After several days, although the President had announced the new era in the South, many other cities were still astonished by the fact that their powerful President and his members were defeated by a single foreigner nicknamed the King Raven.
They began to wonder, who exactly is this King Raven? How could a human be that strong to fight so many people alone?
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In the city named Valle, this city was the least believing of the King Raven's power that defeated their President. They even said it was just a gimmick to change regulations because they were increasingly afraid of outsiders' views on the Southern country.
Valle City is located in a remote area, within the AOD territory.
In the city park of Valle, people were busy discussing this matter. Some were pro and some were against this change in regulations because they thought criminals should be executed and not be pitied. But on the other hand, some were also pro because it was a wise decision to prevent the population from drastically declining and could change the perspective of other countries.
Sano, the leader of Valle City, was the most opposed. "Don't close your eyes to this matter. We must speak up because the decision to give criminals a second chance is stupid."
Cheers from half of Valle's citizens echoed. The other half remained silent because they disagreed. Then from afar, the sound of footsteps was heard.
"Why do you think it's stupid~" Ghost suddenly appeared.
They panicked, and Sano thought Ghost agreed with him because they were close and always opposed strange changes from the President.
"Ah Ghost, I heard you were there too, right? But I don't know what happened. The stupid thing I meant was changing the initial regulation, and the President changed it just because of that one strange person," Sano said.
"Yes, you're right, because of that strange person... but did you know and see for yourself how that strange person won?" Ghost asked.
They all shook their heads. Then Ghost explained that he won without killing a single person. He could have killed them all, but what that strange person did was kneel and apologize because all this happened because of him.
"And do you know? This was all because I was obsessed with Cecilia... I sowed hatred towards him and caused this war to happen. It's ironic, right?" Ghost said with a vacant look, staring at all of them.
Sano was silent, not believing what the most ferocious person in AOD had said. A person who never compromises, a person who brutally kills his enemies, was talking as if he wasn't himself.
"So... that's how it is? I'm confused now... the figure you're talking about sounds like a fairy tale, but it's real?" Sano said.
"Haha, true. He's not an ordinary human, he's a monster... so don't try anything with him. I was knocked out with one punch, let alone you... The point is, the Southern is calmer now. If you really want to stir up trouble again, go ahead and bear the risk. I still catch criminals, but I won't immediately kill them," Ghost said, then left.
Sano was silent and finally dismissed all the citizens because he thought it was pointless to protest to the President since their own territory leader had surrendered, let alone them, who were just a small city.
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Meanwhile, Cecilia was treating the slash wound on her father's chest.
"Well, now Father knows why I brought him here... he is truly a miracle of the world," Cecilia said.
"Yes, I was wrong, I apologize. You can be close to him."
After her father said that, she immediately jumped for joy and threw a wet cloth at her father's face, then ran away. "I'M GOING TO ASK NIC OUT ON A DATE AHAHAAH THANK YOU, FATHER."
Her father was silent, then shouted, "YOU UNDISCIPLINED CHILD!!!!!" His voice echoed throughout the state palace.
Cecilia immediately went to Nic's dorm, and there, Cecilia saw Nic being fought over by Alexa and Lamia.
"LAMIA, PLEASE, I ALREADY ASKED NIC TO GO SOMEWHERE FIRST!! I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY!!" Alexa said, pulling Nic's right arm.
"NO, NO, YOU CAN'T! I WAS FIRST! I WANT TO SHOW NIC A BEAUTIFUL SECRET PLACE IN THE SOUTH!!" Lamia said, pulling Nic's left arm.
Cecilia instantly froze, not expecting her coldest and cruelest members to become spoiled clingers near Nic.
"WTF is this... NIC IS MINE!! GET OUT OF THE WAYYYYY!!!" Cecilia said, ramming into Nic and immediately running away with him.
The two were surprised and chased after them.
Meanwhile, Nic just resigned himself.
