Mischievous Lolita in the Doll

"I'm sorry," the mermaid apologized in a completely emotionless voice, then continued, "The person you saw with the umbrella today... he seemed somewhat familiar to me."

familiar?

Mir stopped eating and looked up in confusion, only to see the ceiling.

"Do you know him?" Mil asked doubtfully.

“I forgot,” the mermaid replied once again, much to her annoyance.

Chapter 181 Mir's Painting

At night, Xia Ye tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. Perhaps it was because of the change of environment, or perhaps it was because she felt a little awkward staying at someone else's house for the first time.

Xia Ye had only met Eileen a few times, but she had always seen her as a strong, independent woman. Seeing her as a housewife today made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Feeling the urge to urinate, Xia Ye got up, put on her clothes, and went to the toilet. It was still a bit cold on a rainy day, and the rain outside kept pouring down without any sign of stopping.

Having been there once before, Xia Ye knew where the toilet was. The large house still made Xia Ye feel a little scared at night, after all, she had been frightened by her mother with things like "mountain ghosts" and "ghost walls" since she was a child.

After carefully using the restroom, Xia Ye noticed a pink sign hanging on the door of one of the rooms that read "Little Cutie's Room".

Xia Ye could barely make out these words.

Xia Ye was too reserved before, and although she noticed the door to this room, she didn't look at what was written on it. She didn't even know that it was Eileen and Mir's room.

It looks like this door must be the child's room.

Thinking about this, Xia Ye felt a little ashamed. Even though Eileen had been very good to her, she had bullied that cute child before and almost became a pedophile.

But she couldn't resist her curiosity, so she put her hand on the doorknob and twisted it, and the door opened.

Meanwhile, in Eileen's room, Eileen opened her eyes, moved the little feet that Mir had stretched out onto her face, straightened her sleeping position, and then covered her with the blanket and hugged her.

Eileen used her powers to bring Mil to her side as soon as she fell asleep. She didn't feel comfortable letting the child sleep alone, especially since she was sleeping in her original form.

However, it seems that the little girl named Xia Ye went into Mir's room. What does she want to do? Eileen closed her eyes and used her mental power to investigate.

She was afraid that Xia Ye might do something bad with her daughter's clothes or other belongings, since her daughter smelled so good and could easily make people seduce her.

Xia Ye was stunned by the scene before her. It was the first time she had ever seen a real "princess room". The furnishings of the room made it clear at a glance that its owner was a cute little girl. Various plush toys were neatly arranged, the wallpaper was light blue, and there were two large plush toys lying on the pink princess bed, which looked like they had been used as cushions.

Xia Ye slowly walked over. She didn't touch anything there, knowing it would be impolite. She simply helped arrange the dolls and then prepared to leave.

Just as she was about to leave, Xia Ye noticed that a drawer on the bedside table was half open. Although she knew it was inappropriate, she couldn't resist her curiosity and opened it.

It was empty inside, with not much stuff, just a children's drawing book and a few crayons and colored pencils.

Xia Ye was very curious about this; she wanted to know what the girl had drawn.

Turning to the first page, you see a little figure that looks angry. It's clearly a simple drawing of Eileen, and it's quite good for a child of this age.

But this painting is deliberately depicted as a little monster, clearly an attempt to uglify Eileen's image.

Eileen, who used her mental powers to explore the past, clearly noticed the painting as well. She glared at Mil, who was grabbing her finger and putting it in her mouth, and then pinched her little face and bottom as revenge.

Eileen usually doesn't use her mental powers to check a child's privacy, so she didn't know what Mir had secretly drawn.

Well... I generally don't look into my child's privacy, since peeking into a child's privacy is something every parent can't resist.

Now Eileen is also curious about what Mill has drawn.

Xia Ye couldn't help but smile when she saw the painting. It seemed that the headmaster had given this child quite a few scoldings for her mischievousness.

She then turned to the second page, which contained many simple line drawings of little figures. Xia Ye only recognized Eileen and the little girl Eileen was holding, with a doll-like boy added at the end. She hadn't seen the others before; presumably, they were the child's family.

