Chapter 731 Polyxia: Am I Dreaming?
"Has little sister Polyxia not realized her current situation yet?"
Seeing Polyxia's dazed and cute expression, just like Castorice's, Lumina felt a wave of healing in her heart.
Indeed, when the two sisters are together, no matter what they do, they are so pleasing to the eye.
Lumina sighed inwardly, silently praising Castorice and Polyxia.
Immediately returning to reality, she still wore a gentle smile and waved a hand at Polyxia.
"Eh? My current situation...? What do you mean?" Hearing Lumina's words, Polyxia still couldn't react.
All I can say is, is she truly Castorice's younger sister?
She is exactly the same as her older sister, Castorice.
If they both...
A picture instantly surfaced in Lumina's mind... an unspeakable, unviewable, unimaginable scene.
Ahem.
Quickly snapping back to her senses, Lumina reminded her, "Since little sister Polyxia can return to Okhema with us, what does that prove?"
Lumina beat around the bush, choosing to tease Polyxia with riddles.
"Um... I, I've become a living being?"
Although Polyxia was just as dazed as Castorice, she was also just as smart.
For some matters, she simply didn't react immediately. Once she did, she only needed to connect the dots a bit to understand the truth behind it.
Polyxia was exactly like this.
After carefully examining her own body, Polyxia discovered an extremely shocking point.
She, who should have died, had actually, actually "come back to life"...
Yes, she had come back to life. Such a fantastical thing had actually happened to her.
This kind of thing could happen to other people, but it shouldn't have happened to her.
Because... because Polyxia was a Titan of [Death], and a [Death] Titan who had been trying to fulfill her mission.
If, if she had come back to life, wouldn't that mean that the previous...
"Don't worry, Polyxia, Sister Lumina is very amazing."
"Our mission has already been completed."
As the older sister, Castorice saw through Polyxia's thoughts at a glance.
Castorice came to her side, smiled gently, and answered all the thoughts in her heart.
"Our mission... has already been completed?"
Hearing this, Polyxia froze for a moment.
She then began to sense the changes in the Nether Realm.
"It... it's actually true."
Sensing the Nether Realm methodically guiding all the lost souls that had wandered outside, Polyxia's exquisite little face was instantly covered in a wave of shock.
This truly made Polyxia's worldview somewhat collapse.
Because Castorice had heard about Lumina's experiences Beyond the Sky and had also heard some stories from Beyond the Sky, coupled with her absolute trust in Lumina.
Therefore, after witnessing this fantastical event with her own eyes, although she was very shocked, she also recovered in the first instance and calmly accepted such a result.
And Polyxia was the exact opposite of Castorice.
She did not know about Lumina's experiences, she only knew that Lumina's strength might be very strong, stronger than her own.
But she never imagined that Lumina's strength was actually powerful enough to completely rebuild the Order of the Nether Realm...
"Am I... dreaming this because I miss Castorice too much?"
Because this matter was simply too unbelievable, too outrageous, Polyxia's first reaction was to doubt herself rather than choose to believe.
She wondered if she was having a sweet dream of living happily with Castorice at the end of [Death] because she missed her so much...
In Polyxia's heart, it seemed only this possibility could explain the result before her eyes.
"No, Polyxia, this is not a dream, it's reality." Castorice slightly bent her knees, crouched down, and gently hugged Polyxia from behind.
Her head rested on Polyxia's shoulder as she softly informed her of the true outcome.
"Sister Lumina is very amazing, all of these things were solved by Sister Lumina alone."
"Sister Lumina comes from Beyond the Sky, she's a super big shot from Beyond the Sky, she..."
Castorice softly began to introduce Lumina's identity.
Although Castorice didn't know much about Lumina's identity Beyond the Sky, introducing someone was simple, wasn't it?
Just keep praising her.
"So... so amazing."
Under Castorice's shower of praise, Polyxia's face instantly showed a look of slight shock.
That familiar expression with her small mouth slightly open.
"Huuu..."
