After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 297 - 107: The Way to Capture a Young Girl’s Heart is to First Give Despair, Then Hope
White-haired Lolita pursed her lips, "What do you mean?"
"An existence without a soul cannot awaken its own abilities," Xi Mu answered calmly, "In other words, you do not possess a soul."
"Has my soul descended to Hell?" White-haired Lolita asked. She had indeed harbored doubts about her inability to awaken her abilities; while the abilities awakened by most dragons were of little use—such as growing an extra toe or changing the color of their pupils at will—regardless of how useless the ability might be.
After achieving a certain level of strength, any dragon should be able to awaken their abilities naturally.
Yet, she had never awakened any abilities.
Now, she had finally understood the reason: she lacked the essential condition necessary for awakening abilities, which was to have one’s own soul.
"As to whether the soul is in Hell, I can’t say," Xi Mu lied without changing his expression, addressing the uneasy White-haired Lolita, "But you truly lack a soul."
"..." White-haired Lolita’s small hands inadvertently clutched at the hem of her skirt, although she was trying her best to remain calm and not to lose her composure.
But her heart was filled with unease.
The current situation was akin to a human being suddenly informed that they are a puppet, not the human they had always thought themselves to be.
Such revolutionary shock was enough to utterly devastate someone. The fact that she was able to stay calm and engage in a normal conversation with Ahtal.
Was already quite an accomplishment.
"I’ve seen only two other examples like your situation," Xi Mu glanced at the nervous White-haired Lolita, speaking as if to comfort her: "They retained their cognitive abilities without a soul, due to the interference of Demons or Witches."
White-haired Lolita’s eyes brightened, "You mean..."
"That’s something you need to consider," Xi Mu shook his head, supporting himself on his knees as he got up, "I need to have a chat with Eden. You might want to reflect on your past life and perhaps you could find some clues."
"Wait!" White-haired Lolita reached out and grabbed the hem of Ahtal’s clothing. After receiving a puzzled look from Ahtal,
she forced herself to think calmly and said softly:
"Your situation isn’t looking so good... right?"
Although she could use her cute appearance to softly and sweetly plead with Ahtal, as a conspirator intent on overturning the world, he wouldn’t be swayed to help her just because she looked adorable.
Therefore, she had to present a bargaining chip appealing enough to move Ahtal.
Otherwise, she would not be able to influence Ahtal. Moreover, she disliked the idea of having people help her unconditionally just because of her cute face.
In her view, that was a sign of immaturity.
"What are you trying to say?" Xi Mu asked with interest. His fondness for the White-haired Lolita wasn’t solely because of her cute appearance, but also due to her calm and appropriate approach to situations. She thought about what players truly needed and proposed sufficiently tempting conditions,
rather than making unreasonable demands on players simply because she was cute.
"The Church of Death, aside from the Witch of Death who holds god-like power," White-haired Lolita lowered her eyelids and grabbed Ahtal’s clothing tighter, "you don’t really have any other means of dealing with gods."
Based on her assessment of the current strength of the Church of Death, apart from the presence of the Witch of Death, the Church had no means to counter god-like powers.
"And then?" Xi Mu tilted his head, looking at White-haired Lolita’s calm and pretty face, awaiting her next answer.
Even though it was an answer he had deliberately steered towards.
"Then there is room for cooperation," White-haired Lolita coldly stated her condition, "If the loss of my soul was due to Demonic interference, doesn’t that mean you might have found a potential ally?"
"Ha... you sure are bold!" Xi Mu scoffed, lifting White-haired Lolita’s chin with his hand, locking eyes with her ruby-like pupils.
"If word gets out, it would be the little princess of the Dragon Kingdom seeking to help the Church of Death find a Demon—that’s a very serious issue."
"Then does Ahtal, the Hero, intend to discard his heroic stature?" White-haired Lolita pursed her lips, replying in the calmest tone possible.
"This is a decision I made on my own; it has nothing to do with the Dragon Kingdom."
"..."
Xi Mu eyed the calm White-haired Lolita with a smile, "Actually, you’re thinking that even if it gets out, I can be accused of coercion, right?"
"..." White-haired Lolita considered this, but before she could reply, Xi Mu sat down, leaning back:
"Tsk, it feels like I’ve been played." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
He turned over.
"I don’t want to help you recover your missing soul."
"..." White-haired Lolita pursed her lips, knowing that his willingness to lie down meant he was indeed interested but was still looking for more chips to bargain.
He was truly a greedy man.
"Don’t you want a Demon’s assistance?"
"Who can guarantee that the Demon is willing to cooperate, or is even alive?" Xi Mu replied, "I have many things to deal with, and I don’t have time to search for a potentially nonexistent Demon with you."
Greedy, bad man.
White-haired Lolita’s small hand clenched her skirt tightly, glared at the smiling Ahtal, and said despondently:
"State your terms."
"I have worked a whole day, and my shoulders are a bit sore."
Xi Mu implied something with those words, and then he felt a soft little foot step onto his back, starting to massage it. However, the somewhat forceful pressure was still an indication of the White-haired Lolita’s hidden discontent.
