Her eyes were the same, and so was her nose, but her air and expression were peaceful and warm. Her platinum-blond hair, which had once been medium-length, had grown quite a bit longer. A braid fell over one shoulder, seeming to add a halo of light around her fair, swanlike neck.
Her simple, close-fitting house clothes softened all the sharp edges of her—the Rainbow Rose Princess, the mad scientist—and left only a comforting domestic warmth.
It had to be admitted: in this state, the young lady was incredibly charming, even more so than when she'd been in her newborn-baby state just moments ago.
But Yu Lian now declared to the spirit of the universe that he had gone on a rampage, that he was out of feelings. No matter how charming she was, his resolve would never waver!
"Why does this keep going on and on?"
He spat, then raised Limlight in front of himself again and extended his left hand, ready to fire off a Six Meridian Divine Sword. But the young lady across from him smiled. "Don't even think about it. I saw you, so now you're socially dead."
Well, it was still that carefree, graceful smile, always tinged with a transcendence that treated everyone like a bunch of paramecia. That was indeed one of Miss Be's signature expressions.
"Oh, so now it's finally the real you... Uh, when did you see?"
"When you were holding me while we lay on the beach, just as you started wondering who I was, what I was, and where I was."
This was bad. It was way too embarrassing... Then again, why should a grown man be embarrassed about something like that? He ought to be proud. Only a young lady could feel embarrassed.
At that thought, Yu Lian immediately straightened