An Unorthodox Guide to Conquering Another World

Not long after she sat down, Ilsa noticed a photo booth in the café, the kind decorated with a super girly vibe that also displays photos.

Just then, two girls came out, excitedly admiring each other's stack of photos.

"Hikaria, shall we give it a try?" Ilsa pointed to the photo booth over there.

I remember Betty telling me before that these photo booths are very popular with young girls, and that they are also a necessary way to promote friendship among girls.

Hikaria glanced over and instinctively said, "Isn't that a bit childish?"

"Is it... childish...?"

“Eh…sorry, that’s not what I meant. Linda, you really should be at an age where you like this…” Hikaria quickly said.

"Is that so..."

Isn't this just admitting that you're naive?

Ilsa sighed.

Oh well, so be it. Maybe Hikaria, being an elf, is actually older than me.

They went into the photo booth, put in four Dhaka coins, and the filming began.

The two stood close together, and their faces appeared in the viewfinder.

"Hey, how about striking a pose, Hikaria?" Ilsa said with a smile, raising her hand to give a peace sign.

"Hmm..." Hikaria, following Ilsa's example, awkwardly raised her hands and made a peace sign next to her cheeks.

In the flash, the two quickly took about ten photos. Ilsa wasn't very fashion-savvy, so she casually decorated the photos and applied a light, fresh filter. Soon, the finished photos came out of the card dispenser.

"They're actually quite cute," Ilsa remarked, looking at the two figures above. She had even added cat whiskers to Hikaria's cheeks as a decoration.

"Uh...yes." Hikaria looked at the photo, which exuded a strong sense of girlishness, and felt a strange sense of embarrassment.

“Here, this half is for you, as a… keepsake?” Ilsa said.

"Hmm..." Hikaria took it and accepted it.

If Mom saw this photo, she'd probably plaster it all over the house...

"Hmm... it's getting late, let's hurry to the library," Ilsa said.

They arrived at the library, the largest library in the royal city of Inbagel, which served not only as a place to borrow books but also as a venue for some cultural and entertainment activities.

After finding the books she wanted in the library, Ilsa noticed at the checkout that Hikaria had bought many academic books, but also a light novel.

After paying the bill, the two chatted as they walked out.

At this moment, Hikaria noticed that there seemed to be some kind of event taking place not far away, and there were quite a lot of people there.

"That's over there..."

"It looks like a signing event for the manga 'Beautiful Knight Ruth'? I remember Betty told me before that it's a very popular children's manga, and it was adapted into an anime a while ago," Ilsa said, looking at the banner and poster over there.

Many of the customers were parents who brought their young daughters. They could also buy some anime merchandise here, such as Little Knight's wand toys, headbands, flower wreaths, and commemorative gift boxes.

However, it's also clear that the target audience is mostly girls under ten years old. The two of them are adults in private, so naturally they wouldn't be interested.

“It’s getting late, let’s go back, Hikaria,” Ilsa said.

"Ah."

As soon as they turned around, they ran into a figure that had just walked out of the crowd.

Ya Feng was carrying a large bag containing the complete set of "Beautiful Girl Knight Xiao Lu" comics and commemorative merchandise.

“Yes, my little daughter keeps asking me to buy her this toy. Sigh, what can I do? You have to spoil your daughter. Look, I’ve been queuing up since early this morning,” Ya Feng said to the family.

“You really love your daughter,” the father said.

“Ya…Ya Feng…” Ilsa called out stiffly.

Ya Feng turned his head and saw Hikaria and Ilsa, and his expression immediately froze.

"Is this what you meant by 'important'?" Ilsa asked uncertainly, looking at the girlish gift box in his hand.

Are you going to compete with little girls for children's cartoon merchandise...?

...

"Honestly... You ran out first thing in the morning just to buy merchandise from that kids' cartoon you're lining up for. When are you going to grow up a bit...?"

On the way back, Ilsa looked at Ya Feng with a helpless expression and said.

"Don't blame me, because no one can resist the first limited edition merchandise from the beautiful girl Xiaolu," Ya Feng said.

He took a deep breath and exclaimed, "Not only is she powerful, righteous and kind, but she also possesses a mother's gentleness and tolerance at a young age. The cartoonist who can create such a character deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. If I hadn't bought it this time, I probably would have destroyed the world."

"Don't talk about destroying the world so easily. Besides, she's so young and mature. How could there be such a girl..." Ilsa muttered.

"So, are you two coming out to hang out together today?" Ya Feng asked, looking at the two of them.

“Look, I even took a picture with Hikaria.” Ilsa showed the photos she had just taken.

"Not bad, it's good to come out and have some fun together, so we don't stay cooped up at home." Ya Feng nodded as he looked at the two adorable figures in the photo.

"By the way, Hikaria, would you like to come to our house again today?" Ilsa said to Hikaria.

“I…I still want to stay with Mom tonight…” Hikaria said.

Hikaria's mother? Ya Feng had previously looked at Hikaria's file and knew that she came from a single-parent family and was raised by her mother alone.

As Ya Feng drank his juice, an image of a gentle-looking, elegant elven woman appeared in his mind, wearing an apron, with her long hair tied in front of her chest.

I'd guess it's pretty much the same.

As he was thinking this, a clear voice called out from behind him.

"Hickey?"

They turned their heads and saw a little girl standing in front of them. She was small, probably about 1.4 meters tall, with waist-length light golden hair, a pretty face with chubby cheeks, and a pair of azure eyes. She wore a lace-brimmed hat and carried a vegetable basket filled with fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables.

At this moment, those beautiful azure eyes were looking at Hikaria, and Ilsa and Afong beside her with surprise.

"Mom?" Hikaria was also somewhat surprised to meet her mother here.

"Mom...Mom?"

