“Then, Miss Elf and Your Highness, why not take a rest at the dessert shop? Besides, the dessert shop has a snack that Miss Elf is very fond of,” Anna recommended.

“A snack I like?” Mephilia looked at Liana with some vigilance.

Mephilia was well aware of Miss Anna’s identity.

She was Loraviel’s mother, and also the person Liana wanted her to prioritize protecting.

“Yes, it seems Miss Elf is very fond of the pudding from our human world,” Anna said.

“Oh? Pudding, is it?” Mephilia smiled sweetly as she linked her arm with Liana’s, an expression on her face that said ‘You’d better explain this to me’.

This puzzled Anna somewhat. Pudding was something Her Highness Liana loved to eat; Princess Mephilia and Her Highness Liana were so close, it was impossible for her not to know.

Moreover, the current Princess Mephilia also seemed to be quite close with Miss Elf. Although they were said to be friends, for her to be able to chat and laugh with another girl after hearing about a dessert Her Highness Liana liked was clearly out of character for Princess Mephilia.

If Princess Mephilia were to let go so easily, there wouldn’t have been so many harsh rumors before.

“Thank you for the recommendation, Miss Anna. Shall we go and try it?” Mephilia took Liana’s hand and walked into the dessert shop.

“Hello, do you have a private room here?” Mephilia asked.

“Ah? Your Highness the Princess?!” The shopkeeper was clearly startled, and the sound of her voice drew the attention of the other customers in the shop, who also looked in their direction.

“It really does look like Her Highness the Princess.”

“And the one next to Her Highness, that’s an elf, right?”

“This must be Her Highness the Princess’ first time visiting us, right?”

“Ah... I apologize, Your Highness. It seems I’ve caused you some unnecessary trouble,” the shopkeeper said, embarrassed.

Mephilia didn’t seem to mind much. She hadn’t disguised herself and had come here openly, so being discovered was bound to happen sooner or later; it had just happened a little earlier than expected.

“It’s fine. I won’t be staying for too long, just resting for a bit,” Mephilia said.

“I’m sorry, Your Highness, but we don’t have any private rooms here. If you wish to find a quiet place to rest, I would recommend you go to a hotel,” the shopkeeper said.

“I understand.” Mephilia nodded, then looked at Liana. “You want pudding, right?”

“Could Your Highness recommend something? I’m not too familiar with the food of the human world yet.”

“I know, I know. Just you wait and see, alright?” Mephilia had the shopkeeper pack up some desserts.

Then, she took Liana to a hotel.

Liana sat down on the sofa and let out a long sigh. Finally, she could stop walking and sit down to rest for a while; the pain was killing her.

“Is there anything you want to say, Liana?” Mephilia stared at the now-relaxed Liana.

“...” It seems I can’t start resting just yet.

“What is there to say?” Liana took off her mask, her green eyes fluttering.

“I noticed it the moment I came back. Liana, your walking posture seems a little strange?” Mephilia asked.

“And whose fault do you think that is?!” Liana turned the tables on her. She couldn’t possibly say it was because she had been bound by ropes, could she? That would be the end of it.

“Ah...” Sure enough, upon hearing this, Mephilia quickly thought of something. “But that day, weren’t you...”

“Of course I didn’t feel anything at first, but after you left, it slowly started to hurt. It’s just that you happened to see it this time! You should really think about it, what you are like every time we meet!” Liana pointedly accused.

But Liana wasn’t entirely wrong, she was just exaggerating a bit this time.

“Um... I’m sorry.” Mephilia was also extremely embarrassed. To think she had never noticed this, and that Liana had been enduring it all alone.

She truly was a derelict partner.

“Idiot, what’s there to apologize for? If I really hated it, I would have rejected you long ago, let alone agree to that strange request of yours.” Liana waved a hand at Mephilia; she really didn’t want to move.

Mephilia came before Liana. Liana reached out, pulled Mephilia closer, and then gently pecked her on the lips.

“Mm, I like you the most.” Mephilia sat on Liana’s lap, savoring Liana carefully.

For now, she had managed to muddle her way through this matter. And their future life in bed should also be a little gentler... right?

That wasn’t necessarily the case. At the very least, Mephilia would definitely want to try it once while wearing the ring.

The ring itself wasn’t large, the problem was the protrusion of the gem on the ring...

Liana swallowed hard. She felt a little scared, but also a little expectant. What was wrong with her?

“Liana.”

“Yes?”

“Did you explain things clearly to Erinna? Why do I feel like she’s the same as before, without much of a difference?” Mephilia asked.

“Then it seems Erinna’s acting skills are quite good, to have even fooled you,” Liana chuckled.

“Oh?” From the way Liana put it, she must have explained everything clearly.

“Erinna knows everything now. I’ve explained it all to her, and Erinna also knows about our relationship,” Liana said.

