Chapter 853 - 37: Maiden on the Move
Upon hearing this voice, Gu Mo was momentarily stunned, then immediately understood.
In the system’s judgment, Tamamo has always been his Guardian Spirit, even having an independent system page showing her basic information—
It seemed no different from before; the biggest change was just the background of the big fox being replaced by Tamamo’s own full-size wallpaper... Although she probably wasn’t aware of it, it indicated that in the system’s judgment, her official identity is still that of a Guardian Spirit.
This was the result of the authoritative certification by the idiot system.
Therefore, perhaps due to this connection, Miss Tamamo, who still retains the Guardian Spirit identity, not only can continue to use Combined Skills with him but can also roughly sense the actual state of her host.
Earlier, he was seriously injured, hanging by a thread, in closed-door training...
Later, he revived fully and became lively again...
Such a stark contrast in states naturally led Miss Fox Spirit to make certain judgments, making her specifically return to the real world to wait, which is understandable. After all, it wasn’t good for her to wait idly during the closed-door training, so during that time, she was helping out in that world.
So—
Facing the unexpected surprise now, should the power of the Time Gem be activated?
An odd thought flashed through like a ray of light in Gu Mo’s mind, his expression turning odd unconsciously. In the past, it was just a simple jest. But now, it seems he can really calm down and then look for the Time Machine.
However...
It’s better to face it directly...
Suppressing the urge to do something, Gu Mo turned his eyes in the direction the voice came from, just in time to see the figure of Miss Tamamo appear. She instantly became alert, as upon stepping out, she first saw two female figures, triggering her wife radar.
Well, alright, one of them is Hiri... but the other one was a completely unfamiliar face!
It was a figure radiating both mature and pure charm, a great beauty giving off a signal of a certain kind of danger unrelated to energy reactions.
And this discovery naturally made Miss Tamamo’s wife radar immediately alert, flashing like an urgent warning light. She narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing the golden-haired Demon Maiden opposite her, quickly speculating about her identity and her relationship with the Master.
"It’s quite a surprise indeed, Tamamo..."
Gu Mo smiled slightly, then his gaze slipped past Miss Fox Spirit.
"And good afternoon, Miss Naoki."
The barrier over there rippled, but only Miss Naoki followed closely behind Tamamo, and upon seeing him, she showed a gentle smile and warmly greeted him.
However, only these two’s presences were felt; the Witches still remained in that world, not returning to this one. Gu Mo was naturally aware of this, knowing even Miss Tamamo was busy over there. Coincidentally, she timed her return with a clone and the main body ran back.
"Good afternoon... I heard from Tamamo that you were injured, your main body?"
Miss Naoki returned the greeting and asked with slight concern, looking at him worriedly: "Now, it should be all right, right?"
"Fully recovered already, Miss Naoki, no need to worry..."
The young man in white with black hair gently waved, still smiling as he replied.
"Hmph, you could’ve let me share the burden back then, but you insisted on holding on by yourself, which is why you were so badly injured..." Speaking of this matter, Tamamo seemed slightly unhappy, letting out a soft hum, yet her eyes softened unconsciously.
Then, she casually glanced at the golden-haired figure over there:
"Master, speaking of which, aren’t you going to introduce... this person?"
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"..."
For a moment, the Demon Sage felt an unusual and unnatural sense of oppression.
Still, she lightly held up a fan, concealing her face, staring back without backing down.
However, even so, she felt the pressure from this Fox Elf was immense... completely surpassing her initial expectations. She assumed they were all like Hiri.
......
...
Fantasy Land.
At the massive root of the World Tree.
The imagined tree house has become the recent focus of Fantasy Land, with the "Wenwen Daily" dedicated to uncovering new things. They have been tracking the reports on this, detailing the Dragon God’s residence as thoroughly as possible, claiming it was information obtained by "risking great danger", "a near-death endeavor"...
Of course, in reality, no one stopped her during this report.
On the contrary, someone proactively went looking for this Crow Tengu, asking her to actively advertise the tree house, allowing her to write whatever stories, but making sure to detail the attractive parts of the house that should be mentioned.
For example, the extensive collection of books...
For example, the dolls with life...
For example, the existence of the Secret Magic Gate in the center of the core hall...
