Who the Hell Stole the Valkyrie?

If you can't take him to the realm of gods, then you'll make me pay back the money, right?

You keep calling out to Sophia just so she can be Sophia backer, right?

Lance, Lance, you have fallen. You should have condensed your own divine spark, ignited the Divine Fire, summoned the Divine Gate, and entered the divine realm with your own strength. Isn't that better than becoming a mere False God in the divine realm after death?

False God have no status in the divine realm; even legendary heroes and warriors in the human world can slay False God.

The poor bounty hunters shouted, "Give me enough money, and I'll crush the gods."

The deities mentioned here refer to False God.

Want to become False God who can be crushed by a poor bounty hunter? No point.

Being False God is meaningless.

"You've fallen, Lance. You weren't like this before. Before, you only thought about how to become someone else's protector. How could you have fallen to this level in just a few years? Is it because you're nearing death and feeling fear? Didn't you always say that you didn't care about life and death, and that wealth and honor were determined by fate? I never thought that you wouldn't even have the courage to face death now. Lance, you must be like me and have the courage to face death. Death is not scary; what's scary is that you don't have the courage to face it."

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I'm asking you to pay me back, and you're just rambling on and on. Lance, the Trainee Death God from Hell, a black dragon who can become a Grim Reaper directly after death in Hell, how could he not have the courage to face death?

Did death mean death to him?

That's called Promotion and Salary Increase.

"Give me back the money."

"I can't pay it back."

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"How about this? Consider the money you lent me as money you used to buy me a coffin, okay? I'm your best friend, and after I die, as my friend, you'll attend my funeral when you hear the news, right?"

"If you attend my funeral, shouldn't you offer a gift? After that, shouldn't you visit my parents? When you comfort them, shouldn't you give them some money so they can make a living? All this adds up to almost exactly what I owe you. Oh wait, you're so loyal; when you buy me a coffin, you might buy one worth two or three hundred gold coins, or even a thousand. Thinking about it, Lance, you've been quite good to me. It's a pity you didn't seize the opportunity. If you had, maybe before I died, you could have shown me just how delicate a girl's soft lips can be."

"???"

Young dragon: wow~⊙o⊙

Let the evil dragon know how delicate the girl's soft lips are (covers face).

Is Elder Sister Sophia implying that the dragon could kiss her while she was alive?

Ahhhhh! So good at it!!! Elder Sister Sophia is so good at flirting.

That's how it is! The evil dragon even said that the beautiful Elder Sister Sophia isn't his lover!

The fact that the beautiful Elder Sister Sophia said that means she must have had thoughts of being his lover.

But the evil dragon didn't seem to have such thoughts.

Well, only love that's mutual is sweet.

Judging from what Elder Sister Sophia said, she only felt regret for the evil dragon back then, and now she doesn't seem to have that feeling towards the evil dragon anymore.

He was very magnanimous when facing the dragon, and his words about letting the dragon know how delicate a girl's soft lips were sounded more like a teasing remark between longtime friends. "Watch your words, there are children here."

"Child? Where is he? I can't see him."

"It's so big, can't you see it?"

"Oh, you mean that cute little dragon behind you? Describing that little guy as a child is indeed not a problem."

Sophia in the portrait is smiling brightly. She's happy to see Lance, and she'd be even happier if she didn't have to pay back the money.

Sitting in the portrait, she takes off her Felt Hat and lets the wind blow her hair.

This world has wind, flowers and grass, a clear blue sky, and birds flying around. It's nice.

She loves the world depicted in the painting.

It's very comfortable and pleasant to stay here.

"Hey Lance, you have your own god now?"

"It has always been there."

"The statue behind you isn't very well-sculpted. It makes the goddess look a bit ugly. Okay, I understand. It's very difficult for a sculptor to capture the goddess's spirit, let alone her flawless divine face."

"Be content. You talk like you're so great." Lance said with a look of disdain.

"???"

Sophia's smile froze on her face in the portrait. Was she not pretty?

She's so pretty, isn't she good-looking? This person is as sharp-tongued as ever.

Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend right now?

"Have."

"Ha, do you think I believe that? How did you learn to lie? Someone like you could never have a lover. Do you know why?"

