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Now she will take the initiative to lean closer, blushing as she examines his body, and even, like now, reach out her finger to touch his firm abs or back.

Clearly, this body, which has been rammed into her countless times, has now become an indispensable part of her life.

"Have you touched enough?" tide Jian asked, suppressing a laugh.

"Ah..." Skadi was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed softly and withdrew her hand, telling him to put his clothes on.

Xi Jian didn't rush to button her clothes. Instead, she picked up Skadi, spun around the room twice, and plopped down on the bed, letting Skadi straddle her lap.

"How about I stay with you for a while?" he asked earnestly.

“It’s not impossible.” Skadi’s body and mind began to heat up, completely losing her ice goddess aura. “No, but I still have something to ask you.”

"What's wrong?" tide Jian asked, supporting her shoulder.

Then he began to regret saying those words and forgot what Morgan had said earlier in the infirmary.

It would have been better to just push Skadi down earlier, that way we could have avoided this situation.

"You fought hard and contributed the most."

Skadi pulled a small bottle from her pocket. The liquid inside shimmered with a pale green light, like jade.

The bottle is the same model as the one Morgan is holding; they should both be magical instruments provided by Chaldea.

“Uh…” tide Jian hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

“We went ashore to collect materials when we left Hecate Island at Storm Border and when we landed on Astraea Island,” Skadi continued, looking very happy. “These are potions I made myself, which are good for restoring magic and relieving fatigue.”

“…Ah, well… thank you.” Shiomi tried her best not to let her expression turn into a mask of pain. “I’ll accept it. Thank you for going to all this trouble.”

As Shio was speaking, she reached out and took the bottle, intending to put it in her pocket, but Skadi grabbed her wrist.

"Why don't you drink it while you've just woken up?" Skadi blinked, her eyes full of sincerity. "I want to check its effectiveness, since I don't make many potions in Northern Europe."

"I feel great now. I'll drink it before bed later to rest," tide Jian said, scratching her cheek.

Fortunately, Skadi didn't have fairy eyes and couldn't see through the lie. He didn't want the bitterness in his mouth to return just as it was starting to dissipate.

"Isn't it more appropriate to drink it now?" Skadi asked.

“This…” tide Jian couldn’t answer for a moment.

Skadi immediately put on a wronged expression: "I have given myself to you, and I will never betray you. This potion is not poisonous, please believe me."

"No, no, no, there's no need to put it that way." tide Jian panicked for a moment.

Although the goddess is invincible on the battlefield, she is, after all, a Lostbelt goddess who has lost her homeland. All she can rely on is the marriage arranged by the great god Odin and the man before her—that is, him.

To put it bluntly, if Shiomi doesn't trust him enough, it will greatly shake Skadi's resolve.

It wasn't that she lacked resolve, but rather that from the very beginning, she was destined to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining the Norse world and face the devastated world after Ragnarok alone.

The goddess Skadi is already very tired.

“I know,” Skadi said, leaning against him. “I spoke too harshly in my haste… As for the potion…”

Shiomi stroked her hair, looked away, and said, "To be honest, I'm not very good at dealing with bitter things. A potion made from divine herbs and the flesh and blood of fantasy creatures... it can't possibly be some kind of elixir, can it?"

"Is that so?" Skadi sat up, took the potion back from his hand, and was very conflicted.

After all, no matter how good something is, if it brings him pain, then it defeats the purpose.

However, she remembered hearing Scáthach talk about how to care for patients—mainly referring to Shiomi.

Given the precedents, if Shio-mi becomes bedridden and needs care in the future, medication will be an unavoidable part of the process.

Therefore, figuring out how to get him to take very bitter medicine is also something that needs to be understood.

"That……"

Skadi removed the stopper, put a small amount of the potion in her mouth, and then lowered her head to put it on Shiomi's lips.

The bitter, icy, yet slightly warming potion flowed down his lips and teeth. Slightly caught off guard, seeing Skadi go to such lengths, he could only accept the potion with an attitude of enjoyment.

Once Shio had drunk all the potion, Skadi parted his lips with a bitter expression and stuck out her tongue.

