Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos - Volume 1

Chapter 91. Cinderielle's Thoughts. Flor's Doubts.

While Liu Shu thought about Fortuna's World Tree, she heard Cinderielle ask. "Say, Tiantian, did you read the books I shared with Flor?"

Liu Shu answered with a cheerful tone. 'I ate them!'

Cinderielle's mouth twitched. 'Right, I forgot she eats books.' She smiled, not knowing how else to react. "Ah... I see. So, did it taste good?"

Puzzled, Liu Shu asked. 'How can books have a flavor? The earth and sun have taste, but not books. You didn't know this?'

The Sylvan looked at the World Tree, feeling like everything she asked about had been wrong until now.

In Liu Shu's canopy, Flor was trying her best not to burst into maniacal laughter at how badly Cinderielle was fumbling her conversation with Liu Shu. 'T-This is too funny, hahahahaha.'

Cinderielle felt that if she continued trying to make small talk, she would probably fail to advance the relationship. However, after thinking for a few moments, she actually didn't change her methods.

A smile appeared on her lips. 'Well, I will take this chance to learn about her. Go slowly, get to know her, understand how she thinks, what she likes, what she dislikes... Even if I fumble my questions, does it matter? I will eventually know and understand her.'

Cinderielle laughed. "Well, I didn't know about the Sun having a flavor! How does it taste, Tiantian?"

Liu Shu focused on her leaves, which were gently absorbing the Sun's nutrients, and answered slowly. 'The flavour is... strong. It gives me energy and makes me feel comfortable. When I don't regulate my intake, sometimes I feel sleepy as well, hahaha.'

The Fire Sylvan approached and lit up a flame on her palm, approaching with it one of the branches that dropped low enough for her to reach. With Liu Shu's willow-like shape, plenty of her branches reached low enough for her action not to feel uncomfortable. "How about my flames, Tiantian? Do they feel like the Sun?"

Liu Shu was at first surprised when seeing fire. As a tree, her first instinctive reaction was to avoid it. However, these thoughts only lasted for a moment. 'Hm? It doesn't burn?'

Cinderielle saw everything with a deep smile in her eyes. At first, seeing the branches part away in fear made her heart hurt a bit. Still, when the branches moved back slowly and approached very carefully, her eyes shone with happiness.

Like a gentle flame that grew by the second, her orange eyes looked at Liu Shu deeper the more she interacted with the fire she summoned. Seeing the branches curiously move inside her own fire gave the Sylvan a satisfaction like no other.

Liu Shu was curious, so she couldn't help but play around with a gaze filled with interest. 'Wow~, your fire doesn't burn, why? It's... warm and comfortable.'

Cinderielle laughed. "Perhaps it is because our affinity with each other is good."

Liu Shu was doubtful. 'Really? Does affinity matter with fire? I thought it always burnt!'

Cinderielle leaned on Liu Shu's trunk, slowly releasing her own flowery scent and aura. "Well..." Cinderielle smiled. "You are right. My fire is a bit special, that's it. It doesn't use organic materials as fuel, so unless I want it to, I can avoid burning any organic matter. Of course, I can also create a normally burning fire."

Liu Shu's voice sounded pouty. 'You lied to me.'

Cinderielle shook her head. "I didn't, Tiantian. Can't you really feel it? For example, right now, how do you feel with me around?"

Liu Shu remained silent. She understood a bit why Cinderielle released her scent and aura. Because of the book she read on Sylvan's behavior, she knew that these actions were done when a Sylvan was interested in another creature.