Quadruple split.

Chapter 2922 One ordinary afternoon
"you……"

Mo Tan took another careful look at the girl's slender, fair, and flawless arm. After a brief hesitation, he finally released her wrist, rolled up his sleeves, and said, "Let me help you."

"Go to the balcony to sunbathe."

Luna shook her head and said calmly, "You need the sun right now. Even if your body doesn't need it, your mind does. Besides, you really can't handle these things... carefully."

"barrier."

Almost at the same moment Luna bumped into Mo Tan with her slender shoulder, causing the latter to stumble, the Discipline Priest, whose physical condition was terrible and whose strength was even worse, raised his arm and made a virtual gesture in mid-air, instantly freezing the spray of scorching solution aimed at the two of them in mid-air.

"Ok?"

Luna turned to look at Mo Tan, who had almost been knocked onto the balcony by her, and said with some surprise, "So you really are quite useful."

Mo Tan twitched the corner of his mouth and said helplessly, "In other words... you've always thought I was pretty useless?"

No, you've always been amazing.

Luna shook her head gently and said in her usual ethereal tone, "But everyone has their limitations, so I originally thought you wouldn't be able to help."

Having long been accustomed to the fact that the character 'Black Van' was looked down upon in terms of individual strength, but having never cared because 'he' himself was indeed strong enough, Mo Tan smiled nonchalantly: "So, now I have the honor of assisting the esteemed Ms. Lin Qi?"

"Call me by my name."

Luna turned her gaze back to the alchemy table in front of her, carefully scattering a handful of dark blue powder in mid-air to neutralize the slowly splashing solution. Admiring the rather beautiful snow-white mist, she said without turning her head, "When I'm doing this, can you cooperate and keep these gels behaving themselves?"

"It's my pleasure to serve you."

Mo Tan smiled gently, then slowly walked to Luna's side and gestured for her to begin: "We can start anytime."

"Ah."

So the unfathomable young alchemist swiftly extended her clamps, pointing directly at the largest lump of [Fire Poison Gel] that looked like it could burst at any moment.

Immediately before Luna's clips touched the lump of gel, Mo Tan raised his right hand again, steadily pointing his index finger at the gel that had instantly turned from deep red to bright yellow, and whispered, "Barrier."

"Thank you."

Luna nodded slightly, picked up the extremely unstable lump that was bound in place by some invisible force and could only react at an incredibly slow speed, threw it into the ice bucket, and nodded gently.

Mo Tan immediately understood and dispelled the [Law Barrier] which was continuously draining his magic power.

bang——

Immediately afterwards, a muffled thud came from the corner of the wall. The bucket swayed twice in place before settling down still.

"You can slow down a little."

Mo Tan looked at Luna with lingering fear and said helplessly, "If I had been a little slower just now, you might have been blown up again."

"There was no 'again'. I wasn't actually hit by the explosion; I was just slightly startled."

Luna stubbornly shook her head and casually asked, "Would you let me get blown up?"

Mo Tan chuckled dryly, "Of course I don't want you to get blown up, but..."

"I believe you."

Luna's lips curled up slightly, and then she used even faster than before to poke the needles in her left hand into the second piece of gel: "Protect me."

"barrier!"

Mo Tan practically shouted this, managing to finish the spell before the thing exploded. Still shaken, he said, "So, could you slow down a bit? That speed was already..."

"next."

"Barrier! Are you even listening to me?!"

"Yes, I'm listening."

"Block! This time you didn't even say 'next'!"

"Aren't you looking at me?"

"Barrier! Luna, you..."

"..."

"barrier!"

……

In this way, with Luna's highly efficient 'collection', the two of them completed the basic cleaning of the experimental table in less than five minutes, throwing all the [Fire Poison Gel] into the ice bucket in the corner. When the work was finally over, Mo Tan's magic power was only 39%, and his physical strength was also nearly 40% depleted due to the high tension. He looked weak and listless.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Luna put the clips and needles into the drawer next to the alchemy table, then pulled out a few pieces of black sandalwood—their purpose unknown—and said without turning her head, "Go rest."

