In the Kingdom of Stars, in the courtyard of Rose's villa, the sound of swords could be heard constantly. It turned out that Ash, Vichy, Nia, and Fili were practicing against each other.
Sometimes they fought alone, sometimes they fought in pairs, and sometimes they fought three people and beat one person. The main target of the training was naturally Fili. Compared with a month ago, Fili seemed to be much more comfortable. It was not that she could beat the opponent, but that she could quickly recover and adjust her fighting posture to find a favorable terrain to quickly counterattack.
"Surround." Following Vichy's order, the three of them attacked Fili at the same time. Fili switched to holding the sword with both hands and swung it vigorously, retreating and swinging the sword. She persisted in two rounds of attacks before Nia knocked her sword away.
Fili was exhausted and lay directly on the grass, breathing heavily. Her skin was a light pink after the intense exercise. Her long golden hair was tied up, her sports shirt was completely wet, and the sweat on her forehead flowed down her nose and across her face.
Weixi reached out and pulled the little lamb up, then opened a bottle of mineral water and poured it directly on her head.
Ash and Nia were also resting and drinking water nearby. Such high-intensity training put a great strain on their bodies, and they couldn't use the "Music Sword" - the analgesic effect of the "Music Sword" was certainly an excellent benefit during combat, but using analgesia during training would only cultivate reckless men who would rather commit suicide than live a simple life. It is precisely because of pain that people can learn to protect themselves.
Only Vichy had it easy. Her legendary spear and halberd faction allowed her to beat the three of them like an adult beating a child.
"You have basically mastered the single-handed combat method. Next, you can focus on training the coordinated combat method." Wei Xi took off his sports shirt and wiped the sweat from his neck while saying, "But did you come up with the last two-handed sword move yourself?"
"Yes, yes." Fili blinked and nodded very confidently, "I was surrounded and defeated by you two the day before yesterday, so I have been thinking about how to crack it. What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it seems that you have a good talent for swordsmanship." Wei Xi said: "The response of the two-handed sword is clever and accurate. If it weren't for your lack of strength, you could even maintain an undefeated situation."
"But compared to basic skills, you seem to be better at breaking tricks. Almost every few days, you can always come up with a refreshing trick to reverse the situation. Do you have the talent of the truth faction?"
Fili blushed slightly when praised, because those cracked moves were not her idea, but the credit of the homeless professor. Whenever Fili was knocked down, she would always ask the professor for strategies, even if it was just a verbal description, the professor would always be able to understand her situation and give her a way to counterattack.
Vichy gulped down a big mouthful of water and said to Ash, who was sitting with his back to them, "Master, I'm done changing my clothes!"
"Can't you just take a few steps to the locker room..." Ash turned his head and saw Vichy suddenly reach out and take off Nia's shirt.
Nia was stunned for a long while, then her shoulders trembled with anger, but she did not chase after Vichy immediately. Instead, she stared at Ash. Ash put his hands together and said politely, "Thank you for the hospitality."
"Shut up!" Nia frowned and cursed, then turned around and drew her sword to chase Vichy. The two girls wearing only bras played an overtime game in the villa.
"Can't Vichy do less trouble..." Ash sighed.
"Niya is much more lively now," Fili said as she sat next to him. "Although Sister Weishi often plays pranks on her, she will calm down after a while and won't mind Sister Weishi's contact. She still doesn't want me to do her hair!"
After confessing to Fili, Ash naturally did not forget to tell Nia about the end of the world. However, as he expected, Nia did not care about the end of the world. She just asked a few questions whether Ash would die together, and hung up the phone after getting a satisfactory answer.
The next day, when Ash and Vichy started training Fili, she suddenly appeared at the villa and started fighting with Fili. Driving one sheep is driving, driving two sheep is also driving, so Nia also joined their training plan.
But Nia would leave on time at night and never stay overnight at the villa. Not only that, when she left, she would stare at Fili until Fili left with her.
In the past month, Ash and Nia have not said much, but the relationship between Vichy and Nia has made great progress. Nia is a self-enclosed iceberg girl, and she actually needs some stimulation to guide her to release negative emotions, otherwise she will only feel more and more depressed. Vichy, a female lecturer who fights side by side with her and is proficient in human nature, is obviously the best psychological masseur.
But in Ash's opinion, Vichy was simply tired of playing with Fili, so she set her eyes on Nia, a new companion with big reactions and long playability.
"Last time."
"Um?"
"The last time Vichy teased me like this, you immediately turned around and apologized, Ash." Fili asked in a low voice, "But why did you say thank you to Nia for the treat this time? Do you prefer Nia's figure?"
"You are very perceptive. Don't be so perceptive next time."
