Chapter 39 - Mommy Sword Maiden (1/2)

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“What do you take me for? A call girl at your beck and call?”

Sword Maiden crossed her arms and raised her chin. “Do I need to report to you where I am? Do I need to write an application for you when I go to the toilet?”

“I don’t mind, but do you need to go to the toilet too? Do you prefer a squatting toilet or a sitting toilet?”

“I’m not talking about the toilet!”

Sword Maiden stood up suddenly and moved closer to Ash, who backed away from her piercing glare until his back was against the wall. Sword Maiden stared at him intently, pressing a finger to his collarbone.

“Although you promised to respect me before, you don’t seem to think that way. You still think that I’m just an illusion formed by a stream of data, that I’m a paper figurine born because of you, so it’s only right that I serve you… Even though I’ve been communicating with you for so long, even though I’ve adventured in the Illusory Realm with you, you still haven’t changed your… condescension towards me.”

Ash didn’t argue, and he couldn’t.

Sword Maiden was not asking him. She was stating.

Under the premise that Sword Maiden could hear his thoughts, all lies were meaningless.

“I can’t change what you’re thinking. I just need you to remember one thing—I’m a person too.”

Sword Maiden enunciated each word clearly, “I have my own life, my own hobbies, my own pursuits, and my own world that I live in… You are not everything in my life. You are just an accident in my life. Even without you, I can still live a good life in a place you don’t know about. Do you understand?”

“If I help you, you should thank me. If I don’t help you, you can’t blame me. Do you understand?”

“I understand. Thank you for your help all this time, Mommy Sword Maiden!”

“Don’t call me that!” Sword Maiden poked Ash’s forehead forcefully. “Who wants to be called Mommy at such a young age!”

“Who said that? I don’t mind you calling me Daddy…”

Seeing that the Sword Maiden was about to poke him with her finger again, Ash quickly changed the topic. “Then, Sword Maiden, can you tell me what interesting things you encountered today?”

Sword Maiden sat back on the bed and looked at the cup of water on the table beside her. She fell into a long silence.

Just when Ash thought she didn’t want to reveal her whereabouts to a stinking man, she spoke again.

“This morning, I showed off the Rapid Flow Spell Spirit at the entrance of the Pavilion of Meditation. In the end, by the afternoon, the whole school knew that I obtained a Rapid Flow Spell Spirit from the Illusory Realm. Heh, even that arrogant dorm mate of mine abased herself and asked me if I wanted to sell the Rapid Flow Spell Spirit…”

“Does that mean you had a great day?”

“Boring!” Sword Maiden rolled her eyes at him. “What is this bit of superficial vanity worth being happy about? What are the praises and jealousy of those strangers worth being concerned over? Only a girl in her teens would get complacent.”

But I remember you’re in your teens… As soon as this thought appeared in his mind,Sword Maiden glared at him fiercely.

Great, I can’t even say that you’re young? Sword Maiden really is strict.

“The air in the single men’s dormitory is so foul. I’m leaving.”

“Apologize to that air purifier hanging on the ceiling! Immediately! Immediately!” Ash was on the verge of roaring. “And I haven’t done anything for the past two days. I’ve been exploring the Illusory Realm with you at night, how could the air be foul!?”

“Maybe it’s because you’re breathing, or maybe your heartbeat is too strong.”

Ash decided not to argue with her. “Shall we continue exploring the Illusory Realm tonight?”

“Of course.” Sword Maiden paused for a moment. “Unless it’s a special matter, I won’t usually appear. If there’s anything you want to discuss with me, you can tell me when you reach the Illusory Realm. Nights in the Illusory Realm is the shared leisure time for us.”

Ash naturally had no objections to this. Or rather, when Sword Maiden reiterated her human rights and freedom just now, he had vaguely expected that she would not continue to provide 24-hour personal service.

“Then if something happens to me and I must look for you urgently, will you appear?”

“Didn’t I tell you? You’re not everything in my life.”

Hearing this, Ash nodded, indicating that he understood. He turned his head and looked elsewhere.

“But you are an accident in my life.” Sword Maiden glanced at him. “If something really happens to you, I will appear as soon as possible—and rush to the scene to mock you.”

“So don’t expect me to appear and chat with you when you’re feeling lonely. I don’t provide such services.”

“I’m a mature member of society. I won’t get lonely.”

Ash retorted while patting his chest. Yet, the joy in his eyes could hardly be concealed.

Ha, what a joke…

The Terminus Observer of this time was actually afraid of loneliness, afraid of the unfamiliar prison, and even treated me as a lifesaver. He would grow fearful after not seeing me for a day, like a child…

So he wasn’t born that way…

However, it’s fortunate that his brain wasn’t working too well in this time. I had thought it would be very difficult to hide this from him…

Many thoughts flashed through Sword Maiden’s mind. Then, she disappeared from the dormitory and returned to where she should return.

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Astra Nation, training hall.

“Sonia, you can still walk, right?”

Ingrit looked at Sonia, who was about to melt into the ground. She tried her best to help Sonia up to no avail. Ingrit herself was exhausted from the training.

“No, I don’t have any strength left in my legs. I’ll rest first…”

The two girls sat down on the grass by the side of the road and panted heavily while holding onto their sword bags.