After being reborn, I was turned into a slave girl by a princess.

"Su-Ling, are you alright? I'm here to keep you company."

"N-nothing... I'm just... suddenly a little..."

"It's okay, I was a little scared when I saw those monsters too."

……

As a young girl, the fear of cylindrical objects stems from instinct.

Although Lonnie was a boy, she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when she saw the headhunter bats...

Therefore, Lonnie had no intention of mocking Su Ling at all. On the contrary, she found the pink-haired girl's trembling appearance to be very cute and adorable.

"Hehe, Su Ling, don't be afraid, pat pat."

"Xiao Luo."

"It's alright, Su Ling, we're all on the ship. Besides, don't let Elusia's cunning fool you, she's actually quite capable."

"Ugh... cunning?"

"Ah, it means she's full of clever ideas. And Senior Yicheng is really amazing, I heard... she's the student council leader, right? So she's really impressive!"

"Um……"

With Lonnie's concern, Su Ling's expression softened considerably.

Her eyes were no longer filled with fear; instead, she moved her body close to Lonnie with ease.

"Well, Lonely is still the best."

"what?"

"Gentle and considerate, she's truly an all-around maid!"

"Waaah..."

It would have been better if Zhou Suling hadn't brought it up, because Lornish blushed a little as soon as she did.

After all, speaking of which...

It's one thing for me to get close to Elusia as a girl... after all, Elusia knows about my past as a boy, so it's not exactly deception.

But Su-ling doesn't know that.

She only opened up to him so easily because she thought of herself as a girl.

They see themselves as friends, as someone they can confide in.

But is it permissible to hide or deceive from friends?

Thinking about this, Lornish's feelings became somewhat complicated... which manifested on her face as an indescribable sense of loss.

"Huh? Lonely-chan, what's wrong?"

"N-nothing."

Lonnie shook her head to indicate that she was alright, but Su Ling misunderstood Lonnie's hesitation as something else entirely.

"Ah, I see. I misspoke earlier, Lonnie-chan. You don't just want to be a maid, do you?"

"what?"

"Xiao Luo really likes Elusia, so he wants to be her concubine and stay by her side, right?"

"Wow!"

Lonnie tried to shake her head in protest, but the more she tried, the more her cheeks felt like they'd been scalded with a hot towel, and her ears turned bright red.

There is no doubt that I want to marry Elusia.

However, even if they were to get married, there should be a distinction between the dominant and submissive roles... And now, even if Lonnie had a thousand times the courage, she didn't think she could overpower the cunning girl.

So all she could do was obediently let Elusia push her onto the bed like a concubine.

"Waaah..."

"Hey, Xiao Luo, did I say something wrong?"

"No, let's not talk about this."

The silver-haired girl blushed and shook her head. Luckily, Elusia wasn't around, otherwise she would have taken this opportunity to tease her again.

"Hmm, what should I say? Oh right, let's talk about some things from the past."

"Things from the past?"

"Hehe, Little Luo probably doesn't know, but I was incredibly brave when I was little!"

"what?"

"He's always running around, and he even once sneaked into the school's slime farm and caught a slime!"

"This...this is stealing, isn't it?"

"Ugh! Lonely girl, I'm not that bad... because the slime farm at school is run by my family, so it doesn't count as stealing."

The pink-haired girl pouted as she spoke.

"what?"

"So, I wanted to catch a slime to make soup for my grandma! But when I got to the pot, I failed."

"Is it because it's too smooth to cut?"

At the hot pot restaurant, Lonnie also ate slime... This animal is probably a close relative of jellyfish, and it is rich in collagen, making it very delicious.

"It's because they're so cute that I can't bear to kill them."

"what?"

"She always looked at me pitifully, trying desperately to jump out of the bucket, desperate to survive. So, in the end, I didn't kill her, did I?"

"Hmm, this feels like something Su-Ling would do."

Lornish wasn't surprised at all. In fact, if she encountered cute kittens and puppies, she wouldn't be willing to make dog meat hot pot.

"But I usually enjoy eating slime jelly, don't I?"

"what……"

"So I'm wondering if I'm a hypocrite? Even if I put that slime back, it'll probably end up as jelly someday, right?"

"This kind of thing..."

As we grow from children to adults, we always lose something.

Perhaps it's innocence, or perhaps it's a hidden beauty deep in one's heart.

Even if smiles aren't forced into numbness, there are always too many things piling up in the heart, hindering people's progress in a kind of shackle.

Lonnie opened her mouth, about to say something to comfort her.

But Su Ling shook her head and said, "Later, it was Grandma who comforted me."

"what."

"Grandma said that because I consumed the slime's share of energy, I should also live well, taking its share with me."

"!"

"There's nothing shameful about fighting to survive like this."

Su Ling smiled slightly and said so.

Chapter 30 Miss Yicheng's Past

After a bumpy ride, the attack, which lasted all night, finally came to an end.

Elusia did not take any overly aggressive measures, but simply raised the height of the ship, forcing the Headbats to abandon the hull.

After all, the air is thinner and the temperature is colder at high altitudes. And although headhunters are monsters, they cannot escape the basic laws governing carbon-based life forms.

……

"Captain Elusia, I never expected you to act so decisively. It has truly broadened my horizons."

"Hmph, of course, after all, I am a young lady, so of course I won't lose my composure."

……

While Elusia's method was effective, it also came at a price.

Traveling at high altitudes requires the magic ship to consume significantly more energy than usual… The ship's original energy reserves were sufficient for a round trip, but upon arriving at the Boundless Science Station, there probably won't be much left.

Moreover, the temperature inside the ship became slightly chilly, and the oxygen became thin. Left with no other choice, Elusia activated the Wind Crystal and Fire Crystal.

……

"Lonnies, are you cold?"

"Huh, no, it's not cold!"

Lonnies was somewhat flattered by Elusia's sudden kindness.

"If it's not cold, tidy up the bedding on the bed and let Zhou Suling go and rest for a while."

"what?"

"She's never been through such cold weather before, and she's starting to feel the strain."

"No, it's okay, Su-ling doesn't feel cold...not at all...ah!"

……

Despite saying that, just to be on the safe side, Su Ling was still carried to the bed by Lonnie... With the help of the sheets and plush toys, Su Ling's complexion improved a lot.

However, this left only Lonnie as a maid on the ship.

It's daytime now, so Elusia is steering the boat. Besides taking care of Su Ling, Lonnies has discovered something very strange...

That is, although Senior Yicheng can lie on the ground and bark like a dog, she can also say some very strange things.

However, she herself is a very self-disciplined person.