“What’s the Noble Young Master been up to lately?”
“Didn’t they say the Noble Young Master was recuperating…?”
“So why is he out here helping others with medical checkups instead?”
Some of the maids tending to the cleanliness of the estate saw Lin Nuo, the Noble Young Master, strolling leisurely through the garden with the Fatty Bird perched on his shoulder.
A guard, with a respectful yet slightly nervous look, approached Lin Nuo carrying a list full of medicinal herbs.
He had come specifically to consult the Noble Young Master about something, his eyes filled with confusion.
Later, when people learned the Young Master was actually diagnosing his physical condition, their pupils quaked in shock.
“The Young Master said I’m infertile, but my kid’s already three years old!”
“The Young Master? He doesn’t even know any Healing Spells, must be talking nonsense to scare you, right?”
“But the Chief Apothecary said the same thing!” The guard, with a dirt-smudged face and a look of deep worry after receiving the diagnosis from Lin Nuo, muttered, “What I can’t figure out is, my wife’s best friend is also pregnant!”
“Your wife’s best friend is pregnant? What’s that got to do with your infertility… Huh?” The person asking froze, as if a realization dawned, “Bro, your compatibility system… is pretty impressive.”
“….”
“Chirp… chirp chirp chirp…”
Listening to the little white Fatty Bird on his shoulder singing a tune only birds could understand, Lin Nuo sat quietly in the garden.
He began to probe inward with his consciousness, examining the Magic Book within him that had changed ever so slightly after the battle in the illusion realm.
[Priest Job·Activated]
[Priesthood One: Seat of the Goddess of Light]
[lv1: A magical girl who learned Healing Spell because she loves over-rewarding her girlfriend]
[lv1: Memories of a love-brained Array Core Master]
Both of these abilities had reached Level One.
Lin Nuo continued flipping through the second page of the Magic Book.
Previously, this chapter had never responded at all, but now, it quietly awakened.
[Tyrant Sequence·Activated]
[Sequence One: Magician]
[IvO: The Moment When Flowers Bloom for Her]
[Note: The elegant Magician will always unravel and bloom all for his beloved who loves flowers, transforming everything into beautiful petals before the dawn arrives.]
[IvO: The Withering Flowers Return to Dust for Her]
[Note: The Magician, who pursues the desire of his heart with a lifetime’s romance, will assimilate himself in the final elegant curtain call, as his beloved falls asleep with a smile.]
This… actually sounds pretty high-end.
The annotation does look quite impressive, but what Lin Nuo couldn’t understand was… “elegance”?
Just how elegant could it get?
“Gurgle gurgle…” The sound of the fountain’s water echoed through the garden.
He reached out and aimed his hand at the rising water, and instantly felt that using the Magician’s abilities was even harder than connecting with the Goddess of Light’s.
Fortunately, the Healing Spell he’d just reached Level One with seemed to enhance his body’s mana recovery and endurance.
Coupled with the excellent rest he had under XÄ«’s care recently, he was in good shape.
After a long while, Lin Nuo finally found the feeling.
And the moment mana began to flow—
“Rustle—”
The gushing water of the fountain was suddenly altered by his magic.
The sparkling droplets, which had been bubbling up moments before, seemed to be torn apart and restructured from within.
In an instant, they exploded—
The fountain’s spray transformed into a flurry of vivid red petals, rising gracefully into the air like a dancer at the height of elegance.
Swaying rain of petals fluttered down amid the rainbow cast by the other fountains, surrounding Lin Nuo as he reached out to touch them.
“Wow!”
“A petal rain! I’ve never seen magic like this… What kind of commotion is the Young Master causing now?!”
“So beautiful and romantic! Is this for picking up girls? I’d definitely fall for it!”
A few of the watching maids rested their chins in their hands, looking enviously and wide-eyed at the sudden rainfall of petals in the garden.
And in the attic, a certain girl who had been watching him all along saw the sky full of drifting petals reflected in her eyes.
She bit her lip, touched by the sight, then stood to tidy her nun’s robes.
Wearing a sweet, expectant smile as if she had resolved herself, she made her way toward the patch of precious Liyang Grass in the medicinal garden, which she was permitted to freely enter and leave…
“…Chirp!”
Fatty Bird, tilting her head and staring dumbfounded at the petals Lin Nuo had conjured, flapped over to his wrist, pecked his fingers, then spread her wings, as if telling Lin Nuo she wanted to learn this too.
“I have to admit, this ability… is truly elegant.”
Using the first “blooming flowers” skill, which apparently carried “analysis” properties, instantly drained all his mana—leaving him no chance to try out the second “assimilation” ability called “Withering Flowers Return to Dust.”
But Lin Nuo was more than satisfied.
It seemed he could turn any tangible attack from an enemy into harmless petals…
There was absolutely nothing to complain about!
“This thing… is impossible not to like.”
However, for now, just analyzing the fountain’s water with this ability instantly consumed all his mana, and the cost was much higher than his previous skills…
It made Lin Nuo feel that “A real man lives beneath heaven and earth, and only regrets his mana is insufficient.”
He was left conflicted once again.
Luckily, the Level One Healing Spell could help him recover mana much faster.
He decided to master the Healing Spell first.
As for the Magician’s “Analysis” and “Assimilation” abilities, he would take his time exploring them once he became stronger.
There was no need to show off in public right now—keeping them as trump cards was good enough.
After all, one cannot become fat in a single bite.
As night began to fall, XÄ«, wearing an apron that made her look even more homely and virtuous, brought a freshly brewed medicinal soup into Lin Nuo’s room.
Lin Nuo was still pondering how to further refine his healing abilities.
The strange white healing light inside his body could now be used externally.
Though he hadn’t yet asked the old Chief Apothecary to examine what type of healing magic it was, it seemed to be even more effective than the month-long cooldown Great Healing Spell.
When treating XÄ« in the illusion realm, Lin Nuo realized that the Healing Spell also allowed him to instinctively sense the target’s physical structure, flaws, and strengths.
He just hadn’t had time to fully explore it in the heat of that moment.
Until a couple days ago, when he used that power to examine the guard who’d come for a checkup.
Lin Nuo discovered he had truly mastered this skill.
His only regret was that he wanted to examine his maids, to get even more familiar with this unique Healing Spell.
But they simply wouldn’t believe him.
Either teasing with flushed faces, saying, “Young Master, you’re really funny. I have a sore on my body that’s been changing color lately. If you want to check it, I’ll record it with an image stone and bring it to you alone tonight to see if it’s inflamed…”
Or shyly asking, “If the children don’t have enough to eat, could I privately ask Young Master for a little help?”
Fatty Bird just shook her head beside them.
Compared to those girls, the nun in front of him seemed purer than anyone, both in temperament and character.