After that, there was nothing left to look for. After looking at these two heartwarming paintings, Xia Ye couldn't quite describe her feelings. She felt fortunate that the child had such a warm family, but also felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She didn't linger any longer, turned off the lights and closed the door, and went back to prepare for bed.

Seeing that Xia Ye didn't do anything else, Eileen withdrew her spiritual power that had been spying on her. She had been thinking that if this girl dared to touch her daughter's personal clothing or anything like that, she would be in for a world of hurt.

Eileen is just that realistic. You're welcome to be a guest, but if you have designs on my daughter, that's a capital offense!

However, those two simple drawings still warmed Eileen's heart. She remembered that she had bought the sketchbook and colored pencils for the child last year, but there were only two drawings in it. The second one must have been drawn not long ago, so it meant that she had occupied the most important place in the child's heart before that... even though the image in the drawing wasn't very good.

Just as she was thinking about this, the girl in Eileen's arms started to move around again, muttering something in her sleep. Eileen quickly patted her back to soothe her.

Xia Ye, after returning home, still couldn't fall asleep immediately. She started thinking about all sorts of things, such as the girl who was a princess, her upcoming competition, and what to do after winning the competition and participating in the ruins exploration.

When she realized she had been thinking for a long time, she began to panic, which made it even harder for her to fall asleep. But as time went by and she didn't try to suppress her sleepiness, she eventually drifted off.

After Xia Ye had fallen completely asleep, Eileen suddenly appeared in her room without warning, looking at her sleeping face.

“Let me see what secrets you have…” Eileen said, then touched Xia Ye’s forehead with her right hand.

Eileen is not a sensory-type ability user, so her sensory abilities are very poor, but she carries a magical item that helps her senses.

As white magic emanated from Eileen's right hand, the headdress she wore even while sleeping seemed to become crystalline.

These headdresses are incredibly powerful. They can enhance Irene's perception, which was previously poor, to the point where she can perceive the entire city. Back when Irene wasn't as assertive, she had to beg and plead for a long time before Kiana helped her snatch them.

Three minutes later, Eileen frowned and withdrew her hand; she hadn't sensed anything.

Chapter 182 We can't let this girl go to the ruins.

On the playground of Meichuxi Academy, the students' emotions were running high, because after a week of competition, the final day had finally arrived. The competition would come to an end on this day, and the top one hundred would have the opportunity to enter the ruins for training, and they could also take a portion of the spoils of war.

"Behold my great shark arm!" With this roar, a burly man covered in tattoos punched forward, sending a huge aquatic shark flying.

This burly man was clearly an elite from another academy. His race and his domineering water-based abilities allowed him to advance smoothly to the top four, but obviously not everyone could do anything about him.

Before him, Mil surrounded his arms with magic, and his usually carefree face became serious for once. What supported him was none other than the reward for winning—tens of thousands of Mira!

This punch, brimming with conviction, shattered the ferocious shark to pieces.

"Impossible!" The burly man behind the shark stared wide-eyed. He couldn't believe that his killing move had been so easily countered by a single punch, even though the opponent wasn't bald!

Mir didn't give him another chance to make a move. He accelerated and punched the burly man in the chin, knocking him unconscious almost immediately.

He vaguely saw the back of the incredibly strong boy as he left, and the referee's announcement of the opponent's victory.

Before losing consciousness, he vaguely heard the boy's weary words amidst the applause: "The moment you uttered the word 'impossible,' you had already lost..."

"We'll have a 30-minute halftime break, then the final." As Xiao Lu announced this, the audience, who had been clapping, began to murmur—they were going to buy popcorn and drinks before watching the final.

In the highest stands, Love stroked his white goatee and chuckled, saying to Eileen, "This kid has the same style you had back in the day."

Hearing this, Eileen's face darkened; she wasn't this cheeky back then.

The burly man who looked like a red gorilla glanced at Eileen and said, "Do you really want these young people to go to that ruin? We can't even be sure how deep it is there."

Before Eileen could answer, the blue-haired youth chuckled dismissively: "When has this guy ever been normal?"

