Derick naturally lay his head on Castorice's lap, stretched his body slightly, and settled into a relaxed and comfortable position.
Castorice gently patted his back, her movements soft, gradually relaxing his body. This feeling made Derick feel very much at ease, and he slowly drifted off to sleep.
Castorice gradually changed from patting his back to stroking it.
She also began to hum a lullaby.
The 'tap-tap' sound of small leather shoes on the ground approached, but seeing Derick still asleep, the footsteps immediately softened.
Castorice looked up at the newcomer.
"Miss Hyacine, what brings you here?" Castorice asked Hyacine.
Hyacine, like her, had once been a student of Teacher Anaxa. Whether she would help Teacher Anaxa with anything, Castorice wasn't sure.
"Castie-boo, I came here to check on Derry-boo's body." Seeing the slight wariness in Castorice's eyes, Hyacine quickly added, "Teacher did indeed ask me for Derick's physical data, but I obtained Lady Aglaea's permission before coming."
Hearing it was Aglaea's order, Castorice relaxed considerably.
If nothing else, the relationship between Aglaea and Anaxa was truly reassuring.
The conversation between the two woke Derick. Derick woke up, sat up, looked at Hyacine, and asked in bewilderment, "Hyacine, why are you here?"
"Still to check your body. Lady Aglaea said your strength is increasing every day, so she asked me to check if your body is undergoing any changes."
Hyacine said to Derick.
In the eyes of Aglaea and the others, this was Nikador's power, left in the Blade of Scourge, gradually adapting to Derick's body. In that case, whether Derick's body would change or not was still uncertain.
"Mm-hmm."
Derick immediately stood in front of Hyacine for her to examine.
Hyacine quickly finished her examination, patted Derick's shoulder, and said to him, "Mm, the examination is complete. Derry-boo, your body is very healthy, and it hasn't changed."
Derick knew that his increase in strength came from his clone's devouring, and his own body wouldn't change in any negative way.
Hearing Hyacine say there were no problems after the examination, Castorice also felt relieved.
It was good that there was nothing wrong.
Hyacine put away her examination equipment and, while packing up, said to Derick and Castorice, "Castie-boo, Derry-boo, Teacher said he will be coming to Okhema city soon. He will probably want your physical data records, Derry-boo. I wonder if you could give my teacher a copy?"
Logically, a doctor's examination data should be handled by the doctor. But in Hyacine's case, she still wanted to ask Derick's opinion to see what he thought.
Derick thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "Of course. Isn't my body data the same as a normal person's? Since it's the same, there's no harm in letting Lord Anaxa take a look."
There was no need to hide data and such.
Just let him look openly.
"Derry-boo, thank you so much." Hyacine grabbed Derick's hand and expressed her gratitude.
"These are all small matters." Derick waved his hand, indicating it was no big deal.
Castorice smiled from behind Derick. She was very supportive of Derick's decision. After all, Anaxa was also her teacher during her studies, and she naturally didn't want any animosity between him and Derick.
If it could make him give up, that would be great.
As for Hyacine holding Derick's hand, Castorice's jealousy wasn't that strong. Shaking hands and the like were normal etiquette. If she were to get jealous over that, Castorice felt she would be restricting Derick's freedom.
He should have the right to his own social interactions.
Of course, all the above thoughts of not being jealous excluded Cipher.
If she dared to touch a single finger of Derick's, Castorice thought she would take her scythe and give her a few slashes.
Wait, something's wrong. Why has Derick's face turned so red?
Castorice was still smiling as she watched Derick and Hyacine shake hands, but seeing Derick's face turn crimson, she instantly sensed something was amiss.
"Is there something wrong with your body?"
She quickly asked Derick.
Derick wouldn't have such a reaction just from someone holding his hand.
Hyacine, seeing Derick's face turn scorching hot and crimson, initially thought it was the natural shy reaction of a young boy experiencing his first crush in such a situation.
But then she immediately realized something was wrong.
He didn't have this reaction when they met before. They had even soaked in the hot spring together back then. If he were shy, his reaction that time should have been more obvious than now.
"It's nothing, I just feel the power in my body changing."
Derick waved his hand and said to Hyacine and Castorice.
He could clearly feel that his clone was about to completely digest Nikador at this moment, so his power would increase rapidly in this short period.
However, this surge of power did make his body feel slightly uncomfortable.
Hyacine quickly examined Derick's physical condition again, wanting to see what kind of changes his body was undergoing.
"Strange..."
Hyacine muttered to herself.
"What's wrong? Hyacine?"
Hyacine said to Derick and Castorice, "There's nothing wrong with Derry-boo's body. But his body temperature is constantly rising, and the energy within his body is also increasing dramatically. What exactly is happening? I really can't figure it out. Right now, it seems it can only be related to Nikador's power."
She thought for a moment and continued, "In this situation, I don't have any solutions. If possible, Derry-boo, you should go find Lady Aglaea and Teacher Tribbie. As demigods, their knowledge and experience might exceed that of ordinary people. Perhaps they will have different ideas."
As she said this, Hyacine still touched Derick's forehead.
"Hiss, so hot."
Hyacine quickly withdrew her hand from Derick's forehead.
"There's no time to lose, let's set off now," Castorice said to Derick at this moment.
"Mm."
Derick nodded.
The energy in his body was constantly increasing. If an accident really occurred, Aglaea and Tribbie might be able to help him suppress it.
"Derick, let me carry you over there."
Castorice said to Derick.
"It's okay, I'm fine on my own." Although the increase in power made his head a little dizzy, he had no problem moving around.
He took a few steps forward to show that his condition was normal.
Castorice looked at Hyacine.
"Then let's just walk. Moving like this might help us discover the changes in Derry-boo's body and better diagnose the next step."
The three of them walked towards the Marmoreal Palace.
When they arrived at the Heroes' Bath, the three of them found only Trinnon there.
Castorice asked anxiously, "Lady Trinnon, where are Lady Aglaea and Lady Tribbie?"
"Aglaea and Tribbie went to the Vortex of Creation. Huge changes have occurred there as well."
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