Athena Wants to Hold on to Happiness (5)

Athena's spirits lifted. She recalled the only time she had ever seen Jello. She bit her lower lip hard, then lifted the curtain and slipped inside, simultaneously setting up a magical barrier to block out all sound and sight.

As soon as they entered the tent, they saw Qin Chu lying on the ground, convulsing violently.

His body was soaked in sweat, his face was pale, and his body seemed to be in great pain.

Athena instinctively wanted to pounce on him, but suddenly stopped.

She watched Qin Chu's aura change little by little, and a gentle and reassuring feeling washed over her once again.

After a long while, Qin Chu's spasms gradually subsided. He reopened his eyes, his expression completely transformed—gentle, warm, and tender...

His gaze was fixed on Athena.

Her face was full of gentle smiles.

"Little Sina, we meet again."

The familiar feeling almost made Athena lose control of her impulse, and she threw herself into Jello Geralt's arms.

But she held back.

She simply swayed her graceful body slowly, leaning against Qin Chu's chest, and said in a tone that seemed both reproachful and coquettish, "Are you really Lord Jello?"

Athena used her position as a woman to launch seemingly unintentional, direct attacks.

Qin Chu felt a shiver run down his spine. Sure enough, this woman had really begun to have doubts.

Should we just take action and eliminate Athena here?

No, that would cause a series of troubles, which Qin Chu doesn't want to see right now. If all else fails, he can insert a thread of Evil God into Athena's body and guide Athena toward alienation.

Then, just as Karthus was purified, Athena was purified, thus making it perfectly legitimate.

While Qin Chu was conjuring up wicked thoughts, his expression remained gentle. "Little Sina, why would you ask that?"

His fingers stroked Athena's soft hair.

"It's nothing, it's just that seeing you again feels like a dream, and I can't help but wonder if it's all just my imagination."

After a pause, Athena said casually, "By the way, Lord Jello, do you remember when we first met?"

That wretched woman, she really did start testing me.

Qin Chu's knowledge of what happened between Athena and others and Jello was limited to Rosweisse's diary.

When Jello rescued Athena, he didn't bring Rosweisse with him... so it's not recorded in the diary.

For a moment, Qin Chu's face froze.

He didn't know how to answer. He couldn't just lie; the probability of getting the right answer was like winning the lottery—it was practically nonexistent.

Athena could feel Qin Chu's heartbeat quickening and his body stiffening.

Her little hands clenched tightly.

After a long while, Qin Chu, scratching his head with a troubled and apologetic expression, said, "Little Sina, I'm sorry, I... I can't remember."

Upon hearing this, Athena's entire body suddenly relaxed.

Qin Chu didn't know everything...

However, this alone was not enough to reassure Athena. After all, not many people knew about their first meeting, and even if Qin Chu wanted to inquire, it would be difficult for him to find out. It was normal that Qin Chu didn't know.

She gave Qin Chu a reproachful look, seemingly quite displeased that Qin Chu had forgotten such an important matter. "Do you still remember when we faced an attack from two of the Abyss Four Heavenly Kings? I lacked combat experience and almost got killed, but you appeared in time and saved me..."

"You know, at that moment, I knew I could never leave you in this lifetime."

"Is that so?" Qin Chu asked somewhat awkwardly. He couldn't say that he remembered, lest Athena ask him what he had said back then and he couldn't answer, which would expose him again.

"Little Sina, I'm so sorry, I can't remember this either. My memory has only recovered a small part; I've forgotten most things. I can only remember a very few memories that are important to me."

I'm sorry I can't meet your expectations.

Now, Qin Chu can only try to attribute all the questions he can't answer to his amnesia.

He knew that such a ridiculous excuse would hardly fool a smart woman like Athena, and he was desperately trying to find other, better excuses to deceive her.

But to Qin Chu's surprise, a bright light suddenly flashed across Athena's face, and her eyes were even filled with joy.

That expression left Qin Chu somewhat bewildered. What was going on?

The woman seemed quite pleased that he couldn't recall anything he'd experienced with Athena.

Is there something wrong with this woman?

Athena's body trembled slightly with excitement. "Do you remember that time you went swimming in the river with Benson, and a group of noble ladies set their sights on you, and your clothes were stolen..."

Although I don't know why, since Athena is so happy, why not give it a try?

Qin Chu tilted his head. "Sorry, I can't remember..."

"Do you still remember...?"

"Sorry, I can't remember..."

"Do you know about Sylph confessing her feelings to you?"

"Ah, I vaguely remember that. I think I refused..."

Seriously, how many questions does Athena have? Can we please stop asking? Qin Chu is really worried he'll give himself away.

For the vast majority of questions, Qin Chu answered "I don't know," because he genuinely didn't know. However, he felt that not knowing anything was a bit off, so on the few questions he did, Qin Chu gave an affirmative answer.

Athena's face grew increasingly red with excitement, and her eyes filled with tears.

He only has a Soul Fragment left, and he remembers most things, only vaguely recalling a few...

This is exactly what Professor Anthony said.

Sure enough, it really was Jello.

It's so wrong of me to still be having doubts.

