Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 406 - 403: The Awakening of Heloise

Chapter 406: Chapter 403: The Awakening of Heloise

The following evening passed without incident.

Ronald quietly kept watch in the living room, only breathing a sigh of relief as dawn broke.

According to the habits of the investigation bureau, night was their primary time of activity, and he managed to bluff his way through last night’s events.

It was fortunate that Heloise had given her real name earlier.

Otherwise, with Ronald’s level of ability, he probably wouldn’t have been able to dodge the questions asked by last night’s investigators.

"In the end, being the holder of the original is really useful..."

Muttering softly to himself, Ronald stood up, pulled open the balcony curtains, and signaled his openness to any potential onlookers outside.

But for this morning’s church reading time.

He probably wouldn’t be going.

If after what happened last night, he were to casually go to the Hermitage to read this morning, not only would this mean ignoring Heloise still unconscious, but it would also give off a very deliberate affectation.

As for the work at the trade association in the afternoon...

That would depend on whether Heloise woke up after this morning.

With these thoughts in mind, Ronald stepped out of his room and walked to the courtyard downstairs.

After giving the watchman some money to bring breakfast, he returned to the bedroom to check on Heloise’s condition again.

"She’s recovered this quickly?"

Heloise’s healing rate was astonishingly fast.

The knife wound that had been fatal the previous night was now not only healed but even the scars from the healing were invisible.

Ronald couldn’t help but recall the several occasions he had cooperated with this girl.

Initially injured in Black Mountain, Heloise’s recovery ability was only slightly better than an average person’s, but half a year later, her speed of recovery had reached an outrageously high level.

Was this change due to her return to the organization,

or was it the result of some change in the environment?

Speculating in his heart, Ronald carefully checked Heloise’s specific physical condition again.

There was a distinct flow of Magic Power within the girl’s body.

And under the interference of some kind of magic spell, even in a sleep mode close to a coma, her heart rate was maintained at an active level of 140. Considering her origins from "Human Body Construction," this was an understandable phenomenon.

Bang, bang, bang—

"Mr. Ronald, your breakfast?"

To ensure no errors, Ronald was particularly meticulous in his examination.

As a result, he was only halfway through when the voice of the watchman came from the living room door.

"I’m coming!"

He called out loudly and went to the door.

Ronald planned to give a tip, but the watchman kindly refused.

After thanking him profusely, Ronald finally returned to the bedroom with the bag of food.

This time, as he approached the bedroom door, he saw Heloise struggling to sit up in bed, obviously with great difficulty.

"Thor?" He called out her current alias softly and, without another word, walked to the side of the bed. "You were in bad shape last night; there’s no need to rush to get up."

Heloise straightened the wrinkled clothes on her body and a teasing smile appeared on her lips:

"If I don’t get up now, who knows if I’ll find even fewer clothes on me."

"..."

"With things as they are, let’s not joke around." Ronald said, shaking his head helplessly as he looked at the girl’s humor in the face of adversity.

But soon, another thought occurred to him.

With such a rapid recovery, Heloise’s physical strength must have significantly depleted—it wasn’t a state to be ignored.

"Help yourself to anything in the bag, I’ll be downstairs for a bit, just wait here."

After placing the breakfast next to Heloise, Ronald picked up the kettle, went downstairs, and quickly prepared saltwater and sugar water in the kitchen before returning to the third floor.

"I’ve just made some sugar-salt water, it should be better for you to drink this."

"..."

Heloise was nibbling on Ronald’s breakfast.

Upon seeing the sugar and salt water that the man in front of her had gone downstairs to make specifically for her, she was visibly startled, and then suddenly couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"Hahaha—"

"Ronald, you guy... you really don’t know what to say. Taking care of a girl who is physically weak, your considerate attitude and company are more important than these practical things. You have to remember that."

As soon as she finished speaking, Heloise didn’t hesitate to grab the kettle and drink deeply from it.

She completely finished the kettle, which held more than a liter of sugar and salt water, at a visibly quick pace. Only when the kettle was clean and dry did Heloise put it down and wipe the corner of her mouth:

"Of course, that’s not to say I dislike your way."

"..."

Next, Ronald silently watched the girl’s actions.

Heloise unabashedly finished all the breakfast in the paper bag, and her complexion seemed to improve instantly. Then, the girl stretched comfortably, leaning back:

"So, ask away if there’s something you want to know."

"Considering your pretty boy face that all young girls like, I wouldn’t mind giving you a detailed explanation."

Ronald naturally asked the question he had suspected but was not yet sure about:

"What on earth happened last night, or should I say yesterday?"

Heloise laughed again:

"Hahaha—"

"Ronald, you really don’t know how to take a hint."

"Now is the time to take the opportunity to ask about some secrets that are especially a girl’s. Maybe there won’t be another chance later."

Ronald did not respond.

He could clearly feel that Heloise was in a somewhat unique state of mind now, and it was not the right time to continue.

After laughing by herself for a while, Heloise indeed stopped.

Lying on the bed, her expression eventually turned somewhat desolate.

"Talking with clever people is sometimes quite boring."

"Ronald, I think with your brain, you can guess that this is a troublesome matter, can’t you?"

"Are you sure you want to keep asking?"

Ronald thought for a few seconds, then explained with an unparalleled seriousness in his voice:

"I have few friends here, so I take this matter quite seriously."

"And about last night, I took care of Deke who came after you, and dealt with the investigator afterward."

While Ronald was speaking, the girl suddenly clenched her fist tightly, and then weakly released it.

Her steel-blue pupils looked at Ronald with a complex gaze, and the quiet atmosphere in the air was heavy as if solidified.

Finally, Heloise began to speak in a voice even more complex than her gaze:

"Ronald..."

"My initial contact with you might have had an ulterior motive, you know?"

Ronald was also very straightforward in expressing his thoughts:

"I think the process and the outcome can be considered separately, and sometimes the cause of certain things is not so important."

In the exchange of questions and answers, the two’s gazes met in the air.

Then the girl said as if confirming for the last time:

"In that case, you’re not allowed to have regrets."

"I never have regrets."

"..."

"Well then, let’s start from the beginning."

As her words fell, a startling change occurred to Heloise right in front of Ronald.

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