I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Ishnu looked at Yuhaka with a puzzled expression. After all, Ishnu couldn't sense Yuhaka's presence, which made her feel a little uneasy. But what surprised Ishnu even more was that the other party was actually a girl. Ishnu had originally thought that some middle-aged dragonborn man who looked like a pervert would do such a thing, but the dragonborn man in front of Ishnu was not the kind of dragonborn man she had imagined, but a very cute dragonborn girl.

This caught Ishinu off guard, but she had no intention of backing down. After ordering Undine's squad to prepare on the battlefield, Ishinu looked at Yuhaka and said, "It's you! The one who destroyed my people's equipment and hindered our cause!"

Hearing Ishnu's words, Yuhaka understood why these Undines had come here—undoubtedly to cause trouble. However, Yuhaka didn't care, since she was just like them, there to cause trouble.

Yuhaka nodded with a proud expression, hands on his hips, showing no remorse whatsoever for his actions.

Seeing Yuhaka's proud expression and puffed-out posture, Isinu felt an urge to punch him in the butt. However, Isinu wouldn't be so easily provoked by Yuhaka. As the captain of the Queen's Guard and the commander of the Undine forces, Isinu was naturally able to control her emotions well. At the same time, Isinu brandished her metal halberd and said to Yuhaka, "Very well, it seems you're quite confident in your abilities... Just a heads-up, we won't be as easily dealt with as other Undine squads."

Hearing Ishmael's words, Yuhaka paused for a moment before nodding and looking at Ishmael, saying, "Big sister is so nice, she even reminded Yuu-yu~" Ishmael blushed slightly upon hearing Yuhaka's words, clearly not expecting Yuhaka to be so direct. This caught Ishmael off guard; she opened her mouth, seemingly speechless, but quickly shook her head, clearing her mind. She then gripped her weapon firmly, aimed at Yuhaka, and said, "Shut up! Don't think I'll let you off just because you're being nice! Sisters, grab her!"

Upon hearing Ishnu's command, the Undine squads around them began to unleash elemental magic attacks. At the same time, some Undine squads rushed forward to engage Yhaka in close combat, seemingly unconcerned about the elemental magic attacks from their allies. They genuinely weren't worried about these attacks because Nije had previously explained to them that Undines were immune to damage from water and ice elemental attacks, almost like they were immune to damage. This was why those Undine squads weren't worried about being affected by friendly fire.

Although the situation seemed to be at a great disadvantage for Yhaka, it wasn't actually so. With a stomp, Yhaka shattered the ice layer, and in an instant, a huge stone wall was erected between Yhaka and the Undine squad, separating them and blocking the elemental magic that was being launched. The Undine squad looked helpless in the face of this.

Ishnu looked surprised, since the elemental energy used in Yuhaka's rock magic was very concentrated. When Undine's team released ice elemental field magic, it would be difficult to use magic other than water and ice elements, especially fire elemental magic. But Yuhaka seemed to be unaffected at all, which made Ishnu wonder if he was a descendant of some kind of elemental creature.

But before Ishinu could give the order to destroy the walls formed by the rock elementals, a sudden slash destroyed the rock elemental walls and also destroyed the equipment of the surrounding Undine squad.

The Undine squad was caught off guard by the sudden attack. After they reacted, the cool sensation emanating from the surrounding ice elements made them let out cute screams.

Seeing this, Ixenu blushed slightly, gripped her halberd tightly, and pointed it at Yuhaka, saying, "Shameless?! To resort to such despicable and vile means, don't you have any dignity as a warrior?!"

Upon hearing Ishnu's words, Yuhaka looked at Ishnu with an "OwO?" expression and said, "Warrior's dignity? What's that? Is it tasty?" Upon hearing Yuhaka's reply, Ishnu also looked speechless, pointing at Yuhaka as if she didn't know how to refute him. Yuhaka's shameless attitude left Ishnu somewhat helpless.

After disrupting the attack on his Undine squad, Yuhaka's next target was the Undine squads attacking from a distance. Yuhaka's Baradion sword transformed into a giant bow, and he drew it, aiming at the surrounding Undine squads. Seeing this, Ixenu quickly directed her Undine squad to dodge the enemy's fire, while Ixenu herself charged forward. Seeing Yuhaka switch weapons to a bow, Ixenu realized this was a good opportunity for close combat.

