"/_\, so I seem insignificant to you , huh? ... I understand..."
At Cassian's words, the man seemed to become sad, as a dark aura began to envelop him.
On the other hand, the woman seemed to be trying to say something to him, but again no sound came out. It was more as if she was conveying it with her hands.
Sign language? She can't speak?
Cassian wondered, but more importantly, based on the pattern so far, any man would have gone straight for him to pick a fight, for meddling or for some other absurd reason he never understood.
"/_\"
But the man just looked sad after hearing his words, which genuinely surprised him.
That made Cassian pay more attention to him; he really didn't seem like a bad person.
And he seemed like someone very passionate. Now he wondered if there was more to his inaction earlier.
"Hey, just out of curiosity... why didn't you help Lys before and just stood there watching?"
Cassian didn't hesitate to satisfy his curiosity and asked directly and bluntly, without any qualms.
"Ugh! I really regret that..."
"Oh, so something like that happened before. I'm finally getting the whole picture... By the way, little knigth, from what I understand, you helped a bad person. Isn't that against your code as a knight?"
"No. And don't decide on your own whether he's a bad or good person. He might have his circumstances. Besides, if Miss Ellys healed him even with that, it means she forgave him. I have nothing more to say, and it's not up to me to decide anything."
" You really are very stuck up... I was just kidding! Hey, but you, little angel, don't you hold a grudge against him? I would demand something in return... hmm, he doesn't have many muscles, so there's not much to ask for in that regard. Oh, why don't you accept his offer and make him your servant? You could use him as a chair."
"..."
For some reason, Naelune seemed interested in the situation, even though it had nothing to do with her, and she expressed her thoughts, which were not at all constructive. Ellys decided to pretend she hadn't heard anything, but the man, on the other hand...
"I-I... if it's for my benefactor, I'll swallow my pride and... I'll do it."
"I don't want it."
"/_ \... I understand."
Once again, Ellys flatly refused, which saddened the man.
"Hey, but you didn't answer my question. Was there a reason you didn't her help?"
Cassian asked again. He didn't want an apology from the man, he just wanted to know why he didn't do it. He seemed like a good guy.
Yes, Cassian held him in high regard just because he didn't pick a fight with him.
"Haah~ I'll be totally honest. After that strange thing with the black mouth sucked my sister in, only to suck me in right after, I was left bewildered, not knowing what to do
Luckily, I found her right away when I got to this room, but we were still confused and didn't understand anything. I really didn't know what to do when those three strange guys showed up. They were originally coming toward us with bad intentions, until my benefactor appeared... and then..."
"And then you just stood by and watched her get bullied, didn't you?"
"Hey, Luna, don't butt in. Let him finish. Maybe she was going to help, but I just got there first. After all, she seems like a good guy."
"Wait!, why do you suddenly seem so on his side? Oh! Cazzy, don't tell me... well, you have more synergy with men?"
"Eh!!" (°Д°)🪽
"ah!! hey!, little angel, why did you yell like that out of nowhere? You scared me. Hmm... But now I understand why you didn't fall for my charms Cazzy..."
"Pu-Pu-Purificatio mentis..."
"Little Angel, I was referring to my feminine charms, not my skill. But Cazzy, since that's the case, you shouldn't mind me touching your muscles, right?"
"Just so you know, my tastes are normal — and I don't see why that would make me let you touch me."
"~Ufff"
"What a pity. If that had been your preference, and you were the woman in the relationship, a little touching between women wouldn't really have mattered, right?"
"...I don't really get that logic, but anyway. Let... uh—hey, what's your name?"
"My name is Yefeng. Ah!... and this is my sister, Yeling. We're from Tiānxuán. Returning to what I was saying—I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you overestimate me. Haah~ It's true I considered helping her, but I decided not to... I'm not asking for understanding, but being in an unfamiliar place, with unfamiliar conflicts breaking out... we didn't know whether it was okay to interfere or not."
"Oh, I understand how you feel! Well, it was obvious that Lys was in trouble, wasn't it?"
"Thank you for understanding. In fact, you are, in a way, my benefactor for helping my benefactor, so I am truly grateful to you."
"stop!, just in case, I don't want a servant either, so if you're thinking of offering, you better save it."
"I understand /_\"
"Hey, what about me? Can't I be your benefactor? I mean, I was the one who warned you that you were in danger twice... besides, I will use you well."
Naelune, who saw that everyone in the group was a benefactor, wanted to join—obviously not with the best intentions.
"You... aren't..."
But even though Naelune's words made some sense, Yefeng somehow felt he shouldn't accept, so he refused and continued telling his version of e
"Going back to the situation with my benefactor, it was obvious. But in fact, those three demons, each one, was much more powerful than me..."
Yefeng paused briefly, as if thinking about his next words. He seemed somewhat hesitant, but finally seemed to make up his mind and continued.
