Night World Players

Chapter 138 Farewell Dinner (Two in One)

Fanxing University, west campus, dormitory area.

After more than a month, Last returned to his dormitory after a long absence.

It’s strange to say - if it were in the previous life, college students would spend at least half of their entire college life in the dormitory.

However, for the students of Star University... especially the night travelers who are not responsible for research and logistics, but are on long-term missions to conquer the night world, it is normal for them to not be able to return to the dormitory for ten days or half a month.

Rather than a home where they could live and work in peace and contentment, the academy was more like a safe zone or town in a role-playing game.

Only at the end of each mission will you need to prepare and recuperate, forge weapons, replenish consumables, and recruit new teammates...

Once the repairs are completed, you will soon embark on a new journey.

The wooden door of the dormitory was covered with dust because it had not been used for a long time. Last squatted down and saw that the iron maple leaf that he had clamped on the crack of the dormitory door before he left had fallen off.

The iron maple leaf, which should have been as hard as steel, was now engraved with a tiny silver-white thorn mark.

This is the mark left by the rapier on the Iron Maple Leaf. It is at least a weapon of the Heraldry level... and the skill of the user of this rapier is very superb. It is clearly a collision between metals, but apart from the tiny puncture mark, there is not a single unnecessary mark left.

Among the people that Last knew at Starry University, there was only one rapier user with such superb sword skills.

"Hiltina?"

Rast pushed the door open and the wooden door creaked open.

The air was filled with the nostalgic scent of violet hair.

What came into view was a room dyed red by the setting sun, and a girl sitting by the window with her knees crossed, waiting quietly.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the window and fell on her delicate and flawless cheeks, and her long chestnut hair, which was carefully braided into a princess braid, reflected the light slightly.

Hiltina was sitting on the bay window, gazing at the sky outside with her light brown eyes. The sunset glow reflected in her pupils, as brilliant as a sea of stars.

Time seems to have stopped at this moment. This scene under the sunset is so beautiful that it looks like a still oil painting.

If we ignore the burden on Hiltina's shoulders...

A ferret was wiping its eyes with its tail and mumbling something.

"I've been hungry for more than a month. I'm almost starving..."

"Before I starved to death, I actually saw two long-lost meal tickets appear at the same time. How could I have such a dream?"

"Or is this not a dream, but a hallucination before I go to see my great-grandmother... just like the story of the little match girl that Luster once told me?"

It rubbed its eyes with its little paws, and a hungry light burst out from its ruby-like pupils. It pounced towards Rast like a hungry wolf.

From Shiltina's shoulder, he jumped onto Last's head.

Then, after sensing Last's familiar soul breath, and feeling that his sequence long steps, which had been sluggish for a long time and even began to regress, had grown again because of feeling the shining, pure and shining soul of humans, Dean Yin's expression suddenly changed from hungry to Buddhist.

Sure enough, the best delicacy in the world is what you eat when you are almost starving.

Really, later on, I never had a meal as good as that night, nor did I see meal tickets like that night again - Dean Yin.

……

On the other side, feeling the weight of the furry creature above his head, Last ignored Dean Yin's playfulness.

This guy's specialty is malicious cuteness. Even though his age has become one of the top ten unsolved mysteries of Fanxing University, he always likes to disguise himself like an underage ferret... Both he and Hiltina have long been accustomed to it.

He waved to Xiltina: "Long time no see."

"Well, it's been a long time since we last met..."

"Although it's only been about two months in reality, you and I have both entered the Night World during this period, so the actual time we've experienced is almost a year, right?"

As she spoke, Hiltina jumped down from the bay window.

At this moment, she was not wearing her usual red and white knight uniform, but had changed into casual clothes.

The pair of red and white knight boots were now neatly placed at the entrance, replaced by white socks.

And Hiltina's temperament was no longer as sharp as when Last first met her in the Deep Blue Harbor... Instead, she looked more peaceful and gentle.

From a majestic female knight, she became a girl living an everyday life in line with her age.

Last was fine... He had only known Hiltina for a short time and was not very clear about the usual temperament of this ghost of strategy. He only felt that there were some changes in Hiltina's temperament compared to her usual temperament.

However, when Dean Yin saw it, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and revealed an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

As someone who had known Hiltina long before she entered Starry University, he could almost be said to have watched this princess grow up...

In Dean Yin's impression, no matter what kind of big shot she faced, what difficulties and obstacles she faced, or the doubts and criticisms from outsiders... Hiltina was never willing to change herself.

She is like a rapier unsheathed, sharp and hard as iron... She never bends and never compromises, and will only keep going in the direction she firmly believes in until the moment when the sword breaks and shatters into pieces.

The scene before her eyes was the first time that Hiltina had undergone such a drastic change.

Or, to be more precise, it was not Hiltina who had changed.

Instead, in order to consider the feelings of others, she took the initiative to restrain her unstoppable edge, not wanting to make people around her feel disgusted because of her pride.

only for--

The young man in front of me.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this guy..."

Dean Yin muttered a few words in a low voice, but no one noticed.

……

"I heard from Dean Agatha that something happened with Senior Ingrid."

"The military, the governing bureau, and even the entire imperial capital's top brass have all fallen into turmoil. At least more than one-third of the nobles have been affected."

Last asked: "Hiltina, you must have been busy investigating all this recently. How come you have time to come visit me?"

