Chapter 102

I didn't see Aika growing out of her head... Could it be because she's a big loli with an inconspicuous chest, so the horns aren't very noticeable when she transforms into a beast?

Lan Ze pondered for a moment, while silently gazing at Tiamat. Tiamat was sitting upright with her hands on her knees, looking like a well-behaved and cute girl. This was quite different from her image full of "maternal" qualities, but for some reason, it didn't seem out of place.

Could it be that Mother of All's horns are a weakness that I just haven't noticed...? Lan Ze wondered for no reason.

"Aaa~"

As he was thinking about these things, he suddenly heard Tiamat singing a very cute little song, which pulled Lan Ze back to reality from his thoughts.

"What's wrong?"

"Aaaaa (It touched my chest, it's so itchy.)" Tiamat answered in a soft singing voice.

Lan Ze then snapped out of his daze, handed the towel to Tiamat, and said, "Sorry, you'll have to dry yourself off yourself?"

To everyone's surprise, Tiamat quickly shook her head, her small mouth slightly open, and said, "Aaa (You come.)"

"But aren't you ticklish?"

"Aaaaaa (Okay, just bear with it for a bit.)" Tiamat said.

"Hmm... then you'll have to bear with it for a little while."

As Lan Ze spoke, he wiped the water droplets off Tiamat's body with a towel. Because he was kneeling behind Tiamat to help her wipe her body, from this perspective, it seemed as if the entire field of vision was occupied by that enormous human heart.

Lan Ze's gaze was involuntarily drawn to her, so much so that while wiping himself, he couldn't help but glance a few more times at Tiamat's fair skin.

Then, without making a sound, he withdrew his gaze and asked softly, "Does it itch now?"

"Aaa (It's okay.)"

Lan Ze was no longer as timid as before, and began to carefully wipe the water droplets off Tiamat's body. In the end, he simply threw the towel aside and used his hands to help wipe her.

"Bad boy..." Tiamat's face flushed slightly, but she did not push away Lan Ze's hand.

"By the way, how long were you outside?" Lan Ze suddenly remembered this and asked softly.

Tiamat looked up, thought for a moment, and said, "Aaaaa (Since you came in)."

"So you were at the door from the very beginning?" Lan Ze asked in surprise.

"Didn't Aika notice?"

"Aaa!" Tiamat proudly raised her head, the Sea of Life beneath her feet gently surging. If circumstances allowed, she would even want to put her hands on her hips right now.

If Tiamat wanted to conceal her aura, even Sajyou Manaka wouldn't be able to detect it.

No matter how powerful Princess of the Root was, she was still just a little girl. She never imagined that her Mother of All would have been lying on the window from the very beginning, enveloping herself in the Sea of Life to conceal her presence, and secretly observing everything in the room.

... and even patiently waited for Sajyou Manaka to return.

Tiamat hadn't originally planned to disturb Lan Ze's rest today, but since Lan Ze had discovered her, she simply went along with him and went into the room.

Anyway, she doesn't do anything bad to her child, so sleeping together shouldn't be a problem, right?

After thoroughly wiping Tiamat's body dry, Lan Ze sighed for some reason, seemingly with a hint of regret.

He reluctantly withdrew his hand and said, "Mother, are you going back?"

Tiamat gently shook her head, raised her eyes with a hint of shyness, and whispered, "Aaa (Let's sleep together)."

"Aaaaa (I want to protect you)," she continued.

There are too many wicked women in this castle; someone might sneak into the room in the middle of the night. She needs to protect her child in this room.

Lan Ze nodded slightly, then suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Tiamat tilted her head, puzzled, and asked, "Aaa (What's wrong?)"

"You knocked me unconscious with your own hands today." Lan Ze gave Mother of All a look that said, "Mom, I'm very disappointed in you."

"Aarrr (That's for your own good)," Tiamat quickly explained.

"How exactly did you guys help me back then?" Lan Ze asked curiously.

He had been fast asleep and was therefore unaware of how Tiamat and the others had managed to break free from the Holy Lance's corruption.

"Aaa (using Magecraft)," Tiamat said, then, noticing Lan Ze's gaze, she lowered her head slightly and said with a wronged expression, "I'm sorry."

