Volume 3, Chapter 11 – Awakening

Silence.

After the silence, Tianyin slowly began to face what she had been thinking about, what she needed.

Yes.

Her original intention in founding Eden.

Wasn’t it just to have a place where she could live in this Main World?

But now that she already had such a place, she also had to take on the corresponding responsibilities.

She had to realize that, at present, she was the lord of Eden… the leader of Dawn…

Although those titles sounded so unlikely, they were still facts.

When facing difficulties, she could not always think only about hiding and running away.

Was she really going to wait until she could no longer avoid the problem before remembering to find a way to solve it?

Thinking of this, the helplessness she had felt before gaining the Seven Deadly Sins suddenly surfaced in Tianyin’s mind.

Without power, the weak her could only be passively protected, or crouch down hugging her head in defense.

But the current her actually already had the ability to protect the people around her.

Not only the people around her, but even the whole faction, Tianyin could already protect them with her own strength…

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“Sister Xiaomu… I know now…”

In an instant, Tianyin felt she had suddenly come to terms with her inner self. Before this, she would never have considered, or thought about, the wars between factions.

But sometimes she had to face those things, and she had to prepare herself mentally for war.

As the person in charge of handling Eden and all matters for Dawn, Xingyu Muxi actually didn’t need to discuss this with Tianyin at all.

And for Xingyu Muxi, Tianyin trusted her unconditionally.

Because of that special relationship, Xingyu Muxi could have simply handled everything herself and prepared everything without asking Tianyin.

After all, although Tianyin was the faction leader and the lord of Eden, in reality she didn’t manage affairs.

To put it bluntly, Tianyin even felt she was just a mascot in the faction.

Although that sounded embarrassing, it was the truth.

But Xingyu Muxi still told Tianyin about Eden facing the possibility of war, and that had another purpose.

The real reason was simple.

Xingyu Muxi wanted Tianyin to become aware of her current identity.

To realize she was the leader of Dawn, the Ninth Faction.

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And a leader is the supreme, core figure in a faction. A lead absolutely could not remain a mascot-like presence who did nothing, like Tianyin.

To change Tianyin, she had to recognize her identity and her responsibilities.

Although that was harsh to say.

Xingyu Muxi, whose real-world identity was unusually special and who knew far more about the game than ordinary players, also understood many of the hidden truths. Because she knew the game was not as simple as it appeared on the surface, she chose to act this way.

After all, if she always helped Tianyin and Tianyin never grew, how would Xingyu Muxi be able to help her in the future?

Thinking this way, Xingyu Muxi decided to plainly tell Tianyin that Dawn had to prepare for war.

Through a single matter, she consciously began to nudge Tianyin’s subtle growth.

That was what Xingyu Muxi wanted to do.

“War… but our Eden doesn’t have the strength to mobilize a large army… if we start a war…”

Tianyin voiced her doubts.

Although she had accepted the need to prepare for war, considering the current number of Eden’s forces, a new question arose in her mind.

Is this really possible?

“Pfft, Xiaoyin, preparing for war doesn’t mean we actively go look for war, it means preparing for possible war…”

Tianyin’s concern wasn’t wrong, but her direction was mistaken.

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Xingyu Muxi only smiled gently and stroked Tianyin’s small face.

“Eh? Wasn’t it supposed to be us initiating the war?”

“Of course not, silly Xiaoyin. Although we really did find traces of an unknown army outside Eden, we can’t judge which faction it belongs to.”

“So, we can only wait for them to show themselves. For now, we can only accumulate strength as much as possible to prepare for war.”

Xingyu Muxi patiently explained to Tianyin.

Tianyin suddenly understood.

“Ah, so Sister Xiaomu means we still don’t know who they are, so we wait until they surface, right?”

“That’s right, and only if they actively attack us can we clearly see what kind of army they are and which faction or power they belong to. That’s why I said we must prepare for war.”

“And the preparation I mean is to be ready to defend against this unknown enemy army’s attack.”

“I see.”

Tianyin finally understood, but as enlightenment dawned, worry crept into her heart.

“Then Sister Xiaomu, since the enemy isn’t undead, who could it be? Do you have any guesses about which faction the enemy might belong to?”

“Hmm, guesses?”

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Hearing Tianyin’s question, Xingyu Muxi tilted her face and thought for a moment.

“I don’t think it’s likely to be the undead, and it’s probably not the outsider players either. The remaining factions are actually easy to analyze, since Eden’s location is near where the Stronghold and the Kingdom used to border each other.”

“Uh, Sister Xiaomu, I remember we’re about two or three days’ travel from the Northern Fortress…”

Two or three days’ travel. Remember, that estimate is based on Tianyin’s walking speed.

“So, according to my guess, if it’s not the Beastmen army from the Stronghold, then it would only be the Kingdom’s human army.”

“The Kingdom and the Stronghold?”

For some reason Tianyin suddenly had the mistaken impression that the suddenly appearing army might be Beastmen.

But even if it were Beastmen, so what?

By then, it wouldn’t matter which faction it was. What Tianyin wanted was Eden’s peace and safety.

『If they do attack, Samael, I’ll have to leave it to you then…』

In her heart, Tianyin spoke to the girl named Samael who resided within her body.

「Xiaoyin, you know I’m actually very good at fighting, so you can relax about that part~」