Chapter 156: Night Chat
Elysia was now lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling of the canopy bed frame. She looked right and left, then sighed with relief. The two girls next to her slept soundly and only hugged their cuddle dolls.
She put her hands on her tummy and interlaced her fingers while playing with it because she couldn"t sleep yet.
Yet, the two girls beside her fell asleep so fast... After Evelyn"s bedtime fairy tale about the story of a magical cat who made her master life "purr-fect" in the cat"s own way, then Ella"s lullaby.
Vanessa fell asleep on the sofa near the bed. Right after the story about the magical cat and its master was finished by Evelyn.
The window curtains were closed, and the lights were dim. Still, just as Elysia remembered she couldn"t see the moon, she suddenly thought of Sylvia. She had told her about checking messages regularly.
Stay true to her words. She didn"t want to disappoint that Devil Princess. She took Swype out of her s.p.a.ce Storage after making sure once again the two girls beside her were really fast asleep.
Quickly, she switched that device setting to spy mode, the same as the silent mode.
"Ah, the battery charge is only two out of ten, Sylvia didn"t tell me how to charge this Swype... Hmm... It"s nine o"clock, and Sylvia hasn"t sent any messages? She must be too engrossed in joining the fun of that troubled branch guild." Elysia muttered in her mind while playing with a device like a touch screen smartphone.
"Oh, wow, the network here is so bad, it pops up and then goes away every now and then in turn. The satellites or transmitters implemented by the Devil Emperor aren"t good enough to get to this city, hmm..." She raised her hand high as if she was looking for a signal, but it was never more than a red bar.
"Ah, nevermind, I"d better send some messages for her. In Larnwick City or in Rosemoor City, it was only eight o"clock, maybe. Ask about news and greetings, then don"t forget a good night greeting..." Elysia typed several messages skillfully, but she hadn"t sent them yet.
"Oh no, it"s not like this. I have to be polite, it"s still a new thing for me to chat via chat app with someone who might be called a friend... Ah, yes like this, beautiful sentence, send, phew..." Quickly edited the sentence she had typed, Elysia finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Oh, come on a signal, get the message sent to the recipient... It"s just a set of sentences neatly arranged into one paragraph..." She was like a silly girl looking for a signal here and there, even though she was still lying on the bed.
"Ah, finally delivered. Eh? Sylvia read it right away? So fast, she immediately replied... How can she receive, read, and reply to my messages so fast?" Elysia was somewhat amazed at Sylvia"s speed of replying to messages.
She didn"t linger any further and immediately read a message from Sylvia. The reply contained a reply greeting and a few flashes of an exciting story about what Sylvia witnessed at the branch guild in Larnwick City.
Unfortunately, Sylvia only wrote a spoiler without adequate context. Elysia can"t imagine what kind of incident happened there. But, that was none of her business. As long as that two supercla.s.s devil didn"t do anything evil, and triggered things that could be called tragedy and war, then that was enough.
Elysia sent another message simply to confirm it between the lines, and a reply came swiftly once again. Short but clear, Sylvia seemed to know Elysia"s worries. The Devil Princess replied only with rea.s.surance and sweet words to defend herself. She was a good devil.
After that, Elysia didn"t forget to convey about her Swype state and so on. Until their chat closed with a good night greeting.
Sylvia suggested ending their chat immediately, so Elysia could save power until the day after tomorrow. Sylvia was a little worried because tomorrow was the day she planned to spend her spare time chatting with her friend. So, she didn"t get bored because of her father"s plan, and she had to accompany and help him.
It was just a chat for no more than three minutes, but it was a new experience for Elysia. She turned off her Swype screen and put it back into her s.p.a.ce Storage.
The girl who still couldn"t sleep looked back at the canopy bed ceiling. It was beautifully decorated with the Holy Church"s white-gold theme, the same as this room"s theme.
"Ely, you haven"t slept yet?" Elena"s soothing voice suddenly rang in her mind.
"Yes, for some reason I can"t sleep. Then, what about you, Sister Elena? I thought you were fast asleep."
"Ah, I just stayed silent while closing my eyes. While listening to a story about a magical cat from Evelyn, a lullaby from Ella, then happened to see your funny behaviour while chatting with Sylvia hehe..." Elena chuckled amusedly.
"Uuuh, do I look like a silly little girl? That"s a new thing for me, to chat with someone in casual chat. You see, Sister Elena, in my past..."
Before Elysia finished her sentence, Elena immediately interrupted her because the latter knew what the former wanted to say.
"Hssh, hssh... Everything is okay, you have started to let go of the past, I"m here to keep you company, always. The current you are excellent, there are Evelyn, Ella, Sylvia, and then Vanessa. Not to mention Rosa, the student council members, and several others. See? You drew them close to you without your knowing it."
Like words to console a little girl, even though Elysia didn"t know why it was said when she was going to say something. Didn"t she have any casual chat friends in the past? Did that sound too pitiful to tell? Nevertheless, she didn"t continue and just nodded gently.
"Nee, Ely, can you enter the Soul Realm now?" Elena asked softly and lightly.
Elysia did not need a reason why Elena asked her to do so. She immediately closed her eyes, and her body entered into a particular state. Her spirit within the Soul Realm opened her eyes.
In front of her eyes was a woman she knew very well and saw all the time. No matter how many times she saw or talked to Elena, it was never dull. It was beautiful and relaxing.
However, after all, what caught Elysia"s attention the most was because of Elena"s eyes. Those golden eyes so beautiful with a unique pattern inside that seemed to glow, the things she still couldn"t understand until now. Anyway, they were so gorgeous no matter how many times she looked at them.
"Ara ~ You"re stunned again, Ely. Even though we meet all the time, but sometimes you get stunned when you see my face. Did you see something there that I didn"t know?" Elena chuckled softly, and she covered her mouth gracefully.
"Um."
"Um?"
Elysia muttered subtly and blinked, but Elena did the same.
"Ahh, ah, it"s nothing. I"ve always been fascinated by your beautiful eyes, Sister Elena." Elysia confessed and blushed, not only because she was a little embarra.s.sed when Elena said that, but also because the latter smiled as if teasing her.
"Ufufu... Thank you. Lately, you are starting to be good at praising and playing with words." Elena hovered closer, looking into Elysia"s purplish-blue eyes that seemed like a galaxy on closer inspection.
"En, your eyes are beautiful as I remember them. Eh? You can also use my form on your body, so if you look at yourself, will you be stunned too?" After being silent for a while, Elena nodded happily. Still, it was because she felt satisfied when she saw Elysia"s adorable expression. This easily blushed girl flushed red on her cheeks.
"I, I don"t think I will end up like that... I just looked at them instead of being stunned, okay?" Elysia muttered in a mosquito-like voice, but that didn"t stop Elena from hearing it.
It was enough to tease this adorable girl. Elena moved beside Elysia and looked forward. "Nee, Ely, I have some thoughts, do you want to hear them?"
"It"s my pleasure." Elysia nodded in agreement and sat beside Elena, even though they were simply floating within the Soul Realm.
"You know, it"s our eight to nine days in this world. The Ali I know now has become Ely. You have changed so rapidly not only from the body but to behaviour as well. If I didn"t know you were a man in the past, I would have believed you were a girl from birth." Elena turned to Elysia, she conveyed her concern. Unfortunately, Elysia didn"t really understand.
"Hm? Why say that all of a sudden? I"m just adaptable, that"s all. There"s no point in harbouring what"s in the past, isn"t that what you said when you persuaded me to transcend my dark past, Sister Elena?" Elysia looked at her dainty hands as if examining them.