Freya was nervous.

She didn't dare to move or speak. She lowered her head and looked at her chest. No matter how Shifflin signaled, she didn't respond.

Her anxiety reached its peak when she realized that Sword Princess was Sonia.

She was so scared.

She was neither Ash's first friend nor his comrade-in-arms who had been through thick and thin with him. She had even spent less than a week with him. In Ash's adventure, she was nothing but a casual passerby.

She couldn't compare to Sword Princess, Witch, Silver Lantern, or even Fili. Fili had just kissed Ash, but she hadn't even slept with Ash.

Would Ash not recognize her? Would he have forgotten her? Would he think she was insignificant?

Would Ash feel disgusted if he was missed and cared about by someone like her?

What if...

Tick, tick, tick.

Big tears fell on her chest. Freya bit her lower lip. She couldn't bear the thought. Her heart seemed to be squeezed tightly and she couldn't breathe. Shivlin was right. She was a coward. She didn't even dare to touch marshmallows for fear of being stabbed.

I really want to turn into Lala Fatty and hide...

When Shiffrin saw Freya crying, she roughly guessed what she was thinking, took her arm and quietly stepped back.

Freya did not refuse and allowed herself to be pulled away by Shiffrin, but she stopped after taking two steps.

She was really scared, and she really wanted to see him. She was willing to secretly watch him from a distance. As long as he was well, everything was fine, but she still couldn't help wanting to get closer to him.

"Ya..." She lowered her head and made a mosquito-like sound, "Xiu..."

"You finally called me, Freya."

Freya looked up suddenly and saw Ash appear in front of her.

"I thought you didn't want to see me. At first you just called me and didn't say anything, so I didn't dare to talk to you." Ash smiled and said, "And you've become much prettier and cuter. I wasn't sure if you were the Veela I knew... Why are you crying?"

Shiffrin watched as the Veela visibly radiated her spirits, her tears melting like winter snow in spring, and the air seemed to be filled with flowers. She thought that even Moonshadow priests might not be so pious.

"Veela?" Diya looked at Freya curiously and commented impartially: "She is indeed as stunning as Uncle Borgin!"

"Veela are the most beautiful race." Vishi said slowly, "Most of the Veela are born beautiful, but they often indulge in desires and end their lives hastily. Only a few Veela will develop feelings and practice abstinence. Not only can they have extraordinary spiritual talents, but their appearance will gradually tend to the type that their lovers like because of love. Although beauty is subjective, Veela can become the most beautiful image in the eyes of their lovers."

"Yes, really?" Freya was a little confused. "I haven't noticed any changes in myself... and everyone is so beautiful. I think I am very ordinary."

She hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to look up, "Long time no see, Ash."

"Long time no see, Freya." Ash said, "But you haven't told me why you were crying just now. What happened?"

"I, I..." The Veela felt embarrassed, "Maybe it's because of sand in my eyes."

Shivlin could hardly bear to watch it anymore and couldn't help but said, "Ash, Freya--"

"Because you stole the girl's heart, Ash." Sonia walked over and said, "Freya has been chasing you since the day we parted. You really did her a lot of harm."

Ash naturally didn't tell Sonia about Freya, but Freya just shared her love history with Sonia. Now that Sword Lady has matched the timeline of the Veela with Ash's timeline, she roughly knows the truth.

Ash opened his eyes wide and looked at Freya, who quickly shook her head: "No, it's not Ash's fault, I just thought about it... Ash, you said you would come back to see me, and you also said that we might meet in the virtual world, so I have been working hard in this direction..."

"Then I really have some gift for prophecy. Aren't we meeting in the virtual world now?" Ash said with a smile: "I thought you had forgotten me a long time ago--"

"No, no, absolutely not!"

Freya shook her head firmly and said excitedly, "I think about you every minute of every day and every night. I miss you so much that I can't sleep and cry secretly under the quilt. I saved all your photos including the wanted posters, played the songs you listened to on repeat, and practiced your favorite Lalafei dishes. I remember everything you are interested in!"

Not to mention the Sword Queen Witch Niafili, even Shifrin, Annan and Tamashi couldn't help but look sideways. Only Vishi, who had seen many storms, remained calm.

After the Veela finished speaking, she realized what she had done. She wanted to turn into a fat man and burrow into the ground immediately. She thought that this time it was all over. Ash would definitely think that she was disgusting.

"I am glad to hear it, Freya."

Freya suddenly raised her head, her eyes shining brightly. Everyone looked at Ash, who asked calmly, "Freya, you are a Saint Realm magician now, right?"

"Yes, the Sanctuary of the Mind. I also obtained the inheritance of the Heart-Confusing Mind in the Eternal City!" Freya nodded heavily.

