Chapter 1 Here is Antanas Broadcasting

"This is Antanas Broadcasting."

"Hey, darlings, it's your host, Antanas, here again today."

"Are you tired of these uneventful days?"

It was an August summer morning, and a wooden cabin restaurant on the street was about to open.

The radio could be heard faintly through the windows.

The sky was not yet fully bright, the starlight was faint, and the blue morning light descended as usual on the streets of I刻里忒, the royal capital of Hutton.

In the drowsy morning, a world dyed indigo welcomed the day.

Inside Cat Boss Restaurant, Pulanei was already standing at the bar, wiping the glasses.

On the first and second floors of the restaurant, Antanas's broadcast could be heard clearly.

"Pulanei, good morning."

Along with a long and crisp "ding-a-ling" sound from the door, the thick wooden door was pushed open by a pair of hands.

A gentle breeze brushed through the shop's counter, bringing a touch of coolness.

"Good morning."

Pulanei put down the glass and greeted Lanqi, who had come early in the morning.

"Where's Xinuola?"

Lanqi looked around the restaurant, not seeing Pulanei's sister.

"She accompanied Xiuboli'an to the Duke's mansion. I don't think she'll be back to the shop this morning."

"Oh, oh."

The two chatted casually.

The interior of the restaurant was simple but stylish. The wooden tables and chairs and the floor emitted a faint pine scent. Some handicrafts and old books were placed in the corners of the walls, and the sofa that Cat Boss had brought back was placed on the terrace on the second floor.

Some time ago, Antanas was too energetic, so Pulanei helped her get a small broadcast magic device. Every day when the Cat Boss Restaurant opened and closed, Antanas would start broadcasting to share stories with customers.

Over time, she gained some fans.

Recently, not only the Cat Boss Restaurant, but also the customers of I刻里忒 who live nearby listen to her broadcast when they get home.

Many women even come to the restaurant to visit her or contact her for love advice, especially the young students of I刻里忒 Academy.

"Is this week's *I刻里忒 Food Weekly* out?"

Lanqi glanced at the corner of the restaurant's low bookshelf.

"It's out."

Pulanei gestured to Lanqi in the direction of the new issue.

Lanqi quickly took out a magazine.

Cat Boss Restaurant received a high rating in *I刻里忒 Food Weekly* and received a lot of praise from old customers every week.

Recently, there have been comments about Antanas's broadcast.

Listeners ask her many questions about love, and even ask her to help guide them on how to get along with their partners, which has achieved excellent results.

At first, it was just Antanas killing time.

Now, she has gradually gained many regular listeners, so she can't be absent.

If she has something to do, she will ask Xinuola or Talia to fill in for her.

"Everyone's evaluation of Miss Xinuola is—she must be a noble lady from some family. She is knowledgeable, reasonable, gentle, and elegant, and will share more literary topics with everyone."

Lanqi leaned on the counter, reading as he flipped through the magazine.

"It's also great to have her replace Miss Antanas as the host occasionally. It can make people feel inner peace."

"You're right about people. You siblings are indeed from an ancient and famous family. You can tell that at a glance."

Lanqi looked at Pulanei and said.

"That's all in the past."

Pulanei smiled helplessly.

Lanqi turned a page of the magazine.

"And everyone's evaluation of... ahem—"

When Lanqi read the name, he seemed to have a sore throat. He coughed twice, and then skipped her name directly.

"I understand the reasoning, but can the host please not eat midnight snacks while working? It makes me hungry."

"Pfft, haha."

Lanqi laughed and patted the table as he flipped through the magazine.

He didn't notice that Pulanei didn't laugh at all this time, but silently wiped the glass.

Lanqi looked up at the suddenly quiet Pulanei. Before he could ask anything, he felt a chill down his back.

He turned his head and saw a pair of indifferent golden eyes, the eyes of an absolute superior, looking at him at the stairwell.

Talia clenched her fists.

She now felt that Lanqi wasn't even pretending anymore.

In the past, this guy at least secretly thought about it in his heart.

Now he was about to say it in front of her face.

That expression was really damn it!

Talia clenched her hands again, seemingly considering whether to give Lanqi a lesson.

"No, no, no, Tata, I believe that if the radio listeners could see your face, they would definitely find that you are a lovely girl."

Lanqi quickly looked at her and said.

"Is that so."

She was stunned and released her hand.

Although Lanqi had praised her as cute several times, she always didn't know how to respond whenever she heard it.

Wait.

Talia suddenly recalled, what did it mean that people would only think she was cute if they saw her?

She also felt that Lanqi seemed to be saying that she was good for nothing except for her looks.

"Good morning, Tata."

Lanqi greeted her with a smile, interrupting her thoughts.

"Good morning."

Talia's voice was unemotional, just as she had no expression on her face most of the time.

She walked to the first floor, took out a box of biscuit-shaped pet food from the cabinet, and then walked towards the stairs.

For a moment, the first floor of the restaurant became quiet again, and the radio program playing in the restaurant became the only sound in the entire space.

"In the ever-changing season of wind and waves, in the bustling crowd, as long as I have you, I will be content."

