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As the new Demon Queen, ...
Chapter 49: Whisperings between Lovers Darling, I will give her to you...
"Now, it's time to show you the world through Xiaobai's eyes. If you don't want to, just go back to sleep and pretend I never said anything."
As she spoke, Cecilia reached out and poked the other person's black nose.
"Look! I want to see!"
Hearing this, the teddy bear immediately sat up straight, put on his clothes in a daze, tried hard to open his dark eyes wide, and almost wore his pants as a shirt.
Cecilia took out the balloon she had prepared long ago from her fixed position.
"You will share vision with the designated subject for five minutes (E)."
This was the first time she drew a yellow balloon. To prevent the explosion from being too loud and attracting attention, she wrapped it in a quilt and squeezed it to make a low and dull sound.
Without rushing to specify a target, Cecilia tiptoed out of the room with the teddy bear.
"Xia, this doesn't seem to be any different from the world I see."
The teddy bear opened his eyes wide and looked around, but found nothing unusual.
"Really? I hope you won't be scared silly later."
Cecia teased.
A man and a bear were walking in the corridor. Led by the teddy bear, they soon arrived in front of Archion's room.
"Yes, it's right here! I remember everything about him very clearly, there is absolutely no mistake."
Teddy Bear whispered confidently.
"But if you sneak in like this and get discovered, your favorability rating will plummet!"
It said it with such certainty, as if it had done something similar before.
But Cecilia doesn't care about favorability at all. She unlocked the "I want it all" route at the beginning, so the favorability of a single object is not that important.
Before entering the room, she designated the teddy bear as the object, sharing vision with it. Then she held her breath and pushed the door open as gently as possible.
The sound of the door hinge turning is as thin as a mosquito. Even in the silent night, people who are fast asleep can hardly notice this slight sound.
The moonlight shone through the gaps in the curtains, sprinkling on the ground in patches. The door was only slightly open.
Cecia covered the teddy bear's mouth tightly with her hands, hoping to hinder it from screaming.
The little guy was extremely nervous. His heart was beating like a drum and his fingers were exerting force unconsciously. The originally soft and smooth fabric was wrinkled by him.
The two men, fully armed, walked into the room silently, glancing around vigilantly.
Like a spy on an undercover mission, Cecilia approached the bed in the corner of the room step by step.
The quilt on the bed was slightly raised, as if something was lurking underneath, waiting for the two to approach. But the quilt tightly wrapped the thing underneath, without revealing any skin, only the snow-white quilt could be seen.
If this goes on, there will be no way for the little guy to see his other side, and the balloon's ability will be wasted...
Cecia had planned everything, but she had never expected that Archion liked to sleep with his head covered. So she decided to go all out and just lifted the quilt.
However, there was no one under the quilt.
The snow-white quilt was just rolled up into a ball, creating the illusion that someone was inside. In fact, the quilt was empty.
...There are 4 minutes and 10 seconds left, and time is running out.
Seeing the balloon's power time decreasing, Cecilia's expression turned cold. She hated the feeling of things being out of control.
"Where else could he be besides the bedroom?"
She frowned and asked the teddy bear.
"I…I don't know either."
The teddy bear scratched his head sheepishly. He had just claimed that he knew everything about Archion, but when someone asked him a question, he couldn't answer it.
"Achien is a person with a strong sense of boundaries. I tried to call his line countless times, and only once was he allowed to stay overnight because of a very high favorability. Although I visited his bedroom that time, I slept in the guest room."
"In the game, the night passed in a flash, and I didn't have the opportunity to control the character to explore, so... I didn't know where he would go?"
Countdown 3 minutes and 30 seconds...
If she doesn't find the other person before time runs out, this ability will be wasted.
Cecilia tapped her fingers on the table, her mind working rapidly.
The skills brought by the balloons are completely random. I don’t know when this one will appear again. Maybe I won’t be able to get it again even after the dungeon is over.
At least...she had to let the little guy see the vase in the living room.
After setting a goal, Cecilia no longer hesitated. She did not deliberately control her pace, but walked quickly down the stairs, making a "dong dong" sound, as if she wanted to deliberately lure someone out.
"Are you crazy? You'll be discovered if you make such a big noise!"
Unlike her reckless behavior, the teddy bear was terrified throughout the whole process, fearing that if he was caught, his favorability would be reduced to zero, resulting in failure to complete the dungeon.
2 minutes and 50 seconds left.
As Cecia walked down the second floor, she heard continuous talking coming from the living room.
