Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 544 - 385 Are You Falling for Her? (4)

Chapter 544: Chapter 385 Are You Falling for Her? (4)

Shaye, as the most lucid and the most powerful among the many witches, is learned and experienced.

Asking Shaye about something unfamiliar was a good choice.

However, the other Shaye inside Qin Chu’s body was feeling quite dissatisfied, jumping around in agitation. She clenched her little fists, complaining about Qin Chu’s fickle heart, calling him a scumbag.

Shaye tilted her head adorably, her expression slightly suspicious, seeming to ponder something. After a few seconds, she slowly began, "Like this heart that continues to beat even after being severed from the body, I have never encountered anything like it before."

You still have a lot to learn.

After all, for Qin Chu, this was already the second time he’d seen such a thing; he had swallowed the first one.

As for this one, Qin Chu did not have even the slightest desire to consume it; in fact, he felt somewhat nauseated.

Not just because of the blood-soaked heart, but also because of the person Rose Vesper was.

Even if it were women like Asina, Silf, or Catherine, Qin Chu would employ various means, but when it comes to Rose Vesper, he couldn’t muster even the slightest bit of desire.

Currently, Qin Chu even hoped that Rose Vesper wouldn’t die too soon.

He preferred to see Rose Vesper gather all the soul fragments, and just when she thought she had grasped hope, he would crush those fragments one by one, watching her scream in agony, despair, and break down.

Then he would bring Rose Vesper before the Demon King, telling her that the Jie Luo she was searching for might be inside.

Let Jie Luo see how filthy and ugly the current Rose Vesper had become.

Shaye didn’t know what Qin Chu was thinking, but seeing the faint glimmer in his eyes, she vaguely sensed it must be something quite terrible. She composed herself, "Anyway, I’m not sure either, but this could be an excellent specimen. If I could study it, maybe..."

Suddenly, Shaye felt there was something wrong with her remark.

A blush spread across her fair face—using a still-beating heart as a specimen, Qin Chu might think she was some kind of pervert, right?

Strangely enough, Shaye didn’t wish this man, with whom she felt a sense of affinity, to have a poor impression of her.

Luckily, Qin Chu remained unmoved, which reassured Shaye a bit.

A specimen, is it?

Qin Chu smiled while gazing at the heart. He could feel an unprecedented revulsion deep in his consciousness towards it. His fingers trembled slightly as strength surged sporadically, seeking to completely annihilate the heart.

"Shaye, such a beautiful girl, really doesn’t match with something so bloodied," Qin Chu remarked.

Shaye puffed up her cheeks.

Although she was known as a witch, she hadn’t really done many bad things; it’s true that not a few have died by her hand, but most of them overestimated themselves and sought her out to eradicate evil. Even when entering human cities, she never caused widespread destruction but simply enjoyed the delights of milk tea and cake.

Her only hobby was conducting various experiments, delving into magic and magic potions.

And now Qin Chu had to go and say that.

Shaye was a little unhappy now.

"Furthermore, I suspect this thing may be related to some weird and evil power. I possess the strength of the Holy Light, and even if I’m invaded by strangeness, I can still withstand it. Miss Shaye might be stronger, much stronger than me, but you might not necessarily be able to resist an invasion of strangeness. So, this thing should stay with me," Qin Chu continued.

Shaye’s unhappiness faded.

Was that the reason?

Why not start with that explanation?

"Speaking of which, who was that woman just now?" Shaye felt something odd and changed the subject instinctively.

"The Holy Court’s former Saintess, Rose Vesper."

The Saintess?

Shaye found it hard to believe. Was that an image fitting for a Saintess?

Adorned in a Crimson Battle Armor, wielding a massive Battle Axe—could one be sure that she wasn’t a Berserker?

The two curved horns on her forehead, the pair of Crimson wings on her back, and even a long tail trailing behind her.

All in all, the image of a Demon Berserker seemed a bit more fitting.

Observing Shaye’s cute little mouth opening slightly, Qin Chu spread his hands, "I’m not lying. That’s the Saintess, at least she once was... But, she’s been invaded by a weird power, or perhaps, in her veins has always flowed blood full of strangeness."

"The existence of weirdness." Shaye frowned slightly, involuntarily recalling the last moment when Rose Vesper gouged out her own heart and offered it to the Starry Sky. At that time, she felt a mysterious gaze watching her, "Is it those beings from the Void?"

Qin Chu’s eyes flickered, "Miss Shaye, have you also studied the beings of the Void?"

Shaye shook her head, "Though my power has long since broken through the limits of humanity, I have never delved into the Void."

Shaye was very genteel, the epitome of a lady, completely different from the Shaye in Qin Chu’s mind. Without knowing her identity, one would definitely mistake her for an elegant princess.

This was a truly incomprehensible phenomenon.

