Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

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Although the Ice Prison Dragon's proposal is reliable, it is not the time to do so now.

To dive under the sea to explore the heritage of our ancestors, you have to pick a free time, make sufficient preparations, and call the deer to go with you.

Yu Man currently has a lot of things to do. Most of his family property has been destroyed, so he has no free time for the time being.

At least, the top priority right now is—

"I'm going to be gone for a while, maybe ten minutes... You want to take a nap and catch up on some sleep?" Yu Man stroked its dragon scales. "After all, I woke you up so suddenly last night, I guess you didn't sleep well either."

"Brother, you care! But it's okay. I slept well last night."

The Ice Prison Dragon shook his body, as if to prove that he was full of energy.

"When I was escaping from my eldest brother's pressure and flew into the sky, I saw a small island and went up there to sleep for a while..."

"Oh... So I activated the "Go to Die" skill on my equipment, and then you ran away to sleep, leaving me alone..."

That's reasonable.

Hmm? Island... up there? In the sky?

If Yu Man did not have the experience of the first round, he would probably ignore the words of the Ice Prison Dragon.

You can confirm this by asking in Manma: "The island you found... in the sky?"

"Well, I thought Big Brother wouldn't be able to get up there. It was my first time in such a high and deep place, so I was a little scared. But there was nothing there, so I went to sleep peacefully. I also thought Big Brother's clothes were about to explode, so I came down."

Is there actually an island in the sky nearby? Why didn't I see it when I climbed to the top of the World Tree?

The meaning of this floating island is always unusual. It may represent a heroic adventure or just a boring relic.

In any case - this became one of the itineraries that Yu Man had to keep in mind.

Right now, only she, who shared the dragon's back, could reach that place.

"Isn't Big Brother going to leave to do something?"

"Well, I'll be offline for ten minutes then."

"okay."

The concept of going offline, along with the concept of strangers, is written into the souls of all residents of the Old World, which they call gods and which players call systems. They can understand it in a relatively abstract way, at least without the need for players to make up reasons to explain it.

Just like that, under the watchful eye of the Ice Prison Dragon, Yu Man logged out of his own territory.

……

Leaving Lumana Seti's intertwined atmosphere of winter and spring, Yu Man smelled the familiar scent of the room.

And...the smell of girls and cats.

I don't need to open my eyes to know that it is the deer and the cat seniors.

"Ah." Yu Man exhaled a breath of foul air and shouted as if performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

"—The eel has woken up."

"Meow meow meow."

After taking off the device, Yu Man saw the cat senior stepping on his face with his claws, and then saw the deer holding the cat senior and using an old mobile phone as bait to drive it away.

"How is it?" asked the deer and senior cat together.

Unable to participate in the campaign against the Ice Prison Dragon, they could only wait for Yu Man to speak.

Where should I begin? Yu Man hesitated.

Her expression was rather serious because the fight was so ugly.

"It's very tragic." This was the only summary she could give.

Even though the warm early spring sun slanted into the house, this bed that housed the souls of three people was still filled with funeral solemnity.

Judging from Yu Man's words and actions, this means... failure.

Senior Cat was very surprised. He thought that Yu Man had won, so "Old World" entered a new stage and issued several announcements.

But then he thought, going to challenge the Ice Prison Dragon alone now... it would be normal for him to lose.

On the other side, the little deer facing Yu Man did not feel lost, let alone disappointed.

"It's okay, let's continue to clear the dungeon, gather some equipment, and then go fight again... This time, I want to gather all my equipment too, so we can go together."

Yu Man realized that it was time for her to explain.

But suddenly, a helpless yawn came first.

There's nothing I can do, I just woke up.

She tried hard to hold back her yawns, even covering her face with the quilt.

What finally appeared was a face that was slightly flushed, with tears in its eyes, and extremely beautiful.

Suddenly, Senior Cat and the deer froze.

I was amazed at how beautiful this girl was! I was also surprised at why she started crying after losing a fight.

"Wait—don't get excited, I was just yawning." Yu Man realized that the atmosphere was not right and quickly waved her hand to explain, "I won."

The atmosphere became tense again.

Yu Man suppressed her embarrassment and spoke without caring about words.

"It was a brutal fight. The Ice Prison Dragon was incredibly clever, executing tactics flawlessly, and possessing astonishing strength. But I wasn't bad either. I was at full strength, my fighting power was explosive, and I even scared the Ice Prison Dragon away for a bit."

The fawn's gaze turned to confusion.

The cat senior's eyes seemed to say, "You are very humorous."

"Really, really. In the end, I completed the storyline, gained its kindness, and formed a partnership. I even got the island! I even thawed the sea... Anyway, the Ice Prison Dragon admitted defeat."