Eileen glared at the blue-haired youth with displeasure and said, "As long as we protect them, there won't be any major problems. We can't continue to nurture hothouse flowers. Standin's actions last time made me feel something was wrong... Kiana's intuition also sensed something."

Upon hearing Kiana's name, the group fell silent for a moment. After a while, a fat man broke the silence with a laugh:

"What was the meaning of the image you received last time?"

"What do you mean?" Eileen didn't understand what the fat man meant.

"I mean, what do those three words mean?" Although the question was serious, the fat man's expression and tone were anything but.

But no one paid attention to his behavior, or perhaps they deliberately ignored him. They began to seriously consider the information in the fat man's words.

“I don’t know either. The three characters are written in Old Roman script, and I’m not very familiar with that ancient language,” Eileen said, shaking her head.

“No matter what, involving the word ‘God’ is still too dangerous.” A blonde beauty who looked like a gentle older sister stepped forward. She was the last person to speak. “Eileen, you’ve taken too much of a risk this time.”

Eileen didn't continue. She pondered for a while, but the more she thought about it, the more agitated she became: "What do you think we should do? Even Kiana's intuition senses that the world is turning sour. The children need the experience of bloodshed; practical training alone isn't enough. Are we supposed to start a war to give them that opportunity? The decision is yours. Stop bothering me!"

Hearing Eileen's words, the others all frowned. From some perspectives, Eileen was indeed right...

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, the fat man quickly waved his hand to smooth things over: "We can't really say who's wrong in this kind of thing, can we? In that case, let's do as Eileen says. If something really is going to revive, we can't let the children be caught off guard, can we?"

“Many people will surely die,” Love said worriedly. “After all, it might be a relic from the Age of Gods.”

“This time I agree with Eileen.”

Everyone looked at the blue-haired youth who had spoken with surprise, even though he had always been at odds with Eileen.

Ignoring their gazes, the blue-haired youth continued, "Don't forget that someone has interfered with this competition, right under our noses. I suspect it's Standin."

Upon hearing this name, the expressions of the group turned sour; the owner of this name had brought far too much suffering to that era.

"I remember that guy almost..."

“That’s why I suspect something’s fishy!” The blue-haired youth interrupted the red-haired gorilla. “His goal has always been that, but his sudden activity lately is very strange. He must have tampered with that girl. I remember she was in the top 100, right? We can’t let her into the ruins!”

Eileen nodded; she wasn't someone who didn't understand the bigger picture... she should.

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Mir had already returned to the lounge, where everyone cheered when they saw him come back.

Summer night handed him a bottle of drink, which Mil accepted without hesitation and drank in one gulp.

Xia Ye's mood is not as tense as it was a few days ago. After several matches, she finally found that once she stepped onto the field and started fighting, she no longer cared about the audience. In various matches, she discovered the strength of mysterious ability users - sneaking up on people.

"I might not be strong in direct hand-to-hand combat, but I can still kill you even if you're within my sight." Following this thought, Xia Ye discovered that she had become very strong, which made her extremely happy.

Unfortunately, she lost to the weather shortly after advancing to the top 100. She personally endured a powerful laser beam from a certain elf's forehead. If she hadn't closed her eyes quickly, she might have been blind for three days like Carlo.

Thinking back to what happened, Xia Ye felt a little scared. Indeed, the power of science should not be underestimated (this has gone beyond science).

But do the top 100 have a chance to enter that dangerous ruin?

Xia Ye glanced at the notebook with its cover torn off in her pocket.

Is she really going to do something so dangerous? Why do I feel a little excited about it? Is she not normal either?

Unaware of Xia Ye's unusual behavior, Mir and his friends started chatting and joking around.

"The next match is the final, right? I remember your opponent is..." Carlo looked at Grey, who was also surrounded by her teammates cheering her on.

These two incredibly strong monsters won all the way to the finals, what's going on?

Chapter 183 Mill vs. Gray

"After a week of competition, we have finally reached the final showdown. We have faced many challenges this week..."

Xiao Lu skillfully dodged the continuous stream of objects thrown from the audience, and during this time delivered a speech that consisted of five full pages of script.