Miss Dragon, the BOSS, will not be captured.

"?"

Estya stopped in her tracks. Why did her mother ask such a question right away?

Well, it seems I'll have to get used to this strange mother. But... why don't I feel anything for the name "mother"?

Estia released her grip, her expression gradually turning calm: "Excuse me, are you really my mother?"

Why are you asking this kind of question again?

With no one around and Ye Qingxian not by her side, Esther was finally able to have a proper chat with Neytisa.

How could the emotions she had suppressed for a thousand years dissipate so easily? She had grieved for the deaths of her father and mother, and whenever it rained or on a day of remembrance, she would run to her parents' graves and talk to herself.

But now she is told that her parents are still alive and well, and that for the past thousand years she has been expressing her feelings for the blank tombstone in every sense.

The contrast between before and after caused Esther to turn love into hatred. She didn't want to stay rational, and she didn't care what her mother and the others had to do. A thousand years was a thousand years. Every minute and every second, when she was filled with the sorrow of losing her family and country, where were her father and mother?

The reason she has been able to persevere until now is entirely due to Esther's forced change of her personality. She was not like this before, not at all.

The Estia of that time was a dragon girl who grew up being hunted by humans and harbored an overwhelming hatred for them. She even had the extreme idea of ​​killing all of humanity, but later realized it was unrealistic and chose to be rational.

How would you rate Esther?

If you were to ask someone who had interacted with Esther a thousand years ago, they would all say that Esther was an arrogant, cold-blooded, and ruthless dragon girl who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals. If cutting off one of her arms would allow her to do what she wanted, she would not hesitate to sever the arm, and even twist it into a pretzel.

However, if we divide Estya's experience into two periods, the former being the period of revenge and the latter being the period of the Netherworld Dragon Abyss, then everyone's answers will be completely different from the original ones—Estya is a lazybones, a homebody dragon, who likes food and treasure, has no goals or ideals, and is completely a lazy bum who just wants to eat and wait to die.

The difference before and after was so huge, it was almost as if she had been possessed, but this was indeed Esther's true situation.

Because only by living that way, living a lazy life every day, and not even letting your brain think, can you slowly forget those pains.

The loneliness of living alone and the longing for her parents kept Esther awake at night. It wasn't until she changed her way of living that she finally emerged from the shadows of the past. Unless someone actively evoked her memories, she couldn't remember anything.

Estia is still Estia. Whether she is the silver comet that brought death to the Empire or the lazybones who stays at home in the Dark Abyss, she is living in what she considers the best way at the moment. No one can blame her or them.

Before her mother Netissa appeared, the past Estia and the present Estia were separate entities, but now these two completely different lives have merged back together.

"I'm so sorry, Esther, I understand how you feel."

"I know you understand, but you should also know that it's irreparable."

If someone who has always been in darkness is briefly exposed to the light, then he will never be able to endure the original darkness again, and it would be better for him to have stayed in the darkness from the beginning.

Similarly, if Neytisa had not appeared, Esther would have continued to believe that her parents were dead, and after a thousand years, she would no longer be so emotionally affected by such a thing.

The real reason is that Neytissa only stays for a short time, and there is no accurate time for when she will reappear.

Neytisa remained calm, but a fierce struggle was raging within her. She couldn't bear to see her daughter's current expression, nor did she dare to meet her gaze. Otherwise... she might directly infuse Estia with the power of Stardust and take her back to the Calamity World.

There, Estia could reunite with her family and people, but doing so would disrupt the future plans of the entire Disaster Planet world.

Neytissa recalled Ling's last words when she said goodbye: "In these thousand years, you have had many opportunities to come back and see her, but you did not. Now, rather than saying that you can't bear the longing, it's more like you made a decision on a whim."

Ling is right. Neytisa has actually been able to let go of her family. She has feelings for Esther, but they are not her top priority.

She was indeed an incompetent mother.

