Tsukasa stared at the cocoon before her, lost in thought. she hadn't expected this kind of development and didn't know what to do for a moment. Speaking of this cocoon, how was she supposed to take it back? She wasn't very good at this sort of thing. Group 694936135
"What do you plan to do?" Eidor went up and touched Spider Child's cocoon, then turned to ask Tsukasa.
Although she didn't know what method Spider Child had used to resolve the bomb crisis, she had paid a significant price for it and had fallen into this state.
Tsukasa hesitated for a long time but finally resolved to take the cocoon back. Although she was very uncomfortable with things related to insects, this was her savior after all, so there was no other way.
Yes, she had indeed been saved just now.
The power of that bomb was not to be underestimated; the consequences of letting it explode would be unthinkable. But she didn't have the ability to resolve the crisis, nor was she willing to agree to Potimas's demand for self-sacrifice.
Despite her calm demeanor earlier, in reality, when she heard Potimas propose that condition to Wakaba-san, she was scared to death.
After all, even if she used every trick in the book, she couldn't possibly be Wakaba-san's match; this was a fact that had long been verified. If Wakaba-san really wanted her to sacrifice herself, her only choice at the time would have been to flee.
Necromancy Magic, Doomsday Magic—these skills indeed possessed rule-breaking power. But the gap between her strength and Wakaba-san's could be described as a qualitative difference; even with these skills, she couldn't close the distance between them. Because regardless of whether she had these skills or not, the only result of facing Wakaba-san would be defeat.
If the positions were reversed, she didn't know if she could have made the same choice at the time.
After all, looking at the situation, Wakaba-san also had to pay a heavy price to deal with that bomb. Now this cocoon could be said to be completely defenseless. Although the cocoon itself possessed a decent defense, that bit of defense really didn't amount to much. The most critical point was that Wakaba-san's consciousness had fallen into a deep sleep. In this state, even an ordinary person might be able to destroy the cocoon and kill the Wakaba-san inside through forced damage effects!
If Tsukasa had to choose, she really might not have been able to make such a choice given these side effects.
Lifting the cocoon, Tsukasa and Eidor walked out of the underground laboratory. Finally, accompanied by a flash of fire, the laboratory was buried underground forever.
At this moment, the human army had already charged into the interior of the Elf Forest. The Elf Race, high and low, had mostly been slaughtered, and the army was now mostly looting spoils of war. However, the army hadn't come through this battle without sacrifices; there were quite a few, with nearly ten thousand deaths, showing that the Elf Race's final counterattack was not weak.
But such matters no longer concerned Tsukasa. She didn't even return to the army to attend the victory banquet. Carrying the cocoon, she went to the nearest Night Sky Pavilion teleportation point and returned to her villa.
As the light of the teleportation flashed by...
Tsukasa returned to a Familiar place.
However, when she saw many young members of the Elf Race there, her expression instantly collapsed. She had a good idea of who was responsible for this, but she could not agree to it!
She would never take in these elves!
Tsukasa walked into the villa with a cold face.
Sophia, who was lying on the sofa, saw her return and greeted her, saying, "Oh, you're back. Did you successfully kill that old bug? Eh, wait a minute, what's with that thing? Why does it look like something I've seen somewhere before?"
Tsukasa glanced at her.
Who let this Vampire in? Forget it, she didn't have the heart to deal with this Vampire for now. Those elves absolutely could not stay in the villa!
"Where is Felimeth?"
"In the kitchen..."
Tsukasa placed the man-sized cocoon onto Sophia. Sophia cried out in surprise as she was directly pinned down by the weight of the cocoon. Although it wasn't particularly heavy for her, she still didn't dare to move recklessly.
"Hey, what is this?! Hey!"
Sophia shouted loudly.
She watched as Tsukasa, as if deaf, ignored her completely and headed toward the kitchen, leaving her alone to gently support the cocoon and sink into thought.
"I really do have some impression of this thing..."
Just as it took Sophia quite a while to remember what it was, she carefully placed the cocoon on the sofa, got up, and chased after Tsukasa to the kitchen, shouting loudly, "This is my Master's cocoon, isn't it? Why is it with you?!"
In the kitchen, Felimeth was laboriously preparing food for the nearly one hundred elves and several Reincarnators. Hearing footsteps, she turned around with a smile and looked at Tsukasa, saying sweetly, "Welcome back."
Seeing the messy kitchen, Tsukasa's heart was also in a mess. She asked, "Why didn't you have the maids do this?"
She glanced at the maids in the shadow space nearby, not understanding why Felimeth had made the kitchen look like this. What was the point?
"They are your Familiars, Tsukasa-chan. I was worried it might affect you, so I let them all go rest," Felimeth gave a reasonable explanation.
"If such a situation truly occurred, I would naturally dismiss their summons." Tsukasa felt that Felimeth's concern was completely unnecessary.
If anything, seeing the mess in the kitchen, she wished Felimeth hadn't had those reservations, because she really couldn't stand the sight of this kitchen. Thinking this, she snapped her fingers and called out the maids who were in a dormant state.
"Leave the matters here to them. Come with me; I have things to make clear to you."
Tsukasa's words brooked no refusal.
Seeing Tsukasa turn and leave, Felimeth's expression instantly became tense. She could guess what Tsukasa wanted to talk to her about, but she hadn't yet figured out how to persuade Tsukasa. However, things had come to this, and she couldn't back down, so after tidying herself up, she went outside.
When Tsukasa came out of the kitchen, she was pestered by Sophia. Sophia had indeed discovered the truth about the cocoon and knew it was her Master.
"Hey, what exactly happened? What did you encounter after that, and why did my Master turn into this form?!" Sophia pestered Tsukasa all the way, wanting to know the whole story.
Tsukasa felt that this Vampire should go learn tea ceremony to learn how to control her state of mind.
Couldn't she see she had things to handle?
Couldn't she see she hadn't even had a glass of water yet?
The two of them arrived in the hall.
The sofa was occupied by the cocoon, so they had to use the dining room next to the hall. Tsukasa sat in her seat and lightly tapped the table with her finger. Instantly, a Shadow Demon Maid rose from the floor, set out a full tea set, and brewed tea for her.
Sophia, whose mouth had been rattling on, fell silent for a moment as she watched this scene.
Because at this moment...
She was extremely envious of this skill!
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