Chapter 872: Chapter 438: Fastball Crushes Everything!
He knew that Herbert was using this way to hide his shyness.
["No, I love you even more than you love yourself."]
The divine voice was soft yet firm, like the declaration of an undeniable oracle.
"..."
The mortal, who had just been proud, fell silent. After a long pause, he slowly said, "...Well, thank you?"
The divine being responded with a light laugh.
["Haha, you’re welcome~"]
Regarding "that matter," neither of them mentioned it again, because they both understood each other’s thoughts.
Nenasha understood Herbert’s thoughts—it wasn’t that he didn’t ask, but rather, he trusted.
Herbert believed that when the time was right, Nenasha would definitely tell him.
Perhaps to others, she might be a bad woman, not considered a good person.
But in his own heart, Nenasha was the finest woman in the world.
Having been together for so long and through so much, the unreserved trust had long been born in both their hearts.
"Phew... Hm?"
After listening to the recordings and calming Nenasha down, Herbert finally shifted his attention to the outside world.
And then, he was dumbfounded.
"..."
Herbert slowly turned his head, not daring to look directly, but instead glanced with his peripheral vision to his rear side.
In his peripheral vision, a figure with flowing red hair was half-squatting behind him, staring intently, occasionally twitching her nose as if she was sniffing something.
?
Valentina, what are you doing?
After hesitating for a moment, Herbert decided to ask directly.
Just as he was about to turn and ask, he heard Valentina muttering to herself:
"Weird! Just now, I seemed to have sensed the scent of another woman, but why can’t I smell her scent..."
Strange.
Clearly, he could faintly feel as if a scent had flashed by, but there was no way to locate the exact position.
Did I feel wrong again?
Hey, why did I say "again"?
"...Oh ho?"
Herbert saw the confusion in Miss Hungry Dragon’s eyes, easily deciphering her little thoughts, his heart stirring slightly.
Valentina, after reaching the epic level, had her intuition enhanced to an epic level.
While everyone else was unaware of the Sun Goddess’s phantom wandering around the Holy City of Radiance, only she could sense the crisis and give warnings, even vaguely detect its location.
And now, she seemed to have vaguely sensed the fluctuation of Nenasha in Herbert’s soul?
If speculating, it was probably because when he struck directly towards Nenasha earlier, it caused her emotions to fluctuate for a brief moment, exposing a tiny bit of scent.
And Valentina didn’t miss even this little fluctuation, capturing it keenly.
"Is there a risk of exposure?"
["It’s okay~ She’s just suspicious, isn’t she? Haha, next time, she won’t sense it again."]
Miss Xie Shen’s relaxed attitude allowed Herbert to breathe a sigh of relief, turning his head to smile at Valentina.
"Haha, why did you come over? Did I make you anxious?"
He raised his hand to touch Miss Hungry Dragon’s head, ready to brush things off, when he heard Valentina brush against his palm and ask:
"Herbert, just now..."
"Were you thinking about another woman?"
Herbert: ???
He expected Valentina to ask and had thought of a corresponding answer.
But he didn’t expect her to come up with such a question.
You...
You’re truly a genius.
Can you even scent that out?
What exactly are you made of?
"Thinking of another woman? Well... you could say that."
Herbert nodded, then shook his head, not explaining, just softly saying, "We’ve been out for so long, we should be heading back."
"I suppose Fremay and the others are probably anxious now?"
Fremay?
Oh right, it’s quite normal for Herbert to think of them!
Valentina immediately found a reasonable excuse for Herbert, successfully convincing herself.
"Oh? Well, we’ve been out for a while, I miss them too!"
With her doubts thrown to the back of her mind, Valentina straightened up, stretched with enthusiasm, and said with a grin:
"When we get back, I must tell them all about what’s happened during this time, make them terribly envious of me!"
"Haha, they certainly will."
Herbert nodded with a smile, then said, "Moreover, I might need you to work a little harder after this."
"Hm? What do we need to do?"
"Don’t worry, you’ll find out soon."
Herbert didn’t explain, instead turning his gaze toward the Abyss pair on the other side.
Over there, the Holy Light Enchanting Demon stood calmly, while the Demon was biting its lip, body trembling slightly.
What have you done again?
However, this time Herbert wrongly accused Flora, as she hadn’t "educated" Kreti in any way.
Instead, she truthfully narrated the earlier situation without adding any embellishments.
Kreti originally didn’t know what happened, but after Flora finished, she went completely Sparta.
???
Ah!
Was it really that dangerous just now?
Damn!
Scared me to death, my luck is terrible today!
"Was there actually a complete Magic Energy Cannon here!!?"
Herbert had only learned about it in knowledge, but Kreti had seen it in reality!
In the mortal realm under the order of society, many things cannot be openly sold.
So, there arise gray domains in between and completely unspeakable black domains.
