Chapter 248

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Chapter 248: Annoying Itch

"Come, have a drink. Always drinking fruit juice is not cool. Let’s explore the world of sophisticated adults."

The witch pretended not to see Rin’s disgusted and dejected look, called the waiter and ordered a special cocktail, pushing it in front of Rin.

Ignoring the sarcasm in her words, Rin turned his head away, "Smoking, drinking, arson, robbery, mature adults who hang out in taverns in broad daylight, I don’t want to witness that, to avoid tainting my eyes."

"Brat, don’t talk like your old lady."

"I’ve always been like this. Who’s learning from whom is still uncertain."

"Oh dear, with your fidgety appearance, could you be a little girl disguised as a boy?"

Hearing this, Rin couldn’t ignore it, he proudly said, "Can girls give birth to babies! Don’t you have any common sense!"

Witch angrily patted his head and said, "For this period of time, you have to call me teacher! But…are you sure you have children?"

She picked up her glass, took a sip, propped her chin up, and carefully watched Waste Hero.

After a while, Witch suddenly showed a sly smile like a weasel, saying, "Could it be that you aimed for the wrong hole but thought you hit the target?"

"Don’t make me angry again."

Rin angrily shouted, then ate pizza noisily, ignoring Witch.

Witch also found it boring, drinking alone with a deep gaze, lost in thought.

Only Waste Hero was the quietest, eating some pizza and patiently waiting for Rin to feed him.

After finishing his meal, Rin wiped his mouth and stood up to say goodbye.

The witch waved her hand and reminded them before leaving, "Get ready, I will be with you tomorrow."

This time, she still couldn’t remember where she had seen Emilia before.

It was also because of the mention of Rin and Emilia’s names in the queen’s letter, without any mention of their backgrounds.

"By the way, don’t forget to pay the bill."

"Why should I pay the bill?"

"Respect, do you understand respect for your teacher?"

Rin immediately looked serious and said, "I don’t understand."

"Disobedient students who dare to disrespect their teacher and ancestors, be careful not to burn your magic device to ashes."

Rin thought for a moment and decided not to take any risks. He gave some money to the witch to get rid of her.

So, he went to the counter to pay the bill and also bought some extra bottles of wine as gifts. He even paid in advance for more drinks, hoping the witch would drink herself to death.

After Rin and Emilia left, Xingzhi Witch stopped drinking and started smoking, exhaling smoke rings one after another.

He read the letter repeatedly, looking puzzled.

"It’s interesting. On one hand, she is on a mission for the queen, on the other hand, she is connected to the little Demon King. I really want to know her true identity, but I can’t do any divination."

"So… his name is Rin, right? And that girlfriend, Emilia… Wait, what?!"

The witch tapped her cigarette holder and almost bit her tongue, "Emilia, with long light blue hair, living on Xingzhi Islands, and this aura, isn’t she a hero?!"

Is this kid involved with a hero?

Judging by their affectionate behavior, they’ve probably been together for a while.

Oh…hehe, suddenly this thing feels interesting.

After Emilia awakened her hero Rank, witch went to watch several times out of curiosity.

But that was all a few years ago, when Emilia was still young and her appearance was only slightly similar to now, so it was normal not to recognize her immediately.

While thinking this, a group of people suddenly burst into the tavern entrance.

This group of people all had guild emblems, with the one in front being the Young Gang Master who had been beaten up.

He scanned around and immediately noticed the witch sitting in the corner.

"Just as I thought you’d be here!"

The group of people aggressively surrounded the table, and the young man slammed the table hard, "Where is that ignorant fool? Don’t act like you don’t know, I’ve asked around, you came together."

By the ignorant fool he meant Rin, of course.

"Left."

The witch said softly, carefully folded the letter, and put it into the ring.

"Where did you go?!"

Hearing this, the witch raised her head, looked into the young man’s eyes, and had a mocking expression on her face.

Seeing her silence and attitude, the young man got very angry, "Catch her, bring her back for me to whip her… Ah!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, a scream erupted, and he fell to the ground in pain, clutching his eyes.

