Chapter 64

After returning the sixty-four ghostly warhorses undamaged to the necromancer in charge, Sigma left the racetrack.

It was nearly noon, and he now had two choices: one was to go to the scientific research funding review committee to continue bullshitting the old bark faces for funds and alchemical materials; the other was to happily skip and hum a tune as he went home. The former meant an almost endless struggle, spending hours chatting and laughing with a group of stiff old bark faces, and racking his brains to outwit them in a verbal battle with an uncertain outcome. The latter, however...

There was a tall, blonde angel in a maid outfit waiting for him to come back for lunch!

Home! Home! Home! He must go home! Would it even count as being a man if he didn't go home!

Sigma wore a silly, joyful smile and ran towards the dormitory area, skipping and jumping all the way, causing passersby to step aside. Clearly, even with the necromancers' thin emotional intelligence, they could tell that Sigma was in a state of declining IQ, and it would be extremely unwise to interact with him at this moment...

Sigma ran home like a fawn, but his mind was constantly pondering the advice and suggestions given by Guderian. The master's advice was very wise; helping Athena resolve her inner conflicts and regain the recognition of the Holy Sword would greatly benefit both Sigma himself and the entire Death Nation. This meant a double friendship between the future and current leaders of Paradise. However... the master's intention was very clear, obviously inciting the pure, kind, and innocent Sigma to display his masculine charm to the other party, to get as close as possible...

This, it's not quite right... Sigma chuckled and stroked his chin.

Clearly, as a pure and devoted man, doing such a thing would greatly go against his nature. Not to mention his fiancée, Sigma himself couldn't convince himself. If he did such a thing, every night, he would be tormented by his conscience and chastity. But for the friendship between Paradise and the Death Nation to last, he was willing to make this heavy sacrifice—provided the academy gave sufficient compensation, yes, that's how it should be.

The only thing he didn't know was whether it would count as a work injury if Luluvi got jealous and retaliated...

Sigma gazed into the distance for a while, then thought about Athena, and couldn't help but smile.

To be honest, Athena was an outstanding beauty. Once her innate pride was stripped away, this angel was quite cute. Moreover, her curvaceous figure was very much to Sigma's taste. He had a good impression of both her personality and appearance, but having a good impression didn't mean he was eager to ravish her and get her into bed at all costs—such behavior driven by the lower half of the body was actually quite stupid. Not only could it easily ruin the other person's life, but it could also cause endless trouble, especially given Athena's terrifying identity. If he wanted to force himself on her, he would have to be prepared to turn her into a permanent sex toy and face a full-scale war with Paradise...

So, let's just let things take their natural course. Close comrades and friends were a safe and ideal state, while bed partners were a dream state. To get into bed was a difficult and arduous technical task, requiring careful consideration of the woman's thoughts and the expected consequences, which was very troublesome. Therefore, if you wanted to get into bed, going to a brothel was the best choice, a completely consensual transaction, where you could enjoy yourself, pay, and leave without leaving a trace, how pleasant...

—Unfortunately, a certain authoritarian tycoon doesn't understand this principle, damn it!

Accidentally recalling such a sad past, Sigma sighed gloomily. Thinking of a beautiful girl waiting for him at home for lunch, his mood improved somewhat. He quickly walked through the long cobblestone path, entered the high-end dormitory area, and from a distance, saw the reassuringly modified Chinese-style eaves of his roof.

When he reached the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Vegetable Garden Array surrounding the house, a variety of strange magical plants danced joyfully, looking much more spirited than in the morning—the grand priest of the Natural College had said that to make the magically mutated plants grow for a long time, they needed to be given abundant negative energy, like watering and fertilizing vegetables, but their appetite was much larger. Fortunately, the Necromancer College had plenty of this. The land was rich in negative energy, the soil was fertile, and a hidden underground water pump had been installed. When the mechanism was activated, it would spray out a river of yin water filled with negative energy for large-scale irrigation. The activity of these plants indicated that Athena had not been lazy and had taken good care of them.

How nice, how nice.

Finally, he felt like a life winner with a beautiful, clever, and delightful girl living happily with him. Thinking about the past dozen years, it was as if he had been living like a dog. He had lived with women before, but it was never a pleasant memory. Athena was truly a little angel bringing happiness, and he might as well change her name to Eren.

Decided, from today on, he would be nicer to her. Whether or not to become bed partners was another matter, but being good friends was definitely no problem. Then, he would communicate with her on equal terms, no longer exploit her, not bully her, and not make her do too much housework. He would also discuss the issue of the Azure Fury with her, and regularly boost her goodwill. When their relationship became intimate, he would ask her why she was exiled, offer guidance, and comfort her. She might be both angry and wronged inside, despite her outward calm...

Sigma stood at the door, showing what he thought was his most radiant and warm smile, and pushed the door open forcefully: "I'm home!"

Three seconds later, he came out with the same but somewhat stiff smile, and forcefully closed the door: "...I must have opened it the wrong way."

He took a deep breath and opened the door again.

Meat.

White, fleshy meat.

Bouncing, intimidating, snow-white, deep-cleavage meat.

Swinging towards Sigma.

Athena, an angel who had transcended vulgar interests, a cute girl who had traveled from Paradise to support the spiritual civilization construction of the Death Nation, had boldly and forcefully changed her originally more modest Holy Angel Maid Outfit into a low-cut Fallen Angel Maid Outfit—her skirt was also cut shorter! Her waist was cinched tighter! She had even put on light makeup! The erotic aura had already pierced the clouds!

More importantly! The chest! The chest! Wrapped in white lace, but exposing a snow-white hemisphere, the deep cleavage created by the tight fabric was faintly fragrant and extremely tempting—why was she dressed like this? What kind of plot twist was this! The script was completely wrong! It had turned from a no-holds-barred but well-made youth romance game into a low-budget, low-quality game that used sex as a gimmick to make a quick buck!

"Welcome... back..." Athena held up her skirt, bent over, and elegantly bowed, causing her already oppressive chest to droop slightly, making it even more heavy and inviting, making one want to help her support it. But Sigma had no such mood at all. He stared blankly at Athena, who was looking at him with moist eyes, her cherry lips painted pink, and softly said, "I want... I want to..."

...Want what? Did you take the wrong medicine? Or did you suddenly realize my good nature and want to spend a night with me? This plot twist is too fast, no, no, I don't mind, but we should also consider the mood. You being so proactive makes me feel uncomfortable, and if you get pregnant, it will be even more troublesome. We should proceed step by step...

"I want to learn how to abandon my principles from you."

"Didn't I say I'm not that kind of person... huh?" Sigma stared blankly at Athena, his mouth agape, and after a long pause, he let out another sound, "...huh?"

He looked at Athena and said blankly, "Girl, if you have any grievances with society, you can tell me..."

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