Team villains except me

Chapter 459: Become a detective?

"So, you mean to say that among your parents, there is a duke who can be king, a lord who will be king, and a prince?"

After Loretta finished her cream puff pastry, Yalinxiu's parent's story came to an end. Loretta was surprised at the identity of the group of people she saw yesterday, and she was also a little worried.

"If that happens, they will be suspected by Lanier...Musa."

"Yes. But if the king is particularly scared, Irene and the others won't be able to get in."

Yalinxiu said as she drank the green juice. When she finished it, she found that the juice residue was a bit hard to chew.

As she raised the glass, Yalinxiu paused for a moment, then put it down as if nothing had happened and asked Loretta calmly.

“How fast can you run?”

Loretta tilted her head.

"What do you mean? You want to race? I can definitely run faster than you, I'm an orc. And I can fly if there are no restrictions."

Yalinxiu glanced at the window and shook her head.

"Loretta, we're being followed."

Loretta was stunned for a moment, then she clenched the fork in her hand in annoyance.

"How could this happen! This is the first time I-take you out to dinner. Today should be perfect."

Yalinxiu wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin and smiled expectantly.

"Loretta, today is going to be perfect from now on. Do you want to know who's behind them?"

Loretta was confused.

"What's the point? We're all enemies anyway, and they want to murder me and make Musa sad. Just think about it."

"But they have been here since we left the manor. They are more like guards sent to protect us."

"It would be Musa or Valerie, who else could it be?"

"If Valerie knew that you secretly brought me to a restaurant so far away to eat, she would immediately drop everything she was doing to find you and take you home. Teacher Musa, it's more likely that she would follow you herself."

Loretta was about to retort, but after thinking about it, she felt that there was nothing unreasonable about what Yalinxiu said. She was also a little confused.

"Who is that?"

"I don't know. By the way, Loretta, you said before that you wanted me to go somewhere with you and who were you looking for?"

Loretta suddenly had an idea.

But this answer only surfaced after Yalinxiu reminded her, which made Loretta a little unhappy, and then she quickly realized that she had never mentioned Persilla to Yalinxiu - her grandmother, how did Yalinxiu know?

"You didn't sleep at all yesterday! You heard everything!"

Loretta was somewhat dissatisfied. She felt that she had exposed her ally's lies, which made it difficult for her to fully trust Yalinxiu.

Yalinxiu didn't quite understand.

"what?"

"Persila, you know that Persila sent someone to follow me. You shouldn't know Persila. You heard the conversation between Valerie and Musa yesterday, and you said that you left when Valerie started crying!"

Yalinxiu shook her head helplessly.

“I can’t be sure that it was someone sent by Percilla. I went to bed really early yesterday.

When Valerie and I were having breakfast today, she mentioned the name Persila. She said that Musa was worried about her mother and she didn't like Persila, but Persila cared about you very much.

Loretta, put these things together and there is a simple answer to every problem.

You can't forgive the person who hurt Teacher Musa, but Teacher Musa forgave her. That person can only be Teacher Musa's mother. Similarly, someone can be sent to protect you under the control of the king. In addition to Valerie and Musa, there is only one option left."

Loretta was not convinced.

“But that’s not necessarily the right answer.”

"So I said I'm not sure. I only know these people in Lanier, and I don't know what the rest of the forces are. This is just a very rough hypothesis. Do you want to verify the answer?"

Yalinxiu smiled, and its eyes lit up, as if it had found something interesting.

Loretta knew that Yalinxiu was not a good kid. Sometimes it was not very gentle, but it did help her. Sometimes she even felt that Yalinxiu would be a little bored.

Yalinxiu likes to seek excitement and challenge danger. When doing these things, it seems to be particularly energetic.

but.

"Yalinxiu, do those people who are monitoring us really have no ill intentions? I don't want to get hurt. If I get into danger, the current situation will be disrupted. My existence itself is a delicate stabilizer. If I get sick, it will cause turmoil. I can't take the initiative to take risks."

