Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

Chapter 398 Terrible Search Techniques

His fingers, which were bound behind his back, twitched slightly; he did not use magic.

Then the vines stretched out and intertwined, fixing his fingers in place.

Miya Xing had no choice but to give up the struggle.

Unable to make a sound or see any light from the outside world, any reaction he makes could provoke her.

"Nothing can escape my search techniques."

Like a venomous snake hissing, her voice gave him a sense of impending danger.

Oh, he knew it; the art of searching was definitely not just about searching.

of course.

Magic that is not recorded is either lost or created in its own right.

Regardless of the reason.

The woman he knew was not someone who would explicitly state the effects of magic in spells.

The magic she favors cannot be judged solely by its spells.

"Are you a Quark?"

"Hmm, being entangled in dark energy is not a pleasant experience for the Quark race."

"This is a very good magic, and it's good for all of us. You no longer need to bother making up lies."

She touched his pale face and said, "Slowly, everything about you will be revealed to me without reservation."

Without reservation... Is this retribution for spending the first half of my life reading my classmates' inner thoughts every day?

"They're clearly panicked and unwilling, yet they don't use any magic... Why is that?"

This question was genuine.

Miya Xing suspected that this magic was more of an illusion.

The sound of rain outside could no longer be heard.

Other noises gradually disappeared along with the sound of rain.

He couldn't even focus his attention on anything else.

The system did not appear.

She was all that remained of his world.

“I’m so tired, Miya Star. Power is constantly fighting inside me, clamoring for me to kill everything in sight. Only staying by the Emperor’s side can bring me a moment of peace, but I don’t like being by his side.”

The sound of helplessness and pitifulness reached his ears, inevitably causing him to feel heartache.

That's terrible.

She wouldn't play the victim for no reason.

"You love me, don't you?"

It's gotten worse.

"Mr. Carrington found many problems with your identity information; the information is false, isn't it? Such obvious problems, why couldn't Mr. Carrington notice them?"

For her to remember things from two hundred years ago so clearly...

"My memory is faulty; you're not from this time, are you?"

!!!

"Then that's right." The vines receded, and she kissed his lips encouragingly, without a trace of lust. "That's wonderful, shall we continue?"

He wasn't given a chance to speak.

"Who is helping you? The Solli? They are said to be very good at time travel."

"Isn't it?"

Her voice sounded so lost and aggrieved; he wanted to tell her everything.

"It's so hard to guess."

If only I had known, I would have asked Eric how to fight illusions...

"Your drive is very powerful, I can't hack it in. Is it because you're not relaxed enough? Well, it's difficult to relax in this situation."

His heart was beating fast.

His out-of-control behavior made him feel ashamed.

"It's okay if you don't perform well, don't be sad."

Perhaps what saddened him was something else entirely.

What does it matter?

what differences are there?

"Why wasn't I aware of the problem with my memories before? They seemed so logical in my mind. Did you do this?"

"No, that's right, you're such a good boy." She patted his head, feeling his initiative and expectation beneath her hand, and her smile grew even more satisfied.

so good.

Shouldn't anyone who can influence her emotions be completely under her control?

Unfortunately, she still couldn't penetrate his control.

why?

Is the difference in magic too great?

what.

Yes, she just finished her mission.

It looks like he got hurt.

There's no way around it; searching is too time-consuming, and fighting people head-on is always more strenuous.

"Your breathing is so rapid, are you embarrassed?"

She touched his bright red ears and drew an upside-down pentagram on his chest with her fingertips.

"It's okay, it's just you and me here, no one else will see what you look like. Good children should be praised, shouldn't they?"

A painful sound escaped his throat, and the finished drawing vanished in an instant.

"I'm so sorry, I accidentally hurt you. Please don't be mad at me, okay?"

As a gesture of apology, he was given a moment to catch his breath.

pain……

“We must have been deeply in love at another time.” Even in this state of distress, he managed to suppress his instinct to rebel. “What happened to 'her'?”

"Alright, alright, the painful things are over now, darling. You've met me, so what's the difference between me and 'her'? There isn't one."

Well?

I don't quite understand his reaction.

Was her question too complicated?

Or is the wound widening, causing confusion due to rapid depletion?

she does not know.

It's ok.

It's ok.

It does not matter.

The important thing is...

“Miya Star, be a good girl,” she wiped away the tears that welled up in her eyes from the pain. “I like it when you behave well; it’s so cute.”

Please, please.

...Don't say things like that again.

"Someone as cute as you, with such a powerful scroll wielder, must have held a high position in another time, right?"

"Okay, okay, I know."

The warmth in his chest overwhelmed the lingering pain, sending shivers down his spine. He was enveloped in this warmth, making it even harder for him to "tell" a lie.

The Quark race possesses a magical lie detector that can determine the veracity of information by monitoring the movement of the scroll.

Of course, it has ways to deal with it.

Convince yourself.

If you can fool yourself, you can fool the instruments.

Her magic wasn't as sophisticated as that of instruments, but right now, he had neither the energy nor the inclination to convince himself to deceive her.

that's terrible.

He never imagined that her magic would be related to illusion.

"A very important figure in the Quark race, he was a Cute Knight, right?"

"No wonder, no wonder." She suddenly realized, and touched the spot where he was no longer in pain with heartache. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? If you had told me sooner, I would have used a different method."

Why would you have the thought that you don't want him to get hurt?

it's wired.

Is it some kind of mind-manipulating magic?

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

"The Cute Knights, it's said that they get into the Elder Council much more easily than others."

broken.

"Any elder who becomes a member of the council of elders will receive an elder's ring after completing their probationary period."

With his remaining sanity, he regretted once again not having properly understood illusion magic.

reason……

Reason really is...

It's useless at times like this.

It just made me see my own sorry state more clearly.

"Where is your ring? Can I see it?"

"Oh, I see." She held up the ring she had received, admiring it. "Isn't it beautiful?"

The moment the ring reached her hand, the restraints on his body vanished.

At the same time, he irresistibly fell into her arms.

She hugged him, gently stroking his back, her voice tender:

"Then how should I deal with you, Quark Elder of another time?"

"Your magic, your origins, your identity... I have nothing more to know," the smile before him vanished in an instant. "Have you ever heard what happens to the Quark race if they fall into my hands?"

“Rui Bu Si”.

He felt weak all over, but finally regained some strength.

"Ok?"

"You look cute when you threaten me."

Out of a sense of revenge, or perhaps for some other reason, he patted her head as well, finally feeling like he had won a round: "Whether you knew before or not, can't you feel it now?"

The gloomy duchess wouldn't say anything good about herself, so Miya Xing had certainly heard plenty of stories about her.

It's still an exaggerated version.

It was just a minor mishap with magic.

The dialogue was not entirely without benefit to him.

At least he knew that the Dark Emperor had indeed done something during this period that led to her becoming the way she was now, and—

The system's control over her has weakened.

The effects of the Dark Moon Search Technique on him disappeared quickly as the vines were removed.

But my heart was still pounding.

He ignored the ring.

Even if you manage it, it won't get back to him.

The ring contains some information; if she likes it, she can keep it.

"Lord Desolation, I'll be watching closely."

After making those harsh remarks, he was terrified.

"Rui Bu Si? Rui Bu Si!"

Miya Xing's complexion, which had just regained some color, turned pale instantly.

Did she faint from anger?

She fell into his arms, quiet and silent.

"Why are there so few rolls?"

What the hell did the Dark Emperor do?