In order to take good care of Fu Hua during their absence, when the Book of Fuxi was created, its creators, Nuwa and Fuxi, installed many modules on it.
For example: a laundry module, a clothing repair module, a navigation module, a cooking module, and other functions that could help Fu Hua in her daily life.
Among them, there were naturally medical modules for treatment and physical examination.
Although Fu Hua had always felt that this function was unnecessary—after all, she was a MANTIS.
Sick? That word had almost been irrelevant to Fu Hua since the day she became a MANTIS.
Injured? As one of the Thirteen MANTIS, in this new era, apart from a select few and some special beings, there weren't many who could hurt her.
Even if she did get injured, Fu Hua could recover on her own, thanks to the strong regenerative abilities she gained after fusing with the Honkai Beast.
Therefore, even Book of Fuxi felt that the medical module was meaningless.
In the long years that passed, in order to conserve energy and extend operational time, this module had been shut down all year round.
And now, upon reawakening, everything had effectively been restarted in the Book of Fuxi, so naturally all modules were turned on by default.
As soon as the medical module was activated, it began to scan Fu Hua, and her current physical condition was displayed in the form of data before the ELF.
After seeing the reddish human body analysis chart—one that was not just poor but actually terrible— the previous ignorance of Book of Fuxi was immediately replaced by urgent concern.
"What's wrong with you, you blockhead?!"
Seeing Book of Fuxi's frantic expression, Fu Hua naturally understood what she meant.
However, she didn't intend to tell Book of Fuxi the truth.
It was meaningless to burden the little one in front of her with unpleasant memories from the past—it would only cause more worry.
"It was just a few accidents, nothing serious..."
So, she tried to brush it off in a single sentence.
But how clever was Book of Fuxi? How could she not see through Fu Hua's attempt?
Angered by this perfunctory attitude, Book of Fuxi puffed up her cheeks, put her hands on her waist, and spoke with great dissatisfaction.
"You're such a blockhead! I told you to take good care of yourself.
While I was gone, you actually let yourself get like this!"
Aside from being angry, the little ancestor was also a bit disheartened.
"I've failed the expectations of the one who created me."
Clearly, her purpose in being created was to take good care of Fu Hua.
But now, Fu Hua had ended up like this.
"It's not your fault."
Seeing the usually cheerful Book of Fuxi showing such an expression, Fu Hua couldn't help but comfort her.
"Hmph."
Book of Fuxi turned her head away angrily, clearly still upset that Fu Hua hadn't taken care of herself.
That cute pouty face made Fu Hua smile helplessly.
"Later, I'll introduce you to some new friends. Let's meet them together."
Hearing this, Book of Fuxi turned her head with an expression like she had just seen a ghost.
"W-What?!"
With a trembling voice, the little ancestor looked at Fu Hua in disbelief and exclaimed, "You blockhead... you actually have friends?!"
This Immortal—aloof and detached from the world since the beginning, rarely interacting with mortals—actually had friends.
Upon hearing this news, the little ancestor felt like waves were crashing in her heart.
She floated around Fu Hua twice, her eyes filled with surprise.
At the same time, she couldn't help but reveal a bit of gratification—like a parent watching her daughter grow up.
"Well, it seems you really remembered what I told you."
Before her energy ran out, Book of Fuxi had tried to say something to enlighten Fu Hua, although she hadn't expected it to have any effect.
But now, it seemed it wasn't entirely pointless after all?
"Ah, this is..."
Amid her happiness, Book of Fuxi finally looked around at the surrounding environment—and was shocked.
"Cl... Clouded Monastery ?!"
Looking at the ruins, worn down by time yet still faintly bearing traces of their past glory, Book of Fuxi was dumbfounded.
In response, Fu Hua softly said.
"Mm... It's been nearly a thousand years since you fell asleep."
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St. Freya Academy
Several days had passed since Fu Hua left.
In this short time, Kiana and the others had grown accustomed to life here.
During daytime classes, Bronya and Mei listened attentively, while Kiana slept soundly on her textbook—only to end up standing outside carrying a water bucket amid Himeko's furious yelling.
In the preliminary practical classes to prepare for becoming Valkyries, Kiana, who wasn't particularly good with hands-on work, still performed fairly well—though she was often defeated by Bronya.
In the evening, she danced along to the devilish radio gymnastics every day, and occasionally, seeing some amusing things helped lift her gloomy mood.
Mei had been immersing herself in all kinds of knowledge lately through her books.
She really did look fitting in glasses, completely absorbed in the sea of learning.
Because of Bronya, she had recently been studying quantum mechanics, as a way of helping Bronya fulfill her wish to save Seele.
"Mei, what are you looking at? You look so happy."
Kiana casually slung an arm around Mei's shoulder, leaned against her, and peeked at her phone screen. Then she frowned, clearly displeased, and muttered.
"Hmph. It's that guy again..."
Recently, Mei had been glued to her phone, constantly chatting with some jerk. Kiana was not happy about it.
Mei, sensing the jealousy in her tone, felt a little helpless.
The netizen named [Einstein] who she was chatting with had recently published a paper on quantum entanglement that caught her interest.
After reading it, Mei admired their profound knowledge and had been seeking their guidance often these days.
However, Kiana seemed to have misunderstood the situation.
Mei didn't explain too much.
She had already figured out how to handle Kiana's sulking.
Whenever Kiana was unhappy, Mei would just head to the kitchen—and once Kiana was full, she'd go back to being cheerful and carefree.
Of course, Mei occasionally wondered if Kiana was faking her bad moods just to trick her into cooking.