"Today, the Galaxy Swordsman announced his withdrawal from the Hero Association and will no longer act as a hero..."
"The United Government maintains a restrained attitude towards the provocation of the Elf Empire..."
"A member of the United Congress proposed a motion that the actions of professional heroes must be supervised by the United Government..."
The TV was broadcasting extremely boring news, while the noise of cicadas came from outside the window. The air conditioner on the wall kept delivering cold air into the room, and the sound of typing echoed in the small room.
The black-haired girl wearing pink cat ear headphones sat in the fairly oversized gaming chair for her size, focusing on controlling the character on the screen.
She only wore a cute girl-printed T-shirt, with her white arms and thighs completely exposed to the air. Her beautiful obsidian-like eyes stared at the only remaining bit of the enemy's health bar as if she were fighting a monster to the death.
"Damn!" With the depletion of the character's health bar, the girl took off her headphones and slammed them on the table, "Finally won!"
She had prepared for this victory for ten whole days.
"Your Majesty, please be quiet and...a bit restrained," said the maid as she opened the closed door and peeked into the room.
The young maid was extremely beautiful, with a top-notch appearance that could rival a big star. Dressed in a cool maid outfit that should only appear in anime, she exuded a unique charm.
However, her facial expression was not pleasant.
Seeing the messy room that had just been cleaned half a day ago, and the girl who refused to dress properly no matter how many times she was told, the maid sighed.
The girl's clothes were obviously one size too big, which caused her right shoulder to be completely exposed. Following the shoulder inside, the maid shook her head.
Still unwilling to wear underwear, eh?
"Don't worry Cher, it's just us and that girl upstairs in this building. That little girl is still in school at this time," the black-haired girl said nonchalantly while licking her lips with her tongue, removing a small piece of potato chip crumbs.
Cute, lazy, and sloppy—these were the first impressions of this girl.
In a more appropriate term, she was a beautiful internet-addicted girl.
The TV news anchor continued to stiffly report about news that was meaningless to ordinary people. To be honest, there were very few people who would watch the news in this day and age.
"Demon Empress Leticia·Enfino is still missing, and the United Government has expressed great concern about this."
"Tsk, weasels wishing chickens a Happy New Year," scoffed the girl.
"By the way, Your Majesty, have you heard the news that the Galaxy Swordsman has resigned?" asked the maid named Cher, wisely ignoring the girl's previous comment.
"Resignation? Well, let him resign... Wait, who resigned?!" The girl's voice suddenly rose.
If she heard correctly, the Galaxy Swordsman had resigned?
Was it true or false?
"You heard right, the Galaxy Swordsman has resigned, and he will no longer act as a hero," Cher repeated the news she had just seen.
The girl didn't say a word; instead, she reached down and pinched her waist.
"Ow!" It hurt!
"What are you doing, Your Majesty?" Cher rushed to the girl's side and handed her tissues.
Taking the tissues from the maid, the girl wiped her teary eyes while breathing in the cold air, "I just wanted to make sure I wasn't dreaming."
Didn't the sword saint just retire without a word? Was there an accident?
Otherwise, with his demented level, how could he retire at this time?
He could never be deceived by ghost stories of human internal power struggles that led to him having to leave. That may fool ordinary people, but not her.
"Humanity's guardian deity, the ruthless killing machine, the cold-faced God of Death... He actually retired," there was a touch of melancholy in the girl's voice."This should be good news for us Demons, right?" Cher doesn't understand why her majesty has such an expression, after all, the relationship between the Sword Saint and her majesty is very poor.
Yes, this girl is the protagonist of a piece of news just broadcasted on television, the queen of Demons, Leticia·Enfino.
"Not good, not bad." The girl shook her head, the Sword Saint just retired, but she's still alive, and as long as she's alive, it's a chip that all the different races can't ignore, one that can change the balance of power.
"Ah, why worry so much? I've already been kicked out."
"If Your Majesty wishes, you can return to the Royal City at any time, I think the princess and others will not object to your return." Cher lowered her head, her face somewhat complicated.
Leticia did not choose to disappear, but was forced to leave because of the then Princess and the Four Heavenly Kings conspired against her, which has always been a knot in Cher's heart.
Her majesty faced the rebellion, and she left silently without a word.
It was entirely possible for Leticia to suppress the rebels effortlessly, but she refused to do so.
"Never mind, why go back? The Demon World is not as fun as the Human World." Leticia shook her head as usual. After living in the human world for so long, she has become the second generation of Liu Shan, perfectly interpreting the idiom 'not missing home'.
Look at her now, unkempt, with faint dark circles under her eyes, not leaving the house even once a month, and has completely degenerated into a social burden.
Who could have thought that this girl was once a monarch?
The queen with the black skirt dancing on the battlefield has completely vanished in the long river of time, and what remains in this world is only an ordinary house girl named Leticia.
"Is the Sword Saint really that strong?"
If it weren't for that battle, her majesty would still be as noble and inviolable as before. Cher doesn't know what happened that day, and all the witnesses were left on that desolate plain.
All she knew was that her majesty was in a very disheveled state that day, the beautiful long sword designed by her majesty and forged by Demon's best craftsman was cut in half, her majesty's right hand hanging limp at her side, and the clothes on her body were so tattered that they could hardly cover her body.
The moment she saw Cher and her sister, Leticia collapsed, her body reaching its limit.
"Her strength is beyond human limits." Leticia's face is not looking good. Recalling that battle, all she felt was endless powerlessness.
"Enough...there are little guests outside the door. Cher, go open the door."