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“After that, I made a pact with them to have them appear at your ascension ceremony.”
Without going into the specific details, Shelley deliberately omitted some parts.
Ahem, I can’t say it now…
“After that, we rushed back.”
After a long time, Shelley finally finished speaking. He reluctantly pulled himself out of the soft, deep valley, sat up, and stretched.
Nadia hugged Shelley’s waist from behind and rested her face on his back. Neither of them spoke, quietly enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.
“It won’t change, even if I’m a god now.”
Hearing this, Shelley’s expression froze for a moment. Shelley did not turn his head and also said gently, “I won’t change either, even if you’re a god now.”
“Mm.”
…
Lydia was fighting with her own heart.
“No, no, no.”
“They are guests, they are guests…”
Clenching her hands behind her back, Lydia’s expression was on the verge of losing control.
“I really want to touch it.”
Her gaze followed Rui’s wagging tail. Even though they had been living in the palace for two or three days, every time she saw the cat-girl sisters, Lydia would feel an impulse surging in her heart.
The cat-girl sisters’ tails were a little fluffy and looked very soft.
I want to pet it. I want to stroke it.
Rui had actually discovered this long ago. While playing the harp, she would wag her tail tirelessly.
Megan, on the other hand, was wandering in every corner of the room. She was staring at the exquisitely decorated furniture in a daze.
“So beautiful.”
“Last time, I saw a merchant caravan trade ten camels for a small comb that felt similar to this.”
“Wow.”
The tool man, Rice, had been sitting in a corner of the room, drinking tea. His expression was as cold as ever, only showing a few deeply hidden traces of gentleness when he looked at Megan.
Morgan was sitting on the edge of the bed, basking in the warm sunlight, her eyes vacant, muttering something.
Erica and Catherine were playing cards, laughing softly. Unlike the engrossed Catherine, Erica’s concentration was not very focused. Her eyes would always look toward the door, waiting for someone to arrive.
“Esteemed God of Half-Elves.”
The moment Shelley and Nadia entered the room, Erica immediately stood up and bowed to Nadia. Then, everyone in the room composed their emotions and respectfully bowed to Nadia.
“Esteemed God of Half-Elves.”
Even the legendary-tier Rice’s movements were not at all disrespectful or slow.
Shelley did not, because they were his comrades, hypocritically stop them, but just silently turned to the side to avoid their worship. He was very familiar with this situation and was not at all surprised.
A god. A true god walking in the mortal realm. This was already very restrained. If it weren’t for Shelley having greeted them in advance, some of them would have already been prostrate on the ground.
The most famous gamer back then, a high-level player whose equipment could rank in the top ten of everyone, had posted on a forum, claiming that he had seen the true body of a god.
“Mom, I saw a god.”
“And then?”
“And then I died…”
After a certain goddess had descended to the Material Plane, he had snuck into her main camp, originally wanting to steal some legendary equipment and leave… but he had been caught on the spot by the goddess who was hiding inside, accumulating divine power.
By the way, that goddess was the Goddess of Pain… It was said that after that, that player had awakened some new fetishes…
Nadia was not at all flustered by this situation. She nodded slightly, then signaled for them to rise and said softly, “Thank you, brave warriors.”
“Thank you for bringing Shelley back to me safely.”
Nadia wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Shelley gently holding her hand. Her words immediately stopped.
Shelley looked around and first said to the ronin, “Mr. Rice, thank you for coming to Ir with me. On behalf of the half-elven kingdom, I thank you.”
Rice and the others were invited by Shelley to hold the fort. Although there were the Twin Fates at the divine level, and no god would be so reckless as to directly attack, there would always be some petty people who would take the risk. They didn’t dare to attack Nadia, but they had enough courage to attack the common people to create chaos.
Rice, who had once been infected by the blood of a fallen angel, had a keen sense of dark power and had been silently clearing out those blind enemies these past few days.
Rice shook his head at his words. He looked at Shelley and, after a long while, said, “Shelley… have we fought side by side before?”
“I think we can be considered friends.”
He said this with great difficulty. He had not established such an intimate relationship as friends with anyone for a long time. He had always been alone, either eradicating evil or wandering on the path of eradicating evil.
The corners of his mouth turned up slightly. Shelley smiled brilliantly at him, then gently tapped his left chest with his right fist, and Rice also did the same.
Everything was understood without words. This was an ancient paladin etiquette, representing comrades, brothers, and friends.
“What are your plans for the future? Stay here? Or?”
Hearing Shelley’s words, Megan immediately became nervous. She only felt a little better after Rui gently held her hand.
“I want to go back to my hometown, and then…”
“I might stay somewhere, or I might continue to wander the Material Plane.”
He turned his head and said softly to the nervous Megan, “It all depends on her choice.”
Rice Guan was no longer alone. He was no longer living just for himself. Because someone had said that she would be proud of him, sad for him, and face everything with him.
With tears in her eyes, Megan walked to Rice’s side and held his hand tightly.
“Wherever you are, I will be.”
For a moment, the two of them seemed to have entered a world of their own, looking at each other with deep affection. No one else could enter their domain.
It’s dog food. But I’m not afraid this time. This is my home ground.
Shelley wanted to grab Nadia’s hand, but he stopped. She had already gone to talk to the two priestesses.
Helpless, Shelley could only look behind Rice and the others and ask the cat-girl who had been hiding from him, “Miss Rui, what are your plans?”
Her fur standing on end, Rui’s body stiffened. She wanted to hide behind her sister, but she found that that was a domain she could not enter. With nowhere to hide, she looked at Shelley with tears in her eyes and said in a low voice, “I…”
I want to be with you, and I also want to be with my sister…
After holding it in for a long time, she didn’t say it. Just as Shelley was about to let her go, she suddenly asked in a low voice, “Lord Shelley, what are the half-elven kingdom’s arrangements now?”
Feeling that everyone’s gaze was focused on him, Shelley revealed an aggressive smile, “Now, of course, it’s…”
“To teach the half-orcs a lesson.”
Hit them hard.
