V2: Chapter 107: The Girl's Growth
"Found them."
While Liang Lin was still checking Gladys's mouth for drool, Prescott suddenly spoke up, pointing to the magic crystal ball on the table, "Over there, they're almost... to the beach."
"Almost to the beach?"
Liang Lin found it unbelievable. She leaned forward, pressing her entire body against the table, getting close to the magic crystal ball, squinting her eyes to examine it carefully.
"That's impossible, right? Am I seeing things?" Liang Di gasped. "If they're at the beach now, wouldn't the teleportation that would normally take two days be done in one? A normal person's body couldn't handle that, could it?"
"It's not impossible."
Prescott also stared at the magic crystal ball.
"If two magicians take turns, they could indeed reach the seaside within a day. However, this would be too much for a magician's body, let alone a normal person. Constant teleportation would definitely overload their body."
If the body is overloaded, it will cause dizziness and vomiting; in severe cases, it could lead to dehydration, leaving the person bedridden and unable to get up.
“But her complexion is quite rosy,” Prescott stroked his prickly stubble. “Then there’s only one possibility: Doris gave her some kind of temporary stimulant. For a magician, there might be some side effects, but for an ordinary person… it would definitely have severe side effects.”
“This person has been completely manipulated by Doris.”
Liang Di nodded. “That’s quite normal. In Doris’s eyes, Miranda is just a useless pawn, someone to be sacrificed when necessary.”
“But if she’s at the beach now… then it’s actually quite dangerous.”
“What kind of threat would she pose to the wall?” Liang Lin, who hadn’t spoken for a while, interjected.
Liang Di hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "Probably not. The city walls are just ordinary walls; there's no magical magic involved. Well, no, there is, but it's only for us magicians to warn us. If a monster gets near the walls, we'll know."
"Then what's she doing there?"
Liang Di was also confused. She frowned, thought for a while, and then looked at Hilary and Prescott.
"Never mind, the most important thing right now is to get to the beach as quickly as possible."
"Should we use some kind of potion to maintain our stamina?" Liang Lin asked.
Liang Di glanced at Liang Lin, then at Hilary, feeling somewhat troubled. After hesitating for a moment, she sighed and said, "Sister Liang Lin, it's not that I don't want to take you, but you two really aren't suited to taking that kind of medicine. The side effects are too severe. We can recover in a few weeks, but for you, it might take a year, or even two. In severe cases, it could leave lasting health problems."
"So..."
Liang Di cautiously looked at Liang Lin, then lowered her head, like a child who had done something wrong, her hands clasped tightly together, twisting and turning. Her voice grew softer and softer, as if afraid of being yelled at.
"So, you mean, you're not letting me and my sister go?" Liang Lin finished the sentence she was about to say.
"Hmm..."
Liang Di's response was even softer. She cautiously glanced at Liang Lin a few times, becoming even more timid, even shrinking into a ball like an ostrich, wishing she could bury her head in her chest.
"If, if Sister Liang Lin wants to go, I, I, I, I, I'll, I'll think of other ways, for example," Liang Di swallowed hard, her voice extremely strained, "we'll go first, and then I'll arrange for people, and the next day, the next day we can meet..."
"No need."
Liang Lin suddenly interrupted her, saying firmly, "No need, my sister and I will stay home, you go."
Liang Di stared at her sister in astonishment, raising her hand, her eyes utterly blank, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. She instinctively wanted to explain, her mouth trembling, her words stuttering.
"No, that's not it, Sister Liang Lin. I didn't mean to look down on you. I meant, I'm scared, I... I mainly scared that your body might get hurt. You know, this potion is really..."
Liang Lin gave her a strange look and interrupted her again.
"You don't need to explain, I understand. Why are you so flustered?" Liang Lin noticed the sweat on her forehead. She looked up at the sky, muttering, "There's no sun, so why are you sweating?"
Liang Di was also confused and asked cautiously again, "Aren't you angry, Sister Liang Lin?"
Liang Lin was even more confused than her. She pointed to herself with her index finger, craned her neck, and said uncertainly, "Angry? Are you talking about me?"
"Yes, yes."
Liang Di was extremely uneasy.
"....."
"What? Why would I be angry? If I go, I'll just be a burden. Why would I go and cause trouble for you?"
Liang Lin put her hands on her hips. "I'm not some fool. If I insist on going with you, I'll not only hurt myself but also cause you trouble."
Liang Di's eyes lit up at this, and she dared to look up at Liang Lin.
"Besides," Liang Lin smiled at Liang Di, though the smile was a little stiff, it was the gentlest smile she could muster, "I believe in you. You can handle this little thing yourself."
"...Mm!"
Liang Di nodded vigorously, smiled, her eyes slightly red.
Hilary also breathed a sigh of relief, looking tenderly at her sister.
After Liang Di left.
"Liang Lin."
"Hmm?"
Liang Lin turned around.
Hilary draped her arm over Liang Lin's shoulder. "Little sister, you've grown up."
Liang Lin felt confused. "I've been an adult for a long time, Sister, are you getting confused?"
"No," Hilary shook her head, "When I say 'grown up,' I don't just mean as adult, I mean becoming a grown-up inside."
"Huh?"
"I mean you've matured, you're not as impulsive and self-centered as before." Hilary pinched Liang Lin's cheek. "My little sister is really great, really."
Although she was her older sister who had grown up with her, being pinched on the cheek still felt awkward. Liang Lin dodged Hilary's hand, covered her face, and kept a safe distance from her.
Author's Note
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