I'm a fox girl, I took over the job of the Night Demon Queen

"It's so scary, foreseeing the future." Thinking back to the wars in the history of wars that she had read about that could be called miracles, perhaps more than half of them were the work of the Sages of Dawn, and Mary couldn't help but smack her lips.

"It can be said that she is the core figure in the war between humans and demons. Without her ability, perhaps the two races would still be engaged in a war of attrition, and victory would come decades later, or the defense line would be breached and the continent would fall into the hands of the demons. The Dawn Sage, who made such a contribution, has connections in various countries on the continent, and her reputation even surpasses that of the Pope. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is the Shadow Emperor behind the scenes."

"As the country closest to the war zone, the Kingdom of Kalanlo, which almost emptied its national strength in the war, was able to maintain its influence as a great power after the war thanks to the Sage of Dawn. Although she is nominally the Minister of Law and Politics, she is actually the pillar of the country. She can do without Kalanlo, but Kalanlo cannot do without her. For her, suppressing the Duke's death is a piece of cake."

"If what you said is true, then it is understandable, but there are more important things that are not clear."

Why would that person do such a thing?

After coughing twice, even Stella couldn't figure out the problem.

"What follows are all completely irresponsible guesses. Well, although they are just guesses, they feel very close to the truth." After checking again to make sure the doors and windows were closed, Stella leaned forward and moved closer to Mary.

"Could it be possible that Jiang Lan is also a brave survivor?"

"Hey? This..." She screamed in surprise but was immediately covered by Stella's mouth. No matter what, this was too unbelievable...

No, considering all the inconsistencies, this was really possible. Mary became hoarse from the excessive shock.

"In fact, I have been looking for the fox's origins over the years, and even visited the Kingdom of Beasts, but no matter how hard I looked, I could not find any trace of Jiang Lan's existence. It was too clean and it made people suspicious. Were all traces of her eliminated artificially?"

"The last time we met, I also used the deed to Beast King City to test her. At that time, she was interested in the other three, but she didn't even glance at the one for Beast King City. It seems that she can't return to her hometown due to some incident." Stara took another sip of wine and continued to speak.

"More importantly, when you first saw Jiang Lan, she appeared from the direction of the 'Kongmen' decisive battle site."

As expected of Stella, she even found out about the first encounter between Meili and Jiang Lan.

"Although the time doesn't quite match, it's three years after the war, but since she already had three cubs at that time, it's possible that she was living secretly somewhere near the ruins. And in terms of strength, she can easily kill the Wind Sword Master who has entered the Saint level. Maybe Jiang Lan really has the combat power of a hero, and is a genuine hero."

"That's true. In this way, the former hero in the royal capital has sufficient motivation to protect Jiang Lan." With a sigh of relief, Meili accepted the fact that Jiang Lan was an unattainable hero or something.

But even so, doubts still exist, and Stella has other opinions on this matter.

The death of the Duke is a big deal after all. Even with the power of the country, it is difficult to suppress the news and the turmoil caused by his death so thoroughly in such a short time. Just like the war between humans and demons, Isaiah Agnes started responding to this matter a week ago. She must have foreseen this incident, and with the characteristic of her ability to only foresee important events, this might be the key point that will change the course of history.

Even her actions were foreseen. In fact, she didn't want to send Jiang Lan to the Carle Empire at first. Meili felt it was dangerous, so she naturally had her considerations. She wanted to send Jiang Lan to the Central City, which was a neutral zone between the big powers and would not be interfered with by the big powers. The forces of the kingdom could not act rashly there.

That was what she originally thought, but before that, news came that all members of the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce's branch in Central City were expelled and the guild hall was sealed off.

After that, the carriage had to drive north to the Kalel Empire, and the branch members were immediately invited back to the central city.

It was obvious that the Dawn Sage in the royal capital did not want them to enter the central city.

Now, she, Jiang Lan and the three little ones have all been involved in a serious incident.

"It's okay. That's great." Meili finally heard the good news since Jiang Lan left. Although her eyes were red and swollen and her face looked terrible, she smiled so happily and beautifully.

"Yeah, that's great, cheers?" Stella raised her glass.

"cheers!!!"

Mary held the cup heavily, pouring out some of the liquor inside.

Seeing Mary suddenly rejuvenated, Stella couldn't help but smile.

Well, let’s not tell this little girl about this. Let her calm down after being worried for so many days.

Not only Jiang Lan, she also wants to start a new life.