This kind of proactive publicity has a feeling of ulterior motives, and it is specifically designated that these news must be known by the witch group in Fantasy Land. Anyway, currently, there are only three witches in the entire Fantasy Land, Patchouli from the Red Demon Mansion, Marisa from the Magic Forest, and...
Miss Alice.
If one person knows, then it’s as good as the other two knowing, so this matter is quite easily accomplished.
The intention is too obvious. Miss Aya Shameimaru looked disdainfully at the client who came knocking, as her integrity as a journalist made her want to sternly denounce him. However, she had no choice; the other party offered too much.
But from this, it’s also clear that this Crow Tengu, as a journalist, actually has no ethics.
And after the news was widely publicized, these days, under the push of those with intentions, the treehouse in the center of the Magic Forest gradually became a popular spot for girls in Fantasy Land to check out. Every day, people excitedly visit to tour, drink tea, chat, and whatnot...
Although saying so is really strange, indeed that’s how the situation unfolded.
It’s really comfortable here, making it a very pleasant and leisurely choice for spending a leisurely afternoon tea time.
One can only say that from the beginning, someone actually planned to build this place into a community center, and through deliberate guidance and catering to interests, gradually achieved his desired result, which is quite normal.
After all, almost everyone can find something of interest here.
Even someone like Reimu Hakurei, who is a bit lazy, wouldn’t reject such a place offering free tea and snacks twenty-four hours a day and is bustling with activity... As more people fall in love with the atmosphere here, everything naturally falls into place.
Even Miss Alice today was reluctantly dragged here.
It’s her first visit, even though it’s also located in the same Magic Forest, and very close to her Puppet House, only a few steps away. But for some reason everyone knows, she’s never been here...
Upon entering, she could see fairies frolicking around and others sitting by the window, talking under the bright sun... Speaking of which, it seems Patchouli and Marisa have been frequently visiting here these days.
Remembering this matter, Alice suddenly felt a bit gloomy, only able to angrily curse this behavior in her heart—
Traitors!
How could they just change sides so easily, no wonder they haven’t contacted me much during this period, even Marisa, who frequently disturbed me, has suddenly quieted down these days... I’m still puzzled, as it’s completely outside of Marisa’s character!
Turns out, they’ve been coming here!
This is so annoying...
Even though when I was complaining to them about my woes before, they stood by my side and agreed with me, yet now they’ve been bought over so easily by that person? At this moment, Alice felt indignant, with a feeling that made her gnash her teeth.
"It’s really lively here... The Demon Realm feels too quiet." And at this moment, Miss Shenqi was also looking around at the scenery and happily said this.
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"..."
Alice suddenly paused, instinctively looking around, and then fell silent.
She gently bit her lip, withdrew her gaze, and glanced at her mother beside her.
"Fairies, they feel so noisy, perhaps the Demon Realm lacks such beings..." The silver-haired, silver-eyed maiden did not notice Alice’s gaze, just watched the ice elf ahead rush towards them in a fluster, holding a branch.
On top of the branch is a piece of ice emitting cold air...
Inside the ice is a frozen frog...
And behind the flustered fleeing ice elf is the fuming blond loli Suwako, moving step by step closer.
She thought this cheeky ice elf was too annoying, always liked bullying frogs by the Lake of Mist before, and now specially brought the frozen frogs over here, boldly waving them around on her turf...
This is a provocation!
An outright provocation!
The angry Suwako decided to make sure this stupid elf remembered this lesson completely, to let her know why flowers are so red.
"Full of energy..." Miss Shenqi said with a giggle, stepping aside the path. She watched the ice elf hurriedly flee past her, looking flustered and still stubbornly claiming she’s "the strongest in Fantasy Land" and shaking the frozen frog to try and scare off the Great Demon King behind.
Little does she know such actions only make the Great Demon King’s rage soar.
"Alright, let’s go take a look, Xiao Ai."
With a smile, the silver-haired, silver-eyed maiden cheerfully turned around and directly took Alice’s palm, but immediately realized Xiao Ai’s mood was evidently low.
Shenqi froze for a moment, then quickly got nervous, somewhat flustered, letting go of her hand: "Xiao Ai, sorry sorry, it’s Mama’s fault; I thought you actually weren’t that resistant. If you really hate it, we won’t go, okay..."
"...N-no, let’s go take a look."
The blond maiden instinctively shook her head and said, lowering it.
Seeing her mother so concerned about her feelings, she suddenly felt a bit of emotional blockage in her heart.