"If I interfered, not only would I be in danger, but my sister would be too... Honestly, I wouldn't take that risk for a stranger. But now she's my benefactor, so even if it's dangerous, as long as my sister is safe, I'll give my life."
"Well, that's understandable too."
Cassian agreed. It was very reasonable not to risk his life for a stranger. He only helped Ellys because he saw that he could.
If, for example, doing so would endanger a friend like Nora, he would also hesitate and do nothing.
So he understood perfectly what Yefeng meant. Everyone has their own priorities. In the end, he was just putting his sister above a stranger.
There was no room to judge him, and what he said was reasonable and satisfied Cassian's curiosity.
"Hey, Cazzy, don't agree with him! He's just a coward! How did he know they were more powerful if he never faced them? He's just making excuses."
"Hey, you, stop trying to create unnecessary conflict."
Naelune chimed in again, her opinion seemingly at odds with Cassian's, even though Valeriane scolded her, but she seemed determined to make her point.
"I'm just telling the truth. And you, little lady, who helped without thinking twice, should agree with me. From what I understand, if Cazzy hadn't arrived, those demons would have plucked her."
"Hee~ plucked!"
"Cass!?"
"ah, sorry, Lys. It's just that the way she said it seemed funny to me. But what he said is true... those demons took a lot of hits just like the ones I gave those spiders. He barely managed to scratch them, I don't think he could help Lys."
"Hey, Cazzy, you keep agreeing with him suspiciously a lot, 눈_눈|."
"Stop looking at me like that! I already said I like women, especially if they're older, voluptuous, preferably 2D."
"Huh? You had such specific tastes...? Wait, voluptuous? You mean you like them big? That's why I felt sorry coming from you when you looked at my chest! Just so you know, in my world, I'm at the top — I'm considered a curvy beauty. Beyond that, like that little angel, it's seen as excessive."
"Hmmm...(￣へ￣)"
Is she really among the biggest?
Cassian was thoughtful about what Naelune had said. In fact, all the women in the room were wearing fairly thick clothing, but if one paid attention, one could notice that Ellys had considerably more in the chest area than Naelune.
Valeriane too, although the exact size was covered by her armor, from the way it curved slightly, one could tell that she was relatively larger than Ellys.
Yeling, Yefeng sister, although she was somewhat shy and her martial artist clothes were thick, also carried a remarkable magnitude.
Naelune was, in fact, at the bottom of the ranking, and if, according to her, it was a "high standard" in her world, then the lack of muscles didn't seem to be the only thing that was scarce there.
It was something Cassian would have to seriously consider... especially since he was also thinking of eventually migrating there.
"Hey, you're doing it again, Cazzy! It's rude to stare at my chest with such a doubtful look on your face for so long, enough already! And what the hell is that about 2D?"
"Huh? It's nothing! That doesn't matter now. Look, Luna, for starters, Lys is the one affected here. It's up to her whether she forgives him or not. though if she doesn't, that's a shame, since he seems like a nice guy. So what do you say, Lys?"
Cassian shook off the thought; it wasn't the time for that. It was just that now, in his mind, the marine world was far below Valeriane's world.
He simply continued with Yefeng business. Only Ellys, who was directly affected by Yefeng decision, could say anything, although it was reasonable for him, perhaps not for her.
"Lys?"
" older, voluptuous... Ah! Yes—yes, I forgive him!"
Ellys, who seemed a little lost in who knows what thoughts, finally came to her senses at Cassian's call and did indeed forgive Yefeng.
Rather, if she had not already done so, she would not have cured him sooner and, personally, she did not want to pursue the issue.
"I am truly very moved and sorry, my benefactor... Um, it's not that I want to excuse myself, but to be honest, I knew those three strange guys were more powerful than me because I've always been able to tell since I was young. I always know who is dangerous to me and my sister."
"Oh! See? It wasn't because he was a coward, there was something behind it..oh!. Maybe he have a danger detection skill. Obviously those three were going to beat him up, so he didn't intervene."
Although it wasn't entirely confirmed—since Yefeng also seemed unsure—there did seem to be a skill involved. That was enough for Cassian to quickly rationalize things, side with Yefeng, and oppose the irrational Naelune, who wanted to get rid of a good guy like him.
"Hmm, well, if they really have that skill , it's true he's not a coward. hmm.... You win, it's true and I feel for the little angel, but I wouldn't rescue her either if my life was in danger. Hey, little knigth, out of curiosity... would you do it if you were in her situation?".
"...you really ask annoying questions. And yes, I would do everything in my power. That's the code we knights follow."
"Hmm, wasn't that just for civilians in your world? Would you do it if it were, say... me?"
"You're just asking useless questions. I won't answer that."
"Hmm... just say you wouldn't. Well, anyway... now that I look at the door and the spiders, it's obvious that the test is to kill them. Look! The ten is now a one. And coincidentally, there are nine corpses and the one that demon girl is playing with."