Chapter 80: The Correct Answer Is…

A sense of absurdity rose in Luwei’s heart.

Floxi was actually willing to go this far because of the liking in her heart.

In contrast, she herself had taken that true feeling for granted, mistaking it for a false self put on to cater to her.

Was that wrong?

“Of course, you couldn’t be more wrong.”

Her nose was lightly pinched, and Luwei’s mind went blank for a moment.

“You… still eavesdropping on my thoughts?”

She felt a flush on her face, her gaze unable to stop darting away.

Strands of golden hair fell, playfully sliding onto her neck, ticklish.

But Luwei couldn’t care about that.

Too close, too close!

Luwei was lying gently on Floxi’s thighs.

As the other leaned down slightly, the golden eyes kept enlarging.

Until there was no escape from her line of sight.

She saw the gentle smile of the golden-haired girl.

And that hint of anger in her eyes.

“So, if Your Highness’s answer does not satisfy me, I am willing to stay here with you for a thousand years, ten thousand years.”

Floxi was not wrong.

The River of Light flowed slowly above, peaceful and steady.

In this space filled with Holy Light, she was the Deity who ruled everything.

Luwei felt she had fallen into the biggest crisis since her transmigration.

Regret.

Her thoughts were heard by Floxi again.

“I won’t hurt you. How can that be called a crisis?”

Floxi blinked, looking at her.

“A situation I can’t control—isn’t that a crisis?”

She looked straight into Floxi’s eyes, trying to win her understanding.

But all she got was a flick on the forehead.

Floxi didn’t hold back.

Luwei felt a fiery pain on her forehead, tears uncontrollably welling up.

‘Ugh… Is this hell?’

Outside, it was she who flicked Floxi’s forehead!

“It’s not a crisis. I just hope…”

Floxi paused slightly.

“I want you to be willing to tell me all the insecurities in your heart.”

“I want you to be able to choose to rely on me when you encounter difficulties.”

“But,” Floxi’s eyes showed a hint of dejection, “you were on guard against me, detested me.”

“So I had to use this method to make you accept it.”

‘This method…?’

“I don’t want Your Highness to bear everything alone.”

“Especially lying under the pretext of ‘for my own good’!”

Going to all this trouble to pull her into this space, even probing her secrets.

Just to not let her bear the pressure alone?

Luwei found it hard to understand.

At the same time, she realized that the explanations she had prepared were no longer needed.

Things like why she bullied Floxi, what the game panel was, why she pretended to be arrogant and difficult.

Such things had all been seen through by Floxi, and she had accepted them.

No, it wasn’t acceptance.

Floxi said she could feel the pressure Luwei carried inside.

She was greedy for her flustered appearance, greedy for her pitiful expression, greedy for her inconsistent kindness.

“Your heart carries a lot of pressure. It’s precisely because you bear too much that you are so guarded against others,” Floxi said lightly.

“But then again…”

“It seems I accidentally saw all of Your Highness’s secrets. Whether it’s what you worry about, what you fear, what you don’t want to mention.”

“Now, are you willing to share these pressures with me?”

At present, if she didn’t answer, Floxi wouldn’t let her leave.

“I’m willing…”

Luwei hesitated.

But sensing the struggle in her heart, Floxi just shook her head.

“If I don’t hear the answer I want, I will get angry, you know.”

“I’m willing!”

Luwei gritted her teeth.

“I’m willing!” she said again and again.

But the Floxi in front of her, shaking her head on her own, made her desperate.

“What answer do you want to get?”

“Or do you want to brainwash me? Tame me?”

“That’s right. With your hobby of being a malicious maid who rebels against your master, you really would do such a thing, wouldn’t you?”

But Floxi just gently pressed a finger to her lips.

“I tried a gentler method, but you wouldn’t listen.”

As she spoke, a hint of madness flashed in Floxi’s eyes.

“So I want to deprive you of all sense of control, pull you down from the seat of the Controller.”

“Only then can you learn to rely on others.”

“Am I right?”

She winked.

“Or if Your Highness calls me ‘Master,’ I can make an exception and let you leave.”

“But if you don’t want to lose your authority, then obediently rely on me.”

Hearing this, Luwei’s mind was completely in chaos.

‘How had this little maid grown into this state?’

She was really willing to accept all of her?

Could she really unconditionally rely on her?

“Tch…”

Luwei turned her head away as if sulking.

Upon hearing this, Floxi’s eyes lit up.

That was the answer.

More sincere than ten thousand “I’m willing”s.

“Correct answer.”

“You’ve worked hard… Your Highness.”

Then Floxi reached out to stroke Luwei’s head.

But was mercilessly slapped away by her hand.

Seeing Luwei’s pouty expression, Floxi’s heart suddenly itched.

She still had some selfish desires unfulfilled.

“Hey, hey… I still have one more question.”

“This time, I won’t force you to say what I want to hear.”

Floxi’s direct attack had come right up to her.

“Do you like me?”

For a moment, Luwei even forgot to be angry.

‘Honestly, Luwei didn’t want to answer that kind of question.’

‘Like or not… she couldn’t guarantee whether the feelings in her heart were really liking.’

‘It was only because of the Panel’s quest that she had to conquer beautiful girls.’

‘Such a utilitarian, impure purpose, even looking at them as tools. Could that really be called liking?’

‘Even when facing others’ feelings, she only chose to cater to them.’

And now, what Floxi wanted was not a playful “like.”

But a promise, an acknowledgment.

Luwei felt she couldn’t give such a promise.

“Questions like like or not… after all we’ve been through, don’t you have an answer?”

She said something ambiguous.

Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, Luwei tried to get up from Floxi’s lap.

‘This position was a bit embarrassing, wasn’t it…?’

But the latter just made a flicking gesture.

Luwei clutched her head and obediently lay back down.

“Didn’t you say no forcing?”

Her tone was aggrieved.

“No dodging the question!”

Floxi was quite dissatisfied.

“Your Highness always does this, brushing it off with irrelevant words.”

Watching her angry appearance, Luwei felt a jolt in her heart.

‘Right, she forgot again.’

‘Within the range of the Judgment Court’s skill, Floxi could hear her thoughts.’

So all the struggles in her heart just now had fallen without exception into Floxi’s ears.

And Floxi had understood.

“You know already—I only wanted to use you all. Don’t you mind?”

“Your Highness has her own difficulties. I don’t mind at all.”

“Then, about liking… Your answer is?”

‘But this question just wouldn’t go away.’

“You can read minds… so you already know the answer, right?”

Watching the silver-haired girl before him, her little face flushed, too nervous to speak clearly, Floxi’s lips curled into a pleased arc.

“How about saying it out loud, darling?”

“You’re not allowed to?”

Floxi coaxingly rubbed her shoulder for her.

The silver-haired girl’s voice was as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, as if a breeze would carry it away.