"Phew, it was finally over. Was I here to travel or what? This was even more exhausting than staying at Fire Moth," Chen Luo said mournfully.
At Fire Moth, Chen Luo was only responsible for slacking off. If there was any work to do, he could simply ask his other self to enter idle mode.
But traveling to Mu Continent was different. Setting aside the time spent repairing Armed Puppets, since Chen Luo genuinely enjoyed that, just performing magic and accompanying girls on shopping trips had left him utterly exhausted.
Being Vill-V's magic assistant during her performances and accompanying Ismar and the other girls shopping were two different kinds of exhaustion. One was mentally exhausting, and the other was mentally exhausting too.
The former was the mental exhaustion of being used as a prop, or perhaps as a workhorse.
That one was manageable. Chen Luo only had to lie down while Vill-V fiddled with him. But accompanying girls while they shopped was truly tedious, boring, and an immense psychological torment. Still, whenever Chen Luo personally accompanied them, they always seemed exceptionally enthusiastic.
"No, no, don't get the wrong idea. You're the only one who has it easy at Fire Moth, not everyone. You have no idea how Dr. Mei insisted that I make a Seventh Divine Key, one focused on destructive power." Once Chen Luo began complaining, Vill-V started complaining as well.
"Chen Luo, you know me. I don't really like those purely violent Divine Keys. But Dr. Mei said that, barring any surprises, this Divine Key would be made for Kevin. Combined with Kevin's ability to control ice and the Herrscher of Flame's power, it would become the most violent Divine Key possible."
"This isn't merely making things difficult for someone. This is making things difficult for Flame-Chasers!"
"But