CHAPTER 89: 89 WHO AM I? (THANKS TO THE ALLIANCE LEADER! +3 MORE UPDATES!)

["My dear ally, did you really believe what that guy said?"]

["Haha! Hahaha~"]

In the quiet chamber, the Evil God laughed wantonly behind the mortal.

The enchanting laughter was filled with joy, a hint of playfulness, and faint traces of ridicule.

However, no one knew who exactly the laughter mocked at this moment...

["So, are you doubting me now? Do you think I have other plans for you? Do you think I would harm you?"]

["That really hurts my feelings! Boohoo~"]

The Evil God whispered inquisitively in the youth’s ear, with a touch of curiosity and a trace of feigned sorrow— the kind of fake crying that is blatantly obvious.

Yet the youth was unaffected in his thoughts, remaining extremely stable in emotion as he calmly replied:

"No, I’ve long known that you have plans in the dark, and I’ve never cared."

When they initially cooperated, it was obvious that both had hidden agendas, and harboring ulterior motives was only normal.

Nenasha hid them, and so did Herbert.

In this world, who hasn’t got a few secrets?

But the crucial point doesn’t lie there.

Herbert shook his head calmly and said blandly, "You don’t have to tell me those things now. What I care about now is something else... Who exactly am I cooperating with?"

"Even if you want to deceive me in the future, you have to tell me who exactly is deceiving me, right?"

["Look at what you’re saying~ How could I deceive you? Haha~"]

Nenasha sighed deeply, saying sadly: ["Compared to me, your ally who wholeheartedly wants the best for you, you actually prefer to believe in someone plotting against you."]

["That really makes one feel... quite sad~"]

Listening to the pretentious weeping, Herbert couldn’t help but rebut a little: "Hey, calm down for a moment, why is the old woman pretending..."

["Hmm?"]

The Harmonious God sharply caught his emotional change and asked coldly: ["What did you just want to say?"]

"Ahem, nothing, really nothing."

Herbert coughed forcefully, pretending as if nothing happened, calmly stating:

"Don’t say such dumb things like I’m more willing to believe him than you... Of course, I’d rather believe you over him."

"Precisely because of that, I ask you directly instead of investigating secretly during the day, isn’t that so?"

["..."]

Indeed, as Herbert said, he could have chosen not to ask.

Herbert could have pretended not to know anything; after all, from the previous situation, Nenasha couldn’t know about his conversation with the Archbishop.

He could have steered clear of this matter, then secretly investigated during the day, and even conspired with the Archbishop to deceive the Evil God.

But Herbert chose not to do so; instead, he openly and frankly confronted Nenasha, bringing the issue to light directly.

"Moreover, I don’t intend to delve deeply into it, I just want to know who you are, it’s that simple."

["...Who am I? Is that all you want to ask?"]

"Yes, just that, I won’t ask anything else, you can say it if you want, or not, if you don’t."

Herbert pouted and snorted: "I just don’t want to find out after all this time that it was a fake name, it would be quite upsetting."

["...That’s all?"]

"That’s all."

["Haha! Hahaha~"]

Nenasha laughed again, but compared to before, the atmosphere in the room was noticeably more relaxed.

["Oh my! I didn’t realize before that you’re so adorable~"]

"Hah."

Herbert rolled his eyes, somewhat regretting having talked truthfully with the Evil God.

He should have pressed the Evil God harshly instead.

This Harmonious God really blooms with a little sunshine.

"Hmph, stop wasting words, just tell me if you’re willing to or not."

The Evil God’s laughter vanished, and the atmosphere in the room became silent once more.

After a long time, the candlelight on the table flickered gently, and Herbert felt a cool finger suddenly press against his back, softly rubbing up and down.

The God was right behind him.

["Herbert, you really are greedy... hehe."]

Nenasha’s laughter was full of playfulness, teasing: ["So eager to know a lady’s secret, don’t you understand what this means for a man?"]

As Nenasha’s attitude shifted, Herbert’s mood also calmed down, and he spoke softly:

"It means I want to understand you, to understand you deeply, more deeply than anyone else."

"So, are you willing to tell me?"

The mortal asked sincerely, and the Divine Spirit softly replied.

["I’ve always been myself~"]

Nenasha’s voice was incredibly gentle, swirling quietly around Herbert’s ears, flowing like honey into his soul.

["Herbert, you don’t have to worry about me."]

["The Saintess in the story has disappeared in the burning of the Divine Fire, and the Ancient Gods have vanished in the river of time, leaving only me standing right before you."]

["To put it in terms you can understand now— I am the Saintess, and I am the Ancient God; both are me."]

Herbert fell silent.

Indeed, it was the third scenario he anticipated.

The Saintess and the Ancient God both died, yet not completely, their remnants intertwined, forming a new entity.

"How did the Saintess achieve that?"

Nenasha did not explain in detail, merely saying: ["A mortal’s will is not frailer than that of a Divine Spirit."]

Whose will prevailed, Herbert did not know.

But judging by Nenasha’s often-displayed attitude, they probably balanced each other out fairly evenly.

Thus emerged a self-proclaimed "Evil God," who was neither evil nor too benevolent, the joker Harmonious God.

"Honestly, you don’t really show any signs of the Saintess in you."

Hmm, not quite like it.

["Why is that? You’ve never met the Saintess me, the image of the Saintess in your eyes is just an imagination."]

["Should a Saintess be unsmiling? Merely incessantly compassionate in speech? Only ever showing a gentle demeanor?"]

["My dear ally, this is blatant prejudice!"]

Prejudice?

Herbert wanted to retort but had to admit he couldn’t argue against it.

Indeed, he had initially preconceived it that way.

Yet even so...

["Oh come on~ Why bother being so conflicted? For you, whether I’m Him or Her, isn’t there no difference at all?"]

Nenasha asked, slightly amused, saying leisurely:

["After all, you neither know the Saintess nor the Ancient Gods, they have nothing to do with you."]

["But I, am indeed connected to you! And quite deeply~ deeply at that~"]