"This..."

This, this, this...

What is He trying to do now!

Why is He suddenly using His tail to tempt me!!?

Herbert's gaze unconsciously followed the swaying tail of the beast transformed from the Ice and Snow Goddess.

Auto-aim activated.

But it locked onto the tail.

Yet the Ice and Snow Goddess didn't notice this.

She thought Herbert was shocked by Her current form, proudly raised Her head, and wagged Her tail even faster.

Hmph~ Hmph~

Amazed by my beauty, aren't you!

Although there are many human Divine Spirits in the Pantheon of gods, there is also a considerable number of other races' Divine Spirits.

And what the Ice and Snow Goddess was revealing now was Her true form.

Though She often walked the Mortal Realm in the guise of a Snow Elf, She preferred Her true form the most.

And Her special display at this moment was not just for intimidation.

"Mortal, extend your hand."

Upon hearing these words, Herbert instinctively extended his hand, then... reached out to touch the giant beast before him.

Pat, pat!

Pat, pat, pat, pat!

A very magical feeling.

Though this form was entirely composed of ice and snow, Herbert felt as though he was touching real fur.

Cold, soft.

When he tried to feel it again, a massive force pushed against his forehead.

Urgh!

He took two steps back, blinked blankly, and found the huge white cat gazing at him with displeasure.

"What were you doing just now?"

The tail behind wobbled, slapping the ice surface with force.

This, how come... Oh!

After being petted to comfort, She became shy.

Hey!

"I just..."

Herbert feigned confusion for a moment, then said uncertainly:

"I seemed to be attracted by a special allure, then felt a soft... Lady, did I do something offensive just now?"

The Ice and Snow Goddess, seeing his expression, suddenly changed Her mind, swallowed Her originally reprimanding words, and said:

"No, nothing at all."

She suddenly realized how to make this boy Her disciple—through my charm!

Indeed, no one can resist this form of mine!

She raised Her head even higher, the tail behind High and proudly slapped onto the ice surface again.

"Ahem, alright, just put your hand... never mind, just stand there and don't move."

Afraid that Herbert would touch Her again, She chose to sway Her tail directly, then gently brushed it across his cheek with that fluffy long tail.

!!!

This, this, this...

This is definitely intended to tempt me, right?

Right!?

The Ice and Snow Goddess wouldn't have thought, all Her previous efforts to recruit Herbert didn't compare to this few brushes with Her tail.

If She had used Her true form to tempt Herbert from the start, She might already have succeeded!

Herbert finally managed to restrain himself from taking a deep breath, allowing that big tail to pat randomly on his face.

Shusha-shusha...

When the tail finally retracted, Herbert returned to his normal demeanor.

"Lady, were you just?"

"I left my mark on you. Members of the Ice and Snow Church will understand my intention when they see you."

The giant beast swayed its tail, and Her ice-formed figure began to gradually shatter. She noticed Herbert's regretful gaze, and let out a triumphant hum.

"Mortal, the ice and snow have remembered your name."

The Ice and Snow Goddess looked at Herbert and joyfully declared, "You will eventually come to understand your place."

Then, the wind and snow scattered, and the icy presence on the entire frozen lake was no more.

She left just like that.

Without saying anything more, nor mentioning when they would meet again.

Just as She came and went with the flow of Her heart, She left as freely as a wind-blown... cat.

Herbert recalled everything that had just happened, shaking his head in amazement: "Such a whimsical Goddess indeed."

No formality at all.

For such a trivial matter, She followed me, then immediately changed Her mind.

So free!

["Most Divine Spirits are like that, especially those at the tail end of the Pantheon, who love roaming the Mortal Realm in avatars when there's no imminent threat."]

"Including you?"

["Me? Haha, not at all. I am traditionally quite conservative."]

"Heh."

Herbert chuckled dismissively, ignoring the Harmonious God's self-adulation.

You, conservative?

Then I'm socially anxious!

I've never held hands with a girl in my life!

As Herbert successfully crossed the lake, the ice on the surface had all melted away.

He turned back, attempting to locate the concealed Holy Grail Octopus, but saw nothing.

The other party seemed to have completely dissolved into the deep blue lake water.

"Don't worry, we will meet again."

Herbert had a feeling the other side wouldn't give up and would continue to follow him.

Though the journey was momentarily delayed by unexpected events, actually it didn't cost much time, even splashing around in the lake energized him a bit.

If he moves fast enough, he could still reach the planned location before dark.

And just half an hour after Herbert and the Ice and Snow Goddess parted ways, the sleepy Sleeping Dragon finally awoke slowly.

She kept her eyes closed, opened her mouth wide, yawned greatly, then rubbed her head against Herbert's neck.

From the looks of it, without incident, she would continue to sleep.

Then, an unexpected turn of events occurred.

"...Hmm!!?"

Valentina suddenly opened her eyes wide and took a deep sniff.

Sniff——

Her keen instincts told her, someone else had been here just now!

And it was a woman!

Yet curiously, she couldn't smell anything.

Eh?

Miss Hungry Dragon blinked confusedly and sniffed repeatedly.

"Strange, why is there no scent of others on you?"

Very odd.

Valentina could only smell the coldness of wind and snow, no scent of another woman.

"What other scent could there be?"

Herbert, seeing her demeanor, knowing the Ice and Snow Goddess's avatar left no trace, chuckled and let go of Valentina from his embrace, swinging his arms to shake her off.

"Since you're awake, come down and walk yourself."

"Eh~ I don't want to—You rode me long enough!"

The Dragon Princess tightened her legs, opting to remain perched atop the biped and expressed strong protest.

Not getting down.

Absolutely not getting down!

To these absurd words, the Human Knight's steed let out a cold chuckle, and countered: "Heh, clearly you have ridden me longer."

"Ahahahah~ It's not the same!"

.

.

And as Herbert traversed the Misty Mountains...

Mist Monastery, Third Commandment Hall.

The Fifth Region Aurora Sanctuary sensed an unusual disturbance.

The center of the giant eyeball suddenly split with a crack.

Sss.

From within, a white hand slowly extended.

No.

...Four of them!

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