Reincarnated in the Alternate World, I'm A Demonic Lord as Well as a Villager
Chapter 68: Shami? Just a jerk.

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Shami? Just a jerk.

"Hmm. I asked before too, but didn’t get anything. If it’s you, maybe you’ll have a better chance. After all, you’re both girls; you can talk about deeper topics."

Shami explained.

"Find a time to invite Lina out for a girl’s convo. Start with topics like makeup to open up, then talk about recent events, gradually move to personal secrets, and eventually you can ask that question."

"Why do you know so much about this kind of process?"

Lureya raised her eyebrows, looking at Shami with suspicion.

"Girls’ chats are generally like that."

"But asking about a two-person agreement just feels weird to me..."

Lureya fiddled with her fingers.

But before Shami could speak, Lureya confidently patted her own chest.

"But anyway, leave it to me!"

The blonde girl had long wanted to know what agreement Shami and Lina had between them, and now that Shami had come to her, it was the perfect excuse for an investigation!

...

The next morning.

Pavilion, top floor, rooftop.

"As expected, the rooftop is the perfect scene once you agree on lunch together. I don’t know why a lodge in a small village has a rooftop like an elf school, but perhaps like the sweet-salty debate surrounding tofu pudding, it’s one of those unsolvable mysteries of this world."

The blonde girl found a wooden bench and sat down. From the four-story-high rooftop, she could see a good part of Yili Village.

"Stop talking nonsense here, remember your task."

Shami stood in a corner, suddenly giving the flat-panel blonde a look.

"Got it, got it!"

The blonde girl waved her hand.

The two waited quietly for the hero to arrive.

Soon, a white-haired girl slowly emerged from the rooftop door, cautiously looking around.

"Lureya, are you here?"

"Lina~ Over here~"

Upon spotting Lureya sitting on the nearby wooden bench, the white-haired girl gingerly walked over holding her bento.

The blonde girl warmly pulled the white-haired girl over, and they sat together.

"Sorry... Lureya suddenly invited me to lunch; I didn’t have time to prepare anything, just some fruits. If you don’t mind, consider them as after-meal snacks."

Lina shyly opened her bento, which contained some fruits.

"No worries, no worries. My lunch is also fruits."

Lureya squinted her eyes and eagerly shared produce from the Elf Forest with Lina.

The white-haired girl was initially very nervous but gradually relaxed under the flat-panel blonde’s friendly demeanor.

Indeed, Lureya is an elf beauty; her smile and voice are incredibly gentle, like a pristine angel descending from the heavens.

Lina couldn’t help but think this as she watched Lureya nibbling on fruit beside her.

Lureya looked over, "Does it taste good?"

Lina hurriedly took a bite of the Aikoya fruit in her hand.

"Mm-hmm! It’s my first time eating fruit from the Elf Forest, it tastes so sweet."

Lina looked at the Aikoya fruit in her hand, though it seemed like an ordinary apple, its flavor was in a league of its own.

"Glad Lina likes it."

"Totally love it!"

Lina excitedly nodded and couldn’t help but inspect Lureya’s small face again.

"What’s wrong?"

"Up close, I can really see how beautiful Lureya is..."

Of course, only that idiot Shami wouldn’t notice how truly beautiful she is.

"By the way, thanks for bringing me the crepes! I have something nice for you too."

"Eh?"

Lina sat up straight, tense.

Lureya took a bottle of shiny white water from the storage space and handed it to Lina.

"Water of Life from the Elf Forest. It relaxes nerves, alleviates muscle tension, has soothing properties for stress relief!"

Don’t just give her elf’s bathwater, be careful!

From behind, where she had been silently observing them, Shami couldn’t help but frown.

If Lina drinks this without knowing the ingredients, she’ll be badly off once she knows the truth.

"This is such a valuable item, I..."

The white-haired girl grasped the item tightly, afraid to accept it.

"It’s fine, it’s fine... just take it."

Lureya quickly pushed it into her hand.

It’s bathwater, though highly sought after by humans, and effective as well.

It’s a prime raw material; as long as she returns to the Elf Forest, there’s an endless supply from the spring.

Elves don’t mind spending the whole day soaked in hot springs.

"Thank you, Lureya."

The white-haired girl nervously accepted the Water of Life.

"..."

Thinking it over, Lureya decided to take it back and instead gave Lina a bottle of subterranean spring water from the Elf Forest.

The white-haired girl in front of her was, after all, the first girl she met outside the Elf Forest who was consistently kind to her.

She should save the Water of Life for Shami.

"Sorry, wrong item, here, have this instead."

[Relaxing Girl’s Lunchtime]

After twenty minutes of no progress, Shami, who had been hiding behind, couldn’t take it anymore.

The flat-panel elf wasn’t following the conversational guide he suggested; she’d been chatting off-topic with the white-haired girl.

Why would you discuss coexistence between humans and elves, and the revival of Aireland Continent? That’s not something a newbie who can’t even handle slimes should meddle with. A girl’s lunch should focus on girl-centric topics!

"Hey, Lureya, do you already have a boyfriend?"

Just then, Lina noticed the small ring on Lureya’s left ring finger, which didn’t appear to be a storage ring, and looked at Lureya with anticipation.

"Eh..."

That question stumped the blonde girl.

"Someone as cute as Lureya having a boyfriend is totally normal, right?"

Lureya fell silent.

It was a ring Shami had personally put on her.

She clearly remembered, they hadn’t known each other long when he suddenly put the ring on her, claiming it increased luck, and she’d worn it ever since.

But after that, he never mentioned this ring again.

What is this?!

Puts a ring on her but then ignores her!

What a textbook example of a jerk who doesn’t make himself clear, toying with her!

Lureya pouted, "Hmph, it’s something a jerk forced on me."

Since when did I become a jerk, flat-panel blonde!

"Then why do you still wear it?"

"It’s not bothering anyone, so why not wear it? After all, he took something very important from me; it’s a reminder I must get it back."

Lureya paused, touching the ring as she explained.

Lina’s mouth opened wide in surprise.

Elf love logic seems hard to decipher, she understood every word the blonde elf said, but together they’re confusing.

Plus, things like that usually can’t be taken back once given...

"Ah, by the way, Lina."

Seeing the two had moved onto relationship issues, Lureya opened her mouth casually pretending it didn’t matter as she inquired.

"I think you mentioned having an agreement with Shami, I’m curious, could you tell me a bit?"