Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 1011 Vastaya Xiarui

"Well, what's wrong, honey?"

Nalin, wearing a long robe and with her long pink hair tied up with a hemp rope, walked up to Li En with a smile.

"It's okay, thank you for your hard work, Nalin."

"Haha! It's not hard, dear."

Nalin naturally took Li En's arm into her arms and looked at the two people in front of her.

"Hello, I'm Nalin."

"Hello... Hello, my name is Nicole."

Nicole sniffed lightly and found that the breath she had sensed from Li En before was exactly emitted by the other party, and she suddenly felt a little nervous.

"Nidalee."

"Well, I made some midnight snacks. If you don't mind, would you two like to join me for some?"

"Okay...okay."

"Thank you."

"Haha~! You're welcome, dear, come too."

"OK, dear."

Hearing Li En's response, Nalin's smile became more gentle.

...

"So that's how it is, Nicole. You're here to find the souls of your people."

"Yeah, but Nidalee and I have already scoured most of Ionia and haven't found any trace of them. Sister Nalin, you're also a Vastaya. Have you ever heard of the 'Misttail Clan'?"

Nicole, who clearly had this part of the memory but couldn't remember it at all, couldn't help but ask Nalin, who was also a Vastaya.

"Although I am a Vastaya, I left the tribe a long time ago and lived in the human world. I have never heard of this race in my tribe before."

“Is that so…”

"Sorry Neeko..."

"It's okay, it's okay. I haven't met anyone who has heard of the 'Mist Tail Clan' yet. It's normal that you haven't heard of it, Sister Nalin. There's no need to apologize."

Looking at the somewhat panicked Nicole, Nalin smiled gently, held her hand, and raised her other hand to rub her head.

"Okay, Neeko."

Feeling this tenderness, Nicole's panic gradually subsided, and curiosity surged instead.

"By the way, Sister Nalin, how did you get to know Li En?"

"Haha! Do you want to know?"

"Uh-huh!"

Neeko nodded suddenly, and Nidalee, who was silently eating her midnight snack like Li En, also turned her ear slightly.

Noticing this detail, Nalin smiled slightly and didn't care at all.

"actually..."

“Da~da~da~!”

Light and rhythmic footsteps were heard, and a well-proportioned and slender figure walked in from outside the yard.

"It's Karma, dear. Please take care of Neeko and Nidalee. I'll go out and see what's going on."

"Okay, don't worry, dear."

After being with Li En for a few days, Nalin also vaguely understood the undercurrents in the current situation in Ionia. She nodded gently and looked at Li En quietly.

"Well, Neeko, Nidalee, I have to excuse myself for a moment."

"Okay Lee En."

"Go and do your work."

Li En smiled at the two of them and walked away.

Through the window, Neeko and Nidalee looked curiously at the natural and harmonious figure outside.

"Sister Nalin, who is this Karma...? Her Shuoma..."

"Crack~!"

"Nico, stop messing around!"

Nidalee's beast-like instinct allowed her to immediately realize the strength of the newcomer. She slapped Neeko on the shoulder and blocked her sight.

"Hmm~! I... I know Nidalee. I didn't do anything rash. I just got a little sense of her. I won't imitate her."

"Uh...um...what exactly happened, Miss Nidalee? Why are you so nervous all of a sudden?"

Neeko and Nidalee looked at each other, and then Neeko slowly began to tell the story.

"That's right, Sister Nalin, the 'Mist Tail Clan'..."

...

Without mentioning the situation inside the house, Li En was grateful to Kalma for coming and saving him from being tortured by Nalin's eyes, but at the same time he was curious about what had happened that made the other party come to find him in person after dark.

"Li En, where did you find that little guy?"

Walking into the pavilion in the courtyard, the rockery partially blocked the two people's figures.

Li En, who had just arrived in front of Karma, had not yet opened his mouth when the other party's question was immediately thrown at his face, and Li En clearly sensed that a secret barrier was cast by Karma to cover the two of them.

"Huh? Which...are you talking about Neeko? The little one with the purple ombre hair?"

"Ah."

"In the Parotha Jungle in the easternmost reaches of Shurima."

"Shurima!?"

Now it was Karma's turn to show surprise on his face.

"That's right, but this little girl fled there from Ionia. Her tribe was attacked, and she was the only one who escaped."

"How can this be!?"

"Wait, Karma, do you know something about Neeko's tribe?"

"Well, Li En, these are the direct descendants of the Vastaya Xiarui. They are born with extraordinary strength and have been hidden in the 'Misty Illusion' for generations. Who could possibly attack them?"

"Wait a minute, what does 'the direct bloodline of Vastaya Xiarui' mean? Also, what is 'the veiled illusion'?"

Faced with the unexpected information coming out of Kalma's mouth, Li En hurriedly asked.

"Hoo~!"

"First of all, 'Vastaya Xiarui', you should know about it, Li En?"

"Well, I know part of it. They are more like 'elves' nurtured by heaven and earth than living beings. They came into contact with humans in ancient times, and that is how the Vastaya race was born."

"Well, that's basically it. There are over a hundred Vastaya races, but the closest, or the one that can be considered a direct descendant of the Vastaya Xiarui, is the little fellow in this room.

Thanks to their pure and transcendent bloodline, they are naturally able to easily "see" and imitate the souls of any race.

Li En, am I right about this?"

"Well, that 'Twilight Zone'..."

"All of Vastaya Xiarui's descendants, including that little fellow's race, were unable to follow them to the place where they were truly born and lived. To ensure their safety, they created a realm called 'The Misty Realm'.

It is a realm deep in the spiritual realm, between life and death. Outsiders cannot enter, and once the creatures living in it leave, they will immediately lose the memory of how to return there.

so..."

Karma said, looking at the person in front of him with a serious expression.

"Li En, are you sure this little girl named Nicole escaped from her tribe?"

"... ..."

In response to Karma's question, Li En frowned slightly, his dark and calm eyes flashing with thought.

"Lee En, Lee En?"

"I see..."

"what?"

"Karma, I'm certain Neeko escaped, and I've already roughly guessed who wiped out Neeko's tribe."

"Who?"

Li En did not answer, but stretched out his hand towards Karma.

After a moment of hesitation, Karma immediately understood what Li En meant, and then reached out and held Li En's hand.

‘Buzz~! ’

Pictures emerged in Karma's mind. These seemingly unrelated pictures, when Li En deliberately put them together, Karma gradually realized the secrets hidden in them.

After a while, Karma slowly opened his eyes and looked at the person in front of him.

"Lee En..."

"Ah."

"Ok!"