Dragon Raja 5; Chapter 50: Old Friend (19)

Dragon Raja 5

She could feel the girl, wearing a shrine maiden’s costume, walking from one end of the room to the other, holding a stuffed toy, changing one after another, trying to share her warmth equally with the little ones, as if they were alive.

She was so warm and kind, but she was afraid. A huge fear was suppressed deep in her heart. She was afraid of something unspeakable.

When Nuonuo felt that fear, she shuddered violently and turned around suddenly, as if there was an evil ghost standing behind her.

There was no evil spirit, just the young priest standing quietly by the door.

“This was Miss Eri’s last residence, and this dress was also what she wore before. We kept it in its original appearance as a commemoration.” The priest said softly.

“Ms. Eri?”

“Didn’t Mr. Saeki tell you? Miss Eri is the younger sister of the previous head of the family. She looks a bit like you. She was also a friend of Mr. Lu Mingfei.”

Nono nodded. No wonder Crow looked at her with a strange look in his eyes. Was it because he saw the shadow of Miss Eiry in her?

“How did she die?” Nono asked.

“She was the vessel Herzog used to cultivate the White King. The holy remains left by the White King are implanted in her body. The vessel was destroyed, just like a parasite growing in the host’s body. Once the parasite hatches, the host dies.” said the priest.

Nuonuo was silent for a moment, “How pitiful.”

“How did you know there was such a room in the shrine?” the priest asked. “Did Mr. Saeki tell you?”

“No, I found out from other channels.” Nuonuo shrugged. “Don’t tell them I’ve been here, okay?”

“What did you call me?” Nuonuo turned his head and looked directly into the priest’s eyes.

“I was wrong. I’m sorry, Miss Chen.” The priest avoided Nuonuo’s gaze.

“I don’t think I look like her, but very much like her, right?” Nuonuo said coldly, “So when I asked to come here to take a look, you immediately agreed.”

“You’re not that similar, it’s easy to tell you apart, but sometimes, just one glance can scare people and make them think the young lady has returned,” said the priest.

Nuonuo nodded, stopped talking, and walked out with his hands in his sleeves.

She couldn’t explain why, but she didn’t want Lu Mingfei and Crow to know that she had been here, just like Lu Mingfei and Crow knew that she looked very similar to the girl named Eiry, but they both avoided mentioning it.

The priest locked the door behind them, and Nuonuo walked a long way alone in the snow-covered courtyard before she pulled out the small Hello Kitty doll hidden in her sleeve. She had taken it from the cabinet when the priest wasn’t paying attention.

There is a sticker on the bottom of the doll that says “Sakura & Eri’s Hello Kitty”.

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