Lucas pouted. "I wasn't on the verge of death."
"..."
Pandora was somewhat speechless. Yes, he wasn't just not on the verge of death; he was bouncing around full of life.
She suspected that if another god had appeared at that moment, Lucas could have beaten them to death too. That was why she didn't even dare to show her face then.
She was afraid Lucas would mistake her for a Heretic God and kill her. That would have been terrible.
However, she couldn't let such a powerful human slip away.
So, she secretly used the Circle of Usurpation.
She transferred Verethragna's Authorities to Lucas, turning him into a Godslayer.
Who knew that Lucas, having just gained the Authorities, would figure out how to use them and run off immediately? He left her standing in the wind, messy and without a chance to explain. By the time she found Erica, Lucas had vanished.
She had to use special abilities to pry out of Erica that Lucas was actually from another world. She couldn't get much more intel than that; whenever she asked key questions, Erica acted like she had crashed.
Thus, she began trying to call Lucas's name. As long as she called the user's name, Lucas could sense it and be brought here by the Gale Avatar ability he took from Verethragna.
It took her a full month just to summon Lucas here.
And the result? This child wouldn't even acknowledge his mother. It was truly heartbreaking.
"So, what is your purpose in calling me?"
"Must there be a purpose for a mother to call her child?"
"If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."
"Wait! Wait! Do you hate me that much? I'm the one who gave you Verethragna's Authorities, after all!" Pandora hurried forward and grabbed Lucas, looking pitiful.
"Authorities? I'm not interested in those things."
Lucas spoke the truth. Compared to these inferior goods obtained through plunder, he preferred cultivating magic. The feeling of becoming stronger bit by bit through his own efforts was the best. Not these added buffs.
"How could that be? Those are the Authorities of a god!"
Verethragna's Authorities—even among gods, Verethragna was a powerhouse among powerhouses.
"A god? In my eyes, they're just so-so."
"..."
Pandora couldn't refute him. This Lucas was different from all the Godslayers she had met. He had crushed a powerful god head-on, single-handedly.
Humans defeating gods was already a miracle among miracles. But for this young man, it wasn't a miracle; it was as if it were only natural.
Are all humans from other worlds this powerful? Is their strength comparable to gods?
"Miss Pandora, anything else?"
"No... no... Wait!"
Lucas didn't wait for Pandora to finish. A gust of wind whipped up around him.
Whoosh—!
Lucas's figure vanished from the Astral Plane.
"Damn guy! He ran away so fast!"
Pandora stomped her foot in anger, but a smile soon returned to her face. "There's an old saying in the East: the monk can run, but the temple cannot. Since you've become a Godslayer, you will eventually face your destiny."
Although she didn't know which world Lucas was from, since he could come to this world once, he could come a second time. No, he had already come twice. The first time, he crushed Verethragna's Boar Avatar; the second time, he killed Verethragna.
Furthermore, he appeared every time that girl named Erica was in trouble. Their relationship must be deep.
So if Erica faced danger, he would definitely appear again.
Italy
After finishing her day's training, Erica was humming a song while taking a bath.
Unknowingly, the scene of kissing Lucas replayed in her mind.
She didn't know why she was so bold back then. She just felt that if she didn't take the initiative, she would definitely regret it. That was a pact of submission and belonging to him.
"Really, the whole world is in an uproar, yet he's completely at ease. What a carefree King!"
Verethragna was killed, and the seventh Demon King was born into this world.
This news had caused a huge stir in the entire mage community. Someone had leaked the news that she knew the seventh Demon King, causing countless magic associations to ask her about him.
Without Lucas's permission, she naturally wouldn't leak intelligence about the seventh Demon King.
Actually, it was better not to leak it. That way, no one would compete with her. In this world, Lucas belonged to her alone.
Then, Erica felt a bit angry again.
Really, it's been a month, and he hasn't contacted her once. Does he take her seriously?
She had tried to contact Lucas several times, but she didn't know what to say if she did.
So she simply left home to avoid being found by others, while training hard at the same time.
Being unable to help the last two times was quite a blow to her. She was the young lady of the prestigious Blandelli family in the magic world, a genius with the rank of Great Knight and the title of "Crimson Devil."
Naturally, she wanted to be a woman worthy of her King. She wasn't content with being just a flower vase.
"Lucas, what are you doing right now?"
Suddenly!
A gust of wind appeared in the bathroom, and then the figure she had been yearning for appeared abruptly in front of her.
Erica was stunned to see Lucas appear. She hadn't invited him.
But she quickly stopped thinking about that. Seeing Lucas again brought such surprise that she forgot she wasn't wearing anything.
"Lucas!!"
Erica stood up directly from the bathtub and ran toward Lucas.
Lucas was also a bit confused. He sensed someone calling his name and tried to activate the Gale, not expecting it to actually work.
As soon as he arrived, he saw Erica running toward him in that state.
Any man would be dumbfounded seeing this scene.
Erica hugged Lucas tightly. "Lucas, you're finally here! I missed you so much!"
Lucas's hands disobeyed him and held onto Erica's slender waist, his eyes darting around. Honestly, this scene was a bit too stimulating for a virgin like him.
"Um... Erica... this... isn't too appropriate, right? Are we... close enough for this?"
Erica looked into Lucas's eyes and said, "When you stepped forward to fight a god for me, I fell deeply in love with you!"
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