Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 1244 - 30 Lina

Chapter 1244: Chapter 30 Lina

Just a few minutes ago, Lina, basking in Divine Grace from the prayer room, burst out and began to cling to the elderly couple, chattering nonstop. It sounded like she was telling the story of their latest adventure. However, she not only omitted all potentially dangerous situations but also spoke in such a disjointed manner that anything she did remember to mention was purely out of excitement. The time span between sentences was unimaginable; one moment she was describing the drooping silktree and its accompanying drooping silkworm they encountered on their way to the Elven Royal Court, and the next she discussed how soft and adorable the white Illusion Fox’s fluffy tail was. Even Pannis, who had experienced the adventure firsthand, found it hard to follow her chaotic narration. Yet, the elderly couple listened spellbound, with smiles on their faces as if they understood everything, making Pannis respect their comprehension skills.

However, as time passed, a problem arose. The topic seemed to gradually shift. The three conversants would mutter a few incomprehensible words, then glance over at Pannis, who, out of boredom, was teasing an embarrassed apprentice, then huddle back together and whisper more before looking over again.

"What’s this happy topic about?" Mr. Pannis scratched his head in confusion, refraining from teasing the apprentice who was almost in tears, and unconsciously approached with a goofy smile, asking, "You all seem so cheerful, is it something about me? It wouldn’t be singing praises of my heroic deeds, would it, haha, I have to hear this!"

Unfortunately, the priestess girl seemed to disagree with his line of thought, and this foolish act doomed him to a miserable fate. No sooner had Pannis spoken than Lina’s fair complexion turned red again. She leaned close to him, her face twisted in a grimacing smile, and pinched his waist hard with two fingers, gritting her teeth, "Dear Mr. Pannis, the topic here might not be quite appropriate for you."

"Ahem, you could just tell me directly using words," Pannis said, his mouth twitching as he endured the pain from his waist, grinning, "Your face is getting redder, and your hands are starting to shake. Are you sick, or did Denia’s Divine Grace make you a bit dull? I didn’t know that was a side effect, hey hey hey, stop stepping, these are new shoes. If they get ruined, I’ll have to buy new ones, and Catherine will cry."

"I am telling you directly, only it’s through body language," Lina replied, the blush on her face slightly fading, her teeth clenched, "You, always pretending to be foolish, do you find that amusing?"

"Pretending to be foolish?" Pannis blinked blankly, asking confusedly, "Have I done something that seems like I’m pretending to be foolish?"

"Heh, heh, heh, that question should be asked the other way around," Lina laughed ominously, "Doesn’t what you did look like you’re pretending to be foolish?"

"That must be a misunderstanding," Pannis chuckled nervously, "See, you always have such deep misunderstandings about me, ow ow ow, that hurts."

"Hmph, you can keep pretending to be foolish if that’s what you want, I don’t care," Lina said, her cheeks still flush, her eyes never leaving Pannis as she bit her lip, "No matter how much you pretend, my belief won’t change. Just you wait, you cannot escape. The goddess has already heard my pleas and blessed my purpose, hehe, I can finally be at ease. No one in history who has received the goddess’s blessing has ever had their wish unfulfilled. This time I beat my big sister to it, you won’t get away."

"Cough cough, do you clergy always speak in such profound and incomprehensible ways?" Pannis grimaced, asking the two smiling elders looking at them, "Aren’t you going to check on her? I think there’s something wrong with her logic. Ow!"

"That’s what you get for talking nonsense." Lina withdrew her previously murderous foot, frowning and saying, "Don’t bully Uncle Ankava and Aunt Elisa."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong." Pannis, rubbing his shin, whimpered, "Anyway, your prayer is over, can we go back now?"

"Of course not." The priest-girl shook her head vigorously, "I still have lots and lots to say to Uncle and Aunt, you go back first. This is a girl’s privacy, absolutely not for your ears."

"Hey, hey, don’t push, don’t push, I’m going to fall." Pannis, pushed forcefully from behind by the bashful priest-girl, flailed his arms in the air to no avail, and could only protest loudly, "You promised you would take care of my breakfast! As a priest of Denia, you shouldn’t deceive people. Hey, hey, hey, calm down. What are you getting all shy about? It was just a regular prayer, why act as if it’s as embarrassing as looking for someone to officiate a wedding?"

No sooner had these words left his mouth than Pannis felt an ill omen rising within him, feeling he may have said something he shouldn’t have, and he suddenly darted forward, narrowly evading a hammer swung past his rear. Turning around, he saw Lina’s eyes reddened with blood, her hands trembling as she held the hammer, and with a sinister voice, she said softly, "Your mouth, it really should be sealed shut forever."

"I’d rather not." Pannis, sensing the imminent danger, didn’t look back as he ran, "I don’t want to lose anything from my face, I’m going back first."

"Hmph, jerk Pannis." Lina didn’t continue to chase, a sweet smile creeping onto her flushed face as she muttered quietly, "Thanks for coming with me, dummy."

"Why am I always the unluckiest one?" Pannis rubbed his waist, his face filled with sorrow as he limped out of the temple, as if he had endured countless agonizing injuries: "Pinching my waist, stepping on my foot, and kicking me out by myself. You were the one who almost dragged me here in my pajamas, and now you forcefully kicked me out, reneging on your promise to buy me breakfast. Ouch, it’s killing me, damn jerk, my waist is all swollen up, I shouldn’t have believed that your brain had gotten back to normal. Ouch, it hurts so bad, it must have been you, Denia, instigating her to hit me. Was it just because I spoke a few bad words about you? And you, what are you looking at, have you never seen a believer beaten up in a temple? Keep staring, and you’re going to be the next believer who gets beaten up, except it will be by me."

Having successfully scared off a believer who was about to enter the temple to worship, Pannis couldn’t bring himself to feel happy as he mumbled and walked down the temple’s stone steps. At the last step, Pannis looked back at the towering temple, the playfulness fading from his face, and he let out a soft sigh.