Eve of Departure

After the Magic Staff was mostly finished being forged, Saine prepared to set off for the Western Islands. →

He had already informed his mentor, Luluman, so his departure didn't seem abrupt.

Saine hasn't revealed Saine's side to his Cousin Serena or his intimate partner Irene yet.

This also means that when Saine travels to the Western Islands and visits parts of the Wizard World, he does not intend to bring the two women with him.

My Cousin Serena is a thoughtful and gentle woman.

She had noticed that Saine's behavior in recent years had been slightly unusual, but she had never asked Saine about it.

As the day of Saine's departure drew closer, Serena's sense of panic and unease grew more pronounced.

However, Serena eventually suppressed these strange thoughts, continued to prepare dinner for Saine as usual every day, and devoted herself to her research experiments.

It must be said that in the years since Saine returned to the Wizard World, Serena has clearly spent a certain amount of time and energy cooking for him, and sometimes even assisting him in conducting certain experiments.

But Serena's growth rate in the past few years has far exceeded that of the previous ten years.

This result can be explained by the fact that in helping Saine complete more difficult research experiments, Serena herself was learning and comprehending elemental knowledge.

Of course, in addition to this objective factor, there are also some subjective factors, which may stem from Serena's own psychology and learning efficiency.

Serena would go to great lengths to learn every element or knowledge point that Saine mentioned, even if it meant spending several nights in the library to study it.

With Saine around, Serena was happy no matter how hard or tiring it was.

Her favorite time of the day was actually cooking for Saine and spending quality time with him.

That day, after finishing a whole night of magical research, Serena couldn't help but yawn in front of the Laboratory Table.

Serena's Quasi-Magician Mental Strength also allowed her to treat staying up all night as normal.

After stretching, Serena didn't immediately go to rest for a while, but instead turned and headed to the kitchen on the upper floor of the Holy Tower.

At this point in time, Saine should also be conducting experiments.

Although Saine had told Serena that she didn't need to assist him with any experiments for a while, Serena still made it a habit to prepare a refreshing juice or other drink for Saine every morning.

Before heading to the kitchen, Serena lingered for a moment in front of a translucent cubic petri dish.

Inside this cubic petri dish, there was moist soil and some small fragments of Earth Element Energy Crystal, with many vibrant plants standing inside.

The most striking feature in this petri dish is undoubtedly two plump, white bok choy Little Cabbage snuggling together, seemingly asleep. →69🅂🄷🅄🅇.🄲🄾🄼

These two Little Cabbage have finally had a good life since Serena took them in.

Not only did Serena with delicious food and drinks every day, she also broke some low- and mid-level Earth Element Energy Crystal to help them grow.

The only thing that made the two little creatures pout and cry was that Serena would give them injections every now and then.

Over the past six months, the two little ones have contributed a lot of delicious flavors to Saine's meals.

Serena rested her chin on her hand, leaning over the petri dish to watch the two little creatures sleep. Finally, the two sleepy Little Cabbage slowly opened their eyes.

A syringe gleaming with a cold light appeared next to the petri dish, causing one of the first Little Cabbage to wake up to shiver.

"Bad guy! I don't want a shot!" Little Cabbage cried out in her childish voice.

But then, a sobbing sound replaced everything.

In the laboratory, seeing Serena walk in carrying a glass of pure white juice, Saine stood up from the Laboratory Table and put down the experimental equipment he was holding.

This juice even has a hint of milk flavor; Serena is really getting to know Saine's tastes better and better.

At least until now, Saine hasn't gotten tired of Serena's cooking, not to mention that Serena tries to come up with something new for Saine every now and then.

The milky aroma of the juice gave Saine a jolt of energy after he took a sip; he could taste some of the active ingredients in it.

"You're still keeping those two plant fairies?" Saine asked in surprise.

"Mm." Serena nodded.

"I thought they were dead after all this time," Saine said with an awkward laugh.

Every now and then, Serena would give Saine some revitalizing food, so much so that Saine subconsciously believed that the two plant fairies had been drained dry.

It seems that either the two plant fairies were exceptionally talented, or Serena had nurtured them properly.

Saine prefers the latter.

Thinking of this, Saine said, "In the mentor's World Laboratory, there are many Plant Spirit and special creatures, and even ' Activated Fairy ' with a higher concentration of activating factors."

"After a while, I'll ask my mentor for a few Activated Fairy to give you to raise."

"Who knows, besides your knowledge of fire and Light Element, you might also have some talent in the field of Plant Element elements," Saine said.

Serena would be happy with anything that came from Saine.

Serena smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, cousin."

Nodding to Serena, Saine handed her back the half-empty juice glass.

Serena didn't mind, and after drinking the last bit of juice that Saine had left, she packed up her things and left the lab.

By this time, Saine had already returned to his work at the Laboratory Table.

However, when Serena reached the lab door, Saine, without even looking up, said, "Get some rest today, come to my room tomorrow night."

Upon hearing this, Serena's cheeks flushed.

On the 76th floor of the Holy Tower, after completing his daily Body Tempering Experiment and research on Azure Fire Magic, Saine arrived at Irene Crystal Ball.

This wasn't the first time Saine had come to Irene's place; over the past few years, Saine and Irene had spent countless beautiful nights together here.

Especially after Luluman returned to the Azure Source Holy Tower a year ago, even though Irene was quite bold, she was too embarrassed to continue going to the top floor of the Holy Tower to find Saine.

Aside from the occasional outburst of impatience when she would go to see Saine, Saine was the one who came to her most of the time.

That day, Saine arrived at Irene's residence on the 76th floor of the Santa Claus Holy Tower, expecting Irene to have a passionate encounter with him.

Unexpectedly, when he pushed open the door to Irene's room, he was greeted by Irene wearing a pure white dress.

And Irene was currently fiddling with a black evening dress, which was obviously prepared for Saine.

"Ballena is hosting a masquerade ball, let's go together," Irene said, beckoning to Saine.