"Plop—"
Instant noodle broth splashed onto the flower bud and dripped down from midair.
Woman: "..."
Yan Huan: "Does it not like instant noodles?"
Woman: "Perhaps because they're unhealthy."
"Do you see that shallow pond over there?"
She smiled faintly.
"Water lilies grow there. Cthulhu first watered them with tears, while Moneta nurtured them with [Love Between Friends]. They are tokens of the two gods' eternal companionship."
"Please cross the deep well and bring me the [Golden Branch Vow]. That will be enough."
Castorice remained wary. "We can get it, but don't try anything else."
The woman stared at Castorice, pouting with an aggrieved expression.
"Oh my, I thought I had eased your worries and solved your troubles, yet I receive no gratitude?"
"Besides, this is also essential for awakening that heart and drawing forth the water source."
"If we fail to find it this time, you and I will be trapped here forever, unable to escape."
"Still, to claim I have no ulterior motives would indeed be unreasonable."
The woman looked at them both.
"Well, I might as well take this opportunity to explain—"
"For now, I merely wished to use this chance to test what the two of you are made of."
"So? Was that sincere enough?"
"Go on now. As Anaxa's students, equivalent exchange should be a perfectly ordinary principle to you."
"I have a question." Yan Huan raised his hand. "Why is the way you talk on a completely different dimensional plane from ours?"
"Hehe~ I've read too many books... Don't mind it." The woman smiled.
"Go find the Golden Branch Vow..."
"Found it. Here you go."
Yan Huan raised his hand and handed the woman a golden flower.
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"???"
Staring at the Golden Branch Vow in Yan Huan's hand, the woman glanced at the