"Weiser," Ash apologized, "Can you please just…"
"Of course, Captain."
Weisser showed a surprised expression, opened the door and walked to another room.
But in her heart, she had actually anticipated what would happen tonight.
Or rather, that was her original plan.
As soon as they met, Weisser knew that it was impossible for the Sword Lady and the Witch to coexist peacefully.
Previously, it was because Ash was in danger, and in order not to add burden to Ash, they seemed to have been hit by the affix of "not yet lovers", and their relationship with Ash took a step further without quarreling.
If everyone is a purely rational person, this situation may be able to continue. After all, in addition to emotions, everyone also has the pursuit of "magician", "future", "power" and other things that can better realize the meaning of life. The virtual world team is their most firm interest chain.
The best case scenario is that Fiora and Enchantress maintain an ambiguous relationship with Ash, and the team atmosphere is fighting but not broken; Ash shamelessly enjoys this distress and sweetness, and gradually becomes the king of the team.
However, Sword Lady and Witch are not purely rational people.
More importantly, Ash couldn't do such a thing.
When leaving Nightfall, Weisser had anticipated what would happen tonight, but she didn't expect it to happen faster than she imagined.
She thought Ash and Sword Lady and Witch could endure for about a month, but she didn't expect that they would enter the final stage in just five days.
Even though she couldn't watch the scene, Weisser knew what kind of conflict and confrontation would break out. After all, this was the trap she had planned countless times at the beginning, and it was also the most important step for her to tear the team apart.
No matter what the result is, it will definitely destroy this team and make Ash lose the most important bond support of the virtual world team.
only……
She sat down next to the door, biting the back of her fingers gently with her lips.
She could obviously torture Ash further, but for some reason, she felt uneasy and distressed.
…
…
Ash was sitting in the corner, with Sonia on his left and Diya on his right.
Even the noisy Diya was now sitting quietly. She was just inexperienced, not stupid. Even if she was stupid, she could still be saved by the White Queen and the Black Butler. So when Ash said calmly that he wanted to talk, she knew something was wrong and was so nervous that her hair turned red.
If there was one person in the team who wanted to maintain the current atmosphere, it would undoubtedly be Diya. Because this way she could continue to act like a spoiled child to Ash without restraint, and more importantly, she knew that Ash's feelings for her were not as deep as those for Sword Girl, which meant that if they had to choose between the two, she would most likely be the one to be abandoned.
So she looked at Ash pitifully, her eyes misting with tears, and gently touched Ash's fingertips, trying to make a final effort.
Sonia was very calm, but she was not arrogant because she had a good chance of winning. Instead, she seemed more prepared.
"Do you still remember An Nan?"
Unexpectedly, Ash suddenly mentioned someone who was not here.
Diya hesitated, and Sonia said, "Dominate your woman in the Gospel Kingdom?"
Ash nodded and said, "Although our initial encounter was like a slave meeting a slave master, in the subsequent adventures, as we got to know each other better, our relationship gradually improved."
"Before preparing to assassinate the Gospel Princess, we stayed in the underground city of Nabistin to search for information. One night, when we were talking about the future, she said she wanted to imitate the Gospel List and draw a picture for me."
Ash briefly recounted what happened that night: "... Because of the contract, I couldn't control my body at all. I could only cater to her..."
"You did it?" Sonia asked calmly.
"No." Ash shook his head: "Because someone interrupted me."
Diya blinked.
However, Ash added: "But if I hadn't been forcibly transported to the Senluo Wasteland, perhaps..."
He paused, and then continued, "A few days ago, Yin Deng and I were undergoing the final trial, and we violated the special mechanism inside, and were submerged by the Flowing Gold River."
"...Because the vampire almost turned me into her food, I lost most of my ability to resist her..."
Although Ash only briefly described what happened in Liujin River, he did not miss any important details, including the bloody kiss. Diya blushed when she heard it.
Sonia listened quietly and asked, "Then?"
"There are some more." Ash hesitated and said, "But the extent is not as great as these two things."
"These two things are actually unrelated," Sonia lowered her eyelids, "You were forced to do both. You had no choice."
"Yes, yes!" Diya nodded repeatedly: "To be honest, isn't it all the fault of those two bad women?"
"Yeah, to be honest, I'm not wrong." Ash nodded and looked at them:
"But why do you have to be reasonable?"
Sonia stared at him, her right hand gently pressing the hilt of the sword.
Diya also restrained her smile, pursed her lips, and her hair color became more and more complicated.
The corners of Ash's mouth curled up a little bit, but the light in his eyes gradually dimmed, and he laughed softly: "I don't know any sword princess and witch who like to reason."
"Also, if you say that it was because I was forced to do so after my body was controlled, I can move freely now." Ash grabbed their hands and squeezed his fingers into the gaps between them little by little until they were tightly clasped together: "I should have responded to you as soon as possible that night."
"Instead of dragging it out like this and not giving an answer until now."
Diya grabbed Yaxiu's hand and placed it on her chest, the mist in her eyes was about to condense into a stream. "It doesn't matter," she said, "No matter what happens, I am willing to tolerate you and I won't be angry, just like... even if you don't choose me, I will never give up."
“But I’m angry.”
