Chapter 57 Valia Sicily Holiday ①

Upon learning that Yokawa Rei was in Namimori, Varia and Fran couldn't stay idle. They traveled to Namimori overnight and, through a combination of deception and trickery, lured the elf to Sicily.

"Long time no see! XANXUS, Squalo, Lussuria, Mammon, Levi."

Upon arriving at Varia's headquarters, she, like Fran, immediately spotted the group photo and unconsciously broke into a bright smile.

Fran dutifully dragged her suitcase from behind, muttering quietly, "The boss and the long-haired captain are one thing, but how come there's also this perverted bearded uncle involved?"

Bell, unusually agreeing with him, nodded in deep agreement.

Besta responded before XANXUS.

The liger leaped out of the room and pounced on her, its tail swishing lightly back and forth.

"Besta! I miss you so much!"

Yao Chuanling naturally caught it and rubbed her face against it.

No one can resist something fluffy, especially a super big one.

After Yao Chuanling let out that howl, the rest of Varia realized what Bell and Fran had been doing.

XANXUS came out of the bedroom and stood in the second-floor hallway, looking down at her and Besta's interaction.

"Hey—" Fran raised the megaphone to express his dissatisfaction, "Sister Xiaoling has never said she misses me."

"If you're thinking about him, it's because you miss the prince, right? It has nothing to do with you, you stinky frog."

Bell retorted.

"Eh? Senior Fallen Prince is so narcissistic."

"Is your frog head filled with water? A prince is a prince."

The two people behind Yao Chuanling started arguing again. Before Squalo could interrupt them, she skillfully cast a silencing spell, automatically muting them.

Such things happened frequently along the way, and she had become accustomed to them.

Fran couldn't speak, she could only blink. Bell held a small knife to Yao Chuanling's back, signaling her to release it quickly.

How dare they treat the prince like this? They're incredibly audacious.

With XANXUS around, Yao Chuanling wasn't afraid at all. Despite Bell's barrage of flying knives, she managed to run to the Tyrant Leader's side and make a face at him.

With the king present, the prince dared not act rashly.

"Bell, you went easy on us."

Mamon drifted by, revealing a profound secret in a single sentence.

The barrage of attacks failed to hit Yao Chuanling at all; the throwing knives were all embedded in the wall.

He can be called a master of human body outline drawing.

The prince was speechless and glared at him angrily.

But his eyes were covered by his bangs, so Mamon couldn't see them, but could only sense a murderous aura.

"Young Miss, please protect me."

One of the Mist Children of Alcbareno fled as if escaping, darting behind Yokawa Rei.

If you were to ask where the safest place in Valia is, it would definitely be right next to her.

He discovered this powerful backer during the Lord of the Rings arc; he found him to be very reliable and effective.

Yao Chuanling whispered, "Give me the money."

I haven't seen Mammon in a long time, and I suddenly feel like teasing him.

Mamon was shocked, Mamon remained silent, and Mamon ran away.

A stingy miser would never hand over the money in their pocket to anyone else.

How could this be?

She must have been corrupted by that boy Fran.

Mamon was certain.

What brings you here?

Ignoring his subordinates' playful antics, the leader's gaze fell upon the sprite who had successfully pulled off the prank.

She quickly grabbed the little Mamon, held him in her arms, and rubbed his face.

Mamon mumbled incoherently, demanding payment.

Yao Chuanling blurted out, "I missed you all."

I mainly missed Squalo's food.

Fran said he's been researching new dishes lately.

"snort."

Seemingly amused by her words, XANXUS chuckled, "I hope you really think so."

Anyone who dares to deceive him will be punished.

Especially that bad kid who only knows how to say sweet words.

Of course.

She said it with a straight face.

After obtaining the fragment, she casually took Bai Lan back to her original world, where she stayed for half a year before returning.

A month and a half had passed since she moved to Namimori.

Having not seen them for so long, she naturally missed them too.

"The room on the far right of the second floor is yours."

XANXUS didn't pursue the matter further; the fact that she was now on his territory was the best proof of that.

The liger's tail lightly tapped her back, as if urging her to go to her room.

Bell pursed his lips, and Fran, understanding the situation, pushed his suitcase and followed behind them.

This is just as they expected.

The silencing spell had not yet been lifted, and to vent his dissatisfaction, the prince repeatedly stabbed the frog headgear of his younger brother with a knife.

"Oh dear, Xiaoling's room is so far away from us, Sister Luce, I'm a little afraid to go there."

Lusslia said regretfully.

That was the room closest to XANXUS, but it was quite far from the others.

They wouldn't go over unless they were afraid of disturbing the boss's rest.

“I can come to you, Luce,” Yaochuan Ling said. “What about Squalo?”

She still hadn't seen the grumpy captain with long silver hair.

I felt something was missing when I didn't hear that familiar loud voice in Valia.

"That bastard is practicing his sword."

XANXUS looked down at her somewhat messy hair and, with great interest, reached out and made it even messier.

