Meow~
The cat, which had been pawing at Xia De's clothes by the pillow, hoping he would share some food, suddenly looked up, curiously watching the snow falling from the ceiling. Its amber eyes reflected the strange scene. It stretched out a small paw to bat at the falling snowflakes in front of it, was startled by the cold sensation upon contact, but quickly stretched out its paw again, full of renewed curiosity.
From Mia Gold's letter, Mia is less than half a year old, so she has probably never seen snow before.
Louisa looked around. This was still Xia De's bedroom. Although snowflakes were falling from the ceiling, compared to last night's situation, the current situation was quite ordinary.
"For now, this is all I can do. I can feel how powerful the Miracle I possess is, but I can't use it. I can only make it snow in a certain area right now. Fortunately, maintaining the snowy appearance basically doesn't consume my Ling and Element."
Xia De said, then canceled the Miracle effect, otherwise he wouldn't be able to eat his breakfast.
Mia seemed a little disappointed, constantly scratching Xia De's quilt, making noise. She liked these white, cool things.
Louisa pondered for a moment:
"Indeed, it's as I expected. Your Ring術士 level is too low, and you have too little Ling, so even if this Miracle fully belongs to you, only a part of its effect can be realized. This is very understandable."
She said regretfully, looking at the temperamental cat, and added:
"But the future is promising. This is equivalent to you definitely being able to immediately master a powerful Miracle after you advance to a high PentaCircle."
Xia De nodded, took a bite of scrambled eggs, and found that they tasted good. It seemed that Louisa, who lived alone, had long mastered the skill of cooking.
"By the way, why did you engrave the Ling Rune of the little match girl? I was by your side last night, and the scene when you engraved the Ling Rune seemed a bit different from normal circumstances..."
She hesitated as she spoke, this was probably the real question she wanted to ask.
Before Xia De could answer, Louisa took the initiative to introduce her own situation:
"I once told you that my low Four Ring was achieved by using the story of the little match girl to connect the Sublimation Words. The inspiration Rune 【match】 obtained from the story, the inspiration Rune 【phantom dream】 obtained from the story, the whisper Rune 【frozen person】 obtained from contacting a relic, the blasphemy Rune 【pity】 obtained with the help of a doctor, together with my own 【The Writer】, constructed the Sublimation Words—Outside the phantom dream of the match, The Writer pities the frozen person."
Her Destiny Ring slowly appeared behind the Golden-haired girl, and the five Ling Runes she mentioned were displayed before Xia De. Besides these, Louisa's four Ling Runes required for Four Ring were also complete, and she already had the qualification to advance to PentaCircle.
"You see, Detective, I also understand the power of the match girl, but I have never heard of anyone being able to directly engrave an inspiration Rune using the name of the story. Furthermore, the Miracle associated with the Rune is a complete reproduction of that story."
She looked at Xia De, her emerald eyes filled with an inquiring expression. Xia De also looked at the Golden-haired girl. They stared at each other for a moment, and Louisa leaned forward slightly, allowing Xia De to smell the faint scent of her perfume.
She was a little embarrassed, asking softly and tentatively:
"Although this is incredible, combining the question you asked when you came to my house on Thursday morning (Note), and inferring from common sense—Xia De · Su Lun · Han Mi Er Dun, you wouldn't..."
Xia De saw his reflection in Louisa's eyes, and being called by his full name usually only happened in serious conversations.
Louisa looked at him expectantly, but Xia De was determined to make her say it herself:
"You wouldn't be the original author of 'the little match girl', would you?"
Xia De blinked, and the air in the room seemed to freeze at that moment. Louisa held her breath. Xia De moved his gaze away from hers and nodded:
"Yes, it's me."
"Oh~"
Louisa pursed her lips and leaned back in her chair, watching Xia De eat in bed. After a while, she said:
"Although I guessed it, hearing you admit it personally still feels incredible... You just told me like that?"
"Why can't I tell you? Louisa, will you tell others my secret?"
Xia De asked, using retreat as a means of advance.
"Of course not. Since you trust me, I certainly can't speak carelessly."
The Golden-haired girl shook her head, then smiled with relief. The strange atmosphere that had existed between them since she started asking questions dissipated because of Xia De's answer:
"I'm just curious. After all, everyone has mastered the power of the match girl, but you've reached the end in one step, while I'm still moving forward step by step... Did you use the time key to... No, you don't have to answer."
Xia De stared at the scrambled eggs on the plate. The taste was very rich.
What he was about to say next concerned his secret, but on second thought, since Louisa had already guessed, it would be better to be more honest. After all, the only secret he truly wanted to keep was his identity as an Outsider.
So he temporarily put down his cutlery:
"Actually, it doesn't matter, it was the time key. I told you that the first time exploration I experienced was an Angel-level key, but it wasn't, it was an unknown-level key. I saw a god, and the god helped me, so there are traces of me in the past..."
He nodded at Louisa, meaning that was how it was. Louisa raised her hand to cover her forehead, looking past Xia De at the morning light through the curtain gap:
"I didn't expect to hear something like this so early in the morning."
"Can't you accept it?"
Xia De took a bite of bread, tore off a piece, and handed it to Mia. The cat immediately stretched out its head and took a small bite.
"This explanation also makes sense... My reason tells me that everything you said is true, but emotionally, I can't accept such a magical thing... Well, I accept it, it sounds very reasonable... So when you were at Lakeview Manor, you were fine facing the evil god because it wasn't your first meeting with a god..."
She murmured to herself, while Xia De lowered his head to eat. He could cook, of course, but he wasn't very accustomed to the dietary habits of this world, and his cooking skills weren't good, so his breakfast was usually bread.
"Xia De, I won't tell anyone else about this. If you hadn't said anything, I would never have guessed in my life that Enlightenment Ling Rune could be obtained this way. It's truly wonderful. If this could be announced, it would probably be the most significant achievement in the study of Enlightenment Element in nearly a century."
She adjusted her mood, taking a deep breath:
"Xia De, could you grant me a request?"
"What?"
Xia De looked up at her. The Golden-haired girl's eyes seemed to sparkle, and she had made up her mind before speaking:
"Let me be your teacher."
"Huh?"