The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

The strong-willed Kurara didn't blame Lorenvi at this moment, but instead blamed herself for her own mistakes.

"Everyone's going back to sleep? That's great. It would be even better if there was a midnight snack." Seeing that Lorenwei was alright, Meilan immediately retreated as well, worried that too much public exposure would allow experts to spot her problems.

After all, while high-magic anthropomorphism is a secret art, there are countless talented people in the world. Even Lorenwei's identity as a member of the Sevi tribe could be discovered, let alone herself. Moreover, the Black Robe Organization seems to be looking for the descendants of the Demon King. Could they have some way of targeting her?

Meilan has a straightforward personality, but she's also quite cunning.

She walked past Kulala and patted her on the shoulder: "Haha, Kulala, your princess dress is beautiful. I'm going to sleep now, the kind of beauty nap you mentioned, get some rest too."

Even if Meilan was slow-witted, she could tell that Sylph and Kurara were having some disagreements, and that the female elf had the upper hand.

"Wait, Melanie, if it's alright, can I talk to you?" Kurara wanted to find a companion to talk to.

Having lost a battle of emotions, she recalled the profound words Meilan sometimes uttered. Her mother's teachings were certainly helpful, but perhaps those of her own age, especially those close to Lorenwei, offered a clearer perspective?

"Hmm..." Meilan agreed, but she was clearly somewhat reluctant.

"Enough for midnight snacks!" Kurara played her trump card!

"Okay! Where shall we talk?"

Kula's brows relaxed slightly, and she led her to her own bedroom.

"The cookies and pastries are too bland, could I have some chicken wings?" Meilan asked, engrossed in her late-night snack, hoping for more food. Her mouth was full of snacks, making her speech a little unclear.

"Chicken, chicken wings? Eating chicken wings in the middle of the night?" Kurara looked at Meilan, simply unable to believe it.

Not only did she eat meat in the middle of the night, but she also chose extremely greasy chicken wings? Just thinking about the sizzling oil from the roasted chicken wings made Kula wonder if she would gain an ounce of weight from the smell in the middle of the night.

“That’s right, chicken wings.” Meilan stuffed another cookie into her mouth. “These cookies aren’t as good as the ones Lorenwei makes. Is this all the royal family eats for supper?”

Knowing that Meilan was straightforward, Kurara was still both amused and exasperated to be looked down upon by her. She quickly said, "Maybe it's because Lorenwei's cooking is too delicious?"

"Yes, I really want to eat chicken wings. Lorenve mentioned them to me once before, but since you ran away, she hasn't made any for me yet."

"I'm sorry, this happened a bit suddenly..."

"It's okay, we're together again now, aren't we? Just think of it as you missing your parents and going home for a couple of days of vacation."

At this point, Meilan paused for a moment, but quickly regained her composure and continued eating her cookies.

……

"Thank you for your understanding." Kurala thought that Meilan was really easy to talk to, but seeing that Meilan's mouth was full of food, she quickly reminded her, "I'll get you chicken wings right away. Eat less of the cookies, and be careful not to get indigestion. Also, aren't you afraid of gaining weight if you eat meat in the middle of the night? Last time, Lorenwei measured your figure, and you two even made a bet."

Meilan waved her hands, which were covered in cookie crumbs, and said, "I can't worry about that now, I'm just hungry. Oh, by the way, if we can't finish these, can Puyo have some?"

"Let it out, and I'll arrange for someone to feed it." Kula stretched out her hand and touched Meilan's waist, then quickly exclaimed in surprise, "You really haven't gained weight? Your waist is still quite tight."

"It's alright, it's just that sometimes when I eat too much, my chest hurts a little," Meilan said.

"Chest pain? Could it be that your chest is growing too fast?" Kurara, on the other hand, was experienced and looked Meilan up and down. "I think it might be..."

Sure enough, upon closer inspection, Kurara noticed that Meilan's chest seemed larger than before.

LSP Lorenwei has been quite troubled lately, and hasn't even noticed the changes at Meilan.

"Come with me, your underwear doesn't fit anymore." Kurala pulled Meilan to her changing room to change.

"Ugh, chicken wings..."

