novelraw Chapter 543: Alice, Panicked by Doing Something Wrong
Chapter 543: Alice, Panicked by Doing Something Wrong
What is it?
She looked at it with confusion, tilting her head up to glance at Lynn's (▼ヘ▼#) steam-venting expression again.
Then, puzzled, she reached out her hand.
"……"
Sitting innocently on Lynn's lap, Alice raised her head in a daze, looking at Lynn like a child who had done something wrong.
"Brother..." she asked.
Lynn was still (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;))) , his hand trembling as if afflicted with poliomyelitis. And just as he expected, his ears instantly rang with a dense, countless series of System notifications.
[Ding! Your Stress -10]
[Ding! Congratulations on triggering the stage-specific special achievement: A Wondrous Super Experience (Part 2). You have received a base experience reward of 300]
[A Wondrous Super Experience (Part 2)] Special Stage Achievement: Obtained when the host successfully takes a firm and steady second step towards manhood... Congratulations on receiving the permanent buffs: Constitution +2, Stamina +2, Endurance +2.Along with the series of rapid *ding-ding-ding* System prompts ringing in his ears.
Lynn: "……"
Alice was still looking up at Lynn in a daze. That little expression of panic born from the unknown grew even more anxious due to Lynn's silence and lack of response.
Finally.
Who knows how long it had been.
Lynn took a deep breath, his gaze exceedingly complex as he looked down at the panicked Alice in his arms. Then he reached out, patted her back, shook his head, and said pityingly:
"It's alright, don't worry about it. Alice just needs to remember not to touch it again in the future. Brother isn't blaming you."
Lynn worked hard to soothe Alice's emotions, which were like those of a startled fawn.
And finally, under Lynn's continuous stream of gentle reassurances, Alice's panicked feelings slowly calmed down, at least a little bit.
Because compared to herself being hurt, what she feared more was her brother ignoring her. And her brother's silent expression just now had truly frightened her.
But even so, Alice still wore a bewildered, at-a-loss expression.
"Brother, I'm sorry, Alice broke..."
Alice hung her head dejectedly, sitting on Lynn's lap like a little fawn preparing to accept punishment from her brother. Her two small hands fidgeted awkwardly, completely unsure where to place them, so they just hung stiffly in the air, not daring to move a muscle.
Her narrow shoulders trembled slightly, and Lynn could clearly sense her fear and helplessness.
Even though she was already 201 years old.
Even though Alice was already 201 years old.
Even though Alice was already a 201-year-old loli, clearly, her mental state was still frozen at the moment of her death, without much change.
So, encountering such a situation, she would naturally feel panic and awkwardness. Just like if you accidentally broke a vase at home, you would also be very afraid of being scolded by your most beloved brother.
Looking at Alice's flustered expression, Lynn sighed deeply, but finally managed to put on a gentle expression, patted her head, and tried earnestly to persuade her:
"No, Alice didn't break anything. That was just a very... normal reaction. So Alice mustn't take it to heart. Besides, isn't brother perfectly fine right now? If something was really broken, how could brother still talk to Alice so normally, hmm?"
Lynn blinked, indicating that he was completely fine.
Alice looked up dazedly, gazing at her brother's beaming face, and said:
"R-really?"
Lynn replied, amused and exasperated, "Of course! Would brother lie to you? It's fine, it's fine!"
Lynn vigorously (￣▽￣)／ rubbed her head again, putting on a very relaxed expression.