Chapter 39 - Come On, Quickly Admire Me!
Bonus chapter as thanks to Sasha‘s ko-fis~
Suo Fei gathered his wits together. Although Emia was a cheating scum in the game, he was still an NPC that wouldn’t provoke you unless you provoked him first. However, Suo Fei had already learned from his mistakes hence he no longer dared to underestimate anyone.
Nothing was as simple as it seemed. Relaxing one’s vigilance would be treating their own life as a joke!
Emia opened the door and came in. He had already tidied himself up, wearing a white silk robe with wide sleeves. The cuffs were adorned with fine, light purple patterns that, when matched with his unique appearance, made his elegance even more evident.
His long and narrow eyes were raised slightly upwards. His modest appearance was enough to entrance people, and it was even more so now that his appearance was extremely immodest.
“My, my. You guys are done showing affection to each other? Although a relationship between an elf and a demon is relatively rare, this pairing where one is cold and noble while the other is wild and unruly is unexpectedly touching. Don’t worry, I don’t discriminate between races. As long as it is true love, let alone an elf and a demon, I could even acknowledge a relationship between a troll and a dwarf.”
Suo Fei: Cheating scum, where did you come up with all this nonsense?! But… A troll and a dwarf… OMG, Laozi is not as hardcore as you!
Compared to Suo Fei who went on a tirade in his mind, Samael acted as if he didn’t hear the man. He calmly looked at Emia and straightforwardly asked, “Wasn’t Eugene Hall stabbed by you?”
Suo Fei was stunned. Bro, isn’t that too direct? Is it daijoubu to get straight to the point like this?
Emia was surprised for a moment, and retorted with chagrin on his face, “I obviously saved Eugene. Why are you saying that I was the assailant? I’ve done a good deed yet I’m being misunderstood. I really…”
Samael smiled with his left hand on his waist.
Emia turned pale with fright, “Hey, hey, hey. Don’t resort to violence. Can’t you give people the opportunity to defend themselves?
“Alright then. Explain why you’ve appeared at Eugene Hall’s cottage and rescued him in such a timely manner? Eugene’s cottage is located at the outermost part of the village. The Dwarves didn’t notice anything unusual. Why were you the first to arrive?” Then, he calmly held the Asura Blade in his hand. Emia was unable to laugh because of his obvious intent.
After a while, Emia sighed helplessly and stared at Samael with hidden bitterness in his eyes. The spectating Suo Fei thought, Such bitterness! I’ve got goosebumps all over my body!
“This was the first time I’ve done a good deed in the past hundreds of years, but I’m being interrogated in such a manner. Sure enough, am I not skilled in my profession?” He heaved another great sigh before he resignedly said, “This matter has got to do with my identity.”
“My name is Emia, the Seer of the Sylphs. Mm, you two should know what a Seer is. In fact, it’s not as incredible as it sounds like. The only thing that’s rather special is that I have a unique ability,” He smiled in a humble manner before he continued, “I can foretell the future.”
Emia: Come on, quickly admire me!
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Emia: F**k! Why are these two fools not worshipping me in surprise? It’s foretelling the future! Don’t you want a divination?!
In fact, according to Suo Fei’s temperament, he would have exalted the divine being if he had not learned about it long ago. Unfortunately, in this world, Suo Fei was an inept divine being himself, therefore he genuinely wasn’t interested in Emia’s profession.
Both of them remained silent, thus the conversation-killer Emia had no choice but to clear his throat and continue, “I did a divination and saw that Eugene would suffer from a calamity of fire, so I hurried over and saved Eugene in the nick of time. Don’t ask me who did it. There was already a blazing fire when I arrived. There was no one else inside except for Eugene who was then unconscious.”
“Do you know Eugene Hall?”
Emia froze before replying, “I’ve heard of him… he’s the only Craftsman God in the entire Yalance.”
“Don’t tell me that you’ll do a divination for all the important figures in Yalance everyday.”
“How’s that possible! I can’t exhaust myself to death.”
“So,” Samael directed his gaze upon him, “why did you choose Eugene Hall?”
Emia was silent for a while before he finally relented, “It’s because of you two.”
“Us?”
“Fine, fine. I first divined the materials required to repair the Asura Blade. I believe that Eugene has already told you. Then, I paid close attention to Eugene’s actions. When I came out of Benesse City, I felt that something was wrong. I divined for Eugene and found that, sure enough, something terrible was going to happen to him. Thus, I hurried over and fortunately made it in time.” Emia said this long string of words in one breath. Then, he relaxed his tone and said, “I’m helping you guys, I’m doing a good deed!”
