"Would you be interested in becoming my disciple?"
Hina-nee blinked. "Come again?"
"You were able to figure out the inner workings of a pill based on just the outside effects," Song Qing Long explained. "It didn't just seem like a baseless assumption, either. I must say, you appear to have talent for alchemy."
"Hm… I'm flattered, but I'll be entering the Blessing Nature sect soon. I don't think I will be able to become your disciple…"
"Ah… that is truly unfortunate," he sighed. "However… I do have a friend within that sect. She is an alchemist of an even higher caliber than me. She has never taken in a disciple before due to her extremely high standards, but perhaps… you can be the first?"
Met with his mysterious smile, Hina-nee was unsure of what to do and glanced at me for help.
I nodded briefly in reply, signaling that she should accept his offer.
"I see… in that case, I'll do my best to become her disciple," Hina-nee replied after seeing my decision.
