The vertical pupils expanded, becoming larger and rounder, transforming into adorable round pupils shining brightly at her as he curiously asked:
"What is it! What did Herbert ask you to prepare for ?"
At this mont, even an outsider unknown to the relationship between them could sense the profound feelings between these two.
Trust.
Unreserved trust.
And most precious of all, this trust wasn't one-sided or wishful thinking.
Valentina could put aside all her worries upon hearing Herbert's na, and Herbert could recognize her true form at a glance.
Valentina believed in everything about Herbert, and Herbert also believed in Valentina all the sa.
Lukalia felt sowhat moved for a mont.
To achieve such mutual trust, even in her long years of having seen countless people and things, this kind of sincere emotion is very rare.
You could say it's one in a hundred, or even one in a million.
Honestly, it truly makes one... a bit envious.
"Hehe."
She chuckled gently and, not keeping her in suspense, said directly, "I want to give you a mory, or rather, tell you a story as a gift."
"A mory?"
Valentina blinked, tilting her head in confusion, "Soone else's mory? A story? What does that an to ?"
Although her own knowledge was insufficient, having a Sage as an auto-reference library made her much stronger than before.
"Hehe, of course, it's not just any person's mory. Have you heard of [Kaiden the Gourt]?"
"Hmm? Who's that?"
Valentina's big eyes blinked even faster.
Eh?
"Sage, do you know this person?"
'I don't know.'
Even the Sage couldn't provide an answer to this na.
The Dragon of Wisdom's legacy is not omnipotent; it doesn't know all worldly secrets but performs quick searches within the dragon's inherited mories.
And most of the records in the dragon's mory are important knowledge, skills, and significant historical events, with little storage of general human history.
Dragons are proud and rarely concern themselves with races much weaker than themselves.
After all, those guys easily perish, and after a few hundred years, several generations will have passed.
Wave after wave, batch after batch, there's no need to overly care.
Of course, this underestimation and carelessness bore unexpected bitter fruits.
Humans gradually rose, growing step by step in the dragons' arrogant neglect.
Lukalia explained, "Kaiden, the most famous Halfling adventurer in history, spent his whole life researching how to create and savor the most wonderful foods in the world."
"Though his power was only at Middle Tier, and his temperant was extrely rare among Halflings, being irritable, his pursuit of culinary delights was second to none."
"In his brief lifespan of one hundred seventy years, he docunted over two thousand kinds of culinary delights from various races and compiled a recipe book nad [Kaiden's Book]."
"Recipe book!!!"
Upon hearing the word "culinary," excited sparks ignited in Valentina's large eyes—not a taphor, but a literal description.
A flicker of fla shot from her eyes, reflecting multiple tis off the mirror, montarily illuminating the entire Mirror Space.
The thick dragon tail behind her swayed, producing gusting sounds of air being sliced.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Seeing her passionate deanor, Lukalia felt joy inside, knowing she had probably chosen well, and continued her introduction:
"This book didn't gain anyone's attention during Kaiden's lifeti, but two hundred years after his death, it was discovered and bought by an adventurer in his study."
"That adventurer realized the recipe book's value, circulated it through several auction houses, drafted nurous 'legend' stories, and finally sold it for an astonishing, unexpected price."
At this point in the story, Lukalia suddenly shifted her tone, regretfully saying, "However, the original [Kaiden's Book] was later destroyed in an accident, with less than a tenth of its copies surviving outside."
"Oh no! Don't let it happen..."
Valentina let out a mournful wail upon hearing this tragic news, sighing deeply, completely deflated, even her tail drooping despondently.
Not that kind of thing—
Just imagining not being able to taste those wonderful foods drained the light from Valentina's eyes.
Seeing Valentina's easily swayed emotions, Lukalia faintly understood Herbert's words, "She's a naïve and straightforward child."
She laughed and said, "Well now, don't worry, even though others don't have it, I still do."
"...Oh? Oh!"
At this mont, light returned to Valentina's eyes.
"Really!?"
"Really, I once witnessed Kaiden's entire life and recorded every dish he tasted and created from birth to death."
"The recipes listed in [Kaiden's Book], I rember, and those not listed, I also recorded."
How about that?
Isn't that amazing!?
I said recording these things would surely be useful!
"Hehehe~"
Feeling emotional inside, Miss Mirror Demon proudly puffed out her chest—then her expression changed.
Performing such an action with her real body was nothing special, a hint of cuteness amidst the cheekiness.
But she forgot, she was currently using Valentina's reflection.
Involuntarily, without much force, the result was waves rippling at her chest instantly.
Duang~Duang~Duang~
Lukalia: ???
Seriously, isn't this a bit too exaggerated!
Why is fate so generous with her and so stingy with ?
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