[Cipher: Seamstress, I think I saw that Anaxa appear next to Little Derick. What do you think, do you need me to do something?]
[Aglaea: Can you send him to the underworld?]
[Cipher: I'm not doing that.]
[Aglaea: Then there's no need to do anything to him for now. As long as he doesn't interfere with Derick or do anything to Derick, just let him be.]
[Cipher: You really don't want to give me a chance to earn your money.]
Aglaea gave no reply.
"Let's go, let's rest first. Little Derick might still be resting. We'll go see him later when he wakes up."
Cipher patted Cerces's shoulder and said to her.
"Okay."
Cerces was clearly not very used to Cipher's intimate gestures, but Cipher was someone who didn't care much about Titan authority and the like. She didn't just sling her arm around Cerces's shoulder, but also pulled Her towards the room.
Anaxa watched Cipher and her companion leave, then instructed his people to continue moving the experimental equipment into his house.
The house he originally lived in was much larger than this one, but with the large-scale arrival of scholars from the Grove of Epiphany in Okhema, housing became a problem.
The scholars of the Grove of Epiphany had a high reputation, and the people of Okhema wouldn't dislike them as they did other city-state tribes. However, Okhema was only so big, and a lack of housing was a lack of housing; it wasn't easy to arrange accommodation.
So Anaxa, while mocking the scholars of the Grove of Epiphany, gave up his residence and moved into a small house.
At this time, news of the battle situation at the Grove of Epiphany also arrived. Derick possessed the power of two Titans simultaneously and could even self-destruct to defeat strong enemies.
Hearing that his previous conjectures had been confirmed in Derick, and that he had even developed other things, Anaxa was naturally excited to move next to Derick, preparing to find an opportunity to study him thoroughly.
Derick was the best specimen for blasphemy.
Derick woke up from his sleep.
Waking up and looking to the side, he found that Castorice was already asleep on her bed.
However, she seemed to be having a nightmare, her eyes tightly closed, and her expression was very sad. Derick gently walked over to her and reached out to touch her forehead.
"Castorice, don't be afraid, I'm here to protect you."
As if sensing Derick's action, Castorice's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and her lips began to curl upwards.
A happy smile appeared on her quiet and elegant face, and her snow-white cheeks were tinged with a hint of red. Looking at her, Derick felt as if she were a ripe red apple.
I really want to kiss her.
Derick thought to himself.
With my experience of conquering countless galgame heroines, if I sneak a kiss now, I probably won't be discovered, right!
Derick thought this to himself and then gently approached Castorice's cheek.
It seemed that as Derick's height increased, so did his boldness. At least now he dared to sneak a kiss when Castorice wasn't looking.
Closer, still closer, he was about to touch her.
However, at this moment, Castorice's eyes opened.
Seeing Castorice's eyes open, Derick instantly took a pitiful step back, his hands behind his back, his expression very unnatural.
"Derick, what's wrong with you?" Castorice, who had just woken up, first asked in confusion, but then she immediately understood what Derick was planning to do.
Castorice felt her cheeks burning.
He almost succeeded; she had woken up at a rather inopportune moment.
If I had known, I should have pretended to be asleep.
But unfortunately, Castorice also lacked such experience and thoughts; she just felt someone approaching and subconsciously woke up.
Regret welled up in Castorice's heart.
No, I have to do something.
Looking at Derick with his hands behind his back and his unnatural expression, Castorice smiled again.
Although he had grown a bit taller and his face had matured a little, the cuteness in his childishness hadn't diminished at all.
Castorice stood up and approached Derick. Although Castorice was still taller than Derick, they were roughly at the same height. As Castorice drew closer, their faces were almost touching.
"Derick..."
Castorice said softly.
Hearing her call his name, Derick looked up at her.
Castorice then quickly cupped his left cheek and, before Derick could react, gently kissed his cheek.
