Chapter 131

But before Fulilian could refute, he continued:

"And I'm also worried that our friendship will break if I reveal my true identity, so I can't tell her."

Although he said so, Fulilian was so angry that she gritted her teeth: "Obviously I thought you were going to die and die several times...!"

"Well... I'm really sorry about this, but the reason why I can't say it out is the same as before, so if possible, I still hope to get back on good terms with you, of course... the premise is... It’s you who doesn’t mind my identity.”

"——Very concerned!"

"....That's really heart-wrenching."

"No one who is really heartbroken would say something like this directly! - Forget it, I don't want to care about Ash or anything like that."

Probably because she was really angry, Fulian sat back down again and just let the wand fall on the ground. However, she just hugged her knees and buried her head in her knees, hiding her expression.

Even the desserts that I have always liked in front of me have lost interest.

Although Fulilian herself was surprised that she would say such words, she said it as if she knew what 'heartache' was.

But as she said, the real heartache...she really felt that she felt it again after a long time.

At first, Ash disappeared for decades and had no real feeling. It was not until she met Celie again after her teacher died that she felt the pain for the first time.

I don’t want to experience it again...the pain is like tearing apart. I am unwilling to accept this fact, but I cannot ignore its existence, and it is even harder to express it.

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The feast of desserts could not last after all.

Even though he was a lover of desserts, after witnessing Fulian's dejection, Fearon could not enjoy her favorite sweets. He just gently picked up the scattered wand, guarded her side quietly, and used actions to Interpretation of silent care.

Aura, on the other hand, felt bored by this unexpected situation and left without thinking... However, her expression that seemed to be calculating something seemed to suggest that Ash had gained something, a very powerful spiritual magic.

There was no way around it, that distrust of human nature was deeply ingrained in her heart, and it might be difficult to change even today.

Ash and Fearon both stayed in the restaurant, but Fearon was still stroking Fulian's head and comforting the obviously injured elf.

But Ash was half-leaning by the window, looking at the peaceful street scene below and in the distance outside the castle... thinking and worrying, but in the end he said without looking back:

"Flillian."

"..." Fulian didn't answer, she didn't even move.

"I know you are listening. Is there any point in apologizing now? I don't plan to apologize anymore, but I still want to say that at least for me, the difference between races is not that big." Although the other party did not have any In response, Ya Xiu continued speaking on his own:

"...From the beginning to the end, you have always been my friend in my eyes. No matter how my identity changes, I absolutely do not want this to change. And if you have any different ideas, I hope I can also hear you say it.”

"..."

Fulilian still didn't speak, and the huge restaurant was so quiet that it made people's eardrums hurt.

After a long time, she slowly raised her head, but still didn't look at him, but stared at the half-eaten dessert in front of her.

After a long silence, she finally broke the suffocating silence that filled the air. She stared at the dessert and slowly spoke:

"Are you telling the truth? This time...you really didn't lie to me?"

"I haven't lied to you about anything since we met?" Ya Xiu smiled helplessly:

"Although it is possible that when you were swallowed by the treasure chest monster, I spanked you and made excuses, but other than that, there really shouldn't be anything else. At least I never said that I was human."

"...You have never said that you are a human being, but you have never said that you are a demon, right? At this time, you are still sophistry. Are you planning to quarrel with me again? If we quarrel, I will I can accompany you, even for three days and three nights."

Upon hearing this, Fulian turned to look at him expressionlessly.

And he finally turned around again at this moment, waving his hands repeatedly in embarrassment: "No, no, can't I apologize?"

"In the beginning... it wouldn't have been better just like this." Not that she understood him, Fulilian just stared at him expressionlessly.

"....Do you want to believe me?" he asked cautiously.

"You said before that you can't trust demons. I still hold the same view as you, but..." Fulilian stood up from the chair and walked slowly to him.

She just raised her head and stared at Ash... She was so familiar with this person. It could be said that he was the most familiar person in her life. He was so familiar that it was almost as if it was engraved in the bottom of her heart and became an inseparable part of her life.

