"Lord Thunder God! I want to join the Survey Corps too!" Yasuo ran up to Chen Si and tugged at the hem of his clothes.
"Wow, a little guy like you wants to join the Survey Corps too?" Hange crouched down and poked Yasuo's cheek in amazement.
"Yes! I want to fight for humanity's freedom too!" Yasuo took a step back to dodge Hange and raised his fist with determination.
The elderly woman beside him glanced apprehensively at Chen Si. Seeing that he wasn't angry, she turned a loving gaze on Yasuo. She was proud of him.
"Ma'am, you've raised a good child." Chen Si raised his hand and sent a fine strand of lightning toward the elderly woman.
Startled, the elderly woman thought she had offended Chen Si. She closed her eyes with a trace of bitterness. So all rulers were the same after all... so fickle...
But she felt no pain. Hearing gasps of amazement around her, she opened her eyes.
"Grandma! Your skin is so fair!" Yasuo said in bewilderment.
The elderly woman touched her face and found it unusually smooth. If she could have looked in a mirror, she would have seen that all her wrinkles had vanished. Chen Si had also cleansed the grime from her skin. In her current condition, living another thirty years would be no problem.
"Yasuo, this sword is yours. In ten years, I hope you'll become a soldier who fights for humanity's freedom." Chen Si drew a long sword from the scabbard at his waist and gave it to Yasuo.
Naturally, Chen Si didn't care that this broke the rules. At most, Erwin-that occasionally rigid, stubborn fellow-would give him a talking-to.
Yasuo excitedly accepted the sword, which was as tall as he was.
"Thank you, Lord Thunder God! Yasuo, thank