#A chapter full of useful information#

ps: Well, I indeed estimated the word count wrong. This chapter should have more than 7,000 words (covering face). I was so stupid to think that I could finish all of them in one chapter.

So, please look forward to [The Loser's Warming-Up Story (Part 3)]

As long as you don't change your name, the chapters will continue indefinitely. I won't stop, Captain!

This is really the last chapter! You have to believe me! (Funny)

91. The Loser's Warming-Up Stories (Part 3)

The heavy stone hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground, but the loss of my lover's departure still lingers in my heart.

People get drunk even if the wine doesn't make them drunk, let alone Tequila, a strong liquor worth thousands of dollars.

After three rounds of drinks, Mary was already tipsy. She lay limply on the table with a flushed face, which was quite attractive.

"It's just a few dishes, and you're drunk like this." Patting Mary's shoulder, Stella mocked her, not knowing that she was also drunk.

Drunk people always think they are sober.

Then she would say something like this: "I'm not drunk, I think it's you who's drunk, Stella."

"Huh? You're trying to hold on. You obviously can't drink anymore."

"I will never lose to a guy like you!" Mary said and drank another glass.

"Ugh~" and then he vomited.

How lame! "Ugh~" Even while supporting Melistra, she was showing signs of dry heaving.

Just as one person's cough can cause others to feel like coughing, vomiting is also contagious.

And people who see this scene might also want to vomit along with them (laughs).

She couldn't drink the wine, and Stella, who was in a better condition than Mary, tried to drag her to the bed but was slammed open.

"I'm fine. I don't need your help."

"I'm talking to you. Didn't I just bully you last time? Is it necessary for you to be so hostile to me?" I even came all the way here to tell you that Jiang Lan was fine so that you could rest assured.

"It's different~ I lost to you in love, but I can't lose at the drinking table." Mary collapsed on the bed, her belly heaving, and her face puffed up in anger. Although her eyes were still swollen, she did look a little cute.

"Oh? You didn't lose in love either." Under the influence of alcohol, Stella couldn't stand steadily. She fell on the bed and leaned against Mary's side, mumbling.

"In the past, she didn't, but now she can't see Sister Lan at all. Since you are willing to help her this time, she will definitely remember this friendship. Maybe you will marry Sister Lan the next time she sees you." The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. The more she took a step back, the more she felt at a disadvantage. The more she spoke, the more annoyed she became. The more she spoke, the more annoyed she became. Mary punched Stella in the abdomen. "You bad woman took advantage of the situation."

"Ah~" Stella was hit so hard that she had to do sit-ups. She felt like her bile was about to burst out from such a sudden blow.

"That hurts, asshole!"

"Remember to tell me about Sister Lan's recent situation every now and then." Meili said this in a faint voice, her voice so low that if she wasn't lying next to her, she wouldn't have heard it at all.

"If you care so much, you shouldn't be so cruel, idiot." I felt a little sorry for this girl.

"Sure enough, do you also think I'm wrong?"

"No." Stella turned her head towards Meili and sighed. "It is not only correct to exclude the existence of Jiang Lan, a ridiculously strong special individual, but it is also a rational and perfect judgment."

"But this is what makes people feel sorry for her, silly girl." Stella couldn't remember how many times she had called this girl silly today.

Under the circumstances at that time, if Jiang Lan was not a Saint, one of the few hundred in the world, he might have died by now.

Before the incident, neither she nor Meili knew Jiang Lan's strength. They could only consider her as an ordinary single mother. Therefore, it was most important to dissuade Jiang Lan from confronting the Duke's family head-on. At all costs, she had to save her life first.

But, if Jiang Lan could remain indifferent and rational after hearing the news, she would no longer be the same Jiang Lan, so she had to keep it secret no matter what.

And concealing it does not mean giving up on the three little ones. After all, excluding the identity of a hero, Jiang Lan is still the sage of the forest.

The No. 1 in the publishing world, the inestimable treasure of the world's literary community, the Sage of the Forest, who was admired by princesses, queens, and saints, possessed such influence that as long as the news spread that the Sage was a poor single mother and that the child she loved as her life was forcibly taken away by the pedophile Duke of the Kingdom of Kalanlo, overwhelming condemnation would follow. Even the Duke would not be able to withstand such pressure from public opinion.

So on that day, while Mary asked Lawrence to take the three little ones to hide in the deserted house, she also instructed him to contact Stella.

This is the only way to protect Jiang Lan and the three little ones at the same time.

Can......

