After the proposal, the Valkyrie came to the door

The younger one is also extremely cute, with her sky-blue hair tied into long twin ponytails, and her purple pupils as bright as the starry sky. She wears a white dress and a beret, just like Chino Kafuu from "Is the Order a Rabbit?", making people instantly appreciate the beauty of a loli!

Without a doubt, this is a loli in the purest sense!

She gives off a completely different vibe from Theresa's legal lolita style!

Anliang sighed inwardly, subconsciously sniffing, while Alicia waved cheerfully.

"Möbius, Gretchen, look over here!"

The green-haired woman raised her long neck, looked around, and spotted the conspicuous Alicia, as well as the somewhat childish-looking welcome sign in her hand.

Does being in love make you stupid?

Mebius narrowed his snake-like green eyes, feeling an urge to turn around and leave with Gretchen.

"I thought Alicia's personality would tone down after she started dating, but it seems that she still has an inexhaustible amount of sincerity and enthusiasm, making her difficult to deal with. She's really annoying."

The stubborn scientist muttered something under his breath, sensing that he was going to be annoyed to death by Alicia for the next few days.

Unlike Mebius, Gretchen didn't think that much. When she saw Alicia and Anra, the cute blue-haired girl smiled happily, ran over to them, and opened her arms wide.

"Wow~ Gretchen is so enthusiastic today, let's have a long-awaited hug~?"

Alicia's eyes lit up as she stretched out her hands, smiling broadly as she waited for Gretchen to jump into her arms.

Indeed, Gretchen's favorite person in the Golden Garden was—

The pink fairy's thoughts had barely crossed her mind when she saw Gretchen brush past her and, like a swallow returning to its nest, embrace the handsome young man who was half-crouching on the ground.

"Brother Anliang, it's been a long time!"

Greeting her sweetly, Greeting snuggled against An Liang like a well-behaved little kitten.

AWSL!

Where's the medic? Medic, please give me a blood pack to save me!

As a seasoned veteran, An Liang felt his heart melting at Gretchen's cuteness.

"Gresh, want a candy?"

An Liang patted Gretchen's head, revealing an expression of doting affection similar to that Otto showed towards Theresa, and pulled out a handful of White Rabbit candies he had bought in advance from his pocket.

Gretchen looked somewhat tempted, but hesitated and said, "Kosmo said that eating too much sugar will cause cavities."

"Eating just one is fine, and as long as you brush your teeth every day, you can prevent dental disease!"

Anliang smiled and helped Greta unwrap the candy wrappers, giving each of them one and savoring the rich milky aroma as it melted on their tongues.

After doing all this...

He stood up and noticed Alicia's hands still frozen in mid-air.

Gretchen followed An Liang's gaze, tilted her head slightly, and then ran over to give Alicia a hug, her tone innocent and naive.

"Alice, it's been a long time since I've seen you."

"Yes, Grey is a good girl!"

Alicia's restless little hands finally found a place to rest, gently embracing Gretchen's delicate body, but her gaze as she looked back at Anliang held a hint of resentment.

Meanwhile, Mebius, who witnessed the whole thing, laughed mercilessly, his snake-like eyes filled with pleasure.

"It's rare to see you like this, Alicia. You actually got the short end of the stick."

P.S.: Little Gretchen is so cute! I originally wanted Mebius to also be in snake form, but after hesitating for a long time, I felt it wasn't suitable for the upcoming plot, so I changed it at the last minute.

Chapter 59 Anliang and Gretchen escaped death!

It took about an hour.

Riding in Alicia's pink car, the four of them returned from the airport to the miniature Golden Garden that Eden had built in Sky City.

Throughout the journey, Mebius, who was sitting in the back seat with Gretchen, would occasionally cover his mouth and chuckle.

Even after arriving at the Golden Courtyard, Mebius still had a smirk on his face, his emerald green snake eyes full of amusement.

“Mebius, you’ve been laughing at me the whole time, without stopping.”

Alicia pouted and walked lightly out of the kitchen, placing a pot of freshly brewed hot tea in front of Mebius.

"You've misunderstood, Alicia."

Mebius poured Gretsch a cup of tea first, then tried to sound sincere: "I was just thinking about something happy."

"What happy thing?"

"Klein doesn't need to work overtime today."

Mebius said in a very serious tone.

puff!

Another burst of laughter, which couldn't be contained, rang out.

Alicia narrowed her beautiful eyes, turned around abruptly, and swept her sharp gaze toward the young man sitting on the sofa to the side.

"Anliang, what are you laughing at again?"

"Ahem, I've also thought of something happy."

An Liang sat up straight, his facial muscles tense, making himself look as serious as a rock. "I don't have to work overtime today either."

Are you and Klein the same person?

Alicia asked quietly.

An Liang nodded subconsciously, then realized what he meant and quickly shook his head.

"It's not the same person, they just happen to be off on the same day."

"You... never mind, it's rare for Miss Fairy to make a fool of herself, so you can laugh if you want."

Alicia originally wanted to feign anger, but seeing Anliang and Mebius's expressions, she couldn't help but laugh herself.

The living room was instantly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

After laughing enough, Alicia plopped down next to Anliang and gently bumped him with her shoulder.

"Seriously, Anliang, when did your relationship with Gretchen become better than that of Miss Fairy?"

"Uh...you're jealous of a child?"

