She's Lusting After My Body

Athena's mind went blank for a moment, and she asked in a daze, "A maid?"

Guard Feng En thumped his chest loudly. "That's right, our Hero is truly an incurable maid fetishist. I heard that as soon as he arrived on the Skyvault Continent, he proposed to the Holy Maiden's maid Angelica, and publicly declared that he liked maids. That very night, he took her home and slept with her."

It has to be said that rumors always seem to get more and more outrageous.

Athena was momentarily at a loss for words. "Uh... well, our Hero is truly... well, an eccentric individual..."

Athena rubbed her brow bones; she suddenly had a bit of a headache. She continued, "What about the others...?"

"Well, how should I put it, our Hero is actually a very compassionate person."

"Universal love?"

"Yes, he likes maids, but he doesn't just like maids..."

"I've heard that there's a rather ambiguous relationship between him and the Holy Maiden."

"Oh, right, I heard that the Hero was involved in a love triangle with the Saintess, Angelica, Miss Ekaterina, and the Grand Sage Natia at a restaurant..." Feng En's tone had shifted to envy. "That's absolutely shameless..."

Exactly, isn't it shameless for one person to monopolize so many high-quality resources?

Does the Hero not know that there are still many single people in this world?

Every girl Hero has by his side means one more bachelor in the world.

Ah, if only I could be that person.

Athena was shocked. Was this still Hero? In her mind, she had already labeled the Hero Qin Chu as a lecher, a womanizer, a scumbag, and so on.

Of course, Athena did not underestimate Qin Chu because of this; on the contrary, Athena became even more wary of Qin Chu.

This man is probably not easy to deal with.

Ekaterina and Rosweisse were one thing, they could be said to have deliberately gotten close to Qin Chu in order to resurrect Jello. Angelica was another, she was a reward that Qin Chu had asked for.

But... Natia?

That was Grand Sage strength was in no way inferior to her own; she was extremely powerful. This kind of woman could never be a naive and ignorant young girl.

A few sweet words from a man can easily fool you.

The fact that Qin Chu was able to win Natia's favor at least indicates that Qin Chu has some special qualities, which is something to be wary of.

Athena shifted her long, beautiful legs, her delicate white feet curling slightly.

"Then... what about Ekaterina?" Athena asked.

Feng En was completely captivated by Athena's languid and alluring appearance, and without thinking, he answered directly, "That was their first meeting. That day, the Hero finished his training and said he wanted to go out for some fresh air. Not long after, he carried the Valkyrie back. The Hero was about to leave, but unexpectedly, the Valkyrie went on a drunken rampage and dragged the Hero back, and then... you know..."

Time has evolved once again.

"Later, when the Valkyrie awoke, she thought the Hero had taken advantage of her while he was drunk. She grabbed her weapon and stormed the Holy Church. If Augustus hadn't intervened, the Hero would have been killed..."

"Haha, that's hilarious..."

The guards around were making a ruckus.

But a sharp glint suddenly flashed in Athena's eyes. Her mind was filled with a jumble of images, and she saw a girl dressed as a maid standing at the window, gazing at her.

"Are you saying that Ekaterina went on a drunken rampage?"

"Yes, that's right. Lots of people saw the Hero being dragged back to his room by Miss Ekaterina."

"Ekaterina awaken as the Hero she sought from the Holy Church?"

"Yes, early the next morning, the Hero went to the Holy Church with his maid, apparently to break Angelica's seal."

Athena's eyelids drooped, obscuring her chestnut-colored eyes, yet a chilling glint could be seen through the gaps in her pupils.

What seemed like an ordinary conversation yielded Athena a lot of important information.

This Hero has a serious problem!

Athena is intelligent, cunning, and meticulous. In the first playthrough, she served as Qin Chu's strategist, but Qin Chu didn't know everything about her, as Athena didn't reveal everything about herself to Qin Chu.

She observed everyone around her like a careful audience member.

