Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 586 - 423: Has the Moon Goddess Been Desecrated Again? (2)

Chapter 586: Chapter 423: Has the Moon Goddess Been Desecrated Again? (2)

Upon hearing Asina’s words, Silf suddenly became anxious. She had been lying on the bed, but now she abruptly sat up and grabbed Asina’s shoulder. "Hey, Asina, you promised to keep it a secret, didn’t you?"

As Silf looked panicked, Asina rubbed her forehead with a bit of helplessness. "Silf, I think it’s better to come clean to your master proactively."

"All that happened was you suddenly got a fiancé, you haven’t done anything to wrong the master, so it’s not your fault and completely unnecessary to worry about."

"Besides, do you think Alfred would give up on you easily?" Asina asked again.

Silf bit her lower lip gently and then shook her head.

Although she felt nothing for Alfred, that man was determined to have her, and he didn’t seem like someone she could easily shake off.

"I feel the same way, so even if we complete our mission one day and leave the Exeter Kingdom, I suspect Alfred will follow us all the way to the Empire."

"By then, you’ll probably have to face the master. Once that happens, you really won’t be able to clear your name; a non-issue will become an issue."

"You might think the master seems to take nothing to heart, but I actually find him to be quite petty."

"So, my advice is, why not take the initiative and come clean to the master now? This could prove your innocence, and if you’re forthcoming with this information, the master will naturally have no further suspicions about you," Asina explained ably.

Silf tilted her little head, thinking that it made quite a bit of sense.

Well, Asina was a lot smarter than herself.

If Asina felt this was the better approach, then so be it.

Although she still felt very upset, Silf nodded reluctantly, agreeing to the idea.

...

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Palace of the Empire, inside the Hero’s Palace,

Little Shaye was tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep.

Sounds coming from upstairs washed over her like waves breaking onshore, penetrating Little Shaye’s ears wave after wave.

Was that Angelica’s voice?

The very obedient, very cute maid.

Such obedient and adorable, not to mention attentive, girls were the type men often favored. Although she was just a maid, few women in the palace dared to truly treat Angelica as a mere maid.

Angelica was favored by Qin Chu and served in his bedchamber, which was nothing out of the ordinary.

However, hearing those sounds made Little Shaye especially irritable. She even felt her body responding to the noise, inexplicably becoming heated.

Ever since taking up residence in this palace, such noises had harassed her nearly every day, causing no end of annoyance for Little Shaye.

She once created a Barrier of Silence to block out the sound, hoping to finally get some peaceful sleep, but this only added to her irritability.

When the sounds were inaudible, her mind would wander wildly, conjuring up all sorts of dreadful fantasies that left her more agitated and troubled than if she had heard the sounds directly.

She had thought of leaving the palace, even though no one was stopping her, yet she inexplicably stayed.

Though she was incredibly frustrated, when she couldn’t hear the noises or sense that commotion, she found herself uncontrollably curious and longing.

After what felt like an eternity, the noises from upstairs finally ceased.

Little Shaye’s body finally calmed down.

Her silver-white hair was still somewhat disheveled, and the neat white teeth had left gentle indents on her lips. Her red eyes were clouded with confusion.

Her face, beautiful as if graced by a Goddess, was tinged with slight disarray. What was happening to her? She felt like she was going insane.

In turmoil, Little Shaye didn’t even realize that outside the window, Great Shaye was hovering in mid-air, her face wearing a sly and mischievous grin.

"Looks like it won’t be much longer before this little one cracks, huh?"

"Humph, trying to compete with me?"

"Sure, your strength might be a bit stronger than mine, but in every other respect, you’re way out of your league."

"No one knows Little Shaye better than Great Shaye."

"It’s not necessary for Qin Chu to take any action against Little Shaye... Rather than that, Great Shaye would love to see Little Shaye abandon all her pride and beg Qin Chu on her own—that would be truly interesting."

"Oh dear, how terrible."

"Have I spent too much time around Qin Chu? I feel like I’m picking up his bad habits."

"The original me was such a pure Witch."

Great Shaye unreasonably placed all the blame on Qin Chu.

...

In the room upstairs, only soft breathing remained.

Angelica curled up in Qin Chu’s arms, her small frame appearing even smaller, with the flush still on her face and some silver-white hairs scattered on Qin Chu’s chest, causing a slight itch.

Since Angelica had broken through to the realm of the Great Sage, her hair had mysteriously changed from green to silver-white, resembling moonlight and had not changed back since then.

