Xyrin Empire

Chapter 61: Chapter 61 Confession

The first to spot me was Qianqian.

When she saw me boldly walking alone into the midst of those Terrorist Soldiers, she panicked. In the last few minutes, she had fully witnessed the astonishing battle power of these Future Soldiers that could easily be described as humanoid War Chariots. What made her even more anxious was the realization that these warriors seemed to have been trained specifically for conquest and aggression. They fought fearlessly to the death and loudly proclaimed the Empire’s theory of conquering everything. From this, Qianqian could keenly feel an unsettling fanaticism.

Such fanatical warriors, especially just after a battle, were extremely dangerous.

“Ah Jun,” Qianqian waved at me frantically, “don’t come over, they are very dangerous! Get away from here!”

Of course, I wouldn’t leave. On the contrary, I made my way straight to the front of the protective shield and nodded to the Xyrin Warriors maintaining the energy supply, saying, “You’ve worked hard. Where are Asida and Asidora?”

Qianqian and her sister were instantly dumbfounded.

A pair of almost identical twin sisters appeared before me, accompanied by the fluctuations of space. Although I still had some trouble recognizing everything around me, I did remember these two sisters. Firstly, they were conspicuously noticeable as twins, and secondly, their Xyrin Form was indeed quite distinctive, with eyes ablaze with energy flames that couldn’t go unnoticed. More importantly, among all the Xyrin Apostles who came out to look for work, they were the only two who had properly handled a business license without having it red-flagged by city management.

Just on this last point alone, sisters Asida and Asidora could be called the good youth of the new era of the Xyrin.

Standing before me, the sisters were clearly uneasy. Their bodies flickered in and out of visibility, trembling as if ready to flee into a hidden space rift at any moment, never to emerge again.

“Please forgive our transgression,” the older sister with the eerie blue glow in her left eye, Asida, bowed her head and said, “we used the Imperial Army without your consent.”

I laughed heartily, surprised that they were so rigid. In this situation, they should know how to adapt, shouldn’t they?

“Forget it. The situation is special now. This world isn’t as friendly as we imagined. Let the warriors be on standby, and the legion’s power can be used as long as it doesn’t jeopardize the balance of the entire world.”

As the last word of my statement fell, Asidora, who had always been very prim, suddenly had a flash of brilliance in her eyes.

I seemed to see another Pandora…

This world is not the peaceful Earth. It is full of peril everywhere due to the violent Demonized Creatures, and I won’t use my power to conquer any world, but similarly, I don’t plan to just sit around and take a beating.

In a violent world, there must be appropriate ways to respond.

After reassuring the anxious sisters, I turned my face towards Qianqian and displayed the brightest smile I could muster, raising my hand and saying, “Yo!”

“You… you, you…” Qianqian pointed at me, stammering without being able to utter a complete sentence.

Although my smile was quite bright at the moment, my heart was tenser than ever.

I had imagined countless times the scene of fully revealing everything to Qianqian and her sister, but I never thought my secret would be disclosed in such a way, completely unprepared. I was now rapidly organizing my thoughts, while also imagining countless possible reactions from Qianqian or her sister.

Finally, the older sister broke the awkward silence, speaking with a hint of uncertainty, “Ah Jun—can I still call you that?”

“Of course!” I replied swiftly.

“Then, are you really my brother?”

“Yes, yes, yes, I’m your brother, the little guy you picked up when we were kids, who caused trouble every three days on average, breaking your heart every time. Do you want me to prove it? Because I really don’t have any proof.”

Sister seemed to have convinced herself that the person in front of her was indeed her darling little brother, then she turned her gaze to the Xyrin Warriors around us, saying with a lingering fear, “So, what’s the deal with these people?”

“My soldiers—though even I don’t know their military organization.”

What I said was the absolute truth. Pandora had often shared with me her knowledge about the military affairs of the Xyrin Empire, but just like how I explained the story of Snow White to her, we possess an amazing ability to selectively forget things we are not interested in.

Qianqian finally spoke, her tone seemingly very calm, “So, does that mean the Emperor those two girls were talking about refers to you?”

I nodded in acknowledgment.

Qianqian took a deep breath and when she spoke again, there was an almost imperceptible tremor in her voice, “Ah Jun, I just want you to tell me the truth, don’t lie to me: is our relationship just for fun because we were bored?”

“Of course not!” Qianqian’s words startled me, I immediately shook my head vigorously, “Why would you think that?”

“Emperor, huh? Although I have no concept of this Empire they talk about, just from these warriors alone, it’s clear you’re no ordinary person. Could someone who is called the Emperor possibly fancy an ordinary girl like me?” @@novelbin@@

Sweat, waterfall of sweat, Genghis Khan, sweating from all directions… Qianqian must have been poisoned by all sorts of palace drama, transmigration, urban romance, and Korean-style tragic love novels for her to come up with such an unreliable guess!

But seriously though, Qianqian’s suspicions aren’t unimagined. According to the saying that art originates from life, there are definitely scenarios where scumbag young masters toy with innocent civilian girls, not just in novels. It’s just extraordinarily frustrating to be unexpectedly suspected of being that kind of person!

Especially when the one doubting you is your girlfriend.

“Qianqian,” I looked into Qianqian’s eyes, my expression more serious and earnest than ever, “I can’t provide more evidence, but I swear to you, no matter what I become, I will never change my—eh—ahhhhh!!!!”

A horrific scream suddenly interrupted the intimate atmosphere I had managed to create. Every person present jolted, then countless Xyrin Warriors immediately started to transform in sync for battle, with the sisters Asida and Asidora using their space abilities to throw out Particle Cannons, Photon Blades, Wave Energy Tanks, and Ghost Energy Towers as if they were free. Accompanied by a classic shout from a Nameless Subordinate Commander, “There’s an assassin!!” A Xyrin Defense Position complete with energy-based guided targeting systems and full directional spatial offensive and defensive systems was swiftly established within a five hundred meter radius centered around me.

Qianqian and her sister watched dumbfounded as the Defense Position, dense like a jungle of various weapon muzzles, was erected in a blink of an eye—more extravagant than when we were dealing with those Demonized Creatures!

“Stop—” I finally recovered from the excruciating pain and raised my right hand high, but unfortunately, those highly efficient Xyrin Apostles had already finished setting up the defensive line.

“There’s no need for concern, my Emperor. Any creature daring to challenge the dignity of the Empire shall be annihilated into the most primitive particles!”

“Does this count?” I asked with a wry smile, shaking my right hand.

Dangling on my right thumb was a small, green Little One.

Dingdang clung to my thumb, biting down fiercely with surprising biting force. As I swung my hand back and forth, the Little One also swung through the air, but didn’t show any signs of letting go.

At first, I was a bit confused by Dingdang’s sudden attack but soon realized that the little creature’s wings were a bit crumpled…

It seemed that since a while ago, I had been holding Dingdang in my palm, and the little thing stayed there obediently, all attention focused on me. Yet, not a single person noticed the peculiar Little One in my hand. Perhaps the Xyrin Apostles possessed sufficiently strong detection abilities, but Dingdang was, after all, a Goddess. Such a Legendary being could likely hide her presence to the point where not even all the radars of the Xyrin Apostles put together would be able to detect her. As a result, the small creature with an extremely low sense of presence was overlooked by everyone, including me… I had also forgotten about the Little Goddess in my hand.

I have a nervous habit when under stress, which is to clench my hands…

To be honest, I was quite nervous while talking to Qianqian earlier…