Chapter 544

The freighter gradually left the harbor and disappeared into Magnolia.

Wendy leaned against the window and quietly admired the sea, blue sky, and white clouds. From time to time, she would tilt her head and sneak a peek at Maple, who was reading a book nearby.

She couldn't help but recall a question that Lisana and the others often discussed.

Lisana was the first to bring up this question, and the content of the question was quite simple … if they were to get married in the future, what type of person would they want to marry?

This question was still a bit too far away for Wendy, which was why her face instantly flushed red when she heard this question. She curled up in a corner and didn't dare to make a single sound or participate in the discussion.

Getting married …

It was too embarrassing.

And, it was also a bit too far away.

There were two people fighting in her heart. One believed that the current situation was fine, that she was the younger sister that Maple took care of and doted on the most. The other hoped that she could grow up a bit more and be closer to him.

Every time the latter thought emerged in her mind, her cheeks would flush red, and she would lower her head or avert her gaze shyly, not daring to sneak a peek at Maple.

And at this moment.

Maple suddenly closed the book in his hand and looked at Wendy. He smiled at her and said, "Do you want to hear my story? Wendy? "

Wendy was startled, and then revealed a cheerful expression. She obediently nodded and said:

"Hm! Is it a story from four hundred years ago? "

"No, I've already told you a bit about that before. Now, I'm going to tell you a story that's a bit more distant."

Maple smiled and said: "I originally planned to tell Elosa first, but since I'm accompanying you this time, I feel that perhaps I can tell you first."

The more he grew, the lonelier he became. The lonelier he became, the more things he couldn't tell, and the more he couldn't tell others.

Maple liked this world very much, and he also liked Wendy, Elosa, Mavis … The reason why he liked these cute girls was because he knew that he could tell them those stories at any time.

They would listen, and they wouldn't change.

"Even further?"

Wendy tilted her small head, revealing a somewhat curious expression. Then, she came closer and sat down on the edge of the bed, revealing an obedient expression as she waited.

Maple gazed at the sky outside the porthole and said: "Yes, that's a very long story."

"There was once a person whose soul crossed this world and arrived in another world. That world was the world of ninjas …"

"He became a ninja, and then …"

"… Just like that, with his unremitting efforts, he trained himself as hard as he could from a young age. Step by step, he became stronger bit by bit, never stopping. In the end, he reached the peak of that world and became the strongest ninja."

Maple stopped here. At this moment, the sky outside the porthole was already dark. Night had fallen, and starlight intertwined in the sky, sprinkling down onto the sea.

He turned around to look at Wendy.

Wendy listened until this point and couldn't help but ask in a small voice: "Then, that ninja was you, Brother Maple?"

As a Magic Shooter who had seen parallel worlds like Edras and knew that there were many other strange parallel worlds, it was easy for her to understand why Maple's story continued until the end of ninjas.

Maple smiled faintly and reached out to pat her little head. "Alright, it's getting late. Go to sleep, I'll continue telling you the rest tomorrow."

"Okay …"

Wendy nodded. She also felt sleepy and yawned.

She stood up and took out a small white bathrobe from her wardrobe. She walked to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, took a shower, and then changed into the bathrobe. She crawled into bed, feeling a little embarrassed, and secretly glanced in Maple's direction.

However, Maple was still sitting at his desk, reading a book.

Just like that.

After a while, she became more and more sleepy and finally fell asleep.

After she fell asleep, Maple put down the book in his hand and turned around to look at her. He smiled and reached out to pat her little head again.

…

The next day.

Sunlight shone through the porthole.

Maple opened his eyes, exhaled lightly, and then smiled.

Wendy was quite obedient in her sleep. She basically wouldn't fall asleep or become a mess. She was still curled up into a small ball next to him, and her sleeping face was incredibly cute.

A few moments later.

Wendy gradually woke up as well. Her eyelashes trembled as she slowly opened her eyes. She rubbed her sleepy eyes with her small hands and saw Maple. Her cheeks flushed red as she smiled and greeted him, "Brother Maple, good morning …"

"Good morning."

Maple smiled. "Get up, it's time to go eat breakfast. Oh, right, this cargo ship is going to reach Albares. It seems like it'll take about half a month to get there, so be prepared to stay on the ship for half a month."

Wendy nodded obediently and resolutely said, "Yes, I'm also cultivating."

She silently added in her heart. If she could stay with Maple for half a year, she wouldn't mind at all if she stayed on the ship for half a year.

Maple couldn't help but laugh as he watched Wendy get up and walk to the bathroom.

Little Wendy was perfect in every way, except that she was flat. She was even flatter than Mavis. Although she was still young, girls at her age wouldn't normally be very flat. Maple vaguely remembered that Elosa already had the appearance of a young girl at that time.

This was also why Wendy would silently lower her head whenever the other girls discussed this issue, feeling incredibly conflicted in her heart.

Maple wanted to comfort her. Actually, she was the cutest of them all. However, after considering that such a consolation might have the opposite effect, he could only watch from the side.

The breakfast on the ship was average.

Maple was quite particular about food. He directly used his spatial ability to fetch breakfast from the land. Although he had to carry out a mission with Wendy according to the normal procedure, using some spatial magic wouldn't be too much of a hindrance.

After eating breakfast, Maple continued to read, and Wendy also found a book and began to read. It wasn't until the afternoon that Maple closed the book and continued to tell Wendy the story that he hadn't finished yesterday.

"That ninja became the strongest, and then he gained the ability to travel through space, so he traveled to the second world. That world was a sea world, and there were all kinds of strange abilities and countless pirates …"

"He became a traveler there, sailing along the route called the Grand Line …"

"… Just like that, he finally obtained the increase in power that he wanted in that world, and was worshipped as a god in that world."

At this point.

Maple stopped and looked away from Wendy's face, looking at the sky outside the porthole. The sky was already filled with stars, and it was night again.

Wendy tilted her head and obediently listened to Maple's story. Hearing this, she asked in a small voice, "Why does Brother Maple want to search for power one world after another? Brother Maple has clearly already become a god-like existence in that world. "

"Hmm …"

Maple smiled faintly and said, "Good question. It's probably because he's searching for his original intentions."

He had overlooked some things in his story, but Wendy was quite sharp. After listening to today's story, she immediately grasped the main point.

Wendy blinked, revealing a look of understanding, and said, "Then, Brother Maple, will you also leave this world in the end?"

"I won't."

Maple smiled.

Wendy was slightly surprised, but also a bit happy. She asked, "Why not?"

Maple rubbed her head and said, "Because I've already obtained enough power. I can take this world with me on a journey, and I can also return to this world at any time, so there's no need for me to leave."