She knows the members of the Hero's Party even better than they know themselves.

First of all, it's absolutely impossible that Ekaterina, in a drunken frenzy, dragged the Hero into a room and raped him.

Everyone knows that Ekaterina is a member of the alcoholic Hero's Party, but... she never gets drunk and acts crazy. When Ekaterina is drunk, she just sleeps soundly.

For a warrior of Ekaterina's caliber, the numbing effect of alcohol is quite limited. Even after Jello's death, Ekaterina drank heavily every day for a period of time but never went on a drunken rampage. This woman had considerable self-control even when drunk, so it's impossible that she would suddenly lose control when she was with the Second-Generation Hero.

Moreover, Ekaterina deeply loves Jello, a feeling that anyone but an idiot can see. There is absolutely no way that Ekaterina would force herself on Qin Chu if Jello had the chance to be resurrected.

Even if one is drunk, it's impossible, unless influenced by some other force.

The second point of suspicion is that Qin Chu went to the Holy Church immediately after waking up.

To most people, Qin Chu was just there to run an errand.

In Athena's view, Qin Chu had gone to seek refuge; he knew Ekaterina would go berserk.

Although rumors circulated that Ekaterina was powerful and had a carefree personality, at most she was just a bit wild.

This level of rumor is not enough to make Qin Chu go to the Holy Church without hesitation, unless Qin Chu knows that Ekaterina deeply loves Jello and that when she wakes up and finds that she has lost her virginity, she will lose control and frantically attack and destroy everything around her. As the person involved, Qin Chu will have no chance to defend himself and will be killed by Ekaterina.

So, how did Qin Chu come to know so much about Ekaterina? Did he learn it from Angelica? Impossible, Angelica and Ekaterina didn't have much interaction, and all she knew were rumors.

Or is this really just a pure coincidence?

The suspicious Athena doesn't believe in coincidences; she believes that all coincidences are manipulated by an unseen hand.

It must be said that Athena is indeed a very difficult opponent to deal with.

Although she harbored doubts, Athena showed no sign of them and continued to inquire about Ekaterina.

When Ekaterina had been rejected by Qin Chu time and time again, and yet still shamelessly pursued Qin Chu, Athena brows furrowed even more.

How could Ekaterina, with her proud nature, possibly do something so infatuated? Even if it was to revive Jello, Athena didn't think Ekaterina could endure to this extent. The Valkyrie she knew would probably have already erupted and cleaved Qin Chu into ashes with a single sword strike.

Could it be...?

Ekaterina actually already under Qin Chu's control?

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Chapter 99 She coveted my body

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A sudden thought made her heart skip a beat.

Athena suppressed the terrible thoughts in her heart, her face still displaying a languid and charming smile, "By the way, what do you all think of Miss Angelica? The Hero seems to Angelica on her quite a bit..."

Upon hearing Angelica's name, the guards curled their lip in disdain.

"She's just a lowly maid. If it weren't for the Hero's favor, we wouldn't even bother with Angelica, even if she greeted us with a smile every day."

"After all, their status is simply not worthy of speaking to us."

Hearing the guards' reply, Athena smiled, but her full figure slowly rose from the ground. She lazily stretched her arms, revealing her beautiful and toned figure to the guards, who stared in disbelief.

"Hmm, I've had a bit too much to drink. I need to go outside for some fresh air. You guys keep drinking."

Athena gently waved her hand at the soldiers, then turned and left. She was going to find the bar owner where Ekaterina had passed out and continue investigating Qin Chu's affairs—the more she knew, the better.

I hope I'm just overthinking things; otherwise, this will be a formidable opponent.

"Miss Athena, you are such a wonderful woman."

"She's beautiful, has a great figure, and such a gentle personality. Even though she's a member of the Hero's Party and Grand Sage, she's so kind to us guards. She's completely down-to-earth. She's just too perfect."

"I wish you could be my wife..."

"Dream on, how could it be your turn... I think Miss Athena will most likely become the Hero's woman, just like Miss Ekaterina..."

