"You may not know how, but someone else does."
"Who?"
———
"Why are you two father and daughter laughing so creepily?"
In the temple hall, Rossweise sat on the throne, holding a pen in hand, tilting her head to look at Leon and Noah.
The old guy was holding the little one in his arms, smiling at her with a fawning face.
"Wifey~"
"Mommy~"
"If you've got something then let it out, I'm busy."
As her daughter aged, she was getting more and more like her dad in every aspect.
Battle style, types of magic, behavioral standards, all increasingly similar.
Now even that cheeky smile was being copied.
'Good baby, you can learn anything you want, just don't learn this cocky and flippant attitude!'
There was no time to reminisce about the former cool and tsundere young miss, enter cheerful Noah.
But speaking of which, when Leon accidentally entered the future twenty years ahead, the Noah of that time had become gloomy and withdrawn because she had grown up without his company.
Rossweise absolutely did not want to see her daughter turn into that.
So seeing her currently growing more cheerful and lively, Rossweise was quite relieved.
Back to the topic.
The two of them definitely came to her for something serious.
Leon briefly explained Noah's condition to Rossweise, as well as the father-daughter duo's recent analysis and speculation.
Upon hearing it, Rossweise also immediately took it seriously.
"Teach Noah to guide the Primordial Energy... no problem. Noah, when do you think you can start?"
"Let's wait until Mommy finishes what she's busy with."
Rossweise put down the fountain pen in her hand and stood up, "Mommy's done now."
Leon & the Princess: ?
"Mommy, didn't you just say you were busy?"
"The world is big, but my daughter is the biggest. Let's go, to the backyard practice field."
'The workaholic was defeated in battle by a daughter-con. What kind of dream am I having?'
———
Ten minutes later, the three arrived at the temple's backyard practice field.
"As long as we help Noah release the power she accidentally absorbed at the time, her dreams will no longer be affected and her body will get better, right?", Rossweise asked.
Leon nodded, "How long do you think it'll take to teach Noah the basic method to use the Primordial Energy?"
He clearly remembered how long it took Rossweise back then to practice and successfully use the Primordial Energy, and the effort she put into it was no joke.
No matter how talented Noah was, she probably wouldn't even touch the threshold without ten days to half a month.
Rossweise thought for a bit and replied, "If she learns normally, it'll take a good amount of time. But since you said this power is affecting Noah's health, we can't afford to delay. So I think... maybe I can directly guide the Primordial Energy in Noah's body outward. The result should be the same."
Rossweise's words made sense.
It had only been half a month, and Noah's body was already showing obvious discomfort.
If they wasted more time on practicing how to use the Primordial Energy, then practicing heavily with a tired body, Noah would be even more overwhelmed.
So Rossweise's proposal was the best choice.
"Then let's do as you say."
"Okay, come on, Noah, sit down."
Noah nodded and obediently complied.
Mother and daughter sat cross-legged, facing each other.
"Put your hand out, place it on Mommy's palm."
"Yes, Mommy."
Noah extended her small hand and placed it on Rossweise's soft palm.
Rossweise gently supported her daughter's hand and comforted her, "Don't be nervous, Noah, just relax."
"Okay."
"Now close your eyes and slowly channel your original magic."
Noah followed instructions as usual.
She was already very proficient in controlling magic.
Very quickly, blue sparks of electricity flickered around Noah.
"Very good. Then try to sense the oddity mixed in with this original power of yours."
Noah's brows furrowed slightly, "Oddity?..."
"Mhm. Your body's original power is the purest to you. But the Primordial Energy is different. It's like a drop of ink falling into water, spreading through all your magical circuits. If you carefully sense it, you'll definitely find it."
Having practiced the Primordial Energy for so long, Rossweise had already summed up some efficient experiences.
"Okay, I'll try."
Following Rossweise's words, Noah calmed down and searched within for that Primordial Energy.
During this process, Rossweise also used her own Primordial Energy to follow Noah.
Once Noah touched the power that didn't belong to her, Rossweise would immediately draw it out.
Not long after, a ripple passed across Noah's small face, "I think I felt the Primordial Energy, Mommy."
"Mhm, leave the rest to Mommy."
