Chapter 415

Chapter 420: Yay! It’s a Loli Mother!!

Afterward.

“How about it? Do you feel any better?”

Izay, who had been busy here and there gathering the intelligence he wanted, asked. The two girls, wrapped in blankets and lying face-down on the bed, glanced at each other’s slightly red cheeks.

“Indeed, after your treatment, Izay, it feels like my body is brand new. How should I put it? Unbelievably comfortable?”

“We’ve gotten used to the fatigue from being eroded by magic power. Suddenly having it all disappear makes us strangely restless.”

Nafude and Laentoluca responded in turn.

However, after pondering for a while, the latter suddenly turned her gaze toward him.

“Speaking of which, it might be my imagination, but I feel like you spent quite a long time treating my legs~”

“Ah… That’s because there was more residual magic power accumulated in your legs, so I paid special attention to that area.”

Facing the girl’s “questioning,” Izay calmly provided an answer.

“Eh—? Is that so?” Laentoluca narrowed her suspicious eyes.

Izay nodded: “That’s right.”

“Hmph, I’ll believe you for now.”

…………

After the treatment ended, night had completely fallen. After helping Laentoluca cover themselves with the quilts, Izay left the room.

After going through that ordeal, he finally understood what he wanted to explore.

For example, why the gold elves were not obsessed with survival, and why this race had such a detached emotion. There were also some matters concerning the soul.

To conclude:

Their situation wasn’t an innate racial characteristic but rather a side effect of artificial creation. This phenomenon inevitably occurred after the fusion of fairy souls with star god souls.

What are known as fairies refers to the embodiment of young souls who couldn’t leave this world after their untimely deaths.

As beings of life, they weren’t correct existences; their soul power was very weak. They were merely natural phenomena formed out of ignorance.

But after being guided by necromancy and supplemented with fragments of star god souls, they became complete lives without any objective flaws.

The reason they weren’t obsessed with survival and had detached emotions was because the gold elves’ souls were too weak when they hadn’t grown up enough to withstand the strength of the star god souls.

Therefore, their emotions were suppressed by the star god souls, making their emotional concepts weak during childhood, as well as their desire to live.

This situation could naturally improve.

When the gold elves grew up and entered puberty, they would experience good changes. The power of the star god souls would gradually fuse and then feedback into their bodies, further enhancing their abilities.

However, at this point, even if the gold elves developed their own emotions, they would still be bound by the educational philosophy of their childhood, shackled by the name of “guarding the floating continent cluster.”

Due to external factors, they were forced once again to suppress their feelings, fighting as “consumable weapons.”

After spending quite a bit of time figuring out the truth, Izay could only say it wasn’t worth it.

As for the erosion of past-life memories, that should be a trait inherited from the fairy race.

Fairies, as naturally occurring phenomena, would eventually remember who they were and then dissipate in this world.

Even the gold fairies evolved from the fairy race couldn’t escape this situation.

The reason they were eroded by past-life memories until they forgot who they were can be summarized in a few words.

—Soul power is too weak.

As lives, most of their soul power comes from the star gods.

Since they haven’t fully fused with the fragments of the star god souls, they naturally can’t resist the erosion of past-life memories.

In other words, all these situations can naturally be avoided as they grow up, so there’s no need for Izay to worry.

However, the process of fusing with the star god souls can also be accelerated.

If Izay teaches them how to become stronger, that would work.

Giving them “Divine Favor” directly or training their physical fitness and mental strength would also be effective.

“The more I think about this, the more I feel those guys on the floating continent aren’t human. Though they’re not really humans anyway…”

“But after figuring out the secrets of the gold elves, I think little Airuque can definitely be considered their mother?”

The strength, emotions, and even thinking abilities of the gold elves were granted by Airuque’s soul power. Considering her as their mother is completely reasonable.

Sss!

A loli mother?

Yay!

…………

At the same time, after Izay left the cabin lost in thought and stepped into the airship corridor.

An eagle-winged first-class martial officer waiting nearby heard the door opening sound and hurriedly approached.

“Um… Hero-sama, are you preparing to rest? If so, let me lead you to our luxurious reception guest room?”

