"Sigh~" Xia Wei sighed, watching Huì Huì gobble down her food. His eyes feigned 'self-reproach' and 'pity,' emotions that seemed to overflow.
He wanted to give this Red Demon Clan girl, who had dared to scheme against him, a good scare.
Although Huì Huì was only freeloading, a trivial matter, it was a tradition for gods to play tricks on those they just met.
The gods of all realms roared: "Hey! Don't lump us all together; that's just *your* tradition!"
Huì Huì had been gorging herself for five minutes, clearing half the dishes on the table. She still had a shred of decency, not sweeping everything clean.
"I'm full~ Thank you very much for the meal, young man. You must be a new Adventurer, judging by your appearance." Huì Huì patted her slightly bulging stomach contentedly, then stood up. With one hand covering her eye-patched eye, she swept her cloak aside, her red eyes glowing.
"My name is Huì Huì! My profession is Arch-Wizard, and I am a master of the strongest offensive magic, Explosion Magic. As a high-ranking Adventurer, I don't mind having you as a companion on my next adventure."
"Sigh~"
A sigh echoed. Huì Huì looked at Xia Wei's expression; his golden eyes were filled with 'self-reproach,' 'regret,' and 'pity.'
Huì Huì thought he felt regret because she looked young, and perhaps he was angry she had come to eat without permission.
"Ahem, don't, don't be angry. I'm a high-ranking Adventurer. Isn't it a joyous occasion to treat me to a meal and thus gain the assistance of me, a top-tier Arch-Wizard of the Red Demon Clan?"
"Sigh~"
Another sigh rang out, and the 'pity' in Xia Wei's eyes deepened.
"—" Huì Huì's expression began to crack: "Let's be clear, I don't have money. Why don't you just hit me? Don't keep looking at me like that."
Anyway, she had no money to give, only her life. She had already eaten, and he hadn't stopped her while she was eating, so wasn't he treating her?
"Sigh~" Xia Wei continued to sigh.
"You, what exactly do you want?! Just say it!" Huì Huì completely lost her composure.
"No, it's just a meal, it's nothing, but—sigh!" Xia Wei shook his head.
"But? Say it."
"But I carry a curse from the world," Xia Wei said sadly.
"A curse from the world? You have a curse? I didn't notice." Huì Huì was startled, her eyes wide as she looked him up and down.
The Adventurers watching nearby also pricked up their ears.
Watching gossip was the most popular pastime for Adventurers: who got cheated on, who had trouble during a monster hunt, and so on.
Adventurers who came to Aksel, this new town, typically spent several years in the guild, so they enjoyed hearing stories about newcomers.
"The world bestowed upon me a handsome appearance, but also an equal curse," Xia Wei spouted nonsense.
"As long as someone takes advantage of me or harms me, the world will take away the most important thing in their life."
"When you first said you wanted me to treat you to a meal, I was about to agree. If I had agreed, it wouldn't have been taking advantage of me, and the curse wouldn't have taken effect."
"But—sigh."
Xia Wei looked at Huì Huì with a face full of self-reproach, sighing.
"Uh, you, you're joking, right? This story isn't funny at all." Huì Huì looked as if he was treating her like an idiot. Although she didn't seem old, she was the most intelligent Arch-Wizard among all Adventurer professions; she was always the one doing the tricking.
"You started eating before I had a chance to agree, so the curse took effect," Xia Wei sighed.
"The world just took away the most important thing to you. I don't know what it is, but—" "Hey, hey, don't scare me! It was just a meal. Do you really need to make up stories to frighten me?" Huì Huì looked disbelieving. What curse could take away the most important thing to her? The most important thing in her life was her 'Explosion Magic'.
Huì Huì's expression stiffened. She frantically patted herself all over, then realized she couldn't channel the magic to use Explosion Magic.
"No way! It's not real!" Huì Huì quickly pulled out her Adventurer card, her eyes wide like billiard balls, staring intently at her status bar.
"Explosion Magic" was grayed out, followed by a note: (Temporarily disqualified from use due to world curse).
"My Explosion Magic—!" Huì Huì shrieked in horror, raising her head and pointing at Xia Wei: "My Explosion Magic isn't working! You did something, didn't you?!"
"No, it wasn't me. It's the world's curse. The world took it," Xia Wei spread his hands, looking utterly innocent.
"Give it back!" Huì Huì pounced on Xia Wei, knocking him to the ground. She straddled his stomach, grabbing his collar with both hands, shaking him relentlessly, her voice like a cuckoo crying blood.
"Give it back!"
"Give me back my Explosion Magic!"
"I just freeloaded a meal, don't play such a trick on me!"
"I told you, it wasn't me." Xia Wei looked innocent. In his heart, however, he was overjoyed. Joy, this was immense joy, bringing blessings to a wonderful world.
"What happened?"
"What's going on?"
"I don't know, that Arch-Wizard from the Red Demon Clan suddenly started screaming."
"Ah, the Red Demon Clan, you know. Although all Red Demon Clan members are Arch-Wizards, I hear they're all a bit crazy in the head. Any team that's had one join them knows this well."
"Ah—that's true. An Arch-Wizard who can only use magic once a day."
Chris rushed over in a panic: "You can tell me what happened." Then she wrapped her arms around Huì Huì's waist, pulling her off Xia Wei: "Fighting is not allowed in the guild!"
This Red Demon Clan girl was terrifying. Even for a goddess, her heart would almost give out.
It was clear she was being tricked by the Genesis God for freeloading.
"Let go of me! Quickly give me back my Explosion Magic!" Huì Huì struggled relentlessly. At this moment, she felt as if the sky had fallen; her Explosion Magic, the meaning of her life, had suddenly been taken away.
"What in the world is going on?" Luna rushed over anxiously.
"Oh, it's like this." Xia Wei slowly stood up from the ground, explaining calmly.
After some explanation, Luna looked at Huì Huì's Adventurer card and finally understood the whole story. Then, somewhat startled, she immediately took two steps back from Xia Wei.
A person cursed by the world, no wonder he's so handsome. And if someone takes advantage of him, their most important thing in life will be taken away. That's truly terrifying.
The Adventurers watching in the guild were all scared and moved several steps away from Xia Wei, looking at him as if they had seen a ghost.
"I was wrong, I shouldn't have freeloaded. Can you give me back my Explosion Magic?" The resilient Huì Huì didn't cry, but she clutched Xia Wei's coattail, looking utterly pitiful, the light gone from her eyes.
"I'll work and earn money to pay you back. That's the most important thing in my life."
Everyone's gaze turned to Xia Wei, and Chris also watched him nervously.
Chris knew that this 'world's curse' was just a trick from the Genesis God.
"It's not impossible to lift the world's curse, it's just a bit troublesome," Xia Wei said, hesitating.