With that question lingering in the air, the Snowpriests didn’t hold back and immediately voiced their thoughts.
“Mm… probably Fairy Magic…” Faced with their teasing, Griseo paused thoughtfully for a moment before responding seriously.
The System was essentially Fairy Ely now, so the candy she’d acquired from the System could reasonably be called Fairy Magic.
Even so, though the little loli had spoken the truth, very few of the Snowpriests took it seriously—they simply accepted it as childish talk and a reflection of her abilities.
Of course, Griseo didn’t mind at all.
After all, as she said, she simply wanted to share candy with everyone.
Soon, under her insistence, the candy jar began circulating among the Snowpriests, like a game of passing the parcel.
Though the Snowpriests accepted her gift under her “threat” of personally insisting, they only took one or two pieces each.
It wasn’t that they wanted to be greedy, but candy was extremely rare in this snowy expanse—especially well-packaged candy, which many had never even seen.
Even so, they weren’t about to pilfer a child’s sweets, so they took just a token amount.
Griseo, of course, noticed this but didn’t press the matter.
Instead, she held the remaining jar of candy and tucked it into FrostNova’s arms.
Then, overtly yet innocently, she began shoving handfuls of candy into FrostNova’s pockets.
Whether FrostNova herself or the Snowpriests witnessing this, everyone couldn’t help but feel a mix of amusement and exasperation.
“All right, that’s enough.
What are you doing?” FrostNova said, using her cold hands to gently grip Griseo’s fair wrist and stop her.
“Don’t worry, I still have plenty… All of this can be for Sister Yelena.” Seeing herself blocked, Griseo gave up and simply placed the jar fully into FrostNova’s arms.
“Even so, I still can’t…” Looking at the candy in her arms, FrostNova gave a faint, helpless smile and tried to refuse.
But before she could even finish, her eyes met Griseo’s pitiful, disappointed expression… and her refusal faltered.
“…All right then.
I’ll accept Griseo’s gift.
Thank you.” In the end, FrostNova could only sigh helplessly and pull the little cutie into her arms, patting her head.
At the same time, she began thinking about what kind of return gift she could prepare.
Like the other Snowpriests, Miss White Rabbit wouldn’t dream of snatching candy from a child—even if it was given as a present.
It seemed she would need to consider carefully what small, interesting things might please a child in this barren snowfield… Meanwhile, the Snowpriests watching the interaction couldn’t help teasing.
“Little Griseo, secretly giving Big Sis extra attention behind our backs!
So naughty!” “꒪꒫꒪)!” “I didn’t…” “Really?
We all saw it!” “Mm… I still have some candy here.” Seeing Griseo reach as if to pull more candy like before, another Yeti quickly intervened.
“All right, that’s enough.
Don’t bully Little Griseo!” “Hey, hey, we’re just having fun, aren’t we?” “…” —————————— When Talulah and Yelena finally finished their conversation and returned to the campfire, they found the blue-haired little loli curled up asleep in Yelena’s arms.
With Griseo asleep, the campfire area quieted considerably.
Everyone lowered their voices, mindful not to wake the little one.
However, lowering their voices couldn’t stop the Snowpriests from teasing.
Once Talulah reappeared, they couldn’t help themselves.
“Talulah, you were gone too long!
Little Griseo is already asleep!” “Indeed, it’s been hours.
By the way, shouldn’t you introduce the lady beside you?” “Mm… I think she’s the children’s teacher at the camp?” “…” “Cough… we got a bit carried away with our discussion, so it took a little longer,” Talulah said awkwardly.
“As for the lady beside me, I originally planned to introduce her later.
But now that there’s an opportunity, I’ll just do it.” With that, Miss Dragon Girl shifted her gaze to her friend and nodded encouragingly.
This had been decided earlier when they were discussing things in the room.
Originally, whether Talulah or Alina herself planned to wait until Alina officially became the head of the camp’s Education Group before introducing her to the Snowpriests.
But no one could have predicted the day’s sudden dangers, nearly costing Alina her life.
With Griseo serving as a bridge, they decided to make the introduction earlier.
After all, there was no harm in meeting sooner rather than later.
Receiving her friend’s nod, Alina didn’t waste time and boldly introduced herself to the Snowpriests.
“My name is Alina.
I’m the teacher in charge of the children at the camp.
It’s a pleasure to meet the Snowpriests.” “A teacher, huh… that’s a very respectable profession.” “We’re glad to meet you too, Alina.” “…” The Snowpriests responded warmly to Alina’s introduction, even Yelena, still holding the child, gave a slight nod.
From that moment, both Alina and the Snowpriests could consider themselves acquainted and on friendly terms.
After a bit more casual chatting, Alina turned to FrostNova and spoke gently, “Thank you, Miss Yelena, for taking care of Little Griseo all this time.
Since she’s asleep now, may I take her to rest?” “I think… you won’t be able to take her just yet.” FrostNova blinked at Alina’s gentle words, subtly refusing.
But just as Alina looked confused and about to say more, FrostNova gently lifted her cloak, revealing the “truth” beneath.
The blue-haired little loli sleeping in her arms now had her tiny hands wrapped around one of FrostNova’s arms, completely unaffected by the extremely low body temperature, unwilling to let go.
“This…” Seeing this, Alina was momentarily at a loss for words, her face showing slight embarrassment.
“If, Miss Alina, you trust me, I can watch over this child tonight and return her to you tomorrow…” FrostNova carefully proposed, seeing Alina’s troubled expression.
★ ★ ★ T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me!
★ ★ ★ Shilling time!