Section 209, Group: 10②00③7⑨9② 196 Two different ways of living (revised and supplemented)

The banquet venue was too noisy, so in order to have a quieter space to spend with her mother, Esther led her back to her own home, which was the house she had always lived in in the Dark Abyss.

Ye Qingxian did not choose to come along; she deliberately wanted to leave today's precious time for Esther and Neytisa.

"This is your home? It looks pretty good."

"Yes, but for almost a thousand years, I have been living alone."

"Uh……"

These words clearly embarrassed Neytissa and deepened her guilt.

Esther added, "Fortunately, I met Ye Qingxian. Although our meeting was quite dramatic, I was very lucky to get to know her."

How did you fall in love with her?

Unable to suppress her curiosity any longer, Neytisa couldn't help but ask the question on the spot.

She had already observed Ye Qingxian carefully. She was a girl who seemed very well-behaved and had a gentle and considerate personality. Neytisa didn't consider appearance; she believed that was never a factor in judging love.

It's a pity she didn't know Ye Qingxian well enough to know what kind of character he was. But how could Ye Qingxian make Esther fall for him in such a short time? Was it because Esther was too easy to win over, or was Ye Qingxian's method of winning her over too amazing?

Neytisa believed it was the former. She didn't think Ye Qingxian was her "kindred spirit." As a former Casanova, she could see a person's inner emotional intelligence at a glance, so she judged that her daughter was probably passively conquered, and that she had conquered herself at the beginning.

As it turned out, Neytisa's guess was completely correct. Esther and Ye Qingxian's relationship started with ambiguity, then progressed to mutual overthinking, and finally they successfully got together. Neither of them took the initiative.

Walking hand-in-hand with Esther in the garden, Neytisa asked a rather provocative question that nearly made Esther spit out her drink: "Are you two 'adults' already?"

"?"

Estya stopped in her tracks. Why did her mother ask such a question right away?

Well, it seems I'll have to get used to this strange mother. But... why don't I feel anything for the name "mother"?

Estia released her grip, her expression gradually turning calm: "Excuse me, are you really my mother?"

Why are you asking this kind of question again?

With no one around and Ye Qingxian not by her side, Esther was finally able to have a proper chat with Neytisa.

How could the emotions she had suppressed for a thousand years dissipate so easily? She had grieved for the deaths of her father and mother, and whenever it rained or on a day of remembrance, she would run to her parents' graves and talk to herself.

But now she is told that her parents are still alive and well, and that for the past thousand years she has been expressing her feelings for the blank tombstone in every sense.

The contrast between before and after caused Esther to turn love into hatred. She didn't want to stay rational, and she didn't care what her mother and the others had to do. A thousand years was a thousand years. Every minute and every second, when she was filled with the sorrow of losing her family and country, where were her father and mother?

The reason she has been able to persevere until now is entirely due to Esther's forced change of her personality. She was not like this before, not at all.

The Estia of that time was a dragon girl who grew up being hunted by humans and harbored an overwhelming hatred for them. She even had the extreme idea of ​​killing all of humanity, but later realized it was unrealistic and chose to be rational.

How would you rate Esther?

If you were to ask someone who had interacted with Esther a thousand years ago, they would all say that Esther was an arrogant, cold-blooded, and ruthless dragon girl who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals. If cutting off one of her arms would allow her to do what she wanted, she would not hesitate to sever the arm, and even twist it into a pretzel.

However, if we divide Estya's experience into two periods, the former being the period of revenge and the latter being the period of the Netherworld Dragon Abyss, then everyone's answers will be completely different from the original ones—Estya is a lazybones, a homebody dragon, who likes food and treasure, has no goals or ideals, and is completely a lazy bum who just wants to eat and wait to die.

The difference before and after was so huge, it was almost as if she had been possessed, but this was indeed Esther's true situation.

Because only by living that way, living a lazy life every day, and not even letting your brain think, can you slowly forget those pains.

The loneliness of living alone and the longing for her parents kept Esther awake at night. It wasn't until she changed her way of living that she finally emerged from the shadows of the past. Unless someone actively evoked her memories, she couldn't remember anything.

