The familiar words felt like a boomerang of history striking me once more.
Luo Ge was momentarily stunned. Could this really be something that Teacher Roxy would say?
In his memory, Ms. Roxy had always been gentle and kind. Even when she was angry, she would only scold him with a stern face. When had she ever said anything so strange?
He held his head in his hands, his face contorted in a frantic expression, as if the sky had fallen.
Then, without saying a word, he grabbed the girl in front of him, lifted her high in the air, and began shaking her wildly. "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!"
"Speak! Who are you? Get out of my teacher's body!"
Lara was shaken until she was dizzy, her legs kicking wildly in the air, and her hat was tilted to one side.
Her voice was broken by the shaking. "Idiot! Idiot! You big idiot! You stupid disciple! Are you questioning your master?"
"Outrageous... utterly outrageous! Do you perhaps wish to dance as well?"
"???"
"Hey? You've stopped acting altogether, haven't you?"
Luo Ge stopped shaking her, lifted her to eye level, and squinted as he scrutinized her. "Tell me... be honest! Who are you?"
Lara glared at him back, not backing down at all. "I'm Roxy, your teacher!"
"Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible! How could you possibly be Teacher Roxy?! You little brat!"
Luo Ge loosened his grip and tossed her out of the fortress like a garbage bag.
Outside, amidst the freezing snow, a sudden scream of "Ouch!" rang out, sounding somewhat exasperated.
Luo Ge lay back down in the fortress, calming down, his mind almost certain of what had happened.
Although the information matched, the man's intuition told him that the demon girl he had just seen could not possibly be Roxy.
Because it's very simple...
Roxy has pigtails, while this girl has a single ponytail; perhaps hairstyles don't tell the whole story.
But most importantly, his teacher, Roxy, is gentle, kind, and understanding...
But what exactly was that thing just now?
Not only does he drool over himself, but he can also use hunger as a pretext to rationalize it.
But to touch yourself inappropriately and then boast about how well your abs are developed?
First of all, this is absolutely not something Roxy would do.
Absolutely not.
Even if the two of them look almost identical, even if she knows about pufferfish, she absolutely, absolutely cannot be Roxy.
Outside, in the freezing cold, Lara, heartlessly abandoned, looked just like a small, discarded animal.
She crouched on the snow, picked up the wand "Arrogant Water Dragon King" that had fallen to the ground, and was about to rush in to settle the score.
As soon as he approached the fortress entrance, he was blasted away by a frost attack.
Finally, having exhausted all other options, she squatted down and began muttering curses to herself, drawing small circles.
Not long after.
She gave up, pouting, and retreated into another fortress.
Sigh, there's nothing we can do. That's just how her father was when he was young; he treated almost no other women well, except for her mother.
But... to be so cruel to even one's own daughter, isn't that incredibly heartless?
The next day, as the sun shone on the earth, the ice gradually melted.
The sun slowly rose above the horizon.
In the distance, Red Dragon coiled along the mountain ridge, gliding past with its enormous wings spread wide.
A fawn was drinking water by the stream.
Snow hares also peeked out of their burrows, their ears perked up, looking around. Spring was in full bloom... it was as if everything was coming back to life.
The snow on the Red Dragon's jaws seemed to have receded considerably overnight, revealing the gray-brown rocks and sparse tundra beneath.
The wind has softened considerably, no longer lashing at people's faces like it had a few days ago.
Luo Ge finally woke up from his sleep and lazily yawned.
It's getting late.
Logically speaking, that imposter who was pretending to be my teacher yesterday should have left by now, right?
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt his body become heavy, as if something was pressing down on it.
He looked down.
It's a lump.
The demon girl from Megludia didn't leave; instead, she clung to him like an octopus.
Not only were her arms wrapped around his neck, but her head was also buried in his chest, as if she were having a sweet dream, giggling and drooling.
Her drool had already left a small dark stain on Luo Ge's clothes; she seemed to be sleeping soundly, but who knows what she was dreaming about.
"Huh?"
Luo Ge was taken aback, then without hesitation and with obvious disgust, he picked her up as if she were a small animal.
"Hello?"
"Fool!"
What are you doing?
Lara finally woke up.
