I returned to this familiar villa, but only as a guest.
Linda's feelings were complicated.
I rang the doorbell a few times, and a few seconds later, the door opened.
"He's much more handsome in person than on screen." A blond, squinty-eyed swordsman appeared, sizing him up with admiration.
Linda felt a chill in her buttocks.
Where did this little boy come from?
Why did he appear at Xueyan's villa?
"I won't disturb you any longer." The blond swordsman stepped out of the entrance hall, brushed past Linda, and walked towards a luxurious, armored carriage parked at the door.
The horse was a blue-faced ghost horse worth 500,000 gold, a level 25 magical beast. When Linda arrived, she was wondering whose "big horse" it was. Turns out, the rightful owner was here.
Eko arrived late, piloting a magical wheelchair.
Watching the carriage disappear into the night, Linda asked in confusion, "Eco, who is that?"
“My older brother, a ‘devil’ older brother who has some kind of mental problem and looks like a boy but isn’t,” Aiko said resentfully.
Linda nodded without asking any further questions.
"Lia has been returned to you."
He entered the living room and placed the unconscious Leah on the sofa.
"I've watched your walkthrough," Aiko said with a smile. "Congratulations to Luanweihua on successfully defeating the epic monster."
Linda: "Thank you."
"Oh, by the way, I made chicken soup and some snacks. You can take them home and eat them." Ai Ke walked towards the kitchen.
"No, I wouldn't dare drink your chicken soup again." Linda said awkwardly.
"I didn't add anything this time, it really tastes great!" Ai Ke pouted pitifully, "You don't believe me anymore."
“That’s not what I meant.” Linda said thoughtfully, “Aiko, we’re just old teammates, don’t overthink it.”
After rejecting Ike's confession, the relationship between the two became somewhat awkward.
Linda thought to herself, "I should stay away from Ai Ke to avoid getting entangled in this mess."
There's a jealous, ruthless person in my own home.
Being too close to girls from other teams can easily cause disharmony within the team.
Let me make things clearer for Aiko.
They're just regular teammates; nothing more.
Aiko remained silent for a while.
"I know," the girl said, rubbing her big, watery eyes. "Why did you misunderstand me? I just thought you must be tired after fighting the monsters, and you wanted some chicken soup to help you recover. That's all. Is that not allowed?"
“But I have plenty of chicken soup at home.” Linda sighed. “Aiko, stop focusing on me and help Lia. Let’s work together to make Xueyan an excellent adventure team.”
Leah...
It's Leah again.
Ai Ke gritted her teeth, her cheeks trembling with anger.
After exchanging a few polite words, Linda hurriedly took her leave and drove her carriage away from the residential area.
The villa door was not closed. Ai Ke stood in front of the shoe rack in the entryway, staring blankly at Lin Da's figure gradually disappearing into the night.
The little pearls in the girl's eyes could no longer be held back and fell down with a pattering sound.
"Why? Linda is just my prey. How can I let my prey make me cry?" Eko sobbed, rubbing her eyes with her sleeve.
If it weren't for the light being on in Chrona's room upstairs, Eiko would have burst into tears.
Even she didn't know if it was acting.
When Linda said that there was no shortage of chicken soup at home, Ai Ke felt as if a hole had been opened in her chest, feeling sour and astringent, and so uncomfortable that she wanted to vomit up the bread she had eaten at noon.
Ai Ke stood absentmindedly at the entrance.
The girl under the lamplight and the darkness outside the villa seemed to be separated by a line.
But at some point, this boundary became rapidly blurred. The darkness outside seemed to come alive, turning into sticky mud that climbed up the steps, entered the entrance hall, and slowly crept to Eko's feet, grabbing her ankle.
The black mist that had disappeared once during the Adventurers' Guild reappeared in Eiko's eyes. Like a dye, it fell into the lake water, eroding every inch of clean ground.
A seductive whisper rang in Aiko's ear: 'If you can't have it, no one else can!'
Aiko stared blankly at Leah, who lay unconscious on the sofa, or rather, at Leah's fragile neck.
The black mist in her eyes churned, seemingly affecting Aiko's mind and causing a surge of intense jealousy within her:
Why is it always Leah who gets the attention? What makes that red-haired dwarf better than her?
In Linda's eyes, it was always Leah, not her.
Damn it, damn it!
Ai Ke bit her index finger, the bones cracking. The ten fingers are connected to the heart, but Ai Ke felt no pain whatsoever; the black mist in her eyes spread, like dark clouds.
She abandoned her wheelchair, braced her trembling legs, and staggered to Leah's side. Reaching out, she slowly grasped Leah's unsuspecting, delicate neck...
Aiko didn't know what she was doing, but a voice was booming in her head: Get rid of Lia, this nuisance, and Linda will start paying attention to you!
Linda will transfer all the love she gives to Leah to you.
As long as Leah isn't there...!
A twisted smile appeared on Eko's face, devoid of any of the gentleness and kindness of a [Holy Mage]. It was a demonic face that could terrify an adult to the point of wetting themselves!
—Just then.
While still half asleep, Lia muttered to herself, "We must all work together to become the strongest adventure team."
"Don't go...not a single one of you is allowed to leave."
Crystal-clear tears slid down Leah's cheeks.
A clear tear stain was left on the girl's face.
This small anomaly caused the black mist in Aiko's eyes to dissipate.
Wait... what am I doing?
Aiko looked at her hands in a daze.
Was she just about to strangle Leah?
Are you crazy?
Aiko's expression changed.
It's true that she hates Leah.
But he didn't hate her to the point of wanting to kill her.
At most, they would hide the cake that Leah was planning to steal and bring it to the table during the squad meeting, causing Leah to be completely dumbfounded.
Eko asked herself honestly, she could never do something like killing Leah.
He was probably forced to study by Bervis all day, and his head was all muddled.
Aiko sighed.
She looked at Leah on the sofa, her eyes flickering.
Leah, who's completely drunk, now presents a good opportunity...
Eko leaned close to Leah's ear and asked softly, "Tell me, what's your savings card PIN?"
Leah: "".
Ai Ke tried it, and the password was correct.
"Then let me ask you, how would you evaluate the Holy Mage, Eiko?"
She planned to torture Leah severely while she was asleep.
Let's get that stubborn Leah to tell the truth!
Leah mumbled, "I feel like Eko... uh, she's too cunning, I don't like that."
Okay, so that's the kind of person you think I am.
Eko thought to herself, annoyed.
"but."
Leah continued:
"Aike is my friend."
"I will protect her."
Even in her dream, Leah's tone remained firm.
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