Chapter 724: Hyperion Returns for a Limited Time
The next day.
In this war-torn era of the southern continent.
From the Knox Mountains to the Palton Obsidian Island, from the Brin Dusk Snow Canyon to the Isanti Starfall Bay, the homes and strategic points of the Eastern Kingdom were devastated, the towns were razed to the ground, the harvests of the farmland and the property of the city-state were looted, innocent civilians were massacred, the enemies were brutal and unjust, and the warriors were still fighting them with their iron-blooded bodies.
Although the southern front of the entire eastern region of the United Parliament Alliance of the Kingdoms was in danger, Ikrit, the heartland of the Kingdom of Hutton, was still the safest place.
In the early morning, the sky was filled with a faint blue-gray. In this autumn day, the whole city was more solemn than usual, as if this year's winter would come especially early.
In the East District of Ikrit, next to a wooden house standing on a street east of Ikrit College.
The flowerbed in the courtyard of the Cat Boss Restaurant was full of colorful flowers, and the fragrance of flowers drifted with the wind.
It is not open yet today.
In a wooden house on the second floor, the walls were painted in soft cream, light orange and beige, and the wooden furniture was polished by the cat boss to present a natural texture.
"The south wind brings coolness~"
"The nightingale sings softly~"
"The flowers under the moon are all dreaming~"
Huprienne leaned on the carved wooden chair, holding a cup of fine flower tea in her hand, sipping gently, and the fragrance of tea filled her red and white lips and teeth.
The antique magic phonograph next to her was playing a soft little song, and the melodious melody flowed in the air, as if it could bring people back to the gentle and moving old days of Ikerite in this morning.
"Alas, I can't go out."
Huprienne was wearing a loose silk dress with a light beige base and embroidered with their duke's embroidery.
Her long silver hair was tied into a well-managed bun, with two long strands of hair draped over her shoulders.
Now, even if she goes out, she must bring at least two great demons with her to prevent any imperial spies who have infiltrated Ikerite from targeting her.
With Antanas and Sinora accompanying her, even if the enemy wants to use any tricks, it is impossible to bypass the two great demons at the same time, or successfully lead away a great demon and leave Hyperion alone.
However, at present, it seems that the sixth-level imperial assassin coming to Hyperion is basically a suicide, and the two eighth-level demons are too reliable.
Even the exploration of the Duke's Mansion has come to a temporary end.
Originally, they were almost able to open the treasure house under the Alansal family, but considering safety, Planai still forbade Antanas and Sinora to accompany Hyperion.
Hyperion couldn't help but miss the time when she could go wherever she wanted.
Although the feeling of being fully protected by three great demons is reassuring, it seems to be no different from the time in the Demon King City Nakalis, and the Cat Boss Restaurant has become another small demon king castle.
During that period of time, Antanas and Sinora liked to go to the Duke's Mansion together, try on all kinds of clothes, and dress her up according to their preferences. Over time, Hyperion gave up resistance and let them have fun.
Her current look was made by Antanas.
When Talia was not at home, one of Antanas and Sinora would come to sleep with her and protect her closely 24 hours a day.
Planai often paid attention to the Wilford family.
Whenever he went to the Wilford family to secretly strengthen the barrier, he would be stopped by the head of the family, Noe, and be entertained and talk about the war. He also listened to Noe complaining about his son Ranchi who liked to run around during the war and made him worried. Then Noe praised him, "Planai is still good. You are worthy of being a friend from Tata's hometown. You are well-educated and reliable." Planai seemed to have almost become a nominal family member of the Wilford family.
"Fortunately, the Wilford family moved from Nanwantina to the capital Ikerite early on. It would be great if they could just live in Ikerite in the future."
Huprienne picked up the newspaper on the coffee table and started reading.
Although Nanwantina is also very good, to be honest, she prefers Ikerite.
But based on her previous understanding of Lanqi, he should be the type who is very willing to marry into the family, as long as he can retire at the age of 20, so even if he considers things in the long run, he will most likely choose Ikerite.
"Oh, what am I thinking about."
