novelhk Chapter 197 Sugar is also a steam princess
Chapter 197 Sugar is also a steam princess
"The investigation has been fully completed."
After Ying gave this answer, Sugar's shy little face instantly became full of energy.
"That's great, can you tell me about it?"
Seeing the glint in Sugar's eyes, Ying looked at Paimon and asked for his opinion.
"Watson, what do you think?"
"Huh? Who's Watson...me? Hmm...telling her shouldn't be a problem, right? Just looking is fine, as long as she doesn't touch me..."
Hearing Ying and Paimon's incomprehensible words, Sugar asked curiously, "Wait a minute, what are you talking about?"
Without wasting any words, Ying took out the demon sword and showed it to Sugar.
Sugar examined the sword with genuine curiosity.
"This is...?"
Ying replied, "That's what Abedo is hiding."
Seeing Sugar so engrossed, Paimon reminded him, "It's a very powerful sword, you can't touch it with your hands."
However, Sugar didn't listen to what Luminous and Paimon said; she just stared blankly at the Demon Sword.
"Hmm...this is..."
After observing it in some way, Sugar suddenly widened its eyes.
"!! This...this is!! I've never seen anything like it before..."
After everyone told Sugar the story about the sword, Sugar became even more excited.
"This is amazing! This is the first time I've ever seen such a magical weapon. I can vaguely feel a power flowing slowly inside the sword... It's like a living creature."
Paimon was surprised by the description.
"Such a specific feeling?"
Yes, is this something that can be described simply by feeling?
However, unlike Paimon's reaction, Sugar didn't find it strange; she simply began to analyze why she had described it that way.
"Perhaps it's because I studied alchemy. I wouldn't dare use a completely absolute term, but there is definitely a sense of 'flow.' Although that's a rather imprecise way of putting it..."
Sugar noticed that Ying and Paimon were suddenly staring at her with the look they were giving "some kind of genius mad scientist," and she hurriedly began to explain.
"...I...I wouldn't normally use that. Please believe me, I would never use such an ambiguous statement!"
Seeing Sugar hurriedly trying to distance herself from "Frankenstein," Paimon saw through everything and nodded perfunctorily.
"Okay, okay, I understand."
I believe Paimon can also see that Sugar is just like any other girl; she loves to look pretty and cares about her image.
However, because of her hobby, Sugar always acts like a "witch who stays at home all day making potions," often spending a whole week researching without going out, sleeping, eating, or drinking.
Speaking of Sugar, we have to talk about her story.
To others, the alchemist was an introverted and taciturn man who seemed to care nothing for anything but himself.
However, the truth is quite the opposite; Sugar has a strong thirst for knowledge about everything. It's only because she's not good at interpersonal relationships that she appears indifferent to others.
Alchemy, if you keep trying and failing, you will eventually find the answer.
However, interpersonal relationships require consideration of factors that cannot be quantified, such as "politeness" and "emotions," and there is no room for trial and error.
Therefore, Sugar will try her best to avoid these uncontrollable factors and satisfy her curiosity in the way she is best at.
For example, Sugar once wondered whether Diona, who also had animal ears, was genetically different from her.
This isn't a matter of privacy; anyone can get the answer simply by asking. Sugar, however, worries that such questions might be too offensive, because she herself dislikes having her animal ears seen by others.
(Additional note: To avoid drawing attention to her ears, Sugar uses hair that matches the color of her animal ears to hide them.)
Therefore, she used her best method, which is "observation".
For a whole month, the catgirl Diona felt a pair of eyes watching her, which made her so annoyed that she threw a tantrum.
"The genetic principles are similar, but the root causes are different, and their connection with cats is worth further study. Note: The bones are not available at the moment."
This conclusion was recorded in Sugar's notes as a recent research finding.
In addition to this, Sugar also vaguely sensed the cuteness of cats during her month-long follow-up... cough cough... observation, and specially made a pair of cat-ear glasses.
However, because she was too shy, she only wore it in her own room.
Getting back to the main topic, seeing that the three of them didn't seem to care much about her words, Sugar breathed a sigh of relief and shifted the conversation from herself to the Demon Sword.
"Traveler, may I ask... can you use this sword in combat? I'd like to learn more about it, but I can't use it myself, so I'm counting on you."
Having agreed to Sugar's request, the group went to a relatively remote place to search for monsters.
To avoid being discovered by Abedo, the location was chosen to be a bit far from the camp.
After observing how Luminous defeated the slime with the magic sword, and how the magic sword absorbed the slime's power, Sugar sighed in amazement.
"That's amazing! This is the first time I've ever seen a weapon like that... Ah, you're amazing too. Your fighting stance and the way you swing your sword are both perfect."
"you flatter me."
"This sword is so special. Even though I didn't intend to study it in detail, my eyes were unconsciously drawn to it..."
However, it was actually Sugar's strong curiosity that caused the magic sword to possess a bewitching power.
"A dangerous and alluring mysterious one-handed sword, hmm, there's no mistake. Entrusting such an important item to you, Mr. Abedo truly trusts you!"
"Hmph, this trust was earned through his own abilities."
Seeing Paimon's opinion, Sugar nodded and said, "Yes, I think so too. But before I handed it over to you, the sword hadn't absorbed much energy... How did Mr. Abedo manage to spot it as something special from a pile of junk?"
"A sudden inspiration usually doesn't make sense. For example... I want to eat fried pork with carrots in honey sauce!"
After Paimon gave this analogy, Sugar suddenly remembered something.
"Ah... now that you mention it, I haven't eaten much today. I rushed here after finishing my experiments, but on the way I encountered an adventurer stranded in the snow, and it took quite a bit of time to rescue him..."
Perhaps the stomach really is connected to the brain; just as Sugar realized that she hadn't eaten anything, her stomach started growling.
Hearing that familiar, clear, and loud sound, Ying asked in confusion, "Was that the sound of someone being hungry?"
After Ying noticed the sound coming from her stomach, steam seemed to appear on Sugar's head and her face turned red.
"Ah, ahhh! No, that's not how it is..."