Chapter 113: Chapter 112: She’s Well-Endowed—Just Claude’s Type
Freymia, the Elf Empress.
Shen Sui was very sure that in the second round, he had not developed feelings beyond friendship with Freymia. He simply increased his goodwill to obtain information about the Goddess of Nature.
But when he saw Andori’s words, he couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty. Then he thought, if my conscience is clear, why worry about shadows? Why not go?
[Alice seemed extremely anxious and planned to head to the Elf Forest immediately.]
[The arrival of the War God was sudden and caught everyone unprepared, so no one paid much attention to Alice’s departure.]
[Oshana received Alice’s message and brought Anna and Lingyi to a forest outside the Temple.]
[Oshana also brought the Assos Holy Sword.]
[Ding! You have obtained the Equipment Spell Card: Assos Holy Sword]
As long as the owner agrees, can one obtain the Equipment Spell Card?
Shen Sui looked at the pop-up on the screen in surprise.
The Assos Holy Sword is Baris’s heritage weapon, wielding the power to cut through everything.
The initial effect of this card is the same; even if Shen Sui hasn’t modified it, it’s strong enough.
Cut through all current ongoing chains, cut the ties between the holder and the card.
In theory, if you are hit by the effect of this card, then any card you snatch from the opponent will enter your graveyard if destroyed, and return to your deck when bounced back.
In other words, as long as you’re unwilling to return it, the card will belong to you by rules after the duel.
Ah, this... using this card in the real world won’t get you beaten, right?
Shen Sui was a bit tempted; anyway, no one could beat him.
[Ding! Due to your Soul Card Tier being too low, you cannot extract this Equipment Spell Card. Please upgrade your Soul Card Tier.]
Damn it! Alice! You’re still too weak!
Shen Sui looked at the many top cards in the deck that he couldn’t access, feeling the frustration of holding a mountain of gold but unable to touch it.
[Alice held the Holy Sword and looked at Anna.]
[Claude was now in a coma, and no one told her how to use the Assos Holy Sword to sever the connection between the Sinful Chalice and Anna.]
[Alice took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing the panic in her heart.]
[No matter the difficulty, the first thing is to recover calmness.]
[A calm mind will guide you to the most correct choice.]
[Alice gradually regained her composure, her gaze falling behind Anna.]
[Anna stood there with her eyes closed, completely relaxed, with no ripples in her heart because she trusted Alice, who would never harm her.]
[Sinful black mud enveloped Anna, seemingly endlessly sourced from the world’s evils.]
[It emitted wanton laughter at the girl attempting to cut it off.]
[An ant, even holding the Assos Holy Sword, is just an ant.]
[Alice emptied her mind completely, and in that instant, she felt a beautiful golden-haired figure appear beside her.]
[This was a lady whose face was unclear.]
[Cold and determined, yet with a gentle warmth that perplexed Alice.]
[She raised her hand and held Alice’s wrist, gently lifting Alice’s hand as if teaching a child how to use utensils.]
[In that instant, translucent threads appeared between all things in the world, connecting them.]
[Alice was very certain that as long as she let the Holy Sword fall, cutting those threads, the connections between these things would break, turning them into meaningless fragments forgotten by the world.]
[This is the power of the Assos Holy Sword.]
[The Sinful Chalice sensed the aura of the lady.]
[It finally withdrew its disdain.]
[What virtue or capability does it have to warrant care from two powerful Twilight Council members?]
[The Sinful Chalice wisely chose to give up; it sealed itself off, leaving just a window for Anna to draw power from.]
[The Sinful Chalice fell into a slumber, waiting for the next era of chaos.]
[An era without the Twilight Bishop.]
["Huh?" Alice blinked in confusion, she hadn’t exerted force, yet found the target of this sword strike had disappeared.]
["Pretty sensible," the lady holding her hand muttered to herself.]
[Alice curiously looked up at the lady.]
["You have the aura of Claude and Vivian," despite not seeing the lady’s face, Alice could sense the scrutinizing gaze, "how interesting, did they have a child without telling me?"]
["It seems to be sensing some kind of allowed existence, granting Alice the Eyes of Truth to see the weaknesses of things.]
[Ding! You have obtained the Permanent Spell Card: Eyes of Truth]
Baris?
Shen Sui immediately thought of her.
The lady who can descend through the Assos Holy Sword, especially with golden hair, could only be Baris.
Unfortunately, it’s just a phantom, unable to find Baris through her.
But Shen Sui was delighted; at least Baris was still alive.
Master of the Assos Holy Sword, the strongest Daylight Knight, Barbara, Babel, Baninya, Baris... Although due to game settings, each player encountered a Daylight Paladin with different names and faces, her name started with Ba, hence players jokingly called her Mommy Baris.
As the best female character to interact with in the game and the most helpful to players, even those claiming to complete the game without a female lead would immediately get along with their "Baris" in their save file.
Because Vivian appeared in the mid-game dungeon of Twilight City, from a certain perspective, Baris was the first character Shen Sui encountered in his save file who could be pursued.
Wow~!
From this perspective, Baris could indeed be considered Claude’s childhood friend.
Childhood friend + blonde hair...
After saying these words, Baris’s phantom disappeared.
She seemed to be just taking a glance amid busyness, seeing a curious child and came over to have a look.
Because Shen Sui withdrew his aura, Baris didn’t sense Shen Sui’s presence.
[After the phantom dispersed, Alice slowly returned to her senses.]
[She suddenly grabbed Andori hanging on the ponytail—this was Claude’s instructions before falling asleep, seemingly a punishment for Andori saying something wrong.]
["That! That! Did you see that figure just now?" Alice asked curiously and excitedly.]
["I vaguely saw it..."]
["Does she have any connection with Claude?" Alice was curious.]
["...How did you figure that out?" Andori was puzzled.]
Shen Sui was also puzzled, logically Alice shouldn’t have mentioned Baris.
[Alice gestured near her chest: "She’s big! The type Claude likes."]
Dammit! Alice! What misunderstanding do you have about me?
Also! At such a moment, why are you focusing on this?!
Are you really that lacking in motherly love?