Mo Tan scratched his head, watching Luna deftly tidy up the alchemy table, and asked, "Should I help you tidy up..."

"Go and rest."

Luna repeated the sentence, her tone and expression unchanged.

"……Oh."

Mo Tan nodded, then slunk off to the balcony to continue sunbathing. The constant mental tension, coupled with the frequent use of [Law of Barrier], made him feel a little bit completely drained.

If I had used one of the other two accounts, I definitely wouldn't have been treated this badly. Hmm, I hope it was just dislike...

Mo Tan, who occasionally felt self-conscious about her overly strong empathy, gave a wry smile and lazily closed her eyes.

The weather was perfect, and some insects, similar to cicadas but with a more pleasant voice, were chirping in the nearby trees.

Further away, the faint sound of something cutting through the air could be heard; it was the sound of Yi Zou practicing his sword in the nearby open space.

The giggling sounds came from Reina and Elfin, who were playing in the grove.

The humming and whimpering sounds came from Little Lysa, the harpy who was about to wake up.

The clanging and banging sounds Luna made while tidying up the alchemy table were not noisy.

The sunshine is pleasant, the breeze is pleasant, and the chair is pleasant.

"How peaceful it is."

Mo Tan chuckled and muttered, "If only it could always be like this."

"Ok?"

Luna turned to look at Mo Tan, who was slumped in the recliner, and asked curiously, "What did you say?"

Mo Tan didn't open his eyes, but lazily raised his arm: "I said—Long live peace!"

"……Fool."

Luna pursed her lips, then turned to look at the apprentice who had somehow managed to get up unsteadily, his eyes still swirling with tiny mosquito coils: "You, go sunbathe too."

"Mentor... supervisor..."

Little Lysa rubbed her still slightly dizzy head and said unsteadily, "I'm sorry, I was wrong, I didn't mean to. You told me before that I should pay attention to the rhythm when using the fire-returning technique, but I still got carried away. Are those fire poison gels okay? I remember Uncle Dagran needed them in a hurry. If I messed them up..."

"Shut up."

Luna calmly uttered the word she now repeats at least dozens of times a day, then freed her right hand to rub Lysa's little head: "It's not a big problem, and it's not a complete mess. The quality of what you've made is actually beyond expectations. I made mistakes when I tried to make something like this back then, but at least you didn't blow off half of your hand."

Lysa paused, then asked, "Half a hand?" Mo Tan opened his eyes, "Half a hand?"

"...It's just an exaggeration, don't make such a fuss."

Luna frowned slightly and said calmly, "Didn't Hei Fan always say he was going to die? But he's still alive and well."

Mo Tan: "...If you're going to comfort the child, then comfort the child. Don't always try to pin this on me."

"You've finished comforting her, now you can continue comforting her."

Luna patted Lysa on the shoulder and gently nudged the dazed little harpy: "Go, go play with Black Van."

"oh oh!"

Lysa nodded, then ran to the balcony and stood obediently next to Mo Tan, saying sweetly, "Brother Hei Fan, I've come to play with you."

Mo Tan nodded, casually pulled a chessboard from his bag, and asked, "Want to play some chess?"

"do not want!"

Despite her exceptional talent in alchemy, which even Luna acknowledged, the harpy loli immediately shook her head vigorously, exclaiming, "Chess is terrifying! It's all so confusing, I can't understand the rules, and I can't remember them. Black Vane is incredibly skilled, and Uncle Romeo seems to have been corrupted by him lately. He's always running around with the chessboard, and when he comes here occasionally, he even drags Lysa into playing chess. Lysa can't remember the rules at all, and he doesn't let her win at all. Lysa doesn't like playing chess anymore!"

"Um……"

Mo Tan silently filled in the girl's long speech in his mind before saying earnestly, "There's nothing I can do. Your Uncle Romeo's chess skills are not even as good as old Dagran's. He can only find a sense of existence by bullying you."

"Shameless."

Luna, who was busy at the alchemy table, gave a succinct evaluation.

"I think so too."

Mo Tan smiled gently, then stretched and casually put away the chessboard that Little Lysa seemed a little afraid of, and asked, "Shall I go for a walk with you?"

