Chapter 426: Giabella City

Chapter 426: Giabella City

Idiot, Anise said, clicking her tongue as she massaged Eugenes arm.

The muscles in Eugenes jaw twitched with each touch of her light-enveloped fingers on his sore muscles.

Doesnt the recoil somehow seem to have gotten even worse? Anise observed.

Its because my bodys performance wasnt able to keep up with my movements, Eugene muttered through tightly clenched lips.

His body may have gone through a complete metamorphosis in the Darkroom, but once he used Ignition and Prominence at the same time, on top of operating the White Flame Formula, he would still face the problem of requiring more than what his body at its peak could provide.

Eugene tried to look on the bright side, Its still better than it was in my previous life.nove(l)bi(n.)com

In his previous life, his Core had been damaged from his repeated uses of Ignition, but that was no longer a necessary concern for the current Eugene. It might be true that, at the moment, his body was in such pain that it was difficult for him to even lie straight, but that was just because his body was not able to handle the extent to which his power had been amplified.

As my divinity increases and my divine power becomes stronger, my physical body should start experiencing changes as well, Eugene guessed.

And the more strength he possessed, the more his power would be amplified by Ignition. At the moment, he was having these difficulties because everything was so greatly out of balance, but his body would eventually adapt to his newfound power at some point, along with the physical transformations due to his increase in divine power.

When that day finally came Eugenes brow furrowed as he became lost in thought.

He was thinking back to his battle against Raizakia.

Back then, Eugene had not only used Prominence and Ignition at the same time, but he had also managed to push Ignition one step further by overclocking it. Usually, he wouldnt have even considered attempting such a drastic measure, but it had thankfully succeeded due to Agaroths Ring.

At that time, Eugene had refused to give in. It was a final act of desperation motivated by his desire to slay Raizakia and to save Sienna, even if it cost him his life.

Even now, after what happened, Eugene didnt believe that there had been anything wrong with the decision he had made at that moment. By overclocking Ignition, he had swiftly and decisively succeeded in managing to overwhelm Raizakia, and if his Cores and body had been able to hold on even just a little bit longer, he might have been able to defeat Raizakia all on his own.

Once Eugenes body was transformed by his growing divine power, wouldnt that make overclocking Ignition a more viable option? While imagining such a possibility, Eugene swallowed back a gulp.

As his thoughts had grown ever deeper, the tension in his muscles had increasingly lessened.

Squeeze.

Suddenly, a palm pressed down into his thigh. The pain was so intense it felt like his leg was being torn into several pieces.

Eugene let out a scream of pain while bucking his hips, Arrrgh!

Did that hurt a lot? Kristina asked, her head rising in surprise; she had been caught off guard by the sudden scream. With a worried look on her face, she ran her fingertips along Eugenes thigh and said, If youre really in such pain, it would have been better to recuperate for a few days before leaving.

No way, Eugene insisted, even as he broke into a cold sweat. I managed to get a clean victory over Molon but look at that. Molon is standing on his feet perfectly. If the person who lost is just standing there without any injuries and the person who won is lying down and groaning in pain, how am I, the one who won, supposed to retain any self-respect?

Sir Molon must have already noticed that you were just enduring the pain, Sir Eugene, Mer pointed out with a pout of her lips as she sat next to Eugene.

Like Kristina, Mer was also massaging the palm of Eugenes hand, but naturally, since she didnt have any divine power or healing magic, there wasnt any real meaning to Mers actions. Rather, each time she pressed down on his palm, it was just causing him more pain.

Even so, Eugene didnt pull himself free from Mers hands.

So what if he knows? Eugene scoffed. In any case, I was able to shake hands with Molon while standing all by myself, and when we left Molons dwelling, I was able to walk away on my own two feet.

Benefactor, you cant just ignore my contributions. You didnt walk away on your own, Benefactor; I carried you away with my wings, Raimiras voice came echoing back from ahead of where the group was sitting.

Currently, Eugene, Mer, and Kristina were riding on the back of Raimira, who had transformed back into her dragon form.

After Eugenes final match with Molon was over, they had wasted no time in leaving Lehainjar. Their haste was because of Eugenes pride, as he refused to allow himself to whimper in pain while still in front of Molon. It was also partly because they had already lived together for half a year now, and though they were sad to separate like this, they did not think that it was necessary, by this point, to exchange any prolonged farewells.

And its not like were parting for all eternity, Eugene thought to himself.

Although his body hurt so badly that it felt like he was dying, Eugene wasnt in any actual danger of losing his life. Kristina and Anises divine powers were gradually easing his pain, and Eugenes own natural recovery was also hard at work.

With great difficulty, Eugene managed to pull himself up from his prone position and sit up straight.

This might be stating the obvious, but Hamel, before your injuries recover, you absolutely can't do anything so reckless, Anise ordered him.

