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Asher didn't know how long he had slept, but when he woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky. Sunlight streamed through the window, and the woman who had drained him until he was still groggy was no longer in the room.
Yesterday, Asher could barely remember what happened in the latter half of last night. He only vaguely remembered that in the dim room, Scathach seemed to have repeatedly used Runes several times to heal his body.
However, it only healed his body, not his mind... By the end, Asher's mind was completely blank, and he had no idea what he was thinking.
How to put it... he felt that Shishou's research on Runes seemed to have gone a little off track.
Aren't Runes supposed to be used for combat? Why would they be used in that kind of place?!
Fortunately, Morgan didn't sneak attack last night,
otherwise, it would probably have turned into a situation where he'd be bedridden for two or three days.
He should go check on Skadi 's situation first.
Yesterday, Skadi said to give her a night to think it over; she should have figured it out by now.
Changing his clothes, Asher left the room.
As soon as he stepped out, he saw Skadi right at the door. She seemed to be just passing by.
"Yo, up early, aren't we?" Asher raised his hand.
He didn't expect such a coincidence; he didn't even need to actively look for Skadi .
However, Skadi had no intention of responding to Asher. She merely gave him a brief glance and said, "Something wrong?"
"Nothing, I just happened to run into you, so I said hello," Asher strangely sized up Skadi .
How strange, why is this woman's attitude so cold today?
"Nothing wrong? Then I'm leaving first," Skadi said. Just as she turned around, she heard Asher's voice.
"About yesterday, are you planning to explain your purpose clearly now?"
Skadi 's steps slowed considerably. She turned her head and said, "Before I explain my purpose, shouldn't you apologize for your disrespectful behavior last night?"
"Disrespectful behavior last night?" Asher repeated, his face full of question marks.
"Did you forget what happened last night?! Didn't you make such disrespectful moves towards a goddess?! Do you think a human would normally dare to touch a goddess with those hands, and even throw her out of the room?!"
Skadi 's tone grew colder, and her gaze towards Asher was as if she was looking at an insect.
"But I've touched Sister Morgan many times before,"
Asher said. "She didn't say anything either."
"Hmm, does that mean she's more approachable?"
Skadi : "..."
Is this guy implying that she, a goddess, isn't approachable enough?
But what's up with that Goddess of Death? Normally, gods shouldn't like humans, right? Especially when the other party is just a child who just turned sixteen not long ago.
She really couldn't understand these people's thoughts.
Skadi couldn't help but shake her head secretly.
She often felt out of place with those perverted pedophiles.
"If I apologize, will you explain your purpose?" Asher's voice pulled Skadi back to reality.
"I will seriously consider whether to explain," Skadi said blandly. "But right now, I'm in a bad mood."
In reality, whether Skadi explained her purpose or not, her teaching Asher would only benefit him, not harm him. She didn't believe a normal person could resist such a temptation and would definitely come to her actively.
"So if I apologize, your mood will get better?" Asher asked.
Skadi nodded, "It will get a little better."
"So, even if I apologize, your mood won't completely improve?" Asher muttered thoughtfully to himself.
"It's not that easy to win a goddess's favor," Skadi said with one eye closed, her tone flat.
At this moment, she had taken the initiative. Last night, she specifically went to find Asher, but he ignored her.
Even if he regretted it today, he would have to pay a greater price to win her favor.
"That's tough," Asher frowned and sighed.
"Forget it then, I'll go to the training ground first.
Shishou should be waiting for me."
Skadi was stunned.
"Anyway, apologizing won't completely improve your mood. It feels too troublesome. When your anger subsides in a day or two and you want to tell me your purpose, then come find me."
Asher added, then turned and walked towards the training ground.
"Wait" Skadi 's words got stuck in her throat, unable to be shouted out.
She had said those words, and now she couldn't keep this man.
It doesn't matter. Let's see who can outlast whom. She's an experienced goddess. When it comes to patience, how could she lose to this wet-behind-the-ears kid?
If he goes to the training ground to train with Scathach , he will definitely realize his lack of strength and then desperately want power. He will absolutely come back to her!
Skadi slightly clenched her fists, staring in Asher's direction. After a long while, she still followed him.
