Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 149 - 112 Be Careful with Rose Vesper (4)

Chapter 149: Chapter 112 Be Careful with Rose Vesper (4)

Asina lay in Qin Chu’s arms, her body as delicate as white porcelain.

Her body was somewhat exhausted.

Her sea-blue wavy long hair spread out on the bed, with strands sticking together because of the sweat.

Although very tired, there was full happiness on Asina’s face, for she had finally become one with her beloved, Lord Jie Luo. She felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction, even somewhat thankful.

If it had not been for this, perhaps Lord Jie Luo would never have laid a hand on her in his life, after all, Lord Jie Luo was truly too much of a gentleman.

Qin Chu, on the other hand, was physically and mentally refreshed, with an extremely strange expression on his face.

Thinking back to the scene just now, Asina was calling out Jie Luo’s name.

That feeling, it really was...

Qin Chu even felt an impulse to tell Asina the truth in the moment she was savoring her happiness, that Jie Luo was already dead, that there was no such person as Jie Luo, and that everything just now was just a play he had performed.

The expression on Asina’s face would surely give him an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

But now was not the time, not yet, and moreover, this woman still had other uses. Qin Chu didn’t want her to completely break down just yet; let her sink in fake happiness a little while longer.

He hoped, through Asina’s hands, to collect other soul fragments of Jie Luo; this piece was empty, but the others might not be.

Asina recovered some physical strength, and her face showed surprise, seemingly finding it strange that her magic power had not been completely drained.

She opened her own panel.

Qin Chu glanced at it.

Level: 87

Class: Magician (Great Sage)

Strength: 87

Physical Strength: 131

Agility: 87

Spiritual Power: 5044

Defense: 87

Charm: 9

Powers:

Magic Super Sensitive: High Order Power, you possess an extremely special physique, you are very sensitive to magic power, your magic power grows incredibly fast, and you can store an extraordinarily large amount of magic power.

Magic Power Supply: High Order Power, those who possess you can gain a large amount of magic power.

Magic: ...

A super exaggerated value of spiritual power, surpassing five thousand points, befitting a level 87 Great Sage.

Qin Chu felt his own attributes getting infinitely close to level 80, which was when all the attributes were added together; taking a single attribute out, the difference was still very astonishing.

Of course, after this pleasure with Asina, his spiritual power number had indeed increased by several hundred, breaking through the thousand mark.

It seems that the magician who first noticed Asina’s talent clearly misunderstood her powers, purely treating Asina as a nice magic power-enhancing medicine, thinking that it was about directly draining Asina’s magic power. Influenced by this magician, Asina probably understood it the same way.

In fact, it was about gaining a certain growth every time.

Of course, the very first time was definitely the most exaggerated, and the growth rate would gradually decrease afterward, but the benefits were undeniable.

Qin Chu’s expression was very weird. What’s this? Catherine helping me increase my fighting energy, Asina helping me improve my magic power? Seems not bad.

"Lord Jie Luo..." Asina voiced her doubts, "Why didn’t you take away my power?"

She hadn’t fully understood the meaning of her own powers yet.

"Silly girl, how could I take away the magic power you’ve worked so hard to cultivate?" Qin Chu, playing as Jie Luo, gently patted Asina’s head.

Sure enough, he was still gentle.

Asina smiled happily, rubbing her cheek against Qin Chu’s chest, as her soft face rested on his chest.

"Lord Jie Luo, do you know, when you went to battle the Demon King alone, I saw with my own eyes how you were torn apart by the Demon King, how heartbroken I was..." Asina’s little hand drew circles on Qin Chu’s chest, a hint of complaint in her voice.

She truly thought she would never see Jie Luo again.

But, blessed by the Holy Light Goddess.

Lord Jie Luo appeared before her once more, although in a stranger’s body, she knew it was Jie Luo.

One day, Lord Jie Luo will be completely revived.

Speaking of this matter, Qin Chu, acting as Jie Luo, seemed to be stimulated by something, and suddenly tensed up, "Asina, about this..."

The sudden seriousness in ’Jie Luo’s’ voice startled Asina, she propped herself up with her hand, and quickly asked, "What has happened?"

"The Hero Team... no, it’s not just the Hero Team, but perhaps, the Holy Court, the Earth Mother Goddess Sect, and within the Royal Family, there might be a traitor." Qin Chu, playing as Jie Luo, spoke earnestly.

Asina’s pupils suddenly constricted, this was a very important message.

But this woman had a calm nature and a sharp mind. Although she was momentarily confused and slow-witted due to the great shock of suddenly seeing Qin Chu playing as Jie Luo, she was now gradually recovering.

She did not scream frantically but frowned tightly, "A traitor? Why do you say that?"

"Catherine told me that I had left a letter, stating that I was unwilling to see too many casualties on the Sky Dome Continent and decided to fight the Demon King alone," Qin Chu began, his voice low and oppressive, filled with beguiling tones.

He sighed and shook his head as if touched by some emotion, "In reality, I never left that letter."

Asina’s eyes grew wider and wider, her mind faintly sensing a vortex of immense proportions hidden within these words.

"While I did want to eradicate the demons sooner rather than later, I also knew that the strength of Demon King Nage was formidable," he continued, "If I went to fight the Demon King alone and won, all would be well, but what if I failed? What would be the outcome?"

