Not a Valkyrie? Then Pay Me Back!

Sweating profusely, the young dragon curled up in a ball, too afraid to move.

It spoke! It spoke! The idol spoke!

Will the dragon die?

What should I do? What should I do? What should I do? Is it too late for her to run over and kowtow to the statue, begging the Valkyrie Statue to forgive the dragon's rudeness? Waaah... It should be in time, right?

The dragon had been raising her for almost a month, and she really couldn't bear to watch it die in front of her. As Imperial Daughter, she should kowtow to the Valkyrie Statue a few times, Valkyrie Statue would forgive the dragon, right?

Ahhhhhh—

So be it if I die.

As the young dragon Lucia rose, charged, and slid to her knees, preparing to kowtow to the Valkyrie Statue, the statue's voice rang out again, "Who? Who's riding on me? Get off now, or I'll have Lance beat you up."

The evil dragon grabbed the young dragon's tail, pulled the young dragon aside, walked to where the young dragon was kneeling, bent down and picked up the portrait of Sophia that he had previously discarded on the ground.

At first, Lance also thought that the words "Lance, how come you're not dead yet?" were spoken by the Valkyrie Statue. Later, he realized that the voice came from behind him. Only just now did he realize that it was Sophia in the portrait who spoke.

Rather than Valkyrie Statue.

"Lance, it really is you! I didn't expect you to be alive. To be honest, seeing you alive makes me a little unhappy. I'd rather see you dead than alive. After all, I died too young. You might not believe it, but I died before I even had a relationship. Waaah... I'm so pitiful, dying so young."

Let's talk!

The dragon's portrait has spoken! Waaah, the dragon doesn't have to die. It wasn't the Valkyrie's statue that spoke, but the dragon's own portrait.

Why did Elder Sister Sophia's portrait suddenly start talking?

Did she sense the dragon's longing for her?

Did the wandering soul attach itself to the image painted by the evil dragon?

That's utterly absurd.

Too amazing.

I'd rather not guess.

The young dragon cautiously moved behind the evil dragon, blinking its big eyes as it looked at the portrait in Lance's hand.

The beautiful Elder Sister Sophia in the portrait has truly come to life. She sits on her staff, leisurely swinging her legs, and there seems to be a breeze in the portrait, blowing her long, slightly wavy brown hair.

"Where did this cute little dragon come from? Is it your pet?"

"I found it."

"You're about to die, what would you do with picking up a little dragon? Just to have her dig a hole and bury you?"

"Almost."

Lance stared at Sophia in the portrait, trying to determine whether the person in the portrait was Sophia with a spirit, or whether Evil Spirit had escaped from hell and attached itself to Sophia's portrait while he was summoning Sophia.

The former is alright.

If it's the latter, then defiling his painting and corrupting the friend depicted in it will subject the Evil Spirit to the most agonizing tortures of the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

It lacks the atmosphere of hell and is full of spirituality.

We can rule out the possibility of Evil Spirit.

This is interesting.

Did Sophia in the painting grow to life over time? Or did the Valkyrie Statue hear his words and, taking advantage of his inattention, send a wisp of divinity into the painting, bringing Sophia to life? If it's the latter, it means that Sophia might truly be an identity the Valkyrie used when she traveled to the human world.

The Valkyrie's real name is not Sophia.

"Are you really going to die soon?"

"What? You want an angel to guide me?"

Sophia in the painting is laughing, a carefree laugh, "If I had that ability, would my death have been so gruesome?"

"So, you're not an identity the Valkyrie uses when she travels in the human world?"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense. You're not scared, but I am."

"You're not Valkyrie?"

Sophia in the painting glares. "Didn't I tell you not to talk nonsense?"

Lance smiled, "Then I'm relieved."

"What are you worried about?"

"Don't worry about collecting the debt, pay me back! With compound interest, give me back my two hundred gold coins!"

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One minute passed. Two minutes passed. Three minutes passed. Sophia in the portrait seemed to have lost her spirit, remaining motionless. After about five or six minutes, Sophia, sitting on the staff, began to swing her legs again. "What are you worried about?"

"???"

"Don't worry about collecting the debt, pay me back! With compound interest, give me back two hundred gold coins."

The Sophia in the portrait lost her spirit again. After about five or six minutes, Sophia swung her legs and laughed, repeating what she had just said, "What are you worried about?"