A brief contact, quickly separated, Castorice's movement was like a dragonfly skimming the water, but that touch pierced straight to the heart. His ears instantly turned red, he lowered his head, his gaze only daring to look at his own toes, his Adam's apple quietly bobbed, his heart continued to beat, making Derick feel his chest was a little numb from the vibration.
"I'm still a bit too weak right now. I don't know how many gigabytes of galgame CG images are laughing at me! Being slightly shorter than Castorice is still not enough. Next time, next time I get taller, my courage will definitely be greater if I encounter this situation again."
Seeing Derick's shy expression, Castorice took his hand.
"Derick, let's go, let's go out and get something to eat. Today, it's my treat."
She was very happy and relaxed.
Of course, also very shy.
This was also her first kiss. Although it was just a kiss on the cheek, that palpitation made Castorice feel satisfied.
Every day with Derick, her mood kept getting better and happier.
Especially after confirming their relationship and mutual feelings, Castorice felt even more joy and happiness from their intimate contact.
This time it was a kiss on the cheek, so next time, would it be a kiss somewhere else?
Remembering the various intimate contacts she had read about, Castorice's heart was also faintly expectant.
Derick, be more proactive next time!
Castorice took Derick's hand and left the house, but when she pushed open the door, her radiant smile instantly froze.
She took a step back.
To some extent, Castorice was still a bit socially anxious. Because of her physical condition, she rarely talked to people, and when suddenly faced with many people, she would still be somewhat at a loss.
And when Castorice opened the door, she happened to see Cipher, Cerces, and Anaxa standing at the entrance.
She adjusted her mentality, let go of Derick's hands, and placed them in front of her, bowing: "Teacher, Your Excellency Calypso, is there something you need by coming here?"
After speaking, she once again grabbed Derick's hand.
As for Cipher on the side, Castorice directly ignored her.
Seeing Castorice's reaction, Cipher crossed her arms and rolled her eyes at Castorice. Others hadn't seen it, but she had.
"If it were me sleeping in bed and I saw Little Derick come over, I would definitely hug him. But then again, Little Derick's height is indeed as rumored, he has grown a bit taller. It seems my sense of guilt has lessened quite a bit," Cipher thought to herself.
Cerces then said: "My residence in Okhema is to the left of your two houses. I am here to visit my neighbors."
"Like Lady Calypso here, I've moved to this area and came to see how you're doing, Derick."
Anaxa spoke to Derick.
His gaze turned to Derick, as if expecting him to self-destruct on the spot.
Looking at the few people who had appeared, Castorice felt extremely dangerous.
Cerces was no problem; she just needed to get some energy related to the Titan of Reason from Derick, which was very normal.
But the remaining two, their problems were not ordinary.
"I still have a lot of money now, should I quickly buy a new house in Okhema and move immediately!"
Alarm bells rang loudly in Castorice's mind.
Teacher's gaze had almost materialized into an operating table, wanting to put Derick on it and dissect him alive.
As for Cipher, she wanted to pack Derick up and kick him away even more.
Huh? Wait? Where's Cipher?
Castorice looked around and found that Cipher was nowhere to be seen.
"Where did Cipher go?"
"I'm here. Since we've all become neighbors, I naturally have to buy some food for a feast. Come, come, I bought a lot, everyone eat to your heart's content."
Cipher appeared at this moment, carrying two large bags of food.
Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, she felt smug.
Hmph, hmph, be amazed by my generosity.
You guys don't know, Aglaea said she would reimburse all of Cerces's living expenses. It's a pity, that seamstress definitely knows the situation here, so I can't even submit false claims.
Unfortunately, however, the four people in front of Cipher were not fools; they all knew the reason for Cipher's actions.
But, if someone was reimbursing, why bother pointing it out?
"I would also like to try the food of Okhema," Cerces said with an interested expression.
"Alright then, Lord Cerces, please come in." Castorice invited Cerces and the others into the house.
After looking at the ingredients, Anaxa proactively said: "Let me handle these ingredients."
