Daiyi had never thought that she, too, would one day ponder a romantic question like "what is my relationship with this boy?"

Before meeting Felyn, she thought such things would surely never happen to her.

In her future plans, there were only two paths: becoming the Divine Child or research. No matter which one she chose, neither had anything to do with love.

Daiyi placed a hand gently on her chest, feeling her heartbeat.

Looking back, the person who appeared most frequently in her memories of the past six months was Felyn.

After seeing her research, he still pretended nothing had happened and took care of her.

He diligently practiced how to better pretend to be her lover to deal with her father's inspection.

On that night in the Royal Capital district, it was the first time she had ever revealed her inner vulnerability and anxiety to someone else, hoping Felyn would remember her for ten years.

And at Zervanie's concert, she even kissed him in front of her father.

All the way until now, hearing the words he spoke in the illusion, his promise to come and save her.

Her body had already come to rely on Felyn before her consciousness did.

Even when she was alone, she would unconsciously call Felyn "boyfriend."

Even when her father wasn't around and there was no need to pretend to be a couple, she still subconsciously accepted the food Felyn fed to her lips.

If she were to still use the terms of the contract—pretending to be lovers—to explain everything now, Daiyi felt it made no sense at all.

Without a doubt, she had developed special feelings for Felyn.

Is it love? Have I fallen for Felyn? Have I gotten too into the role of playing lovers and now truly want to become Felyn's lover?

Daiyi had read many romance novels. She knew that the emotions she was feeling for Felyn right now were most likely love.

But she couldn't be sure.

Friendship, love, kinship—Daiyi couldn't yet draw a conclusion in her heart.

Because she had never experienced any of them.

But this didn't stump Daiyi. All she needed to do was a few simple experiments.

Sharing the same umbrella on a rainy day, to see if she would get nervous when Felyn was close to her.

When Felyn left the house, to see if she would wish for time to pass faster, wanting him to come back sooner.

When Felyn came to save her, to touch her chest and feel her heartbeat, then she would know if she liked Felyn.

There was one more way to verify if she liked Felyn.

When she stood on the altar about to become the Divine Child, for her last look at the world, would she want Felyn to appear before her.

If she hoped to see Felyn, then it was love.

There were still two months until she had to leave Seiwa. Logically, there should be plenty of opportunities to verify it.

But Daiyi felt she wouldn't do these things.

She didn't dare.

She was afraid the final result of the experiment would be that she had fallen in love with Felyn.

She even felt that her current feelings for Felyn weren't uncertain, but rather that she didn't want to admit she had already fallen in love with him.

Because it was already too late; she was already destined to leave. Falling in love with Felyn would only bring her pain, so her heart would subconsciously evade this question.

Daiyi propped her chin on her hand, an emotion that had never appeared before surfacing in her dark green eyes.

Regret.

Regret that she had realized it too late. By the time she became aware of it, there was no turning back.

But in truth, even if she finally discovered she really liked Felyn, even if they really got together in the end, they would most likely still be separated.

Inheriting the title of Divine Child was a fact that neither she nor Felyn could change. No matter what effort they put in, they couldn't get around it.

Even if Felyn abandoned everything to save her, even if Felyn became a hero, it still wasn't enough.

The power of the Church of Truth was not something a single person could resist.

This was not a fairy tale world, not a place where one could change the world with hot-blooded passion.

Unless...

Daiyi thought of the mission she had almost forgotten.

The secret plan secretly orchestrated by the princess, with a very low probability of success.

[Capture the Demon King's Daughter]

Unless Felyn accepted the mission to capture the Demon King's daughter, unless the Demon King's daughter was willing to appear in the Sivishus Empire as the Demon King's representative.

When the Demon King's power appeared in the Sivishus Empire, the Churches would definitely not make a move on the empire so quickly.

Just ten years. Ten years would be enough for the Church to cultivate a new Divine Child.

And the Church Elders would naturally be willing to see such a result. After all, in their hearts, Daiyi was never the best candidate. If it weren't for the tense situation, they would not have chosen Daiyi to become the Divine Child.

"Don't tell me you're still thinking about that man named Felyn?"

Seeing Daiyi go silent, Eitani stood up, wanting to shake this misguided beautiful girl awake.

"Humans are so easily engrossed in emotions, completely unlike me."

When Daiyi saw Eitani, her eyes suddenly widened a little.

Speaking of which, the Demon King's daughter...

This magical beast lady in front of her, who could use arch-magic and simultaneously cast two high-level spells, could she possibly be the Demon King's daughter?

Most importantly, this Demon King's daughter also had a connection with Felyn.

Although Daiyi didn't believe in fate, she had to admit that none of the young ladies connected to Felyn were simple.

"Have you ever been in love before?" Daiyi gathered her thoughts and combed her hair with her hand.

"N-No. It's just that I don't want to be. Many people pursue me."

"For example?"

Eitani didn't expect Daiyi to get to the bottom of it.

It's fine to just touch on such things, why do you have to actually ask!

She thought about it carefully. Let alone anyone pursuing her, there wasn't even anyone who talked to her. She couldn't even make up a name.

"Anyway, you can't stay with Felyn anymore. He will definitely play with your feelings, just like he played with my feelings," Eitani quickly changed the subject, hoping Daiyi wouldn't press further.

"He played with your feelings... so that's how it is." Daiyi repeated this sentence, nodding thoughtfully.

Seeing Daiyi's behavior, Eitani also realized what she had just said.

That sentence sounded exactly like something an innocent girl deceived by Felyn would say.

"Not that kind of feeling! It's that kind of feeling, oh dear!" she explained incoherently.

Eitani suddenly felt that the girl in front of her was not as simple as she had imagined, but rather a bit dangerous.

"However, I have indeed had my feelings played with by Felyn."

The girl's attitude suddenly changed, which made Eitani pleasantly surprised.

"Speaking of which, living happily with other girls is still a bit strange, isn't it? Am I their friend, rival, or family? When you think about it carefully, it's full of problems."

"Exactly, so don't be fooled by Felyn's words," Eitani said, patting Daiyi's shoulder with great relief.

"You really have to be careful when you're in a relationship with someone, right? Otherwise, it's easy to be deceived."

"Mhm, mhm!" Eitani nodded.

"But Miss Magical Beast, is it okay for you to appear in Seiwa today? I'm a little worried you might get into some trouble because of me." This was also why Daiyi hadn't directly asked Eitani for her identity.

Who would cause trouble in the human world and still leave their name? This magical beast lady in front of her shouldn't be that foolish.

Hearing Daiyi's words, Eitani's brown eyes looked at her carefully, her brow furrowing.

She's actually considering my well-being. What a good person!

I take back what I said just now. You are not a dangerous person.

"It should be fine. I didn't use any high-level magic, and there were no casualties. I'll just throw some magic crystals as compensation for the damage later."

"Then your father, Sivishus, won't blame you?"

"No, no, he's always asleep..."

Eitani realized something was wrong.

(End of Chapter)