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"Hmph, I knew you were up to no good!"

Inside the capsule hotel, Tia was cursing and swearing.

Hua Zhen's plan to find the mature woman's innerwear did not succeed, but in the end she did buy two sets of innerwear.

Although Tia was initially annoyed, after carefully observing the adorable and clueless Karula, she felt that it might be necessary to buy some underwear for the little one.

While a baggy "boyfriend shirt" may be cute, you can't always be a "no-bra queen," right?

Hua Zhen said, "Yes, yes, I think buying innerwear is the right thing to do. You know, mature women at this age grow up as fast as bamboo shoots after a spring rain. It's also the most beautiful and radiant age for women. Do you protect a flower because of its beauty, or because its beauty is too fragile and fleeting?"

Tia couldn't understand Hua Zhen's pretentious analogy. She crossed her arms and looked at him with disdain: "If I let you write a novel, you would definitely come up with something about being cuckolded."

Hua Zhen shook his head and chuckled lightly upon hearing this: "That's wrong. I'm not a fan of NTR. I only know how to write a sequel called 'Is it wrong to search for a loli mother in another world?' and then become a world-renowned literary master in Farlans."

"If all great writers were like you, the entire history of world literature would be doomed."

The two have completely different focuses.

As the saying goes, roses don't need to grow tall; lovers will bend them down.

Hua Zhen is probably the one who bent over, just wanting to enjoy the wonderful experience of raising a mature woman while playing Miracle Nikki on Carula.

Tia Goe, on the other hand, is more realistic.

She just felt that with Karula's age and appetite, if she didn't pay more attention, one day someone's... well, you know... might start to bulge out.

It just so happens that Tia's own lingerie set is also a bit old.

Since Hua Zhen had already provided financial support for the three of them's work clothes, Tia Ge bought two inexpensive sets out of her own pocket. Of course, our good friend Hua Zhen was excluded from the changing room. When Tia Ge and Karula came out, both of them were wearing their coats properly, showing absolutely no intention of giving out any "fan service."

It's almost August now, and the new anime series are already going to have swimsuit episodes.

What kind of behavior is this, trying to cover it up like this?

Tia found Hua Zhen's expression, which looked like her scheme had failed, quite amusing: "Oh dear, buying only two sets really saves money. If you, Hua Zhen, had a ton of money as big as mine, I might have bought them for you too."

Hua Zhen felt mentally exhausted.

Sigh, my family members have been ostracized.

Aren't we best friends who sleep in the same bed?

Just because I'm classy, ​​they won't let me into the changing room?

It's infuriating! When will the oppression of us men in this world lessen?

Furthermore, if we include Shiva, then with its sheer number of lightning bolts, Tia, you're likely to suffer a huge financial loss.

To avoid someone's time-stop kick to the balls and time-stop chokehold technique, Hua Zhen didn't say those words out loud.

Afterwards, the group bought some necessities before returning to the capsule hotel.

The already cramped space became even more crowded due to all the bags and packages, making it difficult to even walk through the aisles.

The clock on the wall showed around four o'clock in the afternoon.

Karula and Shiva were fast asleep, huddled in the corner of the bed.

Hua Zhen packed up the things she had bought, putting all the necessary food and medicine into her backpack and hanging it on the wall. Then she started doing push-ups.

Fun fact: Everyone has two sides.

It is precisely because of this complex human nature that the adhesive produced is also called double-sided tape.

It sticks here, and it sticks there too.

Although Hua Zhen wanted to be lazy and enjoy life, he knew he didn't have any other skills, so he would diligently train his body whenever he had free time, making it easier to escape.

However, after doing dozens of repetitions, Hua Zhen gave up and started training her legs instead.

Thanks to the boost from his cheat ability, his finger strength is now very strong. He can do push-ups with ease, as if it were child's play. He feels that continuing to train is not very useful. Rather than continuing to increase the quantity to achieve the quality, it would be better to balance training his legs... If there are succubus-type monsters in the underground labyrinth, his chances of winning would probably be higher.

Hua Zhen didn't have too many concerns about exploring the underground labyrinth tomorrow.

After all... how about watching GG resurrected?

This is Hua Zhen's confidence.

To be honest, he really wanted to try borrowing money from the bank in Farlands to see if it could be counted in his total assets, thus gaining more free GG viewing opportunities.

However, Hua Zhen didn't have any assets to lend out, so she had to give up.

Damn it, there's no fruit loan service in this other world?

It would be a shame if this thriving fruit tree of mine didn't have a few professional photos in its album.

Tia sat cross-legged on the bed, intently flipping through a book.