Yu Man never mentioned his own ugly behavior.

This is the eternal advantage of lone wolf players.

As long as you don't tell anyone, others won't know how many times you have made a fool of yourself or to what extent.

Others only know about those stories of lucky success, but no one cares about the stories of failure.

"Hey, that... doesn't that mean... it's navigable now?"

"Ah."

Xiaolu opened his phone and sent a message to the housekeeping robot saying "skip breakfast".

Just like that, he dragged Yu Man along and landed in the old world.

After the room fell silent, only Senior Cat could be heard sighing.

But with the joy of being one step closer to its dream, it ran to the restaurant on cat steps, determined to cherish every meal.

……

After logging in, Yu Man discovered that the Ice Prison Dragon was still guarding him.

"Brother, you came so quickly..."

"Well... I thought we were going to have a meal."

She pinched her fingers into a hand gesture and pulled up the friend list. Xiaolu was already quietly online.

Apparently, at the same time, the girl who shared the same bed with her in real life was doing the same thing.

and so--

"Eel, eel, please reply if you get it. I'm in Shimla Bakken, sending you a congratulatory message."

"Oh, I'm in Lumana Seti. We're about a million miles apart."

It's definitely not that far, but if you open the player map, you can see that there's quite a distance between Rumana Seti and Shimrabakken. At least, now that the ice is gone, the deer can't get across...

In other words-

"I'll pick you up in Shimla Bakken. It'll probably take a while."

"Okay! I'll keep watching from the corner of the guild's territory."

Because the scenery of the guild territory and the expression of the deer while fishing are too familiar to Man.

So much so that just by seeing her describe it like this, a picture appeared in Yu Man's mind.

But she waved her hands, breaking up the images because there was a hint of disharmony in them.

"Get me a pair of shoes and a hat from the warehouse...my friends, they're all blown up." This is a serious problem.

"Where's the ear clip? Where's the clothes?" Xiaolu replied at the speed of light.

"These didn't explode, they were rescued."

“…That’s good—good.”

The tacit understanding made them all know that this meant the communication was over.

Yu Man turned to the Ice Prison Dragon and said, "Since you have shared your wings with me, I will use you to my liking. Transform yourself from a Watcher to a Guardian and carry me on my journey."

The Ice Prison Dragon simply hummed a meaningless song of joy and used its wings to carry her onto its back.

Then--

"This is my journey home, but for you it's your departure." Yu Man gently stroked the base of the huge wings. "Let's go, to Himlabakken—to the west."

The Ice Prison Dragon spread its wings and set sail.

Unlike the scenery of last night, the sea and sky are now covered with clear sky.

They who soar in it are dyed with the same azure.

The Ice Prison Dragon was so fast that in less than a minute, Lumana Seti became smaller and smaller.

"Is this full speed?" Yu Man asked.

"No, I just used a little force. I was worried that Big Brother would be blown away by the wind... Big Brother is so small."

Yu Man sat on the dragon's back, stretching his legs and arms freely. Even in the whistling wind, the dragon's song was still clear.

The frozen sea has ended, and the animals living in it have already noticed it and are coming to the surface of the sea to experience the freshness.

There are huge whales casting shadows in the sea, and there are schools of fish boiling in the sea.

The patrolling animals clung to the lingering ice floes, wondering where to go.

But no matter what it was, when the Ice Prison Dragon, symbolizing the chill of winter, arrived, everything vanished. Only Yu Man knew that this young dragon wanted to make friends with all living things.

"Brother, I'm actually a little scared."

"What."

"The Shimlabakken you mentioned is the island with the Great Ancestor. My proximity might cause problems, but Big Brother can handle it, right?"

What? After hearing this, Yu Man's heart skipped a beat.

Great Ancestor...ah, Miss World Tree? That's right. If the Ice Prison Dragon, the embodiment of winter, is the child of the Ice Elemental, then the World Tree is a mother-like figure...but shouldn't they have a harmonious relationship?

"What's the problem?"

"It's just... thanks to Big Brother's teachings, I realized that freezing the ocean...actually causes trouble for everyone...and is a bad thing."

The Ice Prison Dragon looked aggrieved, and his singing became sad.

"The great ancestor's island also suffered because of this... Maybe she hates me and will beat me up if I get close... or something like that?"

Oh, so that's what you were worried about.

Yu Man shook her head, thinking that she had also visited Miss World Tree before, but she didn't even notice it.

The World Tree is an existence of a higher scale, with a perspective like that of a god.

Compared to their extremely short lives, they don't care about temporary changes.

But if all this is said out loud, the Ice Prison Dragon's young brain might not be able to understand it.

Therefore, Yu Man explained it this way: "Miss Shimlabakken will give me face, don't worry."

"As expected of you, big brother."