When Sandora sensed spatial fluctuations outside, we immediately ran out in high spirits. Even Lilina, who had been acting cute for half an hour and calling herself a Human-shaped Self-propelled Moe, stopped fussing over her "size problem." When we reached the door, we found that the entire village had already gathered outside. Just as whenever the Merrowa "gods" appeared, the villagers had assembled of their own accord, waiting to behold God's Glory. Their expressions were numb now, but once the "gods" appeared, they would surely display fanatical looks driven by conditioned reflexes and hormonal control. The square was silent, but once the time came, these brainwashed people would undoubtedly erupt into the most devout cheers and prayers. When we pushed the door open, every villager's gaze immediately focused on us. Being stared at by hundreds of such numb eyes was hardly pleasant. Lilina stuck out her tongue and hugged my arm. "Boss, we're being watched."
I silently glanced at the elf girl who had already "grown into an adult," pinched her cheek, and shoved her aside. "Watch yourself. You're not one meter nine anymore—rub against me again and I'll beat you."
"I'm doing it on purpose," Lilina said, without even the slightest trace of a young lady's modesty. She deliberately leaned closer again and rubbed her chest against my arm. "I was a loli for two lifetimes. Can't I occasionally indulge my girlish heart?!"
Feeling the soft warmth against my arm, I rolled my eyes toward the sky and silently recited the multiplication table, while scrolling giant portraits of Sandora, Qian Qian, and Lin Xue through my mind. My heart instantly became still as water. After growing sixty centimeters taller, this little devil's combat power had risen in a straight line. She used to be merely mischievous; now she was