Taking Turns

The Chrysos Heirs managed to remain calm.

Cerydra judged that, against an Emissary, the Flame-Chase Army's numbers were meaningless. Even if they wanted to form battle formations and gather the soldiers' strength, Amphoreans differed so fundamentally from ordinary living beings that there was simply no way to begin!

The girl pondered.

Someone decisively gave up agonizing over it and cheerfully started a new topic.

"Hua Yi, can you tell the little Tribbies apart? A thousand people means a thousand names. Doesn't that feel confusing?"

"I can. I've already noticed slight differences in their hairstyles and outfits. Their personalities are distinct as well."

"Wow, then let me test you! What's her name~?"

Watching Big Tribbie lead the little Tribbies in surrounding Hua Yi layer upon layer, chirping away without end, only made Cerydra feel more Troubles.

That was cheating—jumping the gun!

Both the big and little Tribbies were clearly Tribios. If one person stuck close to Hua Yi, the rest should have been able to share her feelings. Why were they acting like a thousand independent individuals, clinging to Hua Yi and refusing to let go?

Who could possibly compete with them?!

"Cerydra is always holding chess pieces."

Asta sat down beside the young empress.

"Are you used to this chess set? Is there anything inconvenient about it, or has any part been damaged?"

"It is very convenient to use, and it has not been damaged."

Seeing that Cerydra's mind was elsewhere, her gaze constantly drifting toward Hua Yi—even when the Tribbie army blocked her view, she still wanted to find a gap to slip through—Asta laughed to herself while maintaining her expression.

"The gift Hua Yi sent across Spacetime was something everyone chipped in for, you know? Back then, I specially commissioned a chess set because I wanted to play