Not hugging lolis was a grave offense.
To be honest, Bai Zhi truly had no idea how Qingyi had figured it out.
Although he had indeed been gone for nearly half a year, less than five days had passed here in the Real World.
The midday sun was pleasant. Sunlight streamed in through the broad bay window, casting patches of light of various sizes across the floor. A uniquely tranquil atmosphere filled the air.
After a brief silence, Bai Zhi looked at the three lolis in his arms, all of whom had raised their heads to look at him, and let out a soft sigh.
"That's right. I was gone for more than five days. I was gone for nearly half a year."
For other players, something like this might need to be kept secret. But before these several lolis, Bai Zhi felt that there was no need for him to hide too much from them.
...Or rather, now that they had seen through him, there was no way to hide it anyway.
"Is Prince tired, Your Highness?"
Anna looked up at him with a worried expression.
"Uh... I'm not really tired. How about this? I'll tell you about some interesting things that happened."
With a slight smile, Bai Zhi began his tale.
"At the very beginning, I..."
—To be honest, although this journey to the [World Tomb] sounded long when spoken of, some of the experiences within it had truly been quite wonderful.
Because that stretch of experience had been far too long, even though Bai Zhi only picked out a few things or events he found interesting to talk about, it still took nearly an hour.
It had to be said that telling stories of his past experiences while several lolis listened beside him with tense, expectant expressions