Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 628 - 454 Asina’s Counseling (2)

Chapter 628: Chapter 454 Asina’s Counseling (2)

Qin Chu had already left.

Only Adelina remained in the room.

She didn’t know how much time had passed before a helpless, bitter smile finally appeared on Adelina’s face. Even though she had won the confrontation against the Dark Witch Shaye, now it seemed that she was the one who had lost.

Her hand rested on her chest.

Adelina was well aware of the condition of her body, which was already badly damaged and could collapse completely at any moment; her heartbeat was nearly at a standstill.

Yet at this time, she strangely felt some heat.

Adelina didn’t know the reason, and she hadn’t explained those things to Qin Chu. Before meeting Qin Chu that day, she had only known of his existence through the words of members from the Hidden Society — the Second Generation Brave Warrior, extraordinarily talented, and with charm as important as life itself.

This was Adelina’s first impression of Qin Chu, which changed when she saw Qin Chu fighting the Gods under the starry sky and sensed his unyielding will.

That was the first time Adelina had met Qin Chu, and she mysteriously felt an odd sense of affection, wanting to get closer, to touch him.

This odd feeling deep in her heart made Adelina suspicious; if she herself wasn’t already controlling the Authority of Pride, she would have even doubted whether she was being manipulated by Qin Chu.

When they finally met in person, she didn’t find Qin Chu particularly charming... While he might be quite attractive to ordinary women, Adelina had seen many handsome men over the millennia, especially given that she was once a queen.

Her personality being extremely prideful and having high standards, no man could catch Adelina’s eye.

Otherwise, with Adelina’s appearance, figure, power, and strength during her time as queen, she would likely have had many male consorts.

Adelina had long passed the stage of judging by appearances. What truly attracted her to Qin Chu was his will and spirit; it was because she sensed that Qin Chu could inherit her power and complete her unfinished goals that Adelina wanted to hand the Divine Authority over to Qin Chu.

To her surprise, she was rejected.

This left Adelina somewhat bemused.

If the men who had pursued her knew, they would go mad, wouldn’t they?

However, this rejection oddly made Adelina perceive a different kind of charm in Qin Chu.

Perhaps human effort could triumph over the Gods!

To audaciously attempt, with mortal strength, to defeat the Gods of the ethereal heavens.

Truly prideful indeed, from certain perspectives, this man might be the most suitable host for the Authority of Pride.

For the first time, Adelina truly became curious about Qin Chu.

But... that last sentence of his, what did he mean by asking her to stay here and wait for him to come back?

That statement completely shattered the previous momentum; so he just wants to have it all?

For a moment, Adelina didn’t even know how to evaluate Qin Chu anymore.

...

Elsewhere,

Little Saye felt extremely depressed.

She didn’t know where this restlessness came from.

She knew Qin Chu had done nothing wrong.

Qin Chu had promised her, vowing never to engage in anything inappropriate with the other Saye, and Qin Chu had adhered to his promise, treating Great Shaye with mere courtesy throughout this long period.

But similarly, Qin Chu was a man; what happened between him and other women was neither her right nor her place to intervene or interfere.

Qin Chu had upheld their agreement; she should have done the same.

Yet watching Adelina seducing Qin Chu made her feel extremely uncomfortable; she knew she had lost miserably and had fled the room in a nearly disheveled state.

Ah... the strange sounds emerging from Little Saye’s lips were indeed embarrassing.

Perhaps she was better suited to places like the Demon King City, or the laboratory?

Locked in a dark little room, coming out for air occasionally seemed enough.

This was what Little Saye decided, even though a simple Space Transmission Magic Array would suffice, she just hadn’t used it.

Maybe deep down, she was still hoping for something?

Possibly because her heart was too chaotic, too agitated.

Little Saye’s perceptiveness was not as sharp as before, and only when a presence had already approached her from behind did she react.

Pure instinct had her whip around, but the brightness in her eyes soon dimmed.

"It’s Asina."

Indeed, it was Asina.

At that time, Asina had taken Aileen’s arm, removed the storage ring from her finger, and found Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment inside the ring.

Of course, this process was very harsh for Aileen.

Even now, Asina couldn’t forget the look in Aileen’s eyes, filled with anger, fear, and resentment.

Even though Asina knew Jie Luo could never be brought back to life, the soul fragments of Jie Luo still held a completely different meaning for Aileen, and yet even this last treasure was mercilessly taken away.

It really did seem pitiful.

But as soon as she thought about how Aileen and Aili had once conspired to kill her, if it weren’t for Qin Chu, she would have already become a skeleton, and any sympathy in her heart immediately dissipated.

As Asina was preparing to return to her room to report back to Qin Chu, she just happened to see Little Saye flying out, and seeing Little Saye’s furious demeanor, and hearing the voices of Qin Chu and Adelina from the room, the clever Asina immediately understood what was going on.

