Chapter 175

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Chapter 175: You Promise

After telling Safir about the coal ball, Lin Lin felt much more at ease.

Before, Lin Lin had to secretly search for books about magical creatures to learn how to raise young ones, but now she only needed to bring Small Coal Ball to bother Safir.

No one would question Safir’s vast knowledge.

"Teacher Safir, the coal ball ate half a bar of soap today! No matter how much you shake it, it won’t spit it out!" Lin Lin knocked on Safir’s bedroom door early in the morning.

A few seconds later, the Dragon race, which should be hibernating in winter, moodily opened the door.

Lin Lin saw Safir’s long dark blue hair falling on his shoulders, and even the side of his ear where he usually wore earrings was empty. The young man’s expression was not good.

The usually elegant Sapphire Dragon appeared plain for the first time in front of Lin Lin, with even a small strand of hair sticking up on his forehead.

Lin Lin let out a small sound and then anxiously showed Small Coal Ball to Safir to highlight its specific symptoms.

Safir spoke with a blank expression, "The laws of nature are meant to eliminate creatures that are not fit to survive."

"But it is still so small and so cute," Lin Lin held Small Coal Ball in front of Safir, hoping to touch his heart with its cuteness.

The coal ball wagged its tail, opened its mouth at Safir, and blew out a stream of transparent bubbles.

These soapy bubbles, under the light, reflected a translucent color, slowly floating in the air. One bubble landed on Safir’s long hair, reflecting a deep blue color.

Although Lin Lin did not have a tail, at that moment, she truly felt the fear of a tail bristling in panic.

Lin Lin quickly covered Small Coal Ball’s mouth, "Teacher Safir, I will find a way to go back by myself."

At least if I go back now, I can save part of my life.

"Leave it," Safir said.

Lin Lin gave Safir a polite yet awkward smile, "I thought about it carefully, eating soap is not a big problem, so I won’t trouble you anymore."

Sapphire stared at Lin Lin; he said nothing, but Lin Lin felt a wave of instinctive fear and dread.

This was the first time Safir used the dragon’s pressure on Lin Lin.

"Now, there is a big problem," Safir said slowly.

Lin Lin silently let go of the Coal Ball.

She tried her best.

Ten minutes later, in the bathroom of Safir’s room, a creature pup hung upside down in the air, continuously spitting out things.

Soap, sugar, fruit, colorful hair clips, and a few dark feathers.

Safir stood with his arms crossed, lazily watching everything.

Lin Lin glanced at Small Coal Ball, then looked at Safir, too afraid to speak.

If she defended Small Coal Ball now, she might be the next one hanging here.

"And there are feathers…" Lin Lin thought carefully but couldn’t remember anything, "Has Small Coal Ball gone out to catch birds?"

But Safir had used a hiding spell on Demon King Castle, so normally birds shouldn’t be able to enter.

"From the size and texture of the feathers," Safir said coldly. He seemed like he didn’t want to pay attention to Lin Lin, but he couldn’t stand the spread of ignorant information in the air around him, "Those are feathers from an adult creature."

Safir’s voice was cold, and the information took a moment to settle in Lin Lin’s mind.

"Is it an adult monster?" Lin Lin asked.

Although it is an adult monster, Safir judged by the length of its feathers that the monster is not very large, which is a small problem Lin Lin can handle on her own.

"What’s the matter?" the dragon race said slowly, "Don’t you remember what you fed it?"

"Of course I remember," Lin Lin puffed out her cheeks, "I didn’t feed it any monsters."

"Oh?" Safir showed a slight interest and focused his attention back on the little monster.

"This is quite a surprise," Safir said.

You can’t see any "surprise" on your face at all!

–

Lin Lin sat in her bedroom waiting.

Safir said she would interfere with the inspection and closed the bathroom door.

Well, Lin Lin told the Small Coal Ball "lesson," but it never had any results. However, Safir is the kind of person who always means what he says; he can really do anything.

Lin Lin was worried about the Small Coal Ball and also afraid of getting hit herself, so she sat up straight on the small sofa in the bedroom.

Yes, a sofa! Safir’s bedroom has a sofa! That lucky guy!

Lin Lin’s bedroom only has a hard desk and a wooden chair that hurt her bottom.

After sitting up straight for a few minutes, Lin Lin began to relax while her gaze wandered to the other things in the room.

Now Safir’s bedroom isn’t as full as it will be in the future, but it already has many books that Lin Lin wouldn’t dare touch; she couldn’t afford to replace them, not at all.

But one of the book titles caught Lin Lin’s attention.

It was a book about time spells. Lin Lin remembered that Safir had never liked any spells related to time, and even when she asked about such things, he would clearly brush her off.

Just when Lin Lin was puzzled, the bathroom door opened again.

First, Safir came out, and the Sapphire Dragon didn’t care about how Lin Lin sat up straight again, but slightly raised its head, signaling Lin Lin to look behind him.

Lin Lin looked up and saw… a two-meter tall black ball.

Sorry, Lin Lin originally wanted to describe it as a powerful animal like a lion since it was quite impressive at this size, but because the coal ball was just enlarged, it simply became a big coal ball from a small one.

When it was small, it was quite cute, but after being enlarged, it looked much sillier.

"This is actually its true size," Safir said, "and its true form might even be bigger."

Lin Lin thought carefully, "It is actually an adult monster, it fooled me?"

"Not at all," Safir replied, "it is just a baby; it just has a big size."

Lin Lin finally understood why this creature felt so heavy when she first met it.

If Lin Lin had known she had to raise such a magical creature, she definitely wouldn’t have treated it as a pet in the beginning.

