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Shelley’s palm was trembling slightly, afraid of hearing bad news.
[So, do you still have any resentment toward me?]
“Hurry up and say it clearly!”
Shelley suspected that he was being PUA’d, but he had no evidence now. And at this time, Shelley was in no mood to care about these trivial matters… because the system had just said, [You look so sad.]
[This makes me not know whether I should tell you the truth.]
It seemed there was still a glimmer of hope.
Shelley took a deep breath in Roy’s confused gaze, then calmed his mind and asked calmly, “I don’t understand what you mean by resentment.”
[That would be…]
[Blaming me in your heart for not telling you that Salier was in this demiplane.]
Shelley’s expression changed. He was just about to explain when he was interrupted by the system.
[You don’t need to explain.]
[I understand your thoughts.]
“Then why are you still asking me?”
[Because you didn’t say it out loud.]
Shelley’s pupils suddenly shrank. He knew his own personality very well. Shelley knew better than anyone that once he did not say the resentment in his heart out loud… then he must have kept it in his heart.
For Shelley, real resentment was never spoken. It was accumulated in one conflict after another and finally erupted.
[You thought of it?]
[Well, I know too.]
[I can understand.]
In that warm bedroom, the loli-like figure was playing with a crystal mixed with stains in her hand. Her face was calm, and her joy and anger could not be seen. But there seemed to be a faint sadness shrouding her body, lingering in the room.
[After so much,]
[Do you not have a little bit of trust in me?]
[Do you think I would deliberately not tell you such important information?]
Shelley pressed his lips together and said nothing. At this time, he did feel a little ashamed in his heart.
Indeed, this system, or rather, this unknown ancient god who had lost his power… although his personality was very bad, and he always liked to tease him, and set some unnecessary obstacles for him in some strange places… but he had indeed never harmed him in matters of right and wrong. On the contrary, he had always been helping him grow.
Shelley opened his mouth, wanting to say something but not saying it.
“I…”
“Yes…”
The moment Shelley said the first word, the corners of that figure’s mouth slowly turned up, revealing a pair of white canine teeth.
“I’m sorry.”
She laughed out loud on the bed, threw the crystal in her hand into the sky, and then caught it.
[Good.]
[Now for the answer.]
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Huh? No, your emotions are changing a bit too fast. What the hell are you doing?
[What’s wrong?]
[Do you think I would be sad because of you, a man?]
The muscles on Shelley’s face were twitching violently. He could barely restrain the urge to curse.
“So… everything just now was an act?”
[Oh my, I hate it. Of course it was real.]
[I was really sad.]
Shelley: “…”
Roy, beside Shelley, noticed that he was breathing in and out at a very strange frequency.
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale…
Feeling that something was not right, she silently moved a meter away from Shelley.
Glancing at Roy, who was pretending to look at the sky, Shelley wanted to ask seriously, Are you serious about taking half a step back? Don’t you know that this small action can cause so much damage?
With an unyielding spirit, Shelley, while naturally walking to Roy’s side, said to the system in his mind, “Inhale, exhale… if I believe you again next time, I’m a dog.”
[Hahahaha.]
[Oh my, are you going to be my little doggy?]
“I refuse.”
Shelley looked back at Salier’s aged face, and his restless mood became downcast.
“What’s the situation?”
That figure had enjoyed Shelley’s embarrassed expression enough. At this time, she composed her smile and said, lying on the soft, large bed, [First of all, to avoid a stingy man holding a grudge, I’ll clarify one thing.]
Shelley said with a dry laugh, “How could I…”
[Hah.]
[My perception of the outside world is based on you.]
[Your own sensitivity to the existence of women is higher than that of men.]
“That is to say…”
[I did indeed only discover Klara and neglected Salier.]
[And when I discovered him, his soul was already shattered beyond recognition.]
Shelley’s heart tightened. He quietly waited for what was to come.
[Oh? Not asking anymore?]
“Because if I ask, you’ll just set me up…”
[That’s true. A boring man.]
Shelley: …
[Although I managed to collect his soul…]
[But his problem is not just here.]
Shelley’s just-relaxed heart was raised again. He quickly asked, “Mentor, he…”
[His soul is extremely chaotic.]
[It’s somewhat similar to your current state.]
[Holy and evil are in opposition.]
[But he has no way of controlling it.]
[Let me put it this way…]
The system’s voice paused for a moment and explained, [If a piece of porcelain is first heated by fire and then soaked in ice water, what will happen?]
“It will… shatter.”
Swallowing, Shelley said with difficulty, “You mean, Mentor’s soul…”
[Is shattered.]
[And the current situation is that the two forces are mixed together and are difficult to separate.]
“…In Mentor’s soul, why is there an evil force?”
[You still can’t guess?]
[Or is it that you just don’t want to admit it?]
[Salier Claire, your mentor, he…]
[Has fallen.]
When this answer appeared, Shelley was surprisingly not shocked. It was flat, as if he had known it in his heart for a long time.
Now, recalling all the details from before, they were all telling Shelley the truth. But he had never looked at it directly, or rather, he just didn’t want to admit it.
Letting out a long sigh of relief, Shelley skipped over this topic and asked in a low voice, “Then the current situation…”
[I can keep his soul from continuing to shatter, and I can also separate the evil force in it, but…]
[It will take time, and it will take faith.]
[Most importantly, your strength needs to be improved, so that I can obtain more abilities.]
Completely relieved, Shelley whispered to the seemingly sleeping Salier, “Mentor…”
“Don’t worry. I will save you.”
After saying this, Shelley asked the system a little awkwardly, “Your name…”
“What is it?”
The figure lying on the bed was stunned for a moment and sat up from the bed at once.
[…You want to know my name?]
Then she revealed a brilliant smile and said with a grin, [It’s still too early.]
Shelley was stunned for a moment, and then he chuckled softly, “Then I’ll have to work harder.”
To know your name. To be able to thank you properly.
The sighing Shelley suddenly raised an eyebrow and looked at the Tiefling warrior at his feet. At this time, his sacrifice was already in its final stage. His ancestor was about to descend.
“I forgot about him, but it’s just as well…”
Floating leisurely, Shelley revealed a brilliant smile.
“I’m also in the mood for some fishing now.”
