Chapter 1054

Listening to Barry's incessant chatter all the way, Bruce felt his ears ringing loudly; he let out a soft sigh and retorted: "Barry, do you think Aglaea has money?"

She has money…… probably? But no matter how rich she is, can she be as rich as you?

The dress she's wearing is probably worth a fortune; according to Kaines, she's been the daughter of a great family since childhood, undoubtedly well-off, and with the Golden Lineage's centuries of operation… even if Aglaea is the richest person in Weng Faluosi, I wouldn't be surprised.

Bruce paused, glancing at Barry from the corner of his eye: "Actually, with your speed you could indeed be ennobled as a Demigod in Weng Faluosi. Too bad, among the original twelve there's no Titan famed for speed."

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As several people were heading to the city gate, they suddenly discovered Tian squatting on the ground attending to a wounded person.

According to Tian's description, she was feeling upset this morning and encountered this wounded person while taking a walk outside Aohema; after bringing him into the city, a lady named Clementine administered emergency treatment.

"Is this… a wound left by Heichi?"

After carefully examining the wound, Fengjin decided to stay in Aohema to look after the injured, letting Tian and Xiedie go ahead first, and they would catch up once the wounded person's condition improved.

Everyone understood Fengjin's approach, and after a brief farewell, Tian led them to a relatively secluded path.

"Taking this road, we'll fly up and leave Aohema! Xiaoxiao Die, Xiaoxiao Hui, are you ready?"

"Why not just use the Hundred Worlds Gate?"

Xiedie explained: "You probably don't know… each time Lady Tian uses the Hundred Worlds Gate, it does great harm to her body."

"Mm! Tian promised Tianbao she wouldn't open the door unless absolutely necessary!" Tian reached out her hand, "All right, let's join hands, big and small! Off to the Tree Garden!"

……

The Tree Garden seemed to be shrouded in a veil of night.

After several days of travel, Xing and Xiedie finally arrived here; Tian, meanwhile, fell asleep as soon as she arrived, and the group rested under the Tree Garden for a while before regaining their energy.

When Xing opened her eyes, she saw Xiedie doing handicraft, struggling to sew the ruby and the wool felt together, but all her attempts failed.

"Hmm… sewing the gem and the wool felt together is a bit harder than I thought…"

Mimi flew onto her shoulder, and this time she actually said the two words 'Xiaodie' clearly.

"Xiaodie is really dexterous; I also want to learn…"

Xiedie smiled gently: "Mimi, do you want to try too? Then… you take a turn?"

"You've gotten that close?"

"After all these days, I and Die have become good friends!"

"After all, this little guy is so adorable." Xiedie smiled until her eyes narrowed into slits, "It's also amazing… after the Nicadoli battle, its voice seemed to have gained spirituality. Over these few days of getting along, I seem to be gradually able to understand the meaning of its words… though only a little."

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Re: Starting Life in Another World from Zero.

"This… really lives up to being Fuli's creation? It's simply too miraculous."

Subaru only felt it unbelievable; just a short while ago it was merely a pink rabbit that couldn't even speak a complete sentence clearly, yet now it can actually say Xiedie's name.

Even Xiedie could understand what the long string of 'Mimi' specifically meant.

"Well, it looks like Mimi is growing at a visible pace." Bicuis showed a wary gaze, "According to my guess, Mimi is probably a kind of 'spirit' that feeds on 'memories'—let's call it a spirit for now. In any case, the more memories related to Weng Faluosi it consumes, the more it will gradually regain its strength and memories."

"Bei di, don't make that face, huh? I actually think Mimi is quite reliable, okay?" Pak floated over to Bicuis's shoulder, laughing.

"Brother, letting your guard down around cute creatures is a bad habit, huh?" Bei di let out a soft sigh, "Although her attitude is friendly now, no one knows what she'll become once she fully regains her memories—what if she turns into some kind of magic beast…"

Upon mentioning the magic beast, Subaru's spine instinctively chilled, and his thoughts uncontrollably were dragged back to that desperate end.

Pak's incarnation as the Beast of Doom in memory is worlds apart from his current harmless appearance—back then it was like a moving mountain range, its eyes like two moons hanging in the sky; wherever it went, all things fell silent, only extreme cold ice and snow spread wildly, as if seeking to bury the world in a lifeless white expanse.

Mimi's true identity probably isn't some kind of sealed great spirit or anything like that, right?

Thinking of this, Subaru involuntarily shuddered. He felt that Mimi's current state was already pretty good; there was no need for her to keep growing.

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"It shows I'm growing, huh! Is it possible that once I gain the memory of poking wool felt, I'll grow hands as beautiful as Xiaodie's…"

Xing slightly imagined the scene of Mimi growing human hands: "That image sounds kinda abstract."

"How rude! How could you say that to a girl?" Mimi crossed her arms angrily.

Seeing Xing and Mimi bickering, Xiedie couldn't help but let out a "pfft" laugh.

"Just joking! But I believe that this time coming to the Divine Insight Tree Garden, I'll surely gain plenty." Mimi flew in a circle in the air, excited, "I really look forward to it… I don't know what kind of changes I'll undergo again."

"Turn me into a beautiful girl!"

Mimi bashfully protested: "Hey, why are you shouting so loud?"

The commotion woke Tian; she rubbed her sleepy eyes and came out, "Huff… everyone awake yet? Xiaoxiao Hui, Xiaoxiao Die, and… a pink little dog?"

"A… dog?" Mimi spoke even more clearly this time, though the latter half still sounded like Mimi's voice: "How did the species change?! It shouldn't be Xiaoxiao Mi, should it?"

"It's time to act, Lady Tian—how's your rest?" Xiedie chuckled, "From your sleep talk, it sounds like you had a long dream."

Tī'ān was completely unaware: "Hmm, sleep talk? What did Tī'ān say?"

"Hmm…" Xiádié rested her chin on her hand, recalling, "It seemed like… 'Mommy~the sword-wielding doll~fighting side by side~be brave!' …something like that?"