The gentle and intellectual female voice was like the night wind, gentle and delicate, accompanied by carefully selected healing music, the melody was melodious, slowly flowing, intertwined with Antanas's words, adding a bit of warmth and tranquility to this morning.

"The weather is getting hot, summer is coming, and some stories are about to begin."

A moment passed.

Lanqi watched Talia disappear into the stairwell, and confirmed that she didn't seem to be angry, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He bid farewell to Pulanei briefly, and also came to the second floor of the restaurant along the creaking wooden stairs.

Talia, at the deepest part of the corridor, had just opened the door. She glanced sideways and saw Lanqi behind her, so she didn't close the door.

Until Lanqi walked to that familiar door, he still gently knocked on the open door.

Talia, who was feeding the little fox breakfast, looked up. Although she didn't speak, her eyes meant that he was allowed to come in.

She was sitting on the only armchair in the living room, with a fox's feed box and several newspapers on the small coffee table next to her.

This was the Demon Realm Moonshadow Fox that Lanqi brought back from the Northern Continent. It usually turns into a small animal in the shop.

At first, Talia just watched the fox from a distance without expressing any thoughts.

Later, she started feeding the fox.

Now you can see that she really likes this fox.

Lanqi heard from Pulanei that in the days when Lanqi and Xiuboli'an were not around, Talia's only spiritual comfort every day was feeding the fox, walking the fox, and even talking to the fox sometimes.

It's getting more and more like retirement.

While Lanqi was thinking, Talia's gaze turned to him again.

Talia just looked at him and opened her mouth after a while,

"If you want to find Xiuboli'an, you can go directly to the Aransal Duke's Mansion."

Her tone was like she wanted to see him off.

Early this morning, Xiuboli'an went out because she wanted to put the painting in the Duke's Mansion, and also wanted to get something back from the Duke's Mansion, so Xinuola went with Xiuboli'an early in the morning.

If it weren't for Antanas having a radio program, she would have been clamoring to go to the Duke's Mansion to see it.

The three of them have always played well together.

After Duke Mi Haiya disappeared, some ancient barriers in the Duke's Mansion locked the rooms, and even Xiuboli'an couldn't open them herself, but Xinuola had a unique anti-mage talent that could analyze and break those barriers.

"I'm here to find you."

Lanqi looked at Talia with sincere eyes and a somewhat confused tone.

Talia glanced at him.

She continued to feed the fox, not saying anything.

But she didn't mean to drive him away.

The room was quiet for a long time.

"What's the matter with you coming to me this time?"

Talia finished feeding the fox, picked up the fox and asked.

Usually Lanqi comes to her to learn how to make demon text cards, he only comes in the afternoon, he rarely comes to Cat Boss Restaurant to find her early in the morning.

Now they can talk to each other as well as they did in the beginning, and there is no more awkwardness in seeing each other before leaving the Shadow World.

Of course, the premise is that both parties should not mention words like "I want to eat you because you're so cute."

"Did Xiuboli'an tell you about our experience in the Shadow World this time?"

Lanqi asked.

"She only told me a little bit. After she came back yesterday, she washed up and fell asleep while chatting with me on the bed."

Talia shook her head.

"It seems she feels most at ease by your side."

Lanqi sighed.

"Why do you say that?"

Talia asked puzzled.

"Xiuboli'an doesn't seem like the type who falls asleep easily, but by your side, she can fall asleep peacefully."

Lanqi had only seen Xiuboli'an asleep once, when she was hit by Kaliyela's full-power Fallen Gentle Village and was sent back to the palace restaurant.

According to Kaliyela, Xiuboli'an often suffered from insomnia in the palace restaurant. In order to ensure that the princess's body got good rest every day, Kaliyela would secretly use magic to put Xiuboli'an to sleep.

Lanqi didn't know how to comment, but he just thought that the demon clan's strict mother was indeed powerful. If the child couldn't sleep, she would directly use magic to force her to sleep.

Compared to that, Talia really seemed like a loving mother.

"I seem like a loving mother?"

Talia suddenly asked.

But she wasn't angry.

"Uh, you are indeed very gentle, considerate and responsible towards Xiuboli'an. There's no reason why she wouldn't like you."

Lanqi was shocked and explained along Talia's words.

He just couldn't understand Talia's amazing evolution speed of mind-reading, which had already allowed her to intermittently read some of his thoughts.

Fortunately, he had Xinuola and Pulanei's anti-magic imprints and truth imprints, which could weaken certain spell effects and detection magic.

"Then do you want me to treat you like that too?"

Talia asked.

Lanqi was stunned.

Just imagining Talia treating him like she treats Xiuboli'an, suddenly Talia became gentle, like a virtuous wife and loving mother, Lanqi only felt that his brain went blank.

He was already used to Talia as she is now. If Talia became different, he wouldn't be able to adapt!

"Looks like you don't want it."

Talia frowned slightly, observing Lanqi.

She felt that this guy was getting a little annoying again.

But she suddenly discovered something.

It seemed that compared to glaring at Lanqi, sometimes treating him extra gently could make him uncomfortable, or even disgust him.

Although it would also disgust herself, she could explode together with him.

(End of this chapter)