Samael only stared at him so Emia heaved another sigh, “As to why I’m helping you—I was just doing what I was entrusted to do. As for who it is, even if you hack me with that blade, I won’t say it.” Then, he purposely glared with his long and narrow eyes and pursed his lips, appearing like Liu Hulan. En, this description was contributed by Suo Fei.
“Okay, I see.”
Emia anxiously inquired, “You don’t suspect that I’m the assailant anymore?”
Samael asked, “When did I ever suspect you?”
Emia: “Huh? Didn’t you ask me just now?”
Samael smiled, “If I didn’t, would you have said all that?”
Emia was stunned.
The spectating Suo Fei was suddenly enlightened! All along, Samael had not regarded Emia as the suspect? Speaking of which, if it was really Emia who did it, he would not be so stupid as to rescue someone he had attacked and get himself caught up in this mess, right? Moreover, Eugene is no longer in danger. If they wanted to know what had actually happened, they could just ask Eugene, who was one of the involved parties, once he had woken up.
In the beginning, Samael indiscriminately accused Emia of being the assailant to pressure him. Hence, he rushed out to defend himself and revealed a lot of information. At present, it seemed that his words held a lot of credibility.
The Seer Emia, who realised what had happened, was enraged, “Launey, you bastard is simply just…” He abruptly stopped halfway through and quickly covered his mouth.
Samael turned to look at him with a sharp glint in his purple eyes, “Go on.”
Emia stared blankly for a long time before he went on, “Just… just… just playing me for a fool!”
Samael threateningly narrowed his eyes.
Emia embodied Liu Hulan and accentuated his dignity once again as he said, “I’ve already said what I should say.” I’ve even almost said what I shouldn’t say, “I have to get back. As a Seer, I shouldn’t leave the Sylphs’ territory. Goodbye!”
When he finished, he ran away as fast as a rabbit.
Suo Fei wanted to yell out: Cheating scum, put on your enchantress appearance, alright? Don’t act like a fool!
The doubts that Suo Fei had concerning Emia earlier had completely vanished like smoke. There may have been some things that Emia wasn’t completely honest about, but at present, it seemed that he meant no harm to them.
Suo Fei also figured out one more thing. Eugene’s glory of being a Craftsman God often made people forget that, being a dwarf, he was also a powerful warrior. He was especially skilled in using a one-handed axe.
On the other hand, except for being fleet-footed and having the cheat ability to foretell the future, Emia was but a weak good-for-nothing. He would be overestimating himself too much if he wanted to restrict Eugene and inflict serious damage on him.
Obviously, Samael had thought of this long ago. From the beginning, he had only been misleading Emia to draw his secret out of him. The cheating scum had also been easily fooled.
Recalling the scene where Emia had stopped mid-sentence, Suo Fei asked Samael, “Did you know Emia before?”
Samael shook his head and said, “I didn’t.”
Suo Fei frowned, “But it feels like he knows you. From the way he spoke, he seems to be familiar with you?” Samael didn’t respond. Suo Fei tried to recall Samael’s past and finally determined that this character had not appeared before… At least not in the game.
The game plot that was related to Emia was only the curse he previously got. There was nothing else apart from that.
While Suo Fei was lost in thought, Jonah excitedly ran over, “Grandpa’s awake. Elf, grandpa’s awake! He wants to see you!” The little fellow repeated himself in excitement.
Suo Fei was somewhat surprised. He actually woke up so quickly. This just showed that Eugene indeed has a healthy body. He didn’t drink eight bowls of porridge in vain… Alright, don’t mention that embarrassing scene. Let it be gone with the wind.
Samael, Suo Fei and Jonah went to the village’s infirmary.
Eugene was sitting upright on the bed, joyfully leaning on the pillow. Evelyn carefully held a bowl of porridge and fed him spoon after spoon. Eugene’s face was filled with satisfaction while Suo Fei’s face flushed red. F**k, this familiar scene is slapping me right in the face. My slapped face had gone completely red, alright!
Seeing the elf and the demon coming in, Eugene quickly had a spoonful before giving his thanks, “Elf, thank you for saving an old crock like me!”
Suo Fei hurriedly said that this was nothing and that it was his obligation as a healer (fog). In his mind, Suo Fei observed a moment of silence for Emia. Obviously, this enchantress had also exerted great efforts to save Eugene but no one paid him any attention.