This girl wasn't some artsy type; she was reading a brand new "Complete Guide to Alchemy Materials - Required Course 2".

These are the books Miss Anna gave them when they left the Adventurers' Guild. They still have a strong smell of printing ink and adhesive, so they must be new books that she bought especially for Hua Zhen and the others.

This book is a study guide for alchemists, and it records the uses and habits of many magical plants that grow in the underground labyrinth.

This is a very necessary measure, and it must be said that Miss Anna has considered things very thoroughly.

If you don't understand, it's like having no experience at all. The first time you're in, you might get so nervous that you take the wrong turn or get stuck outside the cave entrance.

Therefore, the importance of learning materials becomes apparent at this moment.

It is a guide for the lost, a beacon illuminating the darkness.

XmanXkaXlanp……

In short, for Hua Zhen and the others, understanding this relevant knowledge can help them find the Ghost Grass more quickly to remove the curse on their bodies.

Even after Hua Zhen went downstairs to buy lunch boxes and returned, Tia Ge was still reading diligently.

"Take a break, have some food first, then we'll see. I also bought you some fried squid skewers, fried until they're crispy and golden brown."

"Don't rush, let Lady Bentia take another look."

Huh?

Is this guy addicted to reading?

Hua Zhen didn't disturb her and started eating her boxed lunch. After finishing, she fed Karula.

This isn't the Adventurers' Guild's tavern, where there are people specifically responsible for cleaning.

Given Karula's ferocity in tearing food apart, she'd probably make a mess even on the bed.

But Hua Zhen didn't have any objection to this job.

Watching Karula sit obediently on the ground like a duck, opening her little mouth and sticking out her little tongue, waiting to be fed, was simply a pleasure. Hua Zhen even wanted to open a Da Rou brand energy bar to give the mature woman in front of her an extra meal.

Unfortunately, it cannot be added.

The box of energy bars they bought will be their food supply for the next few days in the underground maze. They also filled several bottles with water in advance and prepared water purification tablets.

In short, basic preparations must be done well.

"Good! Damn it, good! I found it!" Tia suddenly shouted.

"Why are you yelling so loudly!" Hua Zhen almost dropped her spoon.

"Haha, after much hard work, I finally know where the Ghost Grass likes to grow. Just follow me and you'll be all set!"

Tia jumped off the bed, opened her lunchbox, and started eating Kuku dry rice.

She doesn't eat much; she can only eat a little more than half a serving.

Seeing her like this, Hua Zhen didn't dare to ask any more questions. She figured she could just pick up the book and flip through it herself and get the same result... Speaking of which, this guy spent more than two hours, didn't he even bother to check the table of contents?

After feeding the older sister dinner, Hua Zhen said "I'm going to take a shower" and went into the bathroom.

Tia carefully tidied up the trash, packed it up, and placed it outside the door for easy disposal the next morning.

After eating and drinking her fill, Karula lay back on the bed contentedly and dozed off with her eyes half-closed.

It's so small and looks really cute.

However, not long after she lay down, Karula was pulled up.

Karula stared blankly at Tia, who had a serious expression on her face, and then glanced at her hands.

There was no fragrant food in my hand, only a thick book.

"Anyway, there's nothing else to do now, so I'm going to start teaching you to read and speak."

"?"

Karula tilted her head, clearly not understanding the meaning of Tia's words.

To her, the other person's words were nothing more than a series of incomprehensible shouts.

But Tia didn't care about any of that.

In her opinion, who cares about the details? As long as someone is of normal intelligence, they will definitely be able to learn to speak!

"Come on, call me 'Dad' first."

……

……

Twenty minutes later, Hua Zhen came out of the washroom.

They saw Tia, whose face was etched with anger, and Karula, who looked completely bewildered.

"No, that's not it... Say it with me, this is called 'big,' the 'big' in 'big-ba-ji'."

Carula: "Wow?"

"Holy crap..." Tia Ge sighed, clearly at her wit's end.

While rubbing her hair with a towel, Hua Zhen asked, "What are you two doing?"

"Teach her to speak..." Tia said indignantly, arms crossed. "This little one eats so much and fights so hard, but she doesn't understand human language, so we can't command her!"

"Isn't it a bit too much of a rush?" Hua Zhen said. "We have distance restrictions between us, and besides, what can she learn in such a short time? We might as well send her to a preschool later. I heard there's a nun at the church who's offering free early childhood education."

"Is Karula a toddler?" Tia asked dejectedly.

"No, she's a true mature woman!" Hua Zhen said. "But a mature woman like her should go to early childhood education. She should be able to talk to that nun properly and see if that will work."

