novelslam Chapter 33 Major Crisis!! Has Syl gained weight?
Chapter 33 Major Crisis!! Has Syl gained weight?
"Perhaps my teammates in the Hero Squad weren't wrong. I am indeed a bit slow. I can't fully understand what others say, the orders my darlings give, or the unspoken meanings behind their words at the noble banquet. But as long as everyone needs me, I will do what I can!"
The rain stopped, the wind died down, and a bluish hue appeared in the sky.
Old Tree's back was already bent and he could no longer straighten up, and his knees were trembling.
He raised his hand and tremblingly touched the tree trunk.
Those small fruits that should have been frozen and knocked off are still hanging on the branches.
Although the leaves were a little wilted, they were still green.
Live.
Every tree is alive.
Several exhausted elderly farmers, who had collapsed on the ground, helped each other to their feet, and the eyes of several of them immediately welled up with tears.
That night was a natural disaster.
In the past, if such a cold snap occurred in early spring, most of the forest would be frozen and damaged, and even if some survived, they would be empty fruits.
"It worked...it actually worked..."
Syl slumped to the ground, his hair a mess and his body covered in mud.
The coat was still wrapped around the tree trunk.
She was a tiny little thing, like a cat that had been soaked in the rain all night.
"Tree Master..."
"The tree doesn't hurt anymore."
The old man eventually just slowly reached out his calloused hand and touched the messy, muddy hair on Hill's head.
"Um."
"The tree doesn't hurt anymore."
The trip had cost too many magic crystals to maintain his magic power, so Lin Yan decided to hurry back by noon.
He had just returned when he sensed something was wrong; the temperature had dropped.
Every elder he encountered in the village would stop him and say a few words.
He praised his young wife for being capable and competent.
The more Lin Yan listened, the worse her expression became.
He rushed home, and the moment he pushed open the courtyard gate, he saw Xier huddled in the quilt, wrapped up tightly, with only her small face showing.
She heard the door open, saw it was him, and her eyes lit up immediately.
"Honey, you're back."
Lin Yan hugged her tightly through the blanket.
"fool!"
His voice was trembling.
"You're a great mage! Freezing rain is nothing; you can easily solve it with a protective magic circle."
"How could you be so stupid?!"
At first, Xier was a little confused. She was a little shy after being hugged, but then she calmed down when she saw Lin Yan trembling.
She turned around and intertwined her fingers.
"Honey."
"You said you couldn't use magic."
Lin Yan was stunned.
"I'll do as you say."
Syl smiled.
"and……"
She lowered her eyes.
"I am an elf."
"I can hear you."
"Last night, the entire forest was crying and screaming in pain."
"Honey, I can't pretend I can't hear you and hide in the house."
She raised her head, her light-colored eyes showing no sign of taking credit.
"You don't need to worry about me!"
"I'm a battle mage... I'm incredibly powerful!"
Lin Yan opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.
"Um."
He gave a muffled reply and lifted his head from under the covers.
Her eyes were a little red.
"...You're such a fool, wife."
Lin Yan hugged her even tighter.
……
After Lin Yan returned, he used his financial power to completely resolve the cooling crisis.
That morning, Lin Yan walked into the bedroom feeling relaxed and rubbed his sleepy eyes.
"Honey, it's still a bit cold in the countryside these past few days, while it's still 20 or 30 degrees Celsius in the provincial capital. How about we go to the amusement park tomorrow? I've been wanting to take you on the Ferris wheel for ages."
"A...amusement park?!"
Sylph, who was in bed, instantly turned into a spring and bounced out of the pillow.
She had read in a pirated romance novel that when the male protagonist took the female protagonist to an amusement park, it meant that their relationship was about to enter a critical phase!
"I'm going to pick out some clothes!"
Hill rushed into the dressing room and ransacked the place.
The old house in the countryside underwent some renovations when Mixue was being renovated, and Xier's walk-in closet was renovated during that time. It was filled with clothes that her cousin and Lin Yan had bought online.
Finally, she solemnly found a piece of clothing.
That was the first thing Lin Yan bought for her when he returned from the other world.
A very fitted early summer dress, white, with a cinched waist that perfectly accentuates Sylvie's slender figure.
"Honey, please go ahead and do what you need to do. I need to prepare for our date tomorrow!"
Syl pushed Lin Yan out, then carefully unfolded the dress.
She looked in the mirror and took a deep breath.
First step, putting it on the head, went smoothly.
The second step is to extend your hand; it goes smoothly.
The third step is to zip up the back zipper...
The zipper flows smoothly upwards until it reaches the waist.
"Click!"
A mournful cry, then it all stopped abruptly.
Syl paused for a moment.
She reached behind her and found the metal zipper pull stuck firmly on her side, leaving her unable to move it.
The fairy princess's pupils contracted slightly.
"...A spatial shrinkage curse?"
This was Sear's first reaction.
Some forms of black magic can indeed cause objects to shrink without the user noticing.
She had seen something like this before: a demon king's army warrior who was imprisoned suddenly shrank overnight and then slipped away.
Syl bit her lower lip and decided to use magic to force a breakthrough.
She concentrated, a faint emerald light emanating from her fingertips, guiding a wisp of magic along the zipper's path.
"Crunch, crunch, click!"
The zipper emitted a mournful cry of imminent collapse. Under the forceful drive of magic, the metal teeth barely moved upward by another half centimeter, and then...
"Boom!"
The entire zipper seemed to be startled, trembling violently.
Syl: "..."
She took another deep breath, her face covered in sweat, held it, and used the ultimate technique she had used to stealthily hold her breath back then, desperately pulling in her stomach.
My belly has shrunk.
The zipper didn't budge.
Syl slowly raised her head and looked into the mirror.
In the mirror, an elven princess, her long hair hanging messily down her side, had a face once praised as a goddess by bards, now filled with bewilderment.
The mirror's gaze shifted downwards, settling on her waist.
That elven waist, once described by the heroes' teammates as the most perfect curve on the continent, enough to make even the gods pause in awe.
At this moment, there is clearly one more ring.
It's soft.
It's chubby.
"Thump."
Something seemed to collapse in Syl's mind.
She heard the roar of the World Tree falling.
She heard the cracking sound of the continental glaciers thawing.
She heard the shrill screams of the Demon King's castle falling.
"Honey……"
In the living room, Lin Yan had been scrolling through short videos for almost half an hour.
"Syl? Why did it take so long?"
"No...it's okay, darling!"
A voice, clearly altered in tone, came from behind the door, carrying a desperate sense of resignation.
"I...I'm suddenly feeling a bit unwell, so I won't be able to go out with you this afternoon!"
"what?"
"I want to go to Mixue Ice Cream and look for Sister Jiaqing..."