Athena could no longer contain her excitement. She threw herself into Qin Chu's arms, stood on tiptoe, and offered him a sweet kiss.

Only after the almost suffocating kiss ended did Athena whisper in Qin Chu's ear:

"Lord Jello, you love me!"

This... this isn't right, is it?

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Chapter 205 Athena Wants to Grasp Happiness (5)

What's going on?

This... this isn't right, is it?

Is Athena trying to frame me?

Qin Chu was somewhat bewildered by the enthusiastic Athena in his arms.

He couldn't understand Athena's reaction. He couldn't remember anything they had been through Athena. Shouldn't a woman be angry and heartbroken? And then she'd say, "You can't even remember what happened between us? That means you've never cared about me. You jerk, let's break up."

But why does Athena become happier the less she knows?

I don't understand!

However, although Qin Chu didn't quite understand Athena's thoughts, he at least understood one thing: he had to respond to such a passionate girl.

That's what a gentleman is.

Moreover, Athena is more passionate tonight than ever.

If Jello truly existed, Qin Chu could even pat Jello on the shoulder and proudly say, "Jello Athena was trained by me. How about it, not bad, right?"

Athena seems to have truly stopped caring about anything, neither dignity nor anything else.

Athena was completely exhausted; she lay sprawled on Qin Chu's chest.

Athena always had this strange feeling that there was no difference between her time with Lord Jello and her time with Qin Chu... It was as if they were the same person.

The thoughts in her mind made Athena feel somewhat bored.

I was really stupid. After all, they are in the same body. It's normal for them to feel similar, right? Even if the person in front of me now is Lord Jello, isn't the body still Qin Chu's body?

In any case, as long as we can confirm that the person in front of us is indeed Jello Geralt, that's all that matters.

This is the biggest difference between Lord Jello and Qin Chu.

When she was with Qin Chu, she felt only disgust and just wanted it to end quickly.

But when the person in front of me is Jello, I am filled with happiness and wish that time could last forever.

Jello Jero's gentleness and Qin Chu's rudeness were completely different. She had never experienced this kind of happiness with Qin Chu... However, a little rudeness now and then seemed to have its own unique charm...

Athena felt a little depressed, gently shaking her head, trying to get rid of all the memories Qin Chu had left her, especially the memories of comparing them to Lord Jello.

This is an insult to Lord Jello.

However, the more she did this, the clearer certain images became in her mind, which annoyed Athena to no end.

She adjusted her position, pressing her cheek against Jello's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat.

"Lord Jello, how is your soul recovering?" Athena asked while adjusting her breathing.

Her voice was a little hoarse.

As if to confirm her feelings, Athena had been calling out Jello's name loudly, which sounded very strange to Qin Chu.

Well... surprisingly, it seems, perhaps, possibly... I don't dislike it?

"These past few days, for you I..." Athena pursed her lips; there were some things she couldn't say.

But 'Jello's' face was already filled with sorrow, and he gently stroked Athena's hair. "Little Sina, you don't need to say anything, I know... You and Ekaterina have both suffered during this time."

Hearing Jello Jero's gentle words, Athena's nose tingled, and tears almost welled up in her eyes.

With Jello's words, she was content.

As long as Lord Jello remembers their hard work and sacrifices, and recovers soon, Athena can endure any sacrifice.

"Your soul..."

"It should have recovered a little," 'Jello' said with a wry smile. "Little Sina, you know that the time required for a complete recovery from this kind of soul fragmentation injury is measured in years, it might even take decades..."

Even if there is a recovery, it's actually very difficult to detect.

Athena understood the situation, and she nodded slightly without saying anything more.

"Oh, right..." Athena was relieved, everything was fine, but Qin Chu still had many questions. "Little Sina, what happened to you just now?"

"Why are you suddenly asking me so many questions...?"

Qin Chu must understand this point and remember to avoid this pitfall in the future.

Athena, unsuspecting, smiled shyly and said, "It's because I was researching in the library whether there was any way to quickly restore your soul... and I happened to run into Mr. Anthony, the president of the Mage Association."

Now she was completely and utterly certain that she was facing Jello, without the slightest doubt, and answered Qin Chu's questions without reservation.

"I learned some things about the soul from Mr. Anthony. He told me that the number of memories and soul fragments that can be contained in a single Soul Fragment is very small. So, you seemed to know a lot about my situation back then, and I thought you knew a lot of things..."

"This clearly exceeds the memory capacity that a single fragment can hold, so I suspect this might be a setup deliberately orchestrated by Qin Chu..."

Athena stuck out her tongue cutely, seemingly quite ashamed of her own doubts.

Qin Chu's body suddenly stiffened... God, it was for this reason! He had just been desperately searching his memory of reading Rosweisse's diary, hoping to answer Athena's question.

If he had answered more questions correctly, Athena would have been suspicious.

Thank goodness.

Because it wasn't recorded in the diary, I really couldn't answer it, but I guessed it correctly by sheer luck.

And then there's Anthony...

What grudge do we have against each other? We haven't offended you, so why are you trying to harm me?

However, Qin Chu only made this comment to himself.

He knew that old man Anthony was a magic fanatic, and for Anthony, wealth, power, or women would only interfere with his research on magic.