Chapter 33, The Night of the Date, A Girl's Date Continues, Bat...
Chapter 33
"Actually, I don't know if they are alive."
Enid shook her head. After gathering enough materials, Enid and the other three found a good spot to sit down. Soft cloths were laid on the ground, decorated with lace and frills. Pumpkin was blowing on the ground, trying to make itself look brighter.
Cassandra found a new smiley face pumpkin the very next second, and Stephanie followed closely behind, not to be outdone. They both got cute little pumpkins, but with a few subtle differences: Barbara's had a heart-shaped hole on the back, Cassandra's had two blushes, and Stephanie's had a little bubble.
It makes sounds, and although it doesn't seem to move, it looks like it can hop around in place—well, actually it can't really jump, it just looks like it can. It's a tiny pumpkin, about the size of a palm. Such an overly cute little creature always makes you wonder if it's alive, but at least for now, the three girls think it is, so they don't plan to eat it.
“But…maybe, maybe they do? Because the other pumpkins don’t scream or laugh, right?” Enid pursed her lips. “Actually, I don’t know them very well either. Sometimes I feel like I’m not familiar with this place either.”
Enid sounded a little disappointed at this point, but as soon as she finished speaking, the pumpkins around her began to make rhythmic sounds, as if a musical movement had suddenly begun. It was a continuous and vivid symphony, or rather, it was quite cute, somewhat like a scene from a fairy tale movie.
"It seems they don't quite agree with what you're saying."
Stephanie casually caught the little black cat that appeared out of nowhere and stuffed it into her arms. The cat meowed softly, then rubbed against her palm and lay down. Suddenly, a pigeon fell down and perched on Cassandra's head. Kyle, who had been delivered by Damian earlier, also appeared out of nowhere, rubbed against each of them, and then lay down next to Barbara.
“Stay is right,” Barbara smiled gently, stroking the little tiger’s still-soft fur. “Understanding isn’t something that happens overnight, but at least you’ve traveled all over here, haven’t you?”
Enid's eyes suddenly lit up. She understood what Barbara meant. Yes, she had traveled to every corner of the place. She wouldn't say she was the best archdruid, but at least in this respect, she didn't think she was bad.
“I have indeed traveled all over this place, but it’s a required course, my mother said that every great druid should do so. But what I’m slightly better at is that I’ve never gotten lost, and I know about every change they’ve made!” Enid’s proud expression suddenly stopped for a moment, and then she continued to smile.
Cassandra noticed that Enid seemed to have subtly sensed something. Her body language was very direct, slightly different from Enid's. Sometimes she would subconsciously hide something, which seemed a lot like Bruce.
“Okay, I know I can’t hide it from you, Cassan,” she said. Of course she knew how outstanding and capable Cassan was. Enid had never taken a course on how to hide her abilities, or rather, it had never been taught in school. But she prided herself on being aloof and outstanding, and had never learned it. “I suddenly feel like they all care about me. More than ever before… more than my mother.”
After speaking, Enid gently lay down. Stephanie, who was right next to Enid, and Barbara Cassandra also found a spot, and the four of them lay down together. They saw a sky that looked like the ocean, a sky with a hint of purple, as if it had been kissed by the sea. Blue whales breathed freely in the clouds, and they could hear the whales singing beautiful songs.
Enid tilted her head slightly so that it could rest on Barbara's shoulder, and then the cats tried to squeeze themselves into the gaps to fit within the girls' hands or somewhere else.
"Because you, Fia, deserve it, don't you?"
"That's right!"
Barbara's voice was gentle, like the lullaby sung by whales in the sky. Enid blushed slightly. "I like you all very much too." She could always hear the undisguised love in their beautiful voices, and they were generous in expressing their true feelings.
"Actually, it's not that my mother doesn't care about me, but it feels like Shenglin cares about me more. Is it because of the Mother Goddess? I think so. Sometimes I feel like the Mother Goddess really treats me like her child."
Enid blinked, a hint of happiness in her voice as she spoke, which caught their attention, and they all laughed softly. The wind that swept through the trees and grass seemed just as gentle and pleasant at that moment.
"So that's why you didn't buy any Batman merchandise?" Stephanie couldn't help but laugh, showing the photos she received. The package had been delivered to the entrance of Wayne Island, then through the designated path to the designated location. Judging from the outer packaging, it contained everything in the store—Wonder Woman merchandise.
“Actually, there’s also Superman…” Enid’s voice was very soft, “and then I bought Black Canary’s too. The reason I didn’t buy Batman merchandise is because…aren’t we Batman?”
Upon hearing this, everyone paused for a moment, then couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Okay, I agree." Barbara strongly agreed. Stephanie relayed Enid's words to the channel, and before Bruce could reply, everyone's notes in the channel were neatly changed to "Batman merchandise - XX series."
Batman merchandise featuring the red hood: Tsk, who modified it...?
Batman merchandise - Red Hood: Huh? Why can't I change it back?
System notification: The current administrator has disabled the nickname modification function.
Before Enid could reply to what had just happened in the channel, she blinked, sat up, and looked at Barbara, trying to sound coquettish as she asked, "Sister~ who changed the nickname?" Barbara glanced at her and immediately knew who it was, but after a moment's hesitation, she decided to keep it a secret.
“I think so,” Barbara said, gesturing for Enid to come closer. “It’s someone.”
"Huh?!"
Barbara's intentions were seen through by the other two. Stephanie played along quite well, "It's not fair! It's not fair that Barbara only told Fia. Fia, you have to tell me first!" Stephanie pretended to be unhappy. Enid stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly and then moved closer to the middle of Stephanie's and Cassandra's heads.
“It’s someone.” The voice was very soft, and then she didn’t say anything particularly useful. Stephanie patted her head. “You’re quite secretive.”
“Of course,” she understood Barbara’s meaning perfectly well; wasn’t that interesting? So she quickly thought, “I even signed a seal-ability clause on my lips!”
Despite it being summer, a slightly chillingly funny feeling suddenly washed over Barbara. She strongly suspected that this was a result of Dick's teachings; he liked to tell dry, humorous jokes at times, some very funny, some not. However, it was clear that this was Enid's first attempt, and everyone laughed and applauded in a very gracious manner.
Encouraged, Enid got a little taste of success. Well, actually, she didn't have much of a talent for telling jokes, but after Dick's emergency training yesterday—well, not really training, but rather she overheard others saying it, and without fully understanding, Dick explained the meaning with a smile.
So Enid became interested in corny jokes, and for a large part of the rest of their trip and dates, Dick spent his time teaching her how to tell corny jokes. Actually, Enid had bought a book of corny jokes, but she accidentally fed it to the vines she gave to Dick, so she never bought another one.
However, now that Enid has returned from her studies, she is very confident. She has already thought of some funny jokes, and with everyone looking on with interest, she is eager to begin. Enid clears her throat slightly, trying to attract everyone's attention.
"Do you know what Pumpkin's favorite movie is?"
What is it?
Cassandra readily agreed, and since they were lying head to head looking up at the sky, her gaze swept across the sky and she could also see the pumpkins beside her that were trying to glow.
"It's the Titan Pumpkin! (Squash-tanic) ②"
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Author's note: ① "I even signed a seal-ability clause ① on my lips!"
Seal-ability is a homophone for sealability, and Clause is similar in pronunciation to claws.
Hmm, I also found this Titan Pumpkin joke online.
To be honest, it was a bit hellish, but I couldn't find anything more suitable. Sorry, I'm the one who loves lame jokes (whispering).
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Quiz: Who changed everyone's nicknames?
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