Bai Yu was staring into Annie's eyes.
"Don't move. Let me take another look."
Yes, Annie's eyes had a slight blue tint to them, too.
In fact, Bai Yu had written this story himself and spread it around, all in preparation for building Christa's public image.
Was it a lie? Not really.
Annie did have slightly blue eyes and golden hair. Although he hadn't cut her down, he had beaten her. Bai Yu simply hadn't mentioned the name of the person in the story.
"This story will be called The Legend of Christa, to describe how the person in it was like a goddess. (Christa was originally the name of a goddess.)"
Bai Yu nodded in satisfaction. By embellishing that battle, he would first plant the image of a golden-haired, blue-eyed beauty who looked like a goddess in everyone's minds. Then, once Christa's battle report came out, the public would naturally associate it with her.
Bai Yu added a final note at the end.
[Dedicated to Christa. -Sleep-Deprived Reaper]
Perfect!
That was what Bai Yu thought.
By now, Bai Yu seemed to have fully settled into his role and found a different kind of enjoyment in it.
Beside him, Christa had gone a little red as she read.
"Bai Yu, isn't this... isn't this a little too exaggerated?"
It certainly was. The Christa in Bai Yu's writing was as gallant as a legendary queen, compassionate and gentle toward the weak, unruffled by anything, and full of schemes that kept everything under her control.
But Bai Yu set his pen in the ink bottle and spoke dismissively.
"What does it matter? As long as it's a fun read. If you really insist on finding some meaning in it, then it's that the spirit of never backing down against a powerful enemy