Chapter 72

The next day, the two of them woke up one after another, and nothing out of the ordinary had happened. However, the relationship between Sigma and Athena had become much closer, and their daily interactions and lives had become more harmonious.

It was unclear whether the angel had completely given up or believed that Sigma would help her solve her problems. In any case, she returned to her previous state of spending her days learning household chores, practicing martial arts, and bonding with the holy sword, a state that was almost akin to idleness.

Although awakening the other half of her bloodline did not significantly improve her emotional intelligence, Sigma’s almost verbal lecture on gender relations had made Athena slightly more enlightened—she finally understood how shameful her previous actions towards Sigma had been. Although she did not say it out loud, she was extremely embarrassed, which directly led to her refusing any form of physical contact with Sigma. Even when sitting together, she maintained a certain distance. The idea of wearing a fallen angel maid outfit was out of the question; now, she wished to cover herself as tightly as possible, not revealing a single bit of skin.

As for her new clothes, she naturally got them from Alice.

After Athena figured out the cause and effect of the situation, there was no reason for her to keep it a secret from Alice. Sigma then learned that the culprit who had instilled strange ideas in Athena was actually this girl.

However, no matter how wild his imagination was, he could not guess Alice’s true motives. He could only attribute Alice’s behavior to the complex and unpredictable heart of a young girl—think about it, both being normal people at Atlas Academy, and having been friends for a while, with a good impression of each other, it was quite normal for some vague affection to develop beyond friendship. Even Sigma occasionally thought, “Apart from her somewhat thin figure, this girl is pretty good, very beautiful, and has a lovely personality. Should I develop a relationship beyond friendship with her?” Alice was also a young girl, so it was not impossible for her to have some peculiar affection. After all, the quality of things is determined by comparison. Although Sigma did not have the charm to make women fall for him at first sight or any special techniques for attracting girls, in the context of the many expressionless and uninteresting necromancers at Atlas, he was practically the best man in the world.

So, in this situation, feeling uncomfortable and wanting to cause trouble upon discovering that a male friend she had some affection for was mingling with a mysterious and much better-endowed angel from nowhere was understandable—Sigma, with his mysterious and smug smile, filled in the gaps in Alice’s character and motives on his own, feeling a bit elated. The sense of pride that “such a beautiful girl has feelings for me” is something many readers can relate to.

Driven by this sentiment, and since the incident did not lead to any serious consequences, Sigma simply glossed over the matter of Athena’s accidental fall, asking Alice to keep it a secret, and left it at that.

To be fair, both Alice and Sigma could be considered the direct causes of Athena’s sudden change, and Alice’s actions were even more malicious. However, Sigma chose to be vague and did not go into detail with Alice. He naively believed that this was just Alice’s prank that had gone wrong, and a true man should take responsibility and work to solve the problem rather than holding an innocent girl accountable, sharing the blame, and endlessly arguing over responsibility—because at this point, discussing it was meaningless and would only make Alice feel unnecessary guilt.

However, what Sigma did not know was that Alice would not feel much guilt. By nature, she only cared about the people she cared about, and making an angel she disliked fall was not at all a source of guilt; instead, she felt secretly pleased due to both racial stance and personal grudges. Of course, as she often pretended to be a pure, cute, and innocent human girl to hide her cold nature, she feigned panic and fear, even shedding tears and expressing her apologies to Athena. Athena, who had already let go, at least did not vent her anger, and the two of them actually became good friends—on the surface, at least.

Sigma’s efforts were not in vain. As mentioned earlier, although Alice had a somewhat cold nature, she cared about the people she cared about. Sigma did not know her true identity or motives, but she was fully aware of her critical role in Athena’s fall. However, Sigma’s description was very brief, and he did not even complain, silently taking on all the consequences and helping Athena return to her original state...

In any world, love at first sight is not uncommon, but it is often impulsive and unstable. True deep affection is always the result of the accumulation of small things over time. What impact this small matter had on Alice, Sigma naturally did not know. Alice, being in the situation, felt a bit moved but did not notice anything unusual. Perhaps only fate, which is omnipresent, knew that the seed of love deeply rooted in Alice’s heart was growing strong under the care of nutrients and warm sunlight, waiting for the day it would bloom and bear fruit.

At least, that day was still far away.

Sigma was completely unaware of this.

He was a man of action, a typical "straight line from me to the goal" type. Since he had promised Athena, he would spare no effort to help her, and he would start now.

He decided to first visit the most famous legends of Atlas, starting with Sargeras.

Wearing a cloak that covered her black wings, Athena accompanied Sigma as he knocked on the door of the Dark King’s house.

Sargeras’s aesthetic and his not-at-all-funny cold jokes were well-known in the realm of death. Whether it was his bad taste, his twisted values, or his self-proclaimed Sargeras humor, the legendary necromancer Sargeras’s residence, no matter how you looked at it, resembled a toilet...

Sargeras treated them like ordinary guests, sitting on the sofa and carefully preparing a cup of milk tea. He casually said, “The secrets of angels and fallen angels, and the causes and consequences of the First Light and Darkness War, I do know some.”

The First Light and Darkness War was a taboo topic even in Paradise, and Athena knew very little about it. Sigma felt that the secrets of this period might be the key to resolving Athena’s inner conflicts, so the two of them straightened up and listened carefully to what Sargeras had to say.

However, the Dark King took his time, continuing to stir the milk tea in his cup. He maintained its warmth while adding various nuts and seasonings. Gradually, the milky white tea turned into a smooth, coffee-colored liquid. Only then did Sargeras pick up the cup, take a small sip, and let out a contented sigh.

Sigma and Athena were on the edge of their seats, staring at him, waiting for him to reveal the secrets of Paradise.

To this, Sargeras proudly smiled, “But I won’t tell you.”

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