Loretta lowered her eyes.

"I think I should contact Valerie."

"I have divine tools. I know a little bit of water magic, fire magic, and wood magic. I have charm skills. I'm very strong. Loretta, you can't take the risk, or you don't want to take the risk?"

"……cannot."

"I see."

Yalinxiu smiled.

"Loretta, thank you for your hospitality. My reward is coming later. I think you can contact Valerie in half an hour, because we will rest in the restaurant for another fifteen minutes. It's not good for your health to do strenuous exercise right after a meal."

Loretta's hands trembled slightly.

Yalinxiu's words made her tremble a little. The excitement was released in her body, and her wings wanted to stretch out frantically. But the remaining rationality told her that she couldn't do this.

"Yalinxiu, I can't... This is too willful, I will cause a lot of trouble."

"Loretta."

Yalinxiu raised the corners of her lips quietly.

"Childhood is short, and it would be a pity if you don't get into some trouble. Musa loves you. She will love you along with your troubles."

Loretta was speechless for a long while, then she poked the jam on the plate with her fork dejectedly.

"You are really good at sophistry. But judging from your tone, you seem to be quite experienced?"

"Not really. I ran away from home."

"what?"

Loretta thought Yalinxiu was very mature, but she was particularly surprised that she had behaved so childishly, so she kept asking questions.

"Why? Did your parents make you angry? Were you punished for being too willful? Or something else?"

"Because I couldn't separate myself from them. It was not okay to either give in to their unconscious desire to share their pain or to go against their care and love. But I couldn't help it. I was angry with myself and I was angry with them.

Loretta, you know, I know exactly what each of them thinks, and their emotions are beyond my guess. Despite this, I still have uneasiness, I still have negative emotions that shouldn't exist, I never doubt that I am not loved, so I feel sick and hateful. "

Loretta didn't understand, but she wanted to know how the matter was finally resolved.

"I met a bad guy and I punished him. I met Mattia, then I went to the country of Yeverson, and finally I met my parents and apologized to them."

"and then?"

"There is no more."

"Weren't you punished?"

"No."

Loretta nodded, as if she understood everything.

"Yalinxiu, you have never been punished after making a mistake, so you don't care about the consequences of making a mistake."

"What have you been punished for?"

"...I have never been punished. I have never made any mistakes on my own initiative. But Yalinxiu, I think it is wrong for you to do this. You are expecting something evil, and you don't think it is wrong at all. You are like a child who has been spoiled and has no fear."

Loretta was serious.

"You can be a little scary sometimes."

Yalinxiu laughed. It laughed happily.

"Loretta, you are so direct. I like the way you talk, but if you want to make other friends, Loretta, I think you should be more tactful.

Besides, I just like the excitement of life, I like being a hero, why is that wrong? Of course I have fears, but I'm sure I can do anything to prevent my fears from becoming a reality.

Yalinxiu put on her coat. Elliott bought it for her. It was fashionable and warm, a style that Elliott himself would never wear.

"Loretta, fifteen minutes are up. We can verify the answer."

……

Loretta's lungs were failing.

After she walked out of the restaurant, Yalinxiu took her hand and told her to run as fast as she could, pretending that someone was chasing them.

Loretta didn't understand why, but she subconsciously did what Yalinxiu said.

She seemed to have been running for a long time. When she rested in a blind spot, she was still breathing heavily.

She heard footsteps as she ran, and then the sound of the whistling wind.

Of course, the ones sent to monitor her were all eagles. Only eagles could transform back to their original form at any time and fly freely like primitive beasts.

But Yalinxiu took her into a sheltered building, so their tracks could not be seen in the air.

The eagle that was watching them had lost them and was now anxiously reporting back to their master.

Loretta couldn't help but look at Yalinxiu. She saw a strange light flashing in Yalinxiu's eyes. She had memorized Yalinxiu's parents and heard many interesting details about them. She compared them carefully and felt that Yalinxiu looked like no one else.

