bookbashuk Chapter 472 Curse and Showdown
Chapter 472 Curse and Showdown
Chapter 472 Curse and Showdown
"She just wants you to grow up; she didn't say she'd refuse to be your wife if you didn't grow up, right?"
Alster asked the question.
"Luo Qixi never said that, but I know that she likes someone who is taller than her, looks older than her, and is more mature, rather than someone like me who looks like a child now."
During her time with Luo Qixi, the demon girl would occasionally talk to him about her hopes and imaginations about what he would look like in the future.
"When you grow up, I will sit on your tall and strong lap, rest my head on your chest, and listen to the heartbeat inside."
"If you want to do it this way, you can do it now. I don't mind."
"It feels really strange sitting on your lap right now. Why don't you rest your head on my lap instead?"
It was a bright summer afternoon when the two people, engrossed in reading under the shade of a tree on campus, interacted.
"Sigh~"
Orster sighed and asked, "Can we use force to make them comply?"
"cannot."
Broly glared at the Dragon God and immediately gave a negative answer.
"What about using deception?"
Alsterd, seemingly oblivious to Broly's glare, continued asking questions.
"That's one way, but I don't want to deceive Loki."
"You didn't lie before?"
Orstide was referring to the incident of tricking a demon girl into becoming his bodyguard.
"When we first met, the deceptive tactics didn't bother me."
However, when I wanted to formally invite Loki to join my Crystal Palace and become my wife, I didn't want to continue using deceptive means.
This is wrong; it could make her unhappy.
Alster looked at Broly and could somewhat understand the boy's thoughts.
The more sentimental a person is, the more easily they are bound by sentimentality.
Once upon a time, he and Percius were good friends, but after learning that the Dragon Treasure within Percius was the key to unlocking the World of Nothingness, Orstide rarely had any close interactions with Percius in other playthroughs.
The reason was simple: he feared that after investing so much emotion, he would one day find himself unable to kill Percius.
If he, burdened with the hatred of the dragon clan, is like this, one can only imagine how the boy, with his purer and more straightforward personality, would be.
After just two short years with that Migrudia demon girl, Broly is now unwilling to do anything that could be accomplished with simple deception.
"Since you don't want to deceive her, what do you plan to do?"
Alster asked the question.
Broly thought for a moment and then replied, "I'll confront Loki and tell her that I can't grow up in this world, and then ask her if she's willing to accept me as someone who never grows up."
"What if she refuses?"
"Then I can only accept this outcome. I won't bother her in the next cycle and will continue my new journey of searching. There are still some places in this world that we haven't been to yet, are there?"
Alster glanced at the boy and said from the bottom of his heart, "Broly, you are even more carefree than I imagined."
"Alsterd, you must be joking. If I really get rejected by Loki, I'll be upset for a long time."
"But no matter how much pain you're in, you won't force Loki Migrudia, will you?"
"I just feel that her being able to live happily is more important than her agreeing to join Crystal Palace and become my wife."
Hearing this, Orstide was somewhat moved. He only hoped that the demon girl in this loop would be sensible.
Otherwise, in the next playthrough, he'll have to increase the other person's strength, such as guiding her to dislike tall, mature-looking men, so that the girl will like Broly-type cute boys.
. . . .
"Woo~"
"What's wrong, Luo Qixi?"
In the single teacher's dormitory, the white catgirl asked the demon girl, "Although Rene has her own dormitory, she always likes to come and stay at Lokishi's teacher's dormitory."
"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a little cold."
Luo Qixi rubbed the goosebumps on her arms as she answered the catgirl's question, while also looking at the tightly closed window with some confusion.
"It's summer already, is it still cold?"
The catgirl was somewhat puzzled.
"Could it be that someone has put a curse on it?"
She said it jokingly.
Luo Qixi's expression turned serious upon hearing this.
"Hey, I was just kidding."
"But it's not impossible, is it? Lanleta was cursed before."
"Hey, who's Lanleta?"
"My former roommate before you and I became roommates."
Luo Qixi answered.
"Oh, it's that tall, big guy!"
Catgirl remembered that Loki's former roommate was less of a female magician and more of a strong, tomboyish woman, the kind who would definitely be better with a sword than a wand.
"Do you know how to purify cursed magic?"
The white catgirl came closer and asked.
"No, I plan to go see someone who knows how to do it tomorrow."
"Who to look for? If I remember correctly, most of the people who can check and remove curses are priests of the Church of Milis, and those guys look down on us as outsiders."
"But there are exceptions."
"for example?"
"For example, Philia."
"This name sounds familiar."
