.

“Now… there’s yet another unanswered question…”

Dai Lina muttered helplessly.

This whole incident had only given her more mysteries.

“At this point…”

She suddenly spoke.

“It’s necessary to keep an eye on Luna. I have a feeling she might be the key to breaking this stalemate.”

Now, Luna had completely captured her attention. Her mysteriousness made Dai Lina want to investigate further.

“As expected, becoming friends with them was the right choice.”

Let’s hope… we can work together from now on, Luna.

She thought.

“Alright…”

She said, sitting up from the bed and moving to her computer.

Since she couldn’t sleep anyway, she decided to push aside all these troublesome matters and play a few rounds of games.

The events of tonight left different impressions on each of them.

And besides Luna and the others, there was another person watching these events unfold.