Through the cracks of his fingertips, flames were emerging along with steam.

It is well known that the eyes contain the highest percentage of water…

"Oh, it’s rare for a lone soldier to come forward, it’s no fun without a little teasing. Besides your two eyes, buy two get one free, I’ll throw in a little gift for your three legs as well."

…

"Oh bother, how could Her Majesty the Queen let such a worthless person teach me?"

Rin was puzzled and muttered, "Could it be that she wasn’t like this before? Time truly flies."

Emilia had no interest in the worthless witch, she just asked, "Where to now?"

"Back to the inn to rest, and also wait for Betty to see what this girl is up to."

"Oh."

Regardless, finding the witch ahead of time was a good start to the mission and saved a lot of time.

Rin felt like a new father, he couldn’t be gloomy at the slightest difficulty, how could he teach his child that way?

So he cheered up again, returning to his self-assured and proud self.

When they returned to the inn, Betty had not come back yet.

Rin was planning to study for a while when he suddenly slapped his forehead.

"I almost forgot the most important thing, prenatal education! Waste Hero, wait here for me. I’m going to the bookstore to see if there are any books on prenatal education."

Emilia quickly grabbed Rin and stood in front of him.

"What’s wrong? Are you going too?"

"N-no."

"Huh?"

"Our daughter, i-isn’t here yet."

Rin hadn’t realized yet, "What do you mean ‘isn’t here yet’?"

"No more tummy."

As soon as those words were spoken, the air became quiet.

"So you mean… the daughter, actually, doesn’t exist?"

"For now."

Rin’s expression changed suddenly, his spirit gradually becoming dispirited, feeling extremely empty and uncomfortable from disappointment.

After a while, he raised his head, pinched Waste Hero’s cheek, his forehead covered with wrinkles.

"Smelly cat, dare to lie to me, think it’s funny to see me like this! You’re done for!"

"Ouch, painful, there will be a future, so…"

"Future, future, what future are you talking about! The problem is now! Where’s my daughter! Did you eat her!?"

"There will be two dreams telling me."

Waste Hero endured the pain on his cheeks, trying hard to argue.

Who knows why she could be so convinced even in her dreams.

Anyway, now Rin just felt so stupid for actually believing in Waste Hero’s never-ending twisted schemes, feeling really foolish.

"You won’t have your way! You’ll be sleeping on the floor tonight."

"No, please."

"Your objections are invalid! You think you can get away with your mistakes without punishment?!"

Rubbing her face until it turned bright red, almost becoming like sticky rice cakes, Rin finally let go of Waste Hero’s face.

Still feeling angry, he sat with crossed arms on the chair, refusing to look at her.

What, I really thought…

Isn’t this just so embarrassing.

Oh… my daughter.

Waste Hero also knew that Rin was truly angry. He meowed a few times behind him, but when Rin ignored him, he hugged his arm and rubbed against him like a spoiled child.

Rin pulled away and turned his head to the side.

"Likes the most, tsundere, no, not angry, meow."

"Meowing won’t work either!"

Miss Hero stuck to him like a chewy candy, getting her face close to rub against his.

Rin immediately pushed her head away, "Sit properly right now, no getting close!"

Emilia was unmoved, holding his face and saying very seriously, "Daughter, it will happen."

"Then give birth now! Quickly give me back my daughter!"

At that moment, Rin didn’t realize he was being so childish, feeling nothing but a sense of loss and being wronged.

Emilia watched as Rin deliberately hit the back of his own head. Being not very good at expressing herself, she didn’t know how to comfort Rin.

After racking her brains and standing there blankly for a while, Miss Hero finally came up with a solution.

She rummaged through her belongings, then checked the ring Rin gave her, before finally finding a book.

"Ultimate Guide to Relationships – How to Safely and Securely Have a Child."

She had originally planned to try the previous chapter first and save this one for last.

Now, she had to bring it out.

Rin felt a weight on her leg and knew that the troublesome cat had sat on it again. She huffed and turned her head to the other side.

"Get down."

