"Is Little Cas... really okay on her own?"
After waiting outside for a while and seeing no movement from the arena, Mem was somewhat worried.
After saying this, she turned her head and looked at Lumina, who still had a faint smile on her face.
Although she did not ask Lumina directly, her gaze and gesture made it clear that she was very worried about Castorice and wanted to ask Lumina, the "God," for information.
However, due to some emotion in her heart, she did not dare to say it directly.
"Hmm?" Seeing this, Lumina let out a soft hum and did not immediately answer Mem's question.
After looking at each other for a while, Lumina slowly spoke: "Little Mem, do you have something to ask me?"
Lumina still did not answer Mem's previous question about Castorice. Instead, she pretended not to understand or hear anything, and asked back with a smile.
On that absolutely beautiful and gentle face, there was no trace of any flaw.
"Bad woman! Don't joke around at a time like this!"
Although Lumina's face showed no trace of any flaw, Mem had spoken so clearly and loudly just now. How could that bad woman not have heard?
And the meaning of her words was also expressed very clearly. This bad woman was so smart, how could she not understand?
She was just trying to toy with her!
If it were any other day, it would be fine, but doing this now, how was she just like that guy Stelle!
Could they possibly be mother and daughter or sisters? Their behavior was just too similar!
Even in the face of an already urgent, pressing, and dangerous situation, she could still remain calm and composed, flashing a smile that left everyone speechless.
"Joking? What joke?" Hearing Mem's words, Lumina's face was immediately covered in a look of confusion.
Immediately after, this confusion was replaced by a wave of sadness.
Lumina lowered her eyes slightly, her expression looking somewhat lonely: "I, I don't know what I did wrong, but if Little Mem needs..."
"I... I can apologize." Lumina turned her head away, lightly pursed her lips, and tears seemed to be swirling in her eyes, striking a very pitiful pose.
Stelle: As expected of Sister Lumina!
Mem, Herta: "..."
Stelle immediately wore the expression of a little fangirl after Lumina's performance.
As expected of Sister Lumina, she's so amazing!
Meanwhile, Herta and Mem displayed a small, speechless expression.
What is she pretending to be again?
After silently complaining in her mind, Herta looked at Lumina's pitiful little face, and waves of emotion couldn't help but arise in her heart.
Lumina's pitiful expression... Even though Herta knew this expression was a facade, she was still captivated by it.
At the same time, she also started to fantasize.
Fantasizing that Lumina's pitiful expression appeared because of some of her own actions...
Certain... unspeakable, lewd actions.
Under the influence of this action, Lumina, as the subordinate, would pitifully plead for mercy... While Madam Herta, as the superior, would completely ignore her plea after plea, yet because of her pitiful, pleading posture, Madam Herta's "desires" in her heart would only intensify...
Then, she would embark on a long "journey of exploration."
Although Herta knew that the probability of this happening was infinitely close to zero.
But for a genius like Madam Herta, the so-called "infinitely close to zero" also meant "possible."
As long as it was possible, it would definitely be realized in the future!
And even if it were impossible, as a genius and an Emanator of Erudition, making the impossible possible was precisely what geniuses excelled at, wasn't it?
So, she would turn the impossible into the possible, then turn the possible into a certainty, and finally achieve success.
She would complete the great feat of making Lumina willingly display a pitiful expression under Madam Herta's operations!
"Mem, Mem, Memmemmem!"
No one present knew that Herta was currently lost in a fantasy akin to Ena's Dream.
Seeing Lumina's pitiful little expression, Mem was so speechless that she even started swearing in her homeland's language.
"Hehehe." Following that was a burst of laughter from Lumina.
"See, you're getting impatient again."
"Do young people always like to be in such a hurry?"
"I'm not in a hurry, so why are you?"
"Uh... Mem..."
Lumina's three consecutive sentences directly left Mem somewhat speechless, not knowing what to say.
Lumina was mocking her, without a doubt.
But with these words, Mem found she had nothing to say in rebuttal.
After all, she was right.
Lumina wasn't worried, so why should she be?
From Mem's observations over this period of time, she was absolutely certain: this woman liked beautiful girls!
And not just a little, she super-duper liked them!
In that case, how could she possibly ignore a beautiful girl?
Since Lumina, that wicked woman, showed no sign of worry, Little Cas was probably fine.
With this thought, Mem silently breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
But soon, another doubt covered Mem's mind.
It was known that the wicked woman liked beautiful girls, and it was also known that the wicked woman seemed to like her?
Did that mean that, in the wicked woman's eyes, she was also a beautiful girl?
Or could she become a beautiful girl?
Hmm... Mem felt there was no problem with that.
Mem also wanted to become a beautiful girl.
That way, being held in this wicked woman's arms in a "physical" form would definitely be super, super comfortable, wouldn't it?
As she thought it over, Mem recalled the warmth of Lumina's embrace.
Although she always forced Mem without a word, always pulling Mem into her arms without a word, startling Mem every single time.
But there was no doubt that Mem did not hate this behavior.
Because her embrace was just... too warm, too comfortable.
This was also why Mem did not hate Lumina's "rude," "rough" behavior at all.
If an action could make both people feel good, then why hate it?
Was it just to make things uncomfortable for herself?
If both people liked it? Just follow their true desires, wouldn't that be fine?
Your body likes this action, your soul also likes this action, so why does your mouth insist on hating this action?
It was completely unnecessary.
If Mem really became a beautiful girl in the future, then even if Lumina made some... small requests, Mem would not refuse.
