Don't confiscate my identity as a human race

Chapter 1081 - 774 Lanci’s Unprovoked Smile

"♫Smile~"

"♫Even though your heart aches a little~"

"♫Smile anyway~"

"♫Even if it’s broken~"

It was a light and melodious classical song, with lyrics encouraging people to smile even in times of trouble.

Several arranged versions had already been heard in some of the city-states of the Land of Perpetual Night.

Here in Little Night City was the oldest hotel, attracting not only wealthy merchants with deep pockets but also being the choice of the great Lords for entertaining distinguished guests.

Hektor City, also known as Little Night City, one of the Beastmen City-States in the deepest part of the Land of Perpetual Night, stood quietly on the edge of the vast snowy night. It seemed to be located at the end of the world, enveloped in eternal twilight.

The white day at noon was just a brief interlude in the night, fleeting.

The ridges of the mountains, covered with heavy snow, turned into a group of silent grey giants, silently witnessing the passing years.

The city-state itself was always falling with snowflakes, wrapped in silver, tightly embraced by the arms of the winter goddess.

The square, as the heart of the city-state, was flanked by tower-like buildings rising high into the clouds, intricately carved from dark stone bricks.

The conical rooftops were covered in snow, which cascaded down like a silver-white cloak, and the hanging crystal wind chimes swayed lightly in the breeze, playing a delightful melody.

In a spacious and luxurious executive suite on the top floor, no matter how the wind and snow raged outside, the room was always bathed in soft light.

Occasionally, the sound of pages turning gently could be heard by the tea table, where a magic sound player was playing songs.

"Today marks your seventh day in the Northern Land of Perpetual Night..."

Cat Boss suddenly spoke up.

"♫As long as you smile~"

"Meow meow meow!"

It noticed that Lanci paid it no attention, merely turning up the volume of the sound player a bit to drown out Cat Boss’s voice.

As Little Night City is the city-state of the Land of Perpetual Night closest to the Demon World, it had access to rich influences from the Demon World in the field of Magical Engineering. The hotel was equipped with magic devices that isolated noise just like those in the Demon World, ensuring neither the sounds of cooking in the kitchen nor the music and conversation in the living room would disturb the slumbering Siegler in the room.

Although Siegler wasn’t responsible for navigation on their journey, she remained vigilant in the back seat the entire way, watching out for both the snowfield conditions and the appearance of magical beasts so that Lanci could drive comfortably.

Only Tata was eating and sleeping throughout the journey, then snuggling with Siegler for warmth.

Siegler doted on Tata, buying her recommended local delicacies in each city-state they visited, feeding them to Tata along the way.

She seemed to have completely accepted this retired version of Calila, even understanding a little of Lanci’s joy in feeding small animals.

According to Cat Boss’s observations, many years ago, Siegler was a little girl with the potential to be a female Lanci. With Lanci addicted to Talya, it was no surprise that Siegler was caught in it too.

"Lanci, Lanci, why have you talked so much less along the way? When our ’Lan Cat’ duo was all alone on the Northern Continent, you would chat with me for so long every day."

Cat Boss butted its head against Lanci and asked.

"Not at all, haven’t I always been quite talkative?"

Lanci felt the constant nudging from the soft black furball at his side and replied.

"Is that so, meow."

Cat Boss was relieved that Lanci was getting by without working, but it had no idea what its purpose in the team was anymore.

Could an eighth-order Divine Beast become unemployed?

The Imitation Stone Tablet was something that Tata could help Lanci with too; at best, it simply had a bit more high-order Wind Magic on it, capable of granting Lanci four extra lives, but there were no opponents that could excite Lord Lanci enough to use his second life.

Click.

The sound of the door lock turning caught the attention of both Cat Boss and Lanci.

They looked to the distance and saw a bedroom door opening, and Siegler with slightly curled hair tips walking out.

She was bleary-eyed and wearing a strappy nightgown, went to the dining table, picked up a bottle of Snowfield Ice Spring, and started guzzling it down, looking like she had just woken up.

"Siegler, how many times have I told you? You’re a grown girl, you need to be a little more careful."

Lanci could only maintain his manners, focusing on his book, as he spoke to Siegler.