Chapter 411

Chapter 416: Adopting a Star Deity Fledgling—? (Please Subscribe!)

Nafude seemed a bit off.

Wasn’t she and Izay just having a conversation?

Why did Izay suddenly zone out mid-talk?

Could it be something she said that really caught his attention?

The red-haired girl started to overthink this detail.

Beside her, Laentoluca felt increasingly uncomfortable.

Izay’s gaze was fixed directly on her as if “observing.”

Having never been stared at by a man like this from childhood, Laentoluca felt awkward and unsure what to do.

She hadn’t even realized Izay was simply lost in thought.

After a while, Izay collected his scattered thoughts and noticed Nafude’s small face showing a strange expression directed at him.

“…Izay, you… weren’t spacing out during our conversation, were you?”

“Hmm, sorry sorry. I was just thinking about something… got distracted for a moment.”

Facing the petite girl’s words, Izay conceded slightly.

Though the truth might be harsh, cute girls always have privileges, right?

Don’t let Nafude’s short hair and mismatched outfit fool you; she appears quite boyish. But in reality, whether it’s her looks or her slightly tsundere personality, she’s not lacking in appeal.

Not to mention her pitiable background.

Gold Sprites were created, essentially used as expendables by the Guardian Army.

Whenever the Sixth Beast invaded the floating continents, it basically meant one sprite maiden would lose her life.

To the people of this world, the Sixth Beast was an extremely troublesome monster.

Even the Gold Sprites, wielding the Holy Sword, only possessed strength comparable to a lower-level Level 5 warrior.

Moreover, the sprites didn’t know the true method of using the Holy Sword, so its full power could only be unleashed to about half its potential in their hands.

At this moment, Laentoluca had also composed herself, her delicate face now serious.

“May I ask a question? Hero of the human race.”

“Eh… I’ve already said I’m not a hero… sigh, whatever, go ahead.” Izay sighed halfway through his sentence: “So, what is your question?”

“I’d like to understand why you appeared here, and if possible, why you saved us.”

Hearing this, Izay hesitated, averting his gaze slightly.

“Hmm… according to my home deity, saving beautiful girls needs no reason! But if we dig deeper, it was actually my fault that caused that situation…”

“What do you mean?”

Laentoluca and Nafude exchanged glances.

This statement seemed packed with information.

Deity!? Culprit!?

“—???”

Both girls felt like they had question marks hovering above their heads.

Seeing this, Izay coughed awkwardly and began explaining why those Sixth Beasts ended up attacking the salvage team en masse.

To be precise, it wasn’t exactly an attack.

It was more like “coincidentally” running into the salvage team while escaping, leading to unfortunate consequences for them.

After hearing Izay’s explanation, the expressions on the girls’ faces became complicated.

A mix of helplessness, confusion, anger, and gratitude fading away.

So the reason their battle went from easy to grueling was because of your interference!?

Are you kidding me!

Who has time to chase beasts around for fun?

That must be some kind of sickness, right!?

It took Laentoluca quite a while to calm down, then she noticed another word in Izay’s speech.

“You mentioned earlier, ‘deity’? Do you mean Star Deities?”

“No, I mean actual deities. There are more than just Star Deities in the world; there are tons of them, and I see several different ones every day.”

Izay waved his hand dismissively.

“Are they stronger than Star Deities?”

“Not sure. Personally, I think they’re not weaker than Star Deities, but since I haven’t fought them, I won’t jump to conclusions~”

“So… they’re like a different species of Star Deities?”

Laentoluca was still stuck on this point.

In her view, all deities could probably be categorized under “Star Deities.”

Given her upbringing, it would be hard for her to grasp that concept quickly, let alone want to understand it.

It’s like some people dedicate themselves to the Dao, while others stubbornly follow Buddhism—it’s similar to that distinction.

“If you want to think of it that way, fine by me. But I feel there are many differences between the two.”

Izay didn’t care much about this.

To him, Star Deities weren’t particularly special. With divinity himself, he could be considered half a deity.

And if he wanted, he could even adopt a Star Deity fledgling in suspended animation from the surface sometime.

(Now that I think of it, this idea isn’t bad. Let me jot it down in my little notebook and try it out someday.)

Someone pondered and noted the fleeting thought.

“Eh— Wait, our world doesn’t have any Star Deities, meaning deities anymore. If what Izay says is true, does that mean you’re from the Star Sea? You’re not from our world!?”

Suddenly, Nafude noticed a blind spot.

She liked reading old storybooks written by humans.

Many of these ancient relics from hundreds of years ago were familiar to her.

The historical facts of the floating continents proved that the last Star Deity was killed by humans.

The stories mentioned that Star Deities descended from a place called the Star Sea.

Combined with Izay saying there were many deities where he came from, Nafude immediately associated it with this.

“Ah… you’re right…”

This comment made Izay momentarily dazed before nodding honestly.

Though it might seem like wild speculation, she had guessed correctly!

Just with a few details off.

“No way! You’re really from the Star Sea?”

“More or less. You can think of it as another world, very different from yours. I just came here to play around and grind some monsters.”

Izay admitted openly.

He had no intention of hiding.

Why bother going through the trouble of concealing the truth!?

With his current strength, he didn’t need to worry about anyone prying into his secrets, because if that happened, the one in trouble wouldn’t be him.

In this world,

No one could harm Izay.

Relying on primal beast tribes? An injured Earth Deity? Or those horned and furred races?

Surely not the Gold Sprites, right?

Perhaps the Primal Beast might pose a slight threat.

But even taking the worst-case scenario, if there were forces that could endanger him, couldn’t he just run?

A single thought would instantly teleport him back via the Mystic Anchor!

Teleportation via Mystic Anchor happens in the blink of an eye.

His own strength combined with the ability to instantly return to base formed the foundation of his boldness.