Ishinu rushed forward, using her ability to entangle Yhaka to provide her team with an opportunity for magical attacks. However, Ishinu did not expect that as she reached Yhaka, the giant bow he was holding would suddenly split in two, turning into two curved blades. Ishinu was dumbfounded when she saw this, but it was too late for her to retreat. She could only grit her teeth and charge forward.

But after engaging in battle with Yuhaka, Ixenu experienced the power of Yuhaka's attacks. With just one strike, the halberd in Ixenu's hand almost flew off. Ixenu couldn't help but wonder if the little guy in front of her wasn't a dragonborn at all, but rather a pure-blooded dragon transformed into a dragonborn warrior!

The Undine squad was shocked to see their commander nearly defeated in a single exchange. However, Ishanu's timely command prevented them from being stunned. Upon hearing Ishanu's instructions, the Undine squad unleashed various water and ice elemental spells to attack Yhaka, but unfortunately, none of them hit him, and Yhaka easily countered them. Ishanu, still struggling in close combat with Yhaka, looked at the seemingly unstoppable Yhaka with disbelief and exclaimed, "Who are you?! You are definitely not some ordinary dragonblood swordsman!"

Upon hearing Ishnu's words, Yuhaka raised the Baradion sword in his hand with an "OwO~" expression and said, "Yuyu is Yuyu da OwO!" Faced with Yuhaka's reply, Ishnu seemed at a loss for words, since Yuhaka's answer was essentially no answer at all.

After Yhaka swung his Baradion sword and severed the halberd in Ixnu's hand, Ixnu realized something was wrong. The next second, Yhaka's Baradion sword struck her body, but instead of the expected pain, she felt a chill run down her spine as her body broke free of its restraints. As Ixnu looked down and saw her unarmored body, she discovered that all her equipment had been destroyed.

"Whoa—?! Despicable! Shameless!!" Upon discovering that her equipment had been damaged, Ixenu immediately distanced herself from Yuhaka while unleashing a torrent of unintelligible insults at him. This had no effect on Yuhaka whatsoever. Meanwhile, the Undine squad, noticing the damage to Ixenu's equipment, rushed to her side to protect her.

"Lady Isenu, what should we do next?!" With their commander having lost most of his fighting strength, the Undine squad under Isenu's command was losing their morale. Isenu also knew that continuing to fight Yuhaka would be pointless, so she didn't hesitate to order a retreat. Yuhaka had no intention of pursuing them either. After all, he did intend to capture the Undines; ideally, all the Undines would be gathered in one place, saving Yuhaka the trouble of searching and fighting them one by one…

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After Yuhaka dealt with Undine's team, Alice had already dealt with the bandits' attack. It has to be said that compared to the damage caused by Undine's side, the damage and casualties caused by the bandits far exceeded the damage caused by Undine's team. At least Undine's side didn't kill anyone.

After Yuhaka reunited with Alice and the others, they were overjoyed to see him and asked, "Yuhaka, you're back! How's the situation with Undine?" To Alice's question, Yuhaka gave a thumbs-up with an "OwOd" sign, explaining, "Yeah, they've all been repelled. Undine's escaped now!"

Upon hearing this news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. However, after the relief, Alice and the others immediately asked Ehaka to come and help treat the wounded. After all, many people were injured in this bandit attack, and it would be impossible for Yue, Fran, and Nie to heal so many people in time. When Ehaka heard this news, she nodded to her to indicate that she understood. When Ehaka came earlier, she had smelled a strong smell of blood, which meant that many people were injured.

However, what made Yuhaka so relieved was that Alice and the others were not seriously injured. After Yuhaka cast a healing spell, the square full of wounded people was instantly healed. Some of the wounded who had lost limbs regenerated their arms and legs, and some who were on the verge of death were also restored as if they had never been injured. The townspeople who witnessed this scene exclaimed that it was a miracle from Yuhaka's powerful healing "magic". However, they still expressed their gratitude to Yuhaka. If it weren't for him, their companions or family members would have had a hard time recovering.

The town's mayor also expressed his gratitude for Yuhaka and her group's arrival. After all, the residents present had witnessed what Yuhaka and her group had done. Although Nije was Undine, the things she had done for the town's residents made them not afraid of her, but rather very grateful to Nije.

The townspeople were baffled as to why Undine had attacked them. Nije told them what had happened to Undine and was furious to hear that someone had stolen something important from her. They couldn't forgive the theft that had caused them such trouble. They were determined to find the culprits and hang them.