"Even if what you're saying is true, how can you entrust the entire education system to someone else?" Tia retorted. "What if Karula gets turned into a worthless wretch by someone else?!"

Hua Zhen was a little puzzled: "It can't be that bad, can it?"

"How many scandals have those churches had over the years? Those little brats are practically being turned into black holes like Akuri by the priests, and those nuns aren't exactly good people either!"

After saying that, Tia changed the subject and whispered sweet nothings in Hua Zhen's ear.

The tone was as seductive as the serpent that tempted Adam and Eve to eat the apple in the Garden of Eden.

"Besides... Carula is a blank slate. Don't you think a mature woman who becomes alluring in someone else's hands is far less alluring than a mature woman who becomes alluring in her own hands?"

Holy crap!

A moment of clarity suddenly dawned on Hua Zhen's mind.

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Hua Zhen realized the seriousness of the problem.

"We'll teach her ourselves!" Tia said decisively. "I refuse to believe that with our noble character, we can't raise Karula into a lady!"

"..."

Hua Zhen thought Tia Ge's brain had really gone mad.

If Karula really studies with you, then she's truly useless.

Your so-called "Identifying Qi" technique, combined with Karula's instinct for extracting Qi developed from being raised by Shiva, if these two were combined in time, Farlans might produce a human-shaped Qi-extraction master...

Who knows, I might fall asleep one night and get my hands ripped off...

My god, just thinking about it is terrifying.

Hua Zhen still remembers the look of horror in Miss Jin Jin's eyes when she saw Karula and Shiva in the guild.

However, Tia also has a point.

Just because your child is in school doesn't mean you can entrust their education entirely to the teacher; you also need to put in some effort yourself.

So, Hua Zhen decided to give it a try first.

……

……

"Bath... bath-induced fainting?"

"No, it's breakfast. Come on, repeat after me, breakfast."

"Good morning...?"

"breakfast!"

"breakfast."

"Great, this is it, breakfast."

Hua Zhen raised the Da Rou stick in his hand and repeated the word "breakfast," while Karula stared longingly at the energy bar in Hua Zhen's hand, repeating the word "breakfast" along with Hua Zhen.

Under the allure of the Darro stick, she gradually began to associate it with the word "breakfast" from the Hua Zhen Cult.

"Wow, that's amazing! Absolutely amazing!" Tia exclaimed in surprise. "Kalura learned the word 'breakfast' in just five minutes... Is she really a genius?"

"Actually, I'm the better one." Hua Zhen glanced at her.

Karula is a "beast".

She has absolutely no experience living with people, and even if she did, she has probably forgotten it all long ago. So, having lived with Shiva since she was a child, she naturally wouldn't understand what language is.

She was just like any other wild animal, only reacting to the sound itself.

Generally speaking, even a five-year-old child will have a native language, which is the language he has been exposed to since birth.

Once someone knows one language, learning other languages ​​becomes much easier.

Karula doesn't speak any language; the only sounds she can make are the low growls and gurgling sounds that Shiva makes from his throat.

In other words, Hua Zhen is going to teach a ten-year-old "baby" to learn a language, starting with basic pronunciation, and then moving on to speaking and recognizing characters.

Therefore, the method for the following tutorial is quite clear.

Language is the process of establishing a connection between sensation and sound.

When adults teach children to speak, they often use hand gestures, pointing to what they say. For example, when they say "mama," they point to "mama," and when they say "papa," they point to "papa."

This process establishes a connection between language and corresponding objects. When a child imitates an adult making a sound, they can see the corresponding person or object and thus make that connection.

Hua Zhen decided to follow this method.

And this method did indeed succeed.

Karula's brain development is fairly good; at least when Hua Zhen points to something and talks, she can understand that Hua Zhen is talking about "that thing".

However, this is still a task that requires a lot of thought.

For every character or word taught, Hua Zhen had to spend time painstakingly explaining its meaning in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

In that case, it's impossible to learn a language in a short period of time. Fortunately, although the progress is slow, Karula's learning process is not very difficult.

After confirming that Karula understood the meaning of the word, Hua Zhen handed her the Darou brand energy bar and then continued teaching the next word.

"Okay, the next word is 'pineapple juice'... Never mind, there are no pineapples here, let's change it. See Shiva dozing over there? He's a hyena. Come on, say 'hyena' to me. Wait, don't eat yet. You can't not know what your mother's name is, can you?"

"Wait, Shiva is Mom, so what about me?" Tia asked.

"Hiss..." Hua Zhen pondered, "Given the current situation, Karula is both my mother and my future XX, Shiva is like an elder such as my mother-in-law, and as for you, Tia, well... you're at most a pet, right?"