Hmm... provided that these requests were within the "small" range and not too excessive.
If Lumina were to make some excessive requests, even Mem would feel especially troubled and conflicted.
"Alright, no more joking." Although Lumina didn't know what Mem was thinking, she could tell by the changing expressions on her face.
She smiled and stopped teasing her.
"Little Cas is fine. She is stronger than anyone expects."
"Even without us, even by herself, she can still make the right choice."
Lumina knew Castorice's personality very well.
Or rather, Lumina knew everything about Little Cas, inside and out.
Whether it was her body, her spirit, or her inner heart, Lumina knew her perfectly.
Hmm, no other meaning, just the literal sense.
"Mem... That's good. I'll trust that Little Cas will be okay!" After receiving Lumina's reassuring answer, Mem finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she continued, asking tensely, "Will-will Stelle... something happen to her?"
According to Lumina, Little Cas was fine and would complete the [Death] Trial.
But... but was there enough time?
What if Stelle went to the Nether Realm before Little Cas?
"Stelle?" Hearing this, Lumina turned her gaze to Stelle and asked Mem back, "Does she look like she's in any trouble?"
"Mem, are you cursing me?" Hearing Sister Lumina's words, Stelle also played along.
She put her hands on her hips and scolded Mem with a completely unhappy expression.
While showing that she was perfectly fine, she also teamed up with Sister Lumina to give Mem a combined attack.
"Uh... Are you really, really okay?" Hearing this and seeing her companion full of energy and vitality, Mem was still a bit worried.
She worried that her companion's current state was what medicine called a terminal lucidity before death...
After all, her current situation was just too similar.
She had felt like her soul was about to ascend to the high heavens the previous second, but the next second she had completely returned to normal.
And she even looked more spirited and energetic than before...
It was hard for Mem not to worry.
"Still cursing me, huh?" Hearing Mem continue to "curse" her, Stelle's expression became even more unamused.
"Mem! No... no, I wasn't cursing my teammate." Seeing her companion's serious expression, Mem waved her hands frantically, showing she meant no harm.
"Hmph." Stelle snorted softly.
Then she lifted her head and continued with a wondrous air: "Mem, remember this."
"I, the Galactic Baseballer, am a necessary existence in this place!"
"Until I [Trailblaze] to the end of the world, I will absolutely not die!"
"...Um, even if I [Trailblaze] to the end of the world, I will absolutely not die!"
"My existence is a necessity in this cosmos!"
"I am the world. I am the cosmos!"
Stelle's words contained no lies or exaggeration.
They were merely countless self-evident truths.
Perhaps in her mind, everything she had just said was completely normal and utterly obvious.
"Mem..." Mem's little face fell slightly. She was a bit speechless at her companion's "arrogant" words.
But to avoid causing any further agitation, Mem chose to say nothing at all.
She simply stared at Stelle with a speechless expression.
It couldn't be helped. Normally, Mem would have definitely nagged her a few times.
But in Mem's eyes, the current Stelle was a "patient," a "patient" who needed understanding and shouldn't be overly stimulated.
Otherwise, she might... the next second...
"Hmph, Sister Lumina, tell me if these words of mine are correct."
Although Mem said nothing, Stelle was no fool. Seeing Mem's little expression, she knew she didn't believe her at all.
But since Mem said nothing, Stelle couldn't find any fault with her.
So she turned her gaze to Sister Lumina and asked her.
"Of course, our Stelle is naturally meant to be this way." Lumina smiled and gave Stelle the answer she wanted to hear.
Then she reached out her small hand and gently placed it on Stelle's head, stroking it tenderly.
It felt just like a little raccoon, very comfortable indeed.
As she rubbed Stelle's head, Lumina felt a wave of contentment wash over her.
Stelle being the most important person in this Cosmos, that statement wasn't wrong after all.
After all, she was the "Protagonist," so everything was bound to revolve around her.
Still, one couldn't take things in the game too seriously, as there were bound to be many differences from reality.
Every single person in the Cosmos had their own life.
Every single person in the Cosmos was the center of their own universe.
This was definitely different from the game.
However, none of this hindered the truth of what Stelle had said.
Every day, one is the protagonist in their own universe, and in everyone's perception, they feel the entire Cosmos revolves around them. What's wrong with that?
Lumina also felt that she was the center of this Cosmos.
Well... Lumina's statement was actually true.
Given Lumina's strength, status, and reputation, wherever she went, that place became the center.
At the very least, she was the absolute center of social media and the internet.
After all, wasn't the center of social media and the internet also the center of the Cosmos?
After all, this was the era of the super-network.
The network basically decided everything.
And Lumina, who occupied the center of the network, was naturally the "center" in the eyes of most people in the Cosmos.
"Hmm..." Listening to Sister Lumina's words that made her feel good, and feeling Sister Lumina's actions that made her feel good, Stelle immediately showed a little expression of enjoyment and happiness.
"Mem..." Watching the interaction between the two, the speechlessness on Mem's face became even more speechless.
But if one looked closely, one could still see a tiny bit of... envy within that speechlessness.
She seemed to also want to be like Stelle, having her head rubbed by Lumina while hearing the words she wanted to hear...
But at this moment, as a doll, she completely lacked such ability.
Every time she was pulled into Lumina's arms, it was a full-body "rubbing."
Not a gentle stroke like Stelle's...
"When will I finally be able to truly become a super beautiful young girl who can captivate Lumina?"
Mem thought silently in her heart.