While her current appearance was also pretty and added a touch of chill, Goddess-like quality, Qin Chu still preferred the original Angelica.

The two of them embraced, savoring the bliss of their tender moments.

Inside Angelica’s soul space, a tiny figure had just crawled out of a blossoming flower.

Just as Qin Chu’s consciousness entered Angelica’s soul space, she instinctively hid herself, afraid that Qin Chu would eliminate her, thinking she was the consciousness of an Evil God.

Her little face was all flushed.

Her face displayed a mixture of excellence and anger as she vigorously stomped on the petals, venting her rage.

After all, it was extremely humiliating for the residual soul of the Moon Goddess to repeatedly choose to hide from a human’s consciousness.

Besides, she hadn’t done anything bad, had she?

All she did was use Angelica’s body as a host, and she hadn’t done anything terrible to Angelica. On the contrary, with her help, Angelica’s strength was improving almost daily. No matter how you look at it, that’s a good thing, right?

But the Moon Goddess knew very well that the more this happened, the less she could show herself in front of Qin Chu.

Generally speaking, only the power of an Evil God could cause a person’s strength to increase so dramatically in such a short amount of time.

Moreover, what angered the Moon Goddess the most was... she felt she had been violated again.

Before, when the Residual Soul was very weak and her consciousness was fading, she didn’t feel it, but now, as Angelica’s strength grew, the soul of the Moon Goddess was slowly recovering.

Because the connection between her and Angelica was getting closer.

Everything Angelica perceived was also transmitted to her.

In that moment, she even felt her Residual Soul was almost on the brink of Destruction.

Damnable, damnable, damnable...

Blasphemy!

This was a violation of a God.

Once she fully recovered one day, she would have to make Qin Chu pay, that hateful wretch.

Qin Chu and Angelica had no idea that there was still a little drama playing out within the soul of the little Maid.

Although such a rapid increase in strength made Qin Chu somewhat uneasy, after another careful examination, he still found no issues within Angelica’s soul.

He looked down at the girl in his arms, "Angelica, do you still want to be the Holy Daughter?"

After all, Angelica was originally one of the strongest candidates for the Holy Daughter.

If it hadn’t been for Rose Vesper’s despicable and shameless tactics, it’s uncertain who would have ended up being the Holy Daughter.

Now that Qin Chu was the Pope, restoring Angelica’s honor and appointing her as the Holy Daughter would be as simple as saying a word, right?

Qin Chu was very confident that no one within the Holy Court would dare to say no to his orders.

"The Holy Daughter, huh?" Angelica rubbed her little head against Qin Chu’s chest like a cat, "No need, let little sister Sherry be the Holy Daughter."

Compared to being the Holy Daughter of the Holy Court, Angelica felt happier being Qin Chu’s Maid.

While Qin Chu felt it was a pity, since it was Angelica’s decision, he wouldn’t say more. He respected Angelica’s wishes.

Just then, Qin Chu felt an itch in his ear and placed a hand upon it.

Knowing that someone was contacting Qin Chu, Angelica immediately shut her mouth.

"Master, it’s Asina."

Soon, Asina’s voice came through by his ear.

"I’m sorry, just like the other days, there has been no progress."

"Although the Exeter Kingdom doesn’t compare to the Empire, searching for such a tiny Soul Fragment in such a large city is really difficult."

Asina’s voice carried a clear sense of frustration.

Asina and Silf used a variety of means to inquire for information, searched library records for meteor falls, posted high-reward tasks at the Mercenary Union, sought out Exeter’s most renowned sages to ask for information...

But, unfortunately, no matter the method, they could not find any precise news.

This was within Qin Chu’s expectations, and he wasn’t angry. Just as he was about to speak, Asina’s voice continued.

"Ah, that’s right, Master, there’s one more thing."

"In the Exeter Kingdom, I encountered a man who claimed to be Silf’s fiancé."

What?

Angelica could clearly feel that Qin Chu’s muscles tensed instantaneously beneath her.

Fiancé?

Since when did Silf have a fiancé?

She had never heard of it.

"Although Silf has completely no memory of this man, he still insists he wouldn’t mind that Silf is no longer pure and implores her to marry him."

Qin Chu’s eyes narrowed into slits.

Then, the corners of his mouth lifted in a small curve, "Asina, can you give me the precise coordinates of the Exeter Kingdom?"

"I suddenly feel like going out to clear my head."

Purely because staying in the Empire is too boring, absolutely, absolutely no other reason.