Kurara said gently, "I'll arrange it for you, but don't eat too much. Oh, and release Puyo, don't let it go hungry."

Meilan summoned the Slime King and had it come outside the palace to be fed.

The guards and maids on night watch outside the princess's palace were all surprised. The Slime King was a monster, but thankfully the princess explained it was a summoned creature. Besides, Puyo's pink appearance was adorable, and it wasn't a vicious monster, so everyone was quite accepting of it.

The maid brought over a B-cup bra, and after Meilan changed into it, Kurara was surprised to find that it really fit her perfectly.

"You've grown up." Kurara recalled the class's physical exam results. Meilan was only an A, right? She even encouraged Lorenwei to grow up together. It's only been half a month since they met, how did she go from an A to a B so quickly?

Meilan looked completely bewildered, as she naturally had no understanding of the human race's development.

Kurara: "Could it be that you were malnourished as a child? How often did you eat meat back then?"

“As long as it’s not a day when my grandparents forbid me from hunting, I can always catch some game. But I’m never full.”

Kurara sighed, "I see, that's probably why. You've really suffered. But isn't this growth rate a bit too fast?"

Looking back on my own journey to where I am today, it seems like it took me several years. However, our starting points were different; perhaps it's faster to go from A to B?

Back in the room, the chicken wings had already been brought by the maid.

After dismissing the maids and leaving everyone else alone, Kurara chatted with Melanie for a long time.

Then Kurara discovered that Melanie viewed matters of the heart very naturally. Polygamy seemed to be a given in her mind.

Well, actually I don't really hate polygamy, Kurara thought to herself.

But... there have to be big and small!

At least, there's a first-come, first-served order, right?

Uh, it seems like Sylph and Lorenve already knew each other? Oh well, let's not worry about who came first.

Kurala then shared her thoughts with Meilan.

“I knew something was wrong when I looked at it earlier. Sure enough, you and Sylph had a fight over this?” Melan placed the sixth chicken wing bone on the plate, picked up some bits of meat that had fallen from the plate and put them in her mouth, licking her fingers as she said, “Why do you two have to fight over this? It’s not like Lorenve only wants one of you.”

Kurara thought to herself, "That lecherous man, how could he possibly be willing to give up just one? But you know how important a kiss that seals our fate is, right?"

"I don't know? What?" Meilan really didn't know.

When Lorenve demonstrated the characteristics of the Seville tribe to her, she only focused on the changes in the appearance of men and women, and for fear of causing too much confusion, she did not mention the kiss that sealed their fate.

"It's a custom among the Sevi people that when a child turns sixteen, their gender is determined by the person they kiss, and that gender doesn't change afterward..." Kurara explained.

Meilan suddenly realized, but seemed completely unconcerned, analyzing from an outsider's perspective: "Oh~ no wonder Sylph mentioned those conditions, did you make that condition? That Lorenve kiss you when she's sixteen?"

"Huh? Didn't Lorenve explain clearly?" Kurara asked in surprise.

"what did she say?"

"Didn't Lorenve say that I made these demands?"

"No, she wouldn't say, Sylph guessed it herself. Then Lorenve looked really surprised."

"I see..." Kurara felt much more at ease.

Looks like I haven't been left behind after all! I didn't expect that girl, Sylph, an elf, to be so good at bluffing? Kurara almost laughed.

Soon, Kurara suddenly thought of something: "Hey, Melanie, don't you like Lorenve too? Hearing about this sealing kiss, don't you want to...?"

"You mean kiss her?" Meilan blushed slightly, a rare occurrence for her. "But I don't mind whether she's a boy or a girl, and I think a girl would be even better..."

Meilan really does prefer girls. Lorenwei is so beautiful. Compared to the handsome Loren in men's clothing that she saw at the hot spring, Lorenwei's cuteness and beauty are much more pleasing to the eye.

Kurara hesitated: "Really? After all..."

Why should love be divided by gender?

“Yes, I’ve heard you mention it. And it’s true that some girls stay together for life, there are many in the Holy Maiden Sect.” Kurara sighed, “But, only those like my father and mother have descendants to inherit the throne, like my brother.”

"Who says it has to be a man and a woman to have a child?" Mei Lan thought to herself, "Is there really no way for humans to have children? Then how did I come out of the world?"

