Because of the Book Spirit's warning, after much consideration, Bai Zhi chose to stay here.
What she said was true. The World Contract could not completely ensure their safety. After all, the Shadow World's current state could only be described as one of rebuilding from ruin. If they continued onward, it really might not be able to hold on. He did not want his body to keep shrinking.
It was already awkward enough that he had shrunk to the point of being shorter than Qingyi and the others, getting his head patted by several lolis every so often. If he shrank to the point where they had to carry him around... the image was too beautiful for Bai Zhi to imagine.
—The shelter provided by the Shadow World's World Contract was not permanent. It consumed Shadow Crystals as its price, and he did not currently have that many crystals to spare.
Besides, their current circumstances did not support continuing onward. He had turned into a shota, Fireworks of Romance had become a loli, and although Qingyi and the others could fight, he did not feel at ease letting these several lolis go off adventuring. Given his current condition, he could not exactly summon reinforcements through Ghost Gate Pass either.
Actually, setting all that aside, the environment here was quite nice.
It was the very picture of beautiful mountains and clear waters, birdsong and fragrant flowers, with lolis everywhere...
...Though the fact that Qingyi and Anna always found excuses to pet him did give him quite a headache.
Back then, Qingyi and Anna had merely liked staying close to him or clinging to him to sneak bites of cotton candy. But now that he had regressed to a shota-sized body, his dignity was gone. Anna and Mu Mu were constantly putting