Happy Little Snapshot (cont.)

"Wait, wait! I have something else to ask!"

Upon hearing the words "send out," Kallen, forgetting her dizziness, exclaimed, "It's a big deal!"

"... I'll ask you since you're a girl."

"Um... is the Lord God our family's sage teacher?"

"My Lord God?" Liu Ying's tone was slightly strange.

"Yes! My Lord God! The voice is exactly the same, but we can't see it!" Kallen knew what was important and spoke directly to the point— Kaslana was always very reliable when it came to important matters.

"...That should be it." Liu Ying nodded. "We couldn't see it at the time either. You can see it because we manually restored it when we extracted the memories later."

However, he then fell silent for a moment after taking the photo.

Wait a moment.

Could it be that my daughter was chosen by the teacher?

Hmm...

Taking a picture inexplicably reminded me of myself back then... well, the scene of being forced to taste food, and suddenly I felt a surge of malice.

Senior sister, Dr. Mobius, you were ruthless first, so don't blame me for being ruthless too!

"My Lord God ... What a nice title, what a nice title. Come to think of it, that's how Sister Aponia called her teacher back then."

She smiled at Kallen in the photo—although her face was completely obscured by the blur.

"Little girl, are you interested in cooking... or rather, making noodles?"

"...ah?"

Kallen didn't understand why she was suddenly asking this.

Liu Ying continued gently, "Back then, I... after much painful reflection, and through diligent research, I created the '108 Noodle Styles,' which encompasses the essence of noodles worldwide... Girl, would you like to learn it? It's a free gift, a hidden reward."

"Um... learn it?"

Kallen gave a tentative reply.

Since it's free anyway, might as well learn it.

"Okay! This way!"

"Hmph hmph hmph..."

As Kallen's figure disappear into the space, a wicked smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Senior Sister Mei? Dr. Mobius?

Don't you guys like to argue?

Don't you like making bizarre and unappetizing dishes?

Then don't blame me for being ruthless, junior brother. I'm going to send my family's descendants to steal my cooking skills!

When you come out in the future, senior sister, just wait and call that girl "master's wife"!

Dr. Mobius, you should go find a corner and cry!

...Wait a moment.

Because she was thinking about something, Liu Ying suddenly calmed down.

If it really works out, wouldn't my true self have to call that little girl "Master's Wife"?

Well, it's not that bad. After all, if you look at it from another angle, the original body's seniority isn't suddenly higher than the teacher's... Wait, even if the teacher doesn't care about this kind of thinking, the senior sisters will probably silence him, right?

The person taking the photo seemed to be thinking of some great horror; the blurry figure trembled.

Hmm? That doesn't seem right either.

The original body suffered.

But... what does this have to do with my own happy legacy photo?

The main character was unhappy, but I was happy!

Open for business!

"Dizziness..."

Kallen sat in the chair, looking completely bewildered.

"What have you learned?" Otto asked as he poured water for Kallen.

"Cook... cook?" Kallen answered groggily.

"...?"

Question marks simultaneously appeared above Nagatsugu's and Otto's heads.

Is cooking a family tradition?

"Oh no, no, no! It's not cooking, it's actually making noodles." Kallen seemed to sense that something was wrong and quickly corrected herself.

"...?"

This correction makes absolutely no difference!

"... The Kaslana family's heritage is really, well, it fits the art style."

Otto sighed.

Although it sounds strange, it's not really that weird.

"Ah, no, no, no! It's actually a dual-wielding technique!"

As Kallen gradually came to her senses, she immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing.

"It was Lord God who personally taught me dual-gun techniques!"

"Lord God personally?" Otto's gaze sharpened. "Even in making noodles?"

"Uh, it's not noodles."

Liu Bai pondered for a moment and then said, "Okay, Kallen, tell me what happened in the inheritance."

"Oh..."

Ten minutes later.

Although Kallen's language skills weren't very good, with Otto as her professional translator, she managed to get a general understanding in no time.

... Liu Bai's feelings were somewhat complicated.