Eugene complained, Ive heard you say that so many times it feels like my ears have gotten numb to your voice. And I dont have any intention of arriving at Giabella City before my body has fully recovered.

Giabella City, Mer gulped at those two words.

When they were last in Helmuth, she had seen more than a few advertisements for Giabella City. The city was said to house Giabella Park, the most colorful and fun place in all of Helmuth, no, in all of the continent.

In fact, the location was more known for its specialty in casinos and other kinds of illicit entertainment rather than its amusement parks, but Mer and Raimira were naturally more interested in things like amusement parks than the entertainment meant solely for adults.

Sir Eugene, are you really not going there to pick a fight? Mer asked cautiously.

Im not going there to fight, Eugene promised.

As theyre her vassals, she could simply fill up the ranks with her Night Demons, but doesnt she have anything like her own knightly order? Eugene questioned.

Since she had casinos, she was sure to have plenty of security guards, but there was no way to tell what the composition of her army was from just that. Even when they had visited Dreamia, there hadnt seemed to be anything like a knightly order present in that city. Though Noir Giabella herself could be described as a one-man army, it might be that she simply didnt see the need for her own private army.

Still, you never know. It would be a pain if he just charged in while only planning on facing Noir, and a large army suddenly popped out to meet him.

What if that slut changes her mind and decides to attack us? Anise asked worriedly.

Eugene just dismissed her worries, That doesnt sound like her.

Do you really trust her enough to speak for her like that? Anise accused.

If she wanted to kill us, shes already had plenty of opportunities to do so, Eugene pointed out.

For example, before they attacked the Dragon-Demon Castle, Noir had suddenly shown up at their hotel looking for them. Back then, Noir had come to them in person with her main body. If Noir had decided to kill Eugene and Kristina at that time he wouldnt even have been able to put up a proper resistance.

Eugene admitted, I would definitely kill that bitch if I had the chance. However, her head works differently from the way mine does. Shes had plenty of opportunities, but shes never once tried to kill me.

Could something like that really be called trust?

It should be the same this time as well. Im certain of that. Since I'm not going there to kill her, Noir she wont attack me while were in Giabella City, Eugene said decisively.

The more Eugene became aware of Noirs favor and attention towards him, the more disgusting and aggravating it felt. It was difficult for Eugene to feel any emotions other than a murderous rage towards the love that that Night Demon, whom he wished he could just tear into pieces, expressed for him.

However.

It was impossible to swear that there wasnt even a single trace of trust in the complex bond between the two. After all, wasnt that the case even now? Eugene had decided on his course of action while trusting that Noir definitely wouldnt try to kill him at this time.

This is such a mess, Eugene sighed internally.

Eugene wanted to kill Noir. But what about Noir? Her murderous intent was extremely passive. From her perspective, she didnt just want to kill Eugene. What she wanted was to kill Eugene, who was trying to kill her.

Under such circumstances, if Eugene were to give up on his intent to kill her then Noir would just take it upon herself to rekindle Eugenes motivation to seek her death.

In the end, Eugene and Noir would definitely fight each other to the death someday.

But not today, Eugene told himself.

Having calmly reassured Anise, Eugene flipped open the guidebook that Mer had given him.

He immediately saw a picture of one of the landmarks of Giabella City, the Giabella-Face that usually floated in the skies above the city.

Within the photo, on top of the giant head, beneath an unfurled parasol Noir Giabella was posing, dressed seductively only in a bikini while lying on a sunbed.

Eugenes expression twisted into a frown as he snapped the book shut.

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[Lalala~ Lalala~]

[Happy happy happy Giabella~]

[Every day~ is Giabella Day~]

[Welcome to the Giabella Park ~]

[Where dreams come true~]

[Welcome to~ Gia, Gia, Gia~ Giaaaaa~ Giabella Park~!]

The colorfully decorated castle walls and gate looked like something straight out of a fairy tale. The road that led from the warpgate outside of the city to the castle gate sparkled in the sun without even a single stain marring its surface. The pillars that lined either side of the wide road were connected to each other by holographic screens, and various videos were playing on those screens, showing things like the group performance of the newest idols to have debuted under the Giabella Entertainment Celebrity Agency.

Past the throngs of people, an incredibly bizarre sculpture could be seen floating in the skies above the tall castle walls.

... Eugene found himself left speechless at the sight.

It was the same Giabella-Face that he had seen in the photo.

Now that he was actually seeing the Giabella-Face in person, just what could he say? At the very least, the feeling of intimidation that it gave off was different from his first impression.

But there was another shocking factor.

...Wasnt there only supposed to be one of them? Eugene muttered unconsciously as he noticed yet another Giabella-Face floating high in the sky.

Currently, there were at least three Giabella-Faces floating above the city.