Chapter 285
Three months later, on the Eastern Coral Island .
On a vast grassland, one with flowers covered everywhere . A grassland that rarely had visitors .
“Hahaha, Grimm . Now can you guess how many strawberries I have in my hand? Don’t use sorcery . No cheating . ”
Her voice was sublime in the ears . It was like listening to the singing of a lark .
Walking backward as she faced Grimm, Lefay’s face was glowing with a sweet smile as she extended her fair exquisite fists—all the while they were stepping on the green pasture, with butterflies and hummingbirds buzzing by .
“Caw caw! Master, I think there are three berries in her hand . ” Myna smirked as it stood on Lefay’s shoulder .
It was the one who took out the strawberries from the pocket dimension . Yet, it was feeding misinformation to Grimm, trying to disrupt his induction process .
Myna stood on Lefay’s side, using Grimm’s love for Lefay as his advantage to bully him .
However, Grimm seemed to enjoy this a lot .
Grimm grinned as he gazed into Lefay’s smiling crescent eyes and then into Myna’s mischievous full-moon eyes . After a moment’s thought, Grimm answered, “My guess is… you don’t have any strawberries in your hand at all!”
“Caw caw! Yay!” Myna jumped excitedly on Lefay’s shoulder .
“Haha, Grimm you’ve guessed wrong . I’ve got two strawberries over here . Come, Myna . We’ll share the strawberries . You’ll take one and I’ll take one . We’ll watch him drool . ” Lefay then took a strawberry and tossed it into her mouth while Myna quickly devoured the other .
Giggling mischievously as she chewed the strawberry in her mouth, Lefay said, “Grimm, it’s your turn to pick some strawberries . It’s our turn to guess . You know, to be fair . ”
‘Fair?
How was this fair…
Grimm had only one go to guess the berries in Lefay’s hand; on the other hand, Lefay and Myna each had a turn to guess–so they had two chances .
Still, after seeing the coquettish Lefay before him… all that Grimm could feel was a whirlpool of sweet feelings .
Grimm once thought that he would always be a wise rational sorcerer . Yet now, he realized he was the living example of another sorcerer’s words .
“A sorcerer who’s in love is like a newborn baby . ”
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And it was true . Grimm was like a kid who only lived for three hundred years—he easily fell for the trap and took out a handful of strawberries with a foolish grin, “Sure, take a guess . ”
“Two!” Myna quickly yelled out its answer, like the forever immature stupid bird that it was .
“Hmm, three!” Lefay nervously squealed out her answer .
Then, Grimm slowly opened up his palm . There were three strawberries .
Myna and Lefay jumped excitedly as they grabbed the strawberries from Grimm’s hand . They happily devoured the berries in front of Grimm .
“Now, it’s your turn to guess…”
Thus, they kept on going as they walked . Grimm and Lefay were like a wandering loving married couple . They were enjoying every minute as they felt their heartbeats syncing up as one .
At a small farm .
Grimm had rented the whole place up for a night with the steep price of one silver coin .
Lefay was tightly cuddled in Grimm’s arm as they lay on a mattress, watching millions of stars above in the sky .
Creak creak creak…
Countless insects and bugs were flying and singing under the cloak of night . It was like listening to nature’s symphony .
In the sky, there were several clouds hanging in the air while the crescent moon was hiding behind them . It looked as though the moon was a mischievous child enjoying a bubble bath .
“Grimm, I suppose we’ll be reaching Krakatoa Harbor tomorrow?”
Lefay’s words were soft, vibrating from her throat . It was so soft that only Grimm could hear from his ears . Every breath that escaped from her nose and touched his ears felt so warm .
Feeling the warmth in his arms, Grimm hugged his wife tighter as he gave a firm “yes” . Then, his hands were beginning some… mischievous fondles .
The night was so silent, romantic and warm . Everything felt so nice and serene… and there appeared to be only Grimm and Lefay in the area…
Yet…
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“Caw caw, Master! I’ve got something here! It’s a Neonbird! A Neonbird! It’s so unthinkable for us to find such a creature from the ancient times over here at the Eastern Coral Island . It’s so unthinkable! Master, come! We should…”
Cough cough!
Grimm let out two fake coughs before quickly separating from Lefay as he glared at this stupid bird .
Just what time did it think it was? Grimm did not have the mood to catch some pre-historic bird at all .
“Erm… Myna, could you please head into the pocket dimension and hit the sack? Lefay and I have something to… discuss . ” Grimm put on a solemn face as he spoke to Myna, like there was some important business going on .
“Oh, what are you discussing?” Myna asked as its idiotic excitement still overwhelmed him .
Stunned, Grimm almost burst out in laughter seeing this stupid bird’s naivety . He quickly grabbed Myna and threw him into the pocket dimension as he scolded, “What we’re discussing? What thing? Just scram! Don’t you dare give me that innocent look!”
