Xyrin Empire-Chapter 296 Lost Alaya

"We’re back!"

Pushing the door open into the living room, Qianqian greeted loudly with her energetic voice, as she always did.

Then a little green thing shot down from the ceiling like lightning and, with a "pop," stuck to my face.

"Welcome back, welcome back! Where’s Dingdang’s candy?"

...Are you sure you’re welcoming me and not the candy?

After finally pulling the rubbery thing off my face, I knocked on its little head with a resigned expression and pulled out the candy I had already prepared. Little One immediately cheered, grabbing the "huge" bag of candy and disappeared in a flash right before us.

...See, she was indeed welcoming the candy.

"Welcome back, master, did everything go smoothly?"

A gentle and ethereal greeting sounded nearby, filled with deep concern, ah, truly, having such an understanding and considerate maid is the happiest thing for a homebody like me...

With the biggest smile of happiness a homebody could muster, I turned my head.

"...Anwina, please don’t pop half out of the wall to greet people next time..."

You may notice, technically, I had just received two sister-type welcomes that any homebody would envy, but why do I feel a bit annoyed?

After a comfortable hot shower, I lounged on the living room sofa, watching Little Baobao and Pandora’s usual standoff over the ownership of the last lollipop, yet I felt something was missing. After pondering for a while, I realized—usually, at this time, Alaya, who always sits by my feet with her large wings on my lap asking to have her feathers combed, was gone.

"Speaking of which, where’s Alaya?"

"I dunno," on the coffee table in front of me, Little One, Dingdang, was nibbling rapidly on a super-sized apple like a little animal, and murmured unclearly, "Alaya said she was going for a fly in the stratosphere this morning, hasn’t come back yet..."

As Dingdang spoke, her voice became more and more muffled—the little thing had gnawed a huge hole in the apple and was nearly crawling inside...

Could it be that intelligence really does relate to the size of the brain?

Anwina, who was preparing dinner, suddenly popped her head out from the kitchen door, looking worried, "Sister Alaya won’t be in trouble, right?"

I walked to the kitchen door emotionlessly, pushed Little Ghost’s head back in, and said blankly, "Do you think there’s anything on Earth that could threaten an Angel?"

The next second, Little Ghost’s head passed through my hand and firmly reappeared before me: "But Sister Alaya is the type who finds trouble even in times of peace..."

...Unexpectedly, this light source, which always claims to be "the most obedient, gentle, and polite Elite Level Maid," also has such unexpected sarcastic moments. Could it be that our group, equivalent to a trash-talking research center, has such a strong polluting ability?

But, although I know with Alaya’s abilities, this Dull Cat Angel encountering accidents on Earth is as unlikely as Dingdang suddenly giving up lollipops or Lin Xue no longer being violent, I was still curious about why she hadn’t come home for dinner. I concentrated a bit and issued a broad mental search: "Alaya! Time to come home for dinner!"

Half a minute later, a voice that sounded airheaded and a bit anxious echoed in my mind: "Lord Brother... I got lost..."

Well... it’s not the first time this has happened...

Alaya getting lost during her flights was no surprise to me. Although she was also a Xyrin Apostle, this naturally dumb Angel seemed to lack proper navigating and memory modules, which often meant we had to search every nook and cranny of the world for Alaya’s aimlessly bouncing figure, like in the Himalayas, some island in the Antarctic Circle, or an unnamed ice floe in the Arctic Ocean. Honestly, I’ve become so accustomed to her getting lost that it’s like watching her trip on flat ground.

"Alright, describe your surroundings, and we’ll come find you..."

Probably due to her nature, Alaya wasn’t accustomed to using technological items, so she never had devices like a GPS on her, which could have precisely pinpointed her location. Moreover, as a pure Light Element Energy Life, her very presence was enough to block any remote positioning. Thus, whenever this girl got lost, we could only resort to such cumbersome methods to find her.

"Um... the sky is very dark, there are lots of stars..."

Oh, looks like she’s crossed time zones already.

Turning to glance at the still setting sun outside, my expression gradually became pensive.

"And there’s fine sand and dust all around..."

The desert? That’s an important clue. I immediately instructed Pandora to start searching for places on Earth that are currently nighttime and have high air visibility in deserts.

"There are also many big holes, round craters, and quite a few rocks on the ground."

...Hmm...where could this landscape be? Which desert on Earth has such a thing?

"Lord Brother, I also feel light and floaty here..."

...Huh?

"It seems like it’s a vacuum around here..."

...What!?

"Moreover, the moon in the sky has turned into a blue and white pattern, and its size has increased many times over!"

Oh my—

"You silly girl, how did you end up on the moon!"

No, no! That’s not the point! Even if Alaya is a fool, as a Xyrin, she couldn’t possibly fail to realize she’s on the moon, right? That should be common knowledge for Earthlings! How could a Leader-level Apostle from a high-tech Empire have such a blunder? Alaya should at least have that bit of knowledge, right?!

This silly girl is driving me insane!

But after listening to my description, Pandora just nodded calmly, "That’s normal."

Normal?

Going out for a ride, getting lost to the moon, and as a Xyrin Apostle not even noticing such an obvious fact, that’s normal? The definition of "normal" for Alaya seems excessively broad, doesn’t it!?

"Because Alaya is a fool," Pandora said matter-of-factly, and... the disrespectful remark she made about Alaya sounded even more matter-of-factly to us... It was indeed a strange feeling, "She’s always like this..."

Well, I won’t delve into the logic of this messy conversation for its reasonableness; just knowing that Alaya is a fool solves all the concerns.

How can you expect any reasonableness in the actions of someone so naturally clumsy?

A few minutes later, Alaya, who had gotten lost all the way to the moon, was finally brought back by the Twin Sisters who had rushed over to help. Looking at the fool angel with dust all over her face and still sporting a dazed expression, we... really were about to burst...

"I always feel... pfft... I always feel like it would be extremely rude to laugh at this moment... pfft..."

"Qianqian... stop laughing while saying that... pfft..."

"Lord Brother, I came back..." Alaya, in a disheveled state, blinked confusedly, seemingly completely unaware of the huge blunder she’d made, then gave a slight bow, just like coming back from a ride, and said to me; meanwhile, another layer of moon dust fell on the ground.

So... so this Alaya really is the most laughable!

"Alright, clean yourself up first..."

Finally holding back my laughter, I tugged at the corners of my mouth and pointed at Alaya, signaling her to also pay attention to her current condition.

Qianqian, meanwhile, sighed with a confounded expression on one side: "It’s all moon dust... how much money could this fetch if sold to the Central Science Academy..."

"Oh." Alaya nodded and then spread her wings...

"Wait—"

Thank God, the anticipated smoke did not happen. After spreading her wings, Alaya did not flap as usual but instantly turned into dots of golden light and disappeared in the living room.

Instantly, the whole living room brightened up, and a layer of dust settled on the floor in front of us.

A few seconds later, the living room gradually regained its normal lighting, and Alaya, completely refreshed and sparkling, reappeared before us.

"No one can pollute the most pure light in the world." Sandora shrugged her shoulders, "But why do I feel that for Alaya, all this just seems to skip the hassle of taking a bath?"

It must be just like that, for this clueless angel... (To be continued. To find out what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com. More Chapters are available. Support the author, support genuine reading!)

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