Seeing the woman's apologetic expression, Lan Ze quickly waved his hand. "No need to apologize, I was just joking."

"If I really have to apologize... I'd rather replenish my magic power," Lan Ze said.

Tiamat paused slightly, then glanced at Lan Ze secretly, her cheeks flushing slightly, and whispered, "Bad boy."

As she spoke, she had Lan Ze lie on her lap.

Then, a gentle expression appeared on her face, and she whispered, "Aaa~"

Late at night, Tiamat was fast asleep. After replenishing his magic, Lan Ze closed his eyes contentedly, ready to get a good night's sleep.

But the moment he closed his eyes, Lan Ze immediately opened them again, turning his head slightly to look towards the window.

By the window, a sexy woman floated there, her long, slightly wavy hair and pale golden eyes casting a flirtatious glance at the boy in the room.

"It seems you've recovered quite well; you were even able to spot me outside the window," Kishinami Hakuno with a friendly smile.

"When did you hide there?!" Lan Ze stared at Kishinami Hakuno in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Hmm... you were hiding outside while you were sleeping." Kishinami Hakuno smiled and floated lightly in through the window.

Lan Ze thought to himself, "I feel like I just heard that from my Mother of All not long ago... Do all beasts have the habit of peeping through windows?"

Seemingly sensing Lan Ze's doubts, Kishinami Hakuno explained softly, "Tiamat was by the window at the time, and to avoid disturbing her, I hid behind a large tree not far behind her."

"Don't hide under a tree when it's raining and thundering!" Lan Ze explained to Kishinami.

"Is this because you're worried about my safety?" Kishinami Hakuno smiled. "You really are a kind and good child."

Her smile was full of emotion, and her slightly moist eyes gave her a delicate and vulnerable look that made people want to cherish her.

"I am kind, but not a child!" Lan Ze corrected.

"It's so late, is there anything I can help you with?" he continued to ask.

He still doesn't quite understand Kishinami Hakuno. This woman always gives him a very dangerous feeling, even though she hasn't done anything bad yet... At least in the things Lan Ze knows so far, Kishinami Hakuno doesn't seem to have done anything bad.

However, he couldn't understand Kishinami at all, so he still kept a little bit of caution.

"Why are you looking at me with such fear, Mr. Lan Ze?" Kishinami Hakuno tilted her head slightly and asked, puzzled.

"After all, I was one of the people who helped you break free from the Holy Lance's corruption. Your reaction is truly disheartening."

"Sorry, but I wasn't being wary of you, I'm just a little sleepy right now," Lan Ze said.

He meant that he was sleepy and wanted to go to bed, and that if she needed anything, she should tell him quickly, otherwise she was going to sleep.

"So, did I disturb your rest?"

After smiling for a moment, Kishinami Hakuno paused and said, "But I noticed you were replenishing your magic power not long ago. With this heightened state of mind, can you really sleep peacefully?"

"You saw it?!" Lan Ze's eyes widened, and he suddenly felt a little ashamed.

"No, to be honest, I have no interest in spying on others... and if I were to spy, I'm afraid Tiamat would have already discovered it." As she finished speaking, Kishinami Hakuno revealed a gentle smile.

"However, I roughly know what Tiamat and you just did in the room."

Lan Ze smiled faintly, "It's just a simple replenishment of magic power, don't make wild guesses."

"Is that so?" Kishinami Hakuno looked at the boy before her with a half-smile, and said softly, "My Beast's Clairvoyance can see a person's desires, you know?"

Lan Ze was speechless.

Just as he suspected, Kishinami Hakuno... this woman is indeed very dangerous.

"Can I ask you something?" Lan Ze suddenly asked.

"Is this a way of changing the subject?" Kishinami Hakuno said with a smile, seeing through Lan Ze's intentions.

"Never mind, what do you want to ask me?" Kishinami Hakuno asked.

"What did you find in that cave?" Lan Ze asked.

He felt that if he continued to argue with Kishinami like this, he might not get any answers even after a whole night, so he might as well just ask her directly.

