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The little girl was concentrating on something and buried her head on the desk. Her reaction was slightly delayed. Two or three seconds after the sound of opening the door, she spoke without raising her head.

"Is it already lunch time? Just put it aside and I'll eat it later."

Looking at Tia like this, my nose felt sour.

In my mind, little girl Tia is the symbol of the sun. Her smile is always bright, pure and full of vitality. Wherever she is, there is sunshine and vitality.

After more than a year of separation, Tia now gives me a different feeling.

Her face has become a little thinner. The sunny smile that always hung on her face before has now turned into a peaceful look. She is so active and can't seem to sit still for a moment, but now she is like a soft and beautiful woman.

Like a statue, it took a long, long time before he moved, just turning the pages of the book he was reading.

A quiet temperament that was completely opposite to her past lingered around her. That energetic and cheerful girl seemed to have turned into a quiet and wise scholar after more than a year.

The biggest change is that her eyes have been put on a pair of small gold-framed glasses, which adds an intellectual charm to her quiet temperament, making her look suddenly

She has matured a lot. She has become stranger. When I first saw her, I even wondered if Tia actually had a sister.

After waiting for a while, Tia, whose reflex arc was slightly longer, finally realized that her voice had not received a reply. So she put on a slightly coquettish tone and spoke again.

"Okay, just for a while, just for a while, it's almost ready, I'll eat it, okay?"

As she spoke, she still didn't raise her head. She opened the notes next to her and quickly copied the contents of the book, as if she was already a senior mage.

I sniffed. I had thought of thousands of ways to meet Tia, but I didn't expect it to be like this. After thinking about it for a while, I smiled secretly, pinched my nose, and responded with a sharp breath.

"Your Highness, it's already dinner time."

"What, is it already dinner? Today's time flies so fast. Apparently I haven't even finished analyzing a book yet." Upon hearing this, Tia frowned slightly without doubting that he was there.

Although she is very different from the lively and energetic girl she used to be, I have to admit that Tia now has a different charm. Especially when she frowns slightly, she makes me very cute.

"No, you're not..." Suddenly, Tia realized that the other person's voice was wrong and raised her head.

When their eyes met, Tia froze, stuttering and opening her mouth.

"Fan Fan Fan Fan Fan Fan Fan......"

"Why, you don't recognize me anymore?" I blinked and smiled at him.

"No...no, no." Dia suddenly became panicked, and she didn't know what she was panicking about. The quiet aura that had just lingered on her body suddenly disappeared. With excitement, the quill in her hand flicked slightly.

, a few drops of ink the size of a pinhole stuck to her pretty face.

Only now did I realize that not only her temperament, but also Tia's skin has become much fairer. The healthy complexion that used to be a light wheat color has become more pink and white. This change also gives people the impression that she has grown from sports.

The girl turned into a quiet girl's intuitive judgment.

If she wants to complete this transformation in more than a year, does it mean that she spends most of her time in this mage tower where she cannot see the sun?

I felt sad again, and suddenly I understood why Sakron dragged me over in such a hurry.

"Look at you, you're already an adult, and you're still so clueless." Seeing Tia's flustered look, I got away from the nervousness of the reunion, walked up, took out my handkerchief, and gently said,

Wipe away the little bit of ink on her face.

"I'm... not an adult." Dia muttered quietly as I wiped my face.

"So, she's still a little girl?" I looked at her funny.

"It's not like you're a little girl, Fanfan is bullying others." Tia was unhappy, looked at me with her head, and soon showed a heartfelt smile of joy.

It's just that this smile is a little stiff. It's not as pure, sunny, and energetic as I've seen before. Just looking at it makes my heart seem to be filled with vitality.

"You girl, how long has it been since you smiled?" Seeing Tia like this, I felt extremely distressed. I reached out and pinched her cheeks, as if pulling on both sides.

"Come on, give me the same smile as before."

"Fanfan, I can't do it." Dia felt a little awkward.

"Why can't it be done?"

