The scenery outside the train flashed past. The Princess of Eyes pressed her nose against the window. Though she had grown up on Annihilation Star, she knew very little about the outside world. She had once lived in the "Hidden City," but after an incident, the Ancient God Scholars had taken her to "Innsmouth."
Now that she knew they were returning to "Innsmouth," the Princess of Eyes felt somewhat resistant, though she did not say so. She appeared to be admiring the scenery, but was actually considering how to ask about it more tactfully.
"I won't abandon you before you lose your value."
Su Xiao maintained Dragon Slayer Flash on the table before him and spoke calmly.
The words were clearly unpleasant, yet the Princess of Eyes felt reassured upon hearing them. The less pleasant such words were, the more realistic they sounded.
"Of course I'm extremely valuable. Don't forget, I activated the 'Eye of the Abyss Ritual' once. The reason that old bastard Edro saved me was because I was still useful for the subsequent ritual. Though I don't know why they stopped the activated ritual last time."
The Edro mentioned by the Princess of Eyes was Grand Scholar—the one who had been installed into a sandbag and beaten by Green.
"Oh?"
Su Xiao paused his movements and asked, "How long was the previous technique activated?"
"Hmm~ Probably a few days. I don't remember exactly. I was nearly dead after activating it, and I spent more time unconscious than awake."
The Princess of Eyes shrugged helplessly after saying this.
This was good. The Princess of Eyes had begun voluntarily revealing some of the secrets she knew. It seemed that the recent Foodie Plan had been highly effective.
How could one make a target who needed protection and greatly distrusted