Seeing that So didn't immediately set off to find his body, but instead leisurely drank tea here, Amelia, who wanted to go home, became a little impatient.

So took a sip of tea, feigning nonchalance. He knew perfectly well what Amelia's weakness was, and to make her more obedient, he said:

"Why are you in such a hurry? You don't think that Lili Zi asked you to come down the mountain with me simply to help me find my body, do you?"

Amelia was somewhat speechless, crossing her arms over her chest:

"Why not?"

You're oversimplifying things.

So shook his head, his eyes showing no fear as he looked at Amelia, like a wise man, or a knowledgeable old man:

"Actually, Lili Zi cares about you more than you think. The reason I asked you to come down the mountain with me was secondary; the most important thing was to make you understand how important you are."

Upon hearing this, Amelia, who had been looking impatient, paused, staring at So, her mind filled with images of Lilith and So's words, "Lilith cares about you more than you think."

Blinked and stared at Sue:

Is that really the case?

Looking into Amelia's expectant eyes, So thought to himself, "How should I know? I was just making things up." But at this moment, he had to make Amelia happy so she would willingly help him. So So nodded solemnly:

"This is just a trial. Are you ready to prove yourself to Ririsu?"

"I'm preparing..."

Amelia was delighted and was about to agree, but her clever little head felt that something was wrong, as if she had been tricked by Sol without realizing it.

She stared intently into So's eyes, trying to find a trace of guilt, but So had lived for hundreds of years and his expression control was impeccable. No matter how Amelia looked, she couldn't detect the slightest flaw.

"Could it be my imagination?"

Amelia murmured, not dwelling on it, and nodded, saying something in order to best meet Lilith's expectations:

"I'm ready!"

However, unnoticed, although Suo's face remained expressionless, a thin layer of sweat had already seeped from the roots of his hair...

Having successfully fooled Amelia, So felt more confident. After leaving the market, he deliberately went to places frequented by sorcerers, such as taverns, teahouses, fishing monasteries, and brothels, where most sorcerers with nothing to do mingled.

However, most of the sorcerers that Suo encountered were unknown figures. Some of the clan emblems embroidered on their clothes were ones that Suo had never seen before, indicating that they were from some obscure little family in the countryside.

Occasionally, you might encounter a few guys with decent total magical power, but they're either burly or eight feet tall, completely failing to meet Zoro's height requirements.

"Damn it, my requirements are so simple, can't I even find a suitable partner? Does this mean... I really have to settle for someone else?"

So was somewhat troubled. If he couldn't find a suitable body-swap partner, his plans would be delayed for a long time. Although he could ask Amelia for help, some things were too important for So to trust anyone but himself.

[Are we limited to targeting those powerful families?]

As he pondered, he suddenly felt a tugging at his clothes. Looking down, he saw Amelia holding him with one hand and pointing to a vendor selling glutinous rice cakes by the roadside with the other, saying:

"I want to eat that."

Seeing Amelia's appearance, So was taken aback. If he didn't know that Amelia was an old woman of at least eighty years old, he would probably think she was still a child.

Despite feeling somewhat helpless, considering that Amelia might need to intervene, he went to the vendor, paid, and handed over a piece of glutinous rice cake:

Here, eat up, don't be shy.

Amelia was indeed unceremonious. After taking the rice cake, she ate it in one bite, then smacked her lips and stared at So with a look of lingering satisfaction.

Stared at like that, Suo was full of questions. He asked:

"You don't want more, do you?"

Amelia nodded.

Seeing this, So sighed. Although he was very unwilling, all he could do was satisfy Amelia. So he bought a few more glutinous rice cakes and stuffed them all into Amelia's hands before she calmed down a bit.

He thought he could easily get rid of Amelia this way, but after Amelia finished eating the rice cake, she tugged at So's sleeve and pointed to the brightly colored handballs on the roadside stall, saying:

"I want that one."

"........."

Speechless, So began to wonder if Amelia was a thug or just a child. He wanted to refuse, but at Amelia's pleading, he paid her anyway.

After that, things spiraled out of control. In order to make Amelia play her role at the right time, So could only watch his wallet shrink little by little, just to buy Amelia some snacks, handballs, and ceramic dolls.

Just as So was once again selling candy for Amelia at her request, he couldn't help but notice a girl who had just bought a candy and brushed past him. She possessed considerable magical power. He looked over and saw a cattail leaf-shaped tribal emblem on the girl's lower back.

So's pupils contracted, and he immediately recognized that the clan emblem belonged to the Gamo clan, distant relatives of the Fujiwara clan. Their innate technique, [Shakuhachi Danyu], could use sound as a medium to disrupt the cursed power within an enemy's body, thereby causing a cutting or explosive effect.

Possessing powerful spells, a considerable amount of magical energy, and even standing around four feet tall, the girl was, in So's eyes, practically a top-tier Pokémon with three exceptional attributes. He immediately clung to Amelia, pointed at the departing Gamou girl, and said:

"Anmiria, do you see her? She's the perfect candidate for my next body. Let's hurry and catch up with her, find an opportunity to take her down!"

As he spoke, So tried to take Amelia away, but Amelia didn't budge.

To Soe's surprise, Amelia said:

"I do not want."