"I'm not mentally prepared yet."

"Are you still ready to laugh?"

"That's what they say, but if you want me to do it right away... If you can't do it, you can't do it. Just wait a few days, just wait a few days."

"How many days do you really have to wait?" I looked at Tia with a doubtful expression.

"Yeah." The little girl nodded her head and smiled.

"Because, if Fanfan is by my side, there will definitely be no problem."

These words made me feel warm in my heart, and I unconsciously reached out my hand and touched her head gently.

"Idiot, even if I'm not by your side, you still have to smile like that."

"too difficult."

“It’s hard but it has to be done.”

"Can I reduce it by half?" The little girl looked at me pitifully and bargained.

"No, not at all."

"Wu Fanfan is becoming more and more strict."

"I can't help it, who makes you worry so much?" I sighed, thinking of the strange Tia I had just met, I still felt a little like I was in a dream.

Were you dazzled just now?

"Fanfan is worried about me?" After hearing what I said, Diya's eyes sparkled, and she naturally hugged my arm.

These are her two tricks of coquettishness, either hugging my arm, or suddenly hugging my neck from behind, and hanging her whole body on my back.

Just when I felt that the familiar Tia was coming back, suddenly Tia, whose soul had wrapped around her like an octopus, shrank back again as if she was electrocuted, a little awkward, her pretty face slightly flushed.

red.

This feeling is like living in an isolated place for a period of time, and even normal habits have been forgotten.

"Tia, tell me honestly." I pressed her shoulders heavily.

"Have you always stayed here since you left and came back with me?"

Only this explanation can explain Tongtia's changes and many strange behaviors.

"No, I didn't stay all the time." Tia quickly shook her head.

"I often go to the Central Mage Tower to look for information."

"Isn't this just about staying at home all the time?" I sighed helplessly, confirming my inner thoughts.

For more than a year, Tia has really been living in isolation from the world. She works with books all day long, so she has become thinner, quieter, wears glasses, and she is no longer the same as before.

Laughing. You're acting like a spoiled child to me.

Although the quiet Tia seems to be more suitable for her identity, I still prefer her before, who was full of energy.

"You girl, you still dare to lie. What did you say at first? You said you wanted to go back and practice hard, but you ended up immersed in the pile of books." I took the initiative to move forward and pinched Tia's little nose as a sign.

punish.

"Humph, Fanfan is not qualified to criticize me." Diya remembered and suddenly raised her head angrily.

This... I scratched my head, and then I remembered that I was the biggest liar.

"Anyway!" Looking at Tia, I said resolutely: "Now that I'm here, you won't be allowed to do this anymore. I want to change you back to the lively and cheerful Tia you were before."

"Really?" Tia opened her clear and bright eyes and looked at me excitedly.

"Maybe... it will take a lot of time."

"No matter how much time I have, I still need it." I couldn't doubt it.

Uh... We are talking nonsense again. Xiao Heitan has only two months... Forget it, no big deal, I will take Diya back to the camp by then. The Horadric clan, the princess whom you regard as a treasure,

I accepted it!

It always feels like the declaration of the Duke of Beasts...

"Really, can you accompany me? Don't lie?" Tia took a thousand steps forward, raised her chin slightly, and looked at me with tears in her eyes.

"Um."

"I...I'm really happy, thank you, Fanfan, I..." The big crystal tears suddenly looked like broken pearls, constantly pouring out of the eyes and sliding down the cheeks. In the blink of an eye, Diya's tear ducts

The embankment collapsed.

"Silly girl, what's there to thank you for? It's all my fault." My heart felt like it was tightly held by a big hand. I was so sad and self-blaming that I couldn't breathe. I kept reaching out, gently.

Wiping Tia's tears.

Dia looked up quietly and looked at me who was in a hurry, as if she wanted to enjoy more of this tenderness. The tears kept pouring out of her eyes, and she couldn't wipe them away no matter what.

"Fanfan." Suddenly, Tia whispered my name inexplicably.
To be continued...