Chapter 341 : Return Voyage
"Elucia..."
"Oh? Are you done with your business? How did it go?"
Elucia sat on the edge of the bed, very calmly looking at the book in her hands... such a beautiful black-haired girl naturally exuded an irresistible aura around her.
However, at this moment, Lonis took a deep breath and said: "No, it's not done. What I want to tell Elucia is something else..."
"Something else?"
"Um, can we turn around... and let Princess Sethilu and Suling and the others return to their hometowns? Everyone has been helping us and working very hard..."
After saying this, Lonis didn't dare to look into Elucia's eyes.
This black-haired girl had told her to unite her companions, but she was actually... directly preparing to disband this team.
But other than this...
Lonis had no other options.
Because everyone was facing very distressing situations, even if she tried to comfort her companions, she couldn't really make them happy.
Only by letting everyone return to their hometowns, only by letting everyone rest, would be the only choice.
Upon hearing Lonis's answer, Elucia also frowned, those crimson eyes widening as if blaming Lonis:
"Stupid Lonis, do you know what consequences your choice will bring?"
"Eh?"
"Not only will we lose the help of our companions, but this way, we'll also be two weeks late arriving at the Drowning Mist Archipelago. If Caster's side discovers our whereabouts, we'll waste the most precious opportunity."
"I'm sorry, I..."
Lonis dejectedly lowered her head. At this moment, this silver-haired maid didn't know what to say. It seemed only silence was the only choice.
However, Elucia didn't continue blaming her, but instead said:
"However, since your choice is this, then let's turn around."
"Eh? Elucia...?"
Lonis blinked her eyes. She had thought Elucia would choose some other method, never expecting this scheming girl to actually agree with her opinion.
But in that case...
"Actually, turning back isn't without benefits. If we go directly to the Drowning Mist Archipelago now, our supplies might run short, and didn't we find some samples in the underground world? We can also bring them back for analysis."
"!"
"However, none of that is most important... most importantly, I trust your luck, you know?"
"Eh? Luck..."
"Mm, although you've always been a little dummy, your luck is still pretty good. Not only do you have me, such a clever princess, as your master, but you've also safely become a cute girl all along the way."
"What kind of good luck is that!"
"If I say it's good luck, then it's good luck~ In any case, us suddenly turning around like this should also be able to disrupt the plans on Trickster Demon Lord's side. Let's do it this way."
The ship thus turned around and returned.
However, when hearing that the ship was returning, the first to raise objections wasn't someone uninformed like Luozhi Sheng, but rather Princess Sethilu herself!
"Senior Elucia, please make a careful decision about the ship's choice. Our purpose is to collect the power of the Rainbow Abysses. Please don't let some individuals' personal romantic entanglements drag down everyone's progress."
"Miss Sethilu..."
"Princess Hero, you know too, don't you? If the power of the Rainbow Abysses is truly copied by Caster, how terrible the situation would be. So we can't delay any more time, and we can't turn back."
Princess Sethilu spoke very seriously, and Candel was also nodding behind her... it seemed she had already been convinced by Sethilu and didn't want to go back.
However...
"Princess Sethilu, don't worry, we're not wanting to return because of your situation?"
"Wh-what?"
"This return voyage, I naturally have my own considerations. It's just that this kind of thing is also part of the plan, so it's not convenient to reveal it here~"
Elucia smiled mysteriously, and being a scheming girl had this advantage.
Even when being deliberately mysterious, others wouldn't suspect you of bluffing, but would instead feel reassured and follow your orders.
"I-is that so?"
"Mm, but there won't be any work for Sethilu then, so you can visit Lingli on the way. But remember not to forget about time."
And so, the ship returned.
Although the original plan was for it to take seven days to return to Insolania, in fact, with the help of the map, the girls used the ancient elevator and took only four days to successfully return to the royal capital.
Dense forests, a verdant city.
Since recorded history, Insolania had been a pearl located on the continent, and now, surrounded by numerous plants, this city appeared even more vibrant with life.
......
"Wow, amazing... these trees have grown even bigger?"
"Alright, we'll be docking at the royal capital for one day. During this time, if there's nothing urgent, everyone can rest and tour around freely."
"Captain Elucia, aren't you assigning any work?"
"It's all small matters, the stupid little fox and I can handle them together."
After receiving Elucia's permission, Sethilu hurried back to the royal palace.
Usually when in the palace, Sethilu would never use running as her method of movement... because that would make people think this princess was reckless, and would make the citizens and ministers lose confidence.
But now, Sethilu could no longer care about such things.
Because her big brother, Lingli, was currently in an extremely dangerous situation, and perhaps in just the next second, he might collapse from serious injuries and never wake up again.
But Sethilu never expected...
"Sethilu, why did you come back?"
"Eh?!"
Looking at the silver-haired woman at the end of the corridor, Sethilu was completely stunned.
The other person not only possessed beauty no less than her own, but also had a more composed temperament than the princess, displaying confidence and elegance as a woman in every gesture.
That silver hair shone brilliantly under the sunlight.
And Sethilu? Although she could face anyone without fear, only before this "woman" did she instinctively hesitate and say:
"Fa... Father?"
"Sethilu, how many times have I told you. As royalty of the Colotia family, heads can be severed but hairstyles cannot be messed up. Blood can be shed but breasts cannot be exposed."
After saying this, Prince Ruowei Palace stepped forward and tidied up Sethilu's disheveled clothing.
Faced with such intimate actions from her father, Sethilu also blushed somewhat:
"Um, Father, I..."
"You want to see Lingli, right? Don't worry, I've given her some of my heart's blood."
"Eh?"
"After all, I can't ignore my foolish son."
"Thank you, Father..."
"Mm, no need to thank me. I haven't fully investigated the matter of you and Lingli's incest yet. Also, where's that Candel girl? Quickly bring her to me, I need to properly discipline her!"