Chapter 56: If I Don’t Understand, Am I Worse Than a Pig?

Nanako gritted her teeth. Grrr. Amazing! Really amazing, Dog Disciple! To train your Master, you really went to great lengths! You even considered the possibility of me falling for your male form!

Afraid your Master would be seduced away, you specifically transformed into a Goddess...

"Wait a moment." Nanako closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and barely maintained her expression. "Nanako has something to deal with. Just a moment."

Lynn (in Goddess Form) froze. Then, under his gaze, Nanako walked pat pat pat to a marble pillar nearby, steam rising from her head.

Brief silence.

THUD. THUD. THUD. THUD.

Loud banging sounds echoed from behind the marble pillar. (Headbanging against the wall).

Lynn: !!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ

A few seconds later. Nanako walked out, eyes wide, forehead red. She crossed her arms and closed her eyes. "Much better."

Lynn glanced suspiciously at the marble pillar. Under his gaze... Crack. Crack. Spiderweb fractures appeared on the surface of the stone pillar.

Lynn: (￣□￣；) ...

Brief, awkward silence.

Lynn (Goddess) coughed. Ahem. Breaking the weird silence, he smiled gracefully.

"Nanako, from this, one can see that you are a very special Loli... girl. And the reason I summoned you here is also very simple..."

He looked up at the sky with a trace of melancholy, a trace of a smile, and a trace of relief.

"Because I want to find a girl who can inherit my legacy. To replace me as the new Ruler of Ice and Snow. This is why I chose you."

Nanako stared wide-eyed. "Is that so..."

Lynn (Goddess) sighed. "Because I have stayed in this position for countless years. I am tired of this lonely life. I found that..."

[ Inner Voice ] [ Forgot the lines... ]

Nanako: "..."

"Anyway..." Lynn (Goddess) changed the subject smoothly, smiling.

"I want to ask you: Are you willing to walk my path of magic and become a true Witch who controls Storms and Ice?"

"Perhaps when you become a Demigod, you will remember many things. You will understand your uniqueness."

Instantly, the wind howled. Endless snow seemed to roll in, blinding Nanako’s eyes. Amidst the howling wind and snow, she faintly heard a low, whisper-like inner voice.

[ Inner Voice ] [ Agree to it, Nanako. This isn't a gift, nor a charity... ]

[ Inner Voice ] [ It's just the long-cherished wish of a pitiful wretch... ]

[ The Next Day ]

Outside the Mage Tower, at a small table. Nanako sat on a small stool, focused. She wore a white headband with the word "EFFORT" (努力) written on it.

She held a quill and a parchment scroll. Her small eyebrows furrowed slightly as she thought, wrote, paused, and wrote again. She was working very hard.

On the title page of the notebook in front of her, bold words were written: 《 Cryo-Lament Meditation Technique 》.

Lynn sat on the other side of the table, the corner of his mouth slightly raised. Although he also held a pen and notebook, his mind was elsewhere.

[ Inner Voice ] [ Hehehehehe—— ]

[ Inner Voice ] [ The Blue-Haired Loli suddenly became diligent. As expected, last night's tutoring was very effective! ]

Lynn recalled last night's events. Unconsciously, his smile widened.

[ Inner Voice ] [ But Blue-Haired Loli, you probably never guessed that the Goddess you met last night was me, your Disciple! ]

[ Inner Voice ] [ Hahaha! I really want to see the scene where I reveal the truth to the Blue-Haired Loli! Her shocked expression must be very cute! ]

Snap. Nanako’s ahoge whipped the air angrily. She ground her teeth. Took a deep breath. Glanced at Lynn.

She really wanted to tell her disciple: Your inner voice has already exposed everything to Master!!

But... The scene from last night slowly surfaced in her mind.

Although she knew the Goddess teaching her magic was her disciple... But his focused look while teaching her... there was no trace of joking or pranking.

She lowered her head, writing formulas with her quill.

Hand in hand... correcting Nanako's mistakes... Even though Nanako was stupid and couldn't understand some obscure knowledge, he patiently answered and gently pointed out the correct meditation method...

She unconsciously glanced at her disciple opposite her. Then quickly lowered her head.

"Disciple..." Nanako rested her chin on her hand, twirling the quill boredly. Her eyes looked to the side, but she peeked at Lynn occasionally.

She asked casually, "Do you think there are people in this world who are good to others for no reason?"

[ Inner Voice ] [ ??? ] [ Why is the Blue-Haired Loli asking such a deep question suddenly? ]

Lynn looked confused. "How should I put it? Except for family and lovers, there are usually other factors involved..."

Nanako glanced at him, pouting. "Is that so..."

Scratch. Scratch. The sound of writing resumed.

Suddenly, Nanako looked up and asked another question. "Then, what if someone suddenly treats you well for no reason? What should you do?"

Lynn leaned back, rocking his chair. "Then you have to be careful."

"Why?" Nanako asked, puzzled.

Lynn looked at his book and said seriously: "Because, he might have fallen in love with you."

[ Several Days Later ]

Winterspring Round Table Council.

Andrew sat at the head of the table, frowning at the letters on the desk. The letters described multiple strange anomalies occurring within the Silver Empire recently, attracting high-level attention. As guardians, Winterspring intervened immediately. But unexpectedly, the mages sent to investigate suffered various mishaps one after another.

And the most serious case was...

Andrew took a deep breath. He looked at the sturdy Boar sitting opposite him at the Round Table. He looked pained.

"So, you are saying... you just camped and slept outside that dormant volcano, and then you turned into a Pig?"

The Boar ^(*￣(oo)￣)^ grunted: "Oink oink oink, gu lu lu, huff huff oink..."

Silence filled the room.

Andrew nodded understandingly. "I see. So you are saying you found traces of Origin Source (Secret Source) at the active volcano crater? And you suspect the recent anomalies are related to ancient Origin Mages?"

The Boar ^(*￣(oo)￣)^ nodded: "Oink oink huff, squeal gu lu lu, achoo oink..."

Andrew pondered, frowning slightly. "En, I understand. Don't worry. I will send more personnel over the next few days. If it really involves the King of Origin, Winterspring will not sit idly by!"

The Boar ^(*￣(oo)￣)^ nodded: "Oink oink squeal!"

Andrew nodded: "You are welcome."

The surrounding Winterspring mages looked at each other in bewilderment. Especially Nanako. Her big eyes darted between the Pig and Andrew. She gulped.

"Grandpa Andrew... You can understand him?"

Andrew said calmly: "Naturally. As the First Deacon of Winterspring, mastering multiple languages is essential. If I can't even understand pig language, wouldn't I be worse than a pig?"

Abandoned

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