"Well, actually I hate you. No, to be exact, I am jealous of you."

"Eh? The Honorary Count is jealous of a useless lady like me who can't even control her own destiny."

"Yeah, I'm jealous. I'm jealous to death. I'm so jealous that I feel pity for you." Stella softened her tone after suppressing the urge to cry.

"I am extremely jealous that you can love Jiang Lan to such an extent that you are willing to do anything for her. I like Jiang Lan just as much, but I can never do that."

"Although I know that everything you did was the most correct decision, if I were in your position, I would not dare to conceal the fact that the three little ones were captured, because if I did it, there would be no way back. Jiang Lan would hate me to death, and the person I love the most would hate me to the core. Just thinking about it would make my heart tremble, and my legs would shake, and I would stand still and not move forward."

From the moment she started hiding the secret, Meili had already gambled everything she had and gave up everything she cherished for Jiang Lan.

"I only love her, there's nothing I can do about it." Tears welled up in Meili's red and swollen eyes again. She raised her hand to wipe them away. Ever since Jiang Lan left, all the tears she had held back in the past five years seemed to have burst out in these few days, without stopping.

"But she only loves the three little ones, not me." She continued with a self-deprecating smile on her face. "But I don't love the three little ones."

"I obviously love Jiang Lan to that extent, so why can't I love who she loves?" This is what Stella has always wondered. Logically speaking, it should be extremely easy for Mary, who loves Jiang Lan so passionately and madly, to accept Jiang Lan's flesh and blood, but in fact, she did a stupid thing that caused the nuns to ostracize the three little ones.

She didn't understand why Mary would be so stupid about such a thing.

"Because the three little ones have always been a hindrance to me. They have never regarded me as a family member, but only as someone who is in the way. I have given so much for them since I was a child, but I have gained nothing in return."

"But they are Jiang Lan's children."

"You know what? Although Yazi is very small, he is very strong. I am also careless and clumsy, and I often beat me until I am bruised. So I often wear long-sleeved clothes at Jiang Lan's house so that I can cover my body from being seen by Jiang Lan."

"You know what? When Jiang Lan is not around, Lilith is always indifferent to me. Although she is very young, she is very smart. Every time I try to get closer to Sister Lan, she will interrupt me."

"You know what? Although Mona is innocent and kind, when she mentions me and Jiang Lan, she always emphasizes that Meili is just a sister, just Mona's sister, not a mother."

"It's totally, totally impossible to like them like this."

"But they are Jiang Lan's children." Stella said this with a sigh, "But they are Jiang Lan's own flesh and blood."

Suddenly, Mary turned over and pressed her down, her back blocking the light. Mary's face was gloomy, and she roared at her so miserably.

"no!!!"

"?" Not what...

After a moment of confusion, Stella regained consciousness and said, "Hello, hey, this can't be Jiang Lan, that Jiang Lan who loves his daughter dearly."

"They are not Jiang Lan's daughters." As if she had lost all her strength, Mary collapsed on Stella's chest and sobbed after shouting "No". Her bra was wet in just a short while.

"How can there be a mother without milk? How can there be a mother who feels relieved and not a bit disappointed when she sees the wet nurse feeding her children? I can feel that Jiang Lan didn't like the three little ones that much in the first year. She just thought of them as a burden that was difficult to raise. It was only later that they grew up and became more lovely that she slowly began to like them. This is not how a mother would behave towards her own flesh and blood."

"Also, maybe she has never been in love before. She blushes when approached, dodges when kissed, and is at a loss when sleeping with someone. She is as green as a virgin. When we were dating, she even let it slip that it was 'the first date'. Ha, she already has a daughter, but it's still the first date."

Crying, Mary clenched her fists and hit Stella's shoulders and elbows to vent her anger. Stella did not stop her, but gently stroked her back.

"I can't accept this. I want to love not only my daughters who don't like me, but also these daughters who are not even the blood of the person I love. If they were my biological children, I think I would be able to tolerate it, but..."

"I told myself again and again that even if they were not my own flesh and blood, they were still the ones Jiang Lan loved. But no, no, no, I couldn't do it. I was such a selfish guy that I couldn't do such a selfless thing."

"So I said to myself, since Jiang Lan used my love to force me to like the three little ones who are not her daughters, then I can be forgiven for using the three little ones to force her to love me."

"Hey, hey? Stella, did I do something wrong?" Mary raised her head, her eyes filled with sadness.

"......" Stella couldn't answer. If she had to answer, they were probably all wrong.