Seeing Polyxia's expression, Lumina took a deep breath.
For some reason, Lumina found it hard to resist this expression on a beautiful girl's face.
This little expression was simply an irresistible temptation to Lumina.
As Lumina struggled to suppress her emotions, her small fingers trembled continuously.
"Huuu..."
She quickly took deep breaths to suppress the thoughts in her heart.
She had only just met Polyxia, so taking any further action would definitely scare her.
So... resist, resist, resist!
Lumina repeatedly suppressed this desire, as if reciting a heart-cleansing mantra in her mind.
Finally, through Lumina's efforts, this desire was successfully suppressed.
"S-S-Sister Lumina, th-thank you..."
Even though Castorice hadn't explained the whole story, merely introducing Lumina's identity was enough to turn all the confusion and shock in Polyxia's heart into gratitude and warmth.
"It's alright. You're Castorice's sister, which makes you my sister too."
"It's perfectly normal for a big sister to help her younger sister."
Hearing Polyxia's soft, gentle thanks, Lumina felt a wave of comfort in her heart, yet she still spoke softly, her surface brimming with tenderness.
A gentle, understanding big sister... perhaps this was exactly what one would be.
"..."
However, seeing Lumina's image as a gentle and understanding big sister, Polyxia couldn't help but feel... a bitter, melancholy emotion.
So... so I'm only Sister Lumina's sister because Castorice is her sister?
Polyxia muttered to herself, feeling happy for this while simultaneously feeling very down.
Happy that Castorice had such a doting and wonderful big sister.
Melancholy... I can only become Sister Lumina's sister because I'm relying on Castorice's connection...
But soon, the melancholy in Polyxia's heart vanished without a trace.
No matter what, she couldn't be too greedy.
Being able to walk in the mortal world again, and being able to return to Castorice's side, already made Polyxia feel very happy.
Greed was always endless.
Since this was the case, Polyxia could only sever it the moment greed surfaced.
Polyxia could see that Castorice liked Lumina very much.
Therefore, Polyxia would not dwell too much on anything concerning Sister Lumina.
For herself, for Castorice, and also... for Sister Lumina.
Polyxia silently planted a seed in her heart.
A seed... of not becoming too entangled with Lumina.
Only...
This seed planted in her heart did not sprout the moment it was buried...
Exactly how long it would take for the seed to sprout, perhaps even Polyxia herself did not know.
Amphoreus, Okhema.
Without wasting any time, Lumina directly brought the group back to the gates of Okhema City in an instant.
"Incredible..."
Castorice, Stelle, Mem, and the others had long grown accustomed to Lumina's use of divine power, but as a newcomer, Polyxia was completely stunned by the scene Lumina had just performed.
She gazed at the Okhema before her, which looked identical to the one in her memories yet felt subtly different, her small face covered in astonishment and shock.
She suspected she was dreaming.
Although Castorice had said Sister Lumina was very strong, Polyxia had never imagined she could be this strong.
One moment they were in Styxia, and the next, after a dizzying spin, they appeared at the gates of Okhema City...
Such a thing was simply too outrageous.
Even Polyxia, the Titan of [Death], felt deep doubt about this.
Not doubt about Lumina's strength, but doubt... that she was still in the midst of a sweet dream.
Only, this sweet dream was far too realistic.
Polyxia pondered, and in the end, this was the only possibility she could conceive.
To be transported from Styxia to the gates of Okhema City in an instant without any warning, what else could it be but a dream?
"A dream... That's fine, that's fine," Polyxia muttered under her breath, quickly recovering from the shock brought on by Lumina's Divine Power.
Polyxia, who had just completely let go of her emotions and accepted everything before her as reality, now categorized it all as a dream once again.
However, Polyxia soon stopped dwelling on it.
Whether it was a dream or reality, as long as she could stay with Castorice, it didn't matter.
Being with Castorice made any difference irrelevant.
Not to mention, this dream felt identical to reality in both perception and sensation.