Squalo said he had gained some insight and was practicing his swordplay that evening, looking forward to his next sparring session with Yamamoto Takeshi.

Yao Chuanling held his hand down, preventing him from continuing his misdeeds.

"Don't ruin my hairstyle!"

The warrior elf glared at him fiercely.

She's not one of Valia's people, so she's not afraid of him at all.

"oh."

XANXUS raised an eyebrow, neither angry nor withdrawing his hand.

He let her slowly move her hand away, and then grabbed it without saying a word as she let go.

Her room is just ahead.

The three of them, who had just gotten off the plane, were covered in dust. Yao Chuanling decided to wash up first and then lie in bed for a while.

Varia is known for its high quality, even her bedding is no exception. She bounced around on the bed a couple of times, hugging her pillow.

"Knock knock—"

The elf's ears twitched as it heard footsteps, followed by a knock on the door.

Guessing who it was, she got up and opened the door.

!

retreat!

Yao Chuanling was startled and instinctively threw the cushion in her hand at their faces.

"I'm injured."

Fran grabbed the pillow, dispelling the illusion on his and Bell's faces.

My intention was just to scare her, which is why I transformed into a skull, but I didn't expect her to attack me directly.

They were so close that the pillows were practically hitting their faces.

"Who told you to scare me?"

Yao Chuanling snorted and stepped aside to let the two of them in.

"Hehehe, who told you to ban Wang Ziyan?"

The prank succeeded, and Bell straightened the crown that had been knocked askew, laughing happily.

But he was not satisfied with this, so he threw the pillow that Fran had silently stuffed into his hand, which just grazed Yao Chuanling's head and landed on the bed.

He's the most experienced at throwing things.

"Bell!"

As expected, he was met with an angry glare.

Belphegor: That felt great.

Yao Chuanling immediately retaliated, and the scene briefly involved the scheming frog-head who was fanning the flames nearby.

The battle of the three Varia begins!

The battlefield spread from the entrance to the hall. Bell slashed the pillow with a knife, and large swaths of velvet fluttered in the air, confusing the enemy.

“If Senior Prince Mammon finds out that you damaged the props, he will definitely make you pay for it.”

Fran looked at the scattered down feathers and felt "very" saddened.

I'm going to get nagged by my miserly senior again. I guess I'll just have to hand over the prince then.

"whispering sound."

Princes don't make mistakes.

He dodged the frog-shaped pillow that fell from the sky, and somehow grabbed a cushion and threw it at Fran.

The stinky frog, its belly full of black water, tried to make him relax by talking to him.

Unexpectedly, Fran did not dodge and let the pillow hit him.

"Voi—Bell! What are you doing!"

Squalo said angrily.

He was resting on the sofa when he was suddenly hit in the face by a pillow.

The pillow fell to the ground, and the frog's head transformed into a long-haired captain.

Bell immediately realized that he had fallen under Fran's illusion.

"We're having a pillow fight, does Squalo want to join us?"

Yao Chuanling peeked out from the corner where she was hiding, holding her weapon in her arms.

“A bunch of childish brats,” Squalo commented dismissively, then raised his long eyebrows. “However, I accept your challenge.”

The Sword Emperor accepts every challenge, even if it's just a childish pillow fight.

Before Squalo could even stand up and officially join the fray, three pillows were thrown at him in quick succession.

"Hey! I'm talking to you guys..."

The senior is indeed a senior; Squalo easily dodged the attack and scooped up a pillow with his other hand.

"Who do they think they are?!"

Did you think you could hit him by taking advantage of his vulnerability?

ridiculous.

Her silver hair billowed up like a shark's tough and dangerous dorsal fin, and she swam toward her target with unstoppable force.

The fish dispersed.

"Oh my! I want to join too!"

Lusslia opened the door and was startled by the chaotic scene before her. She raised her pinky finger and pushed up her sunglasses, intending to join in.

He originally wanted to find Yao Chuanling to try on the new clothes, but he didn't expect to see them playing games in the lobby.

Qing Shou, who loves excitement, immediately grabbed her peacock pillow and joined in.

Neighbor Lei Shou glanced around, but didn't see his boss, so he crossed his arms and watched from the sidelines.

"Levy, shall we come together?"

Yao Chuanling, with his sharp eyes, beckoned him to join the battle.

Levy was tempted, but modestly declined the invitation.

With such a commotion, it'll be quite a show if the boss gets angry. He's different from them; they're not cut from the same cloth.

“Alright.” Yao Chuanling withdrew her gaze and took a step to the right. “You’re finished, Bell.”

The ambush failed, and the weapon fell at her feet.

"The prince isn't afraid of you at all."

He dodged Yao Chuanling's attack, leaped up, and landed on the sofa armrest.

Under the light, the transparent threads are faintly visible, like a dense spider web.

"Hehehe, a trap set in heaven and earth~"

This is an absolutely safe zone; not a single pillow can break through the encirclement.

"As expected of the idiot prince senior."

Fran stood beside Yao Chuanling and couldn't help but sigh.

This crazy prince, once he got into his game, forgot the original reason they came to find Yao Chuanling.

