Chapter 96

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Chapter 96: Anchor

Karoso looked at 『』 seriously.

So, if one of them dies, the other one will become an EX, not by absorbing the other person’s talents, but because of their emotions erupting.

"The meaning of life…to inherit my father’s title and make Canglang Province better," Karoso instinctively replied.

"Is this what you want, or did the Duke ask you to do it?" 『』 asked helplessly.

"This is what I should do."

"Is there something you really want to do?"

"Become stronger."

"I mean doing things that will make you happy."

Karoso opened his mouth.

Will you be happy after doing it?

What kind of feeling is happiness, when you talk about it?

"In your heart, there is no anchor, you don’t even know what happiness is." 『』 pointed to Karoso’s heart, sighed, "It seems like I need to plan your lessons well."

[I wish I had a teacher like 『』 too.]

[Master Karoso is very lost right now, he doesn’t even know what he wants to do.]

[Everything he does is what he thinks he should do, not what he wants to do.]

[How about we teach Master Karoso something different?]

[Yes, we need to show Master Karoso what happiness is.]

[Should we find him two women to have some fun with?]

[Don’t corrupt Honey Karoso. He is not like you guys. He probably won’t find happiness through pure desires.]

"Anchor…" Karoso looked a bit puzzled.

"I will do my best to help you find your own anchor," 『』 stood up and said, "As for Neymar, don’t overthink it or take extreme actions. I believe Neymar won’t give you such troubles. She has always been trying hard to catch up with you. No matter how fast you move forward, she will always be right behind you."

"I understand."

"Alright, you go back to your shop now. I don’t need to worry about your safety anymore. I should head back first," 『』 stretched lazily.

"Okay, I’ll walk the teacher out."

……

Watching 『』 leave the Canglang restaurant, Karoso said to the manager beside him, "Help me find someone."

Life goes on, Karoso cannot focus all his attention on things like emotions that are invisible and intangible.

"Please tell me, young master," the manager said respectfully.

"I went to a tavern before, the one controlled by the embassy and the kingdom’s soldiers," Karoso said. "There was a singer inside, dressed in black robes, a female with elven ears. Ask the owner if she is the resident singer there."

"What happened next?"

"That’s all you need to ask, that being, you don’t want to mess with them."

A being who can move freely in the dungeon, let alone them, Karoso is not sure if Grand Duke Osiris can handle.

However, since she is willing to speak with me, she should be friendly.

[Master Karoso, are you thinking about the woman?]

[Just a singer.]

[Wait, why did Master Karoso say she’s not someone to mess with?]

[The person in the black robe who’s singing? Their singing is quite nice.]

[Come to think of it, that black robe looks somewhat familiar.]

On his way back upstairs, Karoso’s gaze sharpened when he saw the bullet comments.

The bullet comments seem a bit familiar?

If that’s the case, they have also met them.

There are people around now, so it’s not very convenient. I’ll talk to them about this when there’s nobody around.

Karoso couldn’t discuss this with anyone else, so he turned to online comments for help.

After giving instructions, Karoso went back to Neymar’s room.

Hearing the door open, Neymar quickly pretended to be asleep.

She didn’t know how to react now – whether to suddenly sit up or…

Neymar was indecisive and couldn’t make a move.

Even just now, she didn’t hear the conversation between Karoso and 『』 behind, her mind kept repeating ‘Even if she has no power, no talent, I will protect her, love her, take care of her’ over and over.

Karoso sat by the bed, watching Neymar sleep peacefully, feeling calm in his heart.

Although he was usually steady, seeing Neymar made him feel very at ease.

For some reason, looking at Neymar’s rosy face as she slept soundly, Karoso suddenly felt an urge to kiss her, a feeling that came out of nowhere.

Maybe it was because Neymar tried so hard, maybe it was because of 『』’s words, maybe it was because of the ongoing teasing in the bullet comments that made Karoso feel this impulse.

Thinking about it, Karoso slightly bent down.

His heartbeat gradually started to speed up.

Karoso felt strange, why is my heartbeat changing?

[Wow, Master Karoso has grown up?]

[Quick, quick kiss!]

[This is Honey Karoso’s own desire to kiss!]

[Oh, feeling like my own son has a girlfriend, I am so pleased!]

In the end, Karoso’s lips just touched Neymar’s forehead before returning to their original position.

His gaze gradually became gentler, something he himself did not realize.

[Oh no, I thought Neymar would suddenly wake up.]

[Do you think this is a TV drama?]

[Master Karoso, continue, please continue!]

Neymar felt Karoso’s breath, at first feeling like she couldn’t keep pretending, about to wake up, then feeling a slightly warm sensation on her forehead.

Like a dragonfly touching the water lightly, fleeting.

She opened her eyes in confusion, cautiously asking, "Brother?"

What just happened? Was my brother helping me with my hair? It feels different.

Um… brother, did you kiss me?

No, it can’t be, this is Karoso Colloa.

I must have been half asleep, mistaking my brother helping me with my hair for a kiss.

Really, my brother just said he would take care of me, not that he loved me, why am I thinking so much?

Neymar still had a tiny bit of hope in her heart, she looked at Karoso’s face.

Normally, if someone secretly kissed another person and was discovered so quickly, their face would look a bit unnatural.

But Karoso was different, his expression remained unchanged…

Neymar couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed, it seems I did think too much…

"What happened earlier? Is my brother okay?" Neymar tried to pretend that after seeing Karoso was okay, she had a feeling of relief from a close call, but she had just found out, her emotions weren’t in the right place, she couldn’t pretend a little, she could only use a dazed expression instead.

"I’m fine, if I can defend against his attack, it means I’m sure I can, don’t be so foolish next time."

But… I saw him attacking my brother, and I couldn’t control myself…" Neymar lowered her head. "I passed out right after my magic exploded, I caused trouble for my brother."

"You didn’t cause me trouble, you did great. You showed me the way forward," Karoso’s little hand covered Neymar’s head. "You deserve to stand by my side now."

[Oh, why didn’t I add the final sentence.]

[Master Karoso still doesn’t get it.]

[Tsk, this is our fault.]

Neymar felt happy when she heard Karoso’s words, unlike the bullet comments.

Being acknowledged by Karoso and being allowed to stand by his side was a rare and special thing!

Added to what Karoso said before, as long as he spoke kindly, Neymar would be very happy, as happiness tends to last.

"Thank you for the recognition, brother…" Neymar whispered.

"Wake up and rest well."

"Oh, by the way, big brother, loot." Neymar took out her Golden Card and said, "I’m S++!"

While speaking, Neymar waved the card and a pile of Shuowang Gold filled the entire room, along with a black robe.

Karoso raised an eyebrow.

He walked up to the pile of gold, picked up the robe, and exclaimed, "A fifth-tier legendary magic robe?"

Two fourth-tier items can’t compare to one fifth-tier item.

Karoso noticed that his little sister seemed to be unusually lucky.

"Not many styles…" Neymar looked at the Shuowang Gold and the magic robe in front of her and said instinctively.

"These are rewards above S-class, all of them are high-quality items, there is nothing of low value." Karoso said, "Compared to a pile of low-value items, I prefer these high-quality ones."

"Hmm, it turns out that the things from the Golden Card are few, but very useful!" Neymar realized.

……

On the other side.

Teresa had already arrived at the embassy. She waved the Golden Card, and suddenly a pile of Shuowang Gold appeared in the room, along with various bottles, jars, and some strange materials.

"Why is the S++ reward so poor?" Teresa complained. "Can’t they provide a few quality items? Why is it always this jumble of things?"

Teresa mentioned that she quite liked the sword held by the priest.