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Chapter 196 A Gentle Embrace

"Oh? It's rare to see you working this hard."

Anna made a sound of surprise.

She looked at Dorothy, who was sitting cross-legged, with some surprise.

The two were in the pavilion in the back garden.

Anna knew that when Dorothy made that gesture, it meant she was concentrating on gathering magic.

After waking up in the morning, Dorothy seemed to have suddenly changed her personality.

It's not that she changed, but Dorothy always liked to be fickle and act on a whim.

Anna felt that Dorothy's dedication to training wouldn't last long this time.

However, she was still curious about the reason for Dorothy's change.

"What? Aren't you busy continuing to write your fairy tales, or dealing with matters related to the Chamber of Commerce?"

In response to Anna's question, Dorothy slowly opened her eyes.

The magical energy emanating from her body gradually dissipated.

Dorothy rubbed her nose a little shyly.

Just how bad is my image in your eyes?

Dorothy felt that Anna must have some misunderstanding about her.

Anna stared at Dorothy with a blank expression.

She only spoke slowly after Dorothy lowered her head in embarrassment from being stared at.

"It's not that I misunderstand you, it's just that you've done this several times before."

"Um, is there?" Dorothy thought about it carefully. It seemed like there was, but it also seemed like there wasn't.

But none of that matters.

Dorothy certainly wouldn't stick to something like cultivation for very long.

The main problem is that she got promoted too easily.

For other magicians, whether it is condensing magical power or cultivating magic, it requires perseverance and a great deal of talent to achieve slow progress.

But for Dorothy, even if she does nothing, her strength changes almost every day.

Even with diligent practice, the daily increase in proficiency is extremely slow.

Especially after skill levels are increased. When facing skills that require hundreds of proficiency points to level up, the difference between Dorothy practicing a little each day to increase proficiency by five or six points, or seven or eight points, isn't significant.

Although Dorothy also knew the story of water dripping on stone.

Even if you only gain 1 point of proficiency each day, the cumulative effect over many years is a significant improvement.

But this requires Dorothy to remain diligent.

Dorothy doesn't need to work so hard just to gain one more point of proficiency every day.

Moreover, in Anna's eyes, the reason why Dorothy diligently cultivated was simply because when she meditated to concentrate her magic, she could empty her mind and rest properly without thinking about anything.

That feeling was even more comfortable than sleeping.

She didn't suddenly become diligent.

Dorothy wanted to clear her mind because she had suddenly encountered a problem.

Raffi is about to return to the Royal Magic Academy.

Dorothy said that Raffi was a bit too calculating, and she didn't know if Raffi was truly sincere in staying by her side, or if he might sell her out in the future.

But if Raffi really left, she would really be reluctant to let him go.

Is this what they mean by "even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman"?

Having a good-looking appearance does indeed make people more patient with you.

If Raffi hadn't been so good-looking, her relationship with Dorothy wouldn't be so complicated now.

Dorothy wasn't going to have much of a connection with Raffi from the start.

But who can blame them when Lafite is considered somewhat attractive?

Dorothy pictured Raffaele in a swimsuit.

No, she was extremely beautiful!

She was the most beautiful among them, and her status as a princess added to her appeal.

However, Dorothy was only slightly annoyed by this matter.

After all, Dorothy has quite a few good friends, and it's not like she won't see Raffi again in the future.

Thinking of this, Dorothy pouted and looked at Anna with some dissatisfaction.

"Honestly, it's all because of you that I can't get into the zone."

In response to Dorothy's complaints, Anna calmly replied, "Then what do you need me to do?"

Then Anna opened her arms and came to Dorothy.

Dorothy tilted her head in confusion at Anna's actions, clearly not understanding Anna's intentions.

Anna kindly explained, "Come and throw yourself into my arms, let me comfort you."

"Huh?" Dorothy's eyes widened.

Then he glanced at the barren land on Anna's chest.

How could I possibly say something like that to comfort myself?

They don't even consider the size of their own capital.

Anna, who had been waiting with her arms outstretched for a while, found that Dorothy had no intention of jumping into her arms, and tilted her head in confusion.

"Haven't you and Elor been like this every night for the past few days? Have I done something wrong?"

Dorothy grinned awkwardly upon hearing this.

She was somewhat surprised that Anna's behavior was something she had learned from Elor.

Of course, the most embarrassing thing was that Anna just openly revealed a sleeping habit she had recently developed.

Anna waved to Dorothy with her arms outstretched.

"Come here quickly. I have experience taking care of other elves when I was in the clan. I think I can do it if it's just about comforting people."

Dorothy's lips twitched slightly upon hearing Anna's explanation.

Dorothy couldn't help but sigh and rub her forehead: "Miss Elf, you've already been eliminated the moment you said something like that."

It's clear that Anna isn't good at comforting people. She might be good at comforting elves, but she really doesn't know how to comfort humans.

However, Dorothy opened her arms and willingly threw herself into Anna's embrace.

After all, it was Anna who invited her, so how could Dorothy refuse?

Anna placed her left hand on Dorothy's head and gently rubbed it, while her right hand slowly patted Dorothy's back, the movements as gentle as if she were touching something fragile.

However, the two did not maintain this position for very long.

It was Dorothy who chose to leave the gentle embrace of love.

She looked up at Anna with a serious expression.

"Oh right, I suddenly remembered something I've put aside for a long time."

Anna didn't think Dorothy had anything really important to do.

After all, she had been with Dorothy all day, so if Dorothy had anything important to say, she would definitely know.

Since it was something she didn't know, it must have been something trivial, perhaps just a sudden whim of Dorothy's.

Although things were indeed much as Anna had guessed, and it was indeed a small matter, it was something Dorothy had been thinking about but had been putting off.

As Dorothy nestled in Anna's arms, she thought about Raffi going to the Royal Academy of Magic, and then about how far away it was. Then, she remembered that she had always wanted to learn Gareth's spatial magic.

But I always forget about it because of one thing or another.

Now that I've remembered, I should hurry and find Gareth, lest I forget again later.