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"Are you being targeted?"

Hearing what Higyokumaru said, the previously calm Yae Sakura finally reacted. Her long fox ears suddenly trembled as she said, "Jizo's soul should be in Theresa's hands now. If you feel like you're being targeted, she might be in danger."

"Sister, that makes sense!"

He clenched his right fist and hammered it on his left palm, and Feiyumaru showed a look of enlightenment.

"So how do we contact her?"

Indeed, in essence, she is Jizo Yuhun.

But the prerequisite for the successful forging of the Ksitigarbha Soul is that she gives up resistance for a moment.

Therefore, she is now unable to project her power to the outside world and can only stay in this spiritual space with Yae Sakura.

"This is indeed a problem."

Yaezakura, who had been calm and composed before, couldn't help but show a worried look after confirming the situation.

Admittedly, she had already confirmed that Theresa was not Kallen's reincarnation, but Theresa looked so much like Kallen that she couldn't just leave her alone.

"Anyway——"

Standing up, she looked at the towering buildings in the distance and said, "Let's go to the castle tower first. It's the closest to the outside world."

"Yes, eldest sister!"

Seeing that Yaesakura had a goal, Hiyamaru completely gave up thinking and just wanted to follow Yaesakura.

Then, the two went to the castle tower.

However, before they could reach the top of the castle tower and make any attempt, a pink figure appeared in front of them.

"Um!?"

Looking at the strange pink-haired girl who suddenly appeared in front of her, Yae Sakura couldn't help but show a strong sense of vigilance.

"Don't worry~"

With her hands behind her back, Alicia smiled and said, "I have no intention of fighting. I just wanted to meet you two."

"who are you?"

Yae Sakura did not let down her guard because of Alicia's actions. She had already placed her hand on the sword at her waist.

Once she discovered that Alicia was behaving abnormally, she would definitely launch a thunderous attack.

"Alisa, a——"

Looking at Higyokumaru with tender eyes, Alicia chuckled and said, "She is a contemporary of hers."

"Contemporary with Higyokumaru?"

Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly. Yaezakura didn't look at Feiyumaru, but continued to ask: "Is this why you covet her?"

"Covet?"

Ailicia tilted her head slightly, looking at a loss.

"Don't act stupid!"

Seeing that Alicia actually asked her a question, Yae Sakura took an offensive stance and said, "The Jizo spirit should be in Theresa's hands, but why did you come in?"

"because……"

Reaching out and scratching her cheek, Alicia looked a little embarrassed and said, "I guess I'm quite free."

The main reason is that, although she has extremely rich combat experience, she is a talented player.

Therefore, if she teaches others, the person being taught will only feel frustrated and confused.

So during the day, she is naturally the one with the most free time.

Unless someone is having a bad day, generally speaking, no one would ask her for training.

"idle……?"

Seeing that the embarrassment on Alicia's face did not seem fake, Yaesakura's expression became subtle.

"Oh!"

With a look of sudden realization, Alicia smiled and said, "Are you worried about Theresa?"

"That guy did say that you would have strange feelings towards Theresa because of Kallen's situation."

"Well...it's my problem. I should first tell you that Theresa is not in danger."

After saying that, she gave Yaezakura a look full of apology.

"Theresa is fine...can you prove it?"

As she said this, Yaezakura put away her offensive stance, but she still left room for defensive counterattack.

If Alicia dared to launch a sneak attack, she would still be subject to her attack.

"Shall I ask Theresa to come in later?"

——It’s really leak-proof.

Facing Yaesakura's defensive posture, Alicia couldn't help but admire her secretly.

Originally, she wanted to catch Yae Sakura by surprise, suppress her, and then let her go to show her goodwill.

However, the fighting ability displayed by Yaesakura was definitely not something she could successfully launch by a sneak attack.

So... didn't Theresa say that Yaezakura should be friendly?

Of course, if it was the Yaezakura that Theresa described, she wouldn't have to do this.

but now--

So... who made Yaezakura become like this?

"no need."