Seeing the townspeople's understanding, Nije felt very grateful, realizing that there are still more good people than bad in this world.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1953 [Infiltration! Water Seven!]

After leaving the town, Yuhaka and her group embarked on their journey to Water Seven. They no longer needed to worry about the town; most of the bandits had been eliminated by Alice and her companions, and their leader was also dead. Under normal circumstances, those bandits wouldn't reappear unless they'd lost their minds or had some kind of backup plan…

However, these matters are not currently under the jurisdiction of Yuhaka and her group. Their primary task is to stop the Undine clan from plundering humans. Although the Undine clan has not yet used humans as livestock for bloodletting, Yuhaka and her group are prioritizing this task to avoid any loss of life.

Inside the RV where Yuhaka and her group were, they looked at a map of the Principality of Aberia displayed on a projection table in the living room. Looking at the map, Yuhaka and her group knew that they were still some distance from the Water City. Fortunately, most of the Principality of Aberia was flat plains, which meant that Yuhaka and her group did not have to take detours on their way to the Water City.

Although there were quite a few waterways blocking the way for Yuhaka and her RV, these were not a big problem, since the RV was amphibious and there was no need to worry about rivers blocking their way.

"Hmm... If we maintain this speed without encountering any problems, we should be able to reach the bridge to Water 7 in just a few hours." Looking at the map, Yue explained their current distance to Water 7 and how much time they had left. Alice and the others nodded in understanding. Then, Yue suddenly remembered something and looked at Niece, asking, "By the way, Niece, are there this many bandits here? The number of bandits here seems almost like cockroaches!"

Upon hearing Yue's question, Nijie shook her head, seemingly unsure, and said, "Sister Yue, Nijie isn't quite sure about this. After all, we in Undine mostly deal with sea monsters and pirates, but on land, bandits and other bad guys are usually handled by the humans in the United City and the Undine patrol team. Besides, I haven't heard of so many bandit-related matters."

After hearing Nije's explanation, Yue also looked thoughtful. Seeing Yue deep in thought, Yuhaka looked at her with suspicion and asked, "Yue, what are you thinking about?" After thinking for a moment, Yue replied, "Well, I've been wondering if we've encountered a lot of bandits along the way. Logically, the security here shouldn't be too bad."

Regarding the question about the moon, everyone seemed rather clueless, as they weren't very familiar with such matters. Alice, however, had heard of bandits before, but this was the first time she had ever heard of a bandit group capable of attacking a town.

After Yue's words, everyone felt that someone was pulling the strings behind the scenes. Yue had previously heard various rumors about Undine, leading them to believe that someone was deliberately spreading these rumors. Now, Yuhaka and the others even wondered if the human who stole the Reincarnation Stone was the mastermind behind it all. But who exactly was behind it all remained a mystery…

Regardless, Yuhaka and the others plan to deal with Undine's matter first, and then investigate this matter. After all, if Undine and the others are stabilized, the mastermind behind the scenes will definitely not sit idly by.

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A few hours later, Yuhaka and the others rested as much as possible to maintain their condition. Yuhaka also cooked a nice cat meal to strengthen Alice and the others, since the upcoming battle might be a bit tough and they would need to be well-prepared.

Looking at the table laden with all sorts of dishes, Alice and Nije, who were standing nearby, also showed expressions of amazement. After all, it was the first time they had ever seen so many different kinds of food. Although Alice, as a royal princess, was used to seeing a whole table of food every day when she ate, she always felt that the dishes made by Yuhaka looked much more abundant and colorful.

After everyone had a hearty meal, they lay back in their chairs with satisfied expressions, rubbing their bellies. After resting for a while, the RV's AI announced that they were about to arrive near Undine's hometown—the City of Water.

After getting out of the RV, Yuhaka and her companions could see the distant island city of Water City from the seaside. As its name suggests, Water City was built on a shallow sea. Even so, Water City had walls, making the island city very difficult to conquer. In addition, because Undine was very good at naval warfare, no naval fleet could do anything about the city in front of them.

If the army wanted to enter Water City by land, they had to cross the bridge built over the sea connecting to Water City. It was the first time Alice and her companions had ever seen such a magnificent bridge. The bridge, built on the sea, was made of white rock. The supporting pillars beneath the bridge stood tall on the seabed like giant towers. In fact, those pillars did serve as fortresses and fortresses, with enough space inside for Undine to deploy large crossbows and firing ports for archery. Moreover, the bridge was connected by multiple heavy and sturdy drawbridges. If any enemy wanted to cross, the drawbridges would be raised, and even if the enemy occupied the fortress at one end of the bridge, they would not be able to connect the other drawbridges.

