Dragon Clan: I'm too lazy to talk to you, you're not worthy to listen!

Little Devil's Mental Space.

The sky was covered with black cracks resembling a spider web.

All around were crumbling gray brick city walls, with tattered battle flags flying everywhere.

A hand rests on Zero's shoulder!

Looking at Zero's lifeless and tired eyes, Ye Jingchen urged again, "Don't hesitate any longer. Isn't what devils love most about signing contracts to gain benefits for themselves?"

Ye Jingchen's words lingered in Zero's ears, like the whispers and murmurs of a demon.

It's as if their identities have been swapped, as if they've exchanged their trump cards.

This is not the rhythm Zero wanted.

What he wanted to see was Ye Jingchen facing his own fear, doubt, hesitation, cowardice, and greed for the first time...

Instead of this confident and self-assured demeanor.

"Enough!" Zero slapped Ye Jingchen's hand off his shoulder, giving him a disapproving glance. "You're being completely unreasonable!"

Zero turned and walked away, leaving his footprints in the snow and ice.

Just like when he first started his escape from Black Swan Alley with the little girl Renata (Zero).

Ye Jingchen looked at Zero, who had suddenly turned around, and smiled faintly. "You're leaving already? Did you achieve your goal in coming to see me? Don't act impulsively! I'll tell you whatever you want to know!"

"You're asking for it!" Zero, unable to contain himself any longer, wrinkled his nose and his face contorted in a ferocious grimace!

He turned around, raised his hand, gathered a ball of scorching power in his hand, and threw it at Ye Jingchen!

"Word of Power: Rhine!"

(Bloodline Origin: Black King. Serial Number: 112. The ultimate application of this incantation can cause the Earth to explode.)

boom! Long!

A yellow mushroom cloud rose up!

The smoke cleared...

Ye Jingchen was unharmed. In his mental world, it wasn't as terrifying as he had imagined, as long as he remained clear-headed.

He patted his sleeves. "So you finally made your move? I thought you'd keep putting up with it."

Ye Jingchen squatted on the ground and carefully examined the location where the Word of Power: Rhine had exploded.

"You were stunned by this Word of Power back then? It was indeed powerful!" Ye Jingchen looked at the hemispherical crater that had been blasted open, with a diameter of more than 100 meters and a depth of more than 50 meters.

He stroked his chin. "I heard that if the Dragon King were to activate this Word of Power, it could blow up the Earth. Is that true?"

Zero didn't respond; instead, he questioned Ye Jingchen, "Are you exploring my Nibelungen world?"

Ye Jingchen stroked the lava around the pit, feeling its temperature. "Isn't this obvious? I thought you noticed it from the start!"

"Get out of here!" Zero transformed back into the little devil Lu Mingze and kicked Ye Jingchen out of his Nibelungen world!

Dongying Good Food Restaurant.

In the box.

Ye Jingchen opened his eyes groggily.

A small hand holding a rice spoon was waving in front of my eyes.

Ye Jingchen felt someone tugging at his sleeve.

He rubbed his eyes and looked around.

Erii was looking at her anxiously!

When Erii saw that Ye Jingchen had finally woken up, she wrote in her notebook: "Ye-kun, you suddenly fainted! Erii couldn't wake you up no matter how hard she called!"

Ye Jingchen ruffled Erii's maple-colored hair. "I'm sorry to have worried Erii. Just now, some poor wretch pulled me into his dream, and we chatted for a bit."

Erii glanced up with her red eyes, lost in thought.

She scratched her head, biting the pen cap, and wrote in her notebook: "Ye Jun, what kind of insect is a pitiful bug?"

I'm sorry, I haven't seen the relevant animated series.

Do you have any pictures of pitiful creatures, Mr. Ye?

Please provide Erii with some background information.

"Pfft!" Upon hearing this, Ye Jingchen spat out the tea he had just drunk!

Ye Jingchen looked at Erii, whose eyes were full of thirst for knowledge, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I can't possibly ask the little devil Lu Mingze to stand still and let me take a picture, can I?"

By the way, Lu Mingfei looks exactly like Zero. Next time, I'll catch a Lu Mingfei and show it to Erii.

What am I thinking?

"Ahem, Erii misunderstood!" Ye Jingchen shook his head. "Poor thing is an adjective that means 'a pitiful person'."

I used it as a metaphor for that poor person who had just invited me into my dream.

Erii carefully wrote in her notebook:

Poor thing.

adjective.

Poor thing.

Ye Jingchen looked at Erii, who was diligently taking notes, and his lips twitched slightly. "Um, Erii, you're taking this way too seriously..."

"Eri wants to learn more about Ye-kun. Ye-kun's Japanese always has a habit of being influenced by the language of China." Erii's eyes curved into crescent moons with laughter.

Holding up her notebook, she asked, "Could you teach Erii Dragon Language, Ye-kun? I heard from my brother, Genji, that all the students at Kassel College speak Dragon Language!"

Ye Jun is also a student at Kassel College. Is Kassel College any good? Erii has never been there.

"Kassel College? I haven't even seen a single hair of Kassel College yet." Ye Jingchen complained, rubbing his temples. "Well, Erii, I'll slowly teach you Dragon Mandarin. You're so smart, you'll definitely learn quickly."

As for Kassel College, I will definitely take you there if I have the chance.

Erii smiled and nodded, writing in her notebook, "Thank you!"

She solemnly extended her little finger and shyly hooked it towards Ye Jingchen.

This scene brought back long-dormant memories for Ye Jingchen. The first time he made a pinky promise was when he was a child. He borrowed half a piece of modeling clay from his classmate Zhang Xiaolan and promised to return it. Later, Zhang Xiaolan directly extorted a whole piece of modeling clay from him, saying it was interest for not returning it for several days. At that time, she even stuck her tongue out at Ye Jingchen and made a face.

That eraser was bought by Ye Jingchen, who was struggling financially at the time, at a stationery store for a whopping 1 yuan. He originally planned to return half to Zhang Xiaolan and use the remaining half of the modeling clay sparingly, which should be enough to last him a semester.

Zhang Xiaolan's exorbitant interest rates had a profound impact on young Ye Jingchen. She would never understand the extent of the damage such actions inflicted on him…

Erii saw Ye Jingchen staring blankly and waved her hand in front of his eyes.

Ye Jingchen snapped out of his daze, smiled, hooked his little finger around Erii's little finger, and shook it, saying:

"Pinky promise, hanging yourself, for a hundred years, no changing, whoever changes is a little dog, stamp it!"

The two men pressed their thumbs together.

Erii clapped her hands happily. She had only ever seen a scene like this, where a best friend makes a pinky promise, in anime.

Looking at Erii's hair, which was as red as autumn maple leaves, her red eyes, and her warm and innocent smile, Ye Jingchen couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. "It's rare to find such a pure girl in this world. She's wonderful."

"Eriyi."

Erii looked at Ye Jingchen curiously.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to call you."

Erii smiled and quickly scribbled in her notebook: "Ye-kun, just say whatever you want. Erii is willing to listen."

"You don't need to write this down in your notebook."

Erii obediently closed the notebook, rested her chin on her hand, and quietly looked at Ye Jingchen.

I dare not say your name.

"If someone asks me about my worries."

"It is said to be a longing for the distant sea."

"It's said to be the melancholy of a lonely autumn..."