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Chapter 97 Norrek? Norren? The Answer

After granting Kahn's request, the Mother of Faces left with the wolf spirits, and the entire forest returned to peace.

Having successfully cured Rafa's curse, the siblings were reborn, and for them, the rest of their lives truly marked a fresh start.

They decided not to return to the Arctic Water People's Village for the time being, even though it was their homeland, but it didn't bring them many fond memories.

Before they get too old, they plan to take a round-the-world trip.

In fact, Misu had traveled to many places in search of a cure for Rafa, but unfortunately, she was not in the mood for travel and enjoyment at that time. Now, Rafa wants to repay his sister.

They were all very grateful for Kahn's help, but for a moment they didn't know how to repay him.

Misu gave Kahn a scroll of water manipulation techniques that she had secretly learned in her early years, hoping it would be helpful to him, and promised that they would do their best to help Kahn if he needed it.

After making this vow, the two left the Valley of Forgetfulness, ready to begin a new chapter in their lives.

In the end, Kahn was left alone, bewildered in the wind.

Ershu is Noriko, and Noriko is Ershu. The answer is quite simple and clear, but it completely baffled Kahn.

It's worth noting that Noriko and Norren are not only husband and wife, but they also have a daughter named Kii.

In other words, Kii was not only his half-apprentice, but also Azura and Zuko's half-sister!

And then he remembered that although Ershu had disappeared back then, legally speaking, Aozai and Ershu should not have divorced yet, which means that Ershu is still considered Aozai's wife.

But now, oh this

Furthermore, if Noriko is Ershu, then who is Norren? Could he be Ken?

If not, then where did this new character come from?

He didn't even know how to explain the current situation to Azura.

What did they say? That your mother remarried? That you have a new sister? That your mother might have committed bigamy?

Does the Fire Kingdom have a crime of bigamy?

In short, the sheer volume of information was overwhelming, severely impacting Kahn's fragile worldview and leaving him disoriented and unable to recover for a long time. It was completely beyond his comprehension.

After a period of fruitless, aimless thinking, he finally decided to give up trying.

His only task was to find Ershu and find out the truth about Aozai's usurpation of the throne; he should pretend he didn't know anything else.

However, since Noriko is indeed Ershu, he will obviously have to visit the Norren family again to find out the real situation.

The thought of this gave him another headache.

He had considered visiting the Norens again before, but definitely not in this way!

There's no other way but to go for it.

Kahn reluctantly returned to Lach Town, but on his way there, he recalled his time with the Noren family and made some new discoveries.

Although he and Ershu were not familiar with each other, they had met once before. Moreover, he had already subtly explained his purpose at the time. Even if Ershu did not recognize him at first, she should have understood his purpose in coming here after hearing his words.

But Noriko treated him like a complete stranger, and her reaction to his self-disclosure was so natural that it seemed as if she really wasn't Ershu.

This was strange. Kahn could only speculate that either Ershu's acting skills were too good, or there was another reason.

Looking back now, although Noren enthusiastically offered to tell him everything he knew, he only recounted the well-known information and then told him a bunch of meaningless gossip.

On the contrary, Ershu, who is actually Noreco, inadvertently revealed the important information about the legend of the gods in the Valley of Forgetfulness, which ultimately led to the exposure of her own identity.

These anomalies were telling Kahn that there were some hidden secrets he was unaware of.

However, he wasn't in a hurry to speculate, since the person in question was right there, so he could just ask directly and see what happened if he couldn't get an answer.

That's what he said, but when he arrived at Noren's house again, he was still a little nervous. However, he still mustered up the courage to knock on the door.

"Kahn?"

The person who opened the door was Noriko. When she saw Kahn, she recognized him after only a slight reaction and immediately regained her usual enthusiasm, inviting him into the house.

"Long time no see! You seem to have grown taller and more handsome. Come on in and let's talk."

"Okay, thank you for your help."

Kahn hesitated for a long time, looking into Noriko's clear eyes, but ultimately said nothing.

More than half a year later, but little Kii still recognized Kahn as the handsome older brother from back then, and was overjoyed.

Infected by the little girl's lively temperament, Kahn relaxed a bit. Although Kii might be Azura and Zuko's half-sister, to him, Kii was just a cute little girl and his half-apprentice.

However, he didn't see Noren inside. Noreco said he was working at the theater in town, so Kahn thought about it and decided to go to the theater to find him.

Judging from Noreco's current state, she does seem to remember nothing. Perhaps she not only had her face changed by the Mother of Faces, but also her previous memories were erased.

Looking back now, Norren's behavior back then does seem a bit strange; perhaps he knew something.

Arriving at the town's theater, it wasn't a weekend or holiday, so the troupe was only performing small productions, and the audience was small. It's said that the place becomes very lively during festivals when they perform large-scale productions.

He asked the theater staff if he could meet Noren. There was no pretentious or embarrassing scene. After listening, the staff went backstage to inform him, and Noren appeared in front of him shortly afterward.

Noren did work for the theater troupe, and at least during the time Noren was in front of Kahn, Kahn didn't see any suspicious expression on his face. With such acting skills, it's no wonder that Kahn didn't notice anything amiss at first.

But now, with the mother of the face endorsing it, no amount of acting skills will help in the face of irrefutable evidence.

"Long time no see, Kahn. Have you found Ershu and the others yet?"

Norren greeted her with a smile, casually mentioning Ershu's name as if she were a complete stranger.

Kahn was no match for him in a game of acting, so he decided to skip the probing phase and get straight to the point:

"Long time no see. But I'm not sure whether I should call you Noren or Ken?"

"No, I..."

Noren's expression froze. He immediately wanted to explain, but seeing Kahn's serious eyes, he opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

Finally, his initially enthusiastic smile faded, turning into a bitter grin:

"So you already knew."

"I think this time, we really should have a serious talk."

(End of this chapter)