"???"

Lance laughed, this time out of sheer anger.

Okay, okay.

Whenever he mentions demanding repayment of debts, Sophia in the portrait automatically loses her spirituality.

Playing offline, huh? "I'm so anxious! Tell me, what are you so worried about? I've asked you three times already, why won't you tell me?"

Sophia

"What's wrong, Lance?"

Do you remember the money you owe me?

"I remember you, you're a good person."

"I want to buy myself a decent coffin, but I don't have enough money, so... you, pay me back."

Sophia's leg-swinging motion was halting, and after a while she finally settled down. "So what is it, Lance? Why do you always only say half of what you mean? It's driving me crazy! You did that earlier, and now you're doing it again. I'm impatient, can't you just finish what you're saying?"

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Standing behind Lance, the young dragon looked at Lance, then at Sophia in the portrait, and for some reason, felt a strange urge to laugh.

I want to laugh but I don't dare to.

She was afraid that if she laughed out loud, the dragon would think she was making fun of him and then beat up the beautiful Elder Sister Sophia in her portrait. That seemed a bit naughty. "What are you looking for Lance?"

"Find fire."

What do you need fire for?

"I'll cremate you, and then attend your funeral to make up for the regret of not being able to attend your last one."

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He was furious.

Lance was furious.

Ha ha ha ha.

From the time she met Lance until her death, she rarely saw Lance in a state of anger or frustration.

He only gets angry and furious when you ask him for money.

It's difficult to borrow money from Lance. Even a pretty girl like her has to pester Lance for seven or eight days to get a small amount from Lance.

Initially, Lance only lent her one gold coin, which she returned.

The second time she lent him the money, Lance was willing to lend her three gold coins, which she repaid.

The third time she lent him the money, Lance offered to lend her ten gold coins, which she repaid.

If you borrow and repay frequently, you'll build up a credit score with Lance. When you borrow money from him again, he'll determine how much to lend based on that credit score.

While she was alive and spending time with Lance, she discovered something interesting: whoever borrowed money from Lance would always have Lance accompany them on missions or adventures.

When faced with danger, Lance doesn't care about the lives of others, only about the life or death of the person who lent him money.

After discovering this, she started to like borrowing money from Lance.

Just as she thought, Lance cared about her a lot, and if she were in danger, Lance would protect her immediately.

The girl is pregnant with spring.

At that time, she thought Lance was attracted by her beauty and wanted to pursue her and make her his girlfriend.

He stepped forward to save her time and time again, shielding her from fatal blows time and time again.

It made her heart flutter.

Once, Lance said he had something to say to her.

She thought Lance wanted to confess his feelings to her.

At that time, she was still wondering whether she should reject Lance if he confessed his feelings to her, or accept him. If she rejected him, would Lance be heartbroken?

Would you think she's a rock that can't be warmed up?

With mixed feelings of excitement and hesitation, I arrived at the place I had arranged to meet Lance.

Lance told her that he had to leave for a few days and that she should work hard to earn money so that she could pay back the money she owed him when he returned.

As a result, when this guy said he was leaving for a few days, it turned into him leaving for several years.

When the Beast Tide attacked the town, and she unleashed Forbidden Spell beyond her level, she was still somewhat hoping that Lance would suddenly appear and give her a surprise.

And then... she died a horrible death.

She owed Lance money. She had the life to borrow it, but not the life to repay it. It wasn't that she deliberately owed the debt and didn't repay it; it was that she didn't have the life to repay it. Now that she's dead, why would she still be thinking about making her repay the money?

The so-called search through hell, heaven, Heroic Spirit Realm is all to find her and make her pay back the money?

She was extremely busy, and if Lance hadn't indeed left a significant mark on Sophia's short life, she might not have even remembered that Lance existed.

"You keep calling me, making my wandering soul appear here, just so you can repay my debt?"

"No."

"I knew you weren't that kind of person."

"I thought you were Valkyrie and wanted you to be my right-hand woman. I even thought about using connections to get me directly to the realm of gods after I died and make me a God General."

"I didn't expect you weren't... not Valkyrie. That means you can't be my reliable support. If you can't be my reliable support, I can't go to the realm of gods or become God General. In that case, I can only collect the debt. Like I said, pay up!"

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Is it really that realistic?

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