“She knows about our relationship?” Mephilia murmured to herself. Could this be the reason for Erinna’s hostility toward her?

“Of course. When I ‘died,’ your reaction proved that our relationship was definitely not ordinary. Anyone could have guessed,” Liana teased.

But that wasn’t what Mephilia was focused on. It was the hostility Erinna showed towards her.

Mephilia had sensed this hostility since they were children, but back then, she didn’t quite understand its source, and it had gradually faded away later on.

The two of them even had a reasonably good relationship at the Ibett Magic Academy.

But now, that familiar hostility was back, and right at the time when Liana had cleared things up with Erinna.

Mephilia knew Liana’s charm better than anyone, so this made her overthink things.

“Did Erinna say anything?” Liana asked.

“Not much. She just cried for a bit after seeing I had returned,” Liana said.

“...” Am I overthinking things? Mephilia thought.

“However, Erinna still has some opinions about you, Mephilia.”

“What opinions?”

“Erinna said this, ‘When we were children, Princess Mephilia snatched Sister Liana away. Now, it’s still Princess Mephilia who has snatched Sister Liana away. However, this time, I have no objections, because only Princess Mephilia has stood by Sister Liana’s side from beginning to end.’ ” Liana repeated what Erinna had said to her.

“Is that so? Does this count as me getting Erinna’s approval?” It seemed she really had been a bit petty.

“I suppose so?”

Erinna has indeed approved of Mephilia, but that has nothing to do with her wanting to fight for Liana.

Mephilia nodded. Liana’s parents were very satisfied with her, and now, Erinna’s attitude towards her was also quite friendly. She no longer needed to worry about issues with Liana’s family.

“You and Miss Anna seem to be very familiar with each other.” Mephilia hadn’t forgotten about this matter.

“Isn’t it normal to be familiar?” Liana asked in return.

It was indeed a very normal thing. After all, the other person was Loraviel’s mother, and Liana had also specifically asked her to protect Miss Anna.

But for some reason, Mephilia just felt it was very strange.

“I just remembered that I had never met Miss Anna before, so I wanted to come and see her. I happened to run into her as she was about to go out and gather medicinal herbs, so I helped her out a bit,” Liana said.

Mephilia knew that Liana definitely wasn’t lying to her, because this was something that could be easily confirmed with a simple inquiry. But Mephilia still felt that something was very wrong.

“What’s wrong?” Liana tilted her head and asked.

“...Nothing.” Mephilia bit Liana’s shoulder. “If you neglect me, I might do something irrational, you know.”

After hearing Mephilia’s words, Liana froze for a moment. So she did notice?

Could this be considered a form of concession from Mephilia?

Of course, Liana didn’t dare to bring this up on her own, but she would absolutely never do anything to neglect Mephilia.

“You seem a little insecure?”

“Of course I know Liana wouldn’t do something like that. It’s just... I might be a little bit selfish, or maybe, I think that I’m not perfect enough,” Mephilia said.

“If you’re not perfect enough, then there are no perfect people in this world. No matter what happens, I will always be by your side. Whenever you need me, I will come to you without any hesitation, my dear Princess.” Liana lifted the hand on which Mephilia wore the ring and placed a gentle kiss on it.

Liana knew that this insecurity Mephilia felt was entirely her own fault.

It wasn’t that Mephilia didn’t trust Liana, but because she trusted Liana too much, which was why she had this worry.

However, one thing was certain: no matter what happened, Liana would not leave her side, and that was more than enough.

After the two of them were clingy for a good while, Mephilia received a message from Minoga.

“Liana, why don’t you rest in the room first? After all, it’s not very convenient for you to walk right now,” Mephilia said with great consideration.

“Alright.” Liana sat on the sofa.

“I’ll be back soon.” Mephilia kissed Liana on the forehead.

And Mephilia indeed did not keep Liana waiting for too long.

She returned after about half an hour.

“We’re going to the Elf Forest,” Mephilia reported on their upcoming itinerary as soon as she returned.

They needed to go to the Elf Forest to finalize the alliance and to learn some information about the Demon Race.

Liana wasn’t surprised. After something like this happened, a trip to the Elf Forest 40 was definitely necessary, not to mention they now had a ready-made elf to guide the way.

“Now?”

“If possible, the sooner the better. But isn’t it inconvenient for you right now, Liana? Should we rest a little longer?” Mephilia said.

“I can bear with it for a bit, it’s not a big deal.” Liana didn’t want to waste too much time in this place either.

“For this trip, I won’t be the only one going to the Elf Forest,” Mephilia said.

“Who else?”

“Second Prince Oester.”

“Hmm?” It seemed that the Crown Prince Hodwen had completely lost his competitive edge in the eyes of the King of Lisat. But why send the Second Prince Oester45?

The old king should be well aware that Prince Oester was not exactly a clean person either.

