Chapter 42 : Sin’s Game (2)

    "Huh? The Sin''s Game? What''s that?" asked Alex, addressing Lilia.

    However, Lilia didn''t respond to him; it looked as if she didn''t even hear him.

    "Hey, Lilia, are you okay?" asked Alex again, while shaking her.

    His action finally drew Lilia''s attention, and she, in turn, grabbed him by the shoulders and told him while shaking him too:

    "Where''s the artifact? You have to return it to where you found it quickly," said Lilia, nervous, and in a rushed tone

    Seeing that she had no intention of calming down, Alex replied while trying to free himself from her vice-like grip, "That''s impossible. As I told you, I''ve already merged with it, and I have no idea how to get rid of it."

    Finally, he managed to free himself from Lilia and asked her, "But tell me, you seem to know something about this artifact. Care to explain what you know?"

    "I... sigh, it''s not really the Lust Artifact that I know about, but rather the purpose of this artifact and any other artifact of its kind. That''s why I''m telling you that it''s imperative for you to get rid of it. But... sigh, apparently, it''s no longer possible."

    "The Lust Artifact? Its purpose? What are you talking about?" asked Alex with a dumbfounded expression. The direction their conversation was taking was quite different from what he imagined it would take when he decided to speak to Lilia about the artifact. In his head, if she was ever going to throw a tantrum, it would have been about something completely different.

    "Yes."

    "But in danger from whom? Who would want to harm us?"

    "Those who possess artifacts similar to yours."

    "And why is that, and what is this ''Sin''s Game'' that you mentioned earlier?"

    "Sigh, that''s why you should have had a meeting with the Goddess of Lust to explain everything in detail," Lilia said, holding her head and sensing a massive headache coming on.

    "In short, there are other artifacts like yours all over the world, and these artifacts stem from the seven deadly sins, like your Lust Artifact. Like yours, the other artifacts grant power to those who wield them."

    "I see," said Alex, trying to wrap his head around all the things Lilia was saying.

    "But I still don''t understand why I would be in danger just by possessing the Lust Artifact."

    "Because being in possession of an artifact enrolls you in the Sin''s Game. It''s a game in which those who have artifacts like yours kill each other."Fi?ndd new updates at novelhall.com