Self-Taught Social Skills

Upon hearing Ellen's words, Viola slowly raised her head, looking at Ellen with icy eyes.

"He was just pointed a gun at by his closest relative, and he cried and wailed like a pitiful wretch."

Ellen looked at Viola, whose previously calmed purplish-black magic began to churn restlessly again as her emotions surged. "What do you have to complain about? At least you have a father who dared to rush into the forest to find you."

And what about my parents? One ignored me completely, and the other abandoned me outright. And yet, I don't even have a healthy body! What are you complaining about?! At least you have a chance to start over! What about me?! And why should you have a chance to start over?!

"Since I haven't done anything heinous, even if I'm at odds with my father, I haven't committed patricide, and I still love him."

Viola's hand was already on the hilt of her sword. "And you are not. Your actions are cruel, selfish, and inhuman; you no longer deserve to be called human."

Seeing the atmosphere between the two instantly turn to freezing point, Viola's silver sword was already half an inch out, and she was about to stand with Ellen again.

Lu Xiu's heart sank.

She didn't want all her efforts to be in vain!

Never mind!

End!

"Alright, I'll talk to Ellen. It's your turn to keep quiet this time."

Lu Xiu also glared at Viola: "What I just said about Ellen, you should say the same thing, otherwise I'd team up with her to beat you up first."

Viola's hand, which was about to draw her sword, froze. A hint of grievance flashed in her blue eyes, but looking at Lu Xiu's gaze, she finally bit her lip and reluctantly pushed the sword back into its sheath.

They managed to calm Viola down.

Lu Xiu turned her head and looked at Ellen on her left, who was on the verge of Rampage and losing control.

"I remember I made it very clear to you back then, Ellen, stop romanticizing it."

"Besides saying your parents didn't raise you well, I also said that hundreds of years of illness and torment have completely warped you, making you equate being loved with Plunder."

"The Black Cat did take advantage of you, and your parents did abandon you, but you can't be considered innocent either. Your empathy has long been eroded by illness and loneliness. Moreover, one thing at a time, suffering cannot justify all your evil deeds, and your choices and atrocities can never be forgiven."

"You have no right to question Viola, because you wanted to steal her life back then."

"I wanted to kill you."

"And what I said back then wasn't 'die with you,' but rather—'die with the Witch's House, Ellen- chan.'"

Lu Xiu repeated what she had said before.

Hearing Lu Xiu's words.

Ellen stared at her in disbelief, despair rising in her deep purple eyes, and the previously stagnant magic surged forth once more.

"But."

Just as Ellen was about to completely Rampage...

Lu Xiu suddenly changed the subject. "You've already died once."

"I set you on fire with my own hands, and burned this Mansion to the ground."

Lu Xiu looked at Ellen: "I believe that your sins and everything else have been reduced to ashes with that fire, and that is indeed the case. I witnessed it with my own eyes. As for your later act of devouring that Demon, reshaping your body and resurrecting, that was something I didn't expect."

Although even now I still find your past misdeeds unforgivable, to some extent I also pity what you've been through.

Lu Xiu also reached out and placed her hand on Ellen's head, gently rubbing it. "So right now—are you still Ellen?"

Ellen looked at Lu Xiu, who was so close to her. "I am."

No one will forgive you then.

Lu Xiu continued, "Viola will not forgive you, the victims will not forgive you, your parents will not forgive you, but those people are not me. I once wished you dead, and in fact I killed you—but now you are an individual who has devoured the Demon, reversed Effect and Cause, and come back to life with your own obsession."

I have no feelings for you, and I don't hate you either.

Lu Xiu met Ellen's gaze. "Right now, you are an unexpected surprise to me, a lovely girl with purple hair."

The despair in Ellen's deep purple eyes vanished quickly, Take Their Place by embarrassment, and she lowered her head slightly.

That's enough.

It doesn't matter to anyone else.

"----Um."

She has no regrets.

As long as Lu Xiu doesn't hate you, that's fine; as long as you can continue to stay by Lu Xiu's side, that's enough.

That's enough.

The suffocating purplish-black magic in the surroundings completely subsided.

Looking at Ellen, who had finally quieted down, Lu Xiu silently calculated the time in her mind.

This incredible maneuver must have taken almost twenty minutes, right?

If we can stall for another ten minutes, the mission will be complete.

However, just as Lu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, she caught a glimpse of Viola on her right out of the corner of her eye.

Now it was Viola's turn to stare intently at the top of Ellen's head.

The girl's earlier sense of relief had vanished from her azure eyes.

Ellen seemed to notice Viola's gaze and looked over.

Their expressions changed again, and it looked like they were about to fight again.

As Lu Xiu watched the flames rekindle in their eyes, she felt a throbbing pain in her temples.

No!

If these two keep provoking each other like this, they're bound to start fighting again!

Then this broken level completion mission cannot be completed.

Thinking of this...

Lu Xiu gritted her teeth, steeled her resolve, and directly grasped Ellen's pale, cold little hand.

At the same time, his other hand reached out and gently grasped Viola's hand as she was about to draw her sword.

"I don't care how you want to fight each other to the death in the future."

Lu Xiu forcibly drew their attention to herself. "But now, in front of me, you'd better sit still and at least don't fight in front of me."

Viola and Ellen's emotions were instantly interrupted by Lu Xiu. Feeling the warmth from his hand, they subconsciously stopped their next move.

"I'm leaving soon, and I don't want to get involved—nor do I want to see your pointless fighting. After all, you yourselves said you've already done it countless times, haven't you?"

