Brains Matter, Too (Continued)

Isn't it good that Otto has no ambition at all now?

"The reaction is really strong. I just suddenly thought that it might be interesting to have you as the bishop."

Liu Bai smiled, which relieved Otto.

"It's not funny at all. I'd be in big trouble if anyone heard me say that."

Otto clutched his chest in surprise... but now Otto couldn't see anything on his chest.

No, no, no, why should I focus on Otto's chest? It always reminds him of the male Otto he's seen in the real world.

"Um... Lord God, what are we learning tonight? Or are we continuing to make kites?"

Seeing that the dangerous topic had passed, Otto couldn't help but show an expectant look on his face.

Forget about families and bishops, all she wants to do right now is learn!

She had been looking forward to this since she started eating!

"What are you going to learn..." Liu Bai noticed a subtle change in Otto's expectant expression. "I think Otto should rest—you haven't slept a wink since last night, have you?"

"Ah..."

Otto was somewhat disappointed with this answer.

However, Liu Bai's words only made Otto feel more sleepy.

After all, her health had always been poor, and the stress that such a strain on her liver put on her body was truly immense.

"Let's rest for today." Liu Bai could tell Otto was tired just by looking at Otto. "Tomorrow... I'll teach you 'mechanics' first."

Oh no, this is making it impossible for me to sleep properly!

The surprise brought by the new term immediately dispelled Otto's drowsiness after his birth.

Tired?

You think you can defeat me, Otto, just because I'm learning new knowledge and working hard?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Seeing Otto's bright and alert eyes again, Liu Bai couldn't help but facepalm.

"Um... Your Lord God, if you don't mind, I can finish studying before I go to sleep."

Finished learning it? Finished learning it my foot! Do you really think mechanics is some minor subject?!

"... How about this, I'll give you a lesson first, and then you can go to sleep obediently?"

Seeing Otto's gaze, Liu Bai couldn't help but back down.

"No problem." Otto didn't insist any further.

"Alright, let's begin the first lesson: the definition of force..."

"Hey! Otto! I'm here again!"

Otto had just finished breakfast and returned to his studio when Kallen's voice rang out from outside the wall. Before Otto could respond, Kallen's white-haired head reappeared on the wall.

"Heave-ho!"

Having already scaled the wall yesterday, Kallen's wall-climbing skills were even more proficient today, and she even climbed right up to Otto's studio door.

"... Don't you need training?"

Otto looked at Kallen had climbed over the wall, with a somewhat subtle expression.

"I've heard that the Kaslana family's training is extremely rigorous... You didn't sneak out, did you?"

"That's all a rumor. Our training can be completed in just a few minutes."

Kallen proudly waved her dark little hand to indicate that there was no problem.

"..."

Otto sighed, a mixture of helplessness and envy, and then pointed.

"The kite is over there, go play with it."

Otto, aren't you coming along?

"Me? I have something else to do..."

Otto was not prepared to reveal his affair with "the Lord God" to Kallen.

To Otto's relief, the "Lord God" supported his ideas.

"I see..."

Kallen was a little disappointed, but seeing Otto's serious expression, she didn't say anything more and immediately picked up her kite and ran to the courtyard to play.

"... Is this talent?" Otto couldn't help but sigh as he watched Kallen skip away.

"Which aspect are you referring to? Physical strength?" Liu Bai glanced at Kallen's retreating figure. "But you are more gifted in terms of intelligence."

"Wisdom..."

Otto repeated it, then sighed.

"Do you think if she puts all her effort into a jump, she might jump farther than a kite?"

"Not yet," Liu Bai shrugged. "But that might not be the case in the future."

Otto felt somewhat helpless upon hearing this; she was well aware of why her second brother despised her so much at home.

Such "ingenious tricks" might be completely ineffective against someone as powerful as Kallen.

Kallen can swing a few hundred pounds of stuff with one hand and make it look beautiful; if it were me... I'd probably be crushed into a pulp by now.

That's because you haven't grasped the essence.

Liu Bai seemed to have figured out Otto's thoughts.

Otto is still too inexperienced... or rather, he lacks confidence in himself.

Liu Bai thought that Otto should be sent out to hang out with Kallen for a while. After that, Otto would realize how important wisdom is.

