Chapter 429

Chapter 435: Am I Not Your Favorite Little Treasure Anymore? (Please Subscribe!)

Laentoluca had no idea what Izay was talking about. However, she didn’t pay much attention to it either. She came closer thinking if she could help Izay recover a bit. Since her power could restore the Red Lake, it should work for Izay too, right? After all, Izay’s current state didn’t look too good.

The little deity approached with simple intentions. Although Izay knew he wasn’t comparable to the Earth Deity Red Lake, he didn’t reject Laentoluca’s care. “After all, she is a Star Deity; maybe she can help me recover?” he thought. You never know until you try!

But the result was surprisingly delightful—Laentoluca successfully helped Izay regain most of his magic power. To be precise, due to the overwhelming strength of the Star Deity, even a simple infusion was enough to restore Izay’s condition. Most of it was absorbed by the “Seed of Life” without permission.

“Ugh… Izay, you eat so much… I’ve used up a lot of my energy…”

After a while, seeing the gradually improving condition of someone, Laentoluca lightly frowned and nodded. Unaware of the existence of the “Seed of Life,” she assumed that Izay had “consumed” the energy she sent over.

“Uh… Sorry, Laentoluca. I didn’t expect this to happen. I’m sorry for using so much of your power.” Hearing this, Izay apologized with some regret. He hadn’t anticipated that the “Seed of Life” would stealthily absorb Laentoluca’s energy without making a sound. The absorption process felt pleasant, and by the time Izay noticed and tried to stop it, things had already developed into their current state.

Perceiving the feedback from within him—”about 80% full”—the “Seed of Miracles,” as the beneficiary and covert accomplice, Izay’s lips slightly stiffened. He could only honestly apologize to the little girl.

“It’s fine! As long as I can help Izay, I don’t really mind losing some energy…”

In response, Aria gently shook her head. Her previous words were just a “statement,” accompanied by a bit of surprise. Helping the Red Lake didn’t consume nearly as much energy, so she was taken aback. But then again, Izay seemed much more powerful than the Red Lake?

That settled it then…

(Red Lake Elder: ???)

“Hearing that makes me even more concerned. Though I don’t know how to compensate you in this regard, I promise I will ensure your happiness.”

Hearing this, Izay smiled and patted the little girl’s head. There was no intention of simply ignoring the matter or greedily keeping the energy. Even a young Star Deity possesses terrifying energy. In the past, when Laentoluca couldn’t control her powers well, the mere remnants of her unintentional leakage were enough to bring the strongest heroes of humanity to near-death.

The reason they managed to curse her with the strongest Holy Sword was because Laentoluca didn’t resist at all and was unaware of what they were doing.

Such powerful Star Deity energy was accidentally absorbed by him in large part.

Even though it wasn’t intentional, Izay couldn’t take it for granted.

“Eh? Did you not originally plan to treat me better?” Somehow misunderstanding, Laentoluca opened her small mouth in slight shock.

“Not at all. I originally planned to treat you well, but now I’ll treat you even better.” Izay spoke in a tone suitable for comforting a child, yet his words lacked any hint of jest.

“That settles it then! I will also be good to Izay!”

Perhaps having received the answer she wanted, Laentoluca happily closed her eyes and hugged him, snuggling close to Izay’s chest.

Red Lake Elder watched this scene with an expression of exasperation, rolling her eyes into a genuine dead fish glare.

“I guess I’m the extra one here…”

…

Thanks to Laentoluca’s help, Izay instantly felt reinvigorated. With his right hand holding the last deity of this world and his left hand pulling along a follower of the Earth Deity, they disappeared on the spot.

To avoid the meteor’s impact, Red Lake Elder had used her maximum effort to bring them far away from the First Beast. But because of that, they deviated from the spatial coordinates Izay had set inside the airship “Tiger Ear Grass.”

Returning to the temporary base “Tiger Ear Grass” would be difficult for Red Lake Elder without knowing the coordinates, so this task fell to Izay.

However, for the fully restored Izay, it was just a blink of an eye.

When the three reappeared, they were already in Izay’s temporary room. If we talk about location, it was next to Laentoluca and Nafude’s room.

Gently placing Laentoluca down, Izay let her sit on his bed.

“Is this… Izay’s home?”

Laentoluca shyly revealed her curiosity but refused to let go of Izay’s hand. Suddenly arriving at an unfamiliar place, the young girl had almost no sense of security and could only use this method to comfort herself. She was more uneasy now than when she was in the small town where the First Beast resided, after all, she had spent five hundred years adapting to that town.

“This isn’t really a ‘home.’ It’s just a temporary resting place,” Izay explained her misunderstanding.

But Laentoluca seemed to misunderstand even more deeply: “Oh… So Izay doesn’t have a home either?”

“Not exactly. My home is farther away.”

“Can’t you return?”

“I can… And when the time comes, I can take you with me.”

Indeed.

Izay had the idea of taking Laentoluca back to Orario. Anyway, there were no Star Deities left in this place, leaving her here alone wouldn’t do her any good. It would be better if she followed him. When he entered the Dungeon, Artemis could take care of her. It would be like practicing childcare early—Artemis would surely accept happily!

“Then I’ll follow Izay together!” Upon hearing his words, the young girl responded without hesitation.

“Alright, I’ll take you along then.”

“So, what about my opinion?”

Realizing she couldn’t insert herself into their conversation, Red Lake Elder emerged from Laentoluca to express her own views. After all, she had raised Laentoluca for hundreds of years. Was it really okay to not consult her opinion?

“No worries, if I go, Red Lake will definitely come too!”

For some strange reason, Laentoluca exercised her “owner’s” caprice.

Red Lake Elder: “…”

Just as she was about to say something, a voice suddenly came from outside Izay’s door.

“Daddy’s back! I smell daddy!”

With a loud bang, without even knocking, the Cat burst through the door. Like a wild cat pouncing, she aimed straight for Izay’s embrace.

Under normal circumstances, Izay wouldn’t have minded much. Come on, she wasn’t heavy, just well-built, and he could handle her easily.

But now, Laentoluca had already occupied the position, so he couldn’t let the Cat jump over.

It wouldn’t be good if anyone got bumped.

So Izay stood up immediately, giving way to the space behind him filled with soft mattress.

“Plop~”

Cat missed her target completely.

Pouting with her butt sticking out, lying on Izay’s bed, Cat’s body suddenly stiffened. The face buried in the blanket gradually revealed a look of panic.

Never before…

Whenever she launched herself for a hug, Daddy (Izay) had never dodged like this!

What’s going on today!?

Is the end of the world coming!?

Or has she ceased to be Daddy’s favorite little treasure!?

Cat entered a state of existential crisis…