She thinks Yalinxiu should be able to become a detective in the future. Yalinxiu likes a challenging and exciting life.

Loretta was led by Yalinxiu to run again, but this time, their footsteps were very light and they were tracking each other.

Loretta's heartbeat was getting faster and faster. She could clearly feel that they were almost discovered by the eagles several times. Once they couldn't find their trace and almost gave up. Her back was sweaty, but her steps became lighter and lighter.

She finally realized that she and Yalinxiu liked the same thing.

She was tired of her life which was unchanging, unmoved, restricted and regulated day after day. She longed for excitement, for adventure, and for... freedom.

There is freedom to choose.

"...Yalinxiu."

Loretta panted, she looked at the back of Yalinxiu's head and called its name in an unstable voice.

Yalinxiu stopped and looked back at her.

"Can't run anymore?"

"No. I want to ask you...can we be detectives together in the future?"

Yalinxiu nodded.

"Sure. But I don't want to be too far away from my parents. I can't live without them."

"——I can't tell at all. It seems like they can't live without you anymore. No, that's not what I want to say. Anyway, what I want to ask is... they are about to fly! Let's chase them!"

Loretta doesn't have the courage to ask her real questions, and she doesn't really want to be a detective. If she can grow up, she wants to be like Musa. Of course, like all atavists, her greatest wish is to be a beast warrior.

Was Yalinxiu's answer just now a rejection?

Loretta couldn't figure it out. Her sweat dripped onto the road and quickly evaporated.

When they were almost exhausted, the eagles finally stopped, looked around, and then secretly walked into an exquisite manor.

Loretta finally had time to catch her breath.

She looked at Yalinxiu and found that it was just her hair that was a little messy.

She was a little unconvinced.

"Why aren't you tired?"

"A little tired, but okay."

Yalinxiu took out a handkerchief and handed it to Loretta.

"It's time to take a break. Wipe off the sweat."

Loretta took the handkerchief unceremoniously. She looked at the roses embroidered on it and knew that it probably came from the Duke of Philip.

Philippi was far away. But Philippi was a good country, she knew.

"Yalinxiu, I can't live without Musa and Valerie. I don't necessarily want to be a detective."

Loretta spoke without any clue, and it was unclear who she was competing with.

Yalinxiu nodded slightly, then turned sideways to look at Loretta.

“What’s your real problem?”

Loretta blushed and refused to look at Yalinxiu.

"What...what do you mean."

Yalinxiu is serious.

"I know what you want to ask. I will give you a positive answer, but you can't keep me guessing what you want to ask. I may not always guess the right question.

If we want to be friends forever, we can’t get along like this.”

Loretta uttered "Ah", then stared at Yalinxiu with her handkerchief in her hand. It took her a long time to find her voice.

"I want to ask you... I want to know... My real question is... Can't I just tell you? You already know it. You know everything. You can always guess."

Yalinxiu thought about it and nodded again.

"It's not impossible."

After a while, when Loretta's breathing stabilized and Yalinxiu decided to take her into the manor, Loretta was led by Yalinxiu but did not move.

Yalinxiu looked back in confusion and saw that Loretta's skin was gradually turning red.

"Yalinxiu, I want to ask you, if you leave Lanier, if everything is over, will you still be my ally - my friend?"

Loretta was not good at expressing what she really wanted, but she was very unconvinced, she was very curious about Yalinxiu, and she hoped that Yalinxiu would be interested in her as well.

If Yalinxiu could be so frank, if Yalinxiu could tolerate her dishonesty, then she would like to be more straightforward.

Yalinxiu looked at her straight and suddenly smiled.

This smile made Loretta feel familiar. It was the smile that Yalinxiu would show when she talked about its parents. It was gentle and calm, like a puddle of water that had been blown away, clear to the bottom, warm and inclusive.

"of course."

Yalinxiu answered with a smile.