A Dream Within a Dream

"Butler Macht, could you cast the Diagoldze on this thing?"

Frieren held up a cup and handed it to Macht. She wanted to learn more about the Diagoldze. With decades of research, she already had a lot of knowledge about how to break the Diagoldze. If she read it a few more times, she would be able to grasp the key points.

"Yes, Lady Frieren."

Macht nodded, Diagoldze was applied to the cup. A golden cup was instantly created. Frieren's eyes gleamed as she learned more details about the Diagoldze.

"One more time, use the Diagoldze on this candied hawthorn." Frieren seemed to have grasped something, and took out a candied hawthorn to continue making Macht cast the Diagoldze.

"Yes, Lady Frieren."

Macht head.

The golden candied hawthorns were ready. Frieren patted her pockets, but there was nothing new to turn into gold. Looking around, she couldn't help but glance at her senior brother Li Yan.

At that moment, Li Yan was lying to the side, sleeping with Magic Tome covering her face. She walked over awkwardly and reached into Li Yan's pocket, rummaging around for a while. In no time, she successfully pulled out a few candies.

"Hmm, even my senior brother in my dreams is no exception. He always has a few candies in his pocket. I'm clearly past the age of eating candy. He's not planning to use these candies to lure little girls off the street, is he?"

A mischievous grin spread across Frieren's face. She promptly grabbed the candy and headed to find Macht. She had already grasped much of the essence of the Diagoldze. After reviewing it a few more times, she was confident she could undo the gold-transformation on her arm.

"Butler Macht, let's continue."

Frieren handed the candy to Macht, Macht nodded slightly. The candy turned into golden candy again. Frieren nodded thoughtfully and handed him another candy...

Having witnessed the golden transformation hundreds of times, she saw each of Macht's releases with exceptional clarity, and the fluctuations and trajectories of the magic gradually cleared her mind.

"I see!"

Frieren cried out in surprise. She had grasped many of the key points of Macht's hundreds of consecutive Diagoldze.

"Huh? Hmm!"

Startled awake, Li Yan rubbed his eyes and watched as Frieren began to remove the gold from her arm. He couldn't help but feel a little curious and walked over. Macht's face also showed a slight change; no one had ever been able to undo his Diagoldze.

"Hmm... it seems we failed..."

After some effort, Frieren looked up somewhat embarrassedly, but the golden arm was still not removed.

"It's okay, perseverance leads to victory, Frieren, I believe in you."

Li Yan gently stroked Frieren's head, gazing at the setting sun, and lightly snapped her fingers. "It's dinner time. Let's continue our research after we eat."

With a snap of the fingers, the door opened, and several maids dressed in black and white maid dresses and white stockings pushed a food cart into the room. A crystal dining table slowly descended from the ceiling, and several crystal spiders fell from the ceiling to form crystal-clear chairs.

Eighteen meat dishes, twelve vegetable dishes, and three soups, half of which were spicy, the aroma of the food instantly invigorated the dejected Frieren. She never expected to enjoy such a luxurious meal in her dream; it was an absolutely wonderful dream.

Spicy pickled fish, mouthwatering shrimp, and stir-fried beef with yellow peppers—all these dishes were a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate. Frieren used her only movable, porcelain-white hand to frantically grab the food.

"It's delicious! It tastes just like the real thing."

Frieren's eyes welled up with tears. This delicious meal brought back memories from hundreds of years ago. Every year on her birthday, her senior brother and master would prepare a large feast for her. Her senior brother would give her a cute teddy Little Bear, and her master would give her a newly developed Magic Tome.

"What's wrong, Frieren? Is it too spicy?"

Li Yan sat down next to Frieren with concern, took a handkerchief from Xiao Wu's pocket, and began to wipe away Frieren's tears.

"Senior brother... I miss you and Master... Waaaaah..."

Frieren sobbed and cried, nestled in Li Yan's arms like a wronged little girl.

A gentle smile appeared on Li Yan's face. Her Junior Sister was already hundreds of years old, yet she was still crying like a child. Really, she was clearly an old maid.

"Sweetie, your senior brother will always be with you. I'll never abandon you again, okay?"

Li Yan gently comforted her, and Frieren sobbed, extending her little finger, "Let's pinky swear, you have to appear in my dreams tomorrow, okay?"

"In a dream?"

Although Li Yan was a little confused, she still extended her little finger and made a pinky promise with Frieren.

"Pinky promise, a hundred years from now, never to change. Tomorrow, my senior brother will still be waiting for me in my dreams. If I'm lying, I'm a coward and a bastard."

Frieren spoke earnestly, her expression tinged with reluctance. She feared that when she woke up, it would all be an illusion—the delicious food, the kind-hearted Sister Xiao Wu and Sister Xiao Xue, the hundreds of insights into the Diagoldze, and the gentle senior brother.

"Okay, okay... Whether in dreams or reality, I will always be with you."

Li Yan whispered as she picked up her chopsticks and gently placed a spicy chicken foot on Frieren.

"Junior Sister, let me feed you. It hurts my heart to see you eating with only one hand."

Looking at her gentle and kind senior brother, Frieren nodded heavily. The senior brother in her dream was practically perfect, unlike her previous senior brother who liked to use Thieving Magic on her. Although she didn't really care, she actually wanted to take off that blue and white striped Moon-Panties and smash it hard against her former senior brother's face, yelling fiercely, "You'll spend the rest of your life with this thing!"

After a satisfying meal, Frieren patted her bulging belly contentedly, her eyes narrowing into slits. "It's all your fault, senior brother, you got me all pregnant."

Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue slightly opened their mouths, and such lewd words actually came out of Frieren's mouth.

Solitär looked at her stomach; it was flat and there wasn't a trace of pregnancy.

Macht blinked, then involuntarily glanced down at his stomach. Seeing no signs of pregnancy, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yan was slightly stunned, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. If Flamme heard these words, he and Frieren would be beaten up. If his Grandmaster heard them, it would be even worse.

"You should eat less in the future, so you don't get pregnant."

Li Yan couldn't help but sigh.

The night was enchanting under the moonlight. Li Yan watched as Frieren ran around with her bare white legs and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

"What are you doing, Frieren!"

Frieren, who had been running around everywhere, hopped onto the soft bed with her wet little feet, a silly grin on her face. "Hehehe, I didn't expect this dream to be so real. Out of curiosity, I wandered around a few more times."

Li Yan covered her forehead, unsure how to address Frieren. Did Frieren think she was still dreaming?