Daily News: Insect Girls' Heavy Dependence

Richard was at a loss for words.

The fact that the essence insect liquid is a C-grade growth accelerator is enough to make him suspicious of this technology product from Earth.

Even the native humans of this world now hide these secrets, knowing that they lead to being burned at the stake.

Combined with his own amazing daily intelligence system...

Although the mysteries are piling up, Richard understands one thing clearly!

When you are at the center of a vortex of fate, nothing that comes your way is a coincidence!

Every accident is a premeditated inevitability!

"You seem a little scared; your heart is beating very fast."

With her almost pressed against Richard's body, Yekalin could clearly feel his heartbeat.

"It's okay... I'll be fine after a while... Thank you for telling me all this..."

"Don't thank me. Now that you know this secret, you are the heir to the title of Duke of the North..."

No matter how oblivious Richard is to emotions, how could he possibly not understand Yekaterin's feelings now?

However, he couldn't be happy at all after learning such a big secret.

"Don't overthink it, just enjoy your date with your girlfriend. I was going to tell you these things, but she told you beforehand... But I also know a lot of secrets! The kind your girlfriend definitely doesn't know..."

Asdale's voice echoed in my mind again.

Richard simply replied with a thank you, which restored his youthful aristocratic demeanor.

He took Yekaterin's hand.

"You would be this proactive too?"

"Weren't we going to see Nightsurge Fortress? It's getting dark... but don't worry, I have the Fourteen-Winged Killer Knight's Belt. I promise, if any bugs dare to cause trouble, I'll wipe them all out..."

"Then we'll see how you perform."

Richard clearly didn't want to bring any guards or anything, since being watched by a bunch of grown men wouldn't be very romantic.

Yekaterin didn't say anything. When she told Richard the secret of her family's heritage, there was no turning back.

"Henshin!"

This transformation didn't involve the addition of silver armor. Instead, Richard simply sprouted a pair of membranous wing-like capes from his back, which rapidly hardened...

Previously, when Gove was being held hostage by the insects, Richard was able to use only the Blade Insect Bone Blade. Now he can still use only a pair of Silverwing Insect Wing Membranes. There's no need to use his full battle form; even if he did, he couldn't withstand it...

Yekaterin understood what he meant.

She naturally wrapped her arms around Richard's neck, not minding being lifted up by him.

The two ascended into the sky amidst the gazes of the citizens.

Soaring into the clouds.

Flying towards Night Tide Fortress...

Are you cold?

"I was going to say I'm cold, but I'm at the late stage of Tier 3. Even if you freeze to death, I won't feel cold..."

"Oh well."

Although she didn't feel cold, the Duchess still snuggled closer to Richard...

Richard, on the other hand, could set aside his gentlemanly concern and focus solely on enjoying the warmth and softness of the person in his arms...

The cold wind cutting through your face as you control the insect wings, and the sense of conquest as you ride the sky.

Although the speed of a pair of insect wings is far less lightning-fast than that of the Super Acceleration form, it allows for greater endurance!

And with Yekaterin in his arms, why should he rush through it? It would be foolish to arrive at the destination immediately.

After flying for only two kilometers, Richard had already spotted the outline of Night Tide Fortress.

Such a close distance clearly does not conform to the construction standards for fortresses and cities in the world outside the walls.

This also suggests that Lord John and the Duke of Birmingham had a good personal relationship. Such close proximity was clearly suitable for casual visits...

Compared to Stormwind, which can house 100,000 people, Nightswell is obviously much smaller, comparable only to a large apartment building.

It was built on a rugged mountaintop and was constructed entirely of black building materials.

Apart from a small number of scratches from the bone sickle, the exterior walls remain as new as ever.

The glowing jade insects embedded in the mountain cliffs and castle walls were not even taken away by the evacuees.

Because of the lack of human activity for a long time, the entire castle was covered with a layer of gray snow, making this castle, which was once like a bright pearl on the mountaintop, look dusty and dim.

Even though it had been abandoned for three years, Richard could still recognize the mountain road that had once been built.

The mountain road, which only allows three people to walk side by side, has no guardrails.

Lord John had clearly taken the insectoid beast attack into account. The layout of Nightswell Fortress was certainly designed to be impregnable, allowing one man to hold off ten thousand.

But the castle's fate was ultimately sealed by the six wings and scythes of the Silverwing Slayers...

Ekaterin recalled the contents of her diary and whispered in Richard's ear:

"It seems that after Night Tide Fortress fell, Father increased his support for the Papal Knights who came to the Northern Snowfield to hunt insect beasts."

Richard was now recognized by Catherine as the heir to the title. He no longer needed to shy away from asking some sensitive questions:

"Doesn't Your Grace have a knightly order? Why not send them to exterminate the insect beasts? The Papal Knights don't seem to know how to cooperate..."

Yekalin hugged Richard tighter: "I don't know, maybe there are some restrictions... I don't really understand these political factors."

After saying this, they both tacitly avoided bringing it up further. To do so would only provoke painful memories…

Richard landed steadily on the outer wall of the castle.

Yekalin, however, refused to get off him.

He simply sat down by the city wall and let the duchess sit on his lap.

Feeling that her heartbeat had calmed down considerably, Richard then changed the subject:

Do you think the scenery here is beautiful?

"It's messy and doesn't look good."

"Yeah, I think so too." A clear agreement.

Yekaterin, who was playing with Richard's hair, gently plucked a strand: "Stop making small talk, just sit here for a while..."

……

Although the two did not exchange any further words.

But Richard was far from calm:

Sis, your legs are so weak! Sis, you're so beautiful! Sis, you're so strong! You're my proudest sister! Sis, are you there...? Are you really not here...?

A wave of wild thoughts led Richard to confirm that Asdale was not with him.

After all, I just flew here, so my sister probably didn't follow.

Using flight to reach Night Tide Fortress was a clever trick to escape my older sister's surveillance.

Even though his older sister, a proud and doting brother, was quite nice to him... Richard didn't want his sister watching him go on dates with Yekaterin or anything like that...

He's a big boy now! He needs his own space!

"Master... the female demon is not here. What a great opportunity! Why don't you connect with her..." The voice of the little loli Dreamworm rang out again at an inopportune moment.

Let's set aside for now the fact that this little guy is called the female demon Asdale.

She connected herself to Yekaterin in some way... especially on this remote city wall...

Putting aside whether Yekaterin would slap herself... I could never do something so sacred, even if I were crazy!

He gave the little girl with a "fierce" warning:

"You better mention the soul link, ruining tonight's atmosphere. You won't have an easy time tomorrow! Tomorrow I'm only playing with the Thunder Demon Worm..."

"No, Master..."