PFC Chapter 188 The system's sister is unparalleled in beauty
Chapter 188 The system's sister is unparalleled in beauty
Hmm... Timaus probably didn't say that on purpose to be lazy, right?
Lost in thought, Huiyuan unconsciously moved a little closer to Ying.
Sugar quietly marveled at the close relationship between the two girls in front of her, paying little attention to Lingling who was practically pressed against Ying's face, and continued talking.
"I was planning to finish my work and wander around a bit, but I unexpectedly found some interesting data in the report! Sigh... my exploration trip will have to be postponed again..."
Upon hearing the words "explore the mystery," Paimon's ears perked up instantly, and he asked curiously, "Explore the mystery? What mystery?!"
"Oh... so you're free right now?"
Paimon nodded without hesitation.
"Yes! We're just wandering around!"
"Could you do me a favor? Actually, I have a feeling... that Mr. Abedo is hiding something from me and Timaus."
“Isn’t Abedo your teacher? What could a teacher possibly hide from his students?”
"Yes, but he seems to be hiding something... I bet it's something powerful related to alchemy!"
"How can you be so sure when you don't know the truth?"
"Because Timaus and I are both fervent researchers of alchemy, Mr. Abedo wouldn't have needed to hide anything from us if it were something else."
"Ah...that makes a lot of sense..."
"Could you help me investigate what Mr. Abedo is hiding? I'm so curious! Please, please!"
Seeing Sugar's sincere attitude, Paimon looked at Ying, wanting to seek her opinion.
But before he could say anything, he was stunned by what he saw.
Lingling's head was resting on Ying's shoulder.
Ying was also very affectionately stroking Lingling's head. If this skin were a catgirl, her tail would definitely be wagging wildly.
"W-What are you doing?!"
Upon hearing Paimon's voice, Ying stopped her wicked hands that were stroking Lingling's head and looked over.
"I'm petting Lingling."
"This isn't right! I've felt something was off since before, why have you two suddenly become so affectionate?"
Freed from Ying's hands, Huiyuan snapped out of her reverie and scratched her head in disbelief.
(Just now... I... I was petted by Ying like a cat?! And what's with this inexplicable feeling of pleasure?!)
Ignoring Lingling's expression, Ying said matter-of-factly, "Lingling is my best friend now, it's normal to be close to her, right, Sister Lingling?"
"Right...?"
"See, she admitted it."
Paimon was shocked, but he didn't understand and didn't seem to care. He steered the conversation back to Sugar's request.
"Never mind... let's leave this for now. Should we help Sugar investigate Abedo?"
"Hmm... I also want to know Aberdo's secret."
As she spoke, Ying looked at Sugar, who was in a daze.
Just as Sugar was thinking, "So the Traveler and Lingling are such open-minded people?", she noticed the gaze and hesitated for a moment before responding.
"Ah...ah—! That's great, thank you!"
Having agreed to this, and after resting for a night, the group set off for the snow-capped mountain again.
Without stopping or stopping, the journey was smooth, and they quickly returned to Abedo's camp.
Waving his hand, Paimon called out, "Abedo—!"
Ying held Lingling's little hand and greeted the other person as well.
"Hi, it's us again."
"Huh? How did you get back? Did you get lost?"
As he spoke, Abedo put down the medicine in his hand and walked over.
Rejecting Abedo's guess, Ying said very directly, "Sugar said you have some little secrets you're hiding."
Upon hearing this, Aberdo began to ponder.
"Oh? A secret?"
Paimon panicked and quickly covered Ying's mouth.
"Ahhh, what are you doing! Shouldn't you be investigating quietly at a time like this? Why did you have to blurt it out!"
Ying shrugged and said, "Anyway, it can't be hidden from Abedo."
"Eh...even if you say that..."
Before Paimon could continue his rebuttal, Abedo changed the subject.
"Perfect timing! I also need to speak with you, traveler. Here you go!"
After saying that, Abedo threw a sword at Ying.
Ying casually grasped the hilt of the sword and examined it closely.
Paimon was very curious as he looked at the black sword that emitted a purple light.
"Hey, what is this?"
Aberdo explained rather perfunctorily, “As you can see, it’s a one-handed sword.”
Ying handed the sword to the curious Lingling and asked Abedo, "Do alchemists also have to work as blacksmiths?"
"I didn't forge this sword, but I just applied some alchemy to it. Want to try?"
"Hey? Are you going to give it to me?"
"According to the research, this sword is special; only you can use it. But I urgently need its data right now, so please use it in many battles."
"Could it be one of the side effects mentioned above?"
"Yes, this sword is indeed unusual; it's cursed. Ordinary people can't use this one-handed sword at all, but you're different. You could say that this cursed sword is harmless only to you. In that case, who else can I ask for help besides you? Enough talk, let's go find some monsters nearby. Some things, you'll know once you try."
Ying nodded and agreed to Abedo's request.
Huiyuan returned the sword to Ying and silently followed.
Ying randomly chose a place where slimes appeared and started using her sword.
After casting a shield on Ying, Huiyuan felt a strange sense of reluctance.
(We were only apart for a short while, and we weren't even that far apart, so why do I feel so uneasy...? Have I already turned into the shape of a firefly...?! No, Huiyuan. You can't do this! You're a woman... a real man, you can't let mere feelings control you!!!)
However, no matter how strong her mental strength was, this was Huiyuan's genuine emotion from the bottom of her heart.
The side effect of that potion is that it amplifies these feelings; the stronger one's mental strength, the stronger these feelings will be.
There's no such thing as being able to resist these feelings simply because your mental strength reaches SR, SSR, or UR level. No matter how strong your mental strength is, those are still your own hidden thoughts.
"The system has detected that the host's emotions are fluctuating too frequently. The system's sister is here to save the day. Please say 'The system's sister is unparalleled in beauty' to provide the host with an emotional stress relief solution."
Huiyuan said without hesitation, "Sister Tongzi is absolutely beautiful and unparalleled."
"Thank you for the compliment. I'm currently analyzing the situation..."