The tall man with an eagle head, a human body, and a pair of wings respectfully approached.

He had been waiting since earlier because he knew Izay didn’t have a room arranged for sleeping on the airship, and he also wanted to use this opportunity to communicate with Izay.

After waiting for so long, he was prepared for Izay not to come out, but now it seemed his efforts paid off!

The reason he waited was that after seeing Izay’s strength in the daytime, he didn’t dare to act rashly at all. Strong individuals must always be respected, especially for the eagle-winged man who was a martial advocate as a “First-Class Martial Officer of the Wing Guard Army.”

“Guest rooms are unnecessary. Don’t we have spare rooms here? Those will suffice.”

Izay absolutely did not want to go to that luxurious guest room.

Looking at this person, he had no doubt that if he accepted, he’d wake up the next day to find lizard-headed people ready to serve him by the bedside.

That would just be asking for trouble, so Izay firmly refused.

The eagle-winged man hesitated for a moment, seemingly wanting to persuade him again, but upon seeing Izay’s unwavering expression, he ultimately agreed.

“Alright, alright… we’ll follow your wishes…”

“Hmm, then please hand over the keys to me. Also, if you have anything else to say, say it all at once so I can go to sleep.”

Upon hearing Izay’s words, the eagle-winged man quickly instructed the secretary officer nearby to fetch the room keys and then somewhat nervously invited Izay, explaining his plan to invite him to visit the floating continent cluster.

By midday, almost everyone in the high ranks of the Wing Guard Army knew about the details of this salvage operation, aware that the salvage team had encountered a very powerful surviving human on the ground.

The higher-ups took this matter very seriously. It was said they were waiting for the news to reach the Great Sage and for the Great Sage to make a decision.

Before that, the ground side needed to stabilize this human and show goodwill.

At least appear to show goodwill.

“You mean for me to return with you to the floating island you were born on?”

“Yes, yes…”

Izay raised an eyebrow after listening, and the eagle-winged first-class martial officer nodded cautiously in response.

“…Alright, I agree, but let me tell you beforehand, I’ll only interact kindly with those who treat me with kindness. As for others, I can’t guarantee whether I’ll smash them with a Heavenly Star.”

“I understand. I will convey the Hero-sama’s intentions to the higher-ups.”

While speaking, the secretary officer also brought the keys to the nearby rooms, and the first-class martial officer respectfully handed them over to Izay, then earnestly replied.

Chapter 421: Beauties Won’t…! (Mist Enshrouded Request for Subscription!)

After handing over the universal key that could open all cabins in this area to Izay, the eagle-winged commander left with his secretary officer.

And Izay selected a nearby room and started his research.

It was already midnight, and he hadn’t rested yet.

As for what he was researching?

Of course, it was the Miracle Seeds.

Unlike the Divine Seeds that require time to slowly and subtly transform the body, granting Izay complete divinity before they can take effect.

The Life Seeds are treasures just by sitting there.

As the system tree containing the essence of creation, its internal imprint countless abilities, and all these abilities are scattered across the “Life Catalog”.

If the growth of the “Life Seed” is described as a grand project of creation, then the “Life Catalog” is the indispensable blueprint for this project.

To describe it more aptly, the latter is the genome of the former.

This genome will reveal itself bit by bit as Izay grows, waiting for him to discover, activate, learn, and ultimately draw a complete map of life.

Although currently, due to his small size, Izay can only glimpse a tip of the iceberg of the abilities, thoroughly understanding them can still bring a great boost to his strength.

Especially now that the “Life Catalog” reveals to him are extremely precious astrological abilities.

Using meteors to smash people is basic stuff; creating dark celestial bodies or arranging stellar magic is much more intense.

Sitting by the window of the airship, Izay gazed at the stars scattered across the night sky.

He felt that one day he might become more like a “star god” than the actual star gods.

Come to think of it, Earth is also a star.

No matter which world’s Earth…

While studying the new abilities, the night quietly slipped away, and it was already morning in the blink of an eye.

“Was it a dream…?”

Laentoluca opened her eyes from the bedding.

Her first feeling was that she was acting strange.

She had never slept so comfortably last night. Since becoming a fairy soldier and being chosen by the “Relic Weapon,” this was the first time.