As soon as she finished speaking, Rossweise immediately "caught" the Primordial Energy that Noah had found, and then slowly began pulling it out of her magical circuits.
This step was crucial, steady and slow, otherwise it might hurt Noah.
But just as Rossweise was about to completely extract the Primordial Energy, she suddenly felt an invisible force pulling and struggling against her.
"What's... going on?", Rossweise muttered softly.
Leon, who was "standing guard" beside her, noticed something was wrong and quickly ran over to ask, "What's wrong?"
"Something seems to be stopping me from drawing out the Primordial Energy inside Noah."
"Do you need my help?"
Rossweise shook her head, "It's okay, the pulling force isn't strong. It's very weak. I can handle it myself."
"Alright, if anything goes wrong, I'll immediately cut your connection with that force," Leon said.
"Mhm."
Rossweise continued tugging at the Primordial Energy inside Noah.
As she said, the thing obstructing her was very weak, not enough to rival her.
Soon, she successfully drew all the Primordial Energy out of Noah.
Mother and daughter both breathed a sigh of relief.
Noah lay back on the soft grass, her body indeed felt much lighter, and the slight headache had eased a lot.
Rossweise looked at the white ball of energy in her hand, "So this is the Primordial Energy that accidentally poured into Noah back in the ruins..."
Leon crouched beside her, "Compared to Constantine's, this doesn't look like much."
Rossweise gave him an elbow, "Can't you compare to a normal person?"
Leon chuckled, then walked over and picked Noah up in his arms, "Feeling better?"
Noah nodded, "Much better."
Then looked to Rossweise, "Thanks, Mommy!"
Rossweise also stood up and reached out to pinch her daughter's cheek, "As long as you're okay. Tell the maids to cook more tonight, let's nourish you up."
"Okay."
———
Midnight, in the sisters' room, Luna had finished hugging Little Light and was planning to turn around and hug Noah.
This time, she successfully hugged her big sister as she wished.
Still dreaming, the little dragon girl smiled and buried her little face against Noah's neck.
And Noah, now used as a life-sized loli body pillow, was staring wide-eyed at the ceiling.
She raised her hand and pushed Luna away.
Next second, Luna hugged her again;
Push away,
Hug again;
Push again,
Hug again.
Noah gave up.
'Damn little brat, as the Dragon King's daughter, how can you sleep in such an uncouth way? Truly disgraceful to me.'
'But she does look cute. Could it be that all my dragonkin descendants' genes got optimized for appearance?'
The King of Old looked at the ceiling, pondering how the dragon race she saved with her own hands ten thousand years ago turned out like this today.
Not that it was bad.
Just... a bit unexpected.
'Sigh, looks like I can't secretly use this brat's body to gather the Primordial Energy anymore. That silver dragon named Rossweise is really strong, at such a young age, she's already mastered my power.'
'And her husband... Leon Casmodeous, he's also a tricky fellow. If I really hurt this brat's body, he definitely wouldn't let me off.'
'Hmph... if I still had my body and strength from back then, I wouldn't be afraid of those two.'
'Too bad... sigh.'
Another sigh, the King of Old started thinking about how she could secretly recover herself without anyone knowing.
But no matter how she thought, she couldn't come up with a good method.
Meanwhile, the little one beside her finally turned over and hugged the pink-haired brat on the other side.
Good, the King of Old let out a breath.
She gently lifted the blanket, barefooted, and went to the bathroom.
Looking at her young dragon form in the mirror, Noah's thoughts stirred. After some hesitation, she finally decided, 'Looks like... I'll have to come clean with you, little brat.'
———
In the days after asking Mom and Dad for help, Noah indeed didn't have that strange dream again.
Her physical condition was also slowly improving.
And just when Noah thought she had completely gotten rid of the whole Primordial Energy thing, the ancestor from ten thousand years ago was still lurking like a lingering ghost.
That night, deep into the night, Noah held Luna in her arms, breathing in the faint fragrance of her hair, feeling the softness of her sister's hug, and sleeping deeply.
[T/N: I have midsems this week so there will be 1 Chapter/Day instead of 2 till next Monday, after that we will be back to 2 Chapters/Day. Hope you all understand, have a great day~]
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