Feeling somewhat helpless, but after a brief hesitation, she still followed.

Hearing Little Saye’s voice, Asina walked towards her, swaying her voluptuous figure, her face slightly suggestive, "Hmm, it’s Asina who came, not your master. You are disappointed, aren’t you?"

This clever woman had instantly pierced through the thoughts in Little Saye’s heart.

Asina knew very well that trying to be evasive was utterly useless with a woman like Little Saye; only a direct approach could make Little Saye understand what she truly felt in her heart.

Just as Asina had expected, upon hearing her words, Little Saye instantly widened her eyes: "Huh? What are you saying? I was not thinking about having Qin Chu come here."

"That guy is probably in the room with that fox spirit, Adelina, getting all cozy, right?"

"What do I care, I don’t mind him at all. If he really is manipulated by Adelina, it serves him right."

Listen, listen.

Asina was helpless, the jealousy in those words almost made her cringe. But coming from someone with Little Saye’s figure and looks, it was quite adorable.

Asina had already made up her mind; Little Saye was a very important ally to her master, and it was absolutely necessary to keep Little Saye here, by the master’s side, no matter what. It would be a huge problem if she went back to the Demon King City and later became an enemy.

So, no matter what, Little Saye must stay here, stay by the master’s side.

Seeing Asina’s mocking smile, Little Saye felt even more uncomfortable: "I’m going back to the Demon King City, you..."

Before Little Saye could finish, Asina quickly stepped forward and grabbed her wrist: "Don’t be hasty, there’s no one else here, let’s just chat quietly between us two."

Pulling Little Saye, they sat down against a large tree.

Under the night sky, there was a deep suppression.

Little Saye didn’t say a word.

A long time passed before Asina finally spoke up: "The master has many women."

"I know, he’s a total playboy," Little Saye bit her lip slightly, not hiding the disdain in her eyes.

Little Saye covered her mouth and chuckled lightly: "Right, playboy does describe him well. Asina, can you really stand this? Past aside, his entourage of women is only going to keep growing, can you really tolerate it?"

"As long as the master treats me well, that’s all that matters. I prefer not to think too much about the rest, otherwise the only person who suffers is me," Asina said melancholically.

"But it’s also because he’s a playboy that he can be quite obtuse when it comes to real feelings," Asina gently flicked her hair. She and Silf, and even Catherine, had been like this, hopping onboard before gradually developing feelings.

"So, if you like him, just go ahead and tell him directly, don’t beat around the bush, waiting for him to understand by himself might never happen in this lifetime," Asina said quietly.

"I wasn’t..." subconsciously, Little Saye wanted to argue.

Before she could finish her sentence, Asina interrupted her: "In matters of love, even though he often acts experienced, he is actually quite clumsy."

"But, he really cares about the women by his side."

"To protect the women he loves, the master can do anything, even if it means opposing the gods. Don’t you think that’s quite romantic?"

Little Saye’s expression turned a little strange, recalling the nonsensical things Qin Chu had said while he was unconscious: Angelica’s name came up, another Saye’s name too, and even her own name.

It was this strong will to protect these women, including herself, from the wounds of the Void that supported Qin Chu in his resistance against the existences in the Void.

Could it be that Qin Chu actually valued her deeply as well?

"Actually, in this regard, Miss Saye, you and the master are very alike. You are equally naive about matters of love,"

"You say you totally don’t care about the master... but if that were true, would you have helped the master defeat Rose Vesper?" Asina stared into Little Saye’s eyes and spoke softly.

"I..."

"If you really didn’t care about the master, would you have given him opportunity after opportunity on that trip to Wise Mountain? And in the end, even choose to stay at the palace?"

"If you truly didn’t care about the master, would you have rushed here first thing to provide support?"

"And why would you stay here after the issue with Miluo was resolved, being the first to rush out to embrace the master when he fell from the sky?"

"Some feelings, just because you are unwilling to acknowledge them or face them, doesn’t mean they don’t exist," Asina stretched lazily, the moonlight outlining her graceful figure.

"Miss Saye, have you thought about it? Qin Chu is a Favored of the Holy Light Goddess."

It was something widely known across the Holy Court and even throughout the Royal City.

Only the Favored of the Goddess could receive the divine blessing and possess wings that symbolized an angel’s status.

"If one day the Goddess calls him, and Qin Chu must leave the Sky Dome Continent and return to the Goddess’s side, what will you do? Do you plan to stop him?"

"Can you stop him?"

"If it really happens, wouldn’t it be more regretful if the deep feelings in your heart have not had the chance to be expressed?"

Seeing Little Saye’s increasingly struggling expression, Asina’s face suddenly twisted into a mischievous smile, leaning into Little Saye’s ear: "And by the way, the master is incredibly capable in that respect. Honestly, if there weren’t so many sisters to help out, just one woman definitely wouldn’t be able to handle it."