The red-haired swordswoman took his hand and placed it on the hilt, as if she wanted to use his hand to suppress the desire to draw the sword: "Especially seeing that you are still willing to hold the witch's hand, I have killed you thousands of times in my mind. I thought I could endure this scene for you, but I found that I still couldn't bear it."
Diya immediately said: "Jian Ji, I'm sorry."
Although Diya said it sincerely and uneasily, as if these words had been hidden in her heart for a long time, she still did not let go of Ash's hand and showed her attitude with her actions.
"Do you know what I gave up for you?" Sonia said, her hand on the hilt trembling: "Do you know what I was thinking when I saw the witch being intimate with you these past few nights? Do you know——"
"I don't know." Ash was still able to laugh: "So I know we can't delay it any longer."
"I have been wondering if there is any way to avoid hurting you two. But the silver lamp made me suddenly realize that I might hurt more than just you two."
"I promised An Nan that I would go back. When the time comes, how will I face her? With warmth and joy? When the time comes, how will I face you? With uneasiness and guilt?"
"I have been feeling very uneasy these past few days because I have a strong sense of guilt in my heart."
"I even went to a psychic for counseling yesterday. I thought I had hidden it well, but he still saw through it. Otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly proposed to change the schedule today." Ash sighed, "My problem is actually very simple."
"Because I have lost too much, once someone is willing to love me sincerely, I will return her enthusiastically. Because I have no destination, once someone is willing to be my destination, I will hold on to it."
"Because once I lose you, I will be left with nothing again." Ash said dejectedly, "I can't take the initiative to hurt someone who loves me."
The weakness revealed by Ash at this moment made Sonya and Diya slightly absent-minded. In Diya's eyes, Ash has always been the lazy and optimistic relative, the knight who led her out of the palace; and in Sonya's eyes, the spectator is a strong man who puts life and death aside, escapes from prison, fights to the death, and never frowns when experiencing danger.
As they were distracted, a strange thought came to their minds: What would become of him if he had no place to go and became penniless?
Sonia asked, "You don't dare to hurt us, so you want us to hurt you?"
Diya replied: "I can't."
"But I will."
Sonia said softly: "You know, I've been very scared lately. I'm afraid of seeing you in close contact with the witch. I'm afraid that what I've given won't be rewarded. I'm afraid... I'll hate you."
"You know, I'm the type who blames others if I can't get what I want," she said. "I know that all my achievements now are inseparable from your help, and I'm very fortunate to have met you. But when I watch myself lose more and more opportunities, when I remember what I gave up for you, I'm afraid I'll have this thought - if I just treat you as a teammate, would it be better?"
"I know." Ash smiled and said, "Obviously, those things have nothing to do with me...but you are an unreasonable person."
"Yes, I am so unreasonable." Sonia looked at him: "Even if you have given me 100%, if I give you 110%, you have to give me 1000% in return for it to count."
"And this 1000% must be all yours. Even if you have some extra, you can't give it to others. Not the witch, not An Nan, and not anyone else you meet in the future."
The red-haired swordswoman's eyes were filled with tears. She held Ash's hand tightly, feeling bitter in her heart, "But you can't promise, right?"
Ash didn't say anything, but just held her hand tightly, with a prepared look on his face.
Sonia pursed her lips, tilted her head back slightly, and then said: "Why don't you pretend to be insensitive, pretend not to notice the feelings between the witch and me, pretend to know nothing, and then drag it out until we become legends, until we are both deeply trapped and unable to extricate ourselves, and until we both become yours?"
"Why can't you just...lie to us forever?"
Ash blinked, showing a surprised expression as if he was surprised that there was such a thing.
But he immediately smiled and said, "But I can't pretend not to see that you are sad."
Tears welled up in the girl's eyes, but she took a deep breath, a resolute look appeared on her face, and then -
Click!
At the other end of the world, the gears of fate are turning again.
The room began to dissolve, the smells began to distort, the lights began to dance, and everything began to reorganize.
"True and false kill each other: A beam of light is cast from the top of Ruby Mountain, trying to crush the sense of touch of the Four Pillars. The positions of all outsiders are disrupted, and projections of magicians that are exactly the same as the outsiders are randomly spawned, and the projections of magicians will consciously disguise themselves. Once an outsider dies, he will suffer serious soul damage. He must kill more than 10 projections of magicians and persist for 30 minutes before he can leave this bubble."
Ash stood up immediately, but no one else was in the room.
Bang!
The door was suddenly pushed open, Ash turned around and saw 'Sword Princess' coming in.
"Show me the collection of equipment I gave you!" Ash said immediately.
Sword Princess stretched out her hand and projected a pair of crystal shoes: "Golden Collection - Ice Crystal Shoes. Each stomp of your feet will create a sheet of frost. If you stay in the frost for more than three seconds, you will be hit by the freezing."
Is it true? Or can this curse affix even copy collectibles?
Many thoughts went through Ash's mind. He secretly opened the virtual map, but found that the map was changing every second. The influence of the curse affix might not be aimed at the virtual map, but might be a comprehensive defense against prophecy-like miracles.
Ash said, "Okay, it's your turn to verify me."
"unnecessary."
Sword Princess drew her sword, "Whether you are real or fake, since there just happened to be a curse affix that makes us fight each other..."
"Then let me kill you to vent my anger."