Kishinami Hakuno was taken aback, then her smile faded slightly, and she said softly, "I didn't go to the very end of that cave. I stopped just before I got close."

"Why?" Lan Ze asked curiously.

"There should be someone sleeping in that cave, someone very dangerous. To avoid waking her, I decided to leave the Holy Grail there and leave the cave directly."

"I see." Lan Ze was a little disappointed. It seemed that even Kishinami Hakuno didn't know who the woman in the cave was.

After pondering for a moment, Lan Ze quickly gathered his thoughts and suddenly asked, "By the way, what brings you here?"

Kishinami Hakuno gave a meaningful smile and said softly, "I've come to say goodbye."

Having obtained the power of the dragon, there was no longer any value in staying here for her.

"Are you leaving?" Lan Ze asked, somewhat surprised.

"Are you reluctant to part with it?"

Kishinami Hakuno gently stroked Lan Ze's face with her fingers and whispered:

"If you really can't bear to part with it..."

"You can come with me too."

She spoke in a gentle tone, words that made hearts race, so much so that Lan Ze's emotions were almost instantly stirred, and his gaze was involuntarily drawn to Kishinami Hakuno.

Noticing the boy's gaze, Kishinami Hakuno merely gave a captivating smile as she reached into her sleeve.

Then, seeing Lan Ze's confused look, she quietly took out a black scale and handed it to Lan Ze.

Lan Ze was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "What is this?"

"You defeated Vortigern, but I took the reward. That doesn't seem fair to you." Kishinami Hakuno's lips curved into a gentle smile as she said softly, "So, consider this your reward."

[Obtained item: Dragon's Inverse Scale (This is the reverse scale of a white dragon, which turned into a black scale after being corrupted by Vortigern. After use, it allows you to temporarily appear before the world in the form of a dragon.)]

Lan Ze stared at the system interface, stunned for a long time before he reacted. He thought to himself, "System, if you hadn't come out soon, I would have almost forgotten about you."

"After the host was affected by the Holy Lance, the system is also unable to issue missions for you," the system replied.

"Is the Holy Lance really that powerful?" Lan Ze, somewhat surprised.

"The host has reverted to their childhood form. The system cannot determine whether the host in their childhood would be mentally challenged, so it has chosen to put them into a state of dormancy to avoid issuing tasks that are impossible to complete."

"You're becoming more and more human-like," Lan Ze remarked.

Thinking back to the old system, it would issue tasks haphazardly at the drop of a hat, some of which were so absurd that they were completely impossible to complete.

And now, it even understands how to decide whether to issue a mission based on the host's current situation...

Just as Lan Ze was thinking this, he suddenly heard a cold laugh from the depths of his heart.

For some reason, Lan Ze suddenly felt a very bad feeling in his heart.

[Task 1: Accept Kishinami Hakuno's suggestion.]

[Task 2: Accept Kishinami Hakuno's proposal.]

Lan Ze: "..."

"Wait a minute! What's the difference between these mission options? What kind of missions are you randomly issuing? I didn't have any other special ideas in mind at all!" Lan Ze roared inwardly.

Just then, Kishinami Hakuno suddenly said softly, "Whether as a reward for that piece of rebellious scale or as a farewell gift, shouldn't you grant my request?"

Lan Ze's gaze lingered on Kishinami Hakuno for a moment, then his heart skipped a beat. He glanced instinctively at Tiamat, who was fast asleep beside him, and immediately shook his head in refusal. "No, I'm a respectable person—"

However, Kishinami Hakuno completely ignored him and slowly brought her soft lips closer.

The power of the beast was on full display at this moment. Unless the Holy Lance was used, Lan Ze would have no chance of breaking free from this being.

Lan Ze glanced subconsciously at his Mother of All, who was hugging a pillow and making "Aaa" sounds from time to time by the bed. She was clearly still fast asleep.

He glanced at the pop-up window again, and finally, as if giving up, whispered to himself, "I choose mission 1."

The night passed quietly, and the torrential rain outside the window had subsided by midnight last night, and by early morning, the rain had completely stopped.

On the cool floor, Kishinami Hakuno, who had taken a short nap in her room the night before, trembled slightly with her long eyelashes and slowly opened her eyes.