The suspension bridge is currently fully raised. It would take a lot of effort for an ordinary person to lower it completely, but unfortunately, Yuhaka and her group are not ordinary people.

After admiring the scenery of Water 7 by the sea, Yuhaka and her companions began discussing their battle plan. Alice and the others planned to attack from the bridge, but they were unsure if pushing the enemy too far would lead to the bridge's destruction. If that happened, it didn't seem too difficult, since Yuhaka could create a bridge using elemental magic, so they weren't worried.

Nije, who was very familiar with the Water City's defense system, offered a suggestion: to sneak underwater. If they could avoid the Undine patrols in the sea, they could catch the Undines off guard. However, this plan was very risky. If they made a mistake and were discovered, they might be surrounded by the Undines in the sea.

Hearing both sides' opinions, Yuhaka came up with a good idea. Yuhaka said she would give it a try. Alice and the others looked at Yuhaka with great curiosity, wondering what she was going to do.

Then Alice and the others saw Yhwach standing on the beach, raising the Baradion sword high. The Baradion sword was surrounded by a large amount of icy aura. Seeing this, Nije could also see a large amount of ice element gathering towards the weapon in Yhwach's hand. Then Yhwach swung the Baradion sword, and a terrible cold current rushed towards the sea in front of Yhwach and the others. In an instant, the sea in front of Yhwach and the others froze at an alarming speed, forming a large area of ​​ice that stretched all the way to the Land of Water.

Alice and the others were stunned by what they saw. They hadn't expected that Yuhaka could freeze a large area of ​​the sea into a thick layer of ice in an instant. Yue, on the other hand, was not as stunned as Alice and the others. After all, Yuhaka was someone who could replenish his magic power and seemed to be able to continue replenishing it. He didn't seem like a simple character at all.

It's normal that I wasn't too surprised by this month.

After freezing the ice surface, Yuhaka used ice elements to create an ice boat large enough for them to ride in. Then, Yuhaka shouted to the stunned Alice and the others, "Hurry up and get on the boat, Yuhaka is going to speed away! OwO~"

Alice and her companions, snapping out of their daze at the spectacular sight of the frozen sea under Yohaka's call, instinctively boarded the ice ship he had created. Once they realized what was happening, Yohaka used the Baradion sword as a jet engine. With crimson-black dragon energy erupting from the sword, the ice ship beneath them transformed into a missile, propelling them towards the Land of Water.

Alice and her friends on the ice ship couldn't help but scream. The sudden acceleration almost threw them off, but fortunately, the ice ship built by Yuhaka had enough handrails and goggles to prevent them from being thrown off.

Meanwhile, on the walls of the Water City, the sudden freezing of the sea startled Undine's city guards. After all, ice elements did not pose any threat to them, so they were not too afraid. However, the unusual scene of the sea freezing suddenly made Undine's city guards realize that something was wrong.

They quickly spotted Yhaka and his group charging towards them. Yhaka's dragon breath was very conspicuous on the white ice. Undine and her group saw Yhaka and his group as well. Upon seeing this, Undine's city guard immediately prepared for defense and sounded the alarm to warn the Undines in Water City of an enemy attack.

Upon hearing the alarm bell, the Undines in Water City were momentarily stunned, but quickly entered combat mode. As all the Undines in Water City were soldiers, upon hearing the warning sound of the alarm bell, the Undines who were just playing around immediately ran to the nearby armory to change into their equipment and prepare for battle.

The Undines are a race that has always relied on force. Although they are a kind, gentle, and benevolent race, it does not mean that they are weak in combat. Even a young Undine like Nije still has considerable combat power, which shows how strong the Undines are.

Although the alarm sounded, the reinforcements weren't arriving as quickly as Yhaka and her group. With Yhaka's dragon breath, they were rapidly approaching the Water City. Seeing them nearing their destination, the Undine guards on the city walls unleashed ice magic, raining down a barrage of ice spikes. In response, Yue cast a magical shield even faster than the enemy, blocking the attack.

