“Ah~ It's so suffocating, Lady Demon King, ugh~”
Lin Ling was currently sitting right next to Ivelia.
But the thing she was sitting on looked completely out of place no matter how one looked at it.
Why on earth was there a rocking horse here?!
And it was one of those extremely childish rocking horses at that.
Lin Ling sat astride it, her hands gripping the wooden handles in front of her, looking completely soul-dead.
“Lady Demon King.”
“I believe I am already a mature Saintess. I request permission to go out on my own.”
Ivelia sat to the side, reviewing documents.
Hearing Lin Ling's words, she didn't even lift her head.
“Yesterday, you tried to escape through the window and almost ran straight into the patrol team.”
Lin Ling: “...”
“That was just an accident.”
“You said the exact same thing the day before yesterday.”
Lin Ling: “...”
Damn it.
This whole situation had to be traced back to a month ago.
Just after the Danasuo incident ended—
It was when Leticia went to the residential district to study.
Dashi's face lit up with joy when he saw Leticia appear in the residential district.
“Sister Sia! You're back!”
Dashi shouted as he ran toward Leticia.
But halfway there, he peeked behind Leticia.
He seemed to be looking for a familiar white figure.
“Where is Miss Saintess?”
“Did Miss Saintess not come with you?”
Dashi was a bit puzzled not to see Lin Ling.
After all, Miss Saintess had always been the one bringing Leticia here before.
“Dashi.”
Leticia shook her head gently.
“It's just me this time.”
Having said that, she added as if remembering something,
“Uh, well, I should say Mr. Baroque is here too.”
At the mention of Baroque, Dashi's expression instantly changed.
“U-Uncle Baroque is here too?!”
Dashi immediately began looking around nervously.
He looked as if he was terrified Baroque would suddenly pop out from behind a nearby wall.
“Dashi! Honestly.”
“Did you do something to make Lord Baroque angry again?”
Just then, a tiny voice piped up from Dashi's pocket.
Soon after, a palm-sized figure poked her head out from inside.
Leticia blinked in surprise when she saw Danasuo poking her head out of the pocket.
“Ah, Miss Danasuo is here too.”
“Hello, Lady Sia.”
Dashi carefully cupped his sister in his hands and lifted her out of his pocket.
Standing in his hands, Danasuo gave Leticia a solemn bow.
Since her body was so tiny, the bow looked incredibly adorable.
Looking at her, Leticia's expression softened.
“Dashi, Mr. Baroque went on patrol.”
“But could you take me to see Mrs. Nashi?”
Hearing that Baroque wasn't around, Dashi let out a visible sigh of relief.
“Phew~”
“You should have said so earlier.”
Then, as if finally processing her request, he looked back at Leticia.
“Sister Sia, you want to see Mother? That's perfect, she actually wanted to see you too.”
With that, Dashi turned around, ready to lead Leticia to Mrs. Nashi.
Hearing this, Leticia was slightly puzzled.
“Mrs. Nashi wants to see me? Why?”
Was it because she had acted on her own initiative?
Or had she done something inappropriate during the incident with Danasuo yesterday?
Leticia instinctively began to wonder if she had made a mistake somewhere.
Seeing Leticia's puzzled expression, Danasuo couldn't help but giggle, finding this Lady Sia a bit airheaded.
“Mom and Dad both cried when they saw me last night.”
“So they are very, very grateful to you right now.”
“But...”
Leticia grew even more confused.
“I didn't actually do anything. I only told Lin Ling about it.”
“She was the one who did everything.”
In the past, she would only receive gratitude from nobles when she bestowed the Holy Light upon them.
That was because those nobles would receive the protection of the Holy Light.
They would obtain healthier bodies.
They would live longer or maintain their family's power more effectively.
That was why they thanked her.
Leticia was very familiar with that kind of gratitude.
But this time was different.
She had merely seen Danasuo's light.
And then told Lin Ling about it.
Could she really receive gratitude for just that?
Leticia couldn't understand.
“Heehee.”
Sitting on Leticia's shoulder, Danasuo swung her legs gently.
“Lady Sia is really a bit dense when it comes to these things.”
Leticia: “Eh?”
“If you hadn't been able to see me, Miss Saintess might not have even known I existed.”
Danasuo said earnestly,
“Even though I was right next to her when she visited my home last time,”
“she had absolutely no idea.”
“So,”
“if it weren't for you, I might still be a lonely wandering spirit in our house right now.”
Danasuo spoke in a very cheerful tone.
“Therefore, your role was extremely crucial.”
Looking at Leticia's blank look, Danasuo felt that this lady seemed even more wooden than her current wooden body.
“Oh, by the way.”
“Did you have some important business with Mother?”
After talking so much, Danasuo had almost forgotten to ask what Leticia actually came here for.
Upon hearing this question, Leticia looked down thoughtfully.
“I want to learn everyone's farming techniques.”
“And I want to understand everyone's way of life.”
“Because Lin Ling said that to do something well, you must first understand it.”
“So, I wanted to ask Mrs. Nashi for guidance.”
Leticia explained her reason for coming.
She spoke with utmost sincerity.
Hearing this, Danasuo's eyes lit up slightly.
“In that case, let me teach you!”
Leticia was slightly taken aback.
“Miss Danasuo?”
“How about you let this be my way of repaying you, Miss Sia?”
Danasuo had indeed been worrying about how she could ever repay Leticia.
After all, she was in this state now.
There wasn't much she could do.
But now, Miss Sia happened to have something she wanted to do.
So she would gladly help her with it.
Leticia gently cupped Danasuo from her shoulder into her hands.
“Is that alright?”
she asked Danasuo.
“Of course!”
Standing in Leticia's palm, Danasuo puffed out her chest with absolute confidence.
“Even though I'm like this now, I still remember all my farming knowledge.”
At this, Danasuo smiled a bit sheepishly.
Then, she reached out a tiny hand toward Leticia.
Leticia looked at Danasuo's outstretched hand, feeling a bit confused.
She didn't seem to know what this gesture meant.
“Ah~”
Danasuo shook her hand slightly.
“We're making a promise, of course!”
But Leticia was still a bit puzzled by her movement.
“My sister wants to do a fist bump.”
Dashi, who was walking ahead, turned around.
“Miss Sia, like this.”
As he spoke, Dashi extended a fist toward Leticia.
Looking at Dashi's action, Leticia seemed to finally understand.
She extended her hand forward slightly.
Danasuo in her hand immediately reached out a tiny fist toward Dashi's.
The two fists bumped together gently.
“Just like that,”
Dashi said.
Leticia watched this scene.
Then, she looked down at Danasuo, who had turned back to look at her.
“I understand.”
With that, Leticia extended her own fist as well.
Standing in her palm, Danasuo solemnly raised her tiny fist and bumped it gently against Leticia's.
“Then it's a promise!”
“Yes.”
Leticia nodded gently.
“It's a promise.”
“And Sister, you can't break your promise this time!”
Dashi suddenly chimed in.
Danasuo's body stiffened.
Then, she puffed out her cheeks and glared at Dashi.
“Of course not!”
“This time, Sister will absolutely not break her promise!”
Seeing Danasuo's pouting face, Dashi finally cracked a small smile.
Looking at the siblings, Leticia also let out a soft smile.
By the time they finished talking, they had just arrived at the experimental field.
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