6. Status quo

[It turns out that the rumor turned out to be true?...... Well, it doesn't seem like an accident. 】

After confirming some information from Lynn's mouth, Lilia was even more convinced of a certain guess in her mind. In fact, although she was very interested in the young girl Lin, she couldn't wait for Cheng Dù, who had not yet arrived on the first day of the "night attack", and the reason why she rushed to the scene when she heard that there was such a person in the diplomatic corps......

Lynn looked at Lilier with some oddity, and after she learned of Aisha's disappearance, Liliet's expression was quite unusual. If it was a friend who had a good relationship with Aisha, he should be anxious, shocked and worried when he heard such news, but Lilier's love was obviously another kind of thought.

【...... She "confirmed" a guess in her mind......?

Although the consternation and worry on Lilier's face did not seem to be fake, Lynn found that after the initial shock, she seemed to feel reasonable about it.

[Does she know something...... No, now is not the right time......]

Almost subconsciously, Lynn was about to ask Liliet, but she restrained herself - for now, she had spoken to Liliet for a while, but she couldn't trust the person 100%, even if she told part of the story with Aisha...... That's right, Lynn was sure that Liliet had only said "partially", and that many things had probably been brought up, not even mentioned.

Of course, this is only secondary, and Lin has never forced others to reveal a qiē secret to herself. But Liliye has another identity, which makes Lynn have to be wary - she is the queen of the Southern Kingdom.

Lynn had heard of it too. After the "death" of the previous king, the southern kingdom seems to have experienced a small succession turmoil, and finally stepped on the daughter of his brothers and sisters on the throne. If you want to say that she is kind, Lin has to study it carefully, if she is innocent, Lin will not believe it if she is killed.

Most of the folk novels in this world are still singing praises to virtuous kings, but Lin is deeply influenced by another world, and "ruthlessness is the most emperor's family" has long been deeply rooted in Lin's thoughts...... For Liliet, a young girl who has already become a queen, Lynn is not careless. Liliel is not an only daughter, and she is not in the right to succession. But in the end, he succeeded in ascending to the top, which is very revealing.

Lin didn't know much about the situation in the Southern Kingdom, let alone the little queen in front of her. If it weren't for the fact that she didn't feel that the other party was not hostile and took advantage of it, Lin might not even be able to sit down and talk well.

And there is one thing that makes Lynn care more.

[Why does this guy have a taste very similar to wet sauce?]

Lynn unconsciously twitched her little nose and sniffed the "smell" in the air. Didn't seem to realize it. This behavior of his own fell into Liliet's eyes, as if a kitten was coquettish. And Liliet's attitude towards this is quite friendly, but the girl who still keeps her distance from herself is also at a loss.

She didn't know that she had left the impression of a "shrewd and capable strong woman" in Lynn's impression, and Lynn was wary of many things. Now she still thinks that Lyn's resistance to her is because of Aisha.

"Do I have any strange smell?"

Seeing that Lin seemed to have put the target of her sense of smell on herself, Lilier also had a little doubt--did she have any heavy food for dinner tonight? Liliyer, who was still a girl. My first instinct is to wonder if there is anything wrong with my image...... But think about it, since I became a queen. It's a lot of fish and meat every day, and it seems that you really need to pay attention to your diet?

"Nothing...... You smell good. ”

If Aisha were to watch this qiē, she would definitely complain - what a nonsense is the truth!

Lin wasn't lying, she was referring to the smell of Liliet's body, which was close to Aisha's, but when it fell on Liliet's ears, it became a compliment on herself...... At first, Lilier did think so, but looking at Lynn's clear eyes, it didn't look like a perfunctory compliment.

Is she telling the truth? My body...... It smells good......

Lilia lowered her head slightly unnaturally - as I had already said, she was still a girl at heart, completely different from Lynn's pseudo-loli. Well, even if there is no such meaning, Liliah is still a young and beautiful girl, and as the queen of a country, she will never have a strange smell on her body.

[I always feel like I want to forget something......]

The smell of Liliet's body, Lynn was sure she should have remembered, but no matter how much she thought about it and searched for it, she couldn't figure out what she had forgotten.

"You little girl really can talk. ”

"I don't say that because of who you are, I'm very honest...... Also, I'm not a little girl, I think I'm older than you. ”

Considering her mental age, Lin didn't think she would be younger than the girl in front of her. Usually Lin doesn't care about age with others, after all, she has already looked down on it, and she didn't blow up like that at the beginning...... But in front of Liliet, Lynn made this statement uncharacteristically.

Sure enough, just as Lin expected, seeing that Lin was so "hard-mouthed" and didn't want to become a junior in front of her, Lilier naturally regarded Lin as an immature child - the involuntary laughter proved that Liliet's heart was not much wary of Lin.

