"Alright, Sister Lumina, and this... beautiful Witch, it's your turn."
After Stelle and Castorice's figures vanished, Cipher extended her small hand toward Lumina and Herta.
"Little Sister Cipher is truly fast, Big Sister is so envious."
Looking at the slightly proud and confident Cipher before her, Lumina sighed, her words filled with admiration.
"..." Hearing Lumina's words, Herta, standing nearby, rolled her eyes in exasperation.
Where did Lumina learn such tea-scented words from?
However... Lumina's brand new form seemed quite interesting.
Lumina was completely unaware that her words had inexplicably caused a ripple in Herta's heart.
It caused the defenses in her heart to lower considerably.
Um... The defenses in Herta's heart were extremely solid and sturdy, like a wall built by the Amber Lord.
But a wall like that seemed to be completely useless against Lumina...
The so-called lowering of psychological defenses seemed to have no effect on Lumina in the first place.
"..."
While Herta's heart was rippling with these new emotions caused by Lumina, Cipher also fell into a daze.
But she was different from Herta and didn't get lost in it, quickly snapping back to her senses.
Waving her hand, she chuckled softly, "Not at all. Compared to Sister Lumina, what does my speed even amount to?"
"Sister's praise makes me feel a bit uneasy."
Cipher was no one's pushover. In response to Lumina's tea-scented words, she replied with tea-scented words of her own.
"Sigh... If Little Sister is uneasy, then Big Sister is also a bit embarrassed." Lumina's expression remained unchanged as she sighed deeply.
"..." Watching their interaction, Herta's face was written all over with exasperation.
What is going on? Does Lumina like being a green tea bitch now?
What is the appeal of this kind of thing? How could Lumina like this?
If Lumina had understood Herta's words, she would have snorted coldly and declared loudly: "What do you mean, 'little green tea'? Isn't this my well-behaved and considerate Little Sister?"
Lumina didn't know what Herta was thinking, and Herta didn't know what Lumina was thinking.
So Herta was extremely confused about this whole thing.
But then, as she considered that the person causing her confusion was Lumina, she felt much better.
Without a doubt, Lumina's tea-scented remarks were most likely another new tactic for dealing with beautiful girls.
So tea-scented and all. Who would fall for this?
...Herta would.
"Alright, alright, Sister Lumina. If we keep chatting, Princess Homebody and Stellke over there will get impatient."
Cipher didn't say anything more on the subject and simply gestured to Lumina.
She wanted Lumina to know that Castorice and Stellke were waiting in Styxia.
If they continued their conversation, Castorice and Stellke would die of impatience.
"What Little Sister says is absolutely correct. Big Sister has overlooked this."
It seemed Lumina had become addicted to the role. Even though Cipher chose to end the topic, Lumina remained in her green-tea-bitch state.
She had really gotten into it.
"Hehehe," Cipher chuckled without saying another word.
Cipher was a smart person, so she knew very clearly that if she said anything, this conversation would be like a road without an end, no matter how far they walked, they would never reach the end, no matter how much they talked, they would never finish.
If it were any other time, Cipher would be willing to keep chatting with Lumina just like this.
But now, Cipher felt it was better to just forget it.
So, she looked at Lumina with a smile on her face, said nothing, and just stared at her like that.
With no one responding, when Lumina found it boring, she would naturally stop.
"Hmph."
Seeing this situation, Lumina let out a soft snort.
She had to admit, Cipher was indeed a smart person... Well, instead of saying she was a smart person, it would be better to say she was a person who could still maintain her intelligence in front of her.
Among the beautiful girls Lumina had encountered, aside from a few exceptions, weren't they all smart people?
Then why did their smart brains not seem to work very well when facing her?
Of course, it was because they were captivated by my, Lumina's, beauty, captivated by my, Lumina's, warm embrace.
There was nothing to be surprised about, it was just common sense.
See, even Little Herta is affected by this.
Lumina glanced at Herta beside her and smiled softly in her mind.
"?"
If Herta heard her words, she would surely put a big question mark over her head.
What do you mean, captivated by your beauty, captivated by your warm embrace? Although this is indeed part of the reason... but more so, isn't it because this Lumina person likes to use force to suppress others?
If Lumina didn't have her so-called force, and it was a pure battle of wits, she would have already started preparing for her tenth reincarnation...
"Alright, no more playing."
"Let's go to Styxia and meet up with Castorice, Stelle, and the others."
After the scene fell into a moment of silence, Lumina didn't continue to toy with them, smiled faintly, and gave a signal.
"Alright." Hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on Cipher's face.
After letting out an "Alright" in response, she activated the Authority of [Trickery].
In an instant, all human voices and the sound of the wind vanished. The entire world's time seemed like a movie being played, and the pause button had been pressed, freezing all the frames in this moment.
"Hmph~" Cipher felt the changes around her and in her own body, let out a soft snort, and fixed her gaze on Lumina and Herta, preparing to take them both to Styxia to meet up with Castorice and the others.
But...
"Huh? Eh!"
"You... How are you two unaffected!"
But, seeing the two of them before her, who, like herself, were completely unaffected in this frozen moment and could still move freely, Cipher was instantly bewildered for a while.
"Uh... Alright."
But before long, Cipher let it go and didn't ask any more questions.
The shocked expression on her face completely vanished, as if it had never existed.
After all, Lumina had already transcended the Authority of [Trickery]. It didn't seem like such a hard thing to accept that she could move in a world slowed down countless times by being a little faster.
As for the other Witch, being Lumina's companion and friend, it wasn't surprising that she could do this either.
It's just...
"You clearly have such speed, so why did you say earlier that you didn't have the ability?" Cipher put her hands on her hips, recalling what Lumina had said in the Garden, and immediately felt a bit speechless.
