Ursla is a small town with no special features in the vast and imaginary world of spirit particles. There are no conspicuous buildings, nor any major events worth remembering. The residents here live a comfortable life, and the whole city is filled with a relaxed atmosphere.
That's why Shinji chose this place as our base, and Elquet is willing to stay here, work in the restaurant, wander the streets or go to the suburbs to play with the spirit monsters (one-sided bullying).
After a period of hard work, Elquet has become a popular mascot in the store. Both the staff and regular customers like this store hostess who always has a bright smile. Seeing her energetic appearance, all worries will disappear.
But today, that infectious smile disappeared, and his always energetic demeanor turned into a listless one. When there were no customers in the store, he would lie on the table with his head drooped, mumbling something like -
"Big liar."
"Bad guy."
"I'm the only partner."
"Hmph, I'll make you suffer when I get back."
— and so on. People who are familiar with her know that the problem lies with her "lover", the chef with dark blue curly hair. Just as Elquet was promoted to the chef because of her outstanding performance, Shinji was promoted from a kitchen helper to a formal chef because of his excellent knife skills and learning ability.
Misunderstandings are natural. No matter who sees a young couple who are inseparable, with the woman being particularly dependent on the man and looking particularly intimate, the first reaction is that they are lovers - the two have different hair, eye and skin colors, so it is obvious that they are not related by blood.
But now, one of the two who had always worked together and even kept a highly synchronized working time had asked for leave and was absent from work. Moreover, judging from the other's appearance, it was not as simple as being sick or simply having something else to do.
The store manager couldn't bear to watch and asked, "Are you okay? If you're worried about Shinji, you can go back first. I'll give you a day off."
However, this super killer weapon against office workers did not make Elquet happy. She lay on the reception desk, her hair swaying from left to right and from right to left, and answered sullenly:
"I have nowhere to go."
Now, the gossip spirits of everyone in the store were burning.
"Nowhere to go? Where's Shinji?"
"He left me for another woman."
The atmosphere in the store suddenly became weird. Undercurrents surged in places that Elquet could not see, and quickly converged into a unified voice - let's kill that bitch.
...
Someone in the dark inexplicably felt a chill and sneezed several times. He touched his back and actually broke out in a little cold sweat.
"No way, I've already explained it to Elquet, why is there still such a strong grudge?"
Since entering the realm of the third magic, Shinji's telepathic ability has become stronger and stronger. This is naturally a good thing, but it also has some hidden dangers, because he can sense not only good intentions but also malice.
"Go buy her some snacks after you get up. Yes, buy some for Sakura Fujino and the others, too, so they won't accuse you of being partial. Yustisa is the best, she never plays tricks with them."
Shaking his head to get rid of all distracting thoughts, Shinji walked forward in the darkness and finally stepped into the stone chamber paved with gold.
That's right, this is an unknown area blocked by Mooncell where even light cannot reach. This is where the "wandering planetary pioneer" giant Altira sleeps, and it is a restricted area that Elquit must not enter.
Hide in an inconspicuous corner and observe carefully.
Various kinds of gold ornaments covered the ground, together guarding the temple in the center of the stone chamber. A brown giant god lay on his side above the temple, breathing steadily and long, with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, and it was unknown what sweet dream he was having.
Everything was the same as the first time. The owner of the stone chamber had never woken up, nor had he fought a big battle with Elquet.
After listening for a while and making sure that there was no change in the breathing rhythm, Shinji walked out of his hiding corner. With the help of his feather shoes, he quietly crossed the golden sea and came to the front of the temple, staring quietly at the sleeping giant.
Last time, because of Elquet's rampage, he had no time to observe Altira carefully. Now he finally has the chance.
Altira's beauty was different from any other woman Shinji had ever seen. It was a contradictory beauty that blended two extreme opposites.
The brown skin is darker than wheat, but the surface of the skin is extremely shiny, giving people a sharp contrast.
The overall lines are slender and soft, and there are no obvious muscles on the body, but this softness exudes a terrifying power that makes people tremble with fear.
Her character is so contradictory, she is cold and ruthless to her enemies but gentle to others, fearing that her power will cause harm to those around her.
This is to abandon the preconceived memories of past lives, completely empty the mind, and derive the first impression from perception.
This impression is exactly why Shinji returned to the unknown area alone, regardless of the danger. He wanted to confirm Altira's true nature with his own eyes to decide how to treat her. Although Shirou was joking when he talked about the "wandering star scout", Shinji knew that this problem had to be solved sooner or later. Since he had met her, he couldn't just leave her alone.
He secretly mobilized his mental power, connecting one part with the "origin" and being ready to strengthen his body at any time, while the other part sank into the sea of consciousness to facilitate forced logout at the first possible moment.
After doing all this, Shinji activated the "Feather Shoes", stepped into the void, and came to the top of the temple, right in front of Altira's eyes, really in front of her eyes, and he could touch her eyelashes with his hand.
The lines of her face, neck, and collarbone are clearly visible and beautiful, just as beautiful as her person.
Like a goddess, or perhaps even more than that.
"Other things aside, the aesthetics of 'Youxing' are really close to humans."
Shinji admired sincerely.
"Because the 'wandering star' will take biological samples from the target planet before creating the scouts."
The moist wind brushed Shinji's cheeks, and Altira, who was sleeping, opened her eyes and opened her mouth. The so-called wind was the breath she exhaled. Unexpectedly, this breath was not warm, but rather a little cool. Perhaps this was the difference between her and humans.
She still remained lying on her side, motionless, and the tension on her cheeks showed her inner nervousness - perhaps it was because she had never been observed so closely before, or perhaps she was worried that excessive movement would hurt Shinji.
My judgment was not wrong, she is really kind by nature.
Shinji raised his right hand, and his own waving reflection was projected into those red eyes.
"Good morning, beautiful lady, here I come again."
PS: January 1, 2018, the first day of the new year, is also the birthday of Yuuki_Yui, the fan-value leader of this and the previous book, also known as the Kryptonian Dragon. Let us wish him a happy birthday. The first day of the new year is really awesome, absolutely a great start.
PS2: In view of Krypton Dragon's strong support for Jian Shao's two books (not only rewards, but also various kinds, starting from the last book and continuing to the present. For example, support for setting collections, such as resource support - either providing downloads online, or directly helping to purchase, the most recent one is C93, which includes a game that a certain Yuefan has been looking forward to for a long time, cough cough.), Jian Shao has prepared two chapters with serious personal opinions as gifts, but due to timeline issues, they cannot be released on the same day, so I will send birthday wishes first, and when the timeline catches up, I will release these two chapters in the form of additional updates, which are expected to be released in seven to eight days. Please don't expect it, because there are a lot of personal opinions, which may affect the viewing experience.
PS3: By the way, this is a rare opportunity. Please tell me your birthdays to the other two leaders. You are all in the book club, so we can get it done with a private chat. I will prepare some chapters for you on your birthdays, but since I am not very good at reading, I am not sure how much I can prepare. You can tell me in advance what you want to read.