An Liang turned his head slightly and asked with a light laugh.

"Is that not allowed? Grace was given priority to hug you. Such obvious discrimination would hurt even me."

Alicia pouted her cherry lips, her beautiful pink and blue eyes gleaming with a faint light.

If Mebius and Gretchen hadn't been there, she might have taken the opportunity to pin An Liang down and gently bite the man's neck with her teeth.

"Gresh and I are both illustrators, so we have common topics and it's reasonable that we became close quickly."

An Liang shrugged and said matter-of-factly.

"Is it really?"

Mebius, who had been sipping his tea, suddenly asked a question.

Mebius, who single-handedly built the World Snake Laboratory and stood at the pinnacle of academia, was arguably one of the most intelligent people in the world. Moreover, Gretchen was someone she had watched grow up, and she knew the girl's personality better than anyone else...

It was precisely because of this that Möbius keenly sensed something was amiss.

"Gresh has met many artists, including some masters, but none of them have had such a good relationship with her as you do."

Möbius frowned slightly and looked at An Liang with a scrutinizing gaze.

Aside from Gretchen's father, Hen, Anliang was the first man to make Gretchen willingly throw herself into his arms... Even Kosmo, who was the same age as her, didn't receive this treatment.

So, how exactly did Anliang manage to do it?!

Mebius was genuinely curious about this.

Meeting Mebius's gaze, An Liang was sweating profusely.

He couldn't very well say that Gretchen discovered his doujinshi, and that the girl was secretly drawing shoujo manga with embarrassing plots, and that everyone covered for each other to hide this secret that absolutely couldn't be exposed, and that they eventually developed a strong camaraderie, right?

In that case, both I and little Gretchen would be dead!

An Liang's mind raced, and he used the acting skills he had learned from Otto in past reincarnations to speak in a calm tone tinged with narcissism.

"Haha, maybe it's because I have a lot of personal charm and kids like me..."

"Yeah yeah."

Greta, who was sipping her tea slowly, also realized the crisis and nodded repeatedly, helping Anliang cover up the lie: "Brother Anliang is very handsome and speaks very nicely. Greta likes to draw with Brother Anliang."

Mebius still harbored some doubts.

But sometimes a child's reason for liking someone is that simple, plus...

Mebius looked at An Liang, who had a clean and sunny demeanor, and sized up his good looks. Then he thought about the other men in the Golden Garden.

Kevin, who has become somewhat like an old man after being a corporate slave for a long time; Su, who always pretends to be a wise man with her eyes closed; Qian Jie, who has a bad temper and never takes off her mask; and Kosmo, who is taciturn but is in his chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) stage.

When compared like this...

It's perfectly normal for Anliang to be so close to Gretchen, so there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that.

Mebius was gradually persuaded.

Unlike Mebius, Alicia poked Anliang's cheek with her finger, her tone slightly jealous.

"Well, I didn't expect you to be so good with little girls, Anliang. Even I have never been praised like this by Gretsch."

“That’s called having common ground. You can only play with Gretsch, but I can not only play with her, but also draw with her. It’s normal that Gretsch thinks more highly of me.”

Anliang confidently raised his eyebrows, then glanced at Möbius's expression out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing that Mebius did not question what he had just said, but instead nodded thoughtfully, An Liang knew that he had successfully fooled him.

And this was all thanks to Gretchen's excellent teamwork...

An Liang thought to himself, his gaze meeting Gretchen's beautiful, amethyst-like eyes, and then he subtly gave her a wink.

Greta understood immediately, put down her teacup, and said in an innocent and cute voice, "Brother Anliang, I'd like to see your recent works, and then we can paint together, okay?"

"No problem, of course you can."

Anliang stood up abruptly and said naturally, "Alicia, you and Mebius chat here. I'll take Gretchen to my room to play for a while."

After saying that, he walked up to Gretchen, and then, hand in hand, the two artists, looking like guilty thieves, quickly slipped upstairs.

P.S.: I was thinking of writing a plot where Gretchen gets tainted by the protagonist's eroticism and becomes Eromanga's teacher, secretly drawing doujinshi, but I feel like it would be targeted by censors, so I'll pass. After I finish writing Gretchen's story, it'll be Bronya's turn, and Seele's appearance. Hehehe, that's the main event.

Chapter 60 Little Gretsch Who Adores the Thunderfire Sword

Click!

Anliang carefully closed the door, hesitated for a moment, but still didn't lock it.

In Alicia and Mebius's eyes, he had only brought Gretsch up to see the paintings; locking the door would only make things more obvious.

But leaving it unlocked seems to compromise privacy, and there's a possibility of social isolation...

Anliang thought for a moment, then moved a chair behind the door and sat down.

This way, even if Alicia or Mebius wanted to come in, they would have a buffer period to allow him and Gretchen to calmly destroy the evidence and prevent their secret from being exposed.

"Teacher Lei Huojian, are we safe now?"

Greta watched Anliang bustle about, then sat obediently on the edge of the bed, her small, delicate feet emerging from her slippers and swaying slightly in the air.

"Teacher Eishi, I have taken precautions. You can chat safely in this room."

Anliang gave an OK sign, and his expression became very serious.

At this moment, he no longer treated Gretsch as a child, but instead treated her with the same respect he would show to an artist of the same caliber, addressing each other as "teacher" in secret.