Chapter 156

"Is that so? In that case, could you please help me find this thing?"

Favia remembered that her initial purpose in coming here was to collect the last piece of the Silver Key, so she held up the broken Silver Key on her chest and spoke to the Tezcatlipoca.

"Hmm, that thing seems a bit... unusual."

As the First Sun of the Aztec, Tezcatlipoca naturally recognized at a glance that the seemingly ordinary object possessed indescribable terrifying power, but he didn't take it to heart.

"Alright, I'll let you know if there's anything similar or that exudes a similar aura."

"Speaking of which, I thought you were going to fight me."

"Well, I did have that idea at first, but let's put it off for later. After all, I'm quite interested to see how you're going to become the Fifth Sun." Then, Tezcatlipoca seemed to remember something, "Since you acknowledge what you've done, consider this my aid to you."

Without waiting for Favia's reaction, he placed the Jaguar Man Mask directly on Favia's face.

Just then, the thick fog around them gradually dissipated, and shadows stretched out from behind the Tezcatlipoca.

Sometimes large, sometimes small.

Like the Sun, or a twisted, crouching Jaguar, its form constantly changed, eventually becoming a thunderous, pitch-black serpent that attached itself to Favia. Presumably, the scene before its arrival was also created by the Tezcatlipoca.

As Favia was leaving, she heard Tezcatlipoca's cheerful words again.

"Moon Lake is my lovely little sister, and I allow her to call herself Huitzilopochtli, so please take good care of her, Fifth Sun."

Then, his blurred vision gradually returned to normal, but when he finally returned from the Underworld, Favia felt a subtle chill.

However, before he could figure out why, Tlaloc had already walked up in a slightly hurried manner.

"... This is so annoying! Did I give you permission to come up here? Can't you even think things through? You're just so frustrating--"

Tlaloc didn't say anything more after that, because she mistook Favia for Tezcatlipoca at that moment.

Favia's current attire might be intentional on Tezcatlipoca's part; it's Tezcatlipoca's Primitive Man costume, and he wears Jaguar Man Mask on his face.

As for the hair color, it seems to have been made golden by the Jaguar Man Mask...

Therefore, this clearly indicates that it was most likely not an unintentional act by the person Tezcatlipoca; it was intentional.

"Ah, brother, it's you... You've already killed that guy...?"

Favia could sense that Tlaloc's voice sounded somewhat stiff, and she also noticed the strangeness of her current attire. Therefore, she did not immediately offer an explanation, but simply took a step forward, waved her hand, and nodded with a rather serious air.

Just like that... he died? He couldn't resist his brother after all... He died so quickly...

"The great Tezcatlipoca... truly a worthy elder brother... I also think this is actually a very good thing..."

Perhaps to change his mood, Tlaloc paused for a moment.

Then,

"... Yes, actually it's good that guy is dead."

Upon hearing this, Favia blinked and turned to look at the Black-Haired Girl.

"What's wrong, brother? Why are you looking at me like that?"

The silver-haired youth remained silent, simply watching quietly. Therefore, Tlaloc couldn't help but feel that the Tezcatlipoca was conveying a message—

Is that really what you think?

"Yes, of course. Although he didn't die by my hand, he's dead, well, it's good that he's dead."

That was the initial thought, so all I needed to do was die, yes, that's it.

Tlaloc thought to himself.

"However, how should I put it, I feel that dying a little later wouldn't be so bad. I'm not saying that your approach was wrong, brother, or that I'm giving you advice. On the contrary, I completely agree with and approve of this approach. These kinds of people with unknown origins should be eliminated completely and swiftly."

"Well, he seems to have seen some great cities. And yes, there's a Fairy waiting for him, and he doesn't seem easy to persuade, nor can he be killed outright. After all, he's a Fairy, and doesn't seem to have any ill intentions. Besides, the Aztec all want to see him; they really do see him as the messenger of Quetzalcoatl..."

The Black-Haired Girl stammered.

Although she kept thinking about how to find an opportunity to kill Favia and make him pay for his past rudeness, the fact that he disappeared so quickly left her with a faint sense of loneliness. Just as she was thinking this, a voice came from the 'Tezcatlipoca' in front of her.