Ilsa looked at the petite girl in front of her with some surprise. She hadn't expected that Hikaria's mother would be... so "young"?

Just then, there was a thud. She turned her head and saw that Ya Feng's drink cup had fallen to the ground.

Chapter 58 Mom!

"This is... Hikaria's mother?"

Ilsa looked at the girl in surprise. The girl looked to be no more than twelve or thirteen years old, or even younger than herself, but she was already a mother who had taken care of Hikaria for more than ten years.

If you didn't know, you'd really think she was Hikaria's sister!

When Ilsa saw the elven ears peeking out from the other person's pale golden hair, she realized that the other person, as an elf, was definitely much older than she looked.

Elves are a race that lives even longer than demons, so if that's the case, the other person must be at least thirty or forty years old, right?

"Xixi, where have you been coming from? Mommy was just about to go home," the elven girl said, running up to her daughter with a shopping basket in hand.

Only when she got closer did I realize that she was a little shorter than Hikaria.

“I… I went to the library with my friends today, and I’m heading back now,” Hikaria said.

"Hey! My friend!?"

The elven girl in front of her looked at Ilsa, her eyes widening in surprise.

"XiXi actually... actually has a friend!"

"My name is Linda, and I'm Hikaria's deskmate at school. Um, auntie... no, I mean... uh..."

Ilsa looked at the little girl in front of her, her mind momentarily blank, unable to think of how to address her.

"My name is Elena! Hello, Linda!" the elf girl introduced herself warmly.

"Hello, Mrs. Elena..."

Ilsa then greeted them, but at that moment, the elf girl Elina put down her basket and warmly grasped Ilsa's hand, looking very touched.

"Linda, thank you so much for being willing to be friends with my Xixi. It's wonderful! Xixi finally has a friend... She's always been alone since she was little, and I've always been the one playing with her... I've always been so worried, thinking there was something wrong with my parenting style..."

"Mom!" Hikaria blushed and quickly grabbed Elena's hand to stop her from saying more.

“Uh…no, it’s not that exaggerated. Hikaria is a very nice girl, and I like her very much,” Ilsa said with a smile.

"That's wonderful! When will you come to visit us? Although our house is a bit small, we'll definitely treat you well!" Elina said warmly.

"Um... I'll go another day, I'll definitely go another day!"

The elf girl's expectant and pleading expression was so dazzling that Ilsa simply couldn't refuse.

“Great! By the way, who is this…” Elina looked at Ya Feng and asked tentatively.

“This… is our school’s substitute teacher, Ya Feng, who is also Linda’s father. As I told you before, Teacher Ya Feng has been tutoring me outside of class recently,” Hikaria introduced her.

“You, you are Xixi’s teacher!” Elina’s eyes widened immediately.

She immediately placed her hands in front of her and bowed deeply.

"Hello! Your daughter has been so kind to me all this time! Thank you so much! If there's anything you need, please let me, her mother, know!"

"Ya...Ya Feng?" Ilsa looked at Ya Feng and realized that he seemed completely dumbfounded.

Ya Feng stared blankly at the little girl in front of him, an elfin girl who, despite her young appearance, exuded a mature and gentle feminine charm.

How could something so perfect exist? This being, which only exists in dreams, has actually appeared before my very eyes!?

A young-looking loli mother with a gentle maternal heart who actually raised her child—that's simply...

It's simply a treasure of human civilization!

"Um... Teacher Ya Feng?" Elina asked, puzzled, noticing his blank expression.

At this moment, Ya Feng seemed to have lost the ability to speak. Faced with such a perfect girl, he opened and closed his mouth for a long time, and finally shouted to her in a broken voice:

"Mother..."

"Huh?" Elina was stunned, and Ilsa and Hikaria were also stunned.

"Teacher, what are you saying?" Hikaria asked blankly.

"Ya Feng!"

Ilsa quickly patted him on the back, and Ya Feng seemed to snap out of his daze, coughing slightly awkwardly:

"Ahem, I, I mean, Hikaria's mother, hello, it's an honor to meet you."

“Ah, is that so…” Elina said, then quickly bowed.

"I, my Hikaria, am also grateful for your care, teacher!"

"Hehe, not at all. By the way, Madam, are you carrying such heavy things all by yourself? Where is your husband?" Ya Feng said.

"Well... actually, I've always been single. We elves don't look for partners until after the summer blooming season... I... I'm still too young," Elina said somewhat shyly.

"Always...single...?" Ya Feng covered his face, so no one could see his expression.

“Um… Mr. Ya Feng?” Elina called out tentatively.

Ya Feng raised his head and cleared his throat twice:

"It's alright, Mrs. Elena, please rest assured. Hikaria is doing exceptionally well at school. She cares about her classmates and respects her teachers. She is a model student at school. You are a great mother to have raised her to be so outstanding."

What are you talking about...? You're not even teaching our class...

Ilsa and Hikaria both felt somewhat helpless.

At this moment, Ya Feng seemed to have become a different person, displaying a politeness and seriousness he had never shown before.

"No, no, that's not true... Actually, I've always been quite clumsy, and sometimes I even hold Xixi back..." Elina said embarrassedly.

"By the way, Mr. Ya Feng, what subject do you teach? I didn't see you when I went to the parent-teacher conference before," Elina asked again, puzzled.

“Oh, I’m a new substitute teacher. I discovered Hikaria’s potential and talent by chance, which is why I decided to train her separately. I believe that with a little guidance, she will definitely become a world-renowned great mage,” Ya Feng said.

"Really?!" Elina exclaimed in surprise.

“Teacher Terry only told me before that this child is good at studying, but her magical practice results are just average... However, isn’t this kind of training too hard? She has already worked very hard to get into the top class. I, I don’t want her to be too tired,” Elina said with her hands clenched in front of her chest, looking worried.