It was impossible for Last to have never heard of such a devastating earthquake in the imperial capital.

However, at this moment, he had put all his energy into the upcoming strategy of the Echoes of the Epoch, and he could not be distracted at all... so he only understood it. Perhaps he would have to wait until the Echoes of the Epoch was completely over before Last could pay attention to the affairs of the present world.

"It's a temporary break. Let's come back and reorganize."

Xiltina rubbed her delicate brows helplessly: "There are too many things involved, it is impossible to end it quickly in a short time."

"This is just a temporary calm. Soon, those nobles will most likely launch a final counterattack."

"Let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about your things..."

As she spoke, she turned her gaze back to Laster, "I heard from Dean Yin about the matter between Senior Sister Axia and the Echo of the Epoch when I returned to school this time."

"Although no one can predict the hidden rules of the night world, no matter what... President Axia is trapped in the remnants of history, which is related to Ophelia's request."

"She is my half sister after all, so I cannot escape responsibility for this."

Xiltina looked at Rast: "So, do you need my help?"

"Although we can't form a team in the Echoes of the Epoch, it shouldn't be impossible to use the tracking crystal to follow you into the same Echoes of the History, just like Senior Axia did back then."

There was a serious light flashing in Hiltina's light brown eyes.

She looked at Rast, quietly waiting for his answer.

And Rast also knew Hiltina's personality very well——

This proud female knight has always been a person of firm principles.

As long as I speak up, even if Hiltina has other important tasks to deal with at the moment, she will definitely cancel all arrangements and follow me into the Echoes of the Era.

And the participation of Hiltina will definitely be a great help to him.

If Last's perception was correct, then the girl with long chestnut hair in front of him should have successfully broken through to the fifth level during the time when the two had not met.

This speed of advancement is in no way inferior to my own, who is advancing like a rocket.

Combined with Hiltina's super-standard "Infinite Sword" Night Blade, even without activating the "True Name Liberation", she already has enough capital to fight against ordinary sixth-order extraordinary people under normal circumstances.

Even Rast could guess that Hiltina's development of the "Infinite Sword" Night Blade might have gone a step further.

Based on the technique of "Real Name Liberation", higher-level advanced abilities have been developed.

Under the premise of using this higher-level ability, Shiltina possesses extremely terrifying anti-military lethality... Against extraordinary people below the sixth level, it will be almost a crushing existence.

The unreasonable group killing capability is exactly what Rast lacks the most in his ability system at the moment.

After all, excluding the Forbidden Weapon, a trump card that can only be used as a one-time trump card, Last's actual rank is only the fourth rank.

But in the end—

After a moment's thought, Rast shook his head.

"Thank you, but no need."

"If the hidden rules of the night world go wrong again and you, Hiltina, end up in the same situation as Axia, that would be troublesome."

He smiled, his eyes looking somewhat distant.

Although he was looking at the chestnut-haired princess in front of him, Last's gaze seemed to be focused on someplace farther away.

"Moreover - this is a cause and effect that I personally started, and this is also a fairy tale that I personally wrote."

"Then, it is natural for me to write a complete ending for it."

After listening to Rast's answer, Hiltina stared at him carefully for a long time.

After confirming that Rast's answer was not fake but a decision truly from the heart, she nodded to show that she understood Rast's intentions.

Hiltina is not the kind of person who is indecisive. Once she makes a decision, she will never waver, let alone doubt or deny herself.

And she also knew that Rast was not the kind of person who would change his opinion just because of other people's ideas.

They are both extremely self-centered, but it is precisely because of this self-centeredness that Hiltina and Rast can become close friends.

Therefore, when Laster really made a decision, any further persuasion or obstruction would be nothing but pure internal friction and a meaningless waste of time.

All she could do was to support Rast's decision as a friend... and then pray for him and wait for his safe return.

"I understand."

"Well, before you board the military train to the Arcana Tower and enter the Echoes of the Epoch, come and taste my cooking."

Xiltina smiled and walked towards the kitchen: "After all, before leaving, there must be a farewell dinner, right? It can be regarded as a way to express my gratitude."

She stared at the sky blue emblem on her palm. This was the rapier emblem that Hiltina was currently using, and it was also the last gift that Fran left for Hiltina.

"Even though it's a little late... I'm really happy that I can finally reconcile with Fran."

Rast was slightly stunned: "You can also cook?"

“Hmm…” Hiltina nodded gently. “When I was very young, still living in the forest ranger family in Qiuye Territory and not yet addressed as a princess by others, my mother taught me how to cook.”

"Mother said that she conquered father's stomach and heart with one meal."

"Although my parents later took completely different paths and even died together...but my mother has said more than once that she has never regretted meeting my father."

“When my mother taught me how to cook, the smile she showed when she recalled the past with my father was definitely not fake.”

She skillfully fiddled with the ingredients she had already bought in the kitchen: "Today, cooking has become one of the few hobbies in my life besides swordsmanship."

As she spoke, the corners of Xiltina's mouth curved up: "Back when we were in Deep Blue Harbor, the taste of the egg fried rice you treated me to has always been engraved in my mind."

"And this meal will be regarded as a commemoration of our first meeting in Deep Blue Harbor... and as my return gift."

In the curls of smoke rising from the chimney.

Late at night……

(End of this chapter)