Free Web NovelWhen Vieya was little, she always loved watching Journey to the West. The master and his three disciples traveled to the West to obtain the scriptures, endured eighty-one hardships, and finally attained enlightenment.
But life is not a myth. You may endure all the trials, be left battered and scarred, and still never reach enlightenment in the end.
There are too many unforeseen moments in this world.
Like how no one could have expected that, while escaping from that group of lunatics wielding farm tools, they would so easily run into Luna and the others inside some random house.
“Vieya-sis! I’m so glad you’re okay, waaah...” fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
Smack!
As soon as they reunited, Liufir lunged forward like a sloth, tightly hugging the somewhat dazed Vieya.
This kid didn’t even bother to check if the person she met might be a fake. If she’d hugged some monster good at disguises, wouldn’t that have been the end?
With a quiet sigh, Vieya patted Liufir’s smooth, silky hair to comfort her. But the gaze she felt from behind made ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) her back prickle and her throat tighten — she didn’t even dare to joke around.
The little slime girl instantly broke out in cold sweat. She let go of Liufir and looked at Luna, speaking softly but seriously. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
“...We’re back. But things here are a bit beyond expectations. It’d be best if both sides exchanged information.”
Menesis and Rakaide nodded in agreement. They left Vieya’s side and returned to their own team, bumping fists with their comrades in relief.
Rania stood behind Vieya, holding her massive scythe. The custom armor beneath her cloak gleamed with heroic splendor, drawing everyone’s attention — but she stood there silently, like a high-class bodyguard.
“Hmm... Lady Hero?” Luna noticed her too. After raising a hand in greeting, she asked directly, “You’ve come here for the same matter, haven’t you?”
At that same moment, the members of Fairy’s Wings, who had been whispering among themselves in the joy of reunion, also fell silent.
Everyone looked seriously at Hero Rania, waiting for her answer.
“I came here for her,” Rania said calmly, pointing at the slime girl.
She never liked lying, nor deceiving people.
After thinking for a moment, she added, “At the same time, I have some understanding of what’s going on here, so I wanted to take a look...”
“So you and Miss Cleric know each other?”
Luna smiled. “That makes things easier, then. Let’s all work together and overcome this crisis.” As she spoke, she extended her hand to the Hero.
Miss Cleric.
Rania froze for a moment and soon realized Vieya was lying again.
But she said nothing, merely taking the offered hand and replying, “...Yes. Let’s help each other.”
After the two groups merged, they quickly became familiar with one another.
Liufir pulled Vieya away from the doorway and led her to sit on a long bench inside.
“Vieya-sis, we were so worried about you... You suddenly disappeared right in front of us! Everyone searched near the courtyard for so long and still couldn’t find you...” Liufir said softly.
“Something happened, and I ended up appearing where Menesis’s group was,” Vieya paused, then continued explaining, “So it wasn’t as dangerous as you imagined.”
“What do you mean something happened? That was our precious reunion, you know?”
Hearing that, the ghost lady was displeased. She reached out and poked the slime girl’s waist in punishment... but the more she poked, the more she liked it. As expected of a slime girl — her whole body was soft and springy.
Eheheh... The proud and noble Demon King let out a lewd giggle like some pervert.
“Vieya-sis, why are you trembling...? Are you feeling unwell?”
“N-no... I’m fine!”
Vieya covered her waist and forced a smile. “It’s just... I haven’t eaten in a while. I’m starving and weak.”
“Ah... I almost forgot!”
Flustered, Liufir fumbled through her pockets and pulled out a few leftover cookies, handing them over. “These were from that day! I didn’t eat a single one — they’re all for you.”
Seeing Vieya still clutching her waist, Liufir even leaned in and tried to feed her carefully by hand.
“......”
Flaviel’s mood shifted from displeasure to heartache. These things should clearly have been done by her — yet now some outsider was stealing the chance right before her eyes!
And doing it right in front of me! Do you not have hands of your own? Can’t you say no?!
The more she watched, the more upset she became. The ghost lady lost even the mood to poke anymore. Furious, she floated out the door to get some air.
“......I only see her as a younger sister...”
Vieya silently chewed the cookie in her mouth for a while before turning to Liufir. “Why don’t I just eat it myself? You’re making too much trouble for yourself...”
“It’s not trouble at all,” Liufir said earnestly.
At that moment, Rania, having finished exchanging information with Luna’s group, walked over. She frowned and simply stood there watching.
Vaguely, she saw her past self reflected in Liufir — being kind to that seemingly harmless, adorable little girl, only to be stabbed in the back later. Finding out that the cute, innocent appearance had been nothing but a disguise — with a heart black as pitch beneath it.
“Do you... need something?”
Vieya sensed a storm approaching, and when she looked up, she saw her student standing before her.
And vaguely, she felt uneasy — this student seemed to be growing more dissatisfied with her.
“Luna and the others are planning the next operation,” Rania said quietly, her gaze discreetly drifting toward the Holy Sword beside the slime girl. “Aren’t you going to take a look? With someone of your power involved, our odds of success would rise greatly.”
An operation plan, huh?
Vieya nodded, rose, and walked toward Luna’s group. In times like this, she really did need to show some diligence.
Whether for the promise she made when accepting the request, or for the reward afterward, caution was necessary.
Seeing this, Liufir hurried after her.
“Menesis, are you sure that after defeating the Hero, you didn’t see the so-called Demon King?” Yuancherin asked thoughtfully. “That doesn’t add up... The Hero wouldn’t just end like that so trivially.”
“I thought so at first too, but the facts are right in front of us. Believe it or not, that’s how it is.” Menesis spread her hands. Even she was baffled that just raising that weird figurine could make the Hero’s armor stop moving.
But she’d seen stranger things before — like the top Hero’s greatest nemesis, the first of the Seven Demon Kings, the Great Demon King herself... the two of them were actually lovers! Publicly acknowledged lovers, known to the entire world!
And yet no one had guessed beforehand that woman was the Great Demon King — the cruel, ruthless, merciless one.
Who could’ve imagined something like that?!
In short — life is unpredictable. Great unpredictability contains smaller unpredictabilities...
At the same time, Menesis was wondering whether she should reveal that the top Hero and the Great Demon King had actually been lovers.
The members of the old Hero Squad surely knew the truth, yet none of them had chosen to speak out...
And Menesis glanced discreetly at Hero Rania, standing beside the slime girl — the top Hero’s only student. She probably didn’t know about it either...
Sigh. Forget it. Revealing something like that wouldn’t bring any benefit, only invite trouble and chaos.
As she thought this, Menesis touched the tiny Demon King figurine in her pocket. After a long hesitation, she still decided not to take it out as proof.
“In any case, whether you believe it or not, that’s how it is.”
Menesis wore a look of utter certainty as she stared at Yuancherin. “I won’t explain the details. We really didn’t encounter the Demon King, and the Hero’s armor truly lost all mobility.”
After a pause, she added, “But we did see traces left behind by the Demon King.”
Traces.
As if she’d caught onto something crucial, Yuancherin suddenly raised her head. “What kind of traces?!”
