Chapter 117 Chapter 117: Soul Steel
Chapter 117: Soul Steel
"Again... again! Just a mere sword..."
"Today, I'm definitely going to pull you out!"
Whoosh!
Flames once again ignited the sky. A persistent figure climbed up from the ground, took firm steps, and once again walked towards that sword of the savior king.
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"Is she... okay?"
Xi worriedly glanced inside.
Although Miss Xi Gua was quite happy to let her annoying sister suffer a bit, Nian had persisted for over half a month now.
Yet she hadn't even touched the hilt. This was a bit too...
She was very worried about Nian's mental state.
"I've already warned her. Without the corresponding will, gaining its recognition is unrealistic."
Kevin flipped through the book. The struggles of the person in the painting seemed completely unrelated to him.
Not turning back until hitting a wall—her personality was very stubborn. From initially approaching with just her physical body to later using all her authority, the result hadn't changed one bit.
The will to save the world might not be nobler than the obsession to save a single person, but Nian possessed neither of the above.
"Xi, I have new movie discs here. Want to watch together?"
Fiammetta walked in from outside holding a freshly opened cardboard box. Last time, she saw that Xi really liked them and stayed up several nights watching all those things.
"Oh? I want to watch!"
Xi instantly forgot about her suffering sister. She wouldn't die anyway.
Compared to that, she was more interested in movies as a new form of artistic expression. For her, perhaps this could be considered another kind of inheritance?
"Then we'll head back to the room first? Kevin, or do you want to watch with us?"
Fiammetta blinked, asking with a charming laugh. Two delicate and soft beauties~
"No need. I need to ensure her life safety."
Kevin continued flipping through the book in his hand, his eyes showing not a hint of fluctuation, to the point where Pozëmka wondered if that day's kiss was an illusion born from her excessive obsession.
Otherwise, why hadn't her progress in winning him over increased at all these days?
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Another few months passed.
"Give up."
Kevin once again stepped into the world within the painting and advised.
Nian, covered in scorch marks, surprisingly didn't retort this time. The black ash on her body fell away, restoring her to her original neat state.
"It didn't even give me a chance to observe it up close."
Her demands had actually already been lowered quite a bit.
"With your talent, there's no need to obsess over this."
Kevin walked over slowly and effortlessly pulled out Judgement of Shamash from the ground—a distance Nian couldn't cross.
This weapon that had once crossed the Finality was as docile as a kitten in his hands. A warm current flowed over the blade, forming beautiful golden arcs.
"This is one of the main materials for forging swords—Soul Steel. With it, it should solve some of your problems."
A golden metal block lay quietly in Kevin's palm, flowing as if alive. The so-called "Soul Steel" was essentially large-scale nanomachines.
"This..."
Nian's eyes widened. When that piece of "Soul Steel" was placed before her, she clearly sensed that within this tiny metal block existed hundreds of millions of independent entities.
How was this possible?!
Could such a creation really be made solely with authority and flames? For the first time, she deeply doubted her own craftsmanship.
"Hey, careful."
She caught the thrown metal block. Plop! It felt warm and smooth to the touch, not watery as she imagined, but rather had a quite hard texture.
"Kevin, can I borrow the warehouse behind the courtyard?"
"Mhm. Remember to clear out the stuff inside."
The hoes, sickles, and such inside—buying them again from the farming tools market would be troublesome. Kevin reminded her.
"Ah? Okay."
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"...Under the brilliant sunlight, blue waves ripple. In Polivar's tourist city, Dossoles, with a vacation mood, today is—party time!"
The TV broadcast the host's enthusiastic shout.
Sunshine, beach, waves—Dossoles' tourism advertisement was indeed shot very well. See? Even far away in Gou Wu, someone took the bait.
"Kevin."
"..."
Even though Pozëmka didn't explicitly say it, he instantly understood her meaning.
"You've decided?"
Fiammetta didn't speak, just silently pulled out a large sun hat from behind the sofa and placed it on Kevin's head.
"...Seems I worried too much."
When sun umbrellas were also carried out by several Ink Shades, Kevin fell silent.
He should have realized earlier. Pozëmka never fought unprepared battles. Whenever she mentioned something to him, it meant she had been planning it for a long time.
"Mhm~ It's my own request. How could I let you, a boy, worry about it? Here, put it on properly."
Fiammetta mischievously took sunglasses from her pocket and put them on Kevin, giving his originally cold and stern face a hint of humor.
"Mhm, looks pretty good."
Xi had always been quite satisfied with Kevin's appearance.
"Xi, do you want to come along?"
"Me? What would I go for? These countless rivers and mountains are endless."
A strange glint flashed in Xi's dragon eyes, but she slowly shook her head and sighed as if seeing through everything.
"Not old in age, but your words sound quite aged."
Kevin's words earned him an angry glare from Xi.
"Hmph! If you say that, then I'm going! I'll be your third wheel and take up your private space!"
"Heh."
"Pfft—"
"Hey! How can I, this lady, stand being bullied by you two lovebirds?"
The next day,
Kevin drove while Fiammetta held a scroll in her arms.
"Ah, Miss Xi's mind is really easy to understand."
As soon as she finished speaking, the scroll in her arms shook discontentedly. Could you speak softer? She could hear!
"Ah, sorry sorry."
Pozëmka playfully stuck out her little tongue. She almost forgot Xi was still in her arms.
"Speaking of which, Miss Nian is still in the warehouse. Is it really okay for us to leave without saying goodbye?"
"No need. That girl—when she encounters something she likes, it's normal not to see her for decades or even centuries."
Xi's voice came from within the painting scroll.
"Besides, didn't you leave a note?"
Kevin kept his eyes on the road. Even while chatting, he followed traffic rules well.
"That's true..."
Let go of unnecessary worries; respect others' circumstances.
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Who knows how many days later, in the warehouse at Gou Wu courtyard.
"Hahaha! I did it! Kevin! Come quick and look!"
The silence in the courtyard was broken by a loud shout, startling a flock of birds into flight and causing dust accumulated on the eaves to fall in flurries.
The warehouse door was kicked open by a fair-skinned long leg.
Although Nian's face was smudged with black ash, her brilliant smile couldn't be hidden at all.
A golden-red great hammer smashed onto the warehouse floor, creating a deep pit. A golden bean spun nimbly in her palm.
Although only a simple prototype, it was undoubtedly a leap forward!
"Huh? Where's Kevin?"
"Pozëmka? Melon sister?"
Only an incredulous Nian remained in the empty courtyard. When her calls received no response,
She finally understood—she had been left behind alone!
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