Chapter 480

"Ophis, would you like to come with us?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Ophis raised her dark, abyss-like eyes.

"No..."

All that could be heard was Ophis slowly speaking to Luo Mio.

"I cannot leave before Ddraig and Vali have matured..."

Upon hearing Ophis's words, Luo Mio understood the meaning behind Ophis.

Before Issei, Vali, and the others had fully matured, Ophis and the Great Red stood at the forefront of this world.

Therefore, Ophis had to stay in this world beforehand to prevent the invaders from the "ExE" world from arriving in this world ahead of time.

Luo Mio smiled softly.

"Okay, I understand."

Then, looking at Ophis's exquisite and beautiful face and her indifferent and unambitious eyes, Luo Mio reached out and patted Ophis's head.

"In that case, I'll leave this house to you to look after."

Ophis nodded heavily.

"Yes, I will protect our home."

Looking at Ophis's appearance, Luo Mio ruffled her hair vigorously and grinned.

Then Luo Mio withdrew her hand and turned to look at Hidamaru.

"Then let's get ready to go, Xiao Yu."

Hidamaru raised her hand.

"Good."

As soon as she finished speaking, a wormhole with a blue halo flashing around its edges appeared in front of Luo Mio.

Luo Mio then looked at the wormhole, glanced at Ophis, and nodded slightly to her.

"Ophis, I saved some fried tofu for you, don't eat it all at once."

After bidding farewell to Ophis, Hidamaru followed Luo Mio into the blue wormhole.

As Luo Mio and Hidamaru left, and the blue wormhole gradually disappeared from sight, a hint of loneliness and desolation appeared in Ophis's deep, abyss-like black eyes.

Although Ophis possesses the world's strongest power, he is essentially just a dragon with a very simple personality who is easily afraid of loneliness.

Although the time spent with Luo Mio and Hidamaru was at most a month.

But during this month, Ophis experienced feelings she had never experienced in tens of millions of years.

Now that Luo Mio and Hidamaru have left, she truly understands what 'separation' means.

"Um?"

At that moment, Ophis saw an envelope on the coffee table.

She walked over, opened the envelope, and looked at the letter inside. A beautiful smile appeared on Ophis's innocent face.

The letter contained the following text...

"Under my pillow in my room, I keep a game console. That game console is blessed by the power of the Lord Void, and it can play online across the world. Ah... although there might be a tiny bit of lag, and there might be a delay when you're chatting with people... but Ophis, you can play with me whenever you're bored. I'm always online. — Your best friend Hidamaru."

——

Back in the system space, Luo Mio let out a soft breath.

Hidamaru looked at the system space with a curious expression and said.

"This is the system's exclusive space that Lord Void was talking about."

Luo Mio looked at Hidamaru, who was strolling around, and asked.

"Xiao Yu, are you coming with me now, or are you going back?"

"Well..."

Upon hearing Luo Mio's words, Hidamaru put her finger to her lips and pondered.

Looking at the Hidamaru, Luo Mio smiled gently.

"Since you're free, would you like to come with me somewhere?"

"A place...?"

"Um.'

'I'm back.'

"Hey, hey, hey, have you guys seen it?"

"Look, I didn't expect that Luo Xiao Kong, the 'Herrscher of Void' who disappeared for a year, would actually reappear now."

"The Herrscher of Void has appeared, does that mean that one of St. Freya's sisters has also returned?"

"That's actually quite possible."

"It's a pity about the previous 'Griffin Star Martial Festival'. If these two siblings had participated, they probably would have been crowned champions right away."

"Didn't St. Freya already announce that these two siblings would no longer participate in any Star Martial Festival?"

"If these two siblings participate in the Star Martial Festival, what chance do the other six academies have?"

"That's true."

"But this time, Luo Xiao Kong actually appeared on His Highness to perform with the songstress. Just thinking about it makes me excited, lol."

——

"Hey, this is Miohua's house."

In a remote suburb of the floating city of Asterisk.

Two teenagers from a foreign land, led by Claudia Enfield, the Student Council President of the Star Palladium Academy, one of the seven academies in "Asterisk," arrive at the home of her and her lover.

Her fiery red hair, as red as a lotus, was tied into twin ponytails, and her pretty, vibrant face looked at the luxurious villa in front of her with great interest.

Standing next to the girl was a boy with black hair and black eyes.

After Claudia opened the door, she looked at the girl and the boy.

"Please come in, Miss Stella, Mr. Kurogane."

The girl laughed heartily.

"Just call me Stella."

"Me too, just call me Ikki."

The boy beside her spoke just like the girl.

Claudia smiled gently as she looked at the girl and boy.

"Then, please call me Claudia as well."

Stella and Ikki hear Claudia tell them everything about how she met and spent time with Luo Mio.

Stella, in particular, was visibly surprised when she heard Claudia recount the passionate kiss Luo Mio gave Claudia in the Middle-earth.

"That Miohua actually did something so romantic..."

Seeing Stella's surprised expression, Ikki and Claudia both smiled.

Looking at the dignified and beautiful Claudia, Stella couldn't help but think of something, and then glanced at Ikki beside her.

He slowly approached Claudia's ear and whispered something to Claudia.

"By the way, Claudia, you..."

"..."

As Stella spoke, Claudia's fair cheeks quietly flushed.

Then she murmured softly.

"Twice..."

Stella blinked and asked again.

"That..."

Upon hearing Stella's words, Claudia's already slightly rosy cheeks turned even redder.

A hint of dazedness, charm, and shyness began to appear in her lake-blue eyes.

Then, warm breath slowly escaped from her pale cherry lips, making Claudia appear incredibly alluring.

All that could be heard was Claudia's very soft voice speaking to Stella.

"Not... not yet."

Seeing Claudia's reaction and hearing her words, Stella couldn't help but slightly open her mouth.

Meanwhile, Ikki, standing to the side, looked helpless after hearing Stella's words to Claudia.

"Stella, what did you say to Miss Claudia?"

"Ah?"

"But..."

Stella glanced at Claudia and murmured.

"It was Shizuku who told me."

"When two people are together, and the atmosphere and emotions reach their peak, they will have subconscious reactions and behaviors."

"Just like last time with you."

Upon hearing Stella's words, Ikki's face showed embarrassment, and he apologized to Claudia.

"I'm sorry, Miss Claudia."

"No, it's okay."

Claudia, her face slightly flushed, looked at Ikki Stella and said with a light laugh.

"I'm really envious of the relationship between Ikki and Stella."

Stella.

"Then Claudia, aren't you the same as Miohua?"

"Even if we might never see each other again, I'm still willing to wait. If I were a guy, I might not be able to resist wanting to take you away from Claudia."

Upon hearing Stella's words, Claudia's eyes seemed to recall something, and a very touching and gentle smile appeared on her lips.

Just then, the doorbell rang in the entryway.

Claudia stood up upon hearing the bell and smiled at Ikki and Stella.

"Sorry, it must be Minato who's back."

Stella.

"Minato is Miohua... Mio's junior apprentice, right?"

Claudia nodded.

"Well, although she's a junior, Minato is actually in the same year as Mio."

Stella's lips twitched slightly.

"That Mio guy is old enough to be my dad."

Claudia covered her mouth and chuckled softly after hearing Stella's words.

"Please wait a moment."

Then, Ikki was next to Stella, suddenly paused and looked towards the entrance as if he had sensed something.