She didn't want to explain her purpose. Although she had no intention of harming Asher, she didn't want to reveal that tragic story so early.
In other words, Skadi currently only wanted to teach Asher, but didn't want Asher to know her purpose.
Skadi followed Asher's footsteps all the way to the training ground and soon saw the young man sparring with Scathach . Their spear skills seemed to be quite similar, and at first, they seemed evenly matched, but after a while, Asher began to fall behind.
And at this moment, she saw Asher throw his weapon, which, accompanied by a fiery glow, attacked Scathach .
A thread connected Scathach to the spear.
"What an annoying temperature."
Skadi couldn't help but mutter to herself, her eyes slightly dazed. She remembered once when she said she disliked fire, that person said that fire was something humans needed, and even if she didn't like it, she had to.
However, this fire felt quite unfamiliar... somehow different from that person's.
While Skadi 's eyes were dazed and she was reminiscing, the battle in the training ground had already ended.
Scathach had clearly noticed Skadi standing at the entrance, but she ignored her. Instead, she pulled the young man who was lying on the ground to his feet, and the two seemed to be talking about something.
"Let's see how long you can endure," Skadi snorted, watching this scene, then turned and left the training ground.
"Did you argue with that goddess?" After seeing Skadi leave, Scathach 's gaze returned to Asher.
"My relationship with her isn't good enough to call it an argument," Asher wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Something just happened last night, but let's just ignore her."
"Don't you want to properly absorb the power of those staffs for your own use?"
"Yes, but only if she first explains her intentions," Asher said.
"A test of patience, huh?" Scathach 's face showed a faint smile.
Her disciple was quite patient in a certain sense.
After all, back in the Land of Shadows, her disciple could endure five years without expressing his love for her, and in the end, she was the one who lost her composure
first.
If Skadi wanted to test patience against her disciple, she probably found the wrong person.
"We'll continue training, Shishou," Asher stood up.
Scathach came back to her senses, looked up and sized up Asher, "It seems last night wasn't enough to completely
exhaust your stamina."
"As expected of a young man," she then said faintly.
Asher couldn't help but shiver, pretending not to have heard, and gripped the weapon in his hand.
It seems next time, even if he's not weak, he'll have to pretend to be a little weak...
If it's this late every day, he'd probably have to rest in
bed within a few days.
Time flew by, and before he knew it, half a month had passed.
Skadi had to admit that this man... or rather, this young
man, was the most patient person she had ever met.
Asher had never actively sought her out so far. At first, he would greet her when they met, but later, he didn't even bother acknowledging Skadi when they met. He just had the guards deliver his three meals on time, and after that, he would handle state affairs and train with Scathach every day.
And after that, he would go to the alchemy workshop to find Morgan le Fay and learn how to make potions.
Although Asher didn't want to make potions, he at least needed to understand their effects and scents, so that he wouldn't be poisoned again without knowing it.
This evening, Asher was patrolling the town with Artoria, partly to relax and partly to observe the public sentiment.
Artoria and Asher walked along a dirt road, with farmland stretching out on both sides. Many villagers were diligently working in the fields.
By now, Artoria no longer felt as awkward when interacting with Asher as she did at first. They both had a tacit understanding and didn't mention what happened in Morgan's dressing room before.
Of course, don't be fooled by their current harmonious relationship. If Asher dared to mention that day's events, Artoria would definitely flip out.
After walking for a while, Artoria's steps slowed a little, and she subtly glanced at a woman hiding behind a large tree.
"She's here again," Artoria's tone was calm, but there seemed to be a hint of impatience.
For the past half-month, Skadi had perfectly demonstrated what a true "stalker" was. Wherever Asher went, she would secretly follow, occasionally pretending to run into him by chance, seemingly hoping Asher would proactively bring up the matter of teaching him.
"Ignore her, let's go back," Asher walked towards the royal castle without even turning his head.
Artoria nodded, then took one last look at the goddess hiding behind the large tree, peeking at them.
Skadi was currently looking slightly down, biting her lips tightly, her long legs encased in black stockings. One hand clutched her skirt tightly, and the other was slightly clenched, looking very aggrieved.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Artoria's steps slow
considerably, Asher also slowed down and asked.
Artoria stared at the distant woman and said, "She looks like she's about to cry."
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