Three Hundred Cups with the Gods / Something to Keep You Warm

Besides... there's nowhere to exercise in winter, and eating too much will make me fat...

Enya answered while enjoying Suika's caresses.

After she finished speaking, Suika keenly noticed that Yara's smile became even gentler, clearly indicating that she was very satisfied with Enya's words.

The words spoken in this almost delirious state came from her heart, not from any deliberate attempt to please. This shows that even though Enya disliked Enciodes's behavior, she still kept the duties and obligations of a saintess firmly in mind.

Soon, Yara, having stood up again, prepared to tidy the house. Suika nodded in Shanghai.

"You usually enjoy doing these things, why aren't you doing anything today?"

Just as Enya and Yara were wondering who she was talking to, they saw the doll that had been hanging on Suika's head like an ornament suddenly fly up. After circling Suika twice, it flew to Yara, who was working not far away.

"Are you here to help with something?" Yara looked at Shanghai with curiosity and interest.

Shanghai nodded, and after a series of gestures, successfully reached a cooperation agreement with Yara.

Yara was in charge of taking the food outside to be refrigerated, while Shanghai was responsible for cleaning inside the house.

Enya tried to stand up to help, but Suika pulled her back.

"Shanghai has a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder in some aspects; it's better to let her do it herself than to try to help her."

Like me, I'm very aware of my own abilities. Sitting here without making things worse is the biggest favor I can do for her."

Speaking of this, Suika recalled that she had tried to lend a hand to Shanghai when she was on her journey.

As a result, things got worse and worse, Shanghai was so angry that he kicked her forehead for a long time before he calmed down. After that, Suika never helped Shanghai with anything again.

Chapter 310 Drinking Three Hundred Cups with the Gods

The one-person (god) and one-person puppet acted very quickly.

While Suika and Enya were chatting, they had already cleaned the house.

What do you usually do on the mountain?

"You can't possibly chant sutras every day..."

There was no television on the mountain, not even the most old-fashioned radio. Suika felt that she would go half-crazy if she stayed in this environment for a week.

"Well, not really. There's a study next door, which is full of books. You can read when you're bored. Plus, Manjushri Monastery sends over a new batch of books every year."

But what you said seems to make sense. Would it be better if I, as a saintess, chanted it more often every day...?

Enya stroked her chin, pondering Suika's suggestion.

"Let's forget about that. The key to worshipping gods lies in the heart, not in the words."

Saying "I believe" a thousand times is not as effective as saying it from the bottom of your heart.

After all, God can sense who truly believes and who merely pays lip service to faith but lacks sincerity.

Suika finished speaking, Enya nodded.

"That's true. Many people come to worship at the mountain every year, but some treat it as a mere process, like a job. They don't truly believe in Kjeragandr, but are simply forced to do so under the circumstances."

But some people genuinely consider worshipping gods an important matter.

Although they did the same thing, their beliefs about Kjeragandr were actually very different.

Having lived in the mountains for so many years, Enya has seen all sorts of people. After meeting so many, she knows exactly who are the true believers and who treat worship as just a year-after-year job.

Sitting by the fireplace, chatting, it gradually got dark, and Enya's eyelids began to droop.

Thinking about how much effort the other person had expended leading her up the mountain today, Suika nodded to Yara, who was standing not far away. Yara smiled and walked over, taking the hand of the somewhat dazed Enya.

"I'll take her to bed first. If Miss Suika is bored, she can read the books on the table to pass the time."

After saying that, he took Enya's hand and walked towards a side hall not far away.

Suika picked up the book "The Kjerag History" from the table next to her, and curled Suika lip at the title.

After flipping through the book, I realized it was more of a biography of Kjeragandr than a history of Kjerag.

The first third of the book is dedicated to explaining how Kjeragandr carved out the pristine land of Kjerag on Terra.

Then how did people discover that they could be protected from Catastrophe disasters here, thus settling down and multiplying generation after generation, transforming from the original tribe into the present-day Kjerag family?

"It's quite interesting to write, isn't it...?"

Yara sat down next to Suika and watched her flip through more than half of the book before asking a question.

"Have you read this book?" Suika thought for a moment. If it were her, she would feel embarrassed to read a book written by someone else that was mostly praising themselves.

But the guy in front of me seemed pretty smug.

"Of course, as the head lady-in-waiting of the saintess, I also need to be familiar with many of the books in Kjerag..."

Yara said with a smile.

"Aren't you ashamed? These compliments make me blush... Wait, you didn't write this yourself, did you?"

Suika pointed to the books and said.

"This is the Kjerag History. How could a mere head maid like me possibly have the right to touch it? It was compiled by the people of Manjushri Monastery every few years after recording the major events that happened in Kjerag."

Yara shook her head.

Instead of speaking, Suika looked towards Shanghai not far away, where she was bringing over two cups.

"Didn't I say before that I'd treat you to drinks when we come to the Holy Mountain..." Suika said, already impatient, holding up the Ibuki Gourd.

With Enya beside her, she couldn't very well drink heavily in the temple in front of others. Now that Enya is asleep, she can finally relieve her boredom.

"Drinking under the statues of gods in Kjeragandr is disrespectful to the deities!"

Yara smiled but did not take the wine glass.

"Then let's go to the mountain to drink!"

After speaking, Suika stepped out the door. It was already dark outside, but Suika felt no pressure.

She nodded to Yara, who followed closely behind, then leaped lightly into the air.

A few minutes later, Suika landed on the mountaintop, while Yara was already standing not far away.

"Sorry, this is my first time here, I'm not familiar with the area and I'm late."