Rene fell into deep thought, as if trying to dig out some memory from her empty mind.
"I heard that she is now a novice priestess at the Chalia Millisian branch church, and that she is a follower of the Millisian faith who provides healing services to alien races in private."
Loki said that Philia was also her friend, and she learned her healing magic from her when she was in the second year.
The next day, Loki met with an old acquaintance, the apprentice priestess Philia. After examining the demon girl's body, she replied, "Loki, you do indeed show signs of being cursed."
"Huh, am I really cursed?"
Luo Qixi's eyes widened. She had only come over to check out the situation out of caution, but she hadn't expected to actually get confirmation from Felia.
"Yes, but it's a bit strange. The traces of this curse are very faint, almost as if it was just cast yesterday. Moreover, based on my judgment, this should be a curse that only activates under certain conditions. Loki, do you have any suspects?"
Philia asked seriously.
"I have no one I suspect. Can this curse be broken?"
Lokishi recalled seeing Alsterd again two days ago when she went to Broly's house.
That silver-haired guy, who exudes a dangerous aura, is highly suspicious.
But since Broly was her friend, Loki could only keep her suspicions to herself and asked Philia in front of her.
"I can help you cast a purification spell."
As she spoke, Philia used a purification spell on the demon girl.
However, her strength was far too weak.
Even the mere thought that arises in Orstide has a curse-like effect that she cannot resolve.
"I'm sorry, but the person who cast this curse is probably far more powerful than me. I can't remove the curse from you."
"It's okay, I'll figure out how to handle it myself."
Loki thanked Felia and left, looking lost in thought.
What should I do? Should I tell Broly about this? But what if Broly thinks I'm picking a fight with his friend? But is the person who cursed me really Broly's friend? Wait, is it really the other person who cast the curse? We don't know yet. No, that person is very suspicious. The probability of them casting a curse is high, but Broly seems to have told me that he seems suspicious because of the curse...
Just as Loki was lost in thought, wondering whether to tell Broly about the curse she had been cursed, she ran into a Saiyan boy who looked just as preoccupied as she did at the entrance of her teachers' dormitory.
"Broly, what are you doing here?"
Did he know about the curse?
Luo Qixi couldn't help but think.
"Luo Qixi, I have something I want to tell you."
Broly was a little nervous; he didn't know if Loki would reject him.
"Perfect timing, I also have something I'd like to tell you."
Loki also said that she felt she still needed to explain the situation to Broly.
After all, what if that terrifying man named Alster is actually using Broly?
"Hey, what are you trying to say?"
"My business isn't urgent, you can speak first."
"Should we say it here?"
Luo Qixi realized what was happening and quickly opened the dormitory door to welcome the boy inside.
"Actually, I came here to ask you if you would like to become my wife."
Once inside, Broly took a deep breath and asked Loki.
"ah?!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Qixi was taken aback, and her face involuntarily turned slightly red.
"Didn't we agree to talk about this after you're a little older?"
"Luo Qixi, I'm not going to grow up anymore."
Broly said, his head bowed.
"Um?"
The demon girl looked over with some confusion.
"The secret technique my friend brought back for me is useless, and I'm running out of time."
Broly was referring to the fact that this cycle was almost over, but he didn't go into details, which made Loki, who had just learned that she was cursed, think of other things.
Are you leaving this world?
The demon girl's voice trembled slightly as she asked the question.
"Uh, I guess so."
Going back in time is also a way of leaving this cycle of time, Broly nodded.
"Before leaving, I came here to ask you: would you be willing to accept me, someone who has stopped growing up in this world, as your wife?"
Broly asked the question.
"Of course, if you don't want to, I won't force you. Just pretend we've never met, and I won't bother you again."
Despite saying that, the boy's face showed a look of unease and worry about being rejected, which Luo Qixi could clearly see.
The curse was no longer important at this moment. The demon girl only wanted to know what had happened to the boy and why he had suddenly uttered such words that sounded like he was about to die.
"It's impossible that we've never met, because we already know each other, and I will always remember how good you were to me."
Whether you grow up or not, what does that have to do with whether I accept you or not?
"But you said you like people who look older and more mature than you."
"Ah, that's why you looked so worried, standing at my door waiting for me."
Are you worried that I'll reject you because you're still immature?
Loki asked, and Broly nodded.
"You're overthinking it, Broly. I can tell you right now that whether you're an adult or a child won't stop me from accepting you."
"Just because I, Lokishi Migrdia, have fallen in love with the boy who barged into my life and treated this demon girl unconditionally well."
Without the slightest hesitation, Luo Qixi said these words and extended her left hand to the boy in front of her.