In that case, Polyxia could simply treat this dream as her reality.
As for when she would eventually wake from this sweet dream, Polyxia did not know.
But if she could, Polyxia wanted to be immersed in this sweet dream forever, never to awaken...
Sinking into a sweet dream is a terrifying thing.
But for Polyxia, a "person" who should have already died, this was not terrifying.
On the contrary, it was a good thing.
Therefore, even if she believed this was a dream, Polyxia hoped she would never wake up.
Why do people choose to sleep? Because they can have a sweet dream that is unimaginable and untouchable in reality...
"Polyxia, do you still remember what I just said?" As if sensing Polyxia's inner turmoil, a hint of helplessness appeared on Castorice's exquisitely beautiful and cute little face.
She knew what Polyxia was thinking.
Faced with this "Divine Miracle" performed by Sister Lumina, Castorice's initial reaction had been exactly the same as Polyxia's.
"Sister Lumina is very powerful, truly powerful."
"So, this kind of behavior, which seems like a fairy tale to us, might just be a normal operation for Sister Lumina."
Castorice explained softly to Polyxia.
"This is not a dream, but something that is truly and genuinely happening in reality."
After speaking, before Polyxia could even respond, Castorice took Polyxia's icy-cold little hand and gently placed it on her own cheek.
She covered the back of Polyxia's hand, letting Polyxia's palm feel the warmth radiating from her cheek.
"See, Polyxia? It's warm and real."
Castorice smiled softly, and the sight of her smile reflected in Polyxia's eyes, leaving Polyxia instantly stunned.
"Um..."
Standing to the side, Lumina watched Castorice and Polyxia interact and felt a strange sensation stir in her heart.
Two beautiful girls cuddling together was, without a doubt, an incredibly pleasing sight for Lumina.
But then again...
Why did Lumina feel that something was a bit off?
Well, but she also didn't really think it was that off.
Lumina scratched her little head, deciding not to think too much about it.
Cuddle away, cuddle away, I will wait until you're done cuddling and have become one, then I will take you both away together.
Lumina looked at the scene before her, and such a thought crossed her mind.
"Hmph?"
Compared to Lumina, Herta, standing nearby, was lost in much more complex thoughts.
She glanced at Castorice and Polyxia cuddling, then at Lumina's slightly complicated expression.
After a moment of thought, an extremely daring plan formed in her mind.
Namely, to cuckold... ahem.
Herta's plan was to let the other beautiful girls cuddle with each other, thereby neglecting Lumina!
Just like Castorice and Polyxia.
Both of these beautiful girls were Lumina's targets, so... what if they were to "digest" each other internally?
When that happened, Lumina could only watch from the sidelines.
Watching Castorice and Polyxia cuddle, thus neglecting Lumina, and ultimately making Lumina feel distressed and lonely.
Then Herta would seize the opportunity, go straight into Lumina's heart, and become the only warmth, the only sun in her heart when she was most distressed and lonely...
This way, Lumina would be completely under Herta's control, becoming a little sister Lumina who would shed little pearl tears if she ever lost Big Sister Herta...
However, this plan was only the best-case scenario in Herta's imagination. Based on Herta's understanding of Lumina:
When Castorice and Polyxia were halfway through their cuddling, and it stirred some emotion in Lumina's heart, she would simply step forward and take down both Castorice and Polyxia who were cuddling...
Then this plan could be declared ruined.
After all, they could cuddle all they wanted, but their affection for Lumina wouldn't have changed in the slightest.
At that time, it might be the so-called "buy one get one free."
Lumina taking down two at once, her smile would probably be crooked, right?
Therefore, this plan in Herta's heart was just a draft, and it would definitely need to be optimized in some aspects later.
"Hmm..."
Thinking of this, Herta couldn't help but glance at Lumina.
"How should I optimize it so that her little expression will break?"
Looking at her little expression, which still wore a gentle smile at this moment, she couldn't help but mutter in her heart.
Making Lumina's expression collapse was the first step of all the plans...