Volume 2, Chapter 38 – The Legendary Never Perishes, Thrones Are Eternal

“Pfft, so Master’s been worrying about something like that this whole time?”

Hearing Tianyin talk so much, Xiaomengyao finally understood what she was trying to say. Basically, Tianyin didn’t want to be the one leading this defeated army.

“Mm-hmm, that’s exactly what I mean, Xiaomengyao. If possible, I really don’t want to do that…”

Tianyin’s feelings were clearly strong.

After all, she was already a loli now. As a loli, she should just behave herself and do what she’s supposed to do, right?

“Master, Master, actually I think what you said makes a lot of sense too~”

Tianyin’s words made Xiaomengyao nod earnestly, her small face filled with seriousness.

“I think, Master, that you don’t need to reject something like this. I mean, being able to lead an army successfully, no matter how you look at it, sounds really impressive, doesn’t it?”

“Eh… really impressive?”

A surprised and adorable look appeared on Tianyin’s little face.

“Is it really something that looks impressive? Then why do I feel like it only looks that way, but in reality it’s just something really troublesome?”

Besides, her power as a Throne could only last five minutes. Her loli disciple Xiaomengyao knew that full well…

As Tianyin thought of that, she unconsciously bit her lip.

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“You already know, Xiaomengyao, what kind of level your Master’s at. That amazing state of mine, I can only keep it for just five short minutes a day… After that, what else could I even do?”

“Maybe… maybe I’d only end up dragging everyone down. After all, if I became the commander of this army, I’d have to take responsibility for that position…”

Just like Tianyin said, responsibility.

Even if those NPCs genuinely wanted her to be their commander and follow her lead.

If Tianyin didn’t accept and instead refused, at most they’d just feel disappointed in her.

But what if she accepted?

Just because she thought it might be fun?

Just because she thought it might be interesting?

Even though before becoming a loli, Tianyin had been just a boy who hadn’t grown up yet, she still understood one simple truth.

As the saying goes, “To wear the crown is to bear its weight.”

Even if she accepted, she would only be a temporary commander. But if she did it just for fun and didn’t take the responsibility seriously…

Then she’d rather not accept it at all.

On the other hand, if she did take it seriously, then relying on her five-minute Throne state alone in such a dangerous place… it would be like trying to douse a fire with a cup of water. It wouldn’t help at all.

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Worse, her Throne power might even attract stronger enemies, or perhaps the Thrones from the Graveyard faction itself. If that happened, they might really get wiped out…

After all, she wasn’t a player who could revive endlessly, losing nothing more than a few levels each time.

She was an NPC. Her life only existed once.

At least…

At least until she figured out why she had become a loli NPC in the first place, Tianyin didn’t want to die so pointlessly.

For a while, countless thoughts raced through her mind.

And those thoughts only confirmed it further, she couldn’t agree to the NPCs’ request. It only strengthened her resolve to refuse.

“Xiaomengyao, some things may look really cool on the surface, sure, but when it comes to principles, I won’t agree to it, you know~”

Having thought it through, Tianyin answered Xiaomengyao’s question that way.

But the truth in her heart wasn’t something she planned to say out loud.

After all, the fact that she was actually human, aside from that so-called System God in this world, only she knew that.

That was Tianyin’s biggest secret, one she planned to bury in her heart forever.

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“Well… since you said it like that, Master, I guess I shouldn’t interfere with your decision then…”

Though Xiaomengyao sometimes liked to help Tianyin make decisions, there were certain things she understood, all she could do was quietly support her Master’s choice.

“Mm-hmm, Xiaomengyao really understands me…”

After saying that, Tianyin knew it was time for her to refuse certain things.

Of course, if what she and Xiaomengyao had just talked about was all just a misunderstanding, maybe she wouldn’t have been thinking this much.

But as it turned out, what Tianyin had been worrying about wasn’t just her imagination, it was real.

The remaining NPCs, after cleaning up the battlefield, decided to rest on the spot. Among them, the few surviving lower-ranked Kingdom officers and the Beastman general Orgum gathered together, apparently discussing something.

After about half an hour, the highest-ranking officers among the remaining NPC army came to a decision.

“…The only way to save ourselves now is to seek that girl’s protection.”

The one who said that was the Beastman Orgum. Honestly, no one would’ve expected that such words would come from the towering, green-skinned Beastman.

“Do we really have to do this? Hand over command of the entire army? But that person… she just looks like a little girl…”

A blue-tier Kingdom officer said anxiously.

“Isn’t that way too childish?”

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He wasn’t just saying it to argue with the Beastman. Though they had reached an agreement, there was still hesitation about the decision.

After all… the person they were entrusting command to was just a very young-looking girl.

“Yeah, yeah, I think we should at least talk it through again.”

“You all…”

Holding back his anger, Orgum’s eyes widened, his face filled with fury.

His fists clenched tightly, looking as if he might explode any second.

But in the end, all that came out was a cold, disdainful snort.

“Fools. Have you all never heard this saying before?”

“The Legendary never perishes.”

“The Thrones are eternal.”

“The one who suppresses the power of a Throne, even if she’s just a little girl, so what? If you only see her as some weapon to summon and dismiss at will, then… think carefully about how those outsiders were just now, slaughtered to the last by her alone.”