More absurdly… she dreamed that last night someone of the opposite sex touched her all over.

Could this be the reason why I slept so well last night!?

Because I had a wet dream??!!

That dream felt so vivid that even now, she seemed to still feel the lingering warmth on her body.

There’s a strange tingling sensation on her skin?

The blue-haired girl blinked her eyes, and her smooth, slippery shoulders escaped from the bedding, revealing rounded, rosy curves. Her snow-white, delicate legs curled lightly as she tried to sit up.

But something felt wrong while moving.

Eh, wait a minute.

Why does the bed feel so cold!?

Why are my bed and Nafude’s bed pushed together!?

Why is she sleeping in my bed!?

Multiple doubts flooded Laentoluca’s mind.

Seemingly stimulated by the cold sensation of the bedsheet and the cold wind after leaving the bedding, her brain cleared up a bit.

Memories from yesterday came rushing back.

Pulling the bedsheet aside, Laentoluca mysteriously hugged her head, covering her temples and closing her eyes.

“I hope this is all a dream…”

She recalled the current situation, which was both simple and complicated.

One thing was certain… She definitely didn’t sleep well last night!

“Mm～”

Suddenly, a foot kicked over and landed squarely on Laentoluca.

“Nafude, this girl…”

With a hint of annoyance, Laentoluca shoved away the unruly foot.

Under normal circumstances, she might have complained aloud, but the girl had no time for that now.

All she could think about was eliminating evidence!

In a few quick motions, she balled up the bedsheet and prepared to grab her storage bag barefoot.

Just then, the bell inside the airship rang.

This was the bell signaling breakfast time, designed to wake up members of the salvage team who liked to oversleep and miss breakfast.

“—Is it mealtime already?”

Nafude, who had been asleep, perked up her ears instantly. Then, without warning, she sprang up like a fish flipping over.

First thing, Nafude stretched lazily and then placed her hands on her stomach, rubbing it a couple of times.

“This nap was excellent… But why do I feel so hungry? I ate so much of Izay’s cooking last night.”

The little girl mumbled curiously. Then, turning her head slightly, she noticed her sneaky companion hiding in the corner of the room.

“Hmm? Laentoluca… What are you doing?”

“…Ah, ah?? I’m not doing anything! I just woke up a little earlier than you…”

“What’s that behind you? What are you hiding??”

Nafude noticed Laentoluca’s furtive movements and suspicion crept onto her face.

She spotted that one of the sheets was missing between the two beds! And these damp marks are…?

“Nothing! Absolutely nothing!!”

Laentoluca looked exactly like a little girl who did something wrong and didn’t dare to admit it, trying to hide her incriminating evidence.

“Hmm～～? I don’t believe you. Let me see what’s in your hands!”

“No! No way! Don’t come over!! Eek—!”

Worth noting, the soundproofing of the rooms inside the airship was only average.

Not only could the racket within a room be heard by everyone, but it was certainly audible to the neighbors.

Izay, who was deeply engrossed in studying his new abilities, was disturbed by the early morning commotion of the girls.

“What’s going on? So noisy this early in the morning?”

His thoughts disrupted, he shook his head with a hint of helplessness.

Together with the bell announcing breakfast, the noise from the neighboring room showed no signs of stopping.

“These girls have so much energy; looks like they’ve recovered nicely?”

Muttering to himself, Izay walked out of his room.

Then, driven by curiosity about the situation next door, he directly arrived at Laentoluca’s room.

Just as he was about to knock, the door suddenly opened, and a red figure burst out laughing!

“—Hahaha! Laentoluca usually complains about me being too noisy like a kid, but the real kid here is actually you! You’re so old and still… Ouch～!”

Nafude didn’t finish her sentence. In the chaos of pulling the door open and running out, she collided with Izay outside, losing control of her balance and falling backward.

Izay, of course, wouldn’t let her fall. He caught her immediately as he was bumped into.

“In the morning already, running so fast like you’re afraid there won’t be food? Lucky you ran into me～”

Muttering slightly, he noticed what Nafude had said as she rushed out.

“What did you just say? ‘Still…’ ?”

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