Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 1091 - 204: I’m Still a Man

Chapter 1091: Chapter 204: I’m Still a Man

"Chitter chatter chitter chatter, chitter chatter chitter chatter." Outside the fog-covered wandering forest, a scorpion-tailed lion lay on the ground, hands over its head covering its eyes, pretending to be a corpse. However, the Winged twins standing to its left and right clearly didn’t even want to spare a corpse, tugging at the mane on the lion’s neck, whispering advice in its ear that had been repeated many times over, but the two girls didn’t tire of it one bit. As for Dillie, the recipient of this advice, he had already stopped resisting, other than playing dead, he could only feebly wave his tail from time to time in protest.

"Heh, they really care about each other." Not far away, the others gathered together, snickering while watching the twins show worry and unease for the first time. Catherine and Pannis leaned against the same tree, murmuring softly, "It’s hard to imagine, the carefree Winged twins, also revealing such a side."

"Can’t help it; they are the closest of friends, three people, just counting the days they’ve spent together, it’s already more than a hundred years." Pannis said with a faint smile curving his lips, his voice gentle, "The three of them have hardly ever been apart, especially when facing danger outside, they always appear together. You could say, ever since their first encounter in Lorraine Valley they..."

"I’m not a lolicon." Dillie, with his acute hearing, vaguely caught something and suddenly sprang up, almost knocking over the Winged twins, and turned around to scream at Pannis, "I am definitely not!"

Of course, the scorpion-tailed lion’s roar was met with bemused stares from everyone, the group looking stunned at Dillie, who also seemed somewhat dumbfounded after his outburst. It was only after a moment that Pannis asked, "What are you talking about? Is that your hometown’s language? What does it mean? And why did you suddenly start shouting?"

"No, it’s nothing, forget about it, just some boring self-inquisition." Dillie shook his head, muttering under his breath, only to meet the unfriendly gaze of the twin sisters.

"Stupid little lion." "Almost killed us." "Why did you suddenly jump?" "Can’t you act a little steadier?" "Exactly, you’re about to face danger on your own." "And you’re still so clumsy, how can we not worry?" "Don’t you know we worry about you too?" "Don’t cover your ears." "Let me tell you, once you go in there, you must be mindful of your surroundings." "That’s right, that’s right, don’t think it’s the Forbidden Land of Living Souls, and just because you won’t be attacked, that you’re safe." "I’m telling you, it’s not just your own kind there." "Hey, are you even listening?"

"Spare me, please, I beg you." Dillie groaned weakly, "I’ve already memorized it all, I promise."

However, the particularly worried twin sisters clearly had no intention of letting him go, once again grabbing him and making him lie on the ground, chattering away with their advice.

"Actually, Mr. Dillie doesn’t really want to go, right? It’s mainly because of Miss Maya and Miss Tiya that he agreed to go along, isn’t it?" Everyone was reluctant to disturb the three about to part, merely watching with smiling eyes, not rushing them. But after a while, Catherine’s smile faded, and in a lowered voice she asked, "The two Winged Misses are also aware of this, so they feel guilty about Mr. Dillie deep down, and that’s why they’re so concerned about his safety, right?"

"There’s that reason," Pannis nodded. "But they are also truly worried about him. Their feelings for each other are much more sincere than you might imagine. Don’t ever mistake that for the affection one has for a pet."

"How could I think that way?" Catherine couldn’t help but chuckle and discreetly elbowed Pannis in the waist, saying dissatisfiedly, "I just feel that Mr. Dillie used to be the overlord of the outer forest and adventured with you guys. His strength must also be very powerful. If there wasn’t some special reason, the two Winged ladies wouldn’t be this worried, right? Just like you, Her Majesty the Queen and the two High Priestesses didn’t give such overcautious instructions."

"Dillie is different. If we weren’t really lacking in combat power, I wouldn’t want him to join us either," Pannis shook his head and sighed. "Although Dillie is a magical beast, he’s very peculiar—he almost doesn’t know any of the combat skills innate to magical beasts. He fights solely on instinct. That’s why he’s often bullied by the other two overlords, even though he has mastered his domain, nothing much changed. To put it metaphorically, he is like an ordinary person who suddenly gained immense power but doesn’t know how to use it at all. Theoretically, this shouldn’t be possible, so there must be some other reason. Of course, that was his state when Maya and Tiya first met him. After many years of experience, his combat awareness has improved, but compared to normal powerhouses, there are still some deficiencies. And there’s another key point—his mentality. He doesn’t have the mentality of a strong person. To put it another way, he is truly very timid, as timid as a frail ordinary person. It’s very hard for someone with that mindset to exert their full strength. That’s why Maya and Tiya are so concerned about him. They fear that despite his immense power, he might cause unnecessary outcomes due to his own reasons."

"Timid? That’s hard to see," Catherine shook her head. "Someone who dares to accept this mission for his friends, risking the danger of death to delve into the core of the Forest of Death, I don’t think he’s timid."

"That’s why, although he always complains, he agreed without any hesitation. It really moved me. For that, I almost feel..." Pannis sighed, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly walked over to the trio, crouching down and patting Dillie’s back. "Old friend, I’ve thought it over these past few days, and actually, you don’t have to go with us. I’ve calculated, and if we’re careful, the combat power of the six of us should be enough. You don’t need to take the risk and go with us."

"Are you serious?" the scorpion-tailed lion suddenly lifted his head, staring at Pannis and asking, "Don’t make jokes at a time like this."

"I’m not joking," Pannis said earnestly, shaking his head. "I’m very serious."

Dillie’s eyes lit up, clearly hesitated for a while, but eventually, he lay back down on the ground, swishing his tail and saying, "Forget it, since we’ve come this far, I might as well go in with you."

"Eh?" Even the Winged twins were very surprised and asked in unison, "Why? Little lion, weren’t you the one who least wanted to go in?"

"What do you know," Dillie huffed discontentedly, muttering, "I may be a coward, I may be a good-for-nothing, but at least I’m still a man. Having the ability and yet leaving a bunch of little girls in the most dangerous place—that’s something that I, at least, cannot bring myself to do, roar~~~~"