"Hmm? Lumie, is Hertie's body better now?"
Amphoreus, Okhema, on the streets.
Lumina did not focus her attention entirely on Herta. After realizing that she might have awakened some strange attribute, Lumina also hurriedly withdrew the collar.
Lest some kind of behavior would give her a thrill...
And after the collar was withdrawn, Hyacine also let out a confused question.
But soon, Hyacine found that her question was a bit redundant.
Because Herta's face was no longer that previous pale and bloodless expression, but instead... a completely red, with no trace of any fairness, little expression.
Hmm... it's just, isn't this treatment a bit too much?
Whether it's pale and bloodless, or completely red without any fairness, this is all abnormal, right...
Although Hyacine felt that her question was a bit redundant, looking at Herta's appearance, her heart was still a little worried.
For a patient, over-supplementing is also a kind of disease.
"Don't worry, there is no need to be concerned." Seeing Hyacine's concern for Herta, Lumina said with a smile, "This is just an aftereffect from the treatment being completed, it will return to normal soon."
After saying that, Lumina gave Herta a sharp elbow jab with her own body.
"Am I right, Madam Herta?"
Lumina gave Herta a single-eyed wink, sending a super cute and beautiful wink.
"..."
Receiving Lumina's wink, Herta's breathing became momentary disordered.
Who could hold back?
As long as there were only Lumina and herself present and they were in a room, Herta would directly lift Lumina up by her waist and throw her onto the bed...
Teasing without any follow-through, this kind of person must be taught a harsh lesson.
Herta muttered in her heart, again indulging in an improper fantasy that would never affect reality...
"Hey, Hey, Little Herta, answer my question quickly."
"Or I will nudge you to death, okay?"
Seeing Herta lower her head lost in thought and taking a long time to answer her question, Lumina nudged her with her arm again.
Being jolted back to her senses by Lumina's elbow jab, Herta glared at Lumina after which she answered concisely and clearly, "I'm fine."
The flush on Herta's face gradually faded, returning to that healthy, rosy-white complexion that made one want to take a bite out of her.
"Mhm, good to know you're fine, Hertie." Hearing the answer and seeing Herta's expression return to normal, Hyacine also nodded very obediently.
Her admiration for Lumina in her heart reached another level.
It rose from ∞ level to ∞ level!
Although there was no difference between the two, rising was still rising.
"Hehe..." Lumina seemed to see through Hyacine's inner thoughts and chuckled a few times.
Then she looked around, observing the atmosphere.
She noticed that the crowd was filled with a variety of emotions: happiness, confusion, bewilderment, anger, sadness... and so on.
"Little Castorice, Hyie, has something happened in Okhema recently?"
These emotions were normal, but it was a bit unusual for them to appear so concentrated in one place.
Clearly, something major must have happened recently, ultimately leading to this result.
In other words, while she, Castorice, and Hyacine were having their "happy time," something sufficient to shake the entire city-state had occurred within Okhema City?
Hmm... This timing is quite a coincidence.
Lumina couldn't help but sigh in wonder, and at the same time, she couldn't help but reminisce about yesterday's "happy time" with Castorice and Hyacine.
"Eh?"
Hearing her words, both Castorice and Hyacine were stunned.
It seemed they also didn't know exactly what had happened within Okhema.
However, this was only a minor issue for them.
Both took out stone tablets similar to mobile phones and checked for any unread messages.
As Chrysos Heirs, both Castorice and Hyacine could obtain the latest information about Okhema at the very first moment.
Except... except when they were busy... too busy... to be able to see the messages on the tablets immediately.
Yesterday, Castorice and Hyacine were in just such a state.
They were wearing only that single piece of sleepwear, playing with Lumina... At that time, their minds were about to melt away, so how could they have noticed the contents on the tablets?
They quickly shook the thoughts from their minds and focused their gaze on the tablets.
"Hmm..."
After a while, Castorice and Hyacine also obtained the latest news.
After obtaining this news, both Castorice and Hyacine visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
But immediately after, many worries resurfaced.
"What happened?" Lumina asked curiously, sensing the expressions they were showing.