He just asked a question, and you wanted to tell him your true colors... Shifflin complained in her heart.

"It's been less than a year since we last met, and you've already climbed all the way from a mortal to a Saint-level magician. You'd be considered a genius in any country." Ash smiled and said, "But compared to your leap in strength, I'm more happy that you have friends who truly love and care for you."

The Veela turned her head to look at the little bat, who turned his head away and snorted.

"Freya, you and I are the same type of people. We can't live without something, and all our motivation comes from that little bit of 'like'." Ash glanced at Vichy, "I like the idea that Veela will become beautiful for the one they love, because from another perspective, people will become better for the one they love."

"So I'm really happy that you've become a better person because of me. This way, my journey on the Blood Moon is at least not all about destruction and devastation. Freya, you are the beautiful trace I left behind."

Freya's face flushed and she looked at Ash infatuatedly.

"Thank you for your hard work in achieving such great results in such a short time." Ash said, "But I still have to say that it's best not to be so obsessed with me. You should take a good rest. At least you don't have to save my wanted poster--"

"It's not hard, it's all thanks to you, Ash!" Freya clenched her fists, "And I usually use you to wet my pillow to have a good rest, I'm very happy!"

Use me to wet the pillow? Does it mean crying?

Ash was a little confused.

At the same time, Diya pulled Sonia aside and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

Diya was very confused. Sonia had just helped Ash out several times, which was totally inconsistent with Sword Princess's character. You know, even the witch herself was not willing to accept the increase in the number of substitutes. She would only accept sharing with Sword Princess at most (mainly because it was too difficult to monopolize). Occasionally, Annan and Qinna wanted to substitute, but she would turn a blind eye, otherwise it was forbidden.

Sword Princess couldn't even tolerate witches, let alone these people. Diya thought that Sonia would either be sarcastic and green tea, or directly speak on behalf of Ash and rule the world, instead of letting Ash harvest like crazy.

"In fact, you don't have to be so tactful. Ash won't understand. As long as you make your attitude clear, he will quickly end the reunion and won't let you feel sad." Sonia said calmly: "Didn't you notice that he has been paying attention to our attitude just now, and even waiting for us to express our attitude?"

Diya was startled, recalled for a moment and said suspiciously: "He seems to pay more attention to your attitude!"

"Who told you to even be willing to do it? My bottom line is higher than yours, so he has to care about me more." Sonia snorted, "He's not a fool. If he had no other choice, it would be fine, but it's obviously not the case now. We are all here, so he naturally knows that contact with other women will affect our mood."

"Of course he doesn't want those people to be sad, but he doesn't want us to be sad even more. Try not to be sarcastic and just give Ash a sour face, and he will end this reunion immediately."

The witch wanted to try it, but she found that Sword Princess didn't move, so she couldn't help asking: "Then why did you allow it? Aren't you afraid--"

"Of course I'm not afraid." Sonia said confidently, "Ash's body is in my hands. No matter what, they can only meet him once in the virtual world. There is no way they can get close to him in reality!"

Diya suddenly realized - Sonia is invincible, and Ash will not go beyond the line because he cares about her thoughts, so allowing them to reunite will increase Ash's guilt, and there is no risk; on the contrary, if the reunion is ruined, Ash's guilt will disappear, and Sonia and Diya will feel more or less embarrassed.

"One more thing," Sonia glanced at Freya and said softly, "I have missed others before, so I know..."

"The joy they showed when they saw Ash was not fake."

Sonia blinked: "They are just like us, they are sincere."

"I won't let you, including me. But that doesn't mean I will do everything I can to attack others and prevent you from even touching Ash. I will win the glory and make you all regret it and live in jealousy of me for the rest of your lives."

"Don't even think about it." Diya snorted: "The other way around is more likely, you will regret it all your life, and we will all be happy."

"Just wait and see." Sonia said calmly.

…

On the other side, Freya suddenly said a little nervously: "Ash, I, I have a gift for you."

Shivlin was stunned. "You don't want to tie a bow on yourself as a gift?"

Freya blinked, showing an expression of sudden realization, and then shook her head: "Not this time, the gift is this."

She held a ring in both hands and handed it to Ash. Ash took it and understood instantly. He shook his head quickly: "This gift is too expensive. I can't accept it!"

This ring was a space equipment forged from the wood of the Unforgettable. It contained several rare magic spirits that could be exchanged even in the virtual world. Even without mentioning this ring, the magic spirits inside were extremely precious.

"But if you don't accept them, I can't use them either." Freya looked at Ash, "I found all the magic spirits here on the trading platform. I bought them because I thought you could use them. My favorite thing is to help you buy magic spirits..."

