Chapter 400: Why is the Sword Princess Angry?

Chapter 400: Why is the Sword Princess Angry?

“Observer, why don’t you just apologize?”

During a battle at a large mercury resource point, Deya stepped back to Ashe’s side and whispered to him while they had a brief respite from fighting the Overlord Foxlamp Dragon.

“Even if I wanted to apologize, I need to know what I did wrong,” Ashe said helplessly.

“But if you did nothing wrong, why is she so angry?”

With a mournful cry, the Foxlamp Dragon exploded, dropping three spirits and an Experience Orb. One of the spirits was a two-winged Flow spirit, perfect for replacing Ashe’s one-winged Flow. The two-winged Moon Threads spirit and the light spell orb were both suitable for feeding the Sword Princess.

As Ashe handed over the spirits and the orb, Sonya snatched them from his hand instantly, as if she didn’t want to have even a moment of physical contact with him.

Deya watched from the side, shaking her head repeatedly with a ‘See, I told you’ expression, covering her mouth in schadenfreude until the Sword Princess glanced over, at which point she turned to scavenge for resources.

Ashe was equally at a loss-he had no idea what had happened!

Tonight, the Sword Princess was acting very strangely, treating him with extreme hostility. Even when they first met, she wasn’t this bad. But Ashe couldn’t recall doing anything to offend her. He hadn’t succeeded in scolding her the night before, and they didn’t even log in last night. So why had the Sword Princess suddenly turned into the Extreme Sword Princess Overlord Lord tonight?

Ashe thought about it seriously. He hadn’t drawn any special event cards for the Sword Princess recently, so it couldn’t be his fault. It had to be something in the Sword Princess’s own storyline.

Could it be that the TV drama the Sword Princess was filming had received terrible reviews, and her character was being trashed?

Or had she lost in a competition and been mercilessly mocked by the Anti-Sword Princess Alliance?

Or maybe a classmate had betrayed her, and there was an infiltrator in the Stretch Paw Club?

It could also be due to her physiological cycle...

There were too many possibilities for Ashe to figure out. He thought for a moment and walked over to Sonya under Deya’s reverent gaze. “Sword Princess, I need to talk to you.”

“Talk,” Sonya said, still sifting through mercury materials.

“Even though I don’t know why you’re in a bad mood, taking it out on others isn’t a good thing, you know.”

Sonya looked up at him. “Do you mean taking out my anger on those who have nothing to do with it?”

“Exactly.”

“Well, then I’m not taking out my anger.”

Deya struggled to hold back her laughter, while Ashe, looking frustrated, went to collect the Mercury Essence.

They were currently in the Star Shrine phase, and Ashe had previously obtained the Star Shrine map from Demilo. This allowed them to explore the Time Continent as if they had a complete map. Usually, the commander’s map couldn’t be saved and could only be used on the night the commander was defeated. However, the virtual realm map had a memory function, turning a single-use item into an infinite-use one, allowing Ashe and his team to enjoy a well-planned sightseeing tour.

Ashe didn’t blindly choose virtual realm locations with special mechanisms. Those places were widely scattered and had inconsistent rewards. For example, the Amnesia Cabin wasn’t very profitable even without the Empress Heroic Soul issue. Similarly, while Ashe benefited from the Legendary Library, the Witch didn’t get anything—mainly because the Witch was too greedy.

In comparison, scavenging resources to upgrade the Alchemy Throne was far more critical. Concentrating spellforce was always a guaranteed improvement, not to mention that scavenging resources often yielded spirits and Experience Orbs. Thus, Ashe devised a route that passed through many rare resource points, hoping to significantly upgrade the Alchemy Throne by the end of the night.

After Ashe and his team finished scavenging the fifth resource point, he noticed on the map that a heroic soul legion was approaching.

It was still the Star Shrine phase, and it was the Spider Tower legion’s turn to move. There was no way the Empress’s commander legion could chase them down. Ashe didn’t pay much attention, driving around to the next resource point.

Ashe dashed here and there but didn’t catch a single spirit, feeling like a pampered young master chasing women, only to be easily dodged. Was this going to be his turn to get nothing?

Taking a deep breath, Ashe remembered that the spirits here loved to sing. He should capture them by following the sound. Sound, sound, sound...

It’s over here!

Ashe leaped precisely towards the source of the sound, only to collide with someone and tumble onto the grass. Looking up, he saw the Sword Princess, who had been in a foul mood all day, sitting on top of him. He gasped, “Sorry, it was an accident—”

“Shh.” Sonya, lying on top of him, covered his mouth. “The Witch isn’t nearby, right?”

“(⊙_⊙)?”

“Hehe.” The village girl laughed. “How was my act today? Convincing?”

“What?” The Cult Leader was taken aback. “Your bad mood today—”

“All an act!” Sonya winked at Ashe. “This way, the Witch will definitely think we’re not getting along, right?”

Why would you do that...? Ashe didn’t need to ask; he already knew the answer.

Just as he could see the cracks in the team, the sword Princess could see them too. While Ashe hadn’t figured out a solution, the sword Princess had come up with hers: since the Witch thought they were too close to be trusted, why not make it seem like they were on bad terms?

Though the method seemed overly simple, it was effective because the Witch was actually a naive and inexperienced girl, perfectly fooled by their act.

“Phew.” Ashe sighed with relief. “I thought—”

“Thought I suddenly started hating you?” Sonya widened her eyes at Ashe, her gaze sparkling, her eyebrows arched, and the corners of her mouth curving like a fox that had snuck a treat.

“Yeah, I thought I must have offended you somehow.”

“You offend me in plenty of ways.”

At this moment, Sonya seemed to realize their position was quite awkward. Blushing, she moved to sit beside him while Ashe also sat up, pondering. “So, should we keep interacting like we did today?”

“What do you think?”

“I think it’s good. It makes things easier for me too—”

“Then I’ll tell the Witch tomorrow that I’ve forgiven you and everything’s back to normal. The effect is already there anyway.”

Ashe glanced at her. Sonya tilted her head. “You aren’t... mad at me, are you?”

“Why would I be mad at you?”

“If it were me, I’d definitely be mad...” Sonya looked down at her fingertips, touching them together. “Actually, I could hardly keep it up just now. I wanted to explain everything to you, but the Witch was always nearby.”

Ashe crossed his arms, looking quite troubled. “Restoring things to normal is fine, but if you plan to attack me like you did earlier, it’s best to wait until the Witch isn’t around—”

“I won’t do it again!”