Nic was then taken to a place that Lamia and Alexa didn't know: a wild jungle that was not part of any territory.
"Eh, where is this?" Nic asked, looking around, which was full of jungle foliage.
"Hehe, welcome to my secret place... sorry if there are many snakes, they're harmless, just playful bites."
Nic immediately sighed. "Huh... harmless? But bites? What's that supposed to mean?"
But Nic was pulled by Cecilia further inside, and Nic did not expect a small house that was quite nice and comfortable. It turned out to be Cecilia's place when she wanted to be alone and heal.
Nic sat on the porch, looking at the jungle and hearing many hissing snake sounds. For ordinary people, it would be annoying and scary, but Nic didn't care and enjoyed the ASMR of the snake sounds...
Cecilia came out from inside, bringing a cup of her homemade drink and also carrying a rag, for some unknown purpose.
Nic looked at the black-colored drink cup. "Hmm, coffee?"
But Cecilia only smiled, making Nic confused. And when Nic drank, Cecilia immediately squatted down, as if ready to mop the floor.
Nic, who was drinking, was confused about what Cecilia was doing. Nic immediately finished his drink, then looked at Cecilia.
"What are you doing? Is something dirty there?" Nic asked.
Cecilia looked at him, and her eyes sparkled.
"You... DIDN'T YOU VOMIT AFTER DRINKING THAT? DOES IT TASTE GOOD?" Cecilia asked enthusiastically.
Nic immediately thought, didn't vomit? What exactly did I just drink? Because Nic has a passive for anti-foul odor, he definitely wouldn't smell anything bad from the drink, and since he is anti-poison, he didn't know if the drink was poisonous.
"Emm, it tastes good... but may I know what drink it is?" Nic asked to confirm.
"It's... snake blood, hehehe. I like drinking it, but for some reason, others immediately vomit when I offer it," Cecilia said.
Nic immediately fell silent. It turned out he had just drunk a cup of snake blood...
"I was already prepared to mop the floor if you threw up, but it turns out you're like me! Snake blood is really energetic for me... hehe," Cecilia said.
"Ah... hahaha... true, snake blood is indeed delicious," Nic said, trying to maintain Cecilia's mood.
Then Nic asked why Cecilia built this place here and if many people knew?
"Only the gang leaders know. They are also afraid to come here because my snakes will attack them if they come alone without me. And this place is not just for my healing... calming down and other things because honestly, only this jungle can make me calm," Cecilia said, picking up a passing green snake and stroking it.
"I see that there's another side to your madness," Nic said.
Cecilia was annoyed at being called mad and immediately scared Nic with the green snake she was holding.
Nic just laughed. "Haha, you think that green snake is scary? The white snake holding the green snake is scarier."
Cecilia became even more irritated and immediately took many snakes and threw them all at Nic's face until Nic fell.
The snakes coiled in Nic's hair, making Nic immediately resemble Medusa.
Nic looked at Cecilia. "TURN INTO A STATUE!" Nic said, posing as if casting a spell on Cecilia.
Cecilia immediately pretended to freeze into a statue.
Then Nic pretended to panic. "Oh my god, she turned into a statue... how do I cure her... ah, I know!"
Nic approached Cecilia and briefly kissed her lips, then left.
Cecilia, who was frozen, immediately blushed and shouted, "AKHHHHHHHHHH NICCCCCC."
They chased each other and continued to play there until the sun almost set.
Nic sat on a large tree in the middle of the jungle, surrounded by snakes, while Cecilia slept in Nic's lap because she was very tired.
Nic stroked Cecilia's hair, which was covered in snakes, and said, "She's an adorable snake."
[ DING! Finally, Master Nic... you're on a date again! Congratulations, Master Nic gets a new passive, Anti-Stalker: Master Nic can immediately know if someone intends to stalk Master Nic. ]
Nic just smiled and thanked Zeta in his heart.
To be continued...