Chapter 3741: Setting Off! Time to Hit the Road Again (Part Two)
"I see!"
(⊙o⊙*)
Annie nodded, only half understanding, and didn't ask any more questions.
Then she noticed Frieren absorbed in a book, with Fern leaning in beside her to read along. But the dwarf, Eisen, was sitting off in the distance, still fuming. Annie blinked, then asked him curiously:
"Uncle Eisen!"
|ω`)
"Why aren't you taking a look at the book too?"
(o▽)o
At that, Eisen, who had nearly calmed down, immediately widened his eyes again until they were as big as saucers.
Then he grumbled at the top of his lungs:
"Kid!"
"What kind of grimoire do you think a dwarf warrior like me could understand?"
"I can recognize the words on the page, but they don't recognize me!"
With that, Eisen turned away and folded his arms, clearly unwilling to say anything more to Annie.
"Oh..."
(⊙o⊙*)
"Right!"
(^▽^)
Annie understood at once. She mischievously scratched her cheek, stuck out her tongue, and said with a grin:
"Fair enough!"
(︶)
"Uncle Eisen, you look like the kind of person who isn't very smart."
(-)
Even with that big bushy beard, Annie could tell he had a not-so-bright face. There was no fooling her!
After all, magic was just like calculus. It was so easy—how could anyone fail to learn it?
And if someone couldn't learn it, then there was no doubt about it: they were stupid, not smart. Her Majesty Annie would accept no argument!
(...)
(;￢￢)
"!!"
At her words, Eisen's already flushed face turned green with anger.
He simply turned away and stopped looking at Annie, muttering something under his breath. Who knew if he was badmouthing her?
"..."
Annie acted as if she hadn't noticed and skipped over to Frieren. Then she tilted