"Crack, crack!"
Zeyan's clenching fist made some cracking sounds.
Seeing this, Ayaka's dad's expression changed. "What are you doing? Are you trying to get physical? Let me tell you, don't mess around. If you cause trouble on the ship, the guards won't just stand by and do nothing. Miss Yoimiya, are you just going to watch him cause trouble?"
Yoimiya quickly said, "Persuade with reason, persuade with reason!"
Zeyan unclenched his fist and said, "Sorry, I've always been someone who persuades with reason. As for just now? My fingers were just a little itchy, so I just squeezed them a bit."
Yoimiya: "..."
Ayaka's dad: "..."
Could they believe that?
Regardless of whether others believed it or not, Zeyan believed it himself. He continued to Ayaka's dad, "Parents must be trustworthy. You need to remember that. Also, about you replacing the doll with exercises... I must tell you, for you, it's just changing a reward, but for Ayaka, the reward has completely turned into punishment."
Ayaka's dad seemed to want to say something, but after looking at Zeyan's lowered hands, he chose to remain silent.
Zeyan continued, "This kind of thing seems to happen often. Parents give their children rewards, but they are always things the children have no interest in. Using something someone has no interest in to entice them? You really shouldn't do that anymore. What the child likes is a gift. What the child doesn't like, please don't, as parents, arbitrarily consider it a gift, especially when that gift is something like homework."
As he said this, a hint of inexplicable indignation seemed to be hidden in his tone, as if he was reminded of his own childhood experiences.
Happily waiting for a reward, only to receive practice questions? A workbook? That could really be infuriating
.
Ayaka's dad waved his hand. "Alright, alright, I get it. I'll buy the doll. Can you leave now?"
Zeyan shook his head decisively. "No, I can see you still seem unconvinced, probably just trying to brush us off. How about this? Let's go inside the cabin and have a good talk. I'll properly analyze this educational issue with you."
Ayaka's dad's expression changed. "You still want to come in and talk slowly with me?"
Zeyan added, "Miss Yoimiya will also come in, so I will persuade with reason, not with fists."
"Aren't you Miss Yoimiya's uncle? Why do you also call her Miss Yoimiya?"
"I was speaking in your tone just now. Just like when parents say to their child, 'Auntie is here,' they will also call her 'Auntie.' Isn't that to make it easier for the child to understand?"
"..."
Ayaka's dad suddenly felt a bit awkward. This analogy made him want to say a lot, but in the end, he didn't.
Zeyan gestured towards the cabin. "Go in. And you too, niece Yoimiya."
Yoimiya: "..."
Under these circumstances, Ayaka's dad could only lead them into the cabin.
What followed was Zeyan's solo performance. He thoroughly analyzed the educational issue for Ayaka's dad, from simple to complex, profoundly making him understand that his current educational methods were wrong and explaining what correct educational methods were.
At first, Ayaka's dad listened perfunctorily, but as he listened, he actually found that what Zeyan said seemed quite reasonable. He had never heard such words elsewhere.
As for Yoimiya, she had been listening seriously from the beginning and could even more clearly perceive the meaning in Zeyan's words, feeling somewhat amazed.
You can't judge a book by its cover...
After speaking for a full two hours, Zeyan finally stopped, still feeling a bit unsatisfied, and sighed, "That's how it is with educational matters. Please, definitely don't go down the wrong path again."
Ayaka's dad nodded seriously. "I understand."
Just like that, Zeyan successfully resolved the issue and left with Yoimiya.
Returning to the deck, Yoimiya said somewhat happily, "Zeyan, I didn't expect you to be so eloquent and to be able to speak so much about educational principles. You've really made me see you in a new light. Where did you learn all this knowledge? Were you an educator before?"
Zeyan smiled and replied, "No, I'm just an ordinary adventurer. As for why I know so much, it's undoubtedly because I've traveled to too many places and witnessed too many things, so I can understand a little more than ordinary people."
Yoimiya nodded, seeming to understand but not quite. "So that's how it is?"
Traveling more and seeing more meant more knowledge. It sounded right, but Yoimiya still felt something was off because she noticed that Zeyan was clearly still very young. How many places could he have possibly traveled to at this age?
Zeyan didn't pay attention to Yoimiya's gaze but asked, "Miss Yoimiya, are you sure Ayaka's matter was your only regret? There shouldn't be any other regrets, right?"
Hearing Zeyan mention the main topic, Yoimiya nodded. "There shouldn't be. But next, we should talk about your regrets, right?"
Zeyan shook his head. "I have no regrets at all, so you don't need to worry about my side."
Yoimiya tilted her head. "Is that so? In that case, does that mean we've already done what we needed to do, the time loop issue is over, and we just need to wait until tomorrow?"
Zeyan pondered. "It should be like that, right? After all, I really have no regrets, as long as your regret wasn't the wrong one."
Yoimiya thought of a question. "But the judgment that we can't enter the next day because either you or I have regrets is just your judgment. It's still hard to say whether that's really the reason preventing us from moving on."
Hearing Yoimiya say this, Zeyan also hesitated a bit. However, besides this point, he couldn't think of any other possibilities for the time being. He could only say to Yoimiya, "No matter what, we'll know tomorrow. I still think resolving the regrets will solve the problem."
Yoimiya then said, "If that's the case, then I'll go back and rest first. See you tomorrow."
Zeyan nodded.
The two of them originally had no connection. They only came together because they both retained their memories in the time loop issue. But if the problem was solved, they would naturally become strangers again.
Unless Zeyan went to Yoimiya's shop to buy fireworks, then they wouldn't be strangers, but customer and shopkeeper...
After returning to his cabin, Zeyan didn't practice the Kamisato Art Tachi Jutsu, as it wouldn't have any effect. He simply started thinking about how to write the plot of his novel after returning to reality.
He had only written part of the novel before suddenly being sent into this domain. He would have to continue writing after going back.
Gradually, the day passed.
When Zeyan felt sleepy at night, he didn't insist on staying awake. He directly lay down on the bed and went to sleep, preparing to welcome the next day.
Yoimiya also jumped onto her bed, waiting for the new day to arrive.
And so, they arrived at the eighth loop.
"Tomorrow we can return to Ritou. I heard that Miss Kamisato of the Yashiro Commission will also be in Ritou at that time. We can catch a glimpse of the elegant figure of the Shirasagi Hime."
Upon waking up, Zeyan heard the familiar voice from outside. He helplessly slapped his forehead and groaned softly, "It didn't go to the next day? Yoimiya, oh Yoimiya, are you hiding your real regret?"
On the other side, in Yoimiya's room, upon confirming that she was still in the time loop, Yoimiya gritted her teeth and said, "Zeyan, I told you the problem wasn't with me! It's with you, you guy!"
She stomped out of bed, deciding to go find Zeyan and have a good talk with him.
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Every 300 Power Stones
2 Bonus chapter
Every 500 Power Stones
4 Bonus chapter.
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