章 44: Chapter 44
[Detecting god's demise, reward distribution begins!]
Nathan was worrying about how to comb the little one's hair when the simulator appeared like timely relief in his mind.
"A reward? I can finally transform!"
The moment this thought arose, a white light began to envelop Nathan.
"Brother???"
Little Ganyu was also attracted by this light.
"Ganyu... don't be afraid!"
Nathan, immersed in the light, could only see pure white.
To prevent the little one from worrying, he continued to comfort her.
"Mmhmm!!!"
She nodded excitedly, and despite the brilliance as bright as daylight, she felt no fear.
On the contrary, this was a light that made her feel close and safe.
"Wow!!!"
As the light gradually dissipated, the little one's adorable eyes opened wide.
Nathan's beast form had completely vanished, replaced by... a human form slightly taller than her.
"Mm, walking on two feet is so much more comfortable!"
Returning to human form, Nathan finally felt less awkward!
Turning to look at the riverbank, the moonlit river surface reflected his current appearance.
He looked like a teenager of over ten years old, quite similar to the Nathan from reality.
However, the biggest difference from reality, apart from age, was his ethereal temperament.
Totally different from the average human aura, it was a presence that merged with the entire heaven and earth.
"Brother..."
Ganyu excitedly waved her hand. Nathan had thought she might feel uncomfortable with his sudden transformation.
But the little one showed no hesitation, rushing directly towards him.
"Oof!"
For the little chubby girl who was a head shorter, Nathan had to slightly crouch to embrace her.
"Brother... hair!"
Now in human form, the little one could be even more adorably clingy.
Her head pressed against Nathan's chest, her hair sweeping back and forth under his chin.
"Okay, okay... I'll do it right away!"
Nathan extended his hands, carefully lifting the ice-blue strands.
Some parts still weren't dry, so he continued to use elemental power like a warm hair dryer.
"Giggle, giggle..."
In the silent night, under the moonlight in the mountain stream,
Accompanied by the little one's soft laughter, Nathan braided Ganyu's hair stroke by stroke.
........
"There... done!"
Fulfilling a brother's duty, Ganyu's beautiful ponytail was restored.
"Hehe... brother... awesome!"
The little one cutely shook her head, seemingly very satisfied with her hairstyle.
Raising her chubby little face, her eyes and eyebrows now formed a straight line.
"Brother... kissy!"
She pursed her cherry-like little mouth, indicating she wanted to reward Nathan.
"Give it up, you little rascal!!!"
For such a precocious action, Nathan chose to flick her forehead.
"Hmph! Brother... meanie!!!"
Not getting her way, Ganyu puffed out her cheeks, looking angry yet adorable. ( awwwwwww )
"Alright, let me take you back!"
Pinching her pouty cheeks, Nathan hadn't forgotten what he needed to do next.
This encounter with Ganyu was definitely not coincidental.
From his two life simulations, he knew the little one was absolutely the protagonist of this scenario.
Since that was the case, the story would certainly unfold around her.
Though playing with the little one under the moonlight was fun, for the scenario's progression, Nathan felt he should return her home.
"Go back? Okay!"
Ganyu's speech might be unclear, but that didn't mean she wasn't reasonable.
Hearing they were going home, she immediately agreed excitedly.
Because of their intimate interaction, the little one was eager to invite Nathan home.
Completely forgetting... that home was actually her master's domain.
"Is it... over there?"
Nathan pointed to the mountain peak opposite her, where she had just rolled down from.
He wondered why the little one had rolled down from the mountain top, but given her current ditzy personality, it was probably because of gluttony.
"Mmhmm!"
"Okay... I'll take you back now!"
"Brother..."
After their conversation, just as Nathan was about to head towards the slope.
The little one in his arms suddenly interrupted his movement.
"What's wrong?"
Nathan thought Ganyu might have something unusual, and looked down to see her sparkling eyes expectantly looking at him.
"Brother, horse ride!"
Laughing and extending her round little hand, she was clearly unsatisfied with just being carried.
The little one wanted to return to the state of riding his beast form.
"Sigh... alright, Ganyu, hold on tight!"
Helplessly, Nathan lifted the little girl.
Raising her over his head, he let her ride on his neck.
"Hehe... brother... charge!"
Perched high up, Ganyu was excited, her cute little legs slightly exerting force.
Under the night sky, they disappeared into the mountain forest.
......
On the way up the mountain, red maples were everywhere.
Unfortunately, in the night, they couldn't properly appreciate this beautiful scenery.
Minlin's Mt. Aozang, this was the location of the Cloud Retainer's residence.
Near the mountain top, Nathan suddenly remembered.
In the game, finding this adeptus domain required offering three dishes at the mountain top pool.
Because of this special condition, the impression was quite memorable.
Unlike the future, the mountain path now was truly rugged.
Fortunately, Nathan could manipulate elemental power and didn't expend much effort.
Arriving at the pool he remembered, there were no three large cooking pots like in the game.
But that was normal, considering this was a thousand years ago.
"Ganyu... is it here?"
Passing the pool, Nathan pointed to a hidden cave entrance.
On the surface, it looked like an ordinary stone wall.
But using elemental power to sense it revealed it was an barrier.
"Mmhmm!"
The little one excitedly wriggled behind him, the joy of returning home evident.
"What should I do? Should I knock?"
Walking closer, Nathan gently tapped the stone wall.
Unexpectedly, the stone wall suddenly emitted a dazzling light.
Perhaps triggering some defensive mechanism, the restriction began accumulating elemental power.
In urgent moment, Nathan could only respond with the same type of elements.
After all, an excited little Ganyu was on his head, and he couldn't let her get hurt.
"Boom!!!"
When the attributes collided, the stone wall collapsed.
At the same time, a woman's voice came from inside.
"Who... who broke my barrier!"
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