Chapter 227 Let Me See The Courage of Those Who Wish to Kill My Royal Husband (Two-in-one)
Pure silver radiance appeared on the Holy Spear.
Immediately after, Mithril silver brilliance condensed into the blurred figure of a blonde young girl.
Her cute face was exquisite and flawless, and her figure was slender…
Only her flat chest, like a male’s, instantly identified her for Shaya.
“It’s quite lively…”
“Classmate Shaya.”
“In that case… it seems I’ve arrived at a rather inconvenient time.”
The mystery of the Holy Spear gradually dissipated.
Aerora’s figure also gradually converged from illusory to real.
She crossed her arms, narrowed her eyes slightly, and looked at Shaya and Augustina, who were playfully interacting with Silver.
Shaya’s body stiffened slightly.
The little mink also seized the opportunity to break free from Augustina’s embrace and her malicious claws.
With a flash, the little mink appeared on the blonde girl’s shoulder, looking at Aerora with her ruby-like eyes, a look of grievance on her face. Her fluffy white tail wagged pitifully.
“Whimper whimper (Big Sis Ai, you’re finally here.)”
Aerora looked at the little mink hiding behind her shoulder, and her sky-blue beautiful eyes softened slightly.
She stroked Silver’s fluffy little head:
“You are already at the limit of the Legend tier, almost a genuine Mythical Creature, aren’t you, Silver.”
“Why are you still like a spoiled child, just like when you were little.”
“Whimper whimper (Because in front of Big Sis Ai, I’ve always been a baby.)”
The little mink felt no shame at all and continued to act like a baby, oblivious to anyone else.
After all, in terms of intimacy, Aerora’s relationship with Silver was incomparable to anyone else’s besides Shaya.
Aerora and Silver had known each other since Silver was a small animal following Shaya in the Ceylon snowfields.
Silver was present when Shaya and Aerora first met.
At that time, Aerora had not yet undergone the transformation from the Ceylon fire and was still under the protection of her father, the Count of Winter, a naive noble maiden.
And fluffy small animals were a special charm to naive noble maidens.
In those days, every time Aerora snuck out of the Count of Winter’s mansion to meet Shaya in the hunter’s cabin, she would secretly bring some dried fish and dried meat from the mansion’s kitchen to feed Silver.
Later, after the Ceylon fire, Shaya, Aerora, and Silver embarked on a journey together, two people and one beast.
It was the intimacy that had accumulated through countless days and nights of depending on each other, so even an arrogant creature like Silver would only show its cute and naive side in front of Shaya and Aerora, just as it had countless times when it was a cub.
Of course, what Silver dared not say was that in Yui’s simulated stock market, it was also the most steadfast supporter of the “Ai stock,” always investing all its money and making a fortune.
“You still have such a childish temper, Silver.”
“Just like your master, who never seems to grow up.”
Aerora helplessly picked up the little mink and stroked its pitifully wagging tail.
After playing with Silver for a while, Aerora finally shifted her gaze.
Then, she narrowed her eyes slightly.
Her gaze fell on Augustina, who was standing not far away with a smile on her face.
“Although we also spent many years together at the bottom of the Abyss before.”
“Strictly speaking, this should be our first meeting.”
“Queen of the Night, Your Highness Augustina.”
Aerora extended her plain white finger and made a slight gesture of clasping it.
A glint of silver flashed in her sky-blue eyes.
The next moment, the pure silver Holy Spear, which had stood in the hall since Shaya awoke, transformed into a stream of pure silver light and was recalled by Aerora into her Soul Pact Space.
As the contractor of the Holy Spear, Aerora could attach a wisp of her consciousness to the Holy Spear through the soul pact.
Therefore, Aerora was fully aware of Augustina’s actions at the bottom of the Abyss.
However, that was only through the form of the Holy Spear; this was the first time they were meeting face-to-face.
“It’s not entirely our first meeting, though.”
Augustina brought her finger to her lips, appearing to be in thought.
“We met once in the Dark Night Garden in the winter of year 903 of the Dawn Era.”
“Of course, at that time, I did not reveal my true form but manifested an illusory avatar using a certain Holy Relic to meet you… it’s understandable that you didn’t know my identity then.”
As she spoke, a faint smile appeared on Augustina’s cute face.
She still remembered the surprise she felt that day when she received a message from the Shadow Council’s contact in the Imperial Capital, rushed to the capital using a Holy Relic, and saw the black-haired, black-eyed youth with a familiar face and gaze.
It was a pity that Shaya was still very weak at the time.
Moreover, due to the unfulfilled timeline, Shaya had no memories of Augustina at that time.
So, Augustina could only suppress her emotions, pretending to be nonchalant, and discuss the details of the intelligence trade with him in a seemingly casual tone.
Of course, while conversing, Augustina couldn’t completely control her emotions and couldn’t help but tease Shaya a few times, which immediately made Shaya wary.
Then, she regretted it.
When she saw Shaya looking at her defensively, his actions subtly shielding the blonde girl beside him…
Heaven knows how complicated Augustina’s feelings were at that moment.
Why couldn’t she control herself from teasing Shaya.
Why wasn’t the girl he was instinctively shielding behind him herself.
That kind of feeling, once experienced, would never be wanted again.
“That time?”
Aerora also showed a look of reminiscence.
She recalled that day, the somewhat regrettable meeting in the Dark Night Garden.
“Both Shaya and I were too young and immature back then.”
“If because of our immaturity back then… we did something that offended Your Highness Augustina.”
