"The entrance is ready, Lord Bai Xia, let's go!" Snow Elf urged with a smile. Ellie swallowed, steeled herself, and was the first to step into the void.
However, the other end of the void was an incredibly bright but very empty room. There was nothing in this room—no doors, no windows—except for a modern-looking sofa and a glass coffee table in the center. Incidentally, the coffee table was haphazardly covered with various comics, snacks, and other things.
This doesn't look like a treasure vault at all, does it? What exactly is this place? And she didn't trigger the so-called defense system, so this isn't the treasure vault? Or was she teleported to another place because she didn't have that ring?
As Ellie was thinking this, Snow Elf also came through the void. Ligurit and the others followed behind Snow Elf. The last to enter was Chao Lu, but as soon Chao Lu entered this inexplicable space, her expression changed.
Literally, Ellie had barely seen Chao Lu show any proper expression since meeting her, but now Chao Lu was truly angry. Her eyes had become much sharper.
Could it be! To prevent herself from using teleportation magic or other means to escape, Snow Elf gathered everyone into this inexplicable space to catch them all at once?
This Chao Lu is quite cunning. Although she didn't know where she had been teleported, as long as it wasn't some alternate dimension, she would find a way to escape! Ellie was already prepared for battle.
"How many times have I told you! Snow Elf... put away your comics when you're done! And put away your unfinished snacks properly!" You, time and time again..." Chao Lu said in a low voice, as if trying hard to suppress something.
"Ah!! Oh no! Well! Chao Lu, listen to me, I was planning to finish those snacks before tidying up! Look! I just swapped shifts with you, didn't I? Of course, I wanted to relax before my break, so... so..." Snow Elf quickly explained, sweating.
"Oh? So your idea was to relax before your break, then after finishing the snacks, just leave this pile of trash here and tidy it up next time you're on shift?" The anger emanating from Chao Lu's entire body was now visible to the naked eye.
"Ah ah... I, I didn't mean that, ah ah! Lord Bai Xia, save me! I can't beat Chao Lu here!!" Snow Elf screamed and shrank behind Ellie.
So that's what it was! Don't scare me, Ellie sighed in relief, feeling somewhat helpless. Did that mean Snow Elf rested here?
This is a bit tragic! Such a large space with only a sofa and a coffee table. This Bai Xia is really something. How could she let her created NPC live in such a place? Look at Nazarick, even the most ordinary maids have their own private rooms, and the environment is quite good. This is a bit too shabby, isn't it?
"Don't think that Lord Ellie being here will save you! Dealing with a stupid cat like you, body memory is the fastest way!" Chao Lu slowly walked over, enveloped in dark aura. Even Ellie, who had seen countless things, was intimidated by Chao Lu's demeanor.
Honestly, the aura emanating from Chao Lu at this moment was no less than the fighting spirit emanating from Sebas during their battle.
"Chao Lu, why don't you forgive her this once?" Ellie quickly spoke up to stop Chao Lu, though she didn't know if it would be effective.
"Even if Lord Ellie speaks up for her, I cannot forgive her... Lord Ellie, you don't know, this fellow never tidies up! Last time! And the time before that! And the time before that! Please understand my feelings when I come here and face a pile of trash that's almost molding and growing hair." Chao Lu didn't seem to be swayed by Ellie, and what she said was indeed... so, Ellie silently moved aside, making way for Chao Lu. This was indeed a bit much.
Aren't cats supposed to be clean? What kind of ghost leaves trash until it's almost molding and growing hair, and still doesn't clean it up! There's a limit to being messy, isn't there? This cat definitely needs a good tidying up.
"Wah... I won't dare again! Lord Bai Xia, save me, I, I won't dare again! I don't want to be torn into pieces again!!" Snow Elf directly pounced and hugged Ellie's leg, snot and tears streaming, looking utterly pitiful.
Torn into pieces? That sounds a bit scary, but if she's torn into pieces, can this cat still survive? Ellie was a little curious to see if what the cat said was true or false. Just get torn into pieces once and see, right?
"Anyway, you have nine lives. If you lose one or two, you'll recover after a while. What does it matter?" Chao Lu walked in front of Ellie and said coldly to Snow Elf behind Ellie.
Understood... so this fellow is also a nine-tailed cat demon? And she can recover, too. This ability is indeed a bit excessive. Since it came from Chao Lu, it shouldn't be false, after all, Chao Lu's killing intent was very real.
"But it still hurts! I don't want to, Lord Bai Xia, save me!" The nine-tailed cat demon hugged Ellie's leg even tighter.
"If that's the case, Chao Lu, then forgive her. Besides, Snow Elf is so lazy, you're also at fault." Since she had gathered some information, there was no need for bloodshed.
After all, she still had to go to the treasure vault. This cat managed the treasure vault, so if she beat her up, how would she see it? So, she'd better use Bai Xia's identity a little here!
"Lord Ellie, I have no fault in this matter." Chao Lu was momentarily stunned, then replied, her killing intent having significantly lessened.
"No, you are also at fault, because you always end up cleaning up after Snow Elf, don't you? This has made her accustomed to leaving things here, knowing that Chao Lu will eventually clean it up. Isn't that your fault?" Ellie continued to make things up.
After all, Ellie had played many otome games and had seen many similar soap opera-like plots.
"Then Lord Ellie, do you mean for me to ignore the trash created by this useless cat? To let the important antechamber of the treasure vault become a junkyard?" Chao Lu's killing intent had completely vanished without a trace.
"Of course not, Snow Elf, would you let this place become a trash heap!" Ellie looked down at Snow Elf, who was still clinging to her leg.
"Of course not, this is a very important treasure vault! I'm also very clean, how could I live in a trash heap!" Snow Elf quickly replied.
"See? Even Snow Elf can't stand it, right? In the end, Chao Lu, you're also at fault. If you hadn't always indulged her, she wouldn't have developed this lazy habit. And... this is also a sign of Snow Elf's trust in you!" Ellie continued.
"Lord Bai Xia! I, I don't trust this tin can at all!! Humph!" At this point, Snow Elf snorted and turned her head. If she weren't still clinging to Ellie's leg, this would be a perfect example of tsundere.
"Being trusted by this stupid cat is truly troublesome... S-since that's the case, I'll forgive this cat one more time. Please don't misunderstand, this is for Lord Ellie's sake." Although Chao Lu remained expressionless, her slightly happy tone betrayed her.
Hm! This one here is also a very classic case, Ellie didn't even know where to begin complaining.
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