"Look, she's truly captivating, isn't she?"
"Regarding homosexuality, I neither support nor oppose it, so do as you please."
Towards Lappland, who pulled over a stool to sit, occasionally glancing towards the door, Li Lin shrugged.
"Personally, I feel your chances might be relatively small; she doesn't seem particularly fond of you, wanting to pursue her will still require some effort. The premise is that she doesn't have any particular views on homosexuality."
"Don't be so serious, just kidding. You know I won't do anything to Texas; her matters can only be handled by herself, others interfering would be meaningless. What's more, Texas looks like a calm and rational person, but actually, she's very naive, you know? Some appropriate scenes and some suitable words can easily make Texas fall."
"Huh?"
"That angel also told you, right? Don't be fooled by Texas's appearance; being able to live so leisurely is all thanks to others' help. For example, if you let her know the true state of your body, she would definitely feel guilty, not say it on the surface, but internally be completely obedient to you."
Lappland crossed her legs, looked at Li Lin lying on the hospital bed writing and drawing, and said with a beaming smile:
"Even if you asked her to die, maybe she would. That fellow just has such a morbid sense of partnership. Don't bully her too much, okay?"
"Seems like it's always been others bullying me, right? Up till now, I haven't done anything, yet you guys always show an expression like watching a good show. This also makes things very difficult for me."
"Because if things really happened, we couldn't watch the show anymore, right? So it's better to hold back a bit? It's like this for you, and it's like this for us too. That angel seems to understand a little, but that fellow Texas completely trusts others' judgment. Really worry if this fellow can gain a foothold in society like this in the future. How can she trust others so easily?"
"I think you should worry about yourself first."
Looking at Lappland wagging her tail with a smug look, Li Lin really didn't know where this character's confidence came from.
No, can't say that either. After all, if she didn't act crazy and play dumb, probably no one present would be doing better than her. Observation skills sharp enough to decipher Originium Arts, combat intuition in battle also abnormally strong, could even be said to have very outstanding combat skills. Had her own thoughts on how to conduct herself.
Simplest example: so far, although not told any news, Lappland, just based on the hospitalization time and reaction after the fall, had already judged that Li Lin's body had very significant problems compared to the Terra world. And she was also the first one to watch over Li Lin's body, only relaxing after the ambulance arrived for support. After Li Lin woke up, it was also her who sent everyone else away and asked Li Lin about his physical condition.
And after getting the final answer, Lappland didn't say much, just her seemingly somewhat gentler actions conveyed some of her goodwill.
"…Really, is this it?"
"Hm?"
"Your body."
The smile on Lappland's face gradually faded. Looking at Li Lin's body, she asked calmly:
"Even with training, you can't jump several meters high. Even trying hard to maintain life, you can't live to two hundred years old. Even using the most scientific methods to extend life, you will eventually fall into cellular self-collapse; the future of your body, is it already decided to be like this?"
"…Probably."
Li Lin looked at Lappland's somewhat dim expression, wanted to say something, but didn't know if he could say it out loud.
How strange, isn't it worth celebrating for a human to live clear-headedly to a hundred years old? But seeing everyone who knew looking sorrowful, Li Lin felt from the bottom of his heart something wasn't right. Made his emotions seem like he'd be letting others down if he didn't live to two hundred.
Be reasonable, a normal person, able to jump to the second floor, survive a fall from the fifth floor, still able to spar with people, still capable of engaging in cold weapon combat, and even diagnosed by doctors as definitely able to live to a hundred; no matter how you look at it, this is the configuration of a winner in life, right? How come arriving in Terra, it seems this lifespan is simply tragic beyond belief? This group of people, one by one, look like they're attending a funeral; even if Li Lin wanted to comfort them saying 'I actually count as long-lived', he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Could it be saying I'm a transmigrator? It'd be strange if I weren't treated as mentally ill.
"Probably… Probably huh…"
Lappland rubbed her hands, looked at Li Lin lying on the hospital bed, let out a long sigh, then once again revealed that slightly aggressive smile.
"Then don't die before then for some other reason. You fellow look like you have a short lifespan written all over you; always hanging around battle zones isn't a good idea for a cripple like you. Pay a little attention to your worm-like body, then just stay乖乖 (guāiguāi - obediently/well-behaved) at home."
"So I thought that from the very beginning, wasn't it you guys who insisted on dragging me out?"
Looking at these beast-eared girls taking turns with all sorts of expressions, Li Lin really felt these people had problems with their heads.
Damn it, from the very beginning, all I wanted was to stay home and write novels, it was you guys who insisted on dragging me out for some delivery, some training; now in the end, you blame me for going out too often, what kind of logic is that? If I really went out often, would I have stayed cooped up in Lungmen for months?
Speaking honestly, if not for Texas, Croissant, and Exusiai unknowingly taking him out, Li Lin wouldn't have taken half a step out of the house. The novel setting manuscript he had planned well was burned, home was gone, now finally caught an opportunity to start writing novels, yet still being told not to go out anymore in the future, what kind of logic is that?
Thinking of this key point, Lappland, who originally held a lecturing posture, instantly looked awkward, coughed twice, and waved her hand.
"Alright alright, joke ends here."
"Everything up till now was a joke, is that acceptable?"
Looking at the serious Lappland, Li Lin raised an eyebrow.
"So what do you want to say now? I won't do things like putting drugs in Texas's drink."
"No, I'm very serious. I want to ask you, what is your ideal?"
Lappland waved her hand, looking at Li Lin with a very serious expression.
"What is your true ideal?"