Volume 3, Chapter 21 – The Loli Feeling Sentimental About Life

In the end, it was simply that Tianyin did not want to do what Samael’s words implied.

「Well, I can’t change whatever Xiaoyin is thinking~」

Hearing Tianyin’s answer, Samael’s tone was indifferent.

「But Xiaoyin, thinking about it now, it really is quite the coincidence. Up until now, you have already encountered three of the Seven Deadly Sins~」

Three.

Honestly, if Samael hadn’t mentioned it, it would have been fine.

But now that she brought it up, Tianyin had no choice but to admit that the things that had happened recently were far too much of a coincidence.

Seven Original Sins.

According to Tianyin’s own understanding and the game’s setting, there should only be one of each Original Sin in the entire Main World.

A world this vast meant that even if Tianyin wanted to actively collect all Seven Original Sins, it would be incredibly difficult.

But the problem was…

Tianyin had never once tried to collect the Seven Original Sins.

To be precise, before Samael appeared, Tianyin only knew that she had a seemingly powerful Seven Deadly Sins skill of the EX-rank.

However, back then Tianyin had no idea what the so-called Seven Original Sins even did or how she was supposed to use them.

Of course, that was because the Tianyin of that time didn’t yet have Samael residing within her, so her understanding of her skill, Seven Deadly Sins, was basically limited to something like: she seemed to have a really strong-looking skill?

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And then, purely by “coincidence” and “accident,” she encountered Samael, who seemed to be sealed or lodged within a scroll…

After that, when she arrived at the Northern Fortress and directly faced the Frost Dragon Ysera…

Only in those moments did the veil covering the Seven Deadly Sins begin to slowly lift before Tianyin.

If she didn’t think too hard about it, Tianyin could ignore those feelings.

But if she seriously recalled everything…

Everything was honestly far too “coincidental.”

She met Samael in the Job Change Hall.

At the Northern Fortress, she just happened to encounter the war between the Stronghold and the Kingdom, and also just happened to run into the Undead’s invasion?

Then she just happened to learn that the Grand Duke of the Undead, Sargus, possessed one of the Seven Deadly Sins, Greed…

And then there was now.

Yesterday she simply wanted to sneak out to eat cake at a newly opened dessert shop, and she ended up meeting someone she found likable… cough, a half-beast girl…

And as luck would have it, that girl seemed to possess the power of one of the Seven Original Sins?

Samael’s casual remark now made Tianyin think of many things all at once.

『Hey, Samael, maybe it really is just a coincidence?』

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At this point, Tianyin had involuntarily thought of the System Light Orb, though her voice sounded faint and casual.

『Samael, isn’t life just a series of coincidences? Maybe everything I’ve experienced was arranged by some mysterious being long ago?』

Although Tianyin said this lightly, she did mean something else by it.

In truth, what she said was likely close to the “truth” she had guessed.

These “accidents” and “coincidences” might very well have been arranged by that System Light Orb that reincarnated her as an NPC…

Of course, hardly anyone knew of the System Light Orb, so even if Samael had existed for many years, she would naturally assume Tianyin was just being philosophical.

Which was strange on its own, because a silver-haired loli was now seriously contemplating life.

「Alright, Xiaoyin, enough talking for now. That half-beast girl is already gone. And even though you know she has the power of an Original Sin, you don’t intend to obtain it…」

「So let’s end today’s conversation here~ and anyway, someone’s coming~」

『Eh? Samael?』

Hearing Samael’s final words, Tianyin blinked in surprise. At that moment, someone outside slowly opened the door.

“Xiaoyin?”

The moment the door opened, a beautiful girl, elegant like an elf, walked inside.

“Eh… Sister Xiaomu?”

Seeing who it was, Tianyin instinctively let out a confused sound.

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Tianyin was confused because normally at this time Xingyu Muxi was either handling Eden’s affairs or on the way to handle those affairs.

In that state, unless something major happened, Xingyu Muxi wouldn’t have the time to come find Tianyin at all.

“Mm, surprised? Well, I naturally came because I have something to discuss with Xiaoyin. But by the way, Xiaoyin, did you meet a half-beast yesterday?”

“Eh… why? I did meet a half-beast girl, but is there something strange about that?”

Being asked so suddenly, Tianyin faintly sensed something was wrong.

Hearing Tianyin’s words, Xingyu Muxi showed an expression that said “just as expected.”

“Then that settles it, Xiaoyin. Looks like we’ll have to tighten our defenses in the coming days…”

Although Tianyin could tell something was wrong from Xingyu Muxi’s tone and expression, she still hadn’t grasped the situation.

“Eh? What do you mean? Sister Xiaomu, it sounds really serious?”

“Well, if I’m not mistaken, the half-beast girl you met was probably a spy sent by the Stronghold to gather intelligence.”

Hm?

A spy?

Tianyin was stunned.

…Although it was shocking, what confused Tianyin wasn’t that there might be a spy, but how Sister Xiaomu reached that conclusion.

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It was just so sudden…

Even though Tianyin trusted Xingyu Muxi deeply, her sudden words were difficult to accept immediately.

And honestly, anyone would be shocked in this situation.

“Eh? Sister Xiaomu, you saying it like this… I…”

“Well, it’s understandable that Xiaoyin wouldn’t want to believe it when I suddenly say something like that.”

Seeing Tianyin hesitating, Xingyu Muxi gave a slightly helpless smile.

“Well, if I explained everything in detail it would take a long time. But that half-beast girl was almost certainly a spy sent to gather intel. I’m sure of that much.”

“But even if she is a spy, what information would she need to gather from us?”

Tianyin genuinely didn’t understand.

Hearing the question, Xingyu Muxi simply smiled and gently patted Tianyin’s head.

“Things like defenses, troop numbers, resources, which areas can be attacked or breached, those are all things spies can collect~”

“Eh? Then isn’t that really dangerous?”

“Yes, dangerous in many ways… I did make plans to deal with situations like this, but we simply don’t have enough people to carry them out. That gave the other side a chance…”