Looking at Otto, the girl in front of him who seemed to feel inferior every now and then, Liu Bai felt something was off.

"A brain is very important... well, but you might not understand if I just talk to you like this. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect—how about going out for a day with Kallen?"

"This..." Otto felt a little awkward when Liu Bai suddenly stopped the lesson and started talking about this.

However, Otto couldn't ignore what Liu Bai said.

"Couldn't you take this opportunity to buy some tools and materials?"

Liu Bai added an irresistible chip to Otto's scales.

"But what about Father..."

"Let Kallen speak to him; your father will definitely agree."

Since Liu Bai had already said so much, Otto nodded with some difficulty and stood up from his chair.

However, at this moment, Otto had a bad feeling.

(Why would the Lord God say 'practice makes perfect'? Does that mean Kallen is a troublemaker?)

With somewhat mixed feelings, Otto called out to Kallen, who was playing with a kite, and directly expressed his thoughts.

After hearing this, Kallen naturally agreed with a happy expression.

But what he said next made Otto understand something.

"Why bother telling Uncle Nicholas? Why don't we just climb over the wall and go out?"

"Eh..."

"Don't worry! I'm very good at this kind of thing! Even if Uncle Nicholas finds out, just say that I forced you to come out!"

Kallen gave Otto, who looked hesitant, a look she thought was very righteous.

"..."

Ah, is this what the Lord God intended?

At this moment, Otto didn't sense any loyalty on Kallen's face at all; instead, he sensed a lot of "dullness."

(Although from a certain perspective, this could be considered a solution?)

Before Otto could think it through, Kallen quickly climbed up the wall and reached out her hand to Otto below.

"..."

Looking at Kallen's dark little hand, Otto was unsure whether to hold it or not.

... Although she wasn't valued at home, she still received a ladylike education!

Okay, Otto admits that he, who spends all his time in the studio doing woodworking, has no right to look down on Kallen in this regard.

However, this guy doesn't seem to realize at all that his hands are dirty...

I have indeed begun to realize the importance of wisdom... or rather, the brain.

Truly worthy of being Lord God...

Otto's compatibility +5%

Liu Bai: "..."

Otto hesitated for a moment, then closed his eyes, grasped Kallen's hand, and then, with a tremendous force, opened Otto eyes again, already outside the wall.

"How was it? Pretty cool climbing over the wall, huh?"

Kallen stood with her hands on her hips, giving me a "come praise me" look.

"Yes, it's really impressive..."

Otto glanced at his hands and saw that they were indeed covered in dirt.

Although she's not a germaphobe, there's still a big difference between getting dirty herself and having someone else get dirty, right?

"Hey-hey..."

Kallen smiled smugly.

Looking at Kallen, Liu Bai couldn't help but have the urge to give the child a flick on the forehead.

"!"

Kallen suddenly clenched her fists, assuming a fighting stance.

"W-What's wrong?"

Ottobi Karen was startled.

"I...I think I sensed danger..." Kallen hesitated for a moment, "It's like falling into a mud pit and coming home to find my dad."

"... That is indeed very dangerous."

Otto put himself in her shoes; if something like that happened in her Apocalypse family, she would probably be vanished by her own father...

Liu Bai was also quite moved at this moment.

That's intuition on par with Kevin's!

Liu Bai stroked his chin. He only had to think about it briefly, and this girl was already able to figure it out?

That's outrageous...

"... By the way, Kallen, didn't your family hire a tutor for you?" Otto felt a little out of place with Kallen at this moment.

"No, we don't hire one," Kallen said matter-of-factly. "My dad told me that we have some kind of 'Teachings of the Sage-Teacher' in our family, something passed down from our ancestors, and it's really powerful... Although I don't know what that is, my family has never hired a tutor since I was old enough to understand things."

"... It sounds a bit like lying to a child."

Otto's expression was a little strange.

"This is too ambiguous, isn't it? And I've never heard of anything like it before."

"Who knows..." Kallen scratched her head, "But Dad wouldn't lie to me... right?"

Liu Bai fell into deep thought.

Well, whether he is a saint or not is unknown to the Kaslana family, but his teacher... is certainly somewhat related.