Angel replied expressionlessly: "I told you before, it’s called the log-in device."
"Besides, aren’t these topics unrelated to the main matter? Aren’t you eager to meet your tribesman?" Angel: "Wear it, and don’t resist it."
Cicia looked at the forehead chain in her hand, feeling a bit infatuated, yet somewhat conflicted; she was infatuated with its appearance, but conflicted about whether such a flamboyant forehead ornament suited her.
Cicia couldn’t help but ask Angel: "Would I look good wearing this?"
Angel: "Don’t you have any idea yourself?"
Although Angel didn’t give a direct answer, Cicia felt as though an arrow had struck her in the chest.
"Besides, who would you be wearing it for?" Angel: "Friendly reminder, it’s just a medium for you to see Popota, he cannot see this forehead chain."
"So Popota can’t see it, you could’ve said so earlier!" Cicia put on a "I wouldn’t have asked if I knew" expression.
But Angel knew very well that Cicia wasn’t concerned about whether others could see it, but rather about whether it suited her as she had asked.
From Angel’s aesthetic perspective, Cicia doesn’t suit wearing this forehead chain. Or rather, almost no one suits wearing it.
The aura that can handle this forehead chain... Angel currently has only one candidate: Greya’s original form, that is the Great Demon King characterized by fiery red lips, heavy makeup, and a love for luxurious robes.
The forehead chain was something Angel prepared for Greya, but since Greya’s physical body hadn’t been recovered, Angel gave it to Cicia.
Of course, Angel had other log-in devices, like monocles, copper rings, plain silver earrings... but these always seemed somewhat shabby.
Although this forehead chain doesn’t suit Cicia, Cicia couldn’t find any flaws in it and certainly wouldn’t think Angel was being perfunctory.
This kind of ornament, which a witch would be willing to take even if it doesn’t suit her, is sufficiently "collector’s grade".
It’s not shabby, and wouldn’t seem overly deliberate for being too suitable.
This is why Angel gave this forehead chain to Cicia.
...
Cicia muttered "since outsiders can’t see it, I’ll just wear it casually," but when she was about to wear it on her head, she hesitated and finally took it off again.
"Why? Do you think I’m fooling you, or do you think there’s something wrong with the forehead chain?" Angel wondered, seeing Cicia go back and forth without wearing it.
Cicia shook her head, saying in a hesitant tone: "No, it’s just... just wanting to rest before wearing it."
Angel was puzzled: Rest??? Haven’t you rested enough for ten thousand years?
Cicia turned her head sideways, preventing Angel from seeing her expression: "I was just sensing the treasures of your companion earlier, and felt a bit mentally exhausted, so resting... just resting."
Angel sensed Cicia’s emotions, which bore a mix of expectation with nervous anxiety.
Angel thought for a moment and looked at Cicia: "Are you afraid of meeting your tribesman?"
Cicia almost instantly replied: "No!"
Looking at Cicia’s immediate defensive reply, Angel was already sure that Cicia was indeed afraid.
Why would she be scared to meet her tribesman?
Could it be something like the trepidation of returning home after a long time? But Cicia as an elder... or rather, as a predecessor, why would she have the reason for such trepidation? The one who should be anxious is Popota, isn’t it?
As Angel speculated internally, Cicia clenched her fist and put it in front of her mouth, clearing her throat twice: "I really just feel a bit weary, why don’t we chat a bit more casually? Let me calm my nerves... If there’s anything you want to know, feel free to ask me."