At the same time, Yuhaka conjured a large landslide not far in front of the ice ship, leading upwards towards the Water City. With Yuhaka's extremely fast speed, the ice ship carrying them instantly transformed into a spaceship and flew towards the Water City. The Undine guards on the city walls stared wide-eyed at the ice ship flying over their heads, clearly not expecting that the Water City, which had never been conquered before, would be invaded in this way. This left the Undines somewhat bewildered.

After Yuhaka and the others' ice ship landed in Water 7, Undine and the others realized that now was not the time to think about these things, and that they should take down the invaders first.

Meanwhile, the ice ship landed smoothly in Water 7. The ice ship beneath Yuhaka's feet was very sturdy. Landing from a height did not turn the ice ship into a pile of ice blocks. Instead, it only slightly scratched the surface of the ice ship.

After the ice ship stopped, Alice and the others rubbed their bottoms as they got off. Although the ice ship was unharmed, the impact of the fall still affected Alice and the others. However, thanks to Yuhaka's psionic protection, they only felt a slight pain in their bottoms and were not seriously injured.

However, after landing in Water 7, the Undines came in groups towards them, which looked a bit bad, making Alice and the others a little nervous.

Yuhaka, with a carefree air, jumped out of bed and greeted the Undines surrounding them, "Good evening, have you eaten yet? OwO~" Hearing Yuhaka's words, the previously wary Undines looked completely bewildered, then instinctively shook their heads to indicate that it wasn't dinnertime yet. Seeing that the Undines hadn't eaten, Yuhaka raised the Baradion sword in her hand and shouted at them, "Haven't eaten? Then eat a Yuhaka sword! OwO~"

As he spoke, Yuhaka swiftly swung the Baradion sword at the unsuspecting Undines, knocking them unconscious and destroying their equipment.

Seeing that her companion had only fainted, Nije breathed a sigh of relief. After confirming that there was no problem, Nije said to everyone, "Everyone, come with me. If we want to persuade you, we must first convince Queen Emerone. Nije will take you to the palace!"

Hearing Nije's words, everyone nodded in understanding. As if he had thought of something, Yuhaka transformed the Baradion sword into several weapons and lent them to Fran and the others. This way, they could knock Undine unconscious without harming her and also get her equipment.

Seeing that the Baradion sword in Yhwach's hand could be divided into several forms, Alice and the others also showed a shocked expression. They obviously did not expect that Yhwach's sword of immortality could be divided into multiple forms for other people to use, which they found very rare.

P.S.: I almost forgot that there are only twenty-odd days left in February. Just in case, I'll add 500 words.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1954 [Nize is Now a Big Undine]

In Water City, Undine's hometown, Yhaka and his party are heading towards Queen Undine's palace. Along the way, a large number of Undines appear to block Yhaka and his party, but none of them are a match for them.

Nije was mistaken by her fellow Undine as a comrade coerced by Yohaka and her group. The Undine wanted to rescue Nije from Yohaka and her group, but Nije betrayed her comrades as if to say, "Sorry, Nije is an undercover agent." The Undine who were knocked unconscious probably didn't know what was going on.

Yuhaka and her group's powerful offensive allowed them to easily reach the inner city. Along the way, the Undine girls lay on the ground, their eyes darting around, their equipment destroyed, looking like white-faced salted fish. If any men came here, they would probably be incredibly excited.

After Yuhaka cleaved open the inner city gate with a single sword strike, Yuhaka and her companions saw the towering Water City Palace located in the center.

"That's the Queen's palace over there. Even after all these years, it still looks so magnificent..." Alice exclaimed, looking at the Undine Palace, which was as grand as her own palace. Fran, who was standing next to Alice, patted Alice on the shoulder and said, "Alice, your master and the others are leaving now."

"Eh? Eh?! Wait for me!" Upon hearing Fran's warning, Alice saw Yuhaka and the others continuing their journey towards the palace. Startled, Alice quickly followed to avoid losing Yuhaka's group.

Upon arriving at the palace gates, Yuhaka saw Isenu, whose equipment he had previously looted, standing there. Isenu was now wearing a rare suit of armor, her upper body made entirely of metal, and her weapons were a halberd in one hand and a shield in the other. Beside Isenu was a large squad of Undine's Royal Guards, dressed in magnificent armor, also carrying halberds and shields. This showed that, compared to the usual Undine squads that specialized in offense, these Undine's Royal Guards were more adept at both defense and offense.

Upon seeing Yuhaka and the others, Ishinu brandished her halberd, performing a graceful spear flourish before addressing them, "That's enough, invaders. It's time for your invasion to end!"

