Go back? There's no going back.

"You just said that you gained some of the power of the All-Spirit Affinity Body through me... What's going on?"

I don't know how much time passed before I heard the princess' question again.

The voice was as cold and peaceful as ever, and did not contain any disgust that would make Su Wei want to find a hole to hide in when he heard it.

"Ah? You...won't you deal with me first?"

Mustering up a little courage, Su Wei looked up at the other person.

Even up to now, this gentleman still didn't get angry at the first moment, but instead rationally asked about the cause of the matter?

This... is this the magnanimity of a king?

"You really want me to deal with you?"

For some reason, her face looked much rosier than before. The princess blinked her eyes when she heard that and stared at Su Wei thoughtfully: "Yes, then I'll deal with you later. Now answer my question first."

'Should I not ask this question?'

Looking at the princess in front of him who seemed to have been reminded by him, Su Wei suddenly wanted to beat himself up for talking too much a few seconds ago.

"I... Actually, after I resigned from you that day, not long after I stepped out of the palace, I suddenly, uh... awakened a power?"

After a moment of silence, under the patient gaze of the princess, Su Wei organized his words and finally chose to confess.

To be honest, it is always unwise to tell others your secrets.

However, the princess before him was an exception.

As for Su Wei, except for the news that might endanger his mother, he wouldn't mind telling the adult in front of him almost anything as long as he wanted to know.

Including that weird system.

Compared to the noble lady like the princess who was like a reborn parent, the thing that had consumed his mind for sixteen years and only recently activated his All-Spirit Affinity Body (fake) by contacting the princess...

It is indeed helpful to me, but if compared with the princess, it can only be said that it is not as good as a hair of the princess.

However, considering the cognitive issues on both sides, Su Wei temporarily changed his statement to one that was easier for the other party to understand.

"In other words... after you suddenly awakened that strange talent, you were able to change yourself into a similarly weakened physique by coming into contact with the true All-Spirit Affinity Body?"

"You can do this without looting or eating corpses?"

With the princess's ability to understand, she naturally understood what Su Wei wanted to express after listening to it once.

"Wait a minute, this ability sounds a bit abnormal...will it have any side effects?"

But soon, as if she remembered something, her expression changed slightly, and she immediately frowned her beautiful eyebrows and stared at Su Wei:

"In the history of the empire, there have been similar examples of people being able to plunder other people's physiques through physical contact. However, except for the corpse demons, the others suffered from various rejections and complications after plundering physiques that did not belong to them. In the end, no one could live past the age of thirty."

"Ah? This... uh, as for the sequelae, there shouldn't be any, right? At least now, I feel fine..."

Su Wei was also stunned when asked this by the other party.

Before he could think about it, he felt a sudden cool touch on his wrist.

Su Wei trembled all over and struggled subconsciously, but soon he heard the voice of the princess: "Quiet."

Noticing the other person's slender eyebrows that were almost twisted into a knot, and the obviously serious tone, Su Wei immediately calmed down.

He allowed the pure magic power visible to the naked eye to gather in the princess's hands and flow through his body bit by bit.

"…Well, for now, it should be fine."

After a long time, as countless magic factors surrounded his body again and again, under Su Wei's increasingly nervous gaze, the frown on the princess' face relaxed a little:

"I am in good health. Compared to before, my affinity with magic power has changed a lot."

"...It has changed a lot. You might as well just say that my current physique is able to kill the black hole physique of the previous cultivator in seconds. I can still hold on."

Su Wei heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the princess' usual euphemistic description.

"Besides the All-Spirit Affinity Body, can other physiques be copied through contact?"

As if she had thought of something, the princess suddenly widened her eyes and asked this question.

"No, probably not."

Hearing this, Su Wei shook his head awkwardly at the strange look in the princess' eyes that seemed to show her hope for her son's success. "The effect of this talent has a lot to do with luck, but my luck isn't that good right now..."

"……Yeah."

After Su Wei answered like this, the expectation that had just appeared on her face faded a little, and the princess sighed with some dissatisfaction.

...Why do I feel that this adult is more disappointed than me?

"In short, this talent must be hidden well in the future."

After a moment, she raised her right hand and rubbed her brows, adjusting her mood a little. The princess looked at Su Wei again and said calmly, "You are something that easily arouses jealousy. You can't be like this in the future. You tell everything when someone asks you. Do you understand?"

"I understand. I told you this time because you asked me."

Su Wei nodded seriously.

"..."

Hearing this, the princess fell silent for a moment, smoothed her hair silently, and glanced to the side again: "I understand."

Just like that, the entire courtyard fell into a brief silence again.

But unlike before, the atmosphere around now... is much more relaxed, an atmosphere that allows people to breathe normally.

The two of them sat together on the rattan chair. After an unknown amount of time, the princess turned her head again and looked at Su Wei with her cold eyes: "Then, let's talk about how to deal with you now."

"...I'll do as you say."

Su Wei quickly straightened his back.

Although he had a vague feeling that the atmosphere did not seem like he was going to be executed on the spot, his heart still naturally rose to his throat.

"Let's not talk about your return to the palace at night."