Ash tapped Fili's forehead with his hand knife and said unhappily, "Because Nia is different from you. You don't lack praise, but Nia really expects recognition from others. I would rather make her angry a little to let her know that she is a very attractive woman."
"I'm actually in need of compliments too." Fili said with a pout.
"Well, if Vichy plays a prank on you again next time..." Ash said seriously, "I will break her hand to make amends for you."
Fili looked at Ash with resentment: "Back to the previous topic - whose figure do you like better? Sister Vici? Nia? Rose? Or...?"
"I like Igulla's figure more. I don't understand why he has such a great mermaid line even though he doesn't exercise all day. But I have to work so hard. I'm so jealous——"
"You obviously know what I want to ask!" The little lamb was anxious.
"Okay." Ash thought for a moment. "Although Vichy has no charm as long as she can breathe, she is quite cute in a maid outfit, and her body is as soft as water. Nia's body is full of athletic beauty, and her body curves are just right. Rose will make people want to hug her, and she feels very comfortable. And Fili..."
He winked at Fili. "My first reaction was to turn my head away because I was afraid that I would make a fool of myself if I looked at it any longer."
Fili blinked and pretended to be calm and asked, "So, what you like more is...?"
"Of course I like them all!" Ash spread his hands, "Except for Vichy who can breathe."
Pop.
There was the sound of food plates falling to the floor in the corridor. They turned around and saw Rose staring at them with an expressionless face.
"Rose!" Ash said immediately: "Don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant--"
"Wait a minute." Rose motioned Ash not to speak, turned back to the hall, and came out a dozen seconds later wrapped up like a dumpling in a coat and down jacket. "This won't make you want to hug me, right?"
Looking at the chubby Rose, Ash and Fili had complicated feelings - you are so cute that it only makes people want to hug you even more.
Ash went straight to the hot spring to take a bath, while Fili went to the bathroom on the second floor of the villa.
She took off her clothes and wiped the accumulated sweat in her gullies and under the ridges with a dry towel, and her whole body felt refreshed. When she walked into the bathroom, she saw Vichy already soaking in the bathtub, and Niya was sitting on a small stool washing her hair.
Fili turned on the shower and rinsed her body. While rubbing, she suddenly asked, "What do you think of Ash's figure?"
Niya paused for a moment and continued washing her hair.
"Durable?" Weishi hesitated, "Strong explosive power?"
"Really?"
"It's fake, I haven't used it." Weishi said, "But to be honest, I haven't seen his **, even though he has seen almost all of us..."
"Whose fault is it!" Nia cursed.
"He just said that he envied Iguala because Iguala had mermaid lines even without exercise, but he had to train hard to have them... so he must have them."
The bathroom fell into silence, leaving only the sound of running water. Suddenly, Niya groaned, rubbed her eyes and whimpered, "My eyes..."
"How old are you? You don't even wear an eye mask when washing your hair." Fili and Vichy were at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and quickly helped Nia clean her eyes.
Outside the ventilation window of the bathroom was the hot spring in the courtyard, and Ash lazily soaked in it. He listened to the laughter in the bathroom and yawned loudly.
Very peaceful.
Nothing happened in the past month. Galileo was recovering and rebuilding, and the War of Magicians seemed to have never happened. Apart from constantly testing his bottom line, Vichy did not provoke him like he did at the beginning. Fili was wholeheartedly improving herself, and her firm will and pure kindness were the best background of youth. Nia was no longer a loner, and gradually integrated into their criminal gang.
Almost all of his basic goals when he first entered the Star Kingdom were achieved. As for the ultimate goal of seizing the power of the source angel, not to mention himself, even Igula was just talking about it. The only person who really held this idea was the madman Vichy.
If this peaceful and quiet daily life can continue...
Ash opened his eyes and splashed warm water on his face. When he looked up, he saw a rainbow suddenly appear in the distance.
A huge, straight rainbow that runs through the sky and the earth is extremely dazzling in the dark sky, like a smooth road to the sky. The most peculiar thing is that there are pure white spots of light emanating from the top of the rainbow. At first glance, it looks like the rainbow has pierced through the sky.
When he changed his clothes, Igula and Harvey also came back. "Has the third angel hunt begun?" Igula asked.
“Maybe it’s not just angel hunting.” Wei Xi looked at the sky and murmured, “The Source Angel… seems to have finally found a way to destroy the Star Prison. It is unwilling to be imprisoned in the stars and wait for death. After struggling twice before, it used its rainbow virtual wings to sacrifice a gap to escape this time!”
"This rainbow may very well connect the stars to the virtual world!" She paused, "Maybe..."
"Maybe, we can take this opportunity to leave the Kingdom of Stars."