Shaking her head slightly, Yaezakura said to Alicia, "Since you said you and Hiyomaru are from the same era, then please tell me, how old are you?"

"What kind of existence is it?"

"Ala……"

Facing Yaesakura's question, Alicia couldn't help but reveal a distressed look.

"Although the person asking is a beautiful and dashing girl, it's still a little sad to have my age mentioned."

"answer."

"...Fifty thousand years."

Seeing Yaesakura being so tough, Alicia hesitated for a moment, but still gave an answer.

"Answer the next question."

"He was a data body before, but now he is a normal human being."

"Fifty thousand years old is hardly normal."

Vigilance returned to her purple eyes as Yaezakura said, "And transforming from a data form into a human being, this is also the power of the Herrscher, right?"

"Not."

Shaking her head, Alicia said calmly, "That is a power even more powerful than that of the Herrscher."

"Honestly, even someone as optimistic as me never considered the possibility of my resurrection."

"resurrection?"

Seeing Alicia speak so frankly, Yaesakura's cute fox ears trembled slightly, and her eyes flashed with thought.

"Speaking of -"

With a faint smile, Alicia said, "Whether it's what he told me about you or what Theresa said about you, you don't seem to be the type who is good at thinking."

"So, because of Kallen, love has brought out your extraordinary mind?"

After she finished speaking, her eyes were full of playful emotions.

however--

"Please don't insult the relationship between me and Kallen. It's not love."

While making such a cold sound, Yaezakura seemed to be about to draw her katana, as if she had suffered a great insult.

"insult?"

Frowning slightly, Alicia said with a puzzled look on her face: "I used the word love to describe it, so it shouldn't be insulting, right?"

"and--"

Pursing her lips, she quickly added, "No matter what the relationship between you is, I respect it very much and have no intention of insulting it."

"I'm sorry...I lost my temper."

Seeing that Alicia was sincere, Yaezakura gave up her attacking stance.

"It seems that the definition of 'love' has changed in the past fifty thousand years, or perhaps it has changed in the past five hundred years?"

"what?"

Hearing Yaezakura say this, Alicia was stunned for a moment.

After a few seconds, she asked weakly, "The meaning of 'love' should have remained unchanged from the beginning to the end, right?"

"Ok?"

"Excuse me--"

With a strange look on her face, Alicia asked, "Where did you get the definition of 'love'?"

"A mysterious blond man there."

As if realizing something, Yaezakura didn't wait for Alicia to ask any more questions before she said bluntly, "He told me that describing same-sex relationships as love is an insult to the pure feelings between us!"

"So from the beginning to the end, I never had such feelings for Kallen."

"The mysterious blond man..."

Hearing this answer, the corners of Alicia's mouth twitched slightly.

"Is it really him who interfered?"

Then, without waiting for Yaezakura to ask, she asked again: "Then I would like to ask again, what does Miss Kallen think of you?"

"A friend of life and death, right?"

With an uncertain tone, Yaezakura said seriously: "My feelings for her should be equal, and that's how I view her."

She vaguely understood that she seemed to have been fooled by the mysterious blond man.

But after all these years, the essence of her feelings for Kallen has not changed.

and so--

“So it turned out to be like this?”

With a look of enlightenment, Alicia couldn't help but murmur, "It seems that the existence that replaced Otto has changed the relationship between them."

Of course, she didn't feel sorry, she even felt quite fortunate.

After all, even if "Otto" hadn't changed the relationship between Yae Sakura and Kallen, the hateful guy Luo Hong would definitely have changed!

So instead of "changing" it, it would be better if such a relationship didn't exist in the first place!

"Ok?"

Unable to hear what Alicia was saying, Yaezakura couldn't help but ask, "So, Miss Ali, could you please tell me the whole story?"

After this series of exchanges, she tentatively believed that Alicia had no ill intentions, so she put away her defensive stance.

"of course can."

Nodding, Alicia chuckled and said, "Instead, even if you don't ask me, I will tell you."

This was at least a fun thing, so she naturally wanted to see what kind of expression Yaesakura would have when she knew the truth.

and--

"Speaking of which..."