novelonline Chapter 4024 Bean Pods
Chapter 4024 Bean Pods
Chapter 4024 Bean Pods
That evening, Galina, Sylvie, Vanessa, and Megan finally discovered the part that Shad had slightly omitted when recounting the afternoon's story during dinner.
He was worried that Galina and the others would blame Vige, so he didn't mention his injuries after rescuing her. The witches discovered this not by finding anything in the already healed wounds, but by noticing that Shade was different tonight.
Even Shad has his own upper limit to life force, and the vigorous life force he received this afternoon naturally needs to be dissipated in other ways. This is very similar to how Miss Rowling used magic to deplete her life force after being treated because of the vigorous life force in her "bloodline".
Shad hadn't noticed this problem before, but when he rested at night, embracing the soft, warm ladies, the consequences of his vigorous vitality immediately became apparent.
This time, Sylvie didn't even last twenty minutes before being put aside. Later, when Galina freed Shad's hands so he could do other things, she realized the problem:
"The life force within the 'Spark' has been transformed into your own? You've come into deep contact with that calamity's power?"
Shad did not give an immediate answer, so Megan, who was holding Galina's hand with one hand and performing the "Pink Spell: Synesthesia" while holding Shad's right hand with the other, reached out a third hand from behind and pulled Vanessa away from Shad, who was kissing him.
Slightly dazed from the kisses, the opera singer then kissed Shad's neck, at which point Shad recounted what had happened that afternoon, and as expected, everyone was unhappy:
"Wei Ge did something like this, and she was so smug about it during the meeting just now!"
Based on this, they assumed that Xia De was currently injured and unable to engage in strenuous activity. However, this absolutely did not mean ending the "furniture trial" prematurely; they meant that Xia De didn't need to move tonight, and they would handle everything else.
Because many people stayed overnight at home, breakfast time at home was very lively on the morning of the following Friday, the first day of the month of rain.
The new furniture that Lacey had chosen had proven its reliability and comfort overnight. The fact that the witches, yawning and wearing light nightgowns, left the bedroom early in the morning and followed their maids to different bathrooms to wash up, was proof of this.
As for Xia De, who was being secretly observed by the maids, he remained calm and went downstairs to get the newspaper and goat's milk as usual, which impressed the maids.
"No letter from Miss Gaode today, should we wait a few more days?"
The arrival of a new month signifies that spring is entering its second half. Tonight, Shad will go to Mr. Copps's place to obtain the [Active Metal], after which he can return to the [Bloodstained Factory]. If time permits, he can also use the Black Time Key.
Of course, there's another very important event this month: the 22nd, which is Iluna's nineteenth birthday. Last year, Shad gave her a golden apple and the black scales he obtained from the "Black Mist Camp" for her birthday; he'll have to consider it again this year.
“Shad, girls usually don’t celebrate their birthdays after they turn eighteen.”
At the breakfast table, Galina reminded Shad:
"Think about it, the best years of our youth are about to slip away, who would bother to celebrate that? Lacey, Dorothy, and Luvia have never celebrated their birthdays, and neither have we. So, don't bother celebrating Iluna's birthday, it's pointless."
This is also what makes this new world different from the hometown of outsiders.
When Galina and the others returned last night, they told Shad about Adelina's trip to Arcadia City next week. Galina had also mentioned this when Lacia and Adelina came together the day before yesterday, so Shad wasn't surprised.
He simply asked Galina at the breakfast table that morning whether she planned to tell Vigo the whole truth when Adelina arrived in Arcadia:
"It should be about time."
"I'm still considering it, but it's almost time."
Galina said that at breakfast that day she sat across from Shad, with Vanessa and Sylvie on either side of him. As for Megan, she was "punished" by everyone and sat across from Sylvie, after she had tried to double her number of times last night.
"You met Wei Ge last Wednesday, and next Wednesday will mark exactly two weeks. Hmm, let's see how things go. If the time is right, we can all sit down and talk to Wei Ge together."
While the other witches didn't share Galina's wicked sense of humor, they all smiled and didn't object to Galina's suggestion.
"I'll be there then."