"The demons’ iron hooves would trample over human lands, and more and more people would die in the war; that is definitely not the scene I wanted to witness."

"Little Xina, haven’t you thought about it? Even though we were steadily defeating the Monster Army and reclaiming lost territories, with the demons’ influence continually shrinking, as long as we persisted, victory would eventually be ours. Why would I take the risk to attack the Demon King at such a time?"

Asina’s expression gradually darkened, her agile mind starting to race. In fact, when the Hero had just died, she had indeed harbored such suspicions, but due to the overwhelming grief, she hadn’t pondered it too much.

Now that she thought about it, right at the cusp of final victory, the Hero suddenly left everyone behind to face the Demon King alone in battle?

No matter how you looked at it, it reeked of weirdness.

Could it be that there was some sort of conspiracy involved?

And Qin Chu, making good use of Asina’s intelligence, didn’t need to say too much; he just needed to lead her along, banking on her trust in Jie Luo.

"Back then, I received intelligence that my closest comrades, the members of the Hero Team, worried about the war between the Hero and the Demon King, had planned to take a risky move to assassinate the Demon King..."

"When I couldn’t find you all, I rushed straight into the Demon King’s territory!"

Asina’s body trembled uncontrollably with emotion, and though she didn’t know who was orchestrating all this, it was clear that they took advantage of Lord Jie Luo’s feelings for his people.

"Shameless bastard," she thought.

That’s right, Asina remembered now.

At that time, Saint Monica, Wozworth, and Augustus—the three great masters—had convened all the nobles, the Thirteen Sages, the members of the Hero Team, and even representatives from other kingdoms and duchies, for a local meeting of the Sky Dome Continent’s inhabitants.

Since it was a locals-only convention, they hadn’t informed Mr. Brave.

The so-called meeting was nothing more than discussing how to divide up the post-war spoils now that the victory was within sight.

During this meeting, humanity’s ugliness was laid bare, with everyone vying for even the slightest advantage for themselves, turning the meeting into utter chaos. The very principles of gentlemanly conduct were forgotten, with shoes flying everywhere.

Although they couldn’t come to a conclusion in the end, at the banquet venue, more than one noble and clergyman suggested cutting down the Hero’s influence.

Asina scoffed at those people’s attitudes. Didn’t these idiots realize that without the Hero, they’d have no chance against the demons? They were already plotting to restrict the Hero, a bunch of greedy fools, before the war even ended.

But now, thinking back, Asina’s expression grew uglier and uglier, her skin crawling with goosebumps. Could it be that those people were doing more than just talking, and they had actually taken action?

By exploiting the Hero’s affection for his team members, they deceived Mr. Brave into fighting the Demon King, in hopes that both would be grievously hurt, or even better, perish together.

If the Hero won but returned severely injured, it wouldn’t be hard to deal with him.

If the Hero were killed, then the Royal Family, the Holy Court, and the Earth Mother Goddess Sect could reassemble a powerful, elite force to defeat the wounded Demon King and steal the glory of vanquishing him...

In actuality, after the Hero’s death, mankind did indeed organize a coalition in a vain attempt to corner the demons. But because of internal divisions, with everyone lusting after the glory of killing the Demon King but reluctant to send their own forces to die, they only encouraged others to rush in.

In the end, they were pushed back by the demons in a wave, suffering heavy losses.

Looking back now, it all seemed too coincidental.

Asina shook, putting together the people’s actions in the meeting, their reactions after the Hero’s sacrifice, and she came to a conclusion.

"This... from beginning to end, it was all a trap."

The smile on Qin Chu’s face disappeared as quickly as it came, the clever woman had taken the bait he had led her to.

Everything he said had been made up on the spot.

The First Generation Brave heading off to fight Demon King Nage one-on-one, although the reason behind it was unclear, seemed almost equivalent to a suicide mission.

Of course, all Qin Chu needed to do was arouse Asina’s reasonable suspicions.

She was a useful tool, and Qin Chu planned to utilize her well, in every sense of the word.

Hate seethed in Asina’s gaze, "Who is it?"

It was that bastard who had caused Jie Luo’s death.

It forced her to continue her dalliances with Qin Chu, this bastard, in order to restore Lord Jie Luo’s soul.

It also made the entire Sky Dome Continent endure many more years of war.

"I don’t know. It could be Wozworth, it could be Saint Monica, or it might be Augustus..."

Qin Chu deliberately didn’t mention the members of the Hero Team, but Asina’s eyelids kept twitching uncontrollably.

"Therefore, the fact that my Residual Soul is housed in Qin Chu’s body must be kept secret. For now, only you and Catherine are aware of it. If the person who plotted against me knows I’m still alive, he will certainly strike again."

"If I am killed again this time, there will be no more chances for resurrection."

Asina took a deep breath, understanding the gravity of the situation, and nodded firmly, "I understand. I will protect you, and I won’t let anyone hurt Lord Jie Luo!"

That was just perfect.

Qin Chu continued, "And... I’m sorry, I’m not trying to stir up trouble."

"I don’t want to sow discord between you and your dear sister."

"But be careful of Rose Vesper!"

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