Chapter 190

PHA – Chapter 190 – Prodigious Understanding

“What should we do? Should we create a new body for you?”

After everyone had calmed down, Alice sat on the living room sofa and looked at Kristine, who sat on the sofa across from her.

“I have another Seed of Nature with me that’s older… I really didn’t expect the new Seed of Nature to create such a problem…”

“Forget it. The human soul will suffer a certain degree of damage when drawn out of its body. A Hero’s soul might be sturdier, but it still can’t withstand repeated damage. If my current soul is drawn out again, there’s a high chance it would end up as a remnant soul,” Kristine said, rejecting Alice’s suggestion. “Moreover, while this body is indeed younger, its performance won’t be any different. You should know first-hand that age isn’t a limitation for Heroes, right?”

Not at all. I’m not even a Hero, Alice inwardly complained. However, whether it was Kristine, Luna, or Lacey, everyone currently believed that she was the Hero. The only person who knew about her true identity was the Loli Goddess. Thus, Alice had no choice but to hold back her awkwardness and nod, saying, “That’s right. Age isn’t a limit to a Hero’s growth.”

“Although my current body is no longer that of a Hero, the seed of my strength is engraved in my soul. I can eventually recover my peak strength with enough time,” Kristine said, smiling as she worked her wrists. She found the long-lost feeling of having a body very comfortable, so she didn’t mind even if her body was a lot younger than her original body. “Although I won’t be able to continue growing once I reach my peak strength, it should be more than enough to help you deal with the Demon King.”

Kristine was still unaware of Alice’s true goal in resurrecting her, so she only assumed that their opponent would be the Demon King of this generation. However, Alice didn’t bother clarifying this misunderstanding. Although the Loli Goddess had said that the mysterious power hidden within her right hand would be crucial in defeating the Demon King’s Power, Alice still had no idea how she should use this power to do so.

Meanwhile, with Kristine’s addition to the team, the Demon King of this generation would no longer be a threat to Alice in direct combat. And even if the new Demon King showed up, there was still Aird, the Hero working as a spy among the demons. If the new Demon King dared to seek help from the demons, the Four Heavenly Kings would probably apprehend this “impersonator” and bring him to Alice.

In any case, while the construction of Kristine’s body ended with an unexpected twist, everything still turned out alright in the end. Kristine had no qualms with her new body, either. After all, she had already lingered in this world as a soul for more than three hundred years. Now that she had gained a new physical body, even if it was a somewhat young body, she was still more than satisfied.

After making sure that things were alright on Kristine’s side, Alice turned to Lacey to tell her that she had completed her commission and that she could find her whenever she needed help in the future. However, before Alice could speak her thoughts, she paused when she saw Lacey talking to Luna.

“Alice.” Luna perceptively noticed Alice looking in her direction. So, she promptly turned to Alice and shared the conversation she had just had with Lacey, saying, “Miss Lacey just asked me about a maid’s duties.”

“Ha?”

Alice’s first reaction was to be stunned and confused by Luna’s words. Then, she quickly realized what Luna was talking about.

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Previously, when Alice discussed the construction of a physical body with Lacey during the Conference of Kings, she had offhandedly joked that should Lacey fail the procedure, the girl would have to work as her maid as compensation. By the looks of things, Lacey had taken the joke seriously. Moreover, it would seem that the girl had thought that she had failed her job because she had created a body that didn’t match Kristine’s age.

“Wait, Lacey, I never said you failed your job,” Alice said while pinching the bridge of her nose. “You’ve already constructed the body Kristine needs. Moreover, Kristine has also said that she is satisfied with this body and that it won’t affect the recovery of her strength. So, there’s no need for you to comply with that joking agreement I said before.”

After saying so, Alice winked at Kristine, signaling the other party to play along with her. Lacey might not be a certified senior alchemist, but she already had the skill of one. The girl would be considered a national-level talent in any kingdom. If Lacey became her maid, wouldn’t her career as an alchemist be ruined?

Unfortunately, Alice failed to realize that Kristine didn’t possess in-depth knowledge of mind magic, similar to herself. Even the mind-type taboos she learned were mainly offensive taboos. Thus, Kristine didn’t have much skill in analyzing expressions.

In other words, Kristine had failed to understand the meaning behind Alice’s wink.

Unfortunately, Kristine was in a good mood because she had just obtained a new body. Meanwhile, due to her good mood, she didn’t bother second-guessing her interpretation of Alice’s wink. Instead, she winked back at Alice to express her understanding. Then, she turned to Luna and said, “Although there is nothing wrong with this body…it will still affect my combat performance to a certain extent. For example, my shorter limbs will affect my judgment of distance when I am wielding a sword. Many of the combat instincts I’ve developed will also become a problem. So, overall, I think it should be considered a failure.”

“Indeed. I understand.” Lacey nodded as she looked at Kristine seriously. Then, she turned to Alice and confidently said, “I promise to be a good maid by your side, Lady Alice.”

Fuck! You didn’t get me at all, did you?!

Alice’s mouth twitched in exasperation. She finally realized that Kristine was similar to herself—a person who didn’t know how to read the expressions of others. It was a mistake for her to signal Kristine with her wink.

Meanwhile, Luna’s expression turned scarily dark when she heard the conclusion of this conversation. She didn’t expect someone to try to contest for the position of Alice’s maid.

Unlike Luna, Kristine nodded in satisfaction when she heard Lacey’s declaration to become a maid. Then, she looked toward Alice with upturned brows.

This time, even Alice could interpret the meaning behind Kristine’s expression. It was probably something along the lines of: “I did a good job, didn’t I?”

It took Alice a lot of self-persuasion to stop herself from throwing a pair of panties at Kristine’s face.