Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 1535 - 321 Pannis’s Relief

Chapter 1535: Chapter 321 Pannis’s Relief

"Pfft." Although he knew it was a serious occasion and shouldn’t have laughed, Pannis couldn’t help but say, "Come at me then," with a face so punchable that it vividly showed what he thought of Danacus’s situation, causing the girls to burst out laughing. Catherine couldn’t help but glare at Pannis and said irritably, "If you have to say it, just say it. Why must you make such a face? Can’t you be a bit more serious?"

"Um, describing it like this is a bit more persuasive." Pannis rubbed his face, hiding his provocative expression, and coughed seriously, "I’m not joking, the way I see Danacus is exactly like this, no exaggeration at all. You can also think about whether what I’m saying is right or not, his actions are purely provocative and unmistakably so, pushing me to do as Nellie said, where one arrow shot would solve all the problems."

"Well, your description is terrible, but if you look at it from this perspective, Danacus’s behavior is indeed somewhat illogical." Catherine, mimicking Pannis, rubbed her chin and pondered with a frown, "Based on your habits, let’s think about it— if he weren’t being provocative like this, then what should he do? Let’s set aside if he’s trying to draw you into killing him, and just consider, after having retained some Divine Wisdom and already being targeted by Lady Nellie with a plan akin to suicide, how should he respond? You say his actions are illogical, and I think so too, but how should one act logically, what is the right thing to do? I believe you must have considered these issues and come up with logical conjectures before speaking like this."

"Yes, I indeed considered from Danacus’s perspective what he should do." Pannis looked at Catherine with a touch of satisfaction. The scenes from their first meeting a few years ago seemed as vivid as if they had occurred only yesterday. Compared with those times, one could clearly see the girl’s growth over the years. When they first met, although the girl was also steady and meticulous, her limited perspective and lack of experience always made veterans like Pannis and Flare feel her naivety, and her actions were occasionally flawed, although her or rather their courage and willpower compensated for these flaws and thus earned everyone’s respect and recognition. Still, flaws are flaws, and it is best if they can be avoided.

These flaws manifested themselves in their adventures, where they sometimes found themselves in situations that required risking their lives to resolve. For instance, facing the charge of armored bulls in the Neutral Land, confronting the fists of War Puppets in the City of Innocence, and a most typical example, being nearly blown up underground in the Shining Forest due to Elrad’s schemes—the common source of these troubles ultimately related to the knight girls’ lack of experience and resulting immaturity.

However, as time passed, the girl maintained the passion, courage, and will in her heart unchanged. At the same time, she crazily drew experience from Pannis, who silently supported her from behind, like a dry cotton cloth soaking in water, greedily absorbing the knowledge, experience, and even worldview that Pannis deliberately or unintentionally passed on to her. Each day, each month, the girl grew significantly, becoming like a totally different person from before. Thus, by now, though she inevitably felt a bit restrained facing such a grand gathering of gods for the first time, unlike the composed Pannis and Flare, she had, after some time, fully caught up with the thoughts of Pannis and the gods and collaborated with them in exploring the true essence of problems. Hence, it must be acknowledged that the knight girl had grown up smoothly as Pannis had desired. Whether her strength could break through the human limits and enter the realm of the demi-gods, no one could predict beforehand, not even the gods, but from experience, in Pannis’s eyes, the girl was already qualified. No matter what might happen in the future, even if he truly couldn’t accompany the girls anymore, Catherine could likely take his place, protect the girls’ future, and become the true shield and reliance of the team.

What was even more precious was that, although the girl had grown up and matured, her true heart had never changed. She always adhered to the path of a knight, never abandoning those aspects that were considered naive, ludicrous, and impractical in the eyes of the world. She remained the most qualified successor to Lady Nellie, never hesitating, never wavering.

Thinking of these things, a gentle smile involuntarily appeared on Pannis’s face. She was indeed a smart enough girl, at least smarter than some fool. Compared to this, even without the willful interference caused by Nellie’s mistake or his own catalyst, given enough time, she might reach the current heights on her own capabilities in any field, just like his group had. Fortunately, the consciousness interference phenomenon that had occurred before the birth of the knight girl had not impacted her intelligence, otherwise... Thinking of the scene where two fools came together to create trouble for him, Pannis couldn’t help but shudder, and the gentleness on his face turned into fear and weirdness.

"Ahem, dear Mr. Pannis, I must remind you that your smile right now fully embodies the meaning of the word ’sleazy.’" Catherine’s cough pulled Pannis back from his thoughts, bringing his focus back to the face of the knight girl. Pannis found Catherine looking at him with a half-smile, her eyes, which seemed as if they could speak, conveyed a mixture of tenderness and joy. Clearly, as Pannis narrated, the girl realized that the likelihood of his guesses being true was increasing, which also meant that he might not have to face such a cruel fate of personally killing his lover. The knight girl was indeed happy for Pannis and also for Nellie. However, as happy as she might be, the tenderness was only in her eyes, and the words coming from her mouth couldn’t be linked to tenderness at all, not in the slightest: "If you walk down the streets of the Holy City with that expression, I estimate it would take less than ten minutes for the city guards to receive numerous complaints from ladies, and then you will be invited to spend a few days with the city guard."

"Hmm, it would be nice if one’s character could also grow a bit better, like learning from those countless virtues of mine, hmm." Of course, Pannis dared only think this sentence in his mind, and in the real world outside his brain, Pannis vigorously shook his head, chuckled dryly, and said, "Sorry, sorry, I was too engrossed in thought, spaced out there for a moment, ahem, where were we in our discussion? Oh, right, indeed, I was thinking exactly as you suggested about what should normally be done."