Chapter 202: A True Meeting of Hearts
Feeling Ikaros's power furnace growing increasingly hot, Franklin gently separated her from himself. Her flushed face gave him a feeling of wanting more but being unable to stop,
But when he met her gaze—confused yet still wanting to continue—Franklin turned back and glared at Nymph,
"Nymph, what did you transmit to Ikaros? No—what exactly did you transmit to both of them? Why is it all this kind of erotic knowledge?"
Meeting Franklin's slightly angry gaze, Nymph immediately felt a bit guilty,
"What? It's all perfectly normal knowledge. They'll need it sooner or later anyway. Didn't Master enjoy it just now?"
Faced with that explanation, Franklin really felt helpless, "Forget it this time. Be more careful next time."
"Master, did I do something wrong?"
Looking at Ikaros's somewhat downcast expression, Franklin smiled and rubbed her head,
"Ikaros, you didn't do anything wrong. It's just that right now, you're still a bit confused about emotions like love. Doing too much of this kind of thing,
Would definitely cause you to develop a wrong understanding of love. So don't rush. Take it slowly. I believe you can definitely reach that point."
"I'm sorry, Master. I still don't really understand."
Franklin didn't explain further. With a casual wave of his hand, Illusory World Genesis activated, and the armor that Ikaros, Nymph, and Astraea had removed instantly returned to their bodies,
"It's already evening now. But Konoha was heavily damaged, so it should still be very busy down there. Let's go take a walk together."
Nymph was a bit puzzled by Franklin's decision, but she didn't intend to ask more. Ikaros silently followed behind Franklin, while Astraea clutched her stomach, seeming to be hungry again.
The group of four arrived at the top of the Hokage Rock. Below them, the village lay in ruins, yet under the efforts of ninjas proficient in all kinds of ninjutsu, it was already being restored to its former state,
The bodies of the dead were packed up and carried away by assigned ninjas. Aside from their families, no one cared who had died or who had survived by chance.
Filled with mixed emotions, Franklin ultimately only shook his head slightly. These things truly didn't have much to do with him,
What he needed to do now was let the artificial angel girls beside him understand what emotions like love really were. Well, reality was just that absurd and unreasonable.
Holding Ikaros's hand, Franklin led them as they descended into Konoha,
Walking along the busy streets, no one paid them any attention. When people nearly bumped into them, they would unconsciously avoid the group,
"Actually, I'm not even sure why I brought you down here, but I feel this choice is the right one,
Ikaros, your lack of emotion is something you were born with. But because the Pandora system exists, you can evolve on your own,
As for the emotion of love, I believe that as long as your will is strong enough, you can achieve self-evolution in that regard,
As for you, Nymph—you've stayed in the sky for too long, and you were influenced by the Sky Lord's twisted psychology for far too long. There must be all kinds of issues buried in your heart,
I feel that bringing you to experience normal people's life and death, family separations, and broken homes—if you can empathize with them—
Ikaros, you'll be able to better feel what emotions are, and Nymph, you'll be able to discover the darkness hidden deep inside your heart in time,
I think that as artificial angels, these feelings should hit you even deeper than they do me."
Faced with Franklin's words, Nymph lightly pressed her lips together and didn't refute him. The shadow the Sky Lord left on her was indeed not small,
As for Ikaros, because she inherently lacked emotions, she could only respond with confusion to Franklin's words,
"Master, you didn't mention me. Do I have some kind of shortcoming too?"
Seeing Astraea squeeze her way to the front with a smile, Franklin felt helpless. The atmosphere he had worked so hard to build was completely gone,
"Astraea, you're already perfect. Just keep staying by my side. In the future, just continue to maintain this optimistic and positive attitude."
In the next instant, Astraea squeezed right up in front of Franklin, "Since I've done so well, Master, is there any reward?"
Looking at the way she rubbed her stomach, Franklin felt helpless. Illusory World Genesis instantly activated, and a steaming roasted lamb leg appeared,
"Don't talk while eating. Be a bit more refined. Don't drip it all over yourself."
Astraea's eyes instantly lit up, "Master is the best. I'll definitely pay attention."
Franklin was thoroughly helpless. After handing her the lamb leg, he looked at Nymph, who was covering her mouth and laughing softly,
"Hurry up and improve your hacking skills. Try to help her boost her processing power as soon as possible."
"Out of the three of us, I'm the only normal one. Master can only bully me."
Faced with that statement, Franklin really had nothing to refute. Ikaros was obedient, Astraea was an airhead, and only Nymph had normal emotions and processing power,
"It's enough that you know it in your heart. If you say it out loud, then I can only bully you openly."
As he spoke, Franklin directly slipped both hands under Nymph's arms and lifted her up,
"Master, pervert, put me down…"
Looking at her increasingly flushed face, Franklin smiled and shook his head, "No. Nymph is small, so bullying you really comes with the least pressure."
"Master, bastard. I'm not small at all. In the future… in the future I'll evolve to be big."
When those words came out, Franklin almost couldn't hold back his laughter. Fortunately, he stopped himself in time and forced a straight face, preventing things from getting worse,
Gently setting Nymph down, Franklin said seriously, "That is indeed possible. Let's end things here for today."
In the next instant, Nymph puffed out her cheeks and stood in front of Franklin, "Master, bastard. You're definitely not thinking what you just said."
Franklin didn't refute her. Smiling, he grabbed her jade-like hand, along with Ikaros's—who stood nearby clutching her chest with a dazed expression—and hurried forward,
"Don't worry about such trivial things. After all that just now, Nymph, don't you feel your mood has improved like never before?"
Pulled forward by Franklin, Nymph finally noticed that the previously suppressed feeling in her heart was now smoother than ever before. She merely snorted coldly and didn't say anything,
Franklin smiled. This was the tsundere Nymph. The previous Nymph had treated him purely as a master, not as a friend,
"And you, Ikaros? Seeing Nymph and me so happy, did you feel anything special?"
Faced with Franklin's question, Ikaros gently covered the power furnace on her chest, "Master, it hurts here. It feels uncomfortable."
"Uncomfortable?"
Franklin stopped, gently kissed Ikaros on the lips,
"Then how about now?"