Hearing this, Castorice and Hyacine first put away the tablets in their hands.
They exchanged a glance, had a silent conversation with their eyes, and then Castorice began to explain.
Castorice concisely recounted how the group besieged the Flame Reaver, how Mydei became the Demigod of Strife and went alone to Castrum Kremnos to fight the Black Tide, and how Phainon, Stelle, Mem, Tribbie, and the others went to the Abyss of Fate.
"Hmm... So so many things happened in just a single day," Lumina couldn't help but sigh after hearing each of these events.
Yesterday, for Lumina, time passed very, very quickly, almost in the blink of an eye.
After all, being immersed in that "happy time," Lumina's concept of time had become extremely blurred...
"Mm-hmm." Castorice and Hyacine both nodded their little heads.
"Oh, right, there is one more thing."
Then, they seemed to remember something and quickly added, "Miss Stelle has decided to become the Demigod of Time."
"Hmm?" Lumina hummed softly upon hearing this.
Afterward, she didn't say anything more.
Becoming the Demigod of Time? Then let her become it.
She's just a child, after all. What's wrong with having a few more titles?
Why should Lumina even care about such things?
As long as Stelle didn't find a beautiful young girl to be her wife, Lumina wouldn't particularly mind.
And if Stelle did find a beautiful young girl to be her wife, what part of that would Lumina care about?
Of course, she would care about that beautiful young wife...
Lumina certainly had no habit of stealing other people's wives, after all. That was a bad behavior.
But... if that beautiful young wife fell for her "at first sight," what could Lumina do?
Driven by the fact that she "couldn't do anything about it," Lumina would simply have to take both Stelle and her beautiful young wife in together... Hmm, of course she didn't mean that kind of thing.
But rather, she would settle them down and take good care of them...
Without thinking any further, Lumina curiously asked Castorice and Hyacine:
"Little Sister Castorice, Hyie, what is the Demigod Trial like?"
Lumina remained extremely curious about this so-called Demigod and the so-called Demigod Trial.
Upon hearing this, neither of them hid anything from Lumina.
After glancing at each other, Castorice was the one to explain, "The 'Demigod Trial' can also be called the 'Coreflame Trial'."
"According to the divine decree, if one can pass the 'Coreflame Trial,' they will share in the Titan's power, wield the corresponding Divine Authority, and ascend to become a 'Demigod'."
Castorice seemed extremely good at expressing herself, completing the explanation in just a few short sentences.
To this, Lumina felt both pleased and disappointed.
Pleased that Castorice's explanation didn't contain too much fluff, yet disappointed that Castorice's explanation didn't contain too much fluff... After all, to Lumina, a beautiful young girl's glance and smile, even if she were talking nonsense, would be an extremely healing process for the soul~
Having understood the so-called Demigod Trial, Lumina, like a curious baby, came up with another point of curiosity.
"Hey, Little Sister Castorice, Hyie, what are your Demigod Trials like?"
Lumina asked curiously.
"Uh..." Hearing this, both Castorice and Hyacine fell into a state of speechlessness.
After glancing at each other, they both shook their heads.
They said in unison, "Sorry, Sister Lumina (Lumie), I don't know what my trial is."
Afterward, the two even hastily offered a few explanations, worried Lumina would mistake their ignorance for a refusal to tell her.
Castorice didn't know because the Titan of Death hadn't appeared for a long time, Castorice had no idea where she was, and the contents of the trial were even more impossible to ascertain.
Hyacine's situation was similar to Castorice's, but there were also differences.
She knew where the Sky Titan was, but this was not the time to conquer the Sky Titan, so the so-called trial was naturally also impossible to ascertain.
"I see," Lumina nodded, not saying much more.
This was their own business, so they would naturally solve it themselves.
Lumina would at most help them heal, help them fight monsters, and help them complete the Coreflame Trial~ She wouldn't interfere too much.
Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~
Just as the group was preparing to continue their stroll on the Okhema Streets, the stone tablets of both Castorice and Hyacine rang out.