Castorice had studied at the Grove of Epiphany; she didn't have much cooking skill. The others probably weren't much better than Castorice, so it was better for him to do it himself.
"Then I'll trouble Teacher."
Although Castorice really wanted to say that her cooking skills had improved considerably from feeding Derick every day, she glanced at Cipher, who was eyeing them covetously from the side, and decided to entrust this to her teacher.
"Mm, you all wait a moment."
Most of the ingredients Cipher bought were semi-finished products. Anaxa quickly prepared the food and placed it on the table.
Derick and the others were already sitting at the dining table. Cerces asked Derick: "Derick, after resting for a day now, does your body feel any discomfort?"
She still wanted to confirm whether having the energy of two Titans in one person's body for a long time would cause damage.
Derick shook his head at Cerces: "No, the energy is circulating very normally in my body. I don't feel any discomfort."
"What about fusion? They haven't fused, right?" Anaxa also didn't want to eat, but continued to ask Derick.
"Also no." Derick shook his head.
Cipher sighed from the side and said to Derick: "If I had known earlier that you could absorb the energy of two Titans and block the original owner's retrieval, I would have given you my Flame-Core and energy long ago."
"Cipher, what are you planning to do?"
Castorice asked Cipher warily.
"Of course, it's to free myself from my destiny..." Cipher then recounted her and Aglaea's conjectures.
Hearing this, Anaxa immediately showed a thoughtful expression.
Castorice frowned at first, but when she heard Cipher say that the more oracular prophecies Derick obtained, the less likely he would be in trouble, an eager expression appeared on Castorice's face.
If that's the case...
"It's hard to say right now." Anaxa shook his head and said in a serious tone: "Derick currently only has power gathered in his body, but it doesn't mean he has the corresponding authority. To see if Derick can do it, we just need to see if he can become a demigod."
"Shall we give him the Flame-Core now?"
Cerces said quietly from the side.
"No rush. The power of the Titan of Reason's Flame-Core is relatively gentle. If he becomes your demigod first, adjusting other Flame-Cores later might trigger a more intense reaction."
Anaxa looked at Derick.
"My current advice to you is to first recreate the Flame-Core of the Titan of Strife and become the demigod of the Titan of Strife. This way, you'll first obtain a relatively strong Flame-Core, which will also facilitate subsequent absorption. At the same time, as one of the three Titans of Calamity, after becoming the demigod of Strife, if you can really continue to absorb, the Flame-Cores of Trickery and Death will also be easier to absorb."
"Yes, that's right, that's it. Little Derick, quickly recreate the Flame-Core of the Titan of Strife and become the demigod of the Titan of Strife."
Hearing Anaxa say this, Cipher nodded repeatedly in pleasant surprise.
The Titan of Death was related to Castorice, but Castorice wasn't happy in the first instance. Instead, she worriedly said to Anaxa: "But, Derick's body can only bear the energy of two Titans. I'm afraid it can't bear more."
"That was his previous body," Anaxa said confidently: "After becoming a demigod, his body will probably change again. At that time, Derick's endurance will also change."
After a pause, he added: "If it can't be done, I have some small methods here to help Derick improve his physical strength."
"That won't be necessary."
Derick quickly refused.
Anaxa would definitely not create something like human experimentation or transmutation.
Instead of considering letting Anaxa make changes, it would be better for him to find Ruan Mei in the universe sooner.
That lady's understanding of life was far superior to Anaxa's.
Ms. Ruan Mei, where are you! I have a test subject here that can't be broken no matter how you experiment with it or play with it, I'm giving it to you!
Derick thought to himself.
He quickly changed the subject and asked Anaxa: "Mr. Anaxagoras, let's talk about the Titan of Strife's Flame-Core first. You said, how should I re-ignite the Flame-Core?"
"To reignite the Flame-Core of Strife, it might be related to strife. I suggest you go find those tribes that once followed Nikador. Perhaps they will have some ideas."
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