"Captain, weren't you planning to meet your boyfriend today?"

As soon as Aisha said this, Demi and Yadas couldn't help but look over.

The topic of who the Red-haired Swordswoman's boyfriend is has been a hot topic among students at Jiale City University.

Many believe 'the Swordswoman's boyfriend' is just a smoke bomb; the Swordswoman doesn't have a boyfriend at all, and it's all a conspiracy by the Claw Club! They spread false news like this to push away potential admirers, allowing the Claw Club to internally manage the Swordswoman. It's extremely malicious and cunning;

However, nearly all Sword Flower University students think it is true because the rank odor of a love-struck girl is completely out of step with the noble fragrance of a single noble.

And Aisha has firsthand information—Ingrid is her close friend, Adelle is her troublesome buddy (who she befriended intentionally), and Aisha herself is an analytic Prophet Mage, so she not only knows Sonia has a boyfriend but has also deduced that their relationship is in its most ambiguous and intense breaking-cocoon phase. In simple terms, the relationship has reached the limit of friendship, eagerly needing an intertwining contest to elevate the relationship to a higher realm.

"Huh?" Sonia was slightly stunned, but she quickly realized she had exposed herself, so she had to retort, "How did you know?"

"Because I don't think you'd get a new haircut and new clothes for tonight's impromptu action," Aisha blinked, "Didn't you notice you're the most beautiful one tonight?"

"Nonsense, you're beautiful too."

"My beauty was broadcasted to let everyone know, but your beauty is written in a letter intended only for a certain someone," Aisha wagged her finger, "Don't change the subject—that is, do you still have time to meet? Anyway, the search is over, the patrol work can be left to us, and you can go ahead."

The search in the Lonely Diamond District ultimately didn't find the second Legendary Mage, but the temporary command center wasn't giving up and instructed all teams to patrol the adjacent commercial districts.

If the other Legendary Mage really fled before being surrounded, they would most likely hide in a densely populated area, so the command center instructed teams to patrol and release their own Seven-colored Magic Power Wave. It has no effect on ordinary people, but mages would clearly become aware that a Holy Domain is patrolling.

If we couldn't corner the beast, we can only startle the snake. The Star Cluster monitoring system is running at full capacity, so any slip-up by the Legendary invader forced out by the Holy Sanctuary Mage will be immediately captured.

But for Sonia and others, it was nearly futile, pointless overtime.

"Hmm," Demi nodded, "We'll cover for you."

Yadas said nothing, but his silence was tacit consent.

"Thank you all," Sonia smiled and gently shook her head, "But it's too late. He seems to have encountered an urgent matter, and tonight's date has already been canceled."

"What could be more important than a date with the Swordswoman?" Aisha demanded, indignant, "You were urgently summoned to round up a Legendary Mage, so you couldn't meet. Is he also a Holy Domain Mage, summoned by the Throne Hall for overtime?"

"No," Sonia shook her head, "He's not a Holy Domain Mage. And I'm not mad at him, after all, what he's dealing with tonight is indeed far more urgent than mine."

Wow.

Though they'd already anticipated it, Aisha and the others still couldn't help but exclaim inwardly—Sonia's lover is really not a Holy Domain Mage. They thought the person who could fascinate the Claw Club Swordswoman to such an extent must be able to completely conquer her with power, but apparently, they were all wrong.

"But dressing up so beautifully isn't it a waste?" Aisha said, "When he's done, you can continue the date at midnight, right? Anyway, you're mages, staying up all night is nothing... Hey, the cake here is delicious, why not buy some to prepare?"

"Prepare what?"

"If he apologizes for missing the date tonight, you can eat the cake together; if he doesn't behave satisfactorily, then throw the cake at him!"

Sonia smelled the rich cream and egg aroma wafting from the cake shop, and the air was so sweet it felt like she was soaking in a candy floss ocean. She loved sweets, but the high calorie count wasn't conducive to maintaining her figure, so she'd been avoiding sweets since freshman year.

But after Aisha mentioned it, the Village Girl suddenly wanted to eat cake. But rather than eating it herself, she wanted to see Ash eat it, because given Ash's sloppy nature, he would surely end up with cream on his face.

In that case, she would gesture for Ash to stay still, cradle his face gently and lean in, then...

Under the watchful eyes of the three, the Claw Club Sword Saint suddenly blushed to the roots of her ears, as if her whole body's temperature had risen.

Demi and Yadas finally understood why no one had ever seen the Swordswoman's boyfriend, but the faculty and students at Sword Flower University still firmly believed it—once you see the Swordswoman in this state, you'd start believing in love.

Sonia looked up and suddenly chuckled. The sign under the cake shop read:

"Love, taste, and fat have one thing in common: you want to share them with others."