But it was such a person who concealed such a big thing... After another long silence, her brows furrowed slightly, and there was a trace of unnoticeable struggle and confusion in her eyes, but she never looked away:

"... Even if you are a demon, I still want to believe you... If you stab me, I will probably have to consider myself unlucky."

"...I won't do that kind of thing." He quickly promised.

"No, that's not what I want to express..."

Fulian, who was originally not good at words, now lowered her head in distress.

It’s not entirely due to lack of words. Rather than being poor at words, it’s more about being ashamed to speak...

Just like demons don't have the concept of family, elves are actually similar in this regard.

At least she doesn't know her parents' surnames. It is precisely because of this that she has never mentioned anything about her parents from beginning to end, and she has an extremely weak concept of family... This also leads to the same feelings towards people. Very unfamiliar.

And almost every elf is like this. The elf children are also from the village, and they are given some food occasionally, and then they grow up silently, and no one cares about them anymore.

The biggest difference from the demons is probably that they will give you something to eat, and no one will look down on or ravage the other party because they are weak. It is precisely because of this that they develop such an extremely slow and suspiciously emotionless character.

Even though many people in the village who had been with him for a long time died, they didn't cry, let alone...all the elves were indifferent to the bone.

But fortunately, at least it is not the kind of demon clan that has an overly cruel social relationship. It is just indifferent but not extremely cruel. There is still a chance to make things right and come back, but that time... will be very, very long.

But... even though she couldn't admit it verbally, this guy who had been hanging around her for a long time, even before the elf village was destroyed, was almost no different from her family to her.

It can even be said that she had already known Ash before her first fight with the demons, so what Fulilian actually wanted to express was that her trust in him had unknowingly exceeded her suspicion and suspicion of the demons. hostility.

Although she didn't quite understand what the relationship between family members was like, if there was a family, she used to think... that was probably like this, right?

So even if she took ten thousand steps back and was really stabbed in the back...if she was stabbed in the back by such a person, she would admit it.

But she really couldn't say such shameful words. After she hesitated to speak, she finally said nothing at all. She just stared at him, replacing thousands of words with silence, as if waiting for him to say something.

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Fulilian just stared at him silently, as if hoping that he would see something, and she would understand, but...

The expressionless elf's appearance is really not much different from usual.

This made Ya Xiu think hard for a while, but he unconsciously tapped his palm and asked: "...You must be hungry, what do you want to eat? Can I have someone cook it?"

"——In your eyes, am I just someone who only knows how to eat?!"

The words he blurted out subconsciously made Fulilian regretful and wanted to forgive him in an instant.

But... Fei Lun also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment and touched her head with a smile: "That's great, Lord Fulilian."

"Where?"

"Anyway, let's eat first."

"No...Phelan, you said the same? What's my position?"

It was obvious that she was angry and everyone should comfort her, but she somehow felt that they seemed to care more about eating than comforting herself?

This made her couldn't help but turn down the corner of her mouth, showing a hint of dissatisfaction, as if she was about to cause trouble again.

Seeing this, Ash also joined in the comfort process, and then touched her head: "You are such an old person, so stop making trouble, finish your meal first, and then we can talk slowly, okay?"

"....Don't touch my head." Fulilian slapped his hand away unhappily, and then cast a sidelong glance at him: "I just said I thought I was unlucky, but I didn't say I wanted to forgive you."

"Haha... Lin... Lin, you have not changed at all, and crying is still so troublesome."

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"Don't say I'm troublesome, I haven't complained to you yet!" Fulilian retorted not to be outdone:

"After all! In addition to hiding the king's things from me! Celie must have discovered it at the beginning, right? Why did she agree to accept you as a disciple? There are also things about the Brave of the South, Haita, Simmel, and some other things. Please explain this mess to me tonight! And the most important thing is... why are you controlling this country here?"

His sighing attitude really made Fulilian unbearable, and she threw out all the questions at once.

But Ash didn't express much. After all, he seemed to have just answered why he wanted to control this country, although he may not have answered in depth.

But it was too troublesome to say that now, so he chose to ignore it for the time being, planning to leave the matter for later. He sat down again silently, clapped his hands and greeted people to come in.

