In the courtyard, a few magpies landed on a cherry tree that bloomed all year round and chirped.
Rays of morning light shone on Ashina through the gaps between the leaves.
Eight-cloud Ink squinted her eyes and rested her head on Ashina's legs. Her black hair spread out and reflected the dazzling light.
Ashina's eyes were blurred. She held a sandalwood comb in her hand and carefully combed Eight-cloud Ink's long hair.
Orange Meow, Aistel, Kaos, and Mercury Lamp sat on the stone bench. The four little ones each held a slightly old thread-bound book and were shaking their heads as they read.
"Fish in the water, but they forget each other in the water. Birds fly with the wind, but they don't know the wind."
"Feel the deceit of others, but don't show it in words. Be bullied, but don't show it on your face."
"Neither silk nor bamboo, but be at peace. Not smoke nor tea, but be at peace."
…
The sound of the little girls reading echoed in the courtyard. Beside them, Luo Tianyi and Mei Jiu were both burying their heads, sometimes frowning and sometimes happy, modifying the new song they collaborated on.
Not far away, through the mottled carved window, one could see Lily, Yana, Iris Origami, and Yakumo preparing breakfast for everyone. The knight maiden was trying hard to learn how to make Eastern cuisine from Yakumo and Origami.
Athena in her mature form sat on the archway at the door, looking at the towering Demon Mountain in the distance. Monkey couldn't stand the loneliness and ran there to challenge Daitengu.
Under the archway, little Woban was sitting in the center of the formation Eight-cloud Ink set up for her, trying hard to recover her strength.
Ikaros was sitting by the cold lake in a daze, letting Nymph share the data in her memory center to check the experience of these days.
Kuang San, who had recently become addicted to painting, bit a writing brush in her mouth and held three writing brushes in her hands. She sat in the pavilion, writing and painting while facing the Jianmu tree in the distance. As a result, she got ink all over her body, and her seductive little face was in a mess.
Narako, who was yawning with tears in the corner of her eyes, walked out listlessly and bumped into Katsuko who had also just woken up.
"The house is getting livelier and livelier …"
Ashina suddenly laughed.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly. She opened her slightly closed eyes and looked at Asuna's beautiful face that was like a peach blossom.
"Worried about Yui?"
"Yes, Misaka too, and Yuriko and the others …"
"Don't worry."
Eight-cloud Ink closed its eyes again.
"Even if I can't sense their exact location through the world, Yui still has the identity of a Spirit-branded Retainer, so I know that she's very safe. It seems that they're in a world with many deities, and the mixed divine aura has blocked most of the information flow, so I can't find them for the time being."
"But Yuriko is very strong. With her there won't be any danger."
"Yes."
Ashina nodded. She had always had complete trust in Eight-cloud Ink, but her face still carried the lingering worry of a mother about her daughter going out.
Seeing this, Eight-cloud Ink sighed.
"I'll continue to look for them tomorrow. I've gained a lot recently, and I can already roughly determine their world, so the chances of finding them are greater than before. At least I won't be running around like a headless fly."
"Okay."
With her usual gentle tone, Ashina gently leaned down and kissed Eight-cloud Ink's forehead.
"Coo —!!"
Narako's angry voice came from the side.
"Really, my dear, you're provoking me again!"
Narako walked to the two of them and sat down gently. Ashina handed the sandalwood comb in her hand to Narako, and the latter took over Ashina's job.
They were familiar with each other, and it was obvious that this was the norm.
"You're so sloppy, go and tidy yourself up."
Looking at the messy Narako, Ashina shook her head helplessly.
Eight-cloud Ink opened her eyes again. "You stayed up late playing games again last night? You already had so much fun at the banquet. "
"Hehehe …"
Narako laughed embarrassedly.
"Stupid monster!"
Mercury Lamp suddenly threw away the book in her hand and flew over. Her small body sat on Eight-cloud Ink's chest and began to pull his robe with both hands.
"I don't want to study anymore! I don't want to study anymore! I can't understand those things at all! "
"Children should study hard."
After tapping on the mercury lamp, Yakumo Ink picked up the doll and put it aside.
"Look at you, the number one doll of Rosette Girls, how can you not understand a book?"
"Idiot! Idiot, idiot! I'm a doll, why should I study!? I can't eat it! "
Mercury Lamp climbed onto Eight-cloud Ink's body and fluttered around. In the end, it got into his robe and trapped itself.
"Wuwuwu! I can't get out! Stupid monster, let me out quickly!! "
On the other side, the three little guys saw that Mercury Lamp was out of tune, and they all threw away the books in their hands and scattered.
"Come back!!"
Eight-cloud Ink sat up, took out the Mercury Lamp, and shouted at the little guys.
The few kids who were about to run away immediately lowered their heads and obediently walked back.
"Go and take your books. Mercury Lamp, don't even think about escaping!"
After the four kids took their books and sat in an arc in front of her, Eight-cloud Ink opened a gap and took out a ruler.
Seeing the ruler, the four kids all shrunk their heads. Even Kaos was no exception. Orange Meow's pair of cat ears turned around and let out a sad "meow meow" sound.
"You little fellows are either monsters, angels, puppets, or elves. You're born with strength that far surpasses normal people. "
"But it's precisely because of this that you need to study hard and receive education, so that you won't use your strength to do whatever you want in the future."
"Yes —"
The little guys responded in unison, and Narako and Ashina couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Although they looked like kids, Orange Meow, Mercury Lamp, and Kaos aside, Aistel was a sword elf that was thousands of years old. But now, she was being lectured and educated by Eight-cloud Ink like a real kid.
"But I really can't understand these things …"
Mercury Lamp lowered its head and mumbled softly.
Eight-cloud Ink rubbed the Mercury Lamp's head. The little guy subconsciously squinted its eyes and rubbed against it comfortably. Then, it felt that this was very embarrassing, so it shook off Eight-cloud Ink's hand with all its might and snorted.
Orange Meow, Aistel, and Kaos saw this and all used their 45 ° loli eyes to kill them, letting Eight-cloud Ink pat their heads one by one.
Then, the little guy felt strangely irritated, and the black wings on its back flapped rapidly.
[They really are kids …]
Looking at the Mercury Lamp like this, Eight-cloud Ink couldn't bear to speak too harshly.
Just like that, the little guys started studying obediently again.
"Time to eat!"
Azura, Lily, Yana, and Origami walked out of the kitchen with breakfast and called out to everyone in the courtyard.
The black gap opened, and Purple, who always woke up at mealtime, yawned as she walked out.
Today, Fantasy Village was still very peaceful.
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