"But my physical condition is currently the highest confidential matter in the empire, but you found out about it... Do you know what this means?"

The princess said this with her lips slightly parted, her mood obviously improved compared to the beginning, and then she looked at Su Wei leisurely, as if waiting for his reply.

He didn't know if it was Su Wei's illusion, but he always felt that at this moment, the princess suddenly looked like a cat that had found its prey.

"Does it mean...it means I need to start at least ten years ago?"

His face froze slightly, and after trying hard to recall the constitutional provisions related to imperial secrets in his mind, Su Wei answered tentatively.

——No matter from what channel, as long as the citizens of the empire know certain highly confidential matters, they can at least be sentenced to long-term imprisonment.

If there is any substantial damage to the empire afterwards... then he could be sentenced to life imprisonment or even death.

If Su Wei remembers correctly, this is what is recorded in the Constitution?

"…Well, it seems that I have been reading seriously in the study room in recent years."

The princess nodded with satisfaction.

Then, Su Wei's whole face began to turn green.

Because he has realized that once convicted, even the lightest sentence of imprisonment will restrict many of his future actions.

The most significant impact is that during the next few years or even decades of imprisonment, he will be directly deprived of the right to practice, will not be able to become a hunter, will not be able to go to the training camp to practice and become stronger, not to mention meeting anyone.

"Your complexion suddenly became very bad."

Hearing the princess' voice in his ears, Su Wei silently lowered his head, choking with silence.

He suddenly felt that this imprisonment result... didn't seem to be much better than other results.

"You were discharged from the hospital at noon yesterday, and signed up for training in the afternoon. You received your first commission at four o'clock. You really seem to be in a hurry to practice... for someone... someone who I don't know."

At this moment, he heard the princess's small sigh. Su Wei subconsciously looked at her, only to see that she was staring at him with eyes that looked somewhat complicated.

"If I ask you to stop practicing now and stay in the royal city until your imprisonment is over, will you hate me?"

Suddenly, she asked Su Wei.

"It is impossible to hate you."

Su Wei said firmly, and then quickly calmed down: "Everything... is my own fault."

At this point, the surroundings became quiet again.

Su Wei opened his mouth subconsciously, but ultimately remained silent.

After all, he couldn't let the princess, who was always fair and strict, break the rules for a criminal.

“…Even if someone is in prison, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they can’t practice.”

After a while, as if she was a little surprised by Su Wei's obedient reaction, the princess stopped looking at him and just looked up at the blue sky, muttering to herself: "Some people who have made special contributions to the empire can also get special privileges during their imprisonment."

"?!"

Hearing this, Su Wei immediately raised his head.

But the next second, after realizing that he was just a small character who had just started practicing, and had nothing to do with the so-called "special contribution" of the empire, he became dejected again.

"..."

Glancing at the kid next to her who seemed to be completely inflexible, Celsia was silent for a while, and finally rubbed her forehead helplessly.

This kid, did he do this on purpose?

I usually react pretty quickly, so why do I always get stuck on some strange things?

"Recently, I am planning to start a research project on physical fitness in the college."

"In history, there have never been multiple all-soul affinity bodies that appeared at the same time. Although your current situation is a weakened version, it is still... worth studying."

When these words were spoken almost as if feeding food to someone's mouth, Celsia suddenly felt confused. Who was the one who was being blinded and wanted to practice and become stronger?

It seems like she is trying to help someone become stronger so that someone can find another person.

I always feel that just thinking about it makes me feel irritated again.

“Can I continue my practice while incarcerated as long as I attend this course?”

Hearing this, Su Wei on the side slightly widened his eyes, and the light seemed to come back into his pupils that had originally lost their luster.

Seeing Su Wei's reaction like this, Celia's irritation deepened.

"No."

She felt that the smiling face in front of her was extremely dazzling, and her voice suddenly turned cold.

"Ah??"

Hearing this answer, Su Wei was stunned and said subconsciously: "But you just said..."

Before he could finish his words, he stopped abruptly.

Because Su Wei saw a pure white bracelet suddenly appeared on the princess's slender fingertips.

"This... is this the kind of bracelet that prisoners wear?"

Blinking his eyes and staring at the bracelet, Su Wei opened his mouth uncertainly.

"Stretch out your hand."

Without responding to Su Wei, the princess reminded him.

"…Yes."

Su Wei quickly stretched out his right hand and watched as the princess put the bracelet on his wrist with her unskilled technique.

The place where the bracelet touched the skin did not feel cold as expected, but instead felt fluffy and somewhat warm.

Next, after the princess carefully checked and confirmed that the bracelet was firmly fastened, Su Wei withdrew his arm.

He swallowed unconsciously and subconsciously looked down at the shackles belonging to the criminal.

However, unlike the props that were used to torture countless criminal suspects, the bracelet worn by the princess herself did not look old. Instead, it looked as if it had just been made, brand new and sturdy.

Even, the emblem of the current first royal family is clearly engraved on it.

Huh…?

Looking at the badge pattern, Su Wei was confused for a moment.

Is this really the kind of bracelet that prisoners wear?

And why...why would the princess carry something like this with her?