Chapter 1002 - 486: She Understood
Valentina figured it out.
Understood.
I understand everything!
Yes, she must be "hungry" too.
Dragons need to eat, and surely elves do as well.
"I am a genius!"
[Nope.]
"I’m so clever!"
[That’s wrong.]
"That’s so me!"
[...]
"Herbert will definitely praise me when he finds out!"
[He won’t.]
The Sage in her mind tried to remind her with a couple of remarks, striving to refute, attempting to set things right, but all these futile efforts were directly ignored by the stunningly brilliant Valentina.
I’ve barely managed to have a smart moment, who dares spoil my delight?
What gives you the right to point fingers at me now?
What I say it is, it will be!
Hmm hmm~
"But, oh dear, now this seems to be a bit troublesome."
Having "seen through" Svanni’s true situation, Valentina began to feel a bit perplexed again.
"...What should I do?"
Valentina’s eyes suddenly turned vacant under Svanni’s puzzled gaze, revealing an extremely clear and innocent look, as she absentmindedly scratched her head.
I’ve seen through it, I’m really smart.
But the problem is, this discovery... I can’t say it out loud.
I can’t just bluntly say— "Haha! I know you’re secretly handling it yourself!?"
"Don’t mind me, go ahead and enjoy yourself!"
Oh dear, that would be too childish!
If it were the old [Headstrong Form·Valentina], she’d probably have blurted out such a blunt statement that would leave the whole situation terribly awkward.
But she’s different now.
She’s now [Understanding Form·Valentina]!
Valentina felt that after being around Herbert for so long, she had learned a bit about social etiquette, knowing that some things shouldn’t be said directly because it’s too frank, and it makes everyone embarrassed.
So— she had to beat around the bush.
That’s right.
Words need to be spoken, otherwise, it’s awkward if the person just keeps standing there enduring it.
But, well, they must be phrased in a less direct, more subtle way.
Valentina pondered for a long time and finally thought of a somewhat acceptable way of saying it.
She cautiously raised her eyes slightly, glanced tentatively at Svanni, and mumbled: "Um, Svanni, have you... eaten?"
?
Staring at Valentina who had been pondering seriously for a long time, Svanni thought she would ask some profound question.
I thought you noticed something, but you end up asking if I’ve eaten?
She pondered for a moment, deliberated: "I haven’t eaten, uh, no, this body doesn’t need food."
Svanni had many avatars, and to her, some common human experiences had long faded away.
From Svanni’s perspective, what "hunger" signifies is that the energy within this body is depleted.
When energy is lacking, it needs to be replenished.
Her flesh avatars are all complete and, like regular people, can eat to absorb energy from food.
But that’s too inefficient.
It’s far faster to directly replace it with a new avatar.
It’s like saying, the same two electric cars without power, directly replacing the battery is definitely faster than slowly charging.
Although replacing the battery might have higher costs and inconvenience, don’t worry about those.
Just ask yourself if it’s faster!
And Svanni’s real body has always been hidden in the center of the tree house, so she never lacked energy, she hasn’t had the feeling of hunger in a long time.
Oh, this statement isn’t entirely correct either.
Whenever Svanni smells the special scent on Herbert, she always feels a unique appetite... the urge to devour everything of him.
But such personal secrets don’t need to be explained to outsiders; it’s even a bit embarrassing to talk about.
Svanni felt that after spending a lot of time with Herbert, she had picked up some of his vibes and started considering these things.
Hmm, she’s almost becoming his shape.
Both mentally and physically, indeed...
However, even as a Grand Mage ranked among the wisest in the Disciplinary Hall, she couldn’t guess Valentina’s thought process as a "Wise Man" of great foolishness at this moment.
Seeing that Svanni didn’t understand her meaning, Valentina squinted her eyes hard, using her rapidly fluttering eyes as a signal, and even puckered her lips to emphasize.
Hmm hmm, this, hmm hmm, that.
You know, hand, understand?
Got it?
Have you understood?
Did you get my meaning?
"???Svanni watched as Valentina’s expression kept changing, her whole head was full of big question marks.
Miss, you’re here to eat, and yet what exactly are you doing now?
Your behavior is leaving me quite confused...
Clearly, such rudimentary hints would be completely indecipherable to most people.
What kind of decent person thinks like this?
But fortunately, Svanni isn’t most people either.
Moreover, the Dark Elf, a legendary race thinking from below the belt, certainly won’t produce any decent people.
After Svanni furrowed her brows and thought about it for a while, she actually vaguely guessed what Valentina was trying to convey.
Up? Down?
Hand?
Move up and down... oh!
Svanni got it.
She understood, she fully understood.
And then, understanding though she was, her mind was filled with even more questions.
???
What is going on with you?
With your thick eyebrows and big eyes, are you actually an unashamed spiritual Dark Elf?
Valentina also noticed that Svanni seemed to understand her meaning, and she breathed a sigh of relief, growing more and more pleased with herself.
Indeed, she understands me.
Hmm hmm~
I told you someone would understand me!