[Is it really necessary to do this?]

The mochi, who had hidden his figure, felt a little redundant for Lin's actions, and Lin, who was petite and immature, looked so thoughtful, to be honest, it made Mochi feel very uncomfortable.

[This man must have some information that we don't know, and ...... I vaguely felt that there must be a layer of relationship between her and Wet Sauce that I should have known......]

[Should have known ......?]

[I can't forget something so important.] This guy named Lilier must have a "quality" similar to Wet Sauce, but I can't remember what it is...... What worries me is. Could this situation have anything to do with the events in the imperial capital, for some reason, so that the wet sauce is missing now, and a certain "concept" is blocked. 】

Lin couldn't help but think of a certain anime work she had watched - people and things that were devoured "save zài" would completely disappear from the memories of those around her, and the current situation made Lin unable to help but think about it. Of course. Aisha's condition wasn't so severe, but Lynn was sure that there was a notion that was blurred. It makes it completely impossible for me to access that aspect of the memory.

At first, Lynn was unaware of this disobedience, and only realized it after meeting Liliet—and because of this, Lynn was convinced of the girl in front of her. Even if it is not directly related to Aisha's disappearance. It must not be an unrelated person.

There's no reason for Lynn to let go of Liliet's wariness. Maybe if it were someone else, Liliet's low posture without the slightest queen would get a high impression score, but Lynn would not think that Liliet was a talkative and easy-to-deal character just because the other party took the initiative to lower her posture. Although Lin herself has no such experience, in many of the works she has read before, the "fine points" of various people in the upper position are still quite deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"Speaking of which, do you think it's just to see if I'm a person with three heads and six arms?...... Actually, you're planning to get the wet sauce through my line?"

Lilier smiled wryly. There was no denial, and he nodded frankly.

"Originally, I really wanted to find Sister Aisha to help me with a 'little favor'. ”

"Little favor?" Lynn looked at Lilier suspiciously. As the king of a country, things that need the help of foreign forces and figures are not a "small favor" Cheng Dù...... Well, maybe for Aisha, maybe it's really a small favor?

Considering the strength of her teacher, Lin could only take this with a grain of salt.

Being stared at by Lynn's pointful gaze, Liliye, who let down her guard, also felt embarrassed for a while.

"Well, this 'little favor' is not small at all......"

Lin only shrugged her shoulders at this, and did not continue to ask, Liliet's gentle and unassuming attitude was already very good, and she did not have the luxury of asking others to tell her some of the problems and troubles of her country. However, Liliet's actions after that still startled Lynn.

“...... If Sister Aisha is not there, I will have to solve the problem on the side of the 'Blue Tower' by myself. ”

Hearing Liliet's indifferent words, Lynn almost choked on herself without a mouthful of spittle.

Is it really okay to tell such important information to foreigners so openly!?

After Lin "slightly" made up for the relevant knowledge, she also knew that the key reason why the Southern Kingdom was relatively smooth was the mysterious "Blue Tower" standing in the unknown sea, or the crystal tower.

The specific content, Xia naturally didn't know, but she, who had "a little more" information channels than ordinary people, still told Sù Guolin that in a certain sea area in the south, there was a mysterious "crystal tower", and it was said that its appearance was as beautiful as if it was piled up with countless blue crystals. The key to the Southern Kingdom's ability to contain and suppress the uninterrupted tsunami was in the ancient ruins whose age and builder are unknown.

That's all Lin knew, whether it was the principle of suppressing the tsunami or the location of the crystallization tower, these were obviously the top secrets of the Southern Kingdom, and Lin had no way of knowing at all.

Now, however, the queen of the southern kingdom has unabashedly told herself that something is wrong with what her country depends on...... Lin subconsciously became vigilant. Because in her thoughts, this act of opening the skylight and speaking brightly is, in a sense, equivalent to the final showdown.

“...... I didn't hear anything just now. ”

Lilier was stunned for a moment, then reacted and burst out laughing.

"So Sister Aisha didn't mention this to you?"

Lilier probably knows what's going on, it seems that Aisha didn't tell Lin about this, and it is estimated that Lin only regards the "Blue Tower" as the top secret of the Southern Kingdom now, right? Cheng Dù is very embarrassed, with the power of this country, it is absolutely impossible to analyze this mysterious ancient ruins.

If Lilia were just the queen of the Southern Kingdoms. She will definitely regard the "Blue Tower" as the foundation of the town and country, and she will not dare to say anything. But Liliye, who also has the identity of the "Sacrifice of the Earth", I am afraid that her understanding of the "Blue Tower" has long surpassed that of all the kings of the past, right?

Lynn's little hands couldn't help but make a fist.

[Wet sauce didn't tell me, but this person knows about it......]