...

...

Bang!

Ash split the trash can and saw a dark box fly towards his face, so without a second thought, he lifted his leg high to kick it away!

The cake box exploded in an instant, and Ash's boots were immediately covered in a large dollop of cake. He couldn't dodge in time, and some cream smudged on his face. He casually wiped it off and saw that the crowd at the cake shop entrance had been scattered, while the piercing sound of police sirens echoed in the starry sky.

The hint of red turned into an alley and was about to disappear from his sight.

Ash stepped hard on a fire hydrant and leaped onto the wall, maintaining height by stepping on the wall's grooves, crossing twenty meters in three seconds to overtake the panicking crowd!

In truth, he didn't know why he was giving chase; his body had already started moving on its own before he could think.

'Death Mad' Nia Sevi.

Ash was certain she was the projection of the Sword Maiden in the Kingdom of Allstars, but she was merely a projection. According to Rose, Nia didn't even know Ash Heath, and she was a serial killer, so what could he do even if he caught up?

But if he missed this chance, he couldn't forgive himself.

Even if it was just a shadow.

It was her shadow after all.

Ash charged into the alley but saw no one. His eyes quickly gathered information, discovering footprints leading to a dim passageway on the right side, and he sprinted after them!

However, just as he turned the corner, a clear and sharp Sword Light illuminated his eyes!

Zheng!

Ash bent backward to dodge the slash, with his arms and legs twisting like tentacles towards his opponent! However, his opponent drew a second sword with their left hand, about to turn Ash into a limbless stick figure!

The Cult Leader suppressed his urge to unleash the Holy Domain, focusing on his opponent's sword technique. In a flash, he precisely grabbed the sword's body, halting the slash and, with a dash and a push, shoved the opponent aside while snatching away a sword!

As he steadied himself, a chilling Sword Shadow aimed at his vital points. Seeing this, Ash surprisingly felt relieved, twirling his Sword Flower to meet it. The clashing of swords resonated continuously in the dark alley.

As time passed, both Ash and his opponent became increasingly surprised. The opponent was astonished that someone could match her in swordsmanship, and Ash felt the same—was the Swordsmanship Realm of the Sword Maiden's projection nearly identical to the real Sword Maiden?

"I didn't expect Mr. Heath to hide such formidable swordsmanship skills," a cold female voice suddenly spoke amidst the clashing swords, "No wonder you're a genius renowned throughout Allstars."

Ash suddenly felt invigorated, "You know me?"

"Who wouldn't know you, except infants less than a week old?" the opponent replied coldly, "But I didn't expect you to go to such lengths for Rosena, you must be intimate family or close as brothers."

Ash guessed that Rosena was the unfortunate person he had to visit for a funeral three days later, and quickly explained, "I'm not—"

"Then you will also become my target." Her voice, though beautiful and pleasant, was now filled with hysterical madness and viciousness, "I will gouge out your eyes, cut off your tongue, sever your tendons, puncture your eardrums, leave you with no senses, and slice your flesh one piece at a time, making you live in endless cycles of pain, unable to wish for life, unable to wish for death!"

"No matter where you hide, you can't escape. I will come for you, day or night, awake or asleep, I will keep watching you, always haunting you—"

"Really?" Ash was delighted, "That's great, I was just wondering how to invite you to my house!"

The opponent: "?"

In this chaotic alley sword fight, Ash gradually cleared his thoughts—no matter what, the best thing was to keep Nia within his grasp.

Firstly, Nia must not die. If she died, it would trigger the Emotion Feedback phenomenon, affecting the real Sword Maiden. Although Ash had confidence in the Sword Maiden's willpower, trusting she could resist the Emotion Feedback, he would rather not risk the Sword Maiden's safety if avoidable.

Secondly, Ash recalled Heath's thought process in searching for the Angel:

"Because it is not human, its new worldview will surely be abnormal, unable to integrate into society."

"Unable to integrate into society, it would naturally be anti-social, appearing cold and heartless."

"To survive, it would most likely resort to murder and crime."

"Therefore, attention should be paid to such people: abnormal anti-social serial killers."

Nia, the serial killer who dared to cause explosions at the police station, perfectly matched all the conditions of an Angel suspect!

Perhaps Ash really was this lucky to find the projection possessed by the Angel from the beginning!

But if that's the case, Nia would become a target all Divine Lords wanted to eliminate. This point could be deliberated at length; maybe they could find a way to make the Angel leave Nia. Besides, if Nia were truly the Angel, Ash would need to protect her, preventing her from being killed by the Dazzling Star Magic Master or others, to prevent the threat to the Sword Maiden's original body.

So Ash directly asked, "Are you the Angel?"

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