Volume 1, Chapter 69 – As Long as They’re Cute, Even the Undead Are Fine

Following the strange movements of the little girl, Tianyin instinctively shifted her gaze downward.

And when she looked… well…

“Huh… isn’t this a cross embedded in the ground?”

Yes… a cross. To be precise, it was quite a peculiar-looking cross.

Because their attention hadn’t been on the ground earlier, both Tianyin and Xiaomengyao had completely missed the fact that there was a cross here.

“Wait… you mean, your home is underneath this?”

Though her brain was a little slow to catch up, the situation was pretty obvious by now. Tianyin would’ve had to be a total idiot not to get it.

“Suu…”

The little girl nodded, her blue eyes calm and serene.

“So it really is… then, are you an undead? From the Undead Race?”

“Suu…”

The little girl shook her head, then slowly started writing on the ground.

“U-n-d-e-a-d… w-h-a-t… i-s… t-h-a-t?”

“Pfft, you don’t know what an undead is?”

Seeing those words, Tianyin couldn’t help but laugh adorably.

“Undead are people who’ve died. Looks like you’re already dead, huh?”

At this point, one couldn’t help but say Tianyin’s nerves were pretty thick. Saying something like “you’re already dead” to a little girl while smiling about it…

“Master…”

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Noticing that something felt off, Xiaomengyao gently tugged on Tianyin’s sleeve.

“Suu…”

The little girl tilted her small head, looking puzzled at Tianyin’s words.

“You don’t know what ‘dead’ means?”

Seeing her blank look, Tianyin had a guess and asked.

“Suu…”

This time, the girl nodded.

“So that’s how it is… dying means… emmmm, basically it means losing your life, you know~”

“Suu~”

The little girl nodded, then lowered her head and began writing again.

“H-a-v-e… I… l-o-s-t… m-y… l-i-f-e?”

“Hmm… technically, that’s how you’d put it. But you’re still living in this world in another way.”

“Suu…”

She continued writing.

“T-h-e-n… a-m… I… n-o-t… d-e-a-d?”

“You are dead. You died, but you came back to life again!”

“Suu…”

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The girl nodded thoughtfully, then continued to write with her head lowered.

“T-h-e-n… w-h-y… a-r-e… y-o-u… s-t-e-p-p-i-n-g… o-n… m-y… f-r-o-n-t… d-o-o-r? I… w-a-s… s-l-e-e-p-i-n-g.”

“Uh…”

Talk about hitting where it hurts. Though, could that really count as stepping?

Tianyin’s face stiffened a little.

“Sorry about that. We were in a hurry and didn’t notice~”

“Suu…”

The girl nodded, showing she understood.

“W-h-e-r-e… a-r-e… y-o-u… g-o-i-n-g?”

“Where are we going? We’re headed to Storm Fortress. I heard it’s the biggest fortress in the Main World~”

“Oh. T-h-e-n… c-a-n… y-o-u… t-a-k-e… m-e… w-i-t-h… y-o-u? I… w-a-n-t… t-o… s-e-e… i-t.”

Seeing those words, Tianyin couldn’t help but feel a bit troubled.

After all, taking an undead to Storm Fortress… no matter how you looked at it, it sounded way too weird, right? The undead belonged to the Graveyard Faction, while the Kingdom was aligned with the Paladins… two sides that naturally didn’t get along. Bringing an undead there would just be asking for trouble.

“Master, Master, let’s bring her along!”

At that moment, her loli disciple, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

“Hm? Xiaomengyao, why are you suddenly saying that?”

“Because it sounds fun~”

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The little loli said that as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

“Hey hey, what’s fun about that!? And look carefully, she’s undead! Undead! Bringing one along will cause problems, you know!”

Tianyin felt a headache coming on. Her loli disciple clearly didn’t understand the conflicts and rivalries between factions.

“How could it cause problems? As long as she’s cute, it’s fine, right, Master?”

Why did she have to say that with such a serious face, like it was the most logical thing in the world!?

“Wait, it’s not about being cute or not! If we take an undead with us, it’ll cause all sorts of unnecessary trouble!”

“It’s fine, Master. You’re super cute anyway, so no one would dare give you a hard time!”

“I… I am not cute at all! And I’m telling you, this isn’t about being cute! It’s about factions! Even if there’s no problem on the road, we’re going to a place that belongs to the Kingdom Faction! Bringing someone from the Graveyard Faction there will cause huge problems!”

Honestly, this was a serious issue. The Kingdom and the Graveyard were mortal enemies.

“Eh… so that’s how it is?”

After hearing Tianyin’s explanation, Xiaomengyao finally understood.

“But what does that have to do with us bringing her along, Master~?”

“It has everything to do with it! A huge deal! She’s undead! Undead!”

Tianyin had no idea if her disciple was even listening.

“I know, Master, but what’s the problem? Even if she’s undead, that doesn’t change the fact that she’s super cute, right? Think about it, Master. If you saw an undead as cute as yourself, wouldn’t you want to be nice to her too?”

“Can you not use me as the example for your weird jokes right to my face!?”

“Suu…”

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Watching the two of them argue about something she couldn’t understand, the little girl tilted her head, looking puzzled.

“Well, Master, let’s just take her along~ From what I know, undead don’t need to eat anyway, so you won’t have to share your sweets with her~”

“T-That’s not why I’m hesitating!”

Tianyin felt like everything she’d said so far had been for nothing, like punching a pillow with all her strength… Hmm, wait, why a pillow?

“Uu, Master, you’re being too coldhearted. How about this, let me decide! We’ll take her to Storm Fortress~”

“I’m the Master here! Xiaomengyao, are you completely ignoring my authority as your Master!?”

Tianyin puffed up angrily. Being ignored like this really made her feel like she wasn’t being taken seriously.

“But Master is so cute.”

And that reply just made everything sound even more ridiculous.

“Because Master is cute, that’s why I’m doing this~”

“This has nothing to do with being cute or not! I’m telling you, bringing an undead to Storm Fortress is impossible! Even if we do, the moment the people there find out what she is, they’ll kill her on sight!”

“Uu… really?”

Hearing that, Xiaomengyao’s expression turned a bit more serious.

“If that’s the case… then she just needs to be a little cuter, right?”

“So you weren’t listening at all, huh?”