It was only after expressing goodwill to each other that they seriously asked what had happened.
Eugene thought for a moment and said, “There was only one person, it should be an S-tier assassin. His agility was so high that I couldn’t dodge and was stabbed. But looking at his physique, it should’ve been a demon!”
The two races who had the highest agility were the Elves and the Demons. The attack power of the Demons was the highest. Therefore, the possibility of the god-level assassin being a demon was extremely high.
But why? Why would a demon attack Eugene?
Eugene was quite unperturbed about this, “I have offended many people because of my bad temper. Before, I feared nothing knowing that I’m in the Dwarven territory, but it seems that it’s time to move. It’d be much safer to live in the village centre. “
Regarding the matter of his bad temper, Suo Fei recalled the strange old man who lived alone. He suddenly thought that Eugene who had yet to become twisted was so amiable.
Eugene regrettably spoke to Suo Fei and Samael, “I heard that you have collected all the materials. It is a pity that my current body has not fully recovered and I dare not rush to activate the Asura Blade. It would be difficult to find these materials again if I failed.”
Eugene’s worries were grounded, especially when it came to forging. It required great physical strength, especially the arm and wrist strength. A slight carelessness would cause all of one’s previous efforts to go down the drain. Even if the physical strength had been fully restored, the mental state was also very important. A shocking event had just occurred. Although Eugene seemed to be in high spirits, in reality, he had been frightened deep inside. It would be difficult for him to activate a divine artifact in such a state.
Suo Fei found it regrettable, but he knew that he could do nothing about it.
He suggested giving the nine materials to Eugene first, but Eugene shook his head and said, “Keep it with you. If you leave it with me, I would surely exhaust all of my resources if any accident were to happen.”
Suo Fei had no choice but to keep the materials.
He couldn’t stay and wait for Eugene to recover. He had already acquired a teleportation array and all he could think about was returning to Valinor and rescuing Vixanne, thus he expressed his desire to leave.
The dwarves had moved to the centre of their territory. The place was fully guaranteed to be safe, hence Suo Fei was relieved.
However, he was a little worried when he thought of Jonah’s whimsical character. Before leaving, he braced himself and took out the beast core of the Frostflame Beast. Then he told Jonah and Evelyn, “Keep this beast core close to you. It has two skills: One is a fire-type attack and the other is an ice-type shield. Use this if there’s any danger. It would surely be able to protect you.”
Although Jonah was impulsive, he was determined to become an outstanding blacksmith like his grandfather. He had an extremely keen sense for materials, thus he could see at a glance that the beast core was of great value. However, Suo Fei actually took it out and gave it to them just to keep them safe.
This concern left the dwarf’s heart feeling extremely weak. He didn’t accept the beast core but only said to Suo Fei, “Elf, I can’t accept this. You have already helped us a lot.”
Suo Fei wasn’t good at quibbling with words. He was truly worried about these dwarfs. They are enthusiastic and genuine, treating others with sincerity. His heart became tangled into a mess at the mere thought of Eugene’s future being in utter darkness because of the death of this little fellow.
However, Jonah was reluctant to accept it. In a seriousness that was hard to come by, he said to Suo Fei: “Elf, my encounter with the ferocious beast in the forest had taught me a great lesson. I am well aware that I am not strong enough to protect myself, let alone protect my loved ones. But,” He paused before continuing in a firm cadence,” I can’t accept this beast core. With it, I will rely on the power it brings and continue to regress. I will never be able to improve myself. I want to become stronger, strong enough to protect everyone!
Suo Fei was completely shocked by his words.
Samael took the beast core in Suo Fei’s hand and said to him, “I remember that you have a lot of rare, secret cultivation manuals in your interspatial bag. It’d be better to give them to Jonah.”
Suo Fei was still in a trance when Samael’s words brought him back to reality. He hurriedly ducked his head and rummaged his interspatial bag. He brought out a large stack of books suitable for a warrior’s cultivation and gave them all to Jonah.
Jonah was surprised by the number of books, but his big eyes sparkled when he saw their titles. He didn’t refuse this time. Instead, he sincerely showed his gratitude, “Elf, demon, thank you!”
After bidding their farewell to the Dwarves, Suo Fei and Samael left the Dwarven village.
Suo Fei had been preoccupied until there were only the two of them. Suo Fei looked up at Samael and somewhat absent-mindedly inquired, “Am I being reliant on you?”