Chapter 99 Daughter?

Dusk deepened, and the world outside the window began to be swallowed by the night. Stars began to twinkle in the night sky of Yeketerit, and the full moon was hung high, emitting a soft light. The streetlights gradually lit up, illuminating the capital city's night.

Until the light spots on the bedroom window glass slowly disappeared, as if the whole world had fallen into a dream.

Seeing that Lan Qi had fallen asleep due to exhaustion of mana, Talia knew that she wouldn't be able to wake him up even if she wanted to in a short time, so she simply left him at the table.

After finishing her responsibilities to Lan Qi, she finally took out the [Shadow World Recording Program].

She had wanted to watch it as soon as possible.

She even felt that this was more important than going to dinner.

In fact, in addition to the content recorded in the Shadow World, Talia was more concerned about the silver-haired, amber-eyed half-demon girl who participated in the challenge with Lan Qi.

She took a magical projector that she had modified from the bottom drawer of her bedside table, put the [Shadow World Recording Program] into it, turned the sound down to the minimum so as not to wake Lan Qi, and then turned off the lights in the room.

Immediately, a picture began to be projected onto the dim wall facing the head of the bed.

The room was completely occupied by darkness, and the only source of light was the quietly operating magic projector.

Talia sat on the bed with her knees hugged, watching silently, like watching a movie late at night.

The dim light and shadow of the picture were reflected on her face, sometimes bright, sometimes dark, changing rapidly. Lan Qi and Hyperion's voices echoed in the room from the Shadow World recording.

Talia gradually became immersed in the story, as if isolated from the world, staring at the girl's figure in the picture, as if reminiscing about the closest demon.

"Iphatia, is she your daughter..."

After an unknown amount of time, Talia murmured to herself, making a barely audible sound.

Although the appearance wasn't quite similar, the hair color and pupil color were too similar.

After watching the second half of the Shadow World live broadcast until the end the day before yesterday, Talia witnessed the cultists shouting that this duchess was a half-demon, and she deeply began to suspect that this duchess might really be her sister's daughter.

If she could see Hyperion in person, Talia might be able to sense whether there was a blood connection between them.

However, Talia didn't want to contact this duchess, who was at the center of attention, in a crowded place.

Talia just felt that the more she looked, the more alike they were.

In the future, she might have to find a way to ask Lan Qi to bring this duchess to meet her privately.

Thinking like this, Talia also saw Lan Qi's inhuman and brutal treatment of the demons in the demon exam.

Which gradually made her frown.

Although her long-term relationship with Lan Qi had gradually made her familiar with him.

But it was also at this moment that she would wake up as if from a dream and feel the hatred and rejection between humans and demons more and more strongly.

Humans can never coexist peacefully with demons.

And the reason why Lan Qi can get along so well with her now and continue to trade is only because he doesn't know that she is a great demon.

The day he knows the truth, he will definitely cast malicious eyes on her.

In the projection.

Lan Qi and Hyperion had just left the demon exam and were following the demon students in the corridor.

Hyperion hesitated for a long time while running, and finally lowered her voice and tentatively asked Lan Qi:

"Lan Qi, what do you think of demons?"

Lan Qi was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then replied:

"They can live for a long time, and they look like a girl even when they are hundreds of years old."

"...!"

Talia in the bedroom immediately glanced at Lan Qi, who was sleeping at the table.

She didn't know if Lan Qi was doing it on purpose or unintentionally.

But she felt that no matter what, Lan Qi should be damned for thinking like this.

Moreover, Lan Qi's answer.

Was still the same as those humans, full of prejudice against demons, treating them as monsters.

The sound and image on the screen continued—

"Then if you meet a demon in the real world, will you be like that just now?"

Hyperion still asked Lan Qi with a slightly apprehensive mood.

Lan Qi looked at her without saying a word, seemingly speechless for a while.

Finally, he opened his mouth and asked:

"Do you think I'm taking poison after living a long life? Am I tired of living?"

Talia took in Lan Qi's reaction on the screen.

She only felt that he was getting more and more annoying.

Soon, Lan Qi advised Hyperion earnestly:

"Putting aside whether it's dangerous to provoke demons, demons may also have good guys. Hyperion, you shouldn't discriminate against demons."

Hearing this, Talia seemed to be stunned.

Until, after a long time.

She looked at the sleeping human teenager again.

Just looking at him like this, no one knew what was in the depths of her golden eyes.

"..."