"Well, so I'm not dead yet. And I think you might have misunderstood. This was a gift from your brother, so I'm not your brother. Remember to observe carefully next time, okay?"

When Favia removed her mask and revealed her face, Tlaloc stared wide-eyed as if he had been unexpectedly attacked, and was momentarily speechless.

Because her expression was so funny, Favia couldn't help but burst into laughter.

However, this was anything but interesting for the Black-Haired Girl. A few seconds later, a chilling creaking sound, like the dying breath of a giant city, rang out, followed by a massive tremor on the Kukulkan Pyramid.

"... Bastard, I'll kill you! I'll definitely kill you!"

238: What do you think? I want to cut it! (5k)

Above Tenochtitlan, a city nestled in the towering, dense forests of Central America, leaden-gray clouds obscured the sunlight, followed by Torrential Rain.

In the Great Temple in the heart of the city, in a corner of the top-floor room, Tlaloc remained as always, quietly lost in thought.

"Ah, Te... Teno--"

"I said, it's been so long, haven't you learned our language yet? I've learned all your languages."

Tlaloc, his thoughts interrupted by the sound, stared coldly at the Fairy before him.

"I'm sorry... Ziti..."

Bawan Shi lowered her head in embarrassment.

She didn't understand why she still couldn't learn it after studying for so long.

"Never mind, just call me Tlaloc."

The Black-Haired Girl couldn't understand why this Fairy with bright red hair that flowed like fireworks in the wind, who was clearly a fellow Phantasmal Species, still couldn't even communicate properly after nearly three months of studying, and was always stumbling and bumping around.

From Tlaloc's perspective, she didn't think it was necessary or important, because as Phantasmal Species, she and Bavan Shi could communicate smoothly without language. However, for some reason, Bavan Shi was very stubborn and wanted to speak with her in the local language.

"Trallock..." Upon hearing this, Bavan Shi glanced at Tlaloc with an unreadable expression, "Okay, okay..."

"Um."

Perhaps sensing the Fairy girl's hesitation, and remembering that Favia had entrusted him with teaching Bavan Shi well, Tlaloc softened his expression slightly and walked up to her.

"Just tell me what you want to say, there's no need to beat around the bush."

"I remember you've been with Favia for the past two months Tlaloc, haven't you?"

Upon having his thoughts exposed, Bawan Xi trembled involuntarily, then lowered his head and asked the man who was fiddling with his fingers in a low voice.

Is that all you're asking? Is there anything strange about it?

Tlaloc nodded slightly. She had thought Bavan Shi would ask some important question, but it turned out to be just... this kind of inexplicable question.

"So, what do you think of him?"

Bavan Shi blushed as she asked the question, while Tlaloc frowned.

You ask me what I think of Favia? I just want to kill him. Although I can't beat him right now, I haven't given up on that idea.

He was severely injured the moment they met, and then he used the identity of Quetzalcoatl to bring disaster to the world. Not long ago, he even pretended to be his brother to deceive him, causing him great humiliation... Whenever he thinks of these extremely unpleasant past events, Tlaloc can't help but grit his teeth.

Therefore, Tlaloc, who felt it was no big deal, stated the truth.

"How do I see him? Does wanting to kill him count?"

For some reason, Tlaloc noticed that Bavan Shi seemed to feel much better after he said those words.

Indeed, the Black-Haired Girl's words relieved Bawan Shi.

Because of her slender figure, Tlaloc revealed a doll-like, delicate, and fair face beneath her feather-adorned hat, along with her jewel-like black eyes and knee-length black and blue mixed hair, which, combined with her solemn attire, created an incredible aura.

This seemingly calm and aloof beauty made Bavan Shi wary of her, especially since Favia had mentioned to her on the ship that he had a sister. This made the Fairy girl, who thought she had figured out Favia's background, extremely uneasy.

Moreover, since arriving here, she has found that she spends much less time with Favia; he seems to be busy with something even more important than building the ship.

