NFBE Chapter 115 Gift
Chapter 115 Gift
No... it's not Catherine.
Catherine is a android from Winter's End. Unless absolutely necessary, even during her vacation, she will not choose to travel too far from the Adventurers' Guild, let alone personally come to the Grand Bazaar to buy toys.
At this moment, the seemingly unperturbed "Miss Catherine" before him was probably the current deity of Sumeru—the Little Auspicious Grass King, Naxida.
Although the sage imprisoned him in the Pure Land Palace under the pretext that an unqualified god still needed to learn, the little caged bird still found its own way to roam the entire Sumeru.
However, the current deity seems to have encountered some minor troubles.
"Oh, that's how it is……"
"Catherine," or rather Nasita, lowered her head in disappointment and silently put the brand-new toy back on the stall.
Perhaps because she had lived in the Pure Goodness Palace for too long, she momentarily forgot that in the human world, Mora was needed as a medium for purchasing goods.
This brand-new toy looks ingeniously designed, but it's very easy to play with. She often sees children playing with it with great enthusiasm, whether in their dreams or in reality.
Nasita couldn't help but feel curious. Perhaps if she could have the same toy, she could learn more about the designer's "wisdom"?
However, the sages could not possibly grant her request to buy toys. After all, for gods to be indulging in children's toys was perhaps a rather unbecoming behavior...
Nasita silently gave up the idea of buying the toy.
They had no choice but to request more wood and tools to see if they could replicate it based on the information provided by "Void".
Hmm... I feel a bit down, like a pack animal that can't get any fodder.
“Mr. Hushang, I want that brand new toy.”
A child's sweet, childlike voice rang out behind me, and with the clanging and rattling of mortar, another of the few remaining brand-new toys on the stall disappeared.
It seems this toy is really popular with children.
Seeing that more than half of the toys had been sold in a short time, Naxida, who was in the Jingshan Palace, secretly thought to herself that she should make the most of the last bit of time to carefully observe its structure.
This seems to have made her even more curious... What is the "magic" of this brand new toy?
Yes, it felt like a kitten was scratching at her heart with its furry paws.
"Hello, Miss Catherine."
Nasita, lost in her own world, didn't react until the second time she was called. When she hurriedly looked up, she found herself holding a toy she had just put down.
"Mr. Hu Shang?"
Nasita looked at the cheerful old man in front of her with a puzzled expression, seemingly not quite understanding what he meant.
She clearly didn't pay.
"Hi, this is a gift from Xiao Mufeng."
He said that since you've been standing here for a long time, you must really like this toy.
"This child... has been known for his intelligence since he was a child."
"Sigh, if my good-for-nothing son could be half as successful as him, I, Old Hu, would be completely satisfied!"
The old toy stall owner, with his gray hair, kept rambling on and on, but at that moment Nasita's thoughts had completely drifted to another faraway place.
Mu Feng... seems to be the child who just left with another little girl.
So, was she really that obvious?
Nasita covered her face a little embarrassedly, but she didn't dwell on the question for long, because a brand new question came to the little goddess again.
Is this gift for her, or for Miss Catherine?
This time, the god of wisdom quickly arrived at the answer.
Logically speaking, even a sage from the Order of the Church would not be able to recognize her identity at this moment, let alone a child she had never met before.
Emotionally speaking, perhaps in Sumeru City, Miss Catherine, who manages and coordinates the Adventurers' Guild, is more important than this dispensable deity...
After all, the sun no longer exists...
Although the final answer left her feeling somewhat aggrieved and sad, Narcida still politely expressed her gratitude and then manipulated Catherine's body back to the Adventurers' Guild.
Before her consciousness returned to the Pure Land Palace, Nasita reluctantly held the toy in her hand and carefully placed it in the most conspicuous place on the cabinet.
It's a thoughtful gift.
If... it really was a gift for her, that would be great.
……
At eight years old, you were exceptionally admitted to the entrance exam for the Faculty of Education that year, and easily passed the test with an astonishing perfect score in all subjects.
After your academic record was verified by the disciplinary officer, the six academies' sages vied to extend offers to you, hoping to recruit this once-in-a-century genius into their respective academies.
However, you declined all the invitations from scholars, stating publicly that you planned to continue honing your skills at home for a few more years.
The sages were all disappointed, but ultimately respected your choice and implicitly suggested that if you were considering joining the Faculty of Arts for further studies, you should definitely consider their respective colleges.
You politely expressed your gratitude to each of them.
Due to your exceptional academic talent, the Academy, after unanimous deliberation, has exceptionally granted you the right to freely access the documents and records of the Palace of Wisdom.
This is undoubtedly good news for you.
[After all, aside from the time Nel comes to see you, your life is quite regular, which can be simply summarized as a two-point routine between home and the Wisdom Palace.]
While browsing through various books and documents in the Wisdom Palace, you often see an elderly woman who, like you, frequently comes and goes to borrow materials.
Over time, you quickly became familiar with each other.
[Through this kind old man, you unexpectedly met a fellow book lover—Al Heisenberg.]
[Alhesen's personality is quite different from yours. His parents are often away on research trips, so he is relatively quiet and prefers to be alone.]
But perhaps it's a resonance between geniuses, you two are surprisingly compatible. Your conversations are always relaxed yet measured, which may be why this future clerk considers you one of his few friends.
[Alhesen's grandmother seemed pleased that her grandson had found friends his own age, and often warmly invited you to their home for dinner.]
On the other hand, your parents were also happy to secretly help the widow and her child as much as possible. In short, your two families got along quite well.
[And in the spring of that year, a new neighbor moved in next door.]
The host family consists of a scholar from the Minglun school, a colleague of your father, and the female scholar from the Miaolun school whom you once met at the Zuber Theater.
They also had a child of similar age named Kavi.
……