Shivlin, Annan and Tamashi only then realized why Freya had been collecting the magic spirits that she could not use. It turned out that it was for this moment. Except for Shivlin who curled her lips, Annan and Tamashi both showed a thoughtful expression.

"but……"

Ash looked at the big, watery eyes of the Veela, who looked like she was about to cry, and the words of refusal were stuck in his throat. He couldn't help but slightly turn his head to glance at the Sword Witch not far away, but the latter was chatting and didn't look at him at all.

He thought for a moment, then suddenly nodded: "Okay, I accept it, but I also have a gift for you."

"Ah?" Freya was stunned.

Ash absorbed all the magic spirits in the ring into his soul, and then transferred a two-winged magic spirit into the ring. To be honest, this two-winged magic spirit is one of the core of his magic spirit system, and it is also a very rare fine product extracted from "Aurora's Magician Manual", but the magic spirit given by Freya can just replace one or two, so he has nothing to be reluctant about.

"I only have one sorcerer related to the Psychic Faction, but it is infused with the divinity of the Holy Grail, so it should be suitable." Ash handed the ring back to the Veela, "Take it."

Freya waved her hand: "No, I'm not asking for a return gift, and I already have enough magic spirits, Ash, you can keep it for yourself--"

"Take it!" Ash grabbed the Veela's hand and put the ring on her finger. The Veela, who wanted to struggle, was stunned. When Ash let go of her hand, she was already weak all over and looked at the ring on her finger in a daze.

"Speaking of gifts," Tamashi suddenly said, "I'm sorry, Ash, the Thousand Wishes Kingdom can't return it to you for the time being."

"Oh?" Ash didn't respond immediately. Thousand Wishes Heaven was the public property of their team. "Why?"

"Because I didn't bring the Wish Heart Magic Spirit with me." Tamashi said helplessly: "There is only one wish heart that can freely open the passage to the Kingdom of a Thousand Wishes. I usually leave it in the wishing pool and dare not bring it to the virtual world - I didn't expect to meet you in the virtual world."

"But we are already developing the Void Gate. When we return to reality, we will return the Thousand Wishes Heaven to you."

"I may not be able to return to reality for a while. You can go to the stars and return the Thousand Wishes to the Sword Witch." Ash looked at Sonia and Diya, "What do you think?"

"You can also go to Fuhui and give it to An Nan." Diya said, "Aren't there still survivors of Senluo in Qianyuan Heaven? Fuhui can also be responsible for their resettlement."

"Okay." Tamashi said, "After handing over the Kingdom of Thousand Wishes to Gospel, where do we meet, Ash?"

"Hmm?" Ash said, "Why do we need to gather together?"

"Because I want to follow you." Tamashi said as a matter of course: "I will go wherever you go."

"No need, Black Crow, don't you have somewhere you want to go?"

"No, I just want to follow you, and didn't you promise to take care of me?" Tamashi tilted her head: "You always say that I can't take care of myself."

"But that's because you were illiterate and not a magician before. I was afraid that you couldn't survive in civilized society. But now you are a magician of the Holy Land. You are better at surviving than me." Ash smiled and said, "You don't need my care anymore. You can even take care of so many people in the Thousand Wishes Kingdom."

Tamashi blinked.

Only then did she react. It seemed that this was the case. She could recognize words, use magic, and even manage the Thousand Wishes Kingdom in an orderly manner.

She no longer had any reason to ask for Ash's care.

But these thoughts disappeared after turning around in Tamashi's mind. She said firmly: "No, I need your care, I want to be taken care of by you!"

Ash: "But you don't necessarily need me. Don't you know Freya and the others? And there are also Igula and Harvey——"

"No, it can only be you!" Tamashi's expression was very tangled. Black Crow's simple and crude brain structure could not handle such a complicated problem: "I don't know why, but I know it can only be you!"

"I can die for them, but the only person I want to live with is you, Ash!"

She grabbed Ash's sleeve and stared at him angrily, her face showing her grievance without any concealment: "You clearly promised me!"

The surroundings became quiet.

Vichy and Shifrin took a step back at the same time, and Fili also pulled Nia to hide in the corner.

Ash had a bad feeling in his heart, vaguely feeling that the flow had changed.

"Yash." An Nan took his arm and said with a smile: "According to what you said, we should start over."

Freya whispered, "Ash, you promised to come back to Blood Moon to see me..."

"Ash." Diya tugged at his sleeve pitifully, "You just said that the wandering knight was unwilling to let go."

"Ash."

Hearing this voice, Ash's soul trembled. He turned his head stiffly and saw Sword Princess looking at him with a smile.

"Since you made a promise, you must fulfill it well." Sonia tilted her head: "Then..."

"Whose promise do you want to fulfill?"