Chapter 1146 Lost

The result of the duel was not to the satisfaction of the noble elves, but the Elf Queen and the elders enjoyed watching it and were very satisfied.

Back in the main hall, the Elf Queen specially praised Emily and Bai Yunying, and gave them money to encourage them.

On the way home, Bai Yunying started to feel sleepy again. I put her on Xiaozhi's back, covered her with a coat, and she fell asleep like this.

Emily wasn't sleepy at all, but she seemed a little absent-minded. I leaned over and asked softly: "What's wrong?"

Emily looked at me and said nothing. Well, this reaction was very abnormal.

In order to find out the truth, I decided to find a chance to be alone with her and ask her again.

When she got home, Emily went to the bathroom. After she came out, she sat on the sofa and kept silent. Because Emily was not a talkative person on weekdays, no one noticed that Emily was abnormal. , Well, that’s not right to say. Cagalli found that something was wrong with Emily, but she was not sure whether this feeling was correct, so she whispered her doubts in my ear.

After hearing this, I shook my head and said, "There are so many people now, so I'm afraid she won't tell her even if I ask her. I think I'll let her be quiet for a while, and I'll find time to ask her tomorrow."

Cagalli thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

I responded and continued to lean on the sofa in a daze.

Nothing happened all night.

The next morning, I woke up early.

As usual, Emily had done some simple grooming and was practicing swordplay in the yard.

I quietly got up, covered Bai Yunying and Remi with blankets, and then tiptoed into the yard.

After entering the yard, I stretched my waist and greeted her: "Morning."

Emily's body trembled slightly, then her movements slowed down, she inserted the sword into the scabbard, breathed softly, turned to me, and said, "Morning."

This is the first time she stopped to greet me. She has been acting weird twice since yesterday and today.

"Can we chat for a while?" I asked her.

Emily nodded, and then we sat on the floor facing each other.

I saw a few drops of sweat hanging on her temples and lingering on the ends of her hair, so I raised my hand and gently wiped away the sweat drops for her. Unexpectedly, this move made Emily stiffen.

"What's wrong with you?" I asked puzzled.

"I" she pondered for a while, then added: "It's my first time to have a man wipe my sweat, so I'm a little uncomfortable."

"Hey, that's it," I chuckled, "It doesn't matter, I'll wipe your sweat a few times and you'll get used to it."

Emily's cheeks flushed slightly, but only for a moment.

Seeing that she had regained her composure, I said, "Looking at how absent-minded you have been since yesterday, is there something that worries you?"

Emily was silent, lowering her head slightly, her long silver hair spreading a fascinating light in the early morning sun.

Seeing that she was silent for a long time, I said, "If it's not convenient to say it, then don't say it. I'm just asking random questions when I have nothing to do, hehe."

"No" Emily said lightly: "It's not inconvenient, I just feel a little lost."

"Lost?" I asked in confusion: "Why do you have such an emotion?"

Emily let out a breath and said: "I have never lost when fighting against my peers, but yesterday, I lost."

"Failed?" I was even more puzzled: "What do you mean, failed?"

"Yesterday's duel."

"That's not right," I said, "Yesterday's duel was a draw, wasn't it? And I also saw that in the end, neither of you had the strength to fight anymore. It was definitely a draw!"

"No, you were deceived, you are all deceived," Emily said: "At the end of the battle, I was the one who really fell down due to loss of strength. Bai Yunying's lack of physical strength was just an act."

"Huh?" I was startled: "Is it true or not? No, it's not. I remember that Bai Yunying was just like you at that time, her face was pale and she was sweating profusely."

"It's true that I lost my strength, but I don't know how she did it," Emily said.

"Then how do you know she didn't lose her strength?" I couldn't help but ask.

"Before I fell to the ground, she released a buffering magic on me so that I wouldn't be hurt when I landed." Emily said: "Moreover, after she landed, she quietly raised her index and middle fingers to me and made a gesture. A gesture of victory, and I can’t even lift a finger.”

"This gap is really big." I said silently in my heart.

Emily has always grown up in the pursuit of everyone. Although her personality has not become arrogant and unruly, her aloofness is still deep in her bones, and she has always engraved her strongest ideas among her peers in her heart. This time she suddenly encountered It was not easy to compete with a strong person of the same age like Bai Yunying and lose to her. It was not easy to not be blackened on the spot, but the gap between reality and ideal would still make her feel disappointed, which was inevitable.

I turned around and saw that the two girls in the living room were sleeping soundly, and no one was moving around in the room. I felt relieved, raised my right hand, gently placed it on Emily's head, and rubbed her hair: "Winning or losing is the difference. It's normal. Don't be discouraged just because you fail once. There are still many days to come. Wouldn't it be great if you work hard and regain the title of the strongest? Besides, doesn't it feel boring to be the strongest all the time? Moreover, it has always been Even if you are the strongest, can you still measure whether you are still growing? Only by constantly being caught up by others and constantly surpassing others can you get unexpected excitement and happiness, what do you think?"

The moment I put my hand on Emily's head, her body froze again. When I gently rubbed her hair, her body unconsciously swayed in the direction of my rubbing, as if it happened randomly. Small trees swaying in the wind.

After dozens of seconds of head-touching, Emily gradually adapted to this feeling. She squinted her eyes slightly and felt the warmth brought by head-touching.

Emily's hair is very smooth, different from Barbara's hairy feel. Well, in terms of feel and comfort, Barbara's little head is more comfortable.

After touching it for a while, I slowly moved my hand away. After a while, Emily slowly opened her eyes, the sense of loss on her face dissipated a lot. She slowly stood up, pulled out her sword, and started practicing again. .

I lay on the grass and watched her practice her sword.

In fact, it’s not that I don’t want to practice swordsmanship, but because the Odachi sword is too big to be used, and my swordsmanship is very violent, and the range of movement is large, so it is not suitable for practicing in the yard. Furthermore, Emily’s sword practice She looks very heroic and pleasing to the eye. Watching her practice a set of swordsmanship makes me feel much more relaxed.

After dinner, we headed to the dungeon as usual. Halfway through, the royal guard came to me and said that the Elf Queen had summoned me.

In fact, I am not happy to delay the time of spawning monsters to meet the Elf Queen, but Naihe has already taken the position of elder of another country. Not only does he enjoy rights and benefits, but he also eats the country's food. As the saying goes, if you are short of people, you will eat them. You're short-tongued and you've taken so much advantage, so you can't afford not to give him any face.

Sighing, I had to follow them to the Elf Palace.