Huprienne shook her head violently.
It is easy to think about things when you are alone in the room.
Sinora is in the next room. The three of them live on the second floor of Boss Cat, so they can be called neighbors. Early this morning, Antanas helped her comb her hair, and then went downstairs to find breakfast and will be back soon.
Huprienne felt unexpectedly dreamy with her bestie by her side, at least she had never experienced it since she was a child.
"Ahhh!"
The fox's cry attracted Hyperion's attention, and she came back to her senses.
A black fox was squatting at her feet. The fox had bright golden eyes and a light body, looking at her obediently.
Huprienne gently picked up a piece of exquisite pastry from the silver plate on the small round coffee table and fed it to the fox's mouth.
The fox took it carefully, ate it with relish, and shook its head happily.
What Hyperion didn't notice was that Antanas had returned to the door with a paper box of breakfast.
"..."
Antanas looked at Hyperion in the house, listening to the ditty and feeding the fox, leaning on the armchair and reading the newspaper.
She felt like something stuck in her throat, as if she had seen an old friend.
"Xiubao, do you feel that you have become a Tatar?"
Antanas finally walked into the living room and came to Hyperion's side, complaining.
After more than two months, Hyperion lived here alone without Thalia, and she became more and more like Thalia.
The only difference is that Hyperion has a certain aura of nobility that makes her look like a rich concubine rather than retired.
"Really, can I become like Tata?"
Hyperion thought for a moment and asked incomprehensively.
The ideal woman in her heart is like Talia, who is noble, aloof, and has maternal qualities accumulated over time. No matter how you look at her carefully, you will feel that Tata is a perfect woman.
She felt that there was a big difference between herself and Tata, at least Lan Qi would not confuse the two of them.
"Forget it, let's eat first."
Antanas shook his head.
It is understandable that although the war outside is tense, Lan Qi's instructions to Hyperion are to ensure absolute safety.
So in the end it became Hyperion to stay in Icerite and do nothing, which became the optimal solution.
Just when she opened the box, Hyperion suddenly seemed to hear something and took out a translucent communication card glowing with purple light.
Someone is contacting Hyperion.
She connected it, and a cold voice came over——
"Huberlian, it's me."
These simple words made Hyperian open her eyes wide.
"Teacher Artis, I miss you so much."
Hyperion quickly sat upright from the recliner, her voice filled with surprise.
When Tata was away in the Northern Continent, Teacher Ice and Snow Witch was her only spiritual comfort. She had been looking forward to the teacher contacting her.
However, the Ice Witch is now even busier with her official duties and has almost taken over all the work of the great priest Loren in the Kingdom of Hutton, so Hyperion cannot disturb the Ice Witch.
And Huberian didn’t know why. The teacher seemed to be deliberately avoiding her before, as if he was acting for someone, telling that person that her relationship with Huberian was not that close, so don’t think about using Huber. Leanne comes to threaten her.
It's not too late for Hyperion to reminisce about the past.
"Where are you now? I'll come find you."
The ice witch's voice was filled with a hint of fatigue and solemnity.
"Yala Moat East, No. 34 Gordon Street, Boss Cat Restaurant."
Hyperion replied immediately.
Her heartbeat quickened, feeling that the Ice Witch teacher was coming to find her.
"Wait for me for a quarter of an hour."
The Ice Witch replied and hung up the communication magic.
Hyperion looked hesitant for a few seconds after the communication ended, then stood up from the recliner and cheered.
"Huberlian, tell me, do you have a passive skill that allows you to summon a demon mother when no one is taking care of you?"
Antanas could feel Hyperion's joy through the air and complained.
"No way, sometimes it's impossible for Thalia, Artis, or Kaliela to take care of me."
Hyperion glared at Antanas pretending to be sullen. She didn't approve of this passivity of "calling mom".
"Well, if you are in a desperate situation and cannot summon a demon mother, you will pay merit and summon a male mother."
Antanas thought about it carefully and added.
"..."
Hyperion couldn't resist.
It seems indeed...
"But no matter what, that's not called a male mother..."
