Chapter 52 - 2.13

Zenith could only hear a short whine before Xu Jiaqi coughed and looked at him in the eyes. The girl was much shorter than him, so he had to look down.

He did not expect that the lady would go into such close premises with him, to the point of mashing their bodies together.

The magical energy Zenith presented her with was extremely intoxicating. It made her want to rub herself all over the man, but of course that would be crossing the legal lines. After mooching off the magical energy as much as she could, Xu Jiaqi detached herself from the man.

In that short instant, she already felt like her magic sense improved. This kind of overpowered cheat, she was left to wonder why it was allowed in the slightest and why such a gem appeared in the Maine lands, never to be discovered by the leads. Zenith had a strong potential to be a second male lead since he was a knight and had these beneficial effects.

No matter what the reason behind it was, this human battery was now in her hands. It was a good thing.

On the other hand, after Xu Jiaqi separated from him, Zenith was suddenly filled with a sense of loss that he wasn't able to explain. Like something he had been longing for so long, something that filled him to the brim, was escaping his clutches and that he had to hurry and chase after it.

Xu Jiaqi gave a smile of genuine happiness. "Come on, let us go. It's time to depart. This lady knows that you have your grievances, but... please do store them for the time being and judge me as we go. If you are completely in opposition of the idea, then this lady shall allow you to leave. This lady can not do anything."

Zenith did not respond, and Xu Jiaqi also did not bother calling him any further. She proceeded to continue her walk. Zenith followed, like his body was being dragged by a phantom force. He was confused on what he truly willed, and what he did not desire.

Of course, this strangeness was detected by Xu Jiaqi, who raised up the claim to the System.

'System, something is wrong with that man. I don't know why, but..' For once, Xu Jiaqi was a bit disturbed. In the stories she had read, one that had the female lead be placed in a situation like hers, the male lead would consistently follow her around the worlds and cultivate feelings with her.

Only after a few worlds would she realize the truth behind all her men, and that was when the story reached its climax. Some realized it early, and travelled through the worlds together, hand in hand, completing missions and gaining power as they go.

This was a bad scenario to her. Something she wanted to avoid.

[Zenith Ahgren, Host? He is just a denizen of this world, what do you think is wrong with him?]

'Something. I can just feel it.' Xu Jiaqi replied, pursing her lips at how ridiculous she was being.

Love was bad news. If she wanted to live in peace, she had to avoid it.

Her soul itself said those words and implemented it inside her mind.

She wasn't scared of love. She wasn't. She was sure of it.

She just didn't want to be caught up in the bundle of problems she would have to face. Last world, she made the man obsessed with her. Obsession was a frightening thing, not the love.

With obsession, one could only imagine the heights they could climb just to get their loved one to be tied to them. Like how Qin Zicheng broke down when she left. She did not want her victim to follow her because there would only be pain.

She could never feel love.

She could never.

Hence, rather than wasting time over her, she preferred if they just perished altogether, or went to a safer place where they would never have to meet her, a calamity to them.

Even though the System insisted that nothing was wrong with Zenith, Xu Jiaqi still forced him to watch the man carefully. Not just his actions, but his very soul. It was hard for System to do such a thing because his authority was still in the lower levels, but Xu Jiaqi pleaded for him to do the best he could.

If Zenith was truly made out of the same mold that is Qin Zicheng's soul, and that he would undergo transmigrations the way she did, only without consciousness like it was depicted in stories, then she had to stop it now.

While everything was still young, and the branches of feelings would be easier to snap off.

The two of them got into the carriage. On the way to getting up the vehicle, they met the representatives from Palla, who had a peaceful smile on their face. However, their gazes conveyed the opposite message- scorn.

Scorn towards Xu Jiaqi.

This reaction was ignored by her, and she also held back Zenith, who wanted to remind the representatives of their place. 'Ariel Maine' was still a noble, and their attitudes crossed the lines.

Inside the cabin, the two did not talk much except for some small conversations. Zenith never spoke first, it was always Xu Jiaqi that questioned him.

Sometimes, Zenith would refuse to answer the harder or more personal questions, drawing a clear line in their relationship and trust system. Xu Jiaqi did not get dejected from these things and continued on striking talks with the man, wanting to open his heart up.

The journey would be long and grinding, so there was much time to spare. After staying awake and talking a lot, Xu Jiaqi's weak body began to feel immensely tired and sleepy. It was hard to keep her consciousness open.

Not long after, the body fell asleep despite Xu Jiaqi's wishes to stay awake.

She let out a soft sigh. This was heard by Zenith's strong sense of hearing, as his head perked up to look at the lady, who turned out to be sleeping.. Her facial muscles then began to twitch, and there was a shallow frown made on her delicate face.