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Church.
Goddess statue.
Praying.
Frieren.
Yulian felt the first three were very normal and understandable.
But after adding Frieren, Yulian fell silent.
"You said you didn't believe in this."
Looking at Frieren beside him, hands clasped together, with a devout expression on her face, Yulian lightly complained.
"Shh,"
"Don't make noise, I'm praying."
Frieren had a serious look on her face, her stern appearance seemingly returning to when Yulian first met her.
Yulian rarely saw Frieren looking like this.
Only when she was serious would she look like this.
Unfortunately, it was useless.
Frieren's seriousness was used on something useless.
[She...]
[Friend?]
Lilian's gentle voice, carrying doubt.
[Mm, my friend.]
[Her name is Frieren.]
Yulian glanced at Frieren, clasped his hands together in a praying gesture, and responded.
Since he was already here, chatting with Lilian for a while wouldn't be bad.
[Friend,]
[Wish.]
Lilian said softly.
[Mm, she is making a wish.]
[Help?]
Lilian asked tentatively.
[Are you saying you can help her?]
Yulian asked uncertainly.
[Mm.]
You're actually serious!
Yulian's closed eyes tightened.
Living long enough to see this!
It was the first time he had seen Lilian respond to a prayer.
And the other person wasn't even her believer!
[What wish?]
[Why help?]
What is there that a desireless elf would pray for?
It couldn't possibly be endless desserts, could it?
Yulian was already curious about what Frieren was praying for so seriously.
Now that Lilian seemed to want to help, it further piqued Yulian's curiosity.
[Friend,]
[Friend.]
[Live.]
[Friend.]
Lilian said four words in one breath, three of which were repeated.
[Friend?]
[Live?]
Yulian found it very difficult to understand Lilian when she spoke.
Each time she would say just one or two words and stop, and now, three sentences were repeated.
[Got old.]
[Died.]
Although Lilian was also helpless, she could only try her best to explain.
[Wasn't that mind-reading ability from last time quite useful? Why not try it again?]
Yulian, feeling a little guilty, secretly glanced at Frieren.
At this moment, Frieren had her eyes closed, and aside from her lips slightly opening and closing, she was as quiet as an old monk in meditation.
"Friend!"
"No!"
Yulian could imagine Lilian pouting her little mouth, looking sulky.
He also knew why Lilian was a little angry.
As a friend, secretly prying into someone else's inner thoughts was indeed not kind.
Although it was for convenience, Yulian was clearly doing it on purpose.
After all, connecting it to 'death' and 'getting old,' he could roughly guess what Frieren was praying for.
[Is Frieren praying to you to bless a person named Heiter with good health and a longer life?]
[!]
Lilian was even surprised.
[Smart!]
Words of astonishment came from Lilian's mouth, and Yulian could even feel Lilian's admiring gaze falling upon him.
[Keep it low-key, low-key.]
Yulian's lips curved slightly upward, feeling great.
"Okay."
Frieren opened her eyes, her gaze lingering on the Goddess statue for a few seconds before she took a deep breath, ended her prayer, and looked at Yulian.
But she just happened to see the wicked smile on Yulian's face at that moment, one harder to suppress than an AK.
This guy didn't make some strange wish, did he?
Frieren's delicate brows slightly furrowed.
"Are, are you finished?"
Huh?
Yulian was completely bewildered.
[Lilian, have you already fulfilled Frieren's wish?]
[Heiter won't die?]
[No.]
[For you.]
Lilian finished speaking.
Yulian suddenly felt something extra in his pocket.
A small bottle?
Yulian reached into his pocket and made a judgment based on the feel.
"Did you... finish praying?"
Frieren gave Yulian a strange look and asked tentatively.
She just felt that Yulian was acting weirdly.
[Spring water.]
Yulian had told Lilian about the Fountain of Youth.
Although the true name of the Fountain of Youth was Water of Life, Lilian still used the words 'spring water' to substitute so Yulian would understand her.
"So that's how it is."
Extending life through the Fountain of Youth?
"What's wrong?"
Frieren stared at Yulian, her beautiful eyes full of doubt.
Under their mutual gaze, Yulian turned his head away, slightly stepped back half a step, and then waved his hand.
"Nothing."
[I really don't know where that adventurer named Yulian came from!]
[He actually dares to disrupt Second Prince's plan!]
An angry voice appeared in Yulian's ears.
It was the second time; Yulian knew without guessing that it was Lilian's doing.
But who could have said it?
"If there's nothing wrong, let's go."
Frieren gently covered her small mouth with her hand, yawned, turned around, and took a step.
"Wait a moment."
Yulian grabbed Frieren, his gaze following Lilian's guidance, finally settling on a man dressed elegantly, with a handsome appearance, who was currently in a praying posture with hands clasped together.
It must be him!
[What a pity, this way there's no way to deal with Dragufil.]
[What a trouble!]
[Looks like I'll have to find another way.]
After the man finished praying, he calmly glanced at the Goddess statue and then left.
He seemed to have discovered something incredible!
Yulian's eyes widened as he looked at Lilian.
The familiar feeling was as if he had returned to when he first arrived in this different world, the days when Lilian arranged various daily tasks for him.
"What are you doing?"
A clear, cold female voice sounded.
Yulian hurriedly let go of Frieren's hand and met Frieren's calm, water-like gaze.
"Uh,"
I'm going to die!
I'm going to die!
What should I do, what should I do!
Right, change the subject!
"You might not believe this."
Yulian took out the glass bottle from his pocket with a sincere expression.
"The Goddess responded to your prayer and gave me this."
"This is," Frieren's already slightly furrowed brows became even more tightly locked.
"Let's go outside to talk."
It's working!
Yulian breathed a sigh of relief and led the way outside the Church; Frieren followed Yulian closely without hesitation.
Finally arriving at a secluded spot outside the Church, Yulian stopped.
"The Goddess heard your prayer hoping Mr. Heiter would live longer and specifically gave this to me."
Yulian's clear eyes couldn't be faked, after all, it was indeed the truth.
It's just that he also overlooked a fact.
"How did you know I was praying for this?"
Frieren was a little surprised, but she couldn't believe Yulian's explanation at all.
After all, she had softly muttered it while praying, so it wasn't impossible that Yulian had heard it.
"Also, even if the Goddess responded to the prayer,"
"Why would the Goddess respond to my prayer through you, and how would the item be with you?"
"Shouldn't it have appeared on me?"
You, a member of the Demon Race, want a response from the Goddess?
Not being annihilated is already good enough, right!
Frieren's face was stern; if she were a modern person, she would definitely curse Yulian.
Unfortunately, she couldn't find such a good word to describe him.
Speechless was the best description for Yulian at this moment.
Lilian, you've really put me in a difficult spot!
Although Yulian wanted to cry but had no tears, he still forced himself to explain with energy.
"The Goddess and I are good friends, what's wrong with her having something to tell me!"
"Just say whether you want this Fountain of Youth water or not!"
Hearing 'Fountain of Youth,' Frieren's pupils slightly contracted. So it was this thing after all.
However, facing Yulian's nonsensical remarks, Frieren couldn't believe them at all.
A member of the Demon Race actually claims to be friends with the Goddess? Couldn't he find a better excuse to lie?
Frieren gave Yulian a deep look, then took the small glass bottle and sighed.
"You have too many secrets."
"Everyone has their own secrets, more or less."
Yulian shrugged helplessly.
"Let's go."
Frieren nodded lightly, undeniably.
While the setting sun had not yet fallen, the two embarked on the road back to Heiter's house.
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