The Gun Kata he taught Sue was actually taken from Bianka, well, the orthodox Kaslana Gun Fu.

Although Little Bianka herself had only forgotten a few basic details, it didn't stop Liu Bai from practicing again and teaching it to Su.

As a result, after going around in circles, this Gun Kata is now known as the Kaslana family's Gun Kata... an unexpected closed loop.

What a coincidence...

Otto, meanwhile, was also experiencing mixed feelings.

To actually be able to see the true face of Lord God and receive instruction from him... well, although she already has the latter, the former is still something to be envious of!

(I knew the Kaslana family was the family with the closest ties to this old man.)

Imaginary Archive routinely puts pressure on Otto.

(Tsk tsk tsk, this kind of perk... Judging from this, the Kaslana family must have been raised by Mei and the others as this old guy's "follower family." After all, that old guy himself is quite charismatic and has excellent teaching abilities, plus the filter passed down through generations... tsk tsk tsk.)

(...) Otto remained silent.

The Imaginary Archive should strike while the iron is hot.

(Didn't you see how her eyes practically sparkled after she went in and looked around?)

"My Lord God! My Lord God! Can you continue teaching me Gun Kata?"

Kallen is now clinging to Liu Bai.

"... You didn't remember?"

"Cough... that 108 Noodle Styles is making my head spin, Gun Kata... I remembered 100% but forgot 70%." Kallen somewhat awkwardly.

Although she's a bit goofy most of the time, she's not stupid at all when it comes to crucial things—for example, I didn't remember the Gun Kata, but the Lord God who taught Gun Kata is right next to me!

In the past, Kallen wouldn't have been so direct.

But now that the Lord God is considered equivalent to a sage, she no longer needs to feel burdened.

(See, they've already moved closer!)

(Don't use those little tricks.)

Otto thought to himself coldly.

(The issue of seniority is obvious—if you say another word, I'll report you to the Lord God.)

(...)

You're saying we can't play this game if you tell on someone?

The words that Imaginary Archive wanted to say were immediately swallowed back down.

Okay, although she also thinks seniority is an issue,

After all, the generational gap is even greater than that of his own mother, the jockey Meizu.

(Fine, do as you please, just don't cry later.)

The Imaginary Archive may lose the battle, but they will never lose the fight.

However, Otto had no intention of discussing this issue with Imaginary Archive anymore, and instead asked about things that mattered more to him.

(Do you have the technology from the other two options Kallen mentioned saved?)

(...I don't know.) Imaginary Archive hesitated for a moment before answering. (After all, I don't even know how much knowledge I've stored...but this kind of knowledge is most likely top-secret, something even I, as a librarian, can't access.)

(... Is it really that important?)

(Don't underestimate women.)

The words of Imaginary Archive are seemingly illogical, yet they reveal a hint of truth.

(...Don't talk like I'm not a woman.)

(A kid who doesn't even have breasts shouldn't talk about women.)

Imaginary Archive just had to disgust Otto.

(No breasts, no butt... Fine, just give me to Kallen, I feel like I have a better future with her.)

"..."

"What's wrong, Miss Otto? You don't look well." Nagatsugu looked at Otto with concern.

"... No, it's nothing."

Otto glanced at Nagatsugu's physique—not large, but with everything one could want—and took a deep breath.

Or... we might as well perish together with the Imaginary Archive.

None of us should live anymore!

(Ahem! Speaking of those top-secret files, I don't have access, but there's one person who does.)

Imaginary Archive also understood the principle that it's best not to provoke a woman when she's about to lose her temper, so it began to change the subject.

(...who?)

Otto suppressed his urge to explode and asked.

(Of course it's that old geezer!) Imaginary Archive said matter-of-factly. (Those things were all prepared for this old geezer. If he doesn't have the authority, who else would? I just don't know how to authenticate him... But if we take a step back, he can just...)

The words of Imaginary Archive came to an abrupt end.

The next moment, even the voice of Imaginary Archive was filled with sorrow.