“Caw… . ” Myna screeched as it disappeared into the pocket dimension .
The farm was now quiet again . Grimm grinned as he looked at Lefay .
“Ah… you baddie . Just what do you think you’re… doing…” Lefay giggled as she pushed Grimm’s chest away with her hands .
Grimm let out a mischievous laugh and answered, “What I’m doing? Of course I’m doing you . Come, little lamb . Allow the big bad wolf in . ”
Stunned after hearing this, Lefay quickly realized what Grimm meant .
“Teehee, you’re such a baddie! We’ll never know just who the little lamb is yet . Come, little Grimm lamb… your big sis wolf is hungry . You’re not going to escape my paws…”
Then, cheerful giggles and laughs could be heard larking in the quiet farm .
Next evening .
At the Krakatoa Duke’s mansion .
Grimm and Lefay sat together as they raise their wine glasses to the retired sorcerer who invited them and Apollo to a feast in the Eastern Coral Island .
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A warm smile beamed on the duke’s face .
There was also a glimpse of regret on his face too .
“Oh, how I haven’t thought that the two most anticipated candidates out of the hundreds of sorcerer-apprentices on the Dyla Wheel did not rank up to be full-fledged sorcerers at all . In fact, there was only one of them succeeded in ranking up from the Holy Tower Qualification Battle . Yet, there were you and Nina York—the prodigies that were hidden amongst waves after waves of the ordinary sorcerer-apprentices . Such a shame…”
It’s such a shame that now Grimm and Nina York had become the full-fledged sorcerers for Black Isotta .
After exchanging words, the duke, Grimm and Lefay took a full gulp of the wine from their glasses .
After Grimm’s wedding, Nina York had traveled back to Black Isotta Sorcerer Academy . She had also agreed to keep Lefay’s information a secret .
In exchange for that, Nina York had acquired Lefay’s grandfather’s secret lab in Bi Seer City, making Bi Seer City her second home .
In the grand feast, Grimm and the duke were chatting for a full two hourglass time before ending his visit . The duke made a promise to Grimm—that he would gift Grimm the small castle that he once lived on at Krakatoa Harbor .
On a well-lit street, Grimm and Lefay were strolling slowly as they held hands, passing by countless other citizens .
“So where are we going? How about we head to your castle… maybe we’ll play that little game… like how I visited your chamber two hundred years ago? Hmm? My dear little Grimm?”
Lefay teasingly looked at Grimm .
Letting a few fake coughs, Grimm replied with a smile, “Erm, let’s bring you to the Dim Well . I can still remember the night Robinson brought me to the place . Oh, the memories…”
After a while .
They arrived at the small mysterious house . Under the moonlight, a maple tree was swaying against the wind as it cast its shadow on the windows . It felt as though it was a palm, holding an infinite amount of sadness within .
There was a well next to the house . Some youngsters’ laughter could be heard in the area—they appeared to be entertained by something . Grimm and Lefay were amongst these youngsters .
Creak…
Entering the house, Grimm took out a few gold coins from his pocket and looked at the elderly sorceress . The old sorceress too looked at Grimm .
He originally thought this old sorceress was just another colleague who was hiding her real appearance using sorcery .
Yet, she was not breathing . How could this be?
A Mechanical Marionette?
As Grimm was surprised by this revelation, the old sorceress opened her mouth, revealing two rows of blackened teeth within . Then, a sapling grew from within her throat .
The sapling let out an angry puff . “Oh young sorcerer, don’t you know no sorcerer higher than Level 1 is allowed to approach the Eye of the World?”
Grimm’s eyes were widening as he saw this .
This… this was the breath of the Spring World Guardian! One of the two most powerful World Guardians!
Caught off-guard, Grimm quickly pulled Lefay, who was still clueless as to what to do, to his side and bowed to the sapling . Although the sapling was just an exemplification of the real World Guardian, it still held immense authority—one that Grimm must look up to .
The sapling shook its body before continuing on, “Hmph, I see . You don’t know . Now, make sure you don’t leak out information about the Eye of the World . ”
Grimm quickly replied, “Yes, of course . ”
Then, after a short hesitation, Grimm asked, “Oh dear great World Guardian, my wife is just a Sorcerer-apprentice… would you mind…”
Tud!
The sapling tossed a rock at Grimm, “Take it . Don’t worry, I’ll give this out for free this time . No gold coin needed . ”
After that, the sapling quickly crawled back into the old sorceress’ throat .
Half an hourglass time later, Lefay giggled as she held Grimm’s arm while they walked to the seview castle .
“Did you see that? That creature only has one head . And there are many tentacles beneath it . And… and it was hovering in the air as it spoke to me . Oh, I was so surprised… and then that was not all…”
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