Lynn thought for a long time, then pondered:
“Hmm… like what?”
Nanako paused, her small hand propping up her chin as she paced back and forth, thinking for a very long time.
Her tiny brows furrowed, her fingers counting, and the surroundings fell into silence.
After a while.
Nanako slapped the table, her eyes wide, her small hand waving, her chest puffed out, and she gritted her teeth, saying:
“The advantages are so numerous that they can’t even be counted anymore. Any one of them would be enough to scare someone to death, so there’s no need to discuss this specifically. Just know that Nanako has a lot of advantages!”
Lynn nodded in agreement.
[Whether there are advantages or not, just know that there are many! This is absolutely logical for the loli master!]
“So…” Lynn said helplessly, “If that friend of yours really comes back, Master, what are your plans?”
Nanako clenched her small fist, gritting her teeth, and said:
“Head-on confrontation!!”
……
Time passed day by day.
Ever since Nanako learned that her rival might be returning to Winter Spring Valley, she suddenly became incredibly diligent.
She meditated seriously every day to improve her magical abilities.
She did a full ten push-ups, two sit-ups, and ran twenty laps around the table as part of her intense physical training.
Two bottles of milk in the morning, noon, and evening were absolutely essential!
Morning.
Gulp—gulp—
“Master, I think you should just give up. Last-minute milk guzzling is absolutely useless…”
Slap—
Nanako slammed the table, drunkenly put down the milk bottle, waved her small hand, and shouted:
“Don’t mind me, boss, bring two more bottles! Nanako is going all out!”
Noon.
Heave—ho—
Nanako, wearing a cool summer outfit, gritted her teeth, her hands on the ground, her thin arms trembling as she struggled to do push-ups.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Swish—swish—swish—
Lynn was doing push-ups at a speed of 120 per minute with one hand. He turned his head to look at Nanako and said worriedly:
“Master… I think you should just give up. I’ve already done 2,000, and you haven’t even finished your first one…”
Nanako gritted her teeth, struggling to hold herself up, and said:
“Don’t underestimate your master! The master has just been focusing all her energy on meditation and hasn’t been concentrating on physical training. But push-ups… Nanako can do them… can…”
Arms: tremble—tremble—tremble—
Thud—
Nanako suddenly collapsed to the ground, lifted her head with great difficulty, and shouted:
“Nanako… won’t give up…”
Then, with a thud, she passed out.
A wisp of smoke rose from her head.
“Σ(っ°Д°;)っ She’s gone! The loli master is gone!!”
……
Similar incidents happened frequently over the next few days.
Several days later.
Chop—chop—chop—chop—
Lynn, holding two kitchen knives and wearing an apron, skillfully chopped vegetables he had bought on sale in the kitchen.
His gaze was focused, and the broth simmering on the stove was bubbling with heat.
During this time, due to Nanako’s rigorous training, Lynn naturally took care of all the household chores.
Making some broth, wrapping dumplings, and nourishing the body were absolutely necessary.
“But judging by the time…” Lynn said as he focused on chopping the filling, “The Divine Mage Andre that the blue-haired loli master mentioned should be arriving soon…”
……
At the same time.
Tap—tap—tap—
Footsteps could be heard outside the mage tower, stepping on fallen leaves.
A pair of fiery red eyes narrowed slightly, and then, pressing down on the large hood on her head, she looked up at the tall and sturdy mage tower.
“Just as Grandma said,” a soft voice murmured.
“Because she’s too short, she has developed a certain sense of inferiority, so she especially likes big and sturdy things…”
She shook the small bear plushie hanging at her waist.
Paused.
Then quickly took off the backpack she was carrying and started rummaging through it, pulling out various items.
A few minutes later, she found a letter, opened it, and read it carefully.
“Hmm…”
“If I sneak into Winter Spring Valley through the secret passage without being noticed and successfully sneak up to the mage tower of a certain Ms. Nanako…”
“I’ll start with a top-tier Fireball as a greeting…”
She gripped her staff.
The girl stood up.
The wind whistled past her fiery red eyes.
In an instant, she waved her robe, her fingers spread wide, her hair flying, and her staff lit up with a dazzling red light.
“Oh, ever-present fire spirits!”
“Hear my call and reveal your true power before me!”
“I, Juejuezi, the Great Fire Mage, command you!”
The loli shouted.
In an instant, swirling fire elements surrounded her, and a brilliant red magic circle appeared beneath her feet.
In a flash, endless fire elements gathered in her hands.
“Fireball!!” she shouted.
A massive fire dragon, completely condensed from flames, surged forward with overwhelming force, rushing toward the mage tower’s entrance.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
The door was blown open by the magical force.
The flames surged forward.
The loli smiled slightly, her eyes shining with confidence.
Her fire magic had been personally taught by her grandmother.
Although it was just a greeting, in her hands, the power of this Fireball was absolutely terrifying.
Because.
She was the most outstanding genius the Sea King Palace had seen in a thousand years.
In an instant.
Under her watchful gaze, the Fireball burst through the door and surged into the mage tower.
At the same time.
Inside the mage tower’s living room.
Lynn was just walking out of the kitchen with a plate of freshly cooked dumplings, satisfied.
But the moment he reached the table, a wave of heat suddenly rushed in from the door, and a massive fireball shot toward him at an unimaginable speed.
Lynn turned his head slightly, his eyes glancing at the fireball.
Buzz—
In an instant.
The countless fire spirits that made up the Fireball felt an indescribable, crushing pressure.
All the fire elements instantly (ΩДΩ)ed.
The next moment.
Something utterly bizarre happened.
The fireball, completely formed from fire spirits, came to an abrupt halt just before hitting Lynn.
Then, as if it had been startled, it quickly turned around and shot back in the direction it came from at an even more terrifying speed.
The loli was stunned, saying, “Huh?”
Boom—
A loud explosion.
A massive mushroom cloud rose outside the mage tower.