Upon seeing Ishanu, Nije and Alice weren't surprised. After all, they had met Ishanu before. As the captain of Queen Emeralon's (slightly modified transliteration; her in-game name is Emeralon, according to Baidu Encyclopedia) personal guard, it was quite normal for her to be here. Yuhaka, upon seeing Ishanu, pointed at her and said, "Ah, the one who blushed after Yuyu looted her gear last time, her name is—Ilulu! OwOσ"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Ishinu's face immediately contorted with embarrassment and anger as she glared at Yuhaka and roared, "My name is Ishinu! Not some Ilulu!! You rude wretch! Remember my name properly! Damn it! I only captured you, so I won't hold back in the battle to come!"

Upon hearing Ishnu's words, Yuhaka looked at her with a surprised expression: "Ishnu, so gentle OwO~" Hearing Yuhaka say that, Ishnu felt both ashamed and angry. The tail fin on her tail slapped the ground rapidly, as if she wanted to flatten Yuhaka into a pancake.

But at that moment, Ishnu noticed Nizé in Yuhaka's group. Seeing this, Ishnu realized that Nizé wasn't the captured and coerced Undine, but was with Yuhaka and the others. Ishnu frowned and pointed at Nizé, saying, "You... if I remember correctly, you are the sinner's sister—Nizé, right? Are you following these invaders to avenge your sister?"

Hearing Ishnu's words, Nije shook her head vigorously, her twin ponytails swaying in response: "No! My sister committed suicide out of guilt... But it's not anyone's fault! And it's that liar's fault! Nije won't blame anyone for this! After all, everyone is a victim!"

Upon hearing Nije's answer, Ixenu looked at her with a puzzled expression and said, "If you're not here for revenge, then what are you doing standing there? Are you plotting a rebellion? Get away from those invaders!"

Upon hearing Ixene's warning, Nije looked at her with a determined expression and said, "No! Nije must stop her compatriots from making mistakes. The idea that reincarnation can be achieved through human blood is wrong! Sister Ixene should be the one not stopping us. The right thing to do is to meet with Queen Emeroni and ask her to stop these wrong actions."

Upon hearing Nije's words, Ixenu sighed with a disappointed expression and said, "Ha... As expected, it's still little Undine... Nije, you're still too young to understand the importance of this matter. Besides, humans have taken our precious treasures from us, and this matter cannot be settled so easily!"

When Nijee heard Ixene call herself Little Undine, she looked at Ixenee with a displeased expression and said, "Nijee is not little! Nijee has already stepped onto the ladder of Big Undine, and she already knows right from wrong!"

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Upon hearing Nije's answer, everyone present except for Yuhaka, Alice, and Fran showed expressions of shock. They were clearly deeply impressed by Nije's answer. Yue, standing to the side, also shook her head, staring wide-eyed at Yuhaka and Nije. Yue was quite surprised by this, since Yuhaka and Nije had always been with them. How come she didn't remember having any deeper life-related contact with them?

Alice and Fran, on the other hand, looked completely bewildered. They didn't understand what the shocked expressions on the faces of the Undine Guard meant. Was it really that shocking that Nije had just said she had stepped onto the steps of Greater Undine?

Nijie was very pleased to see the shocked expressions on her fellow Undines' faces. She had always been treated like a little Undine, which had made her a little unhappy. Seeing the stunned looks on her Undine companions' faces after learning she had become a Big Undine, Nijie proudly put her hands on her hips and said, "Nijie can drink now! Two drinks, no less! So Nijie is now a Big Undine who can stand on her own!"

"...Wh-what???" Upon hearing Nije's answer, Ixenu looked at Nije with a blank expression, clearly not knowing what the connection was between becoming a Grand Undine and drinking. The other Undine guards also showed the same expression, obviously Nije's shocking answer and subsequent response had left them somewhat confused.

Meanwhile, Yue seemed to understand something, which made the corner of her mouth twitch slightly. She then looked at Nije with an embarrassed expression and asked, "Um, Nije, who told you that drinking alcohol can make you a Grand Undine?"

Hearing Yue's question, Nijie looked at Yue with a very innocent expression and explained, "It's Nijie's older sister! Nijie's older sister said that when Nijie can drink alcohol, Nijie will be a big Undine!" As she spoke, Nijie's face showed a proud expression, but there was still a hint of loss in Nijie's tone. It was clear that Nijie felt a little lost because her older sister was no longer in this world.