Tulan only went home after she had had her fill of playing on Dragon Island, only to find Mistblade sitting on the sofa with three blades on her back the moment she walked through the door.
Mistblade glanced behind Tulan and asked, "Where is she?"
Tulan raised her chin and straightened her nonexistent bow tie. "Do you have an appointment?"
"..." Mistblade rested her hand lightly on her sword hilt. The more she thought about this pet of Zai Jiu Xunge's, the more speechless she became, until she could not help smiling at Tulan.
Tulan folded her hands and bowed slightly. "...One moment, please!"
With that, she vanished, evidently going through the Pet Space to find Yu Xunge.
Back into the Pet Space and out again, Tulan arrived in the captain's cabin in an instant.
The room was quiet and warm. The Lantern floated silently above the desk, where four cats and one Little Robot crowded the sizable surface, yet tacitly left enough room for the person writing intently there.
Yu Xunge's brow was slightly furrowed, her shirt sleeves rolled up to her elbows, her long hair curling against the desktop and the pages. After Tulan emerged from the Pet Space, she said softly, "You're back?"
For a moment, Tulan actually felt that the old Yu Xunge had returned.
Her face was full of sighs and compassion, sorrow and stirring emotion, rather than the coldness and emptiness left by vast amounts of mechanical, repetitive combat.
A thought flashed through Tulan's mind: Yu Xunge really is better suited to the Chaotic Star Sea.
The Quiet Mountains were too idyllic, with no danger or tragedy to speak of, and all they demanded of Demon Game players was strength.
How perfectly did that align with Yu Xunge's goal in life?
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