This person is so mean. She could have taken Princess Homebody and the others to Styxia herself, yet she insisted she had no such ability, making Cipher complete this task.
If Princess Homebody hadn't given her a reward, Cipher would have truly labeled Lumina as a "bad person" in her heart.
"Because my ability is only enough for me to go to Styxia alone," Lumina said, her expression unchanged as Cipher exposed her, her face still wearing that same warm smile.
"Due to some special reasons, although my speed is very fast, it can only be my own speed."
"If there were one more person, if I wanted to take Castorice and the others to Styxia, that would be completely impossible."
The expression on Lumina's small face not only showed no change, but she also lied through her teeth again.
Herta, who witnessed Lumina's performance from the side, felt another wave of super speechlessness in her heart.
Herta still remembered the words she had once said to Lumina.
If you went to the Cosmic Entertainment Circle to develop, I'm afraid that in less than one Amber Era, you could make your name dominate the Cosmos.
At the same time, you would be recorded in the history books, becoming a classic that can never be erased from everyone's hearts.
Praised for all eternity.
This was what Herta had said before, and now Herta wanted to say.
One Amber Era was a bit underestimating her.
Herta felt that within one or two years, Lumina could achieve this feat...
This person is just too good at acting.
If Herta didn't know this guy's actual strength, she would have probably been fooled too.
Such skilled acting could never be achieved in just a day or two, or by doing it once or twice.
This guy... when she was wandering around the Cosmos, just how many beautiful girls did she meet...
Herta muttered silently in her heart, unable to help but feel a bit curious.
Taking a place like Amphoreus as an example, it could be thoroughly explored in a few months, and the beautiful girls inside could naturally be thoroughly met.
Five or six beautiful girls in one Amphoreus, completed in a few months... then the number of beautiful girls Lumina had met and known over these several Amber Eras was probably an astronomical figure.
While Herta felt curious about this, she also felt particularly jealous.
She wondered which number beautiful girl she was in Lumina's heart...
Um, Herta guessed it was probably either an eight-digit or a nine-digit number.
"Eh, is that so?" While Herta was silently making these associations, Cipher was stunned on the spot after hearing Lumina's words.
Seeing Lumina's serious expression, with no trace of lying, she scratched her head, unable to tell at all whether she was telling the truth or a lie.
If it's the truth, then so be it.
But if it's a lie, then it's just too convincing...
Could this person actually be some kind of wicked woman?
Cipher observed Lumina's flawlessly beautiful face, her skin as smooth as cream, a sight that could make one's soul tremble, trying to read something from her expression.
But... Cipher saw nothing.
Instead... Instead, because of Lumina's soul-stirringly beautiful face, she felt a certain... certain special emotion.
"Um..."
In an instant, Cipher hurriedly turned her head away.
Her crimson cheeks betrayed her inner turmoil.
How could anyone in this world possess such a stunningly beautiful appearance...
Even Cipher couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Before meeting Lumina, the most beautiful woman in Cipher's heart had always been Aglaea.
But ever since she met Lumina, that place had inevitably shifted to Lumina...
Regarding this, Cipher had no objections.
After all, Lumina really was stunning.
"Um... A person so beautiful probably isn't the kind to tell nothing but lies, right?"
Soon, Cipher had already convinced herself in her heart.
She quickly suppressed her inner turmoil, her gaze falling on Lumina as she nodded, "Alright, alright, since you don't have any problems, then there's no problem."
After speaking, Cipher shifted her gaze to Herta.
She asked, "What about you, the beautiful and lovely Miss Witch?"
"Do you need a lift?"
Hearing this, Herta snapped out of her thoughts.
She shot a resentful glance at Lumina, suppressed the emotions in her heart, and regained her composure in an instant.
Shaking her head, she said coolly, "No, I can go by myself."
"You can just lead the way."
"Uh... okay." Cipher looked at Lumina, then at Herta, scratched her head, and wore a confused kitten expression.
In the end, she said nothing more, nodded, and instructed, "Then... I'm leaving, you two follow me closely."
"Mhm." Lumina nodded with a smile, gesturing with a wave of her hand.
Seeing this, Cipher said no more and instantly vanished before them.
"Sigh... Little sister is leaving just like that. I, the elder sister, am really reluctant to see her go." Watching Cipher's disappearing figure, Lumina seemed to still be in her green tea state, unable to stop herself from sighing again.
"If you're so reluctant, then chase after her." Witnessing Lumina's expression, Herta felt a strange surge of anger rise in her heart.
Lifting her little foot, she delivered a fierce kick straight at Lumina's backside.
Since she was certain she wouldn't land it, Herta held nothing back.
The force of this kick was immense, enough to shatter a mountain with a single blow.
In any case, this wouldn't be a problem for Lumina.
Even if it hit, she wouldn't be harmed at all, and would even come out ahead.
If it missed, then it missed, which was exactly what was expected.
"Hehe, little sister Herta, don't be so impatient. Big sister will go catch up to little sister Cipher right away."
Facing Herta's kick, Lumina chuckled softly.
Just as Herta had anticipated, the kick struck empty air.
And in that same instant, Lumina's figure vanished before Herta's eyes.
At this moment, out of the once lively group, only Herta remained, standing alone on the spot.
"Sigh... That guy truly has endless energy when it comes to beautiful girls."
Herta clutched her head and sighed deeply.
"Oh well, isn't this just the way her personality is?" Withdrawing her little hand, a faint smile appeared on her face as she gazed at Lumina's departing figure.
"Perhaps, I just like her personality this way."
A mumble echoed, a gentle breeze blew past, and the young girl's figure also vanished within it...