At this moment in the chat group, Levi was explaining to Kiana the love-hate entanglement between Otto and Yae Sakura.
[Levi: Got it?]
[Levi poked Kiana!]
[Kiana: Got it! Yae Sakura is Otto's lover!]
[Levi: …]
Levi, who was already lying down at home, couldn't help but sit up and pinch the bridge of his nose.
"This idiot… I already explained it in such a simple and easy way, without using a single four-character idiom, just plain everyday language, how did she still misunderstand it!"
'Yae Sakura is Otto's lover?'
'Otto would love nothing more than to tear Yae Sakura into pieces, and that still counts as a lover?'
Levi felt completely helpless. Extremely, extremely helpless.
At this moment, he finally understood how Himeko and the other teachers felt.
"Big brother, big brother, when are we going to find my sister?"
Rin, her mouth greasy from eating, flew in front of Levi, her watery eyes looking at him.
Wiping the oil mixed with drool from the corner of her mouth, Levi smiled and said, "Is the fried tofu in this world tasty?"
She nodded. "Tasty!"
Levi patted her little head, his voice gentle as he said, "How about I take you to eat it every day from now on?"
"Okay!" After agreeing, Rin showed a conflicted expression again.
Levi continued on his own, "We'll eat it every day, never the same twice, a new shop every time."
Every day, never the same twice, a new shop every time.
Rin's eyes widened.
"After we finish all the shops on the Luofu, I'll take you to other Xianzhou ships. Each one has its own specialties, I guarantee a variety of flavors."
"And over at Yaoguang, they're all little foxes like you. Foxes love fried tofu. Plus, each Xianzhou has tens of thousands of years of history."
"With that kind of heritage, the fried tofu there must be absolutely top-notch."
"Absolutely top-notch!"
Rin's breathing started to quicken.
"So, what do you think? Rin~"
Faced with Levi's question again, Rin nodded frantically like a pecking chick.
She only stopped when she started to feel a little dizzy.
Then she saw Levi pull out another portion of fried tofu like a magic trick.
Smelling the aroma of the fried tofu, Rin's tail behind her kept swaying.
After taking it from his hand, she flew onto the table and started eating.
Watching her like this, Levi smiled slightly. "Easy to take care of."
'This fool…'
———
[St. Freya Academy]
Kiana saw that Levi sent six dots and then stopped talking. She scratched her head and looked at what Levi had explained.
The love-hate entanglement between Otto and Yae Sakura.
"They already used that as the title, if Yae Sakura isn't Otto's lover, could she be Saintess Kallen's lover instead?"
Kiana curled her lips.
Even though she didn't read what Levi actually said, just from the title she could guess roughly.
It was nothing more than Otto being betrothed by his elders, but wanting to pursue free love. Then during one outing, he met a girl from the Far East, Yae Sakura.
Through various coincidences, the two got together.
Then their relationship was exposed, causing dissatisfaction from the family, which led to all kinds of love-hate drama.
[Levi: …]
Amazing, Kiana. Even he himself hadn't thought of it, so this was the "truth" of the story…
'Hahaha!'
If Otto heard this, he probably wouldn't care about any plans at all. He'd first find an excuse to send you off to Siberia to dig potatoes for a year.
Rin raised her head and glanced at Levi, who had his back to her and whose shoulders were shaking constantly. She ignored him and continued eating.
There were still two big bowls full of fried tofu, each piece bigger than her.
And it tasted so delicious.
'This place is basically heaven!'
After laughing for a while, Levi spoke in the group.
[Levi: As long as you like it. Also, about Theresa's question.]
[Levi: You know about the Stigmata Space, right?]
[Kiana: Of course I know! Stigmata Space is! It's…]
"What was it again?"
Kiana scratched her head. "I remember reading about it today. Which book was it in again?"
[Levi: Forget it, whether you know or not doesn't matter. Just tell her the name.]
'Theresa, as an S-rank Valkyrie and the principal of St. Freya Academy, should definitely know what Stigmata Space is… right?'
Then again, she also had Kaslana blood flowing in her veins. Maybe she was just like Kiana.
Like aunt, like niece.
Especially since Theresa also had the nickname "Teri Derp."
It was hard to believe she actually knew what Stigmata Space was.
But Levi wasn't worried.
If Theresa didn't know, wasn't Himeko there?
As an A-rank Valkyrie, Himeko seemed far more reliable than Theresa, the S-rank Valkyrie, at times like this.
[Ding dong!]
A notification sound from the chat group rang out on Levi's side. Clearly someone had @mentioned him.
[Stelle: @Levi, open the door! Astral Express!]
———
"That's about it."
Kiana quickly told Theresa everything she wanted to know, then opened the door and hurried out.
She was going to be late for lunch.
"Stigmata Space…"
Sitting among fragments invisible to the naked eye, Theresa crossed her hands in front of her, her gaze fixed straight ahead.
Wisdom seemed to flow in her eyes.
"What is it? Himeko, do you know?"
'Wisdom' continued to flow.
Not recalling what Stigmata Space was for the moment, Theresa turned her head and asked Himeko.
Himeko touched the stigmata on her back.
"A type of space that only primal stigmata possess. At present, it hasn't been confirmed whether it actually exists."
Some holders of primal stigmata said this space existed, while others said it didn't.
Right now, the research community of Schicksal still held doubts about whether such a thing existed.
But since the other party brought it up on their own, then most likely that so-called Stigmata Space, said to exist only within primal stigmata, was real.
At this moment, Theresa also recalled what Stigmata Space was.
She cleared her throat and said, "Ahem, not bad answer, Himeko."
Theresa looked approving. Himeko remained expressionless.
"If Stigmata Space really exists, then that means… Yae Sakura's soul is actually staying inside the Stigmata Space."
"Theresa, you should know Yae Sakura's situation better than me… or him."
Back in Nagazora City, Theresa had briefly described Yae Sakura's condition.
She should be very clear about her specific situation.
Himeko's eyes showed confusion. "Then why have Kiana ask him about Yae Sakura?"
'What do I know about it!'
Theresa looked a bit embarrassed. Meeting Himeko's gaze, she raised her hand to her mouth and coughed lightly.
"Ahem, I just wasn't sure. To be safe, I had Kiana ask. After all, he can see the future, right?"
Was that really the case?
Looking at Theresa's little face, Himeko felt like she was hiding something.
"Ahem ahem!" Theresa jumped down from her chair, put on a serious face, and said, "Alright, alright, we'll talk about anything else this afternoon. I'm going back to eat first. You just finished your check-up, go eat something good and recover."
When she reached the door, Theresa suddenly turned back, her tone serious as she reminded, "Don't drink alcohol!"
Under her stern gaze, Himeko nodded.
Then Theresa skipped happily toward her residence.
"Bitter melon~ bitter melon~ my favorite bitter melon~"
"Bitter melon with eggs~ cold bitter melon~ stir-fried bitter melon~"
"And my favorite bitter melon juice!"
"Hehe, good thing I was clever and reserved it all!"