Hello, this is Tian An. I am currently being escorted back to the clinic by Big Sis. She's specifically holding my hand tight so I don't run away.
That trash can from earlier must have been scared off by Big Sis's intimidating presence too.
But it's truly strange that Tian An could see a living trash can.
What? You ask who Big Sis is? All I can say is, mind your own business about important folks.
"I really won't run away," Tian An said helplessly, looking at Seele who was still tightly gripping her hand.
"No way. Who knows if you'll suddenly bolt like that Sampo," Seele pulled Tian An along from the front.
Although she knew Seele wouldn't actually do anything to her, what was this faint feeling of defeat?
Tian An, you need to rise up! You must not only possess Theresia's gentleness but also Theresia's dignity when facing outsiders!
"I don't think I need this kind of guidance!" Tian An said, preparing to pry her hand loose.
"No!"
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"Fine...."
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Tian An was instantly defeated.
Actually, sometimes, just going with the flow is pretty good too, right?
"Walk faster." Seele felt she was already being quite gentle with her. If this person didn't look so harmless, she definitely would have detained this individual of unknown origin.
"What are those horns on your head? Decorations?"
"They're natural."
"I'm talking to you seriously."
"Really, they really are natural!" Tian An felt like crying but had no tears. Was she supposed to pull off a horn to show her if it was natural?
"Could it be... you're really from the sky...."
Thump....
Hm?
Before Seele could finish speaking, something tumbled down the nearby steps into the snow, covered by the scattering snowfall.
"What's that?" Seele cautiously approached. Since she was holding Tian An's hand, Tian An was dragged along too.
"Lend a hand," Seele bent down and began digging away the thick layer of snow.
Tian An paused for a moment, then agreed.
Although this pile of snow could cover something, it wasn't very large. Soon, they reached the bottom.
And the shadow that had just fallen finally revealed its face.
"FrostNova?" Tian An now seriously suspected she was hallucinating. Just moments ago, it was such a tiny FrostNova model, how did it suddenly become a full-sized FrostNova sister?
But seeing Seele's equally astonished expression, she realized she wasn't hallucinating.
This one really did fall from the sky.
Sister FrostNova, why did you come too, wuwuwu....
"You know her?" Seele looked at this barely breathing white rabbit, thinking about how many people she had picked up today.
"Indeed."
"I don't have time to banter with you. Since you know her, hurry up and check her condition." Seele placed a hand under FrostNova's nose and found her breathing was faint.
Her pulse might be weak too.
"Do you know artificial respiration?" Seele turned and asked Tian An.
"Me? I don't know how."
"I do," that comforting voice sounded again in Tian An's mind.
"But I have a simpler way... Little Tian An, hold your hand out towards her," Theresia said gently.
"Oh oh, okay." Tian An obediently held out her hand, aiming it at FrostNova's delicate yet weak face.
"What are you doing? That's not how you do artificial respiration," Seele said, bewildered, watching her extend her hand.
A faint light emanated from Tian An's hand, sprinkling towards the white rabbit like sunlight. Upon contact with her body, it gradually adhered to her.
Affected by this light, FrostNova's breathing gradually became normal.
"Is this... your ability?" Seele watched the scene unfold in amazement. The ability to heal – she had only ever seen Natasha possess something like that.
"Yes," Tian An shamelessly agreed. Although it was entirely Theresia's doing just now, she did participate in the action, didn't she?
"Perfect timing. Let's take her to the clinic," Seele stood back up.
"You....." Seele stared at Tian An for a few moments, then shook her head.
"Forget it, I'll carry her."
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Wait, what do you mean? Are you looking down on the strength of a Terran?
The moment Seele touched FrostNova's hand, she recoiled from a biting chill.
"Hiss.... How is this young lady's body temperature so low?" Seele's hand nearly froze stiff. Although she was a Pathstrider, she had never encountered such a low temperature before.
Seeing Seele's reaction, Tian An remembered FrostNova's unique physical constitution.
"Theresia... can I leave this to you?" Tian An called for off-field assistance.
"Little Tian An, some things are best done yourself." But unexpectedly, Theresia rejected her request.
Right, if I keep relying on Her Highness, won't I become just a useless decoration?
Tian An started racking her brain for a solution.
Meanwhile, Seele had already procured a pile of cardboard from somewhere, trying to build a makeshift stretcher.
"Got it!" Tian An only knew how to play with pillars, so couldn't she just build a bridge out of crystals?
Although she didn't know where these crystals came from, she just had to do it.
Deciding quickly, Tian An began to diligently gather the power in her hands, intending to make some crystals sprout from the ground.
But after straining for quite a while, there was no movement on the ground.
"Little Tian An, you should know what your Sister Theresia used to do, right?" Theresia reminded her.
"Weave threads?" Tian An answered mentally.
But as soon as she answered, strands of white, energy-infused thread emerged from thin air around her body, all gathering before Tian An's hands.
"Did Theresia do this?"
"Guess~"
"Since they're out, try shaping the threads into the form you want."
"Okay!" Tian An got right to it, directing the delicate white threads to trace arcs in the air before starting to intertwine.
Seele watched this magical scene, her mind pondering unknown thoughts.
The threads passed through each other's gaps, then interlaced and looped back, finally forming a....
Woolen sweater full of holes?
FrostNova's body was gently lifted by the net woven from the threads, but her head was still suspended in mid-air, and many excess thread ends were tangled together, forming numerous fuzzballs.
....
Never mind, as long as it works.
Tian An tried moving the woven net. Good, everything was smooth.
"Let's go," Tian An said, somewhat proudly looking at what she considered a fine piece of work, and walked ahead.
"Hey, can I ask you a question?" Seele kept staring at the... unique creation, anticipation in her eyes.
"What is it?"
"Can those threads of yours be used to weave clothes?"
....