Suddenly, she felt something moist and soft on her ear, her heart leaped and she quickly pushed Emilia away, covering her ear.

"Don’t bite my ear! You dirty cat!"

As he was about to glare angrily at Waste Hero, he realized it wasn’t the annoying face in front of him, but a book.

Looking at the name on the book, he was stunned for a few seconds, feeling an itch in his heart, unable to resist grabbing the book.

As soon as he held it, he felt like touching an electric shock, and threw it onto the table.

"Why! I… Who wants to have children with you!"

"I think, with tundere, there, children."

"Even if you say that…No! Get off of me first!"

Emilia was very stubborn, she softly said "I’m sorry" and then leaned close to his lips.

While Rin was still trying to figure out what to do about the "I’m sorry" apology, Emilia directly pulled him into a strong kissing atmosphere.

After a while, Rin calmed down his breathing.

"Just saying sorry is enough! The kiss afterwards is unnecessary!"

Although he said that, the anger between his eyebrows had already dissipated, leaving behind only a hint of sadness.

"So, tundere, are you still angry?"

"There’s no need to be angry with a silly cat, I have always been generous."

Waste Hero happily touched his lips to Rin’s, hugged him, rested her chin on his shoulder, and closed her eyes contentedly.

This dependence would be quite hard for someone else to resist.

"Alright, alright, come down quickly, it’s too heavy, the blood isn’t flowing properly."

"No, it’s heavy."

Emilia countered with the same sentence several times, then she rubbed his face and picked up the book on the table again.

Rin was going to throw her onto the bed, but his eyes fell on the book and he couldn’t help being drawn to it.

He tapped Waste Hero’s back in disapproval, then uncontrollably opened the book. Just by looking at the first page and the baby in the illustration, he couldn’t look away.

After flipping through a few more pages, his expression started to change.

He had seen the illustrations in this textbook before… to be precise, he had experienced them firsthand in his dreams.

Just as he had guessed, those kinds of experiments were indeed related to vitality and such.

The book explains in detail how to increase the success rate of life magic as much as possible.

Seeing this, Rin felt a bit restless, and his body was filled with the power of fire.

Waste Hero had changed her position to lean against him, looking sideways together.

After watching for a while, Miss Hero’s wind power started showing a reaction of water element, making her twist awkwardly.

Then, she paused for a moment, stared at Rin, and said, "Excited, magic device."

Rin put down the book. The magical chemistry experiment that he had dreamed of appeared clearly in his mind once again, making him eager to conduct the experiment himself.

Waste Hero had teamed up with him more than once and they had developed a unique understanding, smoothly conducting the experiment together.

They both forgot to remove the barrier, so instead, they guided the fire element of the magic device across the barrier to meet the water element, causing an evaporation reaction.

The barrier slowed down the reaction slightly, but for the two conducting this experiment for the first time in reality, it was exciting enough.

Hmm? It’s the first time experimenting while staying sober, right?

By the way, oral exams guided by others and working together felt different.

Finally, Rin, who usually avoids the water element, found himself escaping into the bathroom as if his life depended on it.

This time, not only does he need to shower, but also wash his clothes and pants.

After he left, Waste Hero sat there dazed, holding onto the back of the chair as if he was still holding Rin.

"Hmm, too bad, there’s a barrier, no way to continue, don’t know if there’s a chance tonight."

Mumbling to herself, Miss Hero also felt a chill. Wearing clothes that hadn’t dried, she felt uncomfortable. The bathroom door was already locked, she couldn’t go in.

Waste Hero only entered the bathroom after Rin came out.

As their eyes met, there was a hint of indescribable ambiguity.

Rin helped her close the door, stared blankly at the extra marks on the chair, and felt dizzy in the head again.

Looking back at the book, he quickly closed it and put it back in place.

It’s too dangerous, just a glance will make you reminisce easily. Well, maybe just sneak a peek.

It’s this chair…

How strange, even though he was wearing a barrier, why is there still marks left behind?

Is the hero not strong enough?

Rin wondered in his heart, but still obediently cleaned up.