Evelyn could clearly see how wronged the primordial creature felt, as her emotions seed to be worn on her face, but with her life on the line, how dare she let feelings of pity delay her 'teachings'?
"Hey, I know you understand , so don't pretend to be dumb! Believe , as long as you don't learn to speak for a day, I'll keep you for a day, and if you don't learn for a year, I'll keep you for a year!"
Obtained one drop of [Primordial Naiad's Tears]
Water Affinity increased by one percent!
Current affinity with water is 90%
Obtained one drop of [Primordial Naiad's Tears]
Water Affinity increased by one percent!
Current affinity with water is 95%
At first, the rmaid really kept her mouth shut and refused to listen to her anymore, but with Evelyn's persistent efforts and a little 'bullying' she could only cry and try her best to imitate the big bully in an attempt to please her.
Evelyn soon noticed that while it was quite nave on the surface and looked dumb, the primordial creature actually had a terrifyingly great learning ability.
Before long, the rmaid was actually able to start speaking 'words', which were mostly just unintelligible sounds, but considering she couldn't do anything at all just a while ago, this was still shocking!
The first ti she had responded with an actual sound, Evelyn had praised her generously, since she knew that punishnt would soon lose its effectiveness in conducting learning without corresponding rewards.
However, who knew that such an approach would boost this little thing's learning speed by leaps and bounds?
"U-Uh Uwaa! Naa Da-da-da?"
The rmaid looked at her proudly, as if expecting to be showered in praise, and Evelyn felt like it was a great test of her willpower to not give her a 'are you stupid' look.
In the end, she could only helplessly pat her head before encouraging her to learn more. No matter how she looked, this was now firmly a little baby in her mind. Even if she had terrifying chompers, Evelyn couldn't find it in herself to be too an.
The pink-haired girl smiled. "Nadia say 'Nadia'!"
Of course, this was the na she had given the little rmaid, and after debating between this and her own na, Evelyn decided to teach her how to speak 'Nadia' first.
Who knew that even though she wasn't being ridiculed, the little rmaid would still feel wronged, and start shedding tears again?
Obtained one drop of [Primordial Naiad's Tears]
Water Affinity increased by one percent!
Current affinity with water is 100%!
Obtained one drop of [Primordial Naiad's Tears]
-Affinity with the elent [Water] is already at its limit, and cannot be increased further.
Vitality increased by 1 points!
Evelyn blinked her eyes in shock. 'There's still this function?!'
Of course, any boost in her stats was a welco change, even if it didn't directly boost her combat ability.
With Nadia no longer being so restless, Evelyn thoughtfully changed her soul space to resemble the garden at her ho, and held the fascinated little rmaid in her lap to continue her lesson.
Presumably, the little rmaid had never been out of the lake's depths, and was understandably fascinated by the new scenery, leading to a slower speed of learning.
Of course, as her primary objective was to increase her affection by using her soul to contact with the little rmaid, and even the learning session was only ant to distract her from being on guard, this wasn't an unwelco change.
Soon, however, Nadia was able to get over her curiosity and diligently start learning how to pronounce her na.
Evelyn felt like her affection should at least be at a sowhat decent level by now, since not only was Nadia no longer as rebellious, but also showed hints of being docile and obedient. Still, until she got the notice that she had obtained her ability, she didn't want to take any chances.
After all, it could just be that the little rmaid was curious and whimsical, and with her affection not being high enough, would still tear her apart once they left Evelyn's soul space.
"N-Nah Deee AH?"
Evelyn blinked, before her eyes lit up in surprise. "Wow, you actually did it?! Good girl! Good girl!"
The rmaid happily wagged her tail as she closed her eyes in delight, letting Evelyn ruffle her hair obediently.
The thwacking sound from the ground from Nadia's tail smacking against it soon awakened Evelyn as she realized how ridiculous she was being.
Coughing in embarrassnt, the pink-haired girl gave Nadia a grim look. "You know how say your own na now, but I'm so sad that you can't say mine."
Nadia looked at her pitifully. "NahDee?"