That's all.

Lu Xiu did not give them a chance to speak.

Instead, he turned his head directly to look at Viola's beautiful face and said seriously, "Viola, when I first stepped into the forest, it was to save you. In fact, I had already discovered that the soul inside the Viola I met in the forest was not you at all. After I found out, my only thought at that time was - no matter what, I must bring the real you home intact."

I wouldn't mind paying any price, even my life.

Viola pursed her lips, her eyes instantly reddening upon hearing this, and she gripped Lu Xiu's hand tightly in return.

Next.

Before Ellen on the other side Rampage at those words, Lu Xiu smoothly turned her head and looked directly into Ellen's deep purple eyes. "Ellen."

"I did hate you at first because you took over Viola's body, but as I pieced together your story little by little and learned about your loneliness and despair, I also came to pity you."

"The reason I finally turned back to the Witch's House and decided to burn everything down instead of using a knife—"

"I also wanted to tell you in person at the end—you are lovely, and I wanted you to know that not being healthy doesn't mean you can't be loved."

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I also want to accompany you on that final leg of your journey.

Ellen paused, then grasped Lu Xiu's hand in return, murmuring softly, "As expected—you really do consider me a friend—"

The two men, one on each side, gripped Lu Xiu's hand tightly, gazing at Lu Xiu beautiful profile. The tense atmosphere that had been building up completely dissipated.

Lu Xiu's expression remained calm.

But she was actually on the verge of crying.

She's really become a scumbag woman.

I didn't even have the chance to be a jerk in my past life!

Now look at this state! It's practically useless in dungeons!

Bah! This damn system! What kind of lousy tasks are these?!

But no matter how much they complain inside, they still have to keep up appearances.

We need to keep dragging this out.

Lu Xiu continued looking at Ellen: "How did you spend your time after you were resurrected? What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything."

Ellen held Lu Xiu's hand tightly. "I just wanted to find you. Not long ago, I finally sensed the magical aura I had left behind—the hairband on your head—and went to find you immediately. I just didn't expect that this stupid woman would come too."

Hearing what Ellen said...

Viola's eyes narrowed, and she instinctively reached for her sword.

But Lu Xiu didn't give her a chance to retaliate.

Viola.

Lu Xiu immediately turned her head. "These years—being a witcher must have been tough, right?"

Viola abruptly stopped in her action of drawing her sword.

Her eyelids lowered slightly. "----It's not hard. As long as I can become stronger and stop Witch from harming people, that's enough. I don't want anyone else to go through what happened to me. If it weren't for you, I would have been completely finished. I was truly desperate."

"What did you say? Where have I been since my resurrection—"

"Ellen, you have a healthy body now, right? How lovely."

"Hmm... is that so?"

"The Witch is adorable----"

"Viola, you still wear a ponytail, it really suits you."

Lu Xiu began to learn on her own, showing concern for others' well-being, being adept at pleasing everyone, and frantically serving others.

At the same time, I started counting down the seconds in my head.

Twenty-five minutes----

Twenty-six minutes----

Twenty-seven minutes----

fine.

After this series of operations...

Lu Xiu felt that her social skills had improved considerably.

I just don't really want to live anymore.

This was a hundred times more tiring than fighting Midir.

Twenty-eight minutes----

Lu Xiu took a deep breath.

With the system's countdown nearing its end, I decided to take a risk at this last moment and see if I could extract some information.

She slightly raised her eyes, ceasing her feigned concern, and asked, "Can you sense my world now?"

Upon hearing this question, Viola and Ellen both nodded slightly.

Lu Xiu's expression suddenly darkened, and she continued to press, "So the reason why your buildings and scenes appear in my world—no, because of you—is that outside?

"I don't know—I didn't see what happened on your end."

Viola gently shook her head. "But I can indeed vaguely sense that a passage to another world has opened, just as you can go to me, I can go to you. It's just that I can't go there yet."

Why can't we go over there?

Lu Xiu grasped the key point.

"Because the degree of assimilation is not yet sufficient."

At this time.

Ellen spoke up quickly, "I can vaguely sense the situation at the other end of the passage. In your world, there is indeed a small area that has become like this place, a place where I can live freely."

"But that's far from enough. The current area is too small, and the energy is too weak. That level of assimilation is simply not enough to support my arrival. If I were to force my way there now, I wouldn't be able to use any power."

That brings us to this.

Ellen seemed to sense something and gripped Lu Xiu's hand even tighter. "However—during this time, I can feel that area getting bigger and bigger! Even the rate of expansion is accelerating!"

"Just wait a little longer, and I'll be able to cross that passage completely—I'll be able to go to your world, see you, and fight alongside you, Lu Xiu!"

Lu Xiu:""

No, please.

Being a "bad girl" once is enough.

And what exactly is assimilation?

Just as Lu Xiu was thinking this...

[Bite!]

System notification sound.

Like heavenly music, it finally rang out.

[Detected that the core NPCs of the instance (Ellen / Viola) have maintained a peaceful state for the limited time of thirty minutes.]

[Congratulations, player! You have successfully met the level completion requirements.]

Lu Xiu's tense nerves finally relaxed completely.

It's finally over!!

[Settlement complete, reward being distributed----]

[Congratulations, player! You have acquired permission and control over this instance and its associated real-world overlay area.]

[Title Acquired: Lord of the Realm]

[Within the instance territory, you will possess authority akin to that of a creator.]

Lu Xiu: "----"

What the hell?

----It's alright if a scumbag woman becomes a creator.