The dazzling array of delicacies instantly replaced the desserts, completely gagging Fulilian's mouth, and she was forced to be quiet for the time being.

"Eat first, let's have a nice chat after we're done, okay?"

"Forget it...eat for now. After you finish eating, I'll talk to you again."

Fulian, who had been hungry for a long time, although she was a little unwilling to do so, she still swallowed and tried her best to keep a straight face and silently picked up the fork.

When Fearon saw this, he smiled happily and stretched out his hand to the meat in front of him.

At this moment, the tension and uneasiness caused by the identity being exposed seemed to be temporarily relieved.

Although Ash is not sure what the scene will be like when we meet again in Demon King's City in the future, he believes that... it will be interesting.

As for now, let's leave it to next time. After all, he has no selfish desire to rule the world, it is to better shape the world.

So he believed that compared to being angry or something like that, Fulian and Feilun would have other interesting emotions... Probably.

Well, he actually doesn't have much confidence, but things have to come one at a time, and it doesn't seem good to accidentally stimulate too much.

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Originally, it was decided that after eating, we would interrogate it thoroughly.

Unfortunately, I was so hungry, tasted so good, and ate so much that I couldn't even walk, and I even felt sleepy after the meal.

Therefore, Fulian, who had overused her brain and been angry for too long, lay down on the table and planned to take a rest before deciding anything else.

I just took a rest and accidentally fell asleep...

"...Even if she was angry just now, is Ms. Fulilian still a child in her true nature? Even though she is still saying that Ms. Celie is just like a child." Although Feilun was complaining, there was affection in his eyes. His hand was still stroking her hair.

But for these two Loli granny-in-laws who are still like children even though they are thousands of years old, Ash couldn't stop shaking his head and sighing:

"You are such an adult, but you still look like this..."

"Master Ash, if you say such ill-intentioned words again, I'm going to get angry?" Hearing this, Feilun showed his dissatisfaction in a defensive manner.

"....Speaking of which, there should be a lot that Feilun wants to ask me, right?"

"Hmm~ There are too many. I don't know where to start, so now Master Ash should carry Master Fulian into the room first, and then we can talk slowly after we leave here, right?"

"Just use magic to levitate..."

"Ms. Fulilian is not a commodity, please use a hug!" Although he often talked about Fulilian on weekdays, Fearon also looked particularly serious towards him now.

It is better to do less than to do more, so he had no choice but to hug him up.

During the process, Fulilian seemed to be woken up. She opened her eyes slightly and took a look. However, after seeing it was him, she sighed faintly, closed her eyes again and uttered two indistinct murmurs.

Although he couldn't tell what she was talking about, Fei Qilun could probably guess what she was talking about, and then cast an accusing look at Ya Xiu:

"Actually, Ms. Fulilian must be quite sad... The people closest to her don't understand her at all, and she even concealed such an important matter."

"Don't look at me like this. I also have my own secrets."

"....It seems so."

If only I could be like that, it would be great - such an envious mood, as it crossed Fulian's eyes from time to time, ripples appeared in Fearon's chest, but on the bright side, she He didn't show it at all, he was still saying seriously:

"The identity of a demon is indeed quite troublesome. If you think about it carefully, I can probably understand... After all, I have also concealed something very important from Mr. Ash."

These words surprised Ash: "Is there such a thing?"

"Yes."

"Are you planning to say it now?"

"Not at all." Faced with his curious gaze, Feilun looked back with a hint of loneliness, staring at his toes and shaking his head gently.

"What is this? Isn't it too uncomfortable to talk in the middle of the sentence?"

"I'm sorry, Master Ash... Although I also want to say it, it's not the time yet, but one day - I will definitely tell you."

Feilun secretly looked at him unconsciously, showing a complicated look in her eyes, because she didn't know if she could really help Ash.

She understood that Ash had been working hard, but she didn't know whether she was qualified to stand by his side or whether she was qualified to express her feelings.

But her words made Ya Xiu unconsciously think of something. Instead of asking, he reminded softly:

"You are a human being, and the time that human beings have is limited. There is no 'someday' in human's short life."

"....This is not what Master Ash would say."