Curiosity’s thoughts started spinning.

Categorically, having pristine mana is indicative that a spirit has just spawned. Such a spirit should have no experience and no knowledge. Normally, these two qualities are interconnected. They have an inherent link, where one catalyzes the other. But when arranged in reverse, it also means that without experience, one can have no knowledge.

So why was that not the case with Little Spirit?

Moreover, this didn’t even begin to address the question of why she was afraid of cave-ins, a fear that Curiosity found completely baseless.

Plagued with contradictory evidence, an uncooperative, volatile observation target, and more questions than she could answer, the curiosity spirit’s mana rippled with confusion. Once again, her lack of understanding regarding Baby was leaving her at a loss with what to do.

Suddenly, Curiosity’s mana pulsed in enlightenment. What if… the little spirit was always knowledgeable!?

The idea sounded ridiculous, even to herself. After all, how can someone who has just spawned already have knowledge? However, the more she thought about the little spirit’s unexplainable intelligence and behavior, the more she began to think that this explanation had merit.

As for her unfounded fear of cave-ins… If her assumption that the little spirit had just spawned still holds, then curiosity had a theory.

Hm… I see, I see. Wahaha~!

Since Baby was so smart, I was starting to consider that my observation might be incorrect, and perhaps she might be slightly older than I had originally assumed…

The thing is, when I found Baby, she was in a dark and empty cavern where there shouldn’t have been anything for her to learn…

So, for her to figure out so many things, in such a short time, regardless of her circumstance, would only be possible if she had some kind of prior knowledge…

The curiosity spirit bubbled in curiosity. Unfortunately, even with her amazing detective skills, stellar reasoning skills, and super high intellect, she couldn’t come up with any plausible explanations. With only the information she had available to her now, this was as far as theory would take her. Just to be certain she wasn’t overlooking anything obvious; she concentrated the entirety of her spiritual perception on the little spirit.

Without any forewarning, Chara’s intuition blared, warning her of danger. However, before she could figure out what was wrong, the ominous feeling had disappeared. She looked around with confused vigilance, but aside from herself, the curiosity spirit, and the procession of diamonds, her surroundings were utterly barren of movement.

After using the process of elimination, she narrowed her gaze on the greater spirit, full of suspicion.

Noticing her gaze, the curiosity spirit swirled innocently.

“…”

“…”

Once her little observer retracted her gaze, her mana pulsed in dissatisfaction. She didn’t find a thing.

How dare you keep me from satisfying my curiosity when you are only a little spirit! is what she initially thought. But only a short time later, her thoughts had already been replaced with, Ahaha~! What a cute, clever, and mysterious spirit. Little Spirit, I will never let you go~! I will unravel all of your secrets!

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Sometimes, curiosity spirits could be too sophisticated for their own good.

Unbeknownst to Chara, she had made the critical mistake of making a curiosity spirit too curious. Her mysteriousness, clever acts of resistance, and critical thinking skills had made her captor even more possessive. Her future seemed rather uncertain.

As for Curiosity, she was overjoyed and had already started making arrangements. Why the little spirit had prior knowledge was still a mystery, one she was keen on solving, but she was willing to wait. This was because the situation in front of her presented a unique opportunity and one with a very limited window at that.

This is perfect! If it turns out I’m right about the reason she’s worried, then this will be the perfect opportunity to teach her something new. Hue, but this will require a bit of trickery…

Oh well~! I’m sure she’ll get over it once she figures out all her worries were completely unwarranted. In the meantime, I can make her feel better by showing off how cool and amazing I am~!

Somehow, despite becoming an educator and overcoming numerous challenges, the only thing Curiosity had yet to figure out was how to be considerate. Thus, in an unprecedented act of betrayal, she decided to make her little student even more anxious!

“Little spirit. Do not touch anything. It’s very dangerous,” warned the greater spirit in a stern tone, while taking great care to separate all her sentences.

The little spirit jolted, while looking around fearfully. In every direction, multitudes of crystalline tendrils emerged from beneath the earth, forming into a chaotic lattice of crystals. These formations gradually converged, holding up larger and larger crystals.

In an instant, Chara’s anxiety started coming up with hundreds of scenarios where the bottom-most crystals spontaneously shatter. Then, the crystals right above them would start falling, while crashing into numerous other crystals on their way down, leading to the collapse of the entire cavern in a massive chain reaction.

Uwaaa!

The little spirit’s fears were immediately rekindled. It was super effective!

Chara let out a jolt before backing away frantically from a delicate-looking crystal shaft that had been to her side. But she ended up backing away so far that she nearly bumped into a different crystal on accident, causing her to nearly go into a panic.

It looks like I was right! She really doesn’t know!

Watching the little spirit’s exaggerated reaction, the curiosity spirit was super excited. No longer having any doubts about whether or not her guess had been correct, she burst into a fit of laughter.

Wahahaha! How fortunate. When I realized she might have prior knowledge, I was worried that I wouldn’t have anything left to teach her. Luckily, she is very ignorant. That said, she is still very intelligent. I will have to monitor her very carefully. After all, I wouldn’t want her to learn anything inconvenient…

Despite all her constraints, Curiosity thought her future prospects seemed pretty favorable. Although the little spirit appeared to have a bit of unknown knowledge, there were gaps. This was apparent even after only interacting with her for such a short time. For the self-proclaimed educator, this could only be considered good news. It meant she had more to teach and more time to execute her plan.

You! Why are you laughing at me!? Chara was indignant, her mana swirling faster and faster.

Finally taking notice of the angry vortex, Curiosity snapped back to reality.

Chara was about to begin a mental lashing when she was booped over the head with a mana tendril. Interrupted, her swirling slowed down and she focused her attention on the spirit in front of her.

“It’s okay. Even if this cave collapses, as long as you are by my side, then you have nothing to fear,” said Curiosity in a soothing tone.

That… Is the dumbest thing I’ve heard all day!

Chara was not reassured. She did not believe in the other spirit’s words in the slightest. Rather, she just felt like her intelligence was being looked down on.

What are you? Some kind of Sup*r Man earth spirit? No! You are only a curiosity spirit! If you’re just going to make a fool of me, then at least put in the effort!

Chara felt very aggrieved. She felt like her well-founded concerns were being brushed off. Instead, she was being placated like a child so she would stop complaining, but not having any of her concerns genuinely addressed.

She would not be fooled. To display just how angry and fed up she was, she decisively stopped in place and glared at the greater spirit. Unfortunately, because she was still under a speech prohibition, she just ended up giving the impression of a teary-eyed girl who just got bullied but is still being forced to apologize, regardless of her innocence. It was very pitiful.