A cool breeze blew in from the half-open window, gently caressing Lan Qi's body.

Seeming to feel a gaze, Lan Qi felt a little cold and opened his eyes involuntarily.

What attracted his attention was not the warm wooden furniture in this dim room, but a pair of golden eyes and that beautiful face not far away.

The cold and noble pupils contained a bit of confusion, emotion, and confusion that couldn't be hidden.

It was like wanting to reject people from thousands of miles away while also wanting to explore a little bit more.

Lan Qi raised his hand and touched his face.

He thought that there was something on his face when he was asleep, so Talia was staring at him like this.

"Uh...Tata? Sorry, I fell asleep, what time is it?"

Lan Qi asked tentatively, not knowing if his sleep would make Talia angry.

"Just past twelve o'clock."

Talia glanced at the clock and answered him.

Lan Qi breathed a slight sigh of relief, it seemed that Talia wasn't angry.

If she was angry, she would definitely choke him, instead of answering him.

"Ah, you're already watching the Shadow World content."

He quickly noticed the only light source in the bedroom.

"..."

Talia turned her gaze to the screen again, and remained silent. After a moment, she spoke again:

"The duchess who challenged the Shadow World with you, what do you think of her?"

"She's a very good person."

Lan Qi answered decisively, he knew that Talia wanted to find out about her fellow demons.

Lan Qi was already preparing to introduce Hyperion to Talia, after the company was established.

Talia, an old demon whose strength was far stronger than Hyperion, should be able to see through Hyperion's half-demon identity at a glance, but Hyperion had almost no way to see through Talia's exquisite disguise.

While Lan Qi was thinking.

"Don't bully her, demons have a strong killing intent, if you anger her, I may not be able to protect you in time."

Talia just said calmly.

Her words seemed to only be fulfilling her duty to protect Lan Qi, without showing any intention of protecting Hyperion to Lan Qi.

"What do you take me for! I'm not a school bully, I'm a good student with excellent character and learning!"

Lan Qi complained incredulously, holding his head.

He wouldn't bully an honest person like Hyperion.

Moreover, Hyperion had such a gentle personality, completely different from Talia, the old woman with a twisted temper and a strong killing intent!

"...Sorry."

Talia was sure that Lan Qi was telling the truth.

When she was watching in the open-air giant screen square of Yeketerit Academy at that time, she could clearly feel that the students didn't like the duchess with demon blood.

But Lan Qi sincerely regarded Hyperion as a trustworthy companion throughout the entire Shadow World.

Even after knowing Hyperion's identity, this sincerity didn't waver.

"Eh, Tata, what did you just say?"

Lan Qi immediately opened his eyes, put his hand next to his ear and turned his head, as if suspecting that there was something wrong with his ears.

"Nothing."

Talia felt that this guy was a bit annoying again.

And he seemed to be very active in his mind just now!

"Don't worry, Tata, I won't allow discrimination against kind classmates to happen in the academy!"

Lan Qi grinned and said to Talia.

While she was silent, Lan Qi happily made a scissor hand:

"My motto is to love all living beings equally!"

"..."

Talia didn't reply.

She was sure that this guy's "love" was a bit scary, especially for those who provoked him.

But correspondingly, if it was a friendly creature, even a demon, he would treat it sincerely.

After Talia's long travels in the human kingdom for decades, she had already believed that there would be no human who could treat demons kindly without prejudice.

——Until she witnessed Lan Qi's attitude towards Hyperion.

She saw the first one.

Right in front of her eyes.

No one spoke in the dim room, and it lasted for a while.

Only the sound of the shallow breeze passing through the curtains in the quiet night of the royal capital.

"Are you hungry?"

Talia asked.

"So hungry."

Lan Qi touched his stomach, feeling that after the drowsiness he had just woken up from dissipated, the feeling of hunger completely surged up.

"Let's go have dinner, it's my treat today."

Talia's tone was emotionless, she stepped off the bed and started walking on the soft carpet.

It was said that human teachers would reward students when they performed well, so in order to better imitate humans, it should be okay to reward him.

This was also to make him more loyal to her.

"Eh? Tata, are you going to treat me to dinner?"

Lan Qi pointed at himself in surprise, his expression a little unbelievable.

"If you ask again, there won't be any."

Talia glanced at him and walked out of the room without looking back.

Thanks to Pseudo-Canon for the Silver Alliance, I will try to add more updates these days!

(End of this chapter)