He raised a pillow to cover their faces and openly whispered to each other.

Squalo was cutting the steel wire with his sword, and Lussuria was shouting encouragement, but no one was paying attention to what was happening.

The boy opened his green eyes and asked earnestly and expectantly, "Can you give me a goodnight kiss before I go to sleep? They say a goodnight kiss can bring sweet dreams."

It's for sweet dreams.

Yao Chuanling had no objection and agreed.

Kissing is also a form of human etiquette; she likes them and enjoys being close to them.

"Thank you, Sister Xiaoling."

A hint of a smile appeared in Fran's eyes.

The pillow fight wasn't over yet. Squalo broke through Bell's defenses, and the prince naturally wouldn't sit idly by. He ran towards Yokawa Rei, attacking Lusslia along the way.

"You bastard, Bell!"

Luslia was struck in the abdomen and fell to the ground, enraged and humiliated.

Hehehehe.

The prince let out a triumphant laugh.

Seeing Bell coming towards them, the two who had been conserving their energy simultaneously threw pillows at him.

Since you can't avoid it, then catch it.

The young man's vision was not obstructed by his bangs, and he caught the two pillows and tossed them aside casually.

The soft, full pillow arced through the air in a parabola, unintentionally pressing down on Mamon.

Yao Chuanling: "Huh?"

Fran: "Huh? Huh?"

The baby's body was completely covered by the pillow, with a small bump in the middle indicating that there was something underneath.

Bell silently turned his head away, pretending that he hadn't done it.

Squalo and Lusslia waited to see the show, while Mammon struggled to break free of the pillow's hold.

In short, this is a Valia who has no colleagues.

Mammon, aggressive and assertive, declared, "Bell, give me the money."

"Hehehe, I don't want a prince."

Bell, unrepentant, tried to pin Mammon under the pillow a second time.

The viper, one of the world's top illusionists, nimbly dodged the attack, his voice low and menacing: "I'm going to win all your money."

As soon as he finished speaking, a rain of pillows began to fall in the room, indiscriminately attacking everyone except Mammon.

"Senior Mammon, wouldn't it be more in line with your style to turn into a rain of gold coins?"

Not to be outdone, another illusionist transformed the rain of pillows into a rain of gold coins.

He casually opened an umbrella, and gold coins fell onto it, turning into raindrops.

"Mamon, you're in for a world of trouble."

Yao Chuanling watched the baby's figure darting around and bound him with vines.

The pillow rain just now has angered everyone and will inevitably provoke a backlash.

One, two, three, four, five.

Five pillows came crashing down from different angles, burying him under a mountain of pillows.

"Hehehe, now Mammon has no strength to resist."

Bell crouched in front of the "mountain," completely obscuring Mammon's figure.

"We can continue..."

Before he could even stand up, Yao Chuanling knocked him to the ground with a pillow.

He collapsed next to Mammon, so the two of them could keep each other company.

"whee."

The elf mimicked his catchphrase and retreated rapidly.

If I don't slip away now, I'll be the first to report to her as soon as he stands up.

With her sharp-tongued junior colleague and Sister Luce covering for her, Squalo took the opportunity to vent her anger on all the cadres who usually annoyed her.

"It's so noisy."

The sleeping tyrant awoke from his dream, bringing the great war to a halt.

XANXUS kicked open the door.

A tall figure emerged from the room, his voice hoarse and revealing a hint of impatience.

The door was very soundproof, but this group of people was much noisier than fleas.

The door wasn't closed properly, and a burst of noise from outside ruined his plans to have a few drinks.

At this point, the speed at which they betrayed their teammates was faster than the last.

Behind Yao Chuanling, some people looked at the sky and the ground, some pretended to be busy, and some simply hid under their pillows and couldn't come out.

"hey-hey."

She put her hands behind her back, hid the pillow behind her back, and smiled ingratiatingly.

There is no such thing as a peaceful and tranquil life; she is the only one carrying the burden forward.

"You're laughing so stupidly."

It's soft and fluffy, like a cloud.

He gripped the woman's chin with his thumb and forefinger, forcing her to look up and meet his dark red eyes.

This utterly clueless and bewildered look...

The leader's eyes were even more profound.

“Boss, her crime… no, it doesn’t deserve this.”

Squalo knew XANXUS best and could tell this was the prelude to his anger, so he tried to calm him down in a moment of panic.

The elves were the masterminds; there was a whole bunch of accomplices.

If this vengeful guy gets a lesson from the boss, he'll be running all the way from Varia to Vongola by tomorrow morning.

"Oh."

His thumb pressed against the soft lips, hot and rough, gently caressing them.

XANXUS stared into her eyes, his tone leaving no room for argument: "You have a chance to redeem yourself."

Yao Chuanling tilted her head and winked.

She didn't sense XANXUS's anger; he was probably just bluffing her.

"This trick didn't work."

Despite this, the person in front of him softened his expression.

The leader coldly said, "Apologize properly to me."

He dragged Yao Chuanling back to her room.