And sometimes, when Bavanshi walked alone in this strangely named city, the chatter of the locals would reach her ears like birdsong.

"The person who's always by Lord Favia's side must also be a messenger of God."

At that moment, Bavan Shi thought they were talking about him, and he became happy.

"Is he also an emissary of the Quetzalcoatl? Or could he be an emissary of some other god?"

"The one who could get close to Quetzalcoatl might be Lord Rain God."

"Lord Rain God?"

"That's right, because both the Rain God and the Quetzalcoatl are Deity who make the earth fertile, so they might have a good relationship."

My heart started pounding.

The Fairy girl listened, pretending not to care, but she was somewhat uneasy.

The Rain God? Could it be referring to me?

The Aztec, unaware of Bavan Shi's eavesdropping, continued speaking.

"In that case, if Lord Favia took the blame for the sins that Quetzalcoatl wanted to punish us for that day, Lord Rain God must be very upset if he knew."

"I think so too..."

Bawan Shi's face burned as if it were being roasted by a torch.

After that day, she did discover the wound on Favia's chest, so she insisted on staying by Favia's side for a day.

"But is it really certain that it's the Rain God? Are there any specific theories?"

"Because no one has ever knelt down in worship at close range... all we can see from afar is that her hair is somewhat blue, like the color of the sea."

At that moment, Bawan Shi's heart nearly stopped. She hurriedly left and returned to the Great Temple.

She thought she was the 'Rain God' they talked about, but that wasn't actually the case.

That description clearly referred to the Black-Haired Girl Favia had entrusted to teach her the language of her region. Therefore, she had wanted to ask her about it since then, but she had been hesitant because of her fear. This unease reached its peak after Favia and Tlaloc spent several months alone together in a place unknown to her.

Now, is there anything I can do to help again...?

Bavan Shi's mood soured, which is why she suddenly asked Tlaloc this question today.

"But why are you asking this?"

"No... I was just asking..."

Should I not have asked that question...?

After hesitating for a moment, Bawan Shi became stammering again.

At that moment, Tlaloc's dark eyes suddenly shifted from her to another spot, and he said nonchalantly:

"I see. Speaking of which, how did you and that guy meet? As Fairy, it shouldn't be convenient for you to get too close to humans, right?"

This was indeed Tlaloc's question. In her view, Bavan Shi's dependence on Favia was quite high, which was rare between a human and Fairy.

"We just met, and somehow we became familiar with each other..."

The Red-Haired Fairy said this half-heartedly.

In the past, Bavan Shi might have happily recounted her past relationship with Favia, as this topic would have touched a nerve with her and made her more lively.

However, when Tlaloc asked her question, she suddenly remembered that some of the stories in the novels she had read before started with the male or female protagonist hearing each other's stories, becoming interested, and eventually getting together... To avoid such a possibility, Bavan Shi chose to give such a perfunctory answer.

Then, perhaps sensing that her perfunctory manner might pique Tlaloc's curiosity, the Fairy girl forced a cold expression and continued, "But Favia is a bad person!"

Caught off guard by her sudden change of attitude, Tlaloc asked in slight surprise:

"... A bad guy?"

Upon hearing this, the Fairy girl pouted unhappily:

"That's right, that's right. Favia exploited the Shipyard workers, forced Da Vinci to paint, and demanded Paracelsus do unpaid work..." Bavan Shi, getting more and more excited, suddenly remembered something and added quietly, "He still owes me my wages... Anyway, he's really awful. One day I'll find a chance to chop him up, um, let's chop him up together..."

It's obvious you still care...

Upon hearing Bavan Shi's words about Favia, Tlaloc couldn't help but think this.

However, she quickly understood why Bavan Shi had said that; he was probably afraid that she would be interested in Favia.

Tlaloc didn't deny it, but she understood that her 'interests' were different from Bavan Shico's. After all, she wanted revenge not only for Favia almost killing her initially, but also for him deceiving her with his disguise using Tezcatlipoca.

Therefore, the Black-Haired Girl truly wanted to break Favia's neck with her own hands and then peel off his skin to vent her anger.