The blonde girl showed a proper smile.
“Then please allow me, on behalf of Shaya, to apologize to Miss Augustina.”
She lifted her skirt and performed a standard noble curtsy to Augustina.
“No need for that.”
Augustina waved her hand. “Shaya is the highest-tier client of the Shadow Council and has provided countless valuable ancient intelligence.”
“Even setting aside the other layer of relationship between me and Shaya, as individuals… he is also a distinguished guest of the Dark Night Council. It is merely my duty as the owner to fulfill it.”
“Actually, it’s more than that.”
Aerora looked at Augustina in front of her and spoke again.
“That night, after the Borgia family banquet held at the Palace of Oaths in the Imperial Capital, if Miss Augustina had not intervened and killed the seriously wounded Gudrian Borgia in the Astral Realm, he might have successfully escaped through the Astral Realm.”
The blonde girl’s beautiful eyes were clear and bright, her voice like a pleasant wind chime, clear and pure, without any trace of impurity.
“I myself… no longer care about the matters of the Borgia Family.”
“The chains of hatred and profit are endless; pulling out one root uproots others… even if we find the culprit, it will inevitably involve more, deeper enemies.”
“Rather than endangering him for a revenge goal that may never be achieved, I cherish the stable life that Shaya and I have finally managed to build.”
“If possible, I would prefer that Shaya never discover the truth about Ceylon.”
She turned slightly and looked at Shaya, who, sensing the change in atmosphere, had summoned Yui again and was earnestly discussing the follow-up combat plan with her… A complicated expression flickered in her sky-blue eyes.
“But I know he cares.”
“As long as Gudrian Borgia is alive, Shaya will never give up his desire for revenge… because that was his promise to me.”
“Even if I want to voluntarily end that agreement now, he will not allow himself to break his oath.”
“And Gudrian Borgia will certainly not let go of an enemy who destroyed his arranged marriage and his family’s foundation.”
“To become sworn enemies with a Legend-tier powerhouse, even with the protection of the Second Princess and Miss Sylvia at that time, it was by no means safe.”
“A Legend’s wrath was not something Shaya could bear at that time… a moment’s carelessness, and what awaits him, awaits us, is eternal damnation.”
“An ending that I absolutely do not want to face.”
Aerora’s words were soft.
“So, Miss Augustina, I am truly grateful to you.”
“Because you were willing to break the Dark Night Council’s unwritten rules that time, Shaya was finally freed from his long-held obsession with revenge for me.”
“He no longer has to be in danger every day, and we have regained a stable life.”
The blonde girl’s words were sincere and untainted.
The subtle hostility that had been present in the air when they first met, as if they were rivals for his affection, was gone.
Instead, there was pure gratitude and relief.
“Moreover, Miss Augustina, your help to him was not limited to that one time.”
“In the Third Era, if not for Miss Augustina’s assistance, Shaya would not have been able to defeat the Crimson Moon so easily and achieve his plan to duel the Empress alone.”
“And this time.”
“You are right, I could only accompany him in the form of the Holy Spear… although I could provide him with undying protection, I truly couldn’t take care of him personally.”
“Changing his clothes, giving him water, wiping the dust from his body…”
“These are things I wanted to do for him but couldn’t.”
Aerora looked around and expressed her sincere gratitude to Augustina again.
“In short, Shaya has been under your care these days, Miss Augustina.”
Her pleasant voice echoed in the spacious hall.
It made Shaya, along with the bouncing Silver, feel so embarrassed that they covered their eyes with their fluffy tails.
“Whimper whimper (So embarrassing, Master.)”
“Whimper~ Whimper (Being seen naked by the Queen while changing clothes, Master’s glorious and righteous image seems to be completely collapsing…)”
Before Silver’s whimpers could finish, Shaya covered its mouth.
“Hush, at times like this, we should remain silent.”
As for being embarrassed, so be it…
It’s been over five hundred years, and everything that should and shouldn’t have been seen has been seen.
Besides, it’s embarrassment in front of his own girl, so it’s not a loss.
…
On the other side, listening to Aerora’s thanks.
Augustina’s eyes, however, showed a hint of helplessness.
Augustina could clearly tell that these were not sarcastic words but genuine thanks from the blonde girl before her.
Aerora truly worried that Shaya would be trapped in the cycle of hatred and was concerned about their future.
She also felt pity for Shaya, who had slept at the bottom of the Abyss for hundreds of years without anyone to care for him.
If not for genuinely pitying him, which woman would allow another woman to take care of her lover and clean his body?
Similarly, Aerora was truly grateful for her actions in helping Shaya and for everything she had done for him.
But it was precisely this sincerity that made Augustina feel helpless.
“Seemingly indifferent, yet always able to place his interests first in her heart inadvertently.”
“Such a hostess-like demeanor…”
Augustina looked at the blonde girl in front of her and murmured silently.
When she first met Aerora in the Dark Night Garden, Augustina had felt a sense of unwillingness.
She wanted to shake Aerora’s position in Shaya’s heart, which was why she had exhibited some competitive spirit earlier.
But at this moment, she realized that this goal she had set for herself seemed too distant, too difficult to achieve.
“This move—”
“Is too much of a cheat, Little Ai.”
…
“Huh, is it over?”
Shaya keenly sensed that the delicate atmosphere that had been subtly diffusing in the air was slowly dissipating.
It had to be said that the powerful mental strength and analytical abilities that came with a high status had both advantages and disadvantages.
For example, at this moment, he could easily understand the silent clash in the air but dared