Gao Gong was the only person in the main universe who had taken the route of a light novel protagonist since its creation. His strength might not have been particularly impressive, but his path was certainly depraved.
The wealthy women he had served came from different civilizations, species, and forms. So logically speaking, he shouldn't have had much of a problem with the insect queen—especially someone like the Blade Queen. Once her genes had grown powerful enough, she herself became a symbol of allure.
But whenever he thought of the "wives" the Blade Queen had killed in his previous life—those anime wives he had personally created, each one dug out of the virtual world by that demoness and hacked into who knew how many pieces—it hurt. It hurt so much~
It was absolutely soul-crushing!
How many blows had Brother Cheng even taken?
He had taken even more than Brother Cheng!
That was why this was a structural contradiction.
And not one that could be eased anytime soon.
So he had to determine exactly which one of them had crossed swords with him last time.
As a being who simultaneously served as the confidant of both the Blade Queen and Madam Ba Ren, Cicada of Time and Light could be said to be the only high-ranking member of the insect race who knew the truth. Thinking of the Blade Queen's prohibition and Madam Ba Ren's clearly strange, amused arrangement, her expression remained unchanged. She merely said calmly,
"I heard it from Madam Ba Ren."
Madam Ba Ren's favorability +1
"However, Her Majesty simulated your swordsmanship and has always wanted to find an opportunity to spar with you."
Who cared about her?!
Gao Gong snorted inwardly, but on the surface, he merely said blandly,
"There'll be a chance. There'll be a chance."