“Perhaps, His Majesty has his own ideas.” Mephilia wasn’t worried about this. She considered what she had done to be perfect, but even that wasn’t enough, let alone a guy like Oester with so many stains on his record.

“Forget it, it has nothing to do with me.” Liana held out her hand for Mephilia to pull her up. “They won’t be going with us, will they?”

“The original plan was to go together, but I know you definitely despise him, Liana, so I just made up a random excuse. It’ll be better for the three of us to go together,” Mephilia said.

“As if you don’t despise him as well.”

“Oh, I don’t despise him,” Mephilia said with a sweet smile. “I just want to... kill him.”

Liana pinched Mephilia’s cheek. “Let me do it, okay?”

“Okay,” Mephilia replied obediently.

There weren’t many people who ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) could anger the good-tempered Mephilia to this extent, let alone make her show such blatant killing intent.

“Don’t worry about my affairs. How should I put it? I do care about family ties, but that’s on the premise that the other party also sees me as family. My two older brothers have abandoned their humanity for the sake of power. Can they still be considered my family? I don’t think so, right? I don’t have any psychological burden, Liana.” Mephilia knew what Liana was worried about.

“I’m not worried about you having any psychological burden,” Liana retorted, putting on a tough act.

Mephilia, in turn, didn’t indulge her. She directly bit Liana’s lips. “With lips this soft, you shouldn’t say such things. If you’re stubborn again next time, it won’t be this simple~”

“You’re bullying me.”

“So what if I’m bullying you?” Mephilia said unreasonably.

I have no objections.

Because Mephilia had no intention of departing with Oester, they set their departure time for the next day. Today, they will have a good rest in Gran Town.

“Liana, open your mouth.” Mephilia fed Liana a piece of dessert.

“That’s enough, I’ve already eaten plenty today,” Liana said, waving her hand.

“Eh? You’ve only had two pieces of pudding. Isn’t this your favorite?” Mephilia asked.

“I do like it, but I also need to control my diet a little. I’ve been training properly during this time, you know,” Liana said.

“Why control it? Isn’t your figure perfectly fine, Liana?” Mephilia’s hand restlessly came to rest on Liana’s lower abdomen.

Liana’s lower abdomen was exquisite. Moving down from her waist, one could feel a distinct, slight curve on her belly.

This was not excess fat, but a beautiful sight. This slightly raised area was simply a treasure on earth.

“I still have to pay attention. I must train more efficiently, so I can only indulge occasionally. I can’t eat too much,” Liana said.

“Alright then.” After poking Liana’s little tummy a couple of times, Mephilia finished off the desserts for her.

“Today, let’s just have a good rest, shall we?” Mephilia hugged Liana, sitting on the sofa.

Together, they looked out the window. Under the setting sun, the shadows of the people in the town were stretched out long.

“Mephilia, did you tell Princess Avira that we’re going to the Elf Forest?” Liana asked.

Mephilia should have Princess Avira’s contact information. Even if she didn’t, the old king would have conveyed the message to the Elf Forest.

“Yes, she said she’ll be waiting for us in the Elf Forest. However, the situation in the forest doesn’t seem to be much better right now, being rather chaotic. Princess Sephirena has returned and brought back news of the demon race. Princess Avira recommended that we go after a little while,” Mephilia said.

Liana could roughly guess that things wouldn’t be too peaceful after Sephirena’s return, but she hadn’t expected their reaction to be so significant.

This was likely related to the second princess of the elves, Saedrella Tiael.

“Looks like nobody’s having an easy time lately,” Liana shrugged.

However, the matter of the demons always took top priority. Even if the forest was in complete chaos internally, dealing with them had to be the priority.

“Let’s rest for a bit. The sooner we understand the demonkind, the sooner we can make preparations,” Mephilia said, hugging Liana.

“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, Mephilia.” Liana placed her hand on Mephilia’s.

“What pressure could I possibly put on myself?”

“Sacred magic isn’t the only magic that can deal with the Demon Race,” Liana said.

Mephilia’s pupils widened slightly. “Would you please get out of my stomach?”1A Chinese expression for “stop reading my mind.”

“You wouldn’t be happy if I really did get out,” Liana said, exasperated.

“This is what I hate about you!!” Mephilia spread her legs, clamping them around Liana’s waist. “I really have no secrets in front of you.”

“I’m not lying. Sephirena told me this. Sacred magic is just a more effective magic for humans. Elves, on the other hand, mostly use light magic,” Liana said.

“So, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. While you are very important, Mephilia, this matter concerns all of humanity. It should be something we work on together.”

“I know.” Mephilia happily buried her face in Liana’s hair.

Mephilia really was easy to satisfy.

Because of Liana’s physical condition, Mephilia was also exceptionally well-behaved today. At most, she only poked Liana’s lower abdomen, showing no signs of moving further down.

Mephilia could still distinguish between when to tease Liana and when to just hold each other and sleep.