"Please, no..."

Athena walked slowly along the quiet street.

Tap, tap, tap!

The high-heeled sandals made a crisp sound as they stepped on the stone slabs.

Suddenly, Athena's eyes narrowed slightly, her long, narrow eyes curled up, and a slight smile appeared on her lips. Someone was following her.

It wasn't Qin Chu's cute little maid. Although the maid had been watching him drink with the guards, she hadn't followed him out of the palace.

Who could it be? Athena wondered. Was it someone from Wadsworth, the Holy Church, or even a spy from the Earth Mother Church?

Should we teach him a lesson so he knows that tailing someone is very impolite?

Athena faced forward, but her eyes were clearly fixed on the figure hidden in the shadows behind her. Her smile grew colder, and she snapped her fingers.

A ball of fire suddenly burst forth from the shadows behind them.

A twisted figure writhed violently, in a way that was not something a normal human could make; it was bizarre and distorted.

Its entire body was engulfed in flames, which seemed to cause it great pain, as it emitted a strange, mournful cry that was extremely shrill and seemed to pierce through eardrums.

Amidst the leaping flames, Athena finally saw its appearance clearly.

It has a body similar to a human's, but its back is high and convex, covered with dense scales. Its head resembles a disgusting toad, its mouth looks like an ugly catfish, and its two large eyes bulge out of their sockets. Its limbs are thick, with webbed hands and feet like a toad's. Its skin is covered with tumor-like protrusions filled with reddish-yellow slime. Its body is festering as if ravaged by a virus, and foul-smelling slime rolls down its broken protrusions...

That's disgusting.

Magic Creature?

Athena frowned.

Why are Magic Creature watching me?

Benson appears to have been attacked as well. Could it be that the Magic Creature are planning a large-scale assassination of the Hero's Party members?

This is quite a daring plan, but to send such a weak Magic Creature to assassinate me, isn't that a bit disrespectful?

Athena strode forward with her long, shapely legs and swaying gracefully as she walked step by step toward the Magic Creature in the flames.

What kind of Magic Creature is this? She's never seen one before.

As a member of Hero's Party who has fought Magic Creature for many years, Athena believes she has an extremely thorough understanding of Magic Creature. She knows exactly how many kinds of Magic Creature there are in the world, their strength, and their weaknesses.

But the strange creature before her was completely outside Athena's comprehension.

"Who are you? Why are you following me?" Athena asked coldly.

She knew this Magic Creature could understand her.

But the Magic Creature in front of them did not answer; it simply stared wide-eyed like a frog as it struggled in the flames until its entire body was burned to ashes.

Looking at the remaining ashes on the ground, Athena frowned and turned to leave.

Just then, a night breeze swept by, and the powder on the ground formed swirling eddies in the wind, seemingly moving according to some strange rule.

Athena instinctively stopped, her gaze fixed on the eerie scene on the ground. A few seconds later, the night wind abruptly vanished, and the ashes swept up by the wind scattered on the ground, forming several words:

Hero must die!

Athena's pretty face turned deathly pale instantly, her chestnut pupils trembling as if an earthquake had struck, her gaze sweeping around her, even to the boundless starry sky above.

Although Athena was very powerful, she knew very well that there were some mysterious and strange beings in the boundless starry sky that she could not understand or see at all.

This is what Jello told her; he told himself not to explore the Void.

Is this a signal left by some powerful being, intending to use me to kill the Hero?

But isn't this powerful being a bit... a little... mad? They wanted me to kill the Hero, but all they got was a single signal, without even the slightest benefit?

These days, who'll do anything for you if there's no benefit in it?

What's more, the opponent they're facing is Hero.

Which Hero is being referred to? The First-Generation Hero Hero? The Second-Generation Hero? Or both?

She wanted to kill Qin Chu, but her keen senses told her not to get involved in the strange events before her. Athena's figure retreated step by step, disappearing into the night.