Is This Some Kind of Code?

Soon, all the Lizardmen had fallen.

They fell not only to Tier's sharp blade but also to Lumya's fists and Merika's magic.

These three girls all demonstrated extraordinary strength, especially Tier, which made Shien view her in a new light to some extent.

Even Lumya and Merika looked at Tier with what seemed like admiration.

"As expected, Tier is still so amazing."

"No, she's probably gotten even stronger than before, right?"

Lumya and Merika crowded around Tier, chattering incessantly with words like these.

It seemed these two were big fans of Tier.

But weren't they forgetting the fact that Tier was younger than them?

Well, there wasn't a rule against admiring someone younger than you. In his past life, weren't there plenty of older women who desperately doted on much younger "pretty boys"? He was used to it.

"You all worked hard."

While Shien was lost in thought, Vivian stepped forward to offer words of encouragement to everyone, her expression once again filled with gentleness and kindness, a complete contrast to her shrewd demeanor just moments before.

Naturally, Tier paid no mind to everyone's praise.

"This level is nothing," Tier stated with a monotone voice. "At least, it's probably still not comparable to that Princess."

These words caught Shien's attention.

Princess?

Who was this now?

Ignoring Shien's contemplation, Vivian spoke with a slight chuckle.

"Your comparison target is a bit strange. That person, let alone in Mithra, is unrivaled throughout the entire human world. To truly defeat her, one would likely need to be of the caliber of the Three Great Goddesses or the Six Great Demons, even if you searched the divine, demonic, and human realms."

Vivian's statement was met with Tier's silence.

But it wasn't a silent rebuttal; it was an admission.

Clearly, Tier also agreed with Vivian's statement.

But…

"Hm?"

Shien suddenly froze.

For some reason, Tier suddenly turned her head and looked at him.

Although he couldn't see her face or eyes beneath her hood, Shien could feel that Tier's gaze towards him was filled with a thoughtful expression.

It was as if she was evaluating him, comparing him to something.

This behavior left Shien somewhat bewildered.

However, Shien was more concerned about something else.

"That Magic Sword just now was amazing."

After carefully choosing his words, Shien gave Tier a subtle hint.

"Mm."

Tier was silent for a moment, then nodded, acknowledging his statement.

"If one could learn that move, anyone would feel honored."

Seeing Tier's weak reaction, Shien's mouth twitched, and he continued with his veiled hints.

"Mm."

This time, Tier glanced at Shien with a strange look before coldly nodding again, offering the bare minimum of a response.

"Even though you're young, there's a saying that seniority is earned through skill. So, you'd definitely be capable of being someone's teacher, right?"

Shien continued to hint aggressively with a stiff smile.

"..."

Tier fell silent, no longer offering any reaction.

"..."

Shien was also speechless.

This girl was truly difficult to deal with.

"What are they doing?"

"I don't know..."

"Is this some kind of secret code?"

Beside them, Vivian, Lumya, and Merika exchanged confused glances, not understanding what was happening.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became rather peculiar.

Shien and Tier simply stared at each other, both falling silent.

After a moment, Shien felt he had to make a move.

"I"

Shien mentally simulated hundreds of scenarios of subtle hints, preparing to make his grand entrance.

Unfortunately, Shien's ambitions were completely snuffed out by a single sentence from Tier.

"You want to learn?"

Tier directly hit the nail on the head.

Shien, who was just about to unleash his carefully crafted hints, was immediately choked up. His almost-spoken words, unable to be reined in, turned into this response:

"Who wants to learn? I don't want to learn!"

Shien's words came out like this, his tone filled with an inexplicable air of arrogance.

"..."

This time, it wasn't just Tier who fell silent, but Vivian, Lumya, and Merika as well, left speechless.

Shien, even more so, realized what he'd said and wished he could slap himself.

(Why am I acting so tsundere!?)

Shien felt like dying.

However, at this moment, Tier spoke again.

"I can teach you."

Right in front of everyone, Tier made such a declaration.

"Tier?"

Vivian exclaimed in surprise.

"Eh?"

Lumya also looked taken aback.

"She's going to teach him?"

Merika was equally surprised.

After all, anyone who knew Tier understood that this prodigious genius wasn't particularly enthusiastic about interacting with others. Her attitude towards people was often quite cold. Only in front of her party members would she relax her demeanor slightly, but that was just her attitude. Fundamentally, she wasn't the type to proactively help others.

Moreover, Tier had been wary of Shien before, constantly on guard against him.

Tier's sudden change was truly unexpected.

Even more surprising was that Tier would so directly announce her intention to teach Shien the Magic Sword skill.

"That's the Magic Sword skill, you know? It's an advanced skill that even level seventy melee fighters have only a very low chance of learning!"

Merika's outburst was likely what everyone in the know would have wanted to say.

An advanced skill that even level seventy melee fighters had a very low chance of learning, and Tier, who was already hailed as a peerless genius for learning it before level sixty, was now going to let a level ten novice adventurer learn it?

Anyone who knew would surely say, "Stop joking."

But Tier remained unfazed.

"Come find me when we get back to Lamigium."

With that, Tier turned and left.

Lumya and Merika exchanged glances once more before quickly following her.

"This..."

Shien hadn't processed what happened and was left blinking repeatedly.

Vivian, the only one remaining, looked at Shien with a meaningful gaze before breaking into a smile.

"See? I told you there are people who have let go of their guard around you, you just didn't know it."

Vivian said this in a light, chuckling tone, leaving Shien speechless.

"Alright."

It seemed that as a Hero who had transmigrated to another world, he still had some standing.

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