She lowered her head and said coyly.
"What's that called?"
Antanas winked and asked with interest.
"That, that's called..."
Hyperion poked her finger, her face started to turn red but she couldn't say anything.
Until she said a few words in an undetectable voice that Antanas couldn't hear clearly, she quickly ran away while Antanas was stunned.
…
More than ten minutes later.
A slender figure came to the door of Boss Cat's restaurant.
She was wearing sunglasses, and her silver eyes under the dark lenses vaguely reflected the sunlight on the glass of the wooden restaurant. Her long white hair danced in the wind, as softly as snowflakes.
Before she could raise her hand to touch the door, her hand stopped.
The store has an overly strong isolation barrier.
It was as if it was a black box. Before entering, there was no way to detect the situation in the store through any magic.
There is no doubt that this is the work of Antanas, Shinora, and Pranay.
This restaurant is extremely close to Icerite Academy. Even Loren's student Asna is the chef here. If Loren doesn't know that there is a demon fortress hidden under his nose, the Ice Witch doesn't believe it.
If it were in the past when Loren was still there, the Ice Witch would have thought that Asna's job as a chef was just an illusion, just to follow Loren's will and build a bridge with the demons.
But now that the news of Loren's death came, the Ice Witch was stunned for a long time.
She investigated all night, and finally got the result that only Loren really lost to the three war gods.
She always felt a little empty in her heart, and even realized that she might have been fighting with the air for too long and misunderstood Loren, a good person.
Every time, she firmly believes that Loren has planned everything and will come back to win everything in the end. Only this time, the Ice Witch felt her heart sinking when she looked at the investigation report from the Aloran Kingdom.
She didn't even know why, but she couldn't get rid of the last bit of fantasy, wondering if this man had faked his death on purpose and had already started his evil path in the Krei Empire.
But the cruel fact was that she would never see this man again. She was so stupid that she always doubted such a kind person.
The Ice Witch wiped her tears, her eyes became firm again, and she pushed the door.
She also had her mission.
The first floor of the restaurant still smelled of oatmeal and cheese.
It was obviously a relaxing chat moment for the permanent employees not long after breakfast.
They were chatting with Hyperion on the first floor.
The wind chimes in the Cat Boss Restaurant suddenly rang, breaking the usual tranquility.
A major feature of this wooden house is the large curved roof, the eaves far exceed the walls, and a string of wind chimes are hung under the deep eaves. Whenever the breeze blows or customers come, it will make a pleasant sound.
They all looked at the door.
It was obviously not open at this point, and the sound of the wind chimes meant that someone had returned.
Of course, for the three great demons, they would have already noticed that there were guests at the door even without the sound of wind chimes.
The figure with white hair and light pupils pushed open the door and stepped into the restaurant.
Instantly, she stopped.
She seemed to feel that this place was unusual.
On the surface, the interior decoration of the restaurant was simple, with wooden tables, chairs and floors exuding a faint pine scent, and some handicrafts and old books placed in the corners.
In fact, she soon discovered that the wooden house was full of carefully constructed ancient demon barriers. Even if she stepped into this place and wanted to start in this building, she would probably not be able to return. Only the cooperation of several great demons could complete such a work.
It was obviously the transformation that Hyperion brought back from the Helrom Prison from the North Continent and Talia spent a lot of time to complete.
This is no longer the standard of a restaurant.
She believed that this was a small demon palace.
But Loren was dead, and all misunderstandings were resolved.
"Hyperion, long time no see."
The Ice Witch looked at the familiar figure of the girl who was already looking at her, and the three figures who looked like employees in the restaurant behind her.
No matter how complicated the magic environment here is, she believes that it is all for the protection of Hyperion.
"Teacher Artemis! I thought you didn't want me anymore!"
Hyperion was a little timid at first, until she confirmed the other party's gentle eyes, she gradually quickened her pace and excitedly rushed over to hug the Ice Witch Artemis.
Although she didn't know what Teacher Artemis came to find her for today, the moment they reunited as master and apprentice, Hyperion's heart was filled with a sense of security.