Chapter 68
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Chapter 68: You Don’t Need to Be Nervous
The magic circle Lin Lin used to get here from Demon King Castle was one-way. Without Your Majesty the Demon King’s power, that magic circle couldn’t even start.
Lin Lin needs to take a carriage to another place, to visit a mage’s home.
After learning that Lin Lin was going to see a mage, Sharon showed some concern.
There are many kinds of mages, but when a mage can cast spells and is called a mage, it basically means they possess forbidden magic.
"That’s too dangerous," Sharon said. "Where are you going? Can’t you just take a carriage?"
Magic is very rare in this world. Teleportation spells are strict and use a lot of magical power, so they are not often used by nobles or even mages themselves. Only those who walk in the gray areas are willing to trade in them.
Sharon is a carriage person.
How should I tell the followers of the God of Light and the future heroes where I am going? Lin Lin showed a troubled smile, "The place I want to go is indeed a bit far."
"Alright," Sharon replied unwillingly, giving Lin Lin a strong hug, "I hope my brother and I can see you together next time."
"You better not be caught by Norman and taken back to the sanctuary," Lin Lin joked.
Sharon wore an expression that said, "Are you a devil?"
The wandering spirit had long left, and Lin Lin saw that the huge fish tank she had given to the dwarf was cleaned and placed on the front desk.
It seemed there was nothing more to say, so Lin Lin looked up at the pair of orca brothers.
Allen was pouting. After Lin Lin gave him the cold shoulder, he seemed to decide not to play along anymore; he was a temperamental orca too.
Thanks to him, Lin Lin instantly recognized the twin brothers. She didn’t pause at Allen but reached out to pull Arthur.
Lin Lin took Arthur’s hand and walked out of the inn. Arthur was quite obedient, and they spent some time alone together outside.
Allen’s eyes widened in disbelief as he couldn’t believe that Lin Lin was boldly taking his brother away.
Sandy laughed and put her hand on Allen’s shoulder, "Your brother doesn’t want you anymore!"
Allen frowned and shook his arm off his shoulder. His deep blue eyes looked sadly at the two figures walking away, wishing he could leave the others at the hotel and follow them right away.
Arthur glanced back at Allen, and Allen stood there obediently.
Lin Lin, unaware of Allen’s sadness, didn’t walk far after she and Arthur left. She took out a pair of deep blue pendants from her small bag.
Arthur noticed the orca charms; orcas are rarely used in jewelry, so she must have spent some time picking them out.
Just looking at these delicate little items reminded Arthur of the jewelry store they visited with Lin Lin, filled with a variety of beautiful accessories, and the perfume Lin Lin had tried on her wrist.
Scent can bring back memories, and Arthur couldn’t help but smile a little.
Lin Lin noticed this smile; she didn’t know what made Arthur smile, but clearly, she was also happy that he was happy.
She also narrowed her eyes.
Lin Lin’s eyes are slightly round, and when she smiles, they form a crescent shape, bright and infectious.
Arthur looked at the woman’s smile under the sunlight, holding the orca pendant in his palm, and then the orca slightly bowed its head.
This was a gesture Lin Lin was very familiar with; they had done it many times before.
Lin Lin reacted almost without thinking.
Lin Lin stood on her tiptoes, closed her eyes, and tilted her forehead slightly up, waiting for Arthur to lean down.
This time, however, Arthur did not press his forehead against hers; instead, after Lin Lin tilted her head up, Arthur reached out and gently touched the side of Lin Lin’s face.
The ticklish sensation felt strange to Lin Lin, and she didn’t hear Arthur’s heartbeat.
Lin Lin opened her eyes and saw the young man looking down at her with focus.
Because his hearing was limited, Arthur’s gaze was always very focused. He looked like this when he read a book and also when he looked at people.
Lin Lin realized that Arthur never meant to send words with his forehead; she felt tricked.
Orcas always have these little quirks, Lin Lin frowned.
Then, the young man lowered his head, his thin eyelids lifted, and his deep blue eyes gazed at Lin Lin. He placed a gentle kiss on the corner of her other eye.
The light touch made her feel a tickle, and Lin Lin blinked quickly twice.
She saw Arthur open his mouth.
[It’s Arthur.]
He silently "spoke."
He seemed a bit bothered that Lin Lin had mistaken him for his brother.
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Lin Lin never thought she would be picked up by an owl.
This huge owl was one third the height of Lin Lin, with fluffy brown feathers that were dark at the tips and light at the ends, and it made a loud hooting sound.
After it knocked on the door with its strong claws, Lin Lin was startled by its big, round, golden eyes.
After seeing Lin Lin, the owl flew down to perch on the roof of the carriage, while a pitch-black horse with equally dark eyes stared at Lin Lin.
When Lin Lin reached out her hand, the black horse snorted warm air from its nose, then it gently licked the palm of her hand.
Lin Lin’s palm had no grass or snacks, so the black horse lazily stopped licking after a couple of tries, while the owl hooted, urging Lin Lin to get on the carriage quickly.
"It seems your ride has arrived," Allen said, coming to the door as well.
