Sparring with Zofia / The Complexity of Human Nature

The two of them were planning to create an imbalance in their relationship so that Gnosis would almost "betray" them and align himself with the other two families; otherwise, they would have ridiculed him thoroughly.

As expected, Gnosis did not stop upon seeing the two. Instead, he left hastily with a resentful expression on his face.

When the two met, one was as gentle as a breeze and as disheveled as the other. This scene was recorded by someone with ulterior motives and sent to other family heads who had been paying attention to the Kjerag Trade.

"Enciodes and Gnosis have disagreed and have a major rift, raising suspicions that they have become enemies?"

What exactly happened? What went wrong at the Kjerag Trade?

When the news reached Ratatos Browntail, the current head of the Browntail family, she was quite surprised.

After all, she had long wanted to sow discord between the two, but she had never been able to find an opportunity. Suddenly, an opportunity appeared in front of her, and for a moment she suspected that it was a trap set by Enciodes.

Meanwhile, at the Kjerag Trade, by the time Jian and Enciodes returned, Suika had just finished lunch.

"You've been drinking?" Smelling the alcohol in the room, Jian narrowed his eyes and looked at the tableware on the table.

"Don't bother looking, it comes with it."

That girl from the other day, I specifically told her to bring some of Kjerag's signature homemade wine, but she brought out something like cider...

There was no other way but to get my own liquor. And let me tell you, this cheese fondue with liquor really had a unique flavor."

After letting out a burp that smelled of both alcohol and milk, Suika patted her belly and stood up.

"We've almost eaten. Shall we go out for a workout now to digest our food?"

Jian looked out the window

"There's a camp outside the city where I usually train. It's very spacious. What's it like there?"

"Of course, you're in charge here!" Suika twisted her body, then slung her backpack over her shoulder and hung the doll she had put aside during the meal back on the horns of her head, looking like she was preparing for an extracurricular activity.

"Please come with me, Mr. Enciodes. We can go ahead, you can go about your business!"

As Suika walked to the door, Ken stopped and spoke to Enciodes, who was about to follow.

Hearing her words, Enciodes aback; this was different from what they had agreed upon.

"Exactly, exactly! Do you enjoy watching girls fight?"

Suika nodded in agreement, and then the two walked out of the company headquarters.

Enciodes stood at the gate watching the two leave before turning back.

Soon, Suika and Ken left the densely populated town and arrived at an open area at the foot of a mountain.

Suika glanced around. The mace hadn't lied to her; this was probably really where she trained. There were many marks on the ground and mountain walls not far away, all smashed beyond recognition by weapons.

"Unarmed or with weapons?" Suika asked after the two stopped.

What do you think?

"Weapons, I'd really like to see how your mace differs from the invincible Kang Long Mace I know."

Suika spoke, she gently nodded towards Shanghai.

To Jian's astonishment, Shanghai took flight.

Suika tossed Ibuki Gourd, along with the Hina Doll and backpack, to Shanghai. After watching her fly to the side carrying a bunch of things even bigger than herself, she looked at the mace who had recovered from her shock and taken out her weapon.

"A two-handed Frost Death Knight, but I still prefer the Titan's Grip Fury Warrior, that's my true faith!"

While speaking in a language that Suika couldn't understand, she raised her hands and removed the two iron chains that had been wrapped around her horns and hung on them as ornaments all along the way. She then fastened the ends to iron rings on her wrists.

"Ready?" Jian nodded, and without saying a word, Suika flicked her wrist, and the entire iron chain extended two or three meters with a whoosh, turning into an iron whip that lashed out with a shrill sound.

Chapter 288 A Battle with the Mace

"Good timing!"

Faced with this chilling attack, Jian did not dodge but instead lunged forward, lashing his long mace at the iron whip's point, attempting to intercept it in mid-air.

But the moment the weapons clashed, her expression changed, and she suddenly flipped over with an acrobatic move that no normal person could do, narrowly avoiding the iron whip's attack.

After dodging, she didn't stop, but instead jumped back several times until she was completely out of Suika's attack range before stopping.

After landing, she looked at her right hand; it was with the weapon in that hand that she had just taken the attack.

But instead of severing her opponent's weapon as she had expected, the shockwave she received nearly made her lose her grip on her own weapon.

She seemed quite surprised by this; it was the first time she had ever met someone who surpassed her in a pure contest of strength.

Meanwhile, not far away, Suika was also quite surprised.

Although she just drew air from in front of the mace, it still took some effort.

But if her opponent had been even slightly stronger, it might have distorted her attack.

This is the first time I've seen someone with this kind of strength since leaving Terra.

"Again?" Suika noticed her slightly trembling right hand and asked softly.

Jian nodded. By now, the discomfort in her right hand caused by the vibration had subsided, and she swung her weapon to launch her first proactive attack.

Suddenly, Jian pushed off the ground and shot towards Suika like a cannonball.

Suika slowly pulled the chain to form a barrier in front of her, while the end of the chain, like a scorpion's tail, slyly circled around to the back of the oncoming mace as it was pulled.

Of course, all of this did not escape Jian's notice, but she knew very well that she had walked right into the trap, and the only way out was not behind her, but ahead.

This was a choice she made that put her in a life-or-death situation.

She rushed forward, her hands moving up and down, and with the mace in her hands, she deftly manipulated it like a needle, breaking through the defensive circle that Suika had set up with iron chains.

She then took the opportunity to rush in front of Suika.

Facing the mace that was almost face-to-face with her, Suika smiled happily, like a child seeing a favorite toy.