"Uh... Meilan, you haven't taken any tutoring classes. I can find an opportunity for a tutor to teach you." Kurara didn't know how to explain. Meilan probably didn't understand the difference between men and women, right? She herself had been taught by a royal family tutor.

"That's getting off-topic. Why do you and Sylph have to compete and decide who has Lorenve's defining kiss?" Melanie waved her hand dismissively. "That's two years from now! What are you two fighting about now?"

"Huh?" Kurara blinked, suddenly realizing that she seemed to be getting a little anxious.

No, no, what if someone else beats us to it if we don't act first?! Kurara was terrified that someone would strike first. What if Lorenve made a promise to Sylph? And what if other women came along with the same idea?

"Haha, I just remembered a game I played when I was little," Meilan said. "When I was a little over one year old, my grandma used a bent branch and rope to hang a piece of candy in front of me. I ran around for a long time trying to grab the candy, but I could never catch it."

"I was just kidding..." Kurara quickly expressed her surprise. "You could run at one year old?"

"I grow fast..." Meilan said somewhat guiltily, trying to make an excuse.

Meilan thought to herself: I met my grandparents when I was about one year old, and I could run around by myself then. But I hadn't eaten for a year and had been sustained by the remaining magic power of the Demon King's Castle. I fainted from hunger after coming out of the spatial rift and was picked up by my grandmother.

Kula nodded: "I've heard that farm children learn to be independent early, but I didn't expect them to grow up so fast, though they're prone to malnutrition?"

Princess thought to herself: Meilan must have misremembered the age.

"Stop changing the subject, let's get back to the point. I was running around frantically, but I couldn't catch that piece of candy." Meilan corrected Kurala, speaking in the tone of an elder, just like her grandmother. "Grandma always told me, 'Don't rush things, what's yours will always be yours.'"

"..." Kurara listened to the story, seemingly understanding something.

"Haha, Grandpa wasn't around then and didn't know, but after a while he started playing this game with me too. But this time, I got the candy myself!" Meilan held up two fingers and wagged them. "See? I'm so clever, right? I was only two years old then!"

"Huh? How did you do that?" Kurara's mind was filled with images.

The tiny, three-headed Meilan, like a little donkey attracted by a carrot, kept running around the yard, stretching out her arms to reach the candy hanging in front of her... How could she possibly reach it?

"Right, she must have reached out and pulled off the branch, and then grabbed the candy," Kurara guessed. "It's quite clever of a child to do that."

Meilan stood up, cupped her hands to her mouth, and looked smug, as if she was still reminiscing about the delicious candy: "I slammed my head against the wall! The branch broke, the rope got wrapped around my head, and that's when I got to eat the candy!"

"..." Kurala covered her forehead, not knowing what to say. She felt sorry for Meilan's headache.

"Oh, right, I'm not eating anymore. I'll just eat until I'm a little full. I'm going back to sleep now. Thanks for the treat." After showing off, Meilan was satisfied and prepared to leave. As she turned to go, she said, "I guess Sylph and Lorenve are asleep."

Kurara smiled and stood up to see her off, but upon hearing Meilan's last words, she quickly exclaimed, "Oh dear!"

Oh no! I was so busy talking to Meilan that I forgot about the Noble Lady's Palace, but there are only the two of them there now.

"What's wrong?" Meilan was startled.

Kurara stomped her foot and ran out in frustration, lifting the hem of her skirt: "I'm afraid Sylph will end up banging her head against a wall like you!"

Chapter 186 The Battlefield of Strength Overcoming Skill! Sylph's Attack on Kurara!

Using skill to overcome force limits one's perspective.

The greatest truths are the simplest; strength overcomes cleverness.

Kula suddenly realized: What does it mean to overcome skill with force?

Meilan is like that! What's with all this skewer-like stuff in front of you? Forget about technique and mindset, the simplest thing is to bang your head against a wall! Just use brute force, and everything will be solved!

Meilan, still confused by Kurara's words as she ran out, asked, "Hit a wall? You mean Sylph hit a wall?"

Kurara's voice drifted back from afar, after she had run quite a distance: "We can't leave those two alone in the room!"

Meilan scratched her head, not understanding.