When the power of human magicians reaches a certain level and they find it difficult to progress further, they instinctively turn their gaze to the Void, hoping for enlightenment and desiring new, more powerful Energy.

Shaye too wasn’t sure why she held no interest in the Void. It was as if a voice in her heart always reminded her not to peek into the Void.

Qin Chu’s expression was somewhat solemn, "Then Miss Shaye, from now on you must be careful. Entities from the Void have noticed you. If you encounter any particularly strange and bizarre incidents that you cannot handle, feel free to come find me."

"Although my strength is not as great as yours, when it comes to the Void, I can barely be considered an expert."

At least, that was the case compared to the Shaye Nicholas standing before him.

Shaye nodded, keeping Qin Chu’s words in mind. She was well aware that there were many things in this world she didn’t understand.

Fortunately, she possessed a nearly endless life, which would allow her to slowly study these things over time without rush.

Qin Chu stretched his arms forcefully and glanced at the corpses of Augustus and Philis on the ground. After a brief hesitation, he sighed and found a place to bury the two.

Although Augustus was his enemy, Philis was innocent.

After all was done, the moon had risen to its zenith, but Qin Chu didn’t feel very tired. On the contrary, he felt full of energy.

Within his body, it seemed that the other heart worked even better than the original, constantly supplying Qin Chu with inexhaustible energy.

During the fight with Rose Vesper earlier, he had felt even more acutely that his digestion speed for this heart had increased significantly.

"Miss Shaye, it’s already quite late, would you like to come over to my place?"

Don’t misunderstand, this time he really had no ulterior motives. Qin Chu prepared to go home by himself and study the changes in his body, as well as whatever was inside the ring Augustus had given him, should Shaye refuse.

But to Qin Chu’s surprise, Shaye looked around and seemed to find it difficult to find an inn at this hour. After a brief silence, she actually nodded in agreement.

This left Qin Chu somewhat helpless, "Miss Shaye, although it might not be very appropriate for me to say this, isn’t it a bit improper for a beautiful girl like yourself to follow a man home in the middle of the night? What if you encounter someone with malicious intentions? That would be quite bad, wouldn’t it?"

After all, not everyone was as gentlemanly as he was.

Shaye shook her head, "I don’t just accept anyone’s invitation, you know."

Shaye seemed to sense something ambiguous in her words, and after a brief hesitation added, "Besides, even if such a situation did arise, I don’t think there’s much to worry about."

Well, that’s true.

With Shaye’s strength, if she really did encounter someone with malicious intentions, the unfortunate one would likely be the other party.

"Or are you saying, Mr. Brave, that you don’t actually wish to invite me? Is this all a lie?" Shaye’s crimson eyes twinkled with amusement.

"No, no, no, how could that be? It would be my greatest honor to have Miss Shaye as a guest."

Qin Chu smiled like a gentleman, and they walked side by side back to the palace.

Inside Qin Chu’s mind, another Shaye was making a ruckus, even ignoring the risk of being discovered by the Shaye outside, she yelled in Qin Chu’s head: "You..."

"Qin Chu, you bastard, what exactly are you trying to do, inviting her to my home?"

What do you mean your home, isn’t it my home?

"Tell me, have you taken a liking to her?"

"I’m warning you, her demure grace is all an act. When she goes crazy, who knows what she’s like. No one in this world knows her better than I do. You just wait to be duped."

Qin Chu rolled his eyes ceaselessly, finding the Shaye in his mind quite exasperating.

By the way, is there even the slightest difference between you two?

Qin Chu was too busy arguing with the Shaye in his mind to speak to the Shaye outside, which made him particularly quiet along the way.

It wasn’t until he was almost at the palace that he realized he was still holding a heart in his hand...

Bringing this thing back home would scare people, wouldn’t it?

Although he thought it might be used as a threat against the not-yet-dead Rose Vesper, but...

Squish!

With a slight exertion of his fingers, Qin Chu crushed Rose Vesper’s heart.

After cleaning the grime from his hands, Qin Chu finally stepped through the palace gates, and as far as the eye could see, the ground was covered with the corpses of adventurers, filling the entire courtyard.

What was weird was that these corpses had no visible wounds at all.

It was evident that this was the handiwork of the Daughter of Death, Ireta.

Inside the palace, Angelica and the others were cleaning up the corpses from the ground. Luckily, there were no mutilated limbs or rivers of blood, so the cleanup wasn’t too troublesome.

Hearing the noise, Angelica instinctively looked up. When she saw Shaye Nicholas beside Qin Chu, her expression became a bit strange, "Miss Shaye? What are you doing here...?"

"Eh?" Before Angelica could ask why Shaye wasn’t perched on Qin Chu’s back anymore, Shaye Nicholas felt curious and tilted her head slightly, "You know me?"

Well, there sure are many pretty girls in the Brave’s palace, aren’t there?

Qin Chu’s face suddenly stiffened, "Damn, I forgot about that."

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