After taking the pendant that Lin Lin gave him from Arthur, Allen’s mood brightened. He reached out to the black horse, which kicked at him with its hoof in mid-air; though it didn’t actually hit him, Allen muttered a few curse words softly.
The black horse neighed and argued with him.
Lin Lin sat in the car with her bag, saying goodbye to her friends.
The clearly impatient owl didn’t give them much time; soon, it flapped its wings and firmly asked Lin Lin to lower the carriage curtain, and the carriage set off.
To be honest, even though Lin Lin had crossed into another world, she hadn’t faced much hardship in her life.
She had never sat on such a hard carriage seat before.
This mage should have kept a low profile, as the outside of the carriage had no patterns, and the inside looked simple and plain. These things didn’t matter, but the seat was really too hard!
Lin Lin had been in Safir’s carriage; even that dragon who liked to sleep on gold had a soft and comfortable carriage.
The black horse ran quickly, and Lin Lin felt like she was swaying in a half-filled bottle of wine in a drunk person’s hand.
At first, Lin Lin could complain a bit about this mage she hadn’t even seen, but soon she didn’t have time to blame them; she had to hold on tightly with both hands to whatever she could grab in the carriage.
The carriage traveled longer than she had imagined.
Lin Lin couldn’t help but want to open the curtains to see what was outside, but the owl stopped her.
Lin Lin began to wonder if ordinary owls had such wisdom, but then she got jostled and stopped thinking about anything.
Until the carriage became steady, Lin Lin started to think if this was the plan of that mage.
Making the guests feel like a beaten dog, so no one would bargain with him.
Now the owl allowed Lin Lin to raise the curtains of the carriage, and Lin Lin saw that it was already dark outside.
It was a forest, and because of the light, the trees looked dark from Lin Lin’s view, with countless owls standing on the branches, their golden eyes watching the carriage and making soft hooting sounds.
It felt like being watched by five hundred cameras, and Lin Lin slowly lowered the curtains.
When the carriage finally stopped, Lin Lin was fully revived, jumped off in a rage, ready to duel with the mage.
The mage’s house looked very narrow from the outside, small and tall, like a tiny tower.
A dim oil lamp hung at the door, and beside it was a wooden perch for birds to rest.
Just like on the way here, countless owls were perched on the branches around; when Lin Lin jumped down, a few owls were startled by her movement, taking flight from the branches and dropping a feather or two.
Lin Lin noticed that the owl who came to pick her up was the largest one.
The owl began to knock on the door with its claws, but this time it seemed much gentler and more polite, unlike when it had banged on the hotel door.
After knocking, the owl settled on the wooden perch and waited for the owner of the house to open the door.
Lin Lin waited for a while, and when she didn’t hear any footsteps, the door was already opened.
To Lin Lin’s surprise, the mage looked like a clean-cut boy about seventeen or eighteen years old. He wore a loose black wizard’s robe, and his long, curly red hair shone like flames, tied back with a black ribbon.
Lin Lin noticed that his left eye was black, while his right eye was the fiery red of his hair. He wore red cord earrings braided around his ears.
The boy nodded calmly when he saw Lin Lin and said, "Please come in."
The bumpy ride in the carriage made Lin Lin lose her urge to challenge him.
They were about the same height, and Lin Lin was a little worried that she might seem like a bully.
As soon as she entered, warm air rushed in.
Even though the autumn temperature was cool, there was clearly no need to light the fireplace, but it was burning brightly, and the boy seemed unaware of it, busy with his own tasks.
Lin Lin began to feel shy.
The house looked small from the outside, but once inside, there was a bit of space, though it was still not large, somewhat like the single rooms Lin Lin had lived in during modern times.
Only the bathroom was separate; everything else was piled in the living room.
At the entrance, there was a hand-drawn star map hanging on the wall, with messy writing beside it. The handwriting was so jumbled that Lin Lin found it hard to read.
"Please sit down."
Yu Guang noticed Lin Lin standing in the small room, looking helpless. The red-haired boy, busy drawing a magical diagram on paper, looked up and politely acknowledged her presence.
Where to sit? Lin Lin glanced around the overly crowded room.
In the corner, there was a pile of torn books. Unlike Safir’s careful protection of books, this mage apparently tossed aside things he wanted to remember.
In another corner, a few little white mice were kept in a cage, squeaking when they saw Lin Lin.
Lin Lin politely nodded at them, "Hello there."
Near the fireplace, Lin Lin finally found a small stool to sit on.
The stool was not soft, but it was much better than a carriage.
Lin Lin moved closer to the warm flames, watching the young mage draw with a ruler and protractor.
"Um…" Lin Lin began.
The boy almost lifted his head from the drawing, his cat-like eyes looking at Lin Lin.
As a customer, Lin Lin found herself feeling a bit embarrassed to urge him.
"Excuse me, are you human?" Lin Lin asked a question that she was somewhat curious about.
"Oh," the boy replied coldly, his eyes glancing over the bandage on Lin Lin’s neck, "you don’t need to worry; I am just like you."
Two different-colored eyes looked at her at the same time.
"I am also someone who sold my soul to the devil."
