Chapter 15 Chapter 15: Isn't It Common Sense That Little Elysia Can Bloom from Ice?
Chapter 15: Isn't It Common Sense That Little Elysia Can Bloom from Ice?
"So this is Jarilo-VI? It really is a frozen, snowy land. But... it's not that cold, is it?" Standing firmly on the ground of this planet and looking at the snow-white scenery before her, March 7th instinctively hugged her arms and rubbed them.
Compared to the Silvermane Guards who couldn't move normally in the wind and snow without being fully armed, the attire of the three of them was not just light and cool; it could practically be used as summer wear.
Oh, wait... Belobog doesn't have a summer to speak of.
"That's because we possess a faint power from the Path of The Trailblaze, allowing us to adapt to harsh environments." Dan Heng, who stood half a head taller than the two girls and looked more like a guardian in comparison, responded.
Pathstriders' is the collective term for people who are called by the beliefs of an Aeon, walk on the corresponding Path, and obtain power and blessings from that Path.
As for the so-called Paths, they are abstract roads opened by a certain Aeon, representing their own corresponding philosophical concepts. Every follower who practices an Aeon's way can obtain faint power from the Path, and at the end of the Path lies the Aeon itself.
Piloting the Astral Express and repeating the journey of The Trailblaze Aeon, they are undoubtedly striders walking the Path of The Trailblaze.
And on Jarilo-VI, this place blessed by The Preservation Aeon, powerful Pathstriders should theoretically also be born to guide everyone forward.
But just as Cocolia told Kevin earlier, they haven't felt the presence of The Preservation's power for a long time.
"Ah, I was just expressing my feelings. You don't need to explain such things; of course I know." Faced with Dan Heng's explanation, March 7th retorted righteously without a care. Seeing this, Stelle also instinctively crossed her arms and glared over with wide, angry eyes: "Of course we know."
"See, even Stelle agrees with me."
"See, even March 7th agrees with me."
"Um... Actually, there's no need to repeat every sentence..." March 7th originally felt quite justified, but after being mixed up by Stelle like this, she herself felt a bit awkward.
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Stelle expressed complete incomprehension and even cast a puzzled and shocked look at March 7th.
How can you demand so much from a child who's been born for less than a month?
"Forget it, forget it! Let's just hurry to a place with people first. Staying here isn't a solution... Hey, look over there! Is something moving?!"
March 7th was just about to lead her companions away when, after only taking a few steps, she suddenly noticed something unusual in the snow.
When the three arrived beside that bulging snow mound and dug out the wriggling object from within, they discovered it was actually a... block of ice encasing some pink creature?
Although humanoid, this pink-haired creature inside the ice was only a few dozen centimeters tall. Not only that, besides having a halo floating above its head, it actually had two small wings growing on its back?
Even though frozen within, this little creature clearly still had its own consciousness. Upon seeing the three of them, its pale blue pupils couldn't help but dart around, barely containing its excitement.
"So this is actually March 7th's... relative?" Looking at this all-too-familiar scene before him, even the most normal Dan Heng couldn't help but voice his strange speculation.
Hearing this, the highly malleable Stelle immediately extrapolated and suggested: "But judging from this size, isn't the probability of it being a daughter greater?"
"Hey hey hey, there's no need for such an outrageous guess! Besides, I don't look like this thing at all. At most, we both have a bit of pink in our hair, both have blue-ish eyes, and were both frozen in ice... um..." As she spoke, March 7th herself gradually grew less confident. Why does it feel like the more I explain, the less clear it becomes?
But how is that possible? She couldn't really be a single mother!!!
"Speculating so much now is useless. It's better to think of a way to free this little one from the ice first," Dan Heng said calmly.
Oh right, right! She'll definitely be able to explain things clearly for me then!" March 7th excitedly clapped her hands but soon became troubled again. "But we don't have any tools now. Should we return to the Express for help?"
Returning to the starting point after taking only two steps on the trailblazing journey... wouldn't that be too hasty?
Thud—!
The two honest folks were still seriously discussing the problem when the truly smart Trailblazer had already learned to be self-reliant. When the two looked towards the sound, they found that Stelle had somehow taken out her weapon, and her baseball bat was still pressed against the ice block.
"What? Isn't this more convenient?"
In Stelle's current brief worldview, there was no problem that couldn't be solved by hitting it with a baseball bat once. If it didn't work, it could only prove that she hadn't hit it enough times.
Crack crack crack—!
Before March 7th and Dan Heng could say anything, dense cracks suddenly began spreading from the tip of the baseball bat across the entire ice block. Finally, with a bang, this half-person-tall block of ice shattered into pieces all over the ground.
The good news is the ice was successfully broken. The bad news is the little thing inside seemed completely unaffected.
Wow! I'm finally out. A petite body really is more comfortable. Couldn't even blink inside the ice; it's simply not a place for anyone to stay. Thank you, kind and lovely humans~"
Just freed from the ice, this pink-haired creature immediately darted into mid-air and stretched its chubby little body before refocusing its attention on those present: "However, there's one thing I must clarify beforehand. Although this girl is indeed as cute as me, there is no blood relation between us."
"Then what exactly are you? And why were you sealed in ice?" March 7th immediately followed up with questions.
"Me?"
The pink-haired creature's eyes shifted slightly before it spoke: "I am Fairy Elysia from the Land of Fairies and Music, here specifically to encounter important you~ But to be closer, you can just call me Little Elysia."
"As for why I was sealed in ice? How should I put this... I didn't originally come to this planet alone... ah no, not as one fairy. But that blockheaded companion actually left with others without noticing me at all!"
"Sigh, this really is something troubling for a fairy. Kind humans, can you help me?"
Tell me, who could refuse an adorable creature that suddenly appears before you?
"But... why do I suddenly feel like we've received a beginner quest?"
(There is an illustration here; it can be viewed after updating to the new version.)
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