Chapter 837 - 26: Aftermath Is a Hassle
"Eirin?"
Gu Mo gently called out, feeling unsure about something and wanting to confirm it.
To be honest, it was precisely because of Eirin Yakumo’s calm demeanor that made him feel uneasy. Didn’t the moon sage want to say something? Was she too assured about him or about her princess?
"Oh, it’s you. Weren’t you talking with Kaguya? Why come to find me suddenly..."
The pharmacist, whose white hair was braided and exuded a unique air of immortality, slightly frowned upon hearing his voice. She glanced back at him, sizing him up, and said blandly.
At the same time, she turned back to the medicine cabinet in front of her, continuing to take out the medicinal stones she would need, seriously pondering how to design her upcoming experiment.
Is it really this indifferent?
Her temperament is truly commendable, isn’t it?
Sensing Eirin Yakumo’s emotional flow and spiritual wavelength, Gu Mo paused in silence, even more unsure.
"By the way, the technique you used today to manipulate celestial phenomena seemed quite interesting. Would you like to exchange insights later? I think it could be valuable for my ’Astronomical Secret Burial Technique’ and ’Pot of the Great Galaxy’..."
Eirin Yakumo seemed to have remembered something, continuing in a calm tone, casually mentioning it without turning back.
"That’s no problem at all. We can set a time to exchange insights later..."
Gu Mo nodded gently, having no intention of keeping secrets about this.
After all, it has been over 1,300 years since the tale of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter took place. Besides often needing help from the princess, he was naturally not unfamiliar with Eirin Yakumo. Having exchanged many insights, they were often surprised by each other’s knowledge.
Just as he had learned much from the moon sage before, now that the moon sage showed interest in the mysterious domain he had comprehended, he would naturally assist willingly.
——Despite the means to create a real sky being the Sky Authority taken from Zeus, which Zeus had seized from the flagship Cronos of the previous Titan Series Fleet.
——As for the means to mirror the moon, it benefited from his own elf-like constitution’s innate Fantasy Manifestation, bolstered by a spiritual power of over 40.
However, it wasn’t without help, just like the technicians in the Fate World imitated the elves’ Fantasy Manifestation to create techniques like Innate Barriers. The significance of reference has never been about being able to copy it completely but about whether it can inspire one’s thinking.
"Hmm, that’s good then..."
Eirin Yakumo nodded slightly, calmly continuing, "If you have something to say, just say it. If you came to find me specifically, you must have something to ask?"
"There is something I’d like to ask..."
Gu Mo nodded lightly and hesitated to ask: "It’s about the... uh..." Just at that moment, he seemed to sense something, his expression turning a bit odd, and he gently tapped his forehead, decisively falling silent.
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This left Eirin Yakumo somewhat confused instead.
Seeing Eirin Yakumo furrow her brows and glance back at him, Gu Mo managed an awkward yet polite smile: "I might have misunderstood something, sorry..."
Sighing slightly in haste, he decisively withdrew this substantial entity projection.
Watching the image opposite him dissipate, becoming formless and intangible once more, thoroughly vanishing into the air, Eirin Yakumo raised an eyebrow.
......
On this side of the corridor.
The conversation continued, but Gu Mo’s expression suddenly became strange. He looked peculiarly at the long black-haired girl sitting beside him, then glanced at the bamboo forest outside.
This vast bamboo forest, perpetually shrouded in dense mist with very poor visibility, appeared somewhat out of place compared to the generally noisy impression of the Fantasy Land. It was a quiet place guarded by the bamboo forest, seemingly unaffected by any changes.
"I just went to ask Eirin..."
He deliberated for a moment before speaking about what had just happened.
"What did you ask?" The long black-haired girl remained calm and collected as always, holding a scroll-type spell terminal, sliding her slender index finger rapidly over it, browsing various dazzling items on the fantasy network casually asking.
"About the secret potion that allows Penglai people to have children..." Gu Mo said flatly without batting an eye.
"Oh?"
The princess’s interest was piqued instantly as she put down the spell scroll, her eyes gleaming as she turned to look at him.
"I originally intended to ask, but I ended up not asking." The young man in white calmly stated, seemingly aware of her thoughts, so he preemptively responded.
"Tch... Coward."
Switching to a look of disdain instantly, the princess’s smile vanished, and she turned away expressionlessly, picking up the spell scroll again.