"It’s undeniable that this little guy could eat adult magical creatures when it was a baby." Safir’s praise was always faint, diluted like the rice porridge in the cafeteria that was hard to scoop up, "It has some talent."

So that means it has quite a bit of talent, Lin Lin silently translated Safir’s dragon language in her mind.

"If we can’t find suitable personnel, we can try to train some." This was Safir’s plan, "Magical creatures grow quickly."

Lin Lin blinked, and then blinked again, first pointing at herself and then at the fluffy creature, "It went from a pet to a colleague?"

Of course, Safir was almost ready to answer that way.

Why ask such an obvious question? Safir’s gaze landed on Lin Lin. The first-ranked official of the Demon King Castle, who was usually good at making judgments, suddenly realized that "pet" belonged to Lin Lin and "colleague" belonged to the Demon King Castle.

He had taken something that belonged to Lin Lin.

Although the Dragon race was originally a top predator, when Safir realized that the target of his taking was this gentle human who studied diligently every day and worked hard with a bit of talent, he slowly closed his lips.

On usual days, decisive Safir hesitated for a few seconds; he found it hard to give Lin Lin a clear answer at that moment.

Lin Lin said firmly, "Since it’s settled, don’t back out on me."

Lin Lin, "You promise, you write it down!"

–

In the courtyard of Demon King Castle, a bonfire crackled, and above it hung an iron pot, bubbling with vegetable soup made of mushrooms, potatoes, and corn.

Lin Lin rubbed her hands together next to the fire.

The weather had gradually warmed up, and those thick coats were put deep into the wardrobe.

After several days, Bulwo appeared from the darkness; he looked a bit tired, but this orca usually had great energy.

Bulwo squeezed next to Lin Lin, sharing the same stone bench, and leaned closer to look at what was in the pot, "What are you making?"

Bulwo’s hand, wearing black leather gloves, was open, and in his palm rested a bunch of light purple flowers.

Bulwo’s palm was very large, and he did not tightly grip the flowers, so when his hand opened, the blossoms appeared as if they were blooming before Lin Lin’s eyes.

The purple flowers shimmered in Lin Lin’s eyes, reflected by the light of the fire.

Lin Lin had traveled many times, but each time she held her breath at the moments of coincidence in different parallel universes.

Bulwo had once given her a bouquet of purple flowers when they were still enemies; after he stuffed the bouquet into her arms, Lin Lin didn’t know what to do with it.

Although she initially wanted to cruelly throw them in the trash, in the end, Lin Lin placed the bouquet in a vase at the seaside inn to bloom with the other flowers.

Instead of reaching for the fresh flowers in Bulwo’s palm as he might have expected, Lin Lin looked up and gazed at his face.

His handsome face and confident, calm smile made him seem completely relaxed compared to Safir’s precise and orderly demeanor.

He seemed indifferent to everything.

Why did you betray the Demon King Castle?

Until now, Lin Lin still thinks that even though Bulwo is laid-back, he still has feelings for the Demon King Castle.

Orcas are social animals, and this orca has been alone for two hundred years until they met again.

The orca from two hundred years ago cannot answer the worries of two hundred years later.

The feeling of being stared at by humans is very strange; most of the time, it is the orca that watches the humans.

Bulwo could not help but curl his fingers, the delicate flower oozing a light purple juice that soaked into his black leather gloves.

As his palm opened again, the orca slowly waited for the other to come closer, finding a bit of joy in holding back its instinct to attack.

"Why are you looking at me?" Bulwo’s voice was deep and not as light as usual.

"Do you have a brother?" Lin Lin asked.

"Hmm?" Bulwo tilted his head slightly. As a member of the large orca family, he had many brothers, but he never cared about them.

Was he thinking about the family? Bulwo chuckled softly.

Like orcas, humans are also social creatures. Bulwo completely understood why Lin Lin wanted to discuss this topic with him. Animals like Safir, who live alone, cannot be called a couple even after mating; they are merely "co-executors of the dragon egg project."

"Are you missing your family?" Bulwo changed his tone to a warm and friendly one, showing the gentle understanding of an elder. "That’s a normal feeling to have."

It was probably true, even though Bulwo never missed his family.

However, he didn’t mind Lin Lin sharing her feelings with him; he genuinely enjoyed the pleasure of sharing.

"I just think," Lin Lin said, "your brother would probably be very much like you, and you would have a good relationship."

Referring to Allen, who was rejected by Safir for calling, like a cat teasing a dog.

Lin Lin still hoped that Bulwo could improve his relationship with the twins, but she didn’t know the details, so it was hard for her to offer specific help.

Bulwo could not hide his disgust.

He looked like he did not agree with Lin Lin’s opinion.

"I do not often go back to my tribe," Bulwo confessed, "Whenever I go back, I have to take a bunch of kids with me, and those little ones are really annoying."

Like a unlucky college student who comes home for the holidays and ends up babysitting for his older siblings.

Well, it seemed that the twins did not make a good impression on Bulwo, so Lin Lin stopped trying.

She lowered her head and gently took the flower from Bulwo’s palm.

"Did someone give it to you?" It was probably just taken casually, just like last time when it was bought from a street vendor.

In Lin Lin’s hands, the flower became a bunch that needed both hands to hold.

Bulwo looked down and said, "I like this flower, so I gave it to you."

Lin Lin, "Thank you."

Suddenly, there was a loud "bang" from the upper levels of Demon King Castle.

Lin Lin and Bulwo looked up and saw deep blue flames bursting from the window, and the window immediately twisted into charcoal.

"Didn’t you ask me what I was doing?" Lin Lin pointed to the top of Demon King Castle, where dark blue flames glowed ominously in the darkness.

"Safir is teaching a coal ball, and I came out to hide."

Bulwo asked, "Who is the coal ball?"