Chapter 95: Fourteen is the perfect age for marriage

Upon hearing Amelia's words, So didn't react for a moment. Thinking he had misheard, he asked again:

"Are you kidding me? This is not the time for jokes, let's go."

But Amelia wasn't joking with So; she pulled her hand away from So's and repeated:

"I don't want to, I don't want to kill anyone."

"Why?" So asked, puzzled.

Amelia stared at Zoe with a strange expression:

"The boss said that only a madman would kill someone for no reason. I'm not a madman, so why would I kill someone I don't know?"

"........."

Faced with Amelia's logic, So fell silent. He thought of the money he had spent on Amelia's behalf, and felt his heart bleed. He clenched his fists, and to successfully obtain that body, he left behind a sentence:

"Fine, if you won't go, I will. You stay here and wait for me, don't go anywhere."

Amelia nodded, and then followed the girl from the Gamō clan without looking back, leaving Amelia behind to eat dates.

The sun sets and rises again, and another day passes without So appearing. Amelia is patient, but the enticing aromas of street food are relentlessly tormenting her soul.

Amelia wanted to eat, but she didn't have a single coin on her, so she could only stand by the food stall, trying to satisfy her craving by looking at it.

But this stop led Amelia to discover a new world. It all started when the food stall owner saw how pitiful Amelia looked and casually gave her a wheat rope (rice flour ropes that are fried).

Amelia's enjoyment of the food immediately attracted a large crowd to buy it, making the owner a fortune.

To thank Amelia for bringing him traffic, the boss said directly to Amelia:

"From now on, whenever you come to my place, you can eat wheat rope for free!"

Upon hearing this, Amelia's eyes lit up:

Is it really free?

The boss nodded, but remained slightly wary:

"Of course! But it's only for you, you can't share it with anyone else."

"Yay!" Amelia cheered, and from then on, she had an endless supply of wheat rope.

The other vendors, seeing how well the wheat rope business was doing, even stealing their business, were furious and threw their own signs at Amelia.

And so, Amelia no longer had to worry about going hungry. What a joyous occasion!

Three more days passed, and Amelia waited for him to return on the snack street as agreed with So. But there was no news for so long that Amelia couldn't help but suspect that he had been killed by that little girl.

[If I really get killed, how am I supposed to explain it to the boss?]

Thinking of this, Amelia couldn't help but feel anxious. She didn't want to disappoint Lilith, because for her, disappointing Lilith would be a huge disgrace.

Should we go find So? This idea had barely formed when Amelia abruptly interrupted it. If we left, how would we find So when he came back?

Finding her wasn't an option, nor was not finding her. Just as Amelia was caught in a dilemma, a gentle voice suddenly sounded behind her:

"I'm back, Amyria."

Upon hearing this, Amelia subconsciously turned around and saw a girl with delicate features, dressed in a maid outfit, and with long, straight black hair, about fourteen or fifteen years old, smiling at her not far away, as if she had seen an old acquaintance.

Amelia became wary, her expression turning hostile.

"Who are you? How do you know my name?!"

“My name is Gamo Chihaya, but I also have another name.” The girl said, pointing to the bandage on her forehead with her finger.

Upon seeing this, Amelia immediately realized that the girl before her was the one who had successfully switched bodies with So. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she walked forward, circling So and clicking her tongue in amazement.

"So? Really? That's amazing. When I first met you, I had no idea you were So. Are your spells that powerful?"

"Yes, the sutures on her forehead are the only flaw. After the body swap, I gained all of this girl's memories, as well as her proficiency with the surgical technique."

So calmly recounted her extraordinary technique: after obtaining all of Gamo Chihaya's memories, she could perfectly inherit Gamo Chihaya's personality and life experiences, while she would still be So in essence. This was the charm of the brain-swapping technique.

Now that she has obtained the technique [Shakuhachi Danyou], So truly possesses the power to defeat the snake. Just as she was thinking about how to humiliate the snake when she returned, she suddenly noticed strange looks.

It was Amelia, staring at Zoro with a face full of doubt, the scene of Zoro killing Chihaya Gamo flashing through her mind, and she asked:

"So you killed her to get this body?"

Upon hearing this, So immediately perked up. These words, though seemingly calm, were actually fraught with danger. Despite Amelia's seemingly indifferent demeanor, she would never allow a murderer to stay by Lilith's side.

Although So did have the idea of ​​killing to cover up her crime in order to obtain this body, it was just an idea. The fact that she was able to live so long was due to luck, in addition to her strength and wisdom.

So he then recounted in detail the entire process of how he obtained this body:

"I didn't kill this body; it was suicide. Don't be fooled by her status as a member of the Pusheng clan, which is high for commoners. As a woman, she had no real power and could only be used as a tool for marriage alliances."

She ran away from home because she didn't want to marry a man she had never met. After spending all her money, she committed suicide by poisoning herself.

Upon hearing these words, Amelia carefully observed So's expression, but no matter how she looked, she couldn't find any trace of a lie.

So was not lying.

But So's words puzzled Amelia, who asked:

"This guy doesn't seem to be of marriageable age yet, does he? If he's engaged, there's still room for negotiation. There's no need for him to commit suicide."

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