When she saw herself being lifted up, her first thought was, "Are they going to throw me out again?"
She struggled frantically to her feet, kicking her legs wildly in the air. "Hey! How dare you... Is this how you treat your savior? I saved you from the Dragon God!"
Luo Ge, holding her, didn't throw her away immediately. Instead, he scrutinized her from head to toe, his tone icy. "Who exactly are you? If you don't explain yourself, I'll throw you to feed the Red Dragon."
As soon as the words "Red Dragon" were uttered, Lara's struggles visibly stopped for a moment.
She turned her head to look at the several huge red figures circling on the distant mountain ridge, and swallowed hard.
Then, pouting slightly, she looked aggrieved and said, "Sigh... there's really no way around it. Since you're so eager to know... then I'll tell you the truth."
"I am Lara Greyrat."
" Lara?"
" Greyrat?"
Luo Ge frowned, the name flashing through his mind, then his frown deepened.
Who are you trying to fool?
"Heh, you're clearly a member of the Migrudia race, a demon... and Greyrat? That's an Asura noble surname... Come on, at least make your name believable, okay? When has the Greyrat family ever produced a demon?"
As he spoke, Luo Ge was about to pick her up and throw her out again, not just pretending.
Lara panicked and struggled frantically, shouting, "Hey! You idiot! I really am Lara Greyrat!"
"I'm from the Greyrat family! You might not believe me!"
Luo Ge stopped what he was doing and looked at her. "Explain."
"I need a reasonable explanation. I'll give you ten seconds. If I don't hear a satisfactory explanation, I'll throw you out... to feed the Red Dragon."
"Fine, fine, you want an explanation? Well, I'll give you one!"
"Just a reminder, it's been three seconds."
Lara took a deep breath, as if she had finally found a chance to speak properly, and said quickly, "I am Lara Greyrat."
"Because my mother is a demon and my father is a human, I'm actually a mixed-race person, despite this."
"Do you understand what a half-human, half-demon is? It means half demon and half human."
"So is there a problem with my last name Greyrat?"
"I see."
Luo Ge nodded thoughtfully; that explanation made sense.
While human-demon hybrids are rare, they do exist in this world.
He thought for a moment, then asked, "So what exactly is your relationship with the Dragon God? Are you the Dragon God's apostle?"
"That's right! I am indeed an apostle of the Dragon God."
This time it was Luo Ge's turn to be surprised.
Although he had already guessed that the demon girl in front of him had an unusual relationship with the Dragon God, he did not expect her to admit it so easily.
He was even prepared for the other party to deny it outright, and then he would slowly expose their lies, but in the end, he punched a cotton ball.
"So you're just admitting it like that? You're not going to hide your identity anymore?"
"Because my dad once said that lying is bad behavior, and I'm a good, obedient child."
Lara blinked her eyes, looking completely innocent.
Who is your father?
"You ask so many questions... but my dad is a complete idiot..."
"Idiot?"
Luo Ge murmured.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt there was a hint of slyness in her tone when she said "big idiot."
Luo Ge shook his head, dismissing the thought, and then asked, "You, as an apostle of the Dragon God, should logically be on the opposite side from me... Why did you save me?"
Because... it's love! I fell in love with you at first sight--
Hey! What are you doing?!
Seeing that Luo Ge seemed to be serious, with his hand already reaching outside the fortress, as if he were really going to throw himself to the Red Dragon.
Lara was speechless.
"... Is this how you treat your savior? If it weren't for me, you would have been killed by the Dragon God!"
"I traveled all this way to save you, and instead of thanking me, you throw me out? Don't you have any conscience?"
"..."
These words silenced Luo Ge.
He rested his hand on his chin, scrutinized the other person repeatedly, and then slowly nodded. "That's true."
"Regardless of your relationship with the Dragon God, the fact remains that you saved me."
"Treating kindness with enmity... well... that's definitely not my style."
Just as Luo Ge was considering how to deal with the imposter, Lara suddenly said, "Um... if you don't mind, could I follow you from now on?"
"Follow me? Why?"
"Because... you look a lot like my dad, it gives me a special feeling of warmth."
Lara stuck out her tongue, her face showing an innocent and harmless expression.