She loosened the chains and spread her palms to block the path of the other person's fist.

With a series of muffled groans from the impact, Suika seized an opportunity to grab her arm before the mace could be retracted.

Then he tossed it, throwing it several meters away.

After landing, Naka didn't continue her attack, because her weapon was now in Suika's hands, and for a warrior, losing her weapon was practically equivalent to death.

She understood that the two were just testing each other, not fighting to the death. Otherwise, Suika wouldn't have chosen to throw her out at all; she would have torn her to pieces with her terrifying strength.

Seeing that the mace had given up the attack, Suika smiled and tossed the opponent's weapon back.

"Not bad, not bad, here's your weapon back, let's continue!"

He took the mace without a word and charged forward again.

This time, Suika didn't use the chains to stop her; instead, she wrapped the chains around her arm, covering her entire arm.

"I've been wanting to try this move for a long time! Behold my Hung Gar Iron Wire Fist!"

After shouting, Suika raised her arm in front of the long mace that was falling from above.

After a crisp sound, the long mace was blocked outside the arm by the iron chain.

The iron chains were completely shattered by that blow.

Just as Suika withdrew her mace, she retreated instead of advancing, reaching out to grab Suika's wrist.

Seeing this, Jian's expression remained unchanged, but his hand movements did not stop.

With a flick of her wrist, her long mace, like a nimble wooden stick, slapped diagonally towards Suika's arm, attempting to deflect it.

However, Suika reacted quickly; unable to grab the opponent's hand, she immediately switched her target and grabbed the opponent's weapon.

Jian hadn't expected Suika to be so fierce, and he knew he was in trouble the moment his weapon was grabbed.

Then a tremendous force came and lifted her up, who was clutching her weapon tightly, and threw her away.

Upon landing, Jian was shocked to find a handprint on his weapon.

This weapon is made of a very precious and extremely dense alloy.

It wouldn't leave any mark on stone or metal when struck, but now someone has managed to leave a handprint on it with a single grab.

If that blow were to land on someone... even a mace would shudder.

When she looked up at Suika, the other woman had already stopped what she was doing and was looking toward the entrance not far away.

She followed the gaze and saw a woman dressed as a maid standing curiously in the doorway, observing the battle inside.

She had seen the other side once before; she had followed Saintess Kjerag, who was also Enya, Enciodes's sister, so she still remembered her.

"Excuse me, I'm sorry to have disturbed you." Although the maid apologized, her eyes were clear and innocent, with a hint of eager anticipation, as if to say, "Go ahead and fight, I'm really enjoying the show."

"No disturbance, our competition is almost over..." Jian shook her head. Although she didn't know why this maid under the Holy Maiden's command was here, she naturally wouldn't continue fighting in the presence of outsiders.

"I heard a noise from here and got curious. I hope I didn't disturb you two... I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now..."

After saying this, the maid turned and walked towards the town.

"Well played, shall we continue tomorrow?" After watching the opponent leave Suika her head to look at the mace.

Without the slightest hesitation, Jian nodded.

"Of course, it would be my honor."

"Let's go back to town first. I went straight to the headquarters of Kjerag Trade as soon as I arrived, and I haven't found a place to stay yet..."

Do you have any good hotel recommendations?

"Uncle Ross's Warm Cottage is nice. Mrs. Ross is a very clean woman; she cleans every room herself. And their roast meat and multigrain stew are quite special."

Moreover... his Ross family's wine is the best in the area.

After thinking for a moment, considering that the girl in front of him seemed to like drinking, Jian finally chose a suitable hotel and said...

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Suika waved, and Shanghai, who had been hovering not far away, flew back carrying her belongings.

She took the backpack, the flask, and the doll, then secured Shanghai to her head, looking eager...

"Let's go, let's go, let's have a drink!"

Would you like some...?

Jian shook her head. She didn't consider herself a naturally gifted person like Suika, unable to maintain her composure after drinking, so she declined.

Chapter 289 Complex Human Nature

"You don't seem surprised by the state of Shanghai?"

On the way Suika pointed to the doll on her head and said.

"Um, although this is the first time I've seen it, I've had the privilege of hearing about the Tower Sorcerer's intelligent puppets," Jian said after a moment of surprise.

"Oh, you know about the Tower Sorcerer... Caprinae, are you from Leithanien?" Suika asked, feigning surprise.

"Yes, I was indeed a Leithanien, but now I am just a part of Kjerag," Jian replied earnestly.

Suika nodded

"I can understand, they're spiritual Kjerag, after all."

"By the way, your weapon?" Suika looked at her weapon, feeling a little embarrassed because she had broken it.

"It's not a big problem; the craftsmen can just reforge it."

Jian answered calmly.

"Haha, then I'm sorry, I'll have to trouble you to handle this yourself!"

The two chatted as they walked into the town.

Led by the sword, Suika arrived at the Warm Cottage of the Ross family that she had mentioned.

As soon as you enter, a rich aroma of meat wafts through the air.

Then, glancing around, the room was well-organized despite having many guests dining there, and even the hall was spotless.

This immediately gave Suika a lot of goodwill towards Shanghai.

Although Shanghai didn't consider herself a germaphobe, seeing Suika's "unconventional" behavior while she was around made Shanghai very uncomfortable.

Entering this house today gave her a feeling of complete comfort; finally, she didn't have to bother cleaning for this guy.

Feeling a sense of joy in Shanghai, Suika couldn't help but touch her nose.

She didn't think she was that sloppy.