Chapter 318: Even Though I Was the First
At this point in time, Shien had already to the solemn looking temple.
Before him, Nien came up to welcome him with a smile on her face, but she suddenly froze.
âEh? Why are youâŠ?â
Nien seemed to have discovered something, and a shocked expression came over her face.
Shien could see that Nien was somewhat shaken from the look in her eyes.
He didnât pay any attention to that however. He just spoke his next words without a hint of emotion.
âCan you send me back now?â
Shien spoke simply and clearly with a cold expression. It made Nien shudder involuntarily before she suppressed the uncertainly that came over her heart.
Although that kind of thing was very important, comparatively speaking, Nien naturally cared more about Shien.
âA-are you angry?â
Nien weakly spoke. Her previous obstinacy and forcefulness was nowhere to be seen now.
âNo.â Shien just shook his head without any emotions, âSend me back then.â
Nien seemed to have wanted to say something more in response to that, but she was met with Shienâs focused stare.
Truth be told, the way he was acting really did kind of made Nien scared.
(Oh no, oh no. He really is mad.)
Nien couldnât help but regret things a bit.
If she knew that this was going to happen, then she would have used a gentler method.
Now sheâs done it. She had made the Hero what she yearned for day and night angry with her.
If Shien was to start hating her in the future, then Nien feels like she would have no reason to keep on living.
As she thought that, Nien decided to try and peak at Shienâs thoughts.
However, that quick peak showed Nien a problem.
(I-I canât see it anymore?)
How could this be?
Could it beâŠ
(Is he already so angry that he doesnât have any thoughts in his mind anymore?)
The regret in Nienâs heart thickened.
Nien however did not know that, back in the Holy Sanctum, Shien had gained a new skill due to his strong with to teach her a lesson.
ăSkill gained â [Clear Mind] â Would you like to learn?ă
Itâs a skill to purge oneself of all ravenous thoughts. A way to enter a meditative state.
There are sayings about how a clear mind leads to true enlightenment, and this particular skill lets one calm themselves and be unaffected by outer forces.
Now, Shien had entered this state to calm his mind down to the point where he had no thoughts at all.
In this state, itâs only natural for Nien to be unable to read Shienâs mind, making her ignorant of his thoughts.
Of course, Shien wasnât just planning to make it so that Nien couldnât read his mind.
Since she had seriously tripped him u here, he canât call him Shien anymore if he doesnât do something to retaliate.
ThusâŠ
âSend me back.â
Shien spoke up again with an utterly calm expression.
This time, Nien had no choice but to acquiesce.
âA-alright. Go ahead and go back to calm down your anger first. Iâll come to talk with you laterâŠâ
Nien acted like a little kid who just did something wrong. She hesitated and tried to avoid looking at Shien as she tearily waved her hand to start warping the space around Shien.
Just at that moment thoughâŠ
âA chance!â
Shien suddenly exited his [Calm Mind] state. His eyes flashed as he released all his might and charged right at Nien.
âShitâŠ!?â
Nien finally saw Shienâs thoughts and reacted with alarm.
But it was already too late for her.
âBang!â
With a dull impact, Shien chopped down with his hand onto the back of Nienâs neck, making Nien fall over unconscious without her even able to let out a sound.
Only then did Shien finally carry Nien and laid her down on the ground. Then, he immediately charged back to his original position, inside the spacial warp currently unfolding.
The entire process took less than half a second of time.
Thus, Shien successfully left the temple, only leaving Nien lying on the ground by herself, who did not wake up for some time.
âŠ
âWhoosh!â
Inside the baths of the Bayztrot mansion, Shien finally returned.
âHoho⊠Hehe⊠Hahahaha!â
Shien couldnât stop himself from laughing out loud. He laughed in an extremely good mood.
âYou dared to trip me like that!â
âYou dared to keep me from returning!â
âAnd you also had to be the first?â
âIâll first your mom!â
Shien happily shouted out at having accomplished his goal.
âDidnât you refuse to let me do anything to the girls around me that I havenât done to you?â
âYou thought that you could immediately summon me over the moment I tried any of that, so you could stop me at any time?â
âBut youâre unconscious now, so thereâs no way that you can stop me now, right?â
Shien who was in a great mood immediately ran back to his room.
âŠ
It was already starting to turn light outside.
Shienâs room was completely silent, not having any sound inside it.
Outside the window, Yulin was already lying down asleep.
The door to Shienâs room was then quietly opened, allowing Shien to pop his head in.
âLucy? Are you still here?â
Shien spoke out tentatively.
No one answered him.
Nor was there any sound.
â⊠Did she go back?â
Shien then came in from outside the door, quietly shut the door behind him, and swept his gaze across his room questioningly.
Only after his sweep did Shien notice the abnormality here.
âHuu⊠HuuâŠâ
A figure was sleeping on Shienâs bed, breathing softly.
Naturally, it was Lucy.
âShe actually fell asleep?â
Shien was stunned for a moment before he was showed a difficult expression on his face.
But right after that, Shien stopped.