Evelyn swallowed her 'are you a pokemon now' and quickly corrected her. "Evelyn, now, say 'Evelyn'!"
Of course, her own na was much harder to pronounce than 'Nadia', especially for the little rmaid who was probably only relying on imitating the pink-haired girl.
Soon, the little rmaid found herself frustrated once more, and Evelyn's vitality continued to increase.
anwhile, back at the academy, Aurora's face was pale with anger and desperation as she stared at the blue-haired woman in the sky. "Leave!"
Gwendolyn chuckled. "Don't be so stubborn, now, and stop testing my patience, it has a limit. Had I wanted to harm you, would I not have done it long ago?"
The platinum blonde pursed her lips and refused to budge, stubbornly maintaining the barrier along with the other pillars. Thinking how her student was likely facing a life and death crisis by now, she couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness in her heart.
Everything seed to go wrong today.
Gwendolyn sighed. "Little girl, don't be so hard-headed, okay? If I wanted to break this barrier, we both know it is only a matter of ti. We share a common cause, so let in, I'm only here to help."
Of course, Aurora knew that long ago. With a pillar's strength, perhaps breaking through their main barrier really was only a matter of ti.
However, just because she knew that the flimsy and thin wooden door of her house couldn't hold back the tiger outside, didn't an she would open it herself and let it in.
Even if that tiger appeared to be docile and have a full belly, she still couldn't bring herself to do it.
The blue-haired woman in the sky sighed as she closed her eyes, and finally decided to use her last resort. There was no way she could keep floating here like this.
Even though her presence was masked so only those she allowed would be able to sense her, there was no telling that soone wouldn't be able to notice her accidentally. Just like everything else in existence, her technique also had its flaws.
Sending her voice directly through her domain, Gwendolyn made her statent directly in Aurora's mind. 'Don't you recognize , little girl?'
Aurora was imdiately stunned as her expression turned blank.
Years ago, this was exactly how she had been inford of her student's existence. At that ti, she had a hunch that it could be a person, but the voice ca directly from the natural domain she was trying to master, so Aurora had convinced herself that it was the domain's will, or perhaps the world will itself, that was communicating with her.
Of course, there had always been a little doubt in her mind, especially when combined with the rumors she had heard of Gwendolyn, but there was no way for Aurora to be sure.
Now that she knew of this, however, Aurora didn't hesitate anymore, and decisively opened the barrier to let Aurora in.
The other pillars didn't know who or what it was she was blocking, since Gwendolyn's presence was still masked, and were greatly relieved when she dismissed them and moved out, assuming that she had already dealt with the issue, one way or the other.
At least this ti, there were no 'leaks', or they would really feel like they were useless.
Aurora didn't waste ti with Gwendolyn, and imdiately arrived at the 'Siren's Call'. Since she had decided to take the chance, the platinum blonde decided to solve the crisis first, and decisively believe in Gwendolyn all the way for now. "My student is inside, I will go in to save her. If you like, please help , or wait here."
Just as Aurora was about to jump into the lake, however, Gwendolyn smiled and clutched her shoulder gently but firmly. "You're not going anywhere, and neither am I."
The platinum blonde's expression imdiately turned pale as she glared at the blue-haired woman. "I-I I believed you?"
Gwendolyn looked a little amused. "Of course you did, silly girl."
Of course, the blue-haired woman didn't dare leave her hanging, and imdiately explained further to avoid the platinum blonde from doing sothing absurd like blowing herself up. "Do you want to interrupt your student's lucky chance? If not, I advise you to wait here."
Aurora's expression eased a little as she furrowed her brows in confusion. "Lucky chance?"
Gwendolyn nodded. "My domain is water, and while this lake's water isn't quite what I can control, it is still water in the end. I can vaguely sense that not only is your student safe she's growing."
The platinum blonde blinked. "Growing?"
The blue-haired woman smiled. "Right. She's getting stronger, slowly, but surely."
Of course, she didn't let Aurora know that there was an existence that could crush her little student into powder in an instant right next to her, or Aurora was sure to jump right in regardless.
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