"...It tastes so bitter, even I find it hard to bear."

"The potion is very well made. I can feel the magic power flowing through my magic circuits to every part of my body," Shio described. "But could you please consider the taste next time? Otherwise, I'll have to ask the goddess to feed me the potion mouth-to-mouth again next time."

"It doesn't seem like it's out of the question," Skadi said, blushing slightly, before giving a soft reply.

It was tough, but surprisingly not unbearable.

You could even say I'm very happy.

Taking care of someone, or persuading someone to serve, is not unacceptable, because the person in question is the man in front of you, so it doesn't seem troublesome at all.

"By the way, who did you learn potion-making from?" tide Jian decided to talk about something else to distract herself from the bitter taste that had returned to her mouth.

Skadi's eyes lit up immediately: "This is what the goddess Freya taught me. She also taught me how to make a potion that makes my husband infatuated with me."

"Hey……"

Chapter 45 A Busy Day for Shiomi (2)

After taking two doses of a divine-level potion, Shiomi was much more energetic, and the fatigue from repeated long sleeps had long since disappeared. However, as a price, it left a divine-level shadow on his taste buds.

Next time, just be mindful of the intensity of the battle and avoid pushing yourself to this point again.

Moreover, being exhausted, it was a bit of a loss to have to watch Aphrodite retreat with Kirshtalia instead of leaving them all behind.

Although the outcome was significant—the sinking of Artemis and the forced retreat of Olympus's defenses, relieving Chaldea of ​​concerns about navigation safety in the waters of Atlantis—it was already a major step forward.

In addition, Bavan Shi said that Orion had something to discuss with him, which was probably related to Artemis, and that he should take some time to go to the island to meet with Orion.

"Oh, you've come at the perfect time. I was just worried about not seeing anyone."

Orange, with an unlit cigarette dangling from her mouth, ran into Shio in the corridor and quickly gestured for him to come with her.

"What's wrong?" tide Jian asked tentatively. "You didn't make me a potion too, did you?"

Orange paused for a moment, then burst out laughing: "What are you talking about? Although I know a little about potions, it's not my specialty. Compared to Morgan and the others, I'm far inferior."

"That's good..." tide Jian breathed a sigh of relief.

Orange is a puppeteer, a monarch from the Creation Department, rather than the Botany Department, which is more skilled in potions, so her knowledge of potions is indeed quite limited.

"And you've always hated bitter things, even after living for thousands of years, you haven't changed at all." Orange's eyebrows drooped, and her voice became somewhat lonely.

"It's not that it's completely unusable; tea and coffee are still fine." Shio waved her hand. "By the way, are you sure you've used up all your automatons?"

“Storm Border has limited capacity, and the automatons I sent out were basically put to good use in the Olympus fleet’s firepower,” Orange said. “And we collected some very good combat data.”

"So is it worth it?" tide Jian smiled.

“It’s a great deal.” Orange grabbed Shio’s hand and practically dragged him toward Da Vinci’s workshop. “I’m here for something else.”

"Others?" tide Jian was taken aback.

“The Valkyries were severely damaged by Demeter. Although the two Leonardos attempted to repair them, they were, after all, divine machines, special creations of the gods.” Orange explained the situation methodically. “After reviewing the damage and the progress of the repairs, I think your powers might be more effective.”

"Even Skadi couldn't handle it?" Shiomi asked in surprise.

Skadi hadn't specifically mentioned this before, obviously because Touko had taken over and Shiomi would also be going to help, so she gave up on emphasizing it.

“These are Valkyries created by the great god Odin, divine beings born from technology that can no longer be replicated.” Orange opened the door. “The ones Skadi created in the Lostbelt of Norse mythology were merely degraded imitations of these three.”

"That makes things a bit tricky."

Shiomi entered the Leonardo da Vinci workshop and saw the Valkyries sitting neatly on three reclining chairs, undergoing inspection and slow restoration work.

Upon noticing his arrival, the Valkyries attempted to greet him, but Shiomi stopped them.

"How is the situation?" Shio asked.

"My elder sister suffered the most severe injuries, all while protecting me..." Otlind's expression was somewhat melancholy.