Estia is still Estia. Whether she is the silver comet that brought death to the Empire or the lazybones who stays at home in the Dark Abyss, she is living in what she considers the best way at the moment. No one can blame her or them.

Before her mother Netissa appeared, the past Estia and the present Estia were separate entities, but now these two completely different lives have merged back together.

"I'm so sorry, Esther, I understand how you feel."

"I know you understand, but you should also know that it's irreparable."

If someone who has always been in darkness is briefly exposed to the light, then he will never be able to endure the original darkness again, and it would be better for him to have stayed in the darkness from the beginning.

Similarly, if Neytisa had not appeared, Esther would have continued to believe that her parents were dead, and after a thousand years, she would no longer be so emotionally affected by such a thing.

The real reason is that Neytissa only stays for a short time, and there is no accurate time for when she will reappear.

Neytisa remained calm, but a fierce struggle was raging within her. She couldn't bear to see her daughter's current expression, nor did she dare to meet her gaze. Otherwise... she might directly infuse Estia with the power of Stardust and take her back to the Calamity World.

There, Estia could reunite with her family and people, but doing so would disrupt the future plans of the entire Disaster Planet world.

Neytissa recalled Ling's last words when she said goodbye: "In these thousand years, you have had many opportunities to come back and see her, but you did not. Now, rather than saying that you can't bear the longing, it's more like you made a decision on a whim."

Ling is right. Neytisa has actually been able to let go of her family. She has feelings for Esther, but they are not her top priority.

She was indeed an incompetent mother.

Section 210, page 197: Making Good Use of Tools

“Forget it, let’s not talk about this anymore.” Estia decided to end the topic completely. “Let’s just be like I’ve dreamed of countless times, simply as mother and daughter.”

"Uh... um."

There was only one day left, but to be honest, Neytissa hadn't figured out what to do with that precious time, but she thought spending time with her daughter was the best option.

"Mom, did you leave this box for me?"

Estia took out the box she always carried with her, which she believed to be a keepsake from her mother, but she couldn't find any way to open it.

"This box... um, I remember now, it was indeed left for you by me."

Neytisa took the box from Esther and began to recall carefully, finally remembering that it was a life-saving item she had left for Esther years ago.

"Can you open this box?"

"No."

It's not that Neytissa lacks the means to open it, but rather that she cannot open it now.

The box actually contained pure stardust power, compressed to an extremely high concentration.

The world of Faya a thousand years ago was not as safe as it is now. Before Estia was born, the world's greatest enemy was the Star of Calamity and the stardust it scattered across the earth.

Those infected with Stardust will die a painful death in a short period of time, and the disease will not be weakened by the strength of the inhabitants. In other words, it affects all races equally. Even powerful dragons are likely to die if they inhale a small amount of Stardust.

The Stardust Power in the box was left to Esther by Neytisa when she left the world of Faya for the world of Calamity. As long as her daughter carries this box with her, if her daughter were to contract Stardust disease in the future, the Stardust Power in the box would gush out and directly transform her daughter's body, making her adapt to Stardust.

Furthermore, this box is only bound to Estya, meaning that other people infected with Star Plaque cannot use it.

Fortunately, around the time her daughter was born, the Star of Calamity had already left the continent of Faya, and the creatures no longer needed to suffer from astral disease, so the box was never used.

There's no need to open the box now, because that would change Esther's life essence, making her suitable for survival in the Cataclysmic World.

The danger level of the Disaster Planet world is countless times higher than that of the Faya continent. Unless absolutely necessary, Neytisa does not want Estia to be in danger.

"Estella, you can keep this box with you. You might need it in the future, but I hope you never will."

"What secrets are inside?" Hearing Neytisa's words, Esther seemed to have guessed the general idea. "Could it be something that can save my life?"

"That's one way to understand it."

"Tch, what a lousy mother who never says anything directly. I hate riddle people the most."