When Sol reached Lilith’s bedroom, he was greeted by a green-haired woman clad in nurse clothes,
“Oh my, the wonder boy is back. Though should I call you wonder man? You certainly aren’t a kid anymore.”
Persephone stood up as she approached Sol before hugging him tightly. The relationship between the two of them was pretty casual to say the least. There was no deep drama, no fierce love or anything of the like.
They could be called friends with benefits in a certain way and clearly, Persephone was happy with the current state of their relationship.
After all, while she did like Sol, she was not really in love with him either.
“It has been a while. I am happy to see that you are well.”
After they took a step back, Persephone admired Sol with a new eyes. His physical changes were already startling but the power she felt coming from him was astonishing.
“I have been well as you can see. I grew quite a bit and managed to reach a new power level.”
“That I can see. By the way, no need to look around. Medea fled the moment you entered. Something about being ashamed to see you in her current attire or being too excited.”
Persephone laughed, seeing Medea run around like a squirrel had been more delightful than she thought it would be possible.
“It isn’t a problem; I will go find her later.”
He nodded. He truly wanted to see Medea. Badly even. But all of this could wait. He didn’t want to have to tell his stories many time. Once Lilith was healed, they could organize a great banquet withe everyone present.
A more serious expression settled on his face then as he looked at Persephone,
“How is her current situation?”
“Hum…I am here you know? You could simply ask me.”
“Any statement coming from you in this situation is unreliable.”
Sol did not hesitate to shoot down Lilith before focusing on Persephone.
“She is still slowly losing power and now is barely handing at maintaining her king rank. In a few days, her energy level would slip down to Duke then so on until she die.”
Persephone's voice was clear and calm. For her, Lilith's eventual demise would not particularly make her sad. Such was life. No one was truly immortal. Not even the goddesses.
Sol was not offended by Persephone’s choice of words. He knew that the woman was the kind of person who could watch the world burn while sipping on some exotic wine without care. She was very carefree and her liberal view of life and death gave her a strong heart.
“Thank you. This wouldn’t have been possible without you and Medea.”
Sol gave a bright smile as he hugged Persephone again, startling her a little bit.
“Still, even if we managed to keep the inevitable from happening, if you didn’t find a solution it would all be for naught.”
After all, despite their best skill, all they could do delaying. Persephone had tried finding a more permanent solution, but all her efforts were for nothing.
“I…”
*Knock* *Knock*
“Your highness, your guest is waiting for you.”
“Perfect timing.” Sol didn’t mind being interrupted by a maid as the message they just gave was what he had been waiting for all along.
“Please stay here and prepare Lilith. We will come shortly.”
Lilith could only look at all of this happening with a confused expression on her face. It seemed like her consent was useless now and Sol was making the decision without consulting her.
It was rather insulting in a way but at the same time, she could not really find in herself the need to fight back his words.
It seemed that Sol noticed her feeling as he stopped in front of her,
“Remember our promise. I found a way to save you. So until I do, your live is mine. After I heal you, you can do whatever the hell you want. I will not constraint you.”
Finished giving his thought, Sol walked away without paying more attention to what she had to say.
Now alone, Persephone chuckled,
“The boy really became a man. I must say, I like his new side.”
The Sol she remembered was always overly polite to a fault and was sometimes too gentle when speaking to his loved one.
There was nothing wrong with that. But now that he was an adult, it was necessary for him to step up more. Even more, since he would soon become the King of Lustburg.
The authority in their family would shift.
Lilith understood that his travel had really changed him. Truly only by going through a different kind of experience could one truly grow mentally.
“I don’t know whether I should be proud or offended.”
It was certainly a complicated feeling
—
Sol was happy that he did not have to wait long for his guest to come. In fact, he didn’t wait at all.
This proved that Hathor was ready to honor the bet they made back then.
Sol grinned as he walked toward the main hall and as he thought about finally putting that matter behind him. Then he would have a big hot bath and then eat with his family.
He didn’t need much more than this for he appreciated the simple things of life. He could see a blazing red-haired woman wearing clothes that went way past what could be called decent who was sitting.
From the moment he entered the main hall, the sweet scent of wine could already be felt as it permeated the air.
Milia was standing a few steps away from the woman with a stoic expression. But could feel that she was twitching because of the lack of manner that woman was showing.
“Yahoo! Dear brother-in-law or nephew-in-law? It can be pretty confusing.”
Sol chortled, “Welcome Hathor. I am happy to see you here.”
Hathor one of the four King-ranked phoenixes as well as the greatest healer.
Hathor shrugged, “Well, what can I say, we had a bet about whether or not something would happen and man did something big happen.”
When Sol had asked Hathor for help, it had been on the ground that a big event would happen while in the Dragon realm. Hathor thought obviously that it was impossible. After all, it was the dragon realm! Who would have been bold and crazy enough to stir trouble there?
‘Well, I should have learned by now that there is always some crazy bastard.’
Not only did something happen but it was something super big. A small-scale war happened and even Peak level powerhouses like Surtr and Anubis were part of it.
She had been very surprised when she learned this. But since she was someone who respected the bet she made, she decided to descend into the mortal realm as promised.
“Well, my dear Sol, you definitely have to explain in more depth what happened. You wouldn’t believe how crazy mother was going. All the divine beasts plan to make convene. I don’t even remember the last time something like that happened.”
“Well, with how old you are, I guess it must be difficult going through your memory.”
As a Phoenix, Hathor was also one of the first being created in this universe by the goddesses and also one of the oldest. Sol had long since decided that caring about the age of those he was talking with was a fruitless endeavor.
Power and wisdom didn’t necessarily come with age. Mortals were the greatest proof.
“I am sure old, huh?”
Hathor shugged the wine from her gourd before wiping her lips with the back of her hand. Looking at her acting like this, one would never think she was an esteemed and old phoenix. But Sol didn’t care.
There was only one thing he cared about.
“So, you had a patient you wanted me to meet?”
He grinned, “Indeed.”
“Led the way, my dear, let's see just how fucked up the situation is.”
A few minutes later, as Hathor inspected Lilith she sighed
“Well…Should I say that it’s even more fucked up than I thought it would be?”
Sol was sad to realize that he was not even surprised.
(AN: Hathor's discussion with Sol started in CH 190.
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Changed the gift-to-chapter ratio for a new month and because of the changes on WN.
Bonus for Gifts:
A Castle= 2 BC
A golden Gachapon = 5 BC (Spread over a week, otherwise I would die)
Bonus for Priv unlock
10K= 3 BC (Spread over four days)
25K= 8 BC (Spread over a week, otherwise I would die)
Bonus for Golden Tickets
1500 GT= 1 BC