Neither immediately took out their stone tablet to check the message, but instead turned to Lumina and asked for her opinion.
"You don't need to ask my opinion for something like this. We're good friends, not in a superior and subordinate relationship." Feeling the questioning gazes of the two, Lumina smiled helplessly.
"A relationship of good friends, huh..."
Upon hearing Lumina's words, both Castorice and Hyacine went blank for a brief moment.
Because of this, a slight feeling of disappointment arose in their hearts... As if they were disappointed that their current relationship with Lumina was merely that of friends...
Perhaps, in their eyes, after what happened yesterday, they should be at least best friends...
After grumbling to themselves internally, they quickly returned to normal.
They took out their stone tablets and took a look.
But if one observed closely, they could see that their minds were currently a little distracted.
Fortunately, after glancing at the contents on the stone tablets, their distracted states vanished without a trace.
First, they replied to the messages. After waiting for a while, once the other party replied, they put the stone tablets away.
"Sister Lumina, Sister Herta, Miss Stelle is about to undergo the Titan Trial soon. Do you want to go take a look?" After putting away her stone tablet, Castorice shared the information she had received from it, inviting Lumina and Herta to watch together.
Upon hearing this, Lumina did not refuse and smiled as she nodded, "If it is possible, then of course I would like to go see."
Lumina had no reason to refuse, nor would she seek any reason to do so.
After all, since Stelle was a guest from Beyond the Sky, most of the Chrysos Heirs would certainly be present when she undertook the Demigod Trial.
Aglaea, Tribbie, and the other one, along with Castorice and Hyacine, would all be there. What reason did Lumina have not to go?
Where beautiful young ladies are gathered, is where Lumina's heart desires to be!
"Mhm, I just asked Lady Aglaea." Castorice nodded, "When she learned that Hyacine and I were strolling through the streets with Sister Lumina and Sister Herta, she extended the invitation."
"This is an invitation from Lady Aglaea, so it is perfectly fine."
After speaking, Castorice first nodded to Hyacine, then waved her hand to gesture to Lumina and Herta.
"Sister Lumina, Sister Herta, let's go."
The Trial will not wait, so they should hurry over.
After speaking, Castorice and Hyacine walked ahead to lead the way.
"Mhm, let's go."
Watching Castorice and Hyacine leading the way ahead, Lumina's hands were empty, and she felt somewhat unaccustomed.
So as she walked, she let her gaze fall upon Herta.
She reached out her hand and gently waved it, gesturing, "Hey, Little Herta, the Holy Maiden's little hand is here for you to hold."
"..."
Looking at the little hand Lumina held out, Herta did not want to pay attention to her and wanted to directly ignore her.
But this was ultimately only a "want." The very next second after this thought appeared, it instantly vanished.
The fleeting thought was as if it were just a small illusion.
"Hmph!" She snorted coldly as a final struggle in Herta's heart.
Then she obediently took Lumina's little hand...
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Amphoreus, Okhema, Hall of Respite.
The figures of the several people reappeared here.
Arriving at this place, Castorice and Hyacine walked straight toward Lumina and Herta's room.
"Hmm... are we going to enter the [Titan Trial] grounds through that water altar?"
Seeing this scene, Lumina immediately guessed where the [Titan Trial] location was.
"Eh?" Hearing Lumina's words, Castorice and Hyacine were both stunned for a moment, "Sister Lumina (Lumie), you know about it."
"Hehe, that thing is emitting such an obvious aura, it's hard for me not to know even if I don't want to," Lumina explained with a light smile.
That water altar was just like a portal, connecting to another place.
With Lumina's strength and perception, how could she possibly not know?
From the very first second they moved in here, both Lumina and Herta had discovered the function of this pool.
But they did not pay much attention to it, simply isolating it a bit to prevent the people on the other side from inexplicably coming into the room.
"I see." Castorice and Hyacine both nodded, without saying anything more.
They had both witnessed Lumina's strength. After being stunned for a moment, they quickly recovered.
They led Lumina and Herta to the water altar in the room.
"Just get close and sense it."
After a simple introduction, the four of them went to the location of the [Titan Trial]...