"If you don't believe me, you can take out the Crystal Love ring now and put it on my ring finger."
"Okay!"
Broly, somewhat belatedly realizing what was happening, quickly took out the Crystal Love Ring and slipped it onto the demon girl's ring finger.
"Now that I'm your wife, tell me, what happened that made you say you don't have much time left?"
Loki asked nervously, while Broly scratched his head, feeling that things were going so smoothly that his worries seemed pointless.
However, he still answered Loki's question, telling the demon girl about the Crystal Palace and how Orstide could turn back time.
Loki had expected to hear from Broly about an incurable disease or an unbreakable curse, but instead…
"So, it really is that Crystal Palace that's preventing you from growing up in this world, and your time in this world is almost up. If I don't agree to become your wife, you're going to make that Alsterd go back in time?"
"right."
Luo Qixi rubbed her temples. Broly's story was so informative that she didn't know where to begin.
After taking a while to sort out her somewhat chaotic thoughts, Luo Qixi finally asked from a perspective she cared about: "So, you're not being nice to me for no reason, but only because that Crystal Palace designated me as their target, is that why you're being nice to me?"
Upon hearing this, Broly hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and hummed in agreement.
[Lokishi Migludia's happiness level is decreasing; currently at 1120 points]
Crystal Palace soon sent a notification that her happiness level had dropped, but Loki felt sad about this premeditated attack.
This is because it mixes things like self-interest into pure feelings, making the demon girl feel that her relationship with the boy isn't so pure.
What would happen if I rejected you?
"I will be very sad."
"Won't you use other methods to win me over after time rewinds?"
Luo Qixi raised her voice and asked the question.
No, it won't.
Why?
"Because you refused."
"Ha, what kind of reason is that?"
"Luo Qixi, your happiness is more important than joining my Crystal Palace and becoming my wife."
"Hmm, is this your strategy for winning someone over?"
Loki looked away, avoiding Broly's sincere gaze.
"No, I'm just telling the truth. Perhaps our acquaintance began at Crystal Palace, but now you are a very good friend of mine."
"Isn't she a target for romance?"
"I'm your target, but also a friend. If you reject me, then we'll just be friends. If time rewinds, we might just be strangers who know each other but don't know each other."
Broly's words made Loki's heart tighten. She absolutely did not want to become a stranger to the boy.
After realizing this, Loki discovered that she only disliked Crystal Palace, not Broly.
"Broly, I'm asking you, if there were no Crystal Palace, would you be nice to me?"
"I don't know, but if we were complete strangers, I most likely wouldn't take the initiative to be friendly to a complete stranger, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless you, Luo Qixi, encounter something bad that happens to me, and you ask me for help, then I might help you."
Luo Qixi: "..."
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this has indeed been the case in the past two years. Apart from being unconditionally good to himself in the academy, Broly has been rather indifferent to others. However, if someone asks him for help, he will help as long as it is not too troublesome.
"If it were me now, and I were no longer the object of your affections, would you still be good to me?"
Loki asked another hypothetical scenario question, but if she weren't the one Broly was trying to win over, he wouldn't even have a chance to interact with her.
"meeting."
Of course, Broly didn't think too much about it. If it were the current Lokishi, even if the demon girl didn't have the Crystal Palace's acknowledged status as a target for her conquest, Broly would still treat her well. The only difference would be that he wouldn't be as proactive.
[Lokishi Migludia's happiness level continues to rise, currently at 1121, 1122, 1123...]
Luo Qixi found herself unable to suppress a smile, and her feelings toward Crystal Palace suddenly improved.
From something that interfered in her relationship with Broly (crossed out), it became something excellent that allowed the boy to find her and have a connection with her (undoubtedly).
[Wait, that's strange, why is Luo Qixi still calculating happiness scores?]
Just then, Broly noticed this strange spot.
[Because the host has not yet formally invited Loki Migrudia to join Crystal Palace.]
Crystal Palace responded with a message.
When Loki asked Broly to put the ring on her finger, she wasn't thinking about becoming the boy's wife. Instead, she was worried that the boy would reveal the reason why he didn't have much time left. Therefore, Crystal Palace didn't consider it as an active request to join, and Broly didn't receive the message.
"Luo Qixi..."
"Hmm, what's wrong?"
"Could you please say it one more time when I ask you if you'll be my wife?"
The Saiyan boy spoke to the demon girl in a consultative tone.
"Huh?"
"There's been a problem with Crystal Palace's decision; you're not my wife yet."
Luo Qixi: "..."
(End of this chapter)