"Oh... I see. All right, Erosion, do your best to help her reclaim the Six-Winged Angel's power. Relax—just yesterday, Sirin sent Tang God of Death back into the ICU. I doubt he'll make any moves in the human world for at least ten years."
The time difference was considerable. The sun had just set over at Shrek Academy, while it was noon here in the Sun Moon Empire.
Lu Xueling cut off his connection with the Herrscher of Erosion and continued having lunch with his beloved Sirin.
"Little Golden Mane awakened?" Sirin asked, taking a bite of the small cake in her hand.
Lu Xueling gave a soft hum and poured another glass of juice for the Queen. "Qian Ren, Qian Ren... She's progressing quickly. She's already started laying the foundation for the stage inside Shrek Academy."
Sirin accepted the juice and took a small sip while reclining in midair. "Ah~ Human, it seems you've stopped researching those armors lately. Don't tell me you're planning something big?"
Lu Xueling smiled faintly and said nothing, merely staring at Sirin without blinking.
The Honkai Queen grew a little uncomfortable under his gaze, her little face flushing red. "Hey... y-you'd better not try anything. We only just... last night..."
"My Queen, do you really see me as some huge pervert?" Lu Xueling teased, raising a hand to play with Sirin's sticking-up cowlick.
"As for the armor, the Sun Moon Empire still hasn't given us an answer. There's no harm in keeping them hooked a while longer. Besides, Jing Hongchen and the others have only reached twenty percent progress on White Training's research. Even if I wait another year, they'll still be the ones getting anxious."
"Sirin... I was just thinking of getting you a new skin."
"A skin?" Sirin tilted her head, not