A sense of frustration arose in Lynn's heart. At the same time, she also has deep doubts about Liliet's identity - why did she, as the queen of the Southern Kingdom, have such a close relationship with Aisha, and even Aisha shared some information with her. But he didn't tell himself......

This was something that Lynn had thought about - Lilia didn't know about it from Aisha's mouth, but she thought that Lynn was Aisha's favorite student, and Aisha should have mentioned these "secrets" to her...... Now it seems. Aisha hadn't mentioned that to Lynn.

"Why do you think I'll know these things?"

Anyway, the man in front of him actually thinks that he "should" know the biggest secret of the Southern Kingdom, just because he is Aisha's student? Is there any necessary connection with the so-called "Blue Tower"? Why is there something wrong with the "Blue Tower"? Would this queen think of asking Aisha for help?

"Aisha's attitude towards you is not just a 'student'...... It's strange to me that someone who values the Holy Spirit so much doesn't know those things......"

[Wait!!......! What did she just say!]

Lynn, who was still a little absent-minded, suddenly woke up - there seemed to be a very important keyword mentioned in what Lilier said just now...... It's important......

【...... It is the "Holy Spirit." Mochi was silent for a long time, and then said in a low tone, "You...... No, and me. And many, many people have subconsciously forgotten the concept of the "Holy Spirit." 】

As a half-spirit. Mochi, who had experienced the feeling of disappearing firsthand, reacted first to Birin. She was also extremely surprised by this, and she didn't know why, but she and Lin couldn't remember the slightest bit of information related to the "Holy Spirit" in their brains. After the news of Aisha's disappearance came, even though the character "Aisha" still existed in her memory, she really forgot that she still had such an identity......

"Holy Spirit......" Lin munched on these two words silently, and soon, a wave of familiar memories came to her mind like a tide, "Ah, I remembered, wet sauce she...-woo!"

Lynn suddenly stumbled to the ground, and her delicate face was now occupied by pain. Seeing Lynn's strange appearance, Liliah hurriedly stepped forward to help her up.

Why was Lynn so miserable all of a sudden? And just now, it seemed that Lynn remembered the meaning of the word "Holy Spirit", in other words, she didn't remember it before?

Liliet's expression froze, and one of the biggest mysteries that had plagued her for the past few days was solved in an instant.

"Uh......h I, I'm fine. ”

Lynn's hands were still on her temples, but she struggled to her feet.

"Did you suddenly retrieve something you had forgotten?"

"Not quite, in the process, my brain was attacked and disturbed from unknown directions, and the 'memories' that I lost only retrieved some ......"

Lynn found herself only retrieving the concept of the word "Holy Spirit", and there was still nothing she could do about some of the things associated with it - as if there was a force preventing Lynn from gaining more memories related to "Holy Spirit".

Realizing that a piece of her memory had been dug out and that she was still closely associated with Aisha, Lyn's mood became unusually bad.

"No! you can't do this!" Seeing that Lin seemed to be holding on to continue to retrieve the remaining memories, Liliet, who understood that something similar was happening, immediately stopped Lin, "The attack just now didn't come from a specific individual, but the world's spontaneous correction, and you must not act against it recklessly!"

"Uh......h Dizzy...... Don't shake ......"

Liliet's shoulders were swaying back and forth, and even if Lin had that thought, there was nothing she could do.

[What this man said is true. 】

Mochi also warned Lynn - she had tried it just now, and was immediately frightened by the threatening feeling that she was about to be bombarded by five thunderbolts.

......

"To reintroduce myself - my name is Lilier, Queen of the Southern Kingdoms and the Priest of the Earth. ”

Lilia understood why Lynn had vaguely rejected herself before. It turned out that after Lin discovered the breath of the Holy Spirit of the Earth on her body, because she lost the memory related to the "Holy Spirit", she had unnecessary associations and regarded herself as a person whose identity and purpose were unknown......

"The Sacrifice of the Earth?"

Well, that's literally—the sacrifice of the Holy Spirit who serves the earth. ”

Lynn felt Liliet's undisguised aura now, and when compared carefully, it did have some subtle differences from Aisha's...... Less light and free, more heavy and responsible, come to think of it, this is the difference between wind and earth, right?

"I'm sorry. ”

Lynn bowed to Lilia with sincerity. Her previous attitude towards Liliet was really a bit rude.

"It's okay, I can completely understand your feelings, because the situation on my side is similar......" Seeing that Lin looked uncertain, Lilia smiled bitterly, "Do you know why I am so anxious to find Sister Aisha, who is the Spirit of the Wind? ”

“......!”

Lynn looked at Liliet in amazement, trying to find a hint of mischief on her face - but sadly, Liliet clearly meant it. The fact that Liliet's words represented was something that Lynn couldn't accept for a while......

-- The two remaining Holy Spirits in this world have not been heard from at all. (To be continued......)