My Stubborn Soul Card Follower

Antipus, the Broken Boundary Empress captured in Shen Sui's game DLC.

Not surprisingly, she appeared once again in front of Shen Sui.

Shen Sui was not surprised.

Although the Broken Boundary Empress that each game player encounters still has random illustrations and random names, she is unique in each game's save file.

And when all of this came into reality, Shen Sui once again induced the Boundary-breaking Worm to gather for a summoning, and it was still the same Broken Boundary Empress as before, which was not an unexpected occurrence.

Compared to other female characters, the relationship between the Broken Boundary Empress and Shen Sui is indeed more straightforward—it's merely the relationship between a captured Magical Beast and its master.

After a brief moment of shyness, Antipus quickly regained her composure.

If it were before, she absolutely couldn't understand what it meant for Shen Sui to hold her discarded worm egg, as Shen Sui and she were not of the same species, making it impossible for him to activate the worm egg.

However, after her irresponsible master went missing, Mistress Vivian taught her many things, like some human concepts of shame.

Antipus didn't quite understand why only covering key areas with carapace was deemed inappropriate by Vivian, but under Mistress Vivian's strong request, Antipus reluctantly expanded her own carapace to cover most of the originally exposed skin.

Actually, contrary to what Shen Sui imagined, Antipus never escaped.

Although she was forcibly enslaved by Shen Sui after being defeated, as a creature born in the Broken Realm where the law of the jungle reigns, Antipus didn't see this behavior as incorrect.

After her master went missing, Antipus was taken over by Vivian along with her master's other properties.

However, due to mechanisms, most of Shen Sui's belongings were stored in storage boxes, and Vivian couldn't open these storage boxes, yet Antipus was an exception.

Even though Vivian didn't go on the expedition to the Broken Realm with Shen Sui (as in the DLC plot), she deduced some of Antipus's abilities from her behavior. So under Vivian's strong request, Antipus opened the world's barrier for Vivian.

Antipus pressed one of her antennae against Shen Sui's forehead, transmitting some things she could understand to him.

Although the Broken Boundary Empress happened to look humanoid and possessed some wisdom, she hadn't evolved language organs; like most insects, she relied on vibrations and pheromones to communicate information, so Shen Sui could only learn about her thousand-year past through this vague exchange.

And just now, that was all Antipus could understand.

After Antipus and Vivian had a dimension-crossing invasion, Vivian seemed to have completely grasped this setting and its intricacies, and through crafting of items, successfully made items that could easily traverse world barriers.

After that, Vivian released Antipus.

"Ah... So that means Vivian indeed left the Dawn Continent." This matched what Qishala knew, although no more intel was gained, at least they confirmed one thing—Vivian is still alive.

For Shen Sui, this was already highly valuable information.

As long as she's alive, they can definitely meet again.

Freymia looked at Shen Sui's expression and pouted a bit in frustration.

Some people, who never appeared from start to finish, seem to have already won everything.

Recalling that vague but real memory of a "past life," Freymia became more jealous of Shen Sui's feelings for Vivian.

He had restarted the world line for Vivian!

Freymia had misunderstood, but if Shen Sui knew what he was thinking, he likely wouldn't have found a reason to refute.

Although part of his reason for starting Round Two was to do some newbie strategy, and earn some money through video, he had to admit that part of Round Two was specifically to collect Vivian's line illustrations.

[Ding! You have received the Follower Card: Broken Boundary Empress · Antipus]

A piece of text popped up in the chat box in front of Shen Sui.

"Ahhhhh! Claude! I'm coming to save you!"

Freymia was about to say something when she heard a girl's anxious voice from afar.

Accompanied by the sound of hooves, Alice appeared in front of Shen Sui riding a white horse.

The little mare, the Golden Ship, made a sharp brake and steadily stopped beside the Spring of Eternal Life.

Alice saw Shen Sui standing next to Freymia, and excitedly leapt off the horse.

Aina and Anna followed closely behind to this place.

"Ah! Freymia sister is so amazing!" Alice saw Shen Sui looking lively, her eyes gleamed, and she smiled cutely and joyously.

She dashed over and hugged Shen Sui.

Alice's embrace felt completely different from Qishala's and Freymia's.

Without the slightest hint of desire, just pure warmth.

Even though Alice has an appearance not inferior to Freymia's, she somehow left Shen Sui's heart undisturbed.

Could it be that I really don't like small breasts?

Shen Sui fell into self-reflection.

Alice's smile carried a strong infectious force, instantly easing the tense mood of the surrounding people.

Freymia, looking at Alice's smile, also let go of her slight displeasure.

Although she seemed to have failed to surpass someone in terms of feelings, she now met a girl who could greatly boost Claude's favor.

Freymia's beautiful eyes, smiling, fell on Alice.

She very clearly felt Shen Sui's regard for this girl.

Although she's not Shen Sui's daughter, Shen Sui only denied that they were biological.

Does this mean he has some kind of feelings towards Alice?

Mmm, to deal with a man with a child, the best approach should be to start with the child!

Freymia's heart was once again filled with fighting spirit.

"Alice, this is too dangerous." Shen Sui pulled Alice off with a pat, though this behavior was very warm, he still had to criticize, or this lass would always flock to the most dangerous places in the future, how could he play cards properly in the real world then?

Although he won his first match as a professional player.

But this operation of playing cards via inputting commands provided him no sense of accomplishment at all.

Just like in the past, when online dueling was so convenient, he still preferred going to the store to play physical cards with people; card games sometimes are just about enjoying the experience of holding cards firmly in one's hand.

Hmm, and also the exclusive misplays of physical card duels.

As long as neither side calls the referee, they can go by village rules until time's end.

"Hehe, wasn't it because I was worried about you?" Alice flashed a cute smile.

Shen Sui's gaze sharpened.

Alice pursed her lips and lowered her head, not daring to meet Shen Sui's eyes.

"Wasn't it because I was worried about you..."

She muttered to herself.