The fishermen seemed stunned and remained silent for a long time. It was only after Gauss had left them that they came to their senses as if waking from a dream.
"Was that Mr. Gauss just now?"
"I think so?"
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"I feel like I saw the Lake God in him."
"Me too."
Compared to several days ago, Gauss now possessed an indescribable sacred aura. Combined with his dramatic arrival by walking across the water, it made people instinctively hold their breath, afraid to disturb him.
Gauss naturally noticed the fishermen staring blankly at him in the distance.
Seeing the astonishment on their faces, he could not help wondering whether the changes in him were really that obvious.
"Mr. Gauss! You've become even more handsome!"
When Albenna ran into Gauss after his return, her heart began racing uncontrollably.
Hearing her voice, the others also came out of their rooms.
They had rented out the entire inn. Other than them and the inn's staff, there was no one else there.
"Really?"
Gauss studied himself in the mirror. He himself did not actually feel that he had changed much.
Albenna and the others circled him several times.
In truth, his features and build had not changed at all. His eyes were still his eyes, and his nose was still his nose. He simply looked more well-balanced.
But at most, those were minor matters. What Gauss cared more about was whether he had grown stronger.
He asked the others what had happened during the days he had been away.
Five days had passed since he sank to the bottom of the lake.
Apart from going to the lakeside at regular intervals every day to see whether he had emerged, Alya and the others had been active around the town. They had also taken