"Okay, okay!"

Lysa flapped her wings excitedly and said, "I want to go play with Aibao and Reina. They told me before that they would come here today and wait for me to finish my work. I'm not bringing Dagland and Lotte, those two boys, to the girls' party. Black Fan, come with us too!"

"Uh... ah?"

Mo Tan was stunned for a moment, then pointed blankly at her own face: "Me? Attending a women's party with you guys?"

Lysa continued flapping her wings, still full of enthusiasm: "Yes! Let's have a girls' party!"

"Luna".

Mo Tan turned directly to her friend in the room, her expression quite subtle, and asked, "Is this right?"

"Correct."

Luna nodded, saying casually, "Go ahead, have fun."

“I don’t think this is right.”

Mo Tan squinted and said dryly, "That's not right at all."

Lysa pouted, grabbed Mo Tan's hands, and shook them while blinking her innocent big eyes cutely, saying, "Black~Fan~Brother~"

"...I'll go with you to find them."

Ultimately, unable to resist the cuteness of the little girl, Mo Tan sighed and said helplessly, "But if they don't welcome boys, I'll go back first, okay?"

Lysa was overjoyed: "No problem! Although she (Luna: pay attention to the punctuation)... cough, although they do not welcome boys, but if it's you, Black Vane, it'll definitely be fine!"

Mo Tan was shocked: "What! Could it be that I was forced into this in Misha County before..."

"Because Brother Hei Fan is an adult male!"

Lysa said cheerfully, then tilted her head curiously: "What happened in Mi-something County before?"

Luna turned her head slightly to look at Mo Tan: "What happened in Misha County?"

"Ahem, it's nothing, let's go."

Mo Tan rubbed the tip of her nose, then said in a serious tone, "I think they would definitely think it's inappropriate!"

……

Ten minutes later
Wow! Is Brother Hei Fan here too?!

The energetic lizardwoman loli Reina clapped her hands and exclaimed with delight, "That's great!"

Good day, Brother Hei Fan.

Kneeling on the cushion, Elfen gave Mo Tan a curtsy, revealing an impeccable, flawless, warm, proper, generous, and ladylike smile: "We only have some simple snacks and herbal tea prepared here. If you don't mind, please sit with us for a while."

Lysa put her hands on her hips and said cheerfully, "I knew it! Everyone would welcome Brother Black Van!"

"But isn't this a women's association...?"

Mo Tan covered his face with a stiff expression and said with a wry smile, "Won't you feel uncomfortable having a man like me here?"

"How is that possible!"

The somewhat tomboyish Reina shook her head frantically, laughing, "We just don't like brats like Dagran and Lotte. Brother Black Van is an adult, completely different!"

"I can't say I don't like it."

Elfin smiled helplessly and said softly, "It's just that sometimes I want to talk about topics that are not suitable for boys of this age."

Are all girls these days so precocious?

Mo Tan twitched the corners of her mouth, and finally, in a fit of desperation, sat down on the mat that Erfen had prepared, took the snack that the latter handed her and took a bite: "Then I'll eat something and stay here for a while. You can chat as you like, just pretend I don't exist."

"Huh?"

Elfin opened her eyes wide and asked curiously, "Brother Black Van, aren't you going to chat with us?"

"I won't."

Mo Tan shook his head slightly, then took the herbal tea from Erfen, held it in his hands and smiled, "I am already deeply honored to have you here with me."

"but……"

Elfin twisted her fingers, looking somewhat conflicted, and said, "Isn't it inappropriate to pretend that Brother Black Fan doesn't exist?"

"Perfect, perfect."

Mo Tan nodded vigorously and said seriously, "It couldn't be more perfect!"

"Then... that's fine."

Elfen smiled and said softly, "Then let's pretend that you don't exist, Brother Hei Fan."

"Mmmmmmm!"

Mo Tan let out a soft sigh of relief, then picked up the fragrant herbal tea and took a comfortable sip.

Elfin sat up straight, his gaze sharp: "So, Lysa, Reina, do you think Black Van and Luna actually kissed?"

Mo Tan: "Pfft—!!!!"

Chapter 2913: The End