Latias (combined 6,000-word chapter)

Just then!

"Mis?"

The young lady Misdreavus's voice rang out, sending Dian's heart racing again.

Thump, thump, thump!!

He almost stopped breathing, then sent mysterious signals toward Misdreavus through the door. Whether she could receive them... Heaven only knew.

Outside the door.

"Mis?"

Misdreavus tilted her head, puzzled by the two girls before her. Why weren't they going inside? She could clearly sense her Trainer in there, and his emotions were fluctuating wildly.

"Mis!"

She focused on sensing him and discovered something interesting: her Trainer was experiencing an emotion she had never encountered before...

How fascinating!

"Misdreavus, is someone inside?"

A girl's intuition told Yue Jifei that something was wrong. Her narrow, sky-blue eyes narrowed slightly, and an enchanting smile curved her lips. "Is Dian in there too?"

"Mis~"

Misdreavus deliberately drew out her cry to test his reaction, and the emotions inside abruptly surged to a peak.

Meanwhile, Dian's heart was practically in his throat. His whole body tensed, adrenaline flooding his system.

He took a deep breath. No, this couldn't continue. Knowing Misdreavus, she would definitely let those two inside. And then... he was dead!

No! I have to save myself!

Dian sprang up and, without hesitation, scooped the figure off the bed. Then he carefully placed her inside the large wardrobe beside it. Thank goodness the guest rooms in the Mirazu Kingdom had such spacious wardrobes.

After hiding the living evidence, he deliberately messed up the room, then took a large pillow and stuffed it beneath another quilt he had just pulled from the wardrobe, creating the illusion of someone lying there. A scheme within a scheme.

Once he finished, he almost admired himself. Coming up with all that in so little time—he was practically born for this sort of thing.

Terrifying. He was too terrifying.

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