Who Isn't a Herrscher

"Is this the time to talk about that?! Now! Immediately! Hurry up and come out to answer the phone!" At this moment, Edelweiss seemed to have transformed into a real nagging mother, roaring at Void within the space.

Startled by Edelweiss's nagging shout, Void flinched.

"I'm coming out, I'm coming out. Why are you so fierce... like an old lady," Void muttered quietly.

"Hmm?!"

Cold sweat broke out.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!"

Then, a void opened up in the space beside Edelweiss.

A petite girl appeared next to Edelweiss.

She had violet hair that reached her heels, eyes as golden as glass, and a delicate, cute face. Two dark purple feathers adorned her purple hair on the right side. She wore dark long gloves and a purple and white, short, dress-like outfit. Inside the purple and white ruffles was a layer of golden ruffles as bright as sunshine. Purple skirt hems hung from the sides, with golden patterns inside. Below the skirt hems, her fair, slender legs were revealed, clad in white stockings that reached her calves. She wore purple heeled shoes.

The girl, as exquisite as a descending angel, had fear in her beautiful eyes.

Void glanced at Edelweiss, who gave a gentle but firm nod.

Pouting her cherry lips cutely, she then mustered her courage and reached for the wireless phone in Edelweiss's hand.

The moment she touched it.

"Crack!"

The phone seemed unable to withstand the spatial fluctuations emanating from Void.

With a crack, it was gone.

Gone...

Turned into fragments...

"Huh?"

On the other end of the line, Luo Mio heard the call disconnect and was a bit bewildered.

This...

How did it hang up?...

Luo Mio stared blankly at the Student Handbook.

Edelweiss watched as Void slowly took the wireless phone, a look of relief on her face. Then, as Void's small hand grasped it, the wireless phone in her hand cracked and shattered into pieces.

"..."

This...

Void, who caused the wireless phone to break, stood there dumbfounded, as if time had stopped.

Void slowly raised her head, her delicate face looking at Edelweiss. Like a child who had been wronged, she blinked her tear-filled, golden glass eyes, with long eyelashes also holding droplets of tears.

Edelweiss immediately reacted, flusteredly comforting Void.

If outsiders saw the "Biyoku," known as the world's greatest swordswoman, in such a panic comforting a child, they would likely be stunned.

"It's okay, it's okay," Edelweiss crouched down, wiping the tears from Void's eyes, and softly reassured her, "Maybe the phone facility is old and a bit worn out. It's okay."

Then, using her incredible senses and eyesight, Edelweiss scanned the surroundings and immediately spotted a phone booth not far from them.

"Void, look over there!" Edelweiss grabbed Void's small hand and pointed to another phone booth.

Seeing the phone booth, Void's golden glass eyes seemed to light up with hope.

The two immediately went to the phone booth.

Edelweiss picked up the wireless phone and dialed Luo Mio's Student Handbook.

Meanwhile, Luo Mio on the other end was still dazed.

Why did the call suddenly hang up?

"Ring ring~"

The phone rang again, and Luo Mio quickly answered.

"Hello."

"Hello, hello! I'm so sorry, my daughter was a little too excited because she was about to talk to you and accidentally crushed the phone."

"..." Luo Mio was a bit dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Crushed...

This reminded Luo Mio of a certain character.

A 45-year-old "loli" aunt.

"Ahaha, so is your daughter a Blazer? She has such great strength," Luo Mio replied politely.

"Ahaha, yes, I'm truly sorry. I'll have her take the call."

After speaking, Edelweiss handed the wireless phone to Void beside her.

Although a little nervous, Void's heart was full of joy as she prepared to take the phone.

"Snap!"

The moment her small hand grasped it, the cordless phone shattered again.

"..."

Time froze once more.

"Huh?..."

Luo Mio heard the line disconnect again.

...It hung up again?

Did I crush it again?

Edelweiss's beautiful silver-gray eyes stared blankly at the cordless phone in her hand.

"Sniff."

The little girl's cute sobbing pulled Edelweiss back from her thoughts.

"Don't cry, don't cry," Edelweiss crouched down, stroking Kong's head to comfort her.

This time, she also noticed.

The reason the phone shattered the moment Kong touched it was the spatial fluctuations faintly visible on Kong.

The energy emitted by the spatial fluctuations had shattered the phone the instant it made contact.

After Edelweiss explained it clearly to Kong, Kong twitched her delicate and cute little nose.

"Really?"

"Really!"

Then, the two found another phone booth nearby.

This time, Edelweiss had learned her lesson. She compressed her Magic Power to its limit and wrapped it around the cordless phone.

Then, she dialed Luo Mio's contact number.

"Here."

Kong tremblingly reached out her hand towards the cordless phone, afraid it would shatter again.

But this time, as her small hand rested on the phone, the cordless phone did not shatter, protected by Edelweiss.

Joy and happiness instantly flooded her crystalline golden eyes.

"Uh... hello?"

The call connected, and Luo Mio's voice came through.

Upon hearing Luo Mio's voice, Kong clenched the fist of her other hand tightly.

She took a breath and slowly, in a small voice, said, "Hello..."

Chapter Thirty-Five: An Angel's Smile

On the sofa, Luo Mio sat, looking at the Student Handbook with amusement.

"Ring ring~"

Not long after, the Student Handbook rang again.

"Uh, hello?" Luo Mio picked up the phone and asked the other end.

There was a moment of silence before a voice spoke.

"Hello..."

It was different from the elegant, mature female voice from before.

It was a quiet, tender, and cute loli voice.

Is this the 'daughter' that lady mentioned?

This angelic voice sounds like it's about to...

System: Cough... F!

Hearing the System's voice, Luo Mio quickly stopped the thought in his mind.

"Hello," Luo Mio lowered his voice considerably, speaking cautiously, afraid of scaring the little angel on the other end.

"..."

On the other side, Kong held the cordless phone to her ear. Hearing Luo Mio's soft greeting, a bright smile instantly bloomed on her small face, a faint blush on her cheeks.

Then, Kong said in a slightly excited, quiet voice, "Th-that, that, that..."

Perhaps due to excitement or because she couldn't find the right words, Kong seemed a bit flustered, unsure of what to say.

Seeing Kong's flustered state, Edelweiss beside her let out a gentle smile.

Luo Mio could tell the girl was at a loss for words and asked with amusement, "May I ask what the little angel's name is?"

System: Host, your words are a bit dangerous...

Little angel...

Upon hearing Luo Mio's soft address, Kong's delicate and cute face immediately flushed red.

Right, right.

Name...

Uh...

Kong thought for a moment, bit her small lips, and said in a small voice.

"Luo, Luo Xiao Kong..."

Luo Mio was stunned for a moment after hearing Kong's quiet reply.

Luo...

The surname Luo...

Luo Mio paused for a moment, then asked, "Luo Xiao Kong?"

"...Mm."

Hearing the little girl's soft whispers each time, Luo Mio chuckled and said, "That's a very nice name. Xiao Kong, are you from Huaxia?"

"Mm."

Hearing his hometown language after a long time, Luo Mio also spoke in Chinese, "Then, who did Xiao Kong learn Japanese from?"

Listening to Luo Mio ask her in Chinese, a scene flashed through Kong's mind of a man desperately studying languages in a library.

She then replied in Chinese as well, "Learned it from my brother..."