âUghh⊠You bastardâŠâ
Lucy started mumbling complains in her sleep right before him.
âMaking me hesitate so much⊠But then you stood me up⊠Bastard⊠IdiotâŠâ
Lucy was mumbling such things.
âCoughâŠâ
Shien felt guilty at that moment as well.
Although it was due to circumstances beyond his control, he did in fact invite a girl over to spend the night. Yet, then he disappeared while the girl was feeling nervous and uncertain, keeping her in that state for the entire night. That really was a bit much.
âItâs all that goddessâs faultâŠâ
Shien really felt like just knocking that goddess unconscious really was too good for her.
Next time, seriously at the next meeting, heâs definitely going to properly teach her a lesson.
With such thoughts in mind, Shien tiptoed his way to the bed and looked down on the princessâs sweat and adorable sleeping face.
That sleeping visage is different from that of that omnipotent goddess. It felt somewhat innocent, but also somewhat tired and exhausted.
âI really did managed to see more than enough sleeping faces of beautiful girls, in various ways.â
Shien unconsciously chuckled before reaching out ad poking at Lucyâs cheeks.
âUghâŠâ
Lucy frowned slightly, seeming having felt something uncomfortable.
Even so, Lucy was still mumbling.
âBastard⊠Idiot⊠Piece of shit⊠I finally prepared my heart for it after so much tooâŠâ
Mumbling like that continuously came out of Lucyâs mouth.
When he heard those mumbling, Shien could easily realize just what kind of mental journey Lucy went through during the previous night.
She must have been nervous and anxious. She wants to retreat, but was forced to give up on it due to Yulinâs existence. Then, in the end, she seemed to have given up and simply tried to encourage herself and thus finally prepared herself for accepting all that was going to happen, right?
This made Shien had a hard time holding himself back.
Truth be told, he never actually thought that the princess would actually resign herself to her fate.
He had thought that even if Yulin was around, and even if Lucy wonât try an obvious escape due to not wanting to cause too much of a disturbance, she would still resist with all her might when Shien gets back and not let him have his way.
Thus, Shien even made a plan to deal with that. He thought of some minor tactics to convince Lucy and crush her objections.
Who would have thought that, in the end, that girl would instead end up resigning herself and preparing herself instead.
Yet, he ended up making her wait uselessly the entire night?
If nothing really did happen even then, then thereâs no justice in the world!
âFreaking hellâŠâ
Shien allowed his emotions to rampage and reached his dirty claws out towards the sleeping Lucy.
Lucy finally woke up.
However, when she woke up, her situation immediately made this princess bewildered.
âWhereâs my clothes?â
That was the first thought in Lucyâs mind, as well as the last one.
The next second, a wolfish figure pounce on her. Lucy only had the time to let out a shocked gasp before she was unable to say anything else at all.
From that moment on, the room turned heated, filled with all kinds of heated atmosphere.
Outside the windows, it was already completely bright out.
Under the sunlight, Yulin felt like there was some kind of annoying noise from somewhere, making her irritably adjust her head.
Yulin switched to another direction and continued to sleep away.
âŠ
âUghâŠâ
On the other side, Nien finally woke up within her temple. She held her head like she was still dizzy.
âSo uncomfortableâŠâ
Nien felt like her head was very heavy, almost as if it got hit by something.
⊠Wait a minute, hit by something?
Right! She, lady Nien, really did get hit!
Nien immediately woke right up and waved her hand, making a scene right before her.
In that scene, within Shienâs room, a man and a woman were holding each other while asleep.
Thereâs no way that Nien wouldnât understand just what did that kind of situation actually meant.
Shien started shaking all over.
That was due to rage.
âEven though I was the first⊠Even though it should have been me firstâŠâ
Nien was pissed beyond words.
She had done so much, even risking Shienâs ire in order to stop this from happening. Yet, in the end, was she was still unable to change this outcome?
All she did turned useless, and she even got hit at that?
âNo, thatâs not it. I didnât just get hitâŠâ
She having sent her Hero to the Holy Sanctum seemed to have been a wrong decision as well, huh?
âThat goddess. She actually gave that thing to my Hero?â
Nien only got more angry as she remembered that fact.
âDidnât you stop caring about anything anymore?â
âWerenât you no longer paying attention to any existences anymore?â
âWerenât you supposed to not wake up anymore?â
âDidnât you lose all interest in this world?â
âWhat the heck is this then? What do you plan on doing to the Hero that I finally summoned after all this work!?â
Nien was angry and upset.
Then, Nien started worrying.
After all, that thing was not something simple.
If something goes wrong, then Shein may end up causing an unthinkable disaster.
After all, back then, that goddess had taken that thing away with her. She even used her own power to suppress it, which is why the Demon King could no longer revive.
But now, that thing was releasedâŠ
âIs she not afraid of the Demon King reviving?â
Nien had a terribly look on her face.
Unfortunately, it had already been done. Nien canât do anything about it anymore.
The only thing she could do now is to pray.
Pray that Shien would be able to get an ending thatâs happy for him.
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