1171 Guilt and Remorse (1/2)

After what seemed like an eternity to Jiang Fei, Miluya finally returned to his side.

\”Big brother...\”

\”...\”

Jiang Fei took a quick look at her and continued staring at the ground.

He had no idea what to say to her. The Celestial NPCs that Miluya had killed could become a threat to him in the future, but at least at this point in time, some of them were still his allies and even his master was one of them. Now, they were all dead. Thanks to Miluya. If anything else, he should be seeking justice for their deaths.

But with his current abilities, was he even able to do that? In the presence of Miluya, Jiang Fei would not be able to do as much as raise a finger before she completely wiped the floor with him. Not to mention that they also shared a close bond with each other, and Jiang Fei still adored the little girl very much. Even though the very same little girl had teleported herself all over the Overworld and murdered every Celestial NPC that she could find, Jiang Fei still found it very hard to bring himself to fight her.

\”Forget it, just go. Leave me alone!\”

Jiang Fei waved his hands, shooing the little girl away.

\”En...\”

Miluya only nodded in response, before tearing a hole in the space-time fabric with a finger and returned to the Celestial Realm.

\”Aih!\”

Jiang Fei let out a sigh and delved again into his thoughts.

When the daily gaming timer finally ran out, Jiang Fei was logged out from the game.

\”Honey are you awake yet?\”

Jiang Fei woke up to find a smiling Bella entering his room.

\”Oh, hey... What brings you to my room?\”

Jiang Fei felt awkward talking to her. After all, he was somewhat responsible for her parents' death. His guilt made it hard for him to meet her gaze directly.

\”Hehe, I've been stuck in the Medical Bay for too long, so I thought I'd make up for all the time not spent with you right now!\”

Bella clingingly wrapped herself around his arm. The demon princess seemed to have become much more clingy after stepping out of the Medical Bay.

After a quick wash, Jiang Fei found himself still not ready to face Bella alone. He was afraid that the girl would pick up on his awkwardness, so he decided to get the other girls and inspect the construction of their new base together.

Jiang Fei's efforts at misdirection may have been effective on Bella, but still fell short in getting past the attentiveness of both Ariel and Nina, who were both quick to discern that something was troubling.

But luckily for Jiang Fei, the two thoughtful girls did not outright point out his abnormal behavior. They both chose to instead keep this to themselves for now and ask him about it later should the opportunity present itself, and hopefully help him resolve whatever it was that was bothering him.

And just like that, the day went by without a hitch. Bella was not as sensitive as Ariel or Nina and missed all the signs. Coupled with the fact that it had been quite a while since she had last seen him, she was only fawning affectionately over him the entire tour and still did notice Jiang Fei's awkwardness.

And after successfully enduring an entire day of walking on eggshells, Jiang Fei was relieved to be able to log onto the game again.

Logging into the game felt different to Jiang Fei, as he was entering a familiar place with detached feelings. While the other players were still all going about clearing quests, farming mobs, and enjoying the game as usual, he was the only one player with the knowledge that the entire High Human population went extinct!