Suika clasped her hands in a respectful greeting and then sat down next to Yara.

As she moved, the mountaintop, which had just been chilly and windy, suddenly became calm and serene.

Suika then handed the glass in her hand to the other person again.

Yara took the glass and looked at the warm wine inside with a hint of surprise.

"You said you're from the Great Yan, could you be one of those twelve?"

Yara drank the hot wine in her cup in one gulp before asking the question.

"Huh?" Suika paused for a second before realizing who she was talking about.

"You mean the Sui siblings? I'm not, but I'd really like to get to know them. But the Great Yan authorities are keeping a close eye on us, and I haven't had a chance yet."

"If you're not, then how come you are?"

"Do you know the Emperor? My buddy... a penguin this tall and this big!"

Suika gestured to resemble the Emperor.

"I've heard of him. Although his songs are a bit noisy, some rebellious kids still like his style."

Yara replied.

"Um, the Emperor's musical style... is indeed a bit hard to describe." Suika recalled the image of that penguin standing on the bar after getting drunk, belting out songs at the top of his lungs. It was indeed very hip-hop and very noisy.

"Did you really come to Kjerag this time to take those children out to study?" Yara asked after taking another sip of the drink that Suika handed her.

Yes and no!

I had originally planned to visit Kjerag, but this incident just happened to come up. Coincidentally, I got along well with the academy headmaster's private tutor, so I took on this task without much thought.

My purpose in coming to Kjerag this time was simply to visit you on the Holy Mountain and take some photos of Kjerag to take back with me."

Suika didn't hide her plan, Yara nodded in agreement.

"How did you find out about me?" Yara tilted her head, recalling her experience of meeting her.

"I felt from the first time I met you that you were special... After meeting you today, I'm even more certain of my feelings."

"What do you think the people of Kjerag would think if they knew that their worshipped god had always been by the Saintess's side and perhaps had contact with many of them?" Suika asked, looking at Yara, or rather, Kjeragandr was standing to the side.

"Then I hope you can keep this a secret for me!" Yara put her finger to her lips as a shushing gesture.

"I understand, I'm not a gossip, I don't just blurt things out."

Chapter 311 Good Things for Keeping Warm

"I see that since you arrived in Kjerag, you haven't filled that gourd with any wine, yet it keeps pouring out continuously. Is this your magic, just like the food?"

After the two exchanged drinks for a while, Yel looked at Ibuki Gourd, whose mouth seemed to have no bottom, and asked with a curious tone.

"Speaking of which, I'm quite curious too. How did you manage to leave those foods behind?"

Previously, after I dispelled the spell, all the food would simply disappear.

Hearing Yel talk about this, Suika looked at her with even more curiosity.

"You do not know?"

"Should I know?"

The two stared at each other for a while before Yel finally spoke, describing the effects of the Suika Spell as she saw them.

Through Yel's explanation, Suika learned that the spell really was, as she had initially guessed, transferring food from another place to this place, rather than it being generated out of thin air.

During the spell's duration, it's as if the Suika has fixed its coordinates in this location; when the spell ends, the coordinates are lost, and the food returns to its original position.

Only food that has been ingested will not be transferred because it has undergone changes and is highly compatible with the local population.

What Yel did was simple: she took the coordinates from Suika and fixed them in that location.

"Hmm, so according to you, you could have left all the dishes, so why didn't you?"

After listening, Suika voiced her doubts.

"There's no need for that. Besides, if you've been eating good food for a long time, going back to eating your usual food will be too jarring."

Since there's not much left, I'll prepare a little bit every two days. This will keep Enya's appetite engaged but also ensure she doesn't overindulge in too much food and develop excessive expectations about it.

After Yel finished speaking, Suika suddenly understood and realized Yera's good intentions.

"By the way, besides me and that penguin, who else do you know?"

"Yes, Dory from Siesta, the Wolf Mother and Wolf Pack from Siracusa, the Sui siblings from the Great Yan Sui siblings, and several others from Sami's side. However, I've Dory so far; I haven't had the chance to meet the others yet."

However, we guys are likely to live long enough, and given that I've been traveling around a lot these past few years, I figure we'll have plenty of opportunities to meet up eventually, won't we?

"Then you'd better be careful, not all of your kind are as easy to talk to as I am." Yel raised her glass, downed it in one gulp, and then suddenly jumped down the mountain.

"Enya's awake, I'm going downstairs now!"

Suika watched Yel disappear, downed the hot wine in her glass, then aimed at the mountain temple and leaped down.

Enya rubbed her eyes when she woke up. She listened carefully, but there was no other breathing sound in the room besides hers.

She subconsciously assumed that Suika and Yara were outside or in another room nearby, so she got up to check the situation.

As soon as I stepped out of the bedroom door, I felt a gust of cold wind, and then I saw Yara walk in from outside.

"Oh dear, why are you out in your pajamas? Aren't you cold..." Yara said as she pushed her into the house.

"Suika..."

Before Enya could finish speaking, a dull thud came from outside, and then Suika, looking like a snowman, ran in disheveled.

"Damn it, I thought kicking the tree and running would get me out of the snow, but I almost got buried anyway!"

Upon hearing Suika's words, Enya gave a strange smile.

Because Suika mentioned something she had done when she was a child.

I always thought I could escape before the snow avalanche, but every time I ended up getting covered in snowdrifts, yet I never stopped enjoying it.

"Hmm, so you two secretly went out to play in the snow without telling me..." Enya puffed out her cheeks and made a very cute hmm sound.

"Sorry, it was my suggestion."