Although the Valkyries always emphasize that they are mechanical beings and have not fallen into human form like their elder sister, there are indeed bonds between them.

Whether or not this was a preordained arrangement by the god Odin, this bond is not false.

They would indeed risk their lives for each other, even if it meant their own destruction.

"If my abilities were a little stronger, I could help my sister protect Otlind," Hilde thought, her voice even more dejected. Among the three sisters, her emotions and personality were the most pronounced.

As the eldest sister, Slud remained silent, or rather, unable to speak.

She was also in a dormant state at the moment and couldn't even hear the conversation.

"Don't worry about it, the opponent is the goddess of the earth who controls abundance." tide Jian shook her head.

“That’s right, it’s enough that you’ve survived. Don’t worry about the injuries,” Orange said. “With him here, you’ll definitely recover.”

As she spoke, Shiomi placed her hand directly above Slud's head.

Possessing flesh and blood and divinity, but with a way of thinking that follows the concepts initially given to them by the Creator, this is the Valkyrie.

Therefore, divine power is a more effective way to repair than Chaldea's technology or even Skadi's magic.

A vibrant light illuminated the room, and Slud, whose eyes were tightly closed, gradually relaxed and opened them.

"The effect was immediate indeed," Orange laughed.

“Our great god…” Slud looked at Shiomi and spoke sincerely, his voice full of his usual respect.

This is no different from her sisters.

"How is it?" tide Jian asked.

Slud raised her hand, clenched and then relaxed: "Everything is functioning normally, posing no obstacle to the battle. Thank you for your mercy, Lady Shiomi—"

"If you're alright, then focus on recovering." tide Jian gestured for her not to move. "I'll have Chengzi do a check-up for you later."

As he spoke, he did the same thing to Hilde and Otlind.

The other two sustained minor injuries and did not require much effort to treat.

"Regarding Demeter..." Shio thought for a moment and gave up the idea of ​​asking about the details of the battle. "Never mind, you did a good job this time, no need to worry about it."

“It is our duty,” Slud stated quietly.

After hearing this, Shio and Touko exchanged a glance and then smiled helplessly together.

"Alright, alright, you three Valkyries, let me give you a thorough check-up. There'll be something else I need your help with later."

Orange greeted him with a smile and winked at Xijian, indicating that she would visit him again later.

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Shiomi decided not to stay and interfere with Touko's work. It would be quite awkward for him to remain on the scene if the Valkyries needed to take off their outer garments.

—Even if the Valkyries were completely unaware of this.

As Shiomi left the workshop, she passed by the porthole and looked out at the sea above Atlantis, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

But before he could react, his master grabbed him and dragged him into the room.

"Master... can you please stop making me drink magic potions?" tide Jian pleaded.

“Who told you it was a potion?” Scáthach unbuttoned her collar. “It’s an aphrodisiac.”

"Huh?!"

"Come, let's test the quality together." She placed the medicine bottle in front of Xijian.

"Ooh..."

Chapter Forty-Six: In a sorry state

Afterwards, Scáthach and Shiomi lay side by side, both slightly sweaty.

Her body trembled continuously, even after it was over, she continued to shake from time to time, accompanied by what appeared to be spasmodic twitches.

"That's pretty impressive..." tide Jian murmured, resting her arm on her forehead. "Is Master's aphrodisiac comparable to Maeve's mead?"

The medicine itself had a sweet and mellow taste, and he and his master drank it together.

If I had to compare it to wine, it would be somewhat similar, except that this wine itself is extraordinary, and can be considered the culmination of divine potion technology.

However, Scáthach did not have much experience in potion making, and she inadvertently lost control of the dosage, resulting in a sense of overuse of the drug and falling into a "dangerous" situation in a certain sense.

"...Not necessarily. Maeve's mead is her treasure, which is different from her potion."

Scáthach hugged her pillow and answered Shiomi lazily.

“That’s true…” Shio nodded, realizing that the comparison was a bit too much.

His master turned and smiled at him, and he smiled back, as if he had simply conducted an experiment while preparing potions in the laboratory. Since there were no resources for studying potions in the Land of Shadows, this made up for a shortcoming.