Shad said, and the duchess then rubbed her leg lightly under the table to express her "dissatisfaction," and then she realized that she wasn't the only witch doing this.
Just then, a sound came from the basement, followed by light footsteps running up the stairs:
"Shad, I did it! Look what I've done!"
The pointy-eared elf rushed in from the stairwell, and upon seeing the four great witches turn to look at her, she immediately slowed her pace and adopted a reserved demeanor. It wasn't that she was afraid of the witches; she simply felt she needed to appear more ladylike and not lose to them.
Behind Emilia, Ellie and Daniste also came up.
"Shad!"
The unicorn girl smiled and waved, having never appeared in unicorn form before when she came to Shad's place; Danist, seeing so many people home so early in the morning, first raised an eyebrow, then smiled and looked towards the bedroom:
“You guys should let him rest once in a while.”
So the maids brought out another table and put it together with the original dining table, so that the three people who had returned from Arcadia City could sit down together.
Emilia sat down next to Vanessa and politely greeted the witch who had the same blonde hair as her. Vanessa smiled and responded to Emilia.
Denise sat opposite Emilia, while Ellie, under everyone's watchful eyes, walked around the table once, then ran between Shad and Vanessa, hugged Shad's neck, and jumped onto Shad's lap.
The white-haired unicorn girl completely ignored everyone's stares, cheerfully greeted Mia at the table again, and then went to the dining table to find something to eat.
All eyes were then focused on Shad's face. Fortunately, Shad didn't need to say anything. Although he was very friendly to Ellie, the cat, who was actually quite petty, immediately started meowing at Ellie rudely when he saw that Shad's "leg seat" had been taken.
Ellie then pouted, took the bread, got off Shad's lap, and went to sit next to Emilia.
"The academy cannot neglect the education of unicorns in that area."
Vanessa kindly whispered a reminder to Daniste, and the caretaker, with a stern face, took a piece of bread from the basket:
"Actually, unicorns understand everything. They also rely on natural reproduction to expand their population. There's no need to teach them; they have instincts just like humans. Besides, Ellie is an adult unicorn. The combined age of all of us isn't even as old as her. What can I say?"
"Leave this to me. I'll go back and tell Ellie some 'common sense'."
Emilia said somewhat unhappily. Ellie sensed her friend's displeasure and handed her the butter-dipped cookie she had just received. The pointy-eared elf, now embarrassed to be angry with Ellie, took the cookie, took a bite, and then remembered what she was about to say:
"Shad, look at this!"
She took out a small box she always carried with her, which contained a large pile of colorful, spherical candies. When Shad saw them, he knew what Emilia had done. He picked one out, popped it into his mouth, chewed it, and, tasting the apple flavor, smiled and said:
"The candy made with bubble pods turned out well, right?"
As he spoke, he actually blew a bubble, and Emilia nodded rapidly:
"Yes, during my business trip to Arcadia, I studied this whenever I had free time. After several failures, I succeeded quickly thanks to Ellie's lucky blessing. Actually, it's quite simple to make. After all, Shad, you already mentioned that you need bubble pods and sugar. The rest is just a matter of the proportions of the ingredients."
It's best not to swallow this candy, though; bubble pods aren't meant to be eaten raw. Candy that can't be swallowed probably won't be popular, right? Maybe this is just a toy?
The witches were long past the age of liking sweets, so they didn't try it. Daniste, however, suggested that Emilia could use this candy to get by on this year's Potions class "innovation assignment".
Ellie had clearly already tasted the inedible candy, so she ignored the box and focused on eating her breakfast. However, Mia noticed Shad eating and looked over. Shad quickly reached out and pushed the cat's head back towards the milk bowl, and the cat obediently continued eating its breakfast.
"You could try registering a patent at the academy and then promoting it. Growing bubble pods is very simple. You can use magic to accelerate plant growth and produce a large batch overnight. Maybe someone will be interested in this candy."
Shad told Emilia that he was glad another familiar snack had appeared in this world, and then asked:
"So, does this candy you invented have a name?"
Emilia was very embarrassed:
"I didn't invent it; you gave me the idea. But since this candy is made from bubble pods, let's call it 'Bean Pod Candy'!"