"Know."

"No, you don't know, the reason you can't find a lover is very simple: because you've never seen the girls around you as women."

In your eyes, cute and pretty girls are no different from men. And another thing, you won't give any girl a chance to get close to you—or more accurately, a chance to enter your life. You don't even have the desire to be in a relationship, how could you possibly have a lover?

While she was alive, she thought that Lance's repeated acts of saving her meant he liked her.

Later I learned that he repeatedly stepped forward to save her because he was afraid that if she, the debtor, died, he wouldn't be able to get back the money he had lent out.

If she were alive and had met Lance, she definitely wouldn't have minded paying back the money she owed Lance. But now, she can't. "Let me show you a painting."

Lance hung the portrait of Sophia in his hand on the right hand of the Valkyrie Statue, took out the portrait he had drawn for the Valkyrie Statue statue that morning in the Valkyrie Temple, and unfolded it for Sophia in the portrait to see.

Regardless of whether Sophia was Valkyrie or not, he wanted Sophia to see the Valkyrie he had drawn.

Showing off your abilities to your friends is a lot of fun.

"Unbelievable! This portrait in your hand seems to have come to life. It has a divine charm and a sense of holiness. The painting in your hand looks like the statue of the god I just saw. After seeing this portrait in your hand, I suddenly feel that the statue of the god is even uglier."

Which temple's painter created this?

The Valkyrie Painting in Lance's hand captured the Valkyrie's charm, temperament, and her indomitable spirit of fighting without ceasing.

After seeing the portrait in Lance's hand, the statue of the Valkyrie seemed even uglier. It must be difficult for the clergy and believers of the Valkyrie Temple to pray to such an ugly statue every day.

"I drew it."

"???"

When did you learn to draw?

"After you die."

"So you learned to draw because you missed me?"

"I learned to draw so that I could remember the money you owed me."

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This guy will probably never find a lover in his life. How about we let him become a False God in the realm of gods?

Let's see if he dares to be so arrogant in front of the Valkyrie.

Seeing you like this, I don't know why, but I suddenly feel a little sad.

"I'm heartbroken because I can't get back the money I lent out?"

"It's not heartbreaking that someone as outstanding as you has lived your whole life without ever having a loving and caring partner."

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Lance picked up Sophia's portrait without expression, walked to the entrance of the dragon's lair, and hung the portrait on the Crystal Gate, making Sophia in the portrait reflect on her actions.

I don't want to see this guy for now.

A caring and attentive lover. It's not that he doesn't have one, it's that he doesn't want to find one.

"Lance, why did you hang the pretty Elder Sister Sophia by the door? Shouldn't it be hanging in the study?"

"Make her stand facing the wall to reflect on her mistakes. It's getting late, time for bed."

Lance put the Valkyrie Statue into the Adamantine Circle, transformed back into a black dragon, walked to his sleeping spot, lay down, closed his golden-red vertical pupils, and fell asleep in a second.

The young dragon Lucia glanced at Sophia, who was hanging on the crystal door by the evil dragon, and then at the evil dragon lying down, probably asleep.

After thinking for a moment, he walked to the entrance of the Dragon's Nest, lay down under the crystal door image, curled up into a ball, and began to drift off to sleep.

She was sleeping lying here, and if Elder Sister Sophia from the portrait were to fall out, she would land right on her.

Elder Sister Sophia and the Valkyrie must have some connection.

The dragon dared to call Elder Sister Sophia ugly, but she wouldn't dare. Calling Sophia ugly is like calling the Valkyrie ugly. If the dragon were ever struck by lightning, it would definitely be Elder Sister Sophia. "Elder Sister Sophia, I've never insulted you! When you strike Lance, please don't strike me too!"

Muttering something under his breath, the young dragon closed its vertical pupils, preparing to fall asleep.

"OK."

"???"

The young dragon's vertical pupils widened instantly. Oh no, it felt like it was going to have insomnia tonight. At dawn, on the central street of Lionheart City, a heart-wrenching scream shattered the morning's tranquility.

"Ah!!! Where is the statue? Where did my huge Valkyrie Statue go? Which damned bastard stole my temple's Valkyrie statue?"