Crown Dead

"Let's go in and take a look. I feel that it is necessary to have some potted plants for decoration at home."

Xian Yu has always known Ai Lei's love for flowers, even in the underworld, the only wish of this goddess is "to see the flowers blooming in the underworld".

To Ai Lei, a place like a flower shop is probably equivalent to a prison. It is a place where you can feel the warm and familiar atmosphere and calm yourself down.

Xian Yu didn't say much, just thought of a reason for Ai Lei and everyone entered the flower shop.

After opening the door, the first thing that catches the eye is the main hall with very romantic decoration and full of flowers of various bright colors.

"Wow! There are so many flowers, red, yellow, pink—hey! Are there even black ones?"

Ai Lei was immediately attracted by the scene she saw in front of her, and leaned close to Hua Hua to observe carefully.

"That one is actually a deep purple rose. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

A florist in an apron squeezed out from the crowd of green leaves and red flowers, and looked at Ai Lei with a smile.

"Eh? Well, I..."

Ai Lei was taken aback by the sudden appearance of the clerk. Master Nether, who was not clear about the service process of the social store, didn't even know for a while whether the other party was here to chase people away.

"Hi, this lovely lady with blonde hair is a princess from the Kingdom of Babylon. Her hobbies are making birdcages and growing flowers. This time I came to Fuyuki specially to learn more about the content and knowledge needed to grow flowers. Right?"

Xian Yu came over and bragged and helped to smooth things over, Ai Lei, who was not sure about the situation, looked at Xian Yu, then nodded.

"Babylon should be Iraq now... Anyway, princess, what kind of flowers do you want?"

The clerk was stunned when he heard about a city that no longer existed, but the other party, who was skilled in business, straightened his mind immediately, and asked with a smile what kind of flowers Ai Lei wanted to know.

"Hmm..." Ai Lei thought about this question seriously, and finally nodded after a long time: "The best ones can bloom in the underworld, don't need to shine in the sun, don't need to be watered every day, or It’s okay to be irrigated with Styx water, it won’t be eaten by deer and snails, and it can bring everyone a warm feeling of happiness... um, strings?”

"Come here first"

With a dark face, Xianyu grabbed the arm of Ailei who was imagining "the best flower in my heart", and dragged her to the front of the flower shop.

"What's the matter?"

"Boss, you're here to buy flowers, not to challenge the limits of biology, okay... How could there be flowers that don't need photosynthesis at all and can be grown in rocky ground?"

"But I heard that there is a kind of existence called Bianhua, which can grow in the kingdom of the dead."

"The scientific name of that thing is Lycoris, in the final analysis it is within the scope of botany. In short, it is impossible to have the kind of flower you mentioned here, Boss—"

"The flower you're looking for does exist. Here are its seeds."

"Is there really!?" "As expected!"

Ai Lei and Xian Yu yelled in disbelief, only to see the shopkeeper take out a pack of very simple-looking paper bags from the kitchen cabinet.

"Even in the dark, even if there is no soil and water, it can still bloom and bring warmth and happiness to everyone. The flower originally sold for 30 yen, but since you are a princess, I will give you a 1% discount. I'll sell it to you for 3 yen."

"Is there really such a flower! I'll buy it! Shut up and take my money!"

"Buy me! That thing in your hand is microwave popcorn!"

Xian Yu keenly saw through the opponent's despicable tricks.

……

After having a friendly exchange with the flower shop owner, Xian Yu told Ai Lei to "try to use human circuits to think about problems", after which Ai Lei kept asking honestly but excitedly about how to raise various flowers , advantages, the intention of sustenance.

"Miss Alley... is obviously a heroic spirit, and she is also the goddess in charge of the underworld, but she doesn't feel the aura of death at all."

Leticia and Xianyu were sitting in the corner of the rest area, chatting while watching the very happy Ailei not far away.

"After all, although the boss is the leader of the underworld, under this layer of identity, she is still a girl in the final analysis, and she is also the kind of girl who is a little shy and unconfident, and rarely contacts outsiders."

Xian Yu looked at Ai Lei with a hint of relief that "an introverted child is finally willing to get in touch with society".

"A girl who is not confident and has little contact with the outside world..."

Hearing Xian Yu's evaluation of Ai Lei, Leticia also became thoughtful, staring empty-eyed at the glass of scented tea on the table.

"Speaking of which, Leticia, why did you come here?"

"Eh? Me? Of course it's in response to the call from the Lord."

Leticia put her hands together in front of her chest, and made a prayer gesture.

"Although the person who relies on my body is not the real saint, but a dragon witch with a somewhat awkward personality..."

After praying, Leticia added with a wry smile.Originally, I thought I could witness the arrival of the noble saint who reversed the situation of the war by herself thousands of years ago, and even the Lord prayed for her. Who knew that the one who came here turned out to be an evil person who took pleasure in tearing up cards and leading everyone to wipe out Chaos ruler.

After all, why is that guy a ruler!It is more reliable to give a "black whistle" or "hahaer".

"The Holy Grail will not respond to people who have no desires, no matter how selfish, dirty, noble, or great the desire is. You will be chosen to be a ruler, which means that the Holy Grail has found some kind of 'desire' in you 'Well - of course, it is also possible that the ruler job is really a pure referee tool..."

Don't speak too harshly, otherwise you will be easily slapped in the face.If Leticia really came to serve as a volunteer referee in the spirit of internationalism, then this topic would be embarrassing.

"Desire—I heard that Xianyu's desire is to save someone?"

Leticia thought about it for a while, and then threw the question back to Xianyu, and the latter didn't hide anything, and directly admitted it openly.

"That's right, a friend of mine—or something more important than a friend is now in crisis, and the Holy Grail is the only way to save him/her as far as I know."

"But... Mr. Xian Yu, your actions have actually been contrary to your wishes all along, right?"

Leticia asked with some doubts, which made Xian Yu stunned.