So she slowed down her pace and slowly approached the source of the sound, only to see a figure with his back to her, standing in front of the vase where the girl's head was placed.
"My dear, you have slept for a long time. It's time to wake up. Over the years, I have never forgotten my love for you... I know there is no god in this world, but I pray every day, all for you!"
"Soon, I will create a god, a god born just to save you. My dear, as long as you can wake up, I will offer you her flesh, blood, bones, brain and soul..."
There was no light in the living room, and the figure was whispering alone in the dim night. His voice echoed in the empty living room, but no one responded.
The moonlight was cold and thin, and it shrouded the other person like a spider web through the gaps in the curtains, barely outlining his outline.
The unique sunflower shape allowed Cecilia to recognize his identity at a glance.
"What…what is that?"
The teddy bear's voice trembled. Although Archion's figure blocked the things in the vase, his head, which was obviously not that of a human, was shocking enough.
"My dear, I miss you so much..."
He confided in a low voice, like the whispers of lovers.
"Even though you and I have already merged into one, I cannot stand this kind of life. I want to build a brand new body for you. I have been using your original body well and have not caused any damage to it..."
Countdown 1 minute and 20 seconds.
The two of them were unable to see his movements from where they were, and the vase was completely blocked by his body.
In order to let the teddy bear see more clearly, Cecia deliberately walked a few steps to the side. She adjusted the viewing angle, and with the help of the moonlight, everything in the vase was clearly visible, and she could also barely see the other person's profile.
At the same time, she covered the little guy's mouth tightly to prevent it from making any sound.
"My dear, the moonlight tonight is also very beautiful. We first met on a night like this. If it weren't for you, I might have died... My dear, from then on, you are my only love."
He spoke to the girl tenderly, raised his hand and gently stroked her cheek, and occasionally kissed her forehead or lips, as intimate as two lovers in love.
But such a warm scene, in the eyes of bystanders, is comparable to a horror movie.
A huge sunflower grows on a human body. It has no facial features, but its densely packed sunflower seeds wriggle to imitate human voices. In the vase in front of it is a girl's head, which is drooping listlessly.
Under the affectionate confession of the sunflower, the girl was caressed by it from the tips of her hair to her chin. It gave a gentle kiss on the girl's face, and the moonlight outlined the outline of it and the vase, which was indescribably crazy and romantic.
At this moment, the countdown of the balloon's ability finally ended, and the world in the teddy bear's eyes returned to its previous state.
The weird sunflower head and the vase girl all returned to their normal appearance.
In the moonlight, Archion's jet-black curly hair glowed with a faint blue luster, and his eyes were affectionate and gentle as he stared at the sunflowers in the vase.
Under his careful care, every petal of the sunflower is extremely delicate. Sometimes he strokes those delicate petals, and sometimes kisses the golden flower disk in an almost pious posture, as if he is simply caring for the life he raises.
"Xia, let's go back."
After witnessing everything, the teddy bear's mind was in a mess. It looked listless and just pleaded softly.
Now that their goal has been achieved, there is no need for them to provoke each other again.
Hearing this, Cecia stroked the little guy's head and began to back away, intending to return to the guest room on the second floor.
Snap!
A crisp sound came from behind her, breaking the silence in the room.
The living room window was open all the time, and at that moment a strong wind suddenly blew up, blowing the glass off the edge of the table and breaking it on the ground.
Hearing the noise coming from this side, Archion stopped talking to himself. He walked away from the vase and slowly walked towards the place where the sound came from.
And Cecia was right on his path.
Seeing that she was about to be discovered, Cecia quickly squatted down and hid under the table next to her. The teddy bear lay obediently on her shoulder, not daring to let go and covered its mouth and nose with its paws.
The heavy footsteps echoed in the room, and every step was like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of the two people. When he walked next to them, the teddy bear's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, almost jumping out of his chest.
Fortunately, he did not stop, but walked straight past the two people and finally stopped at the place where the cup was broken.
“It was the wind.”
Archion whispered softly.
Looking at the scattered glass fragments, he took out a pair of thick gloves from the kitchen, then bent down and began to clean up the remains of the cup.
Throwing the last piece into the trash can, he slowly stood up and left the living room silently.
Watching the other person go upstairs, Cecilia breathed a sigh of relief, crawled out from under the table, and stretched her sore limbs.
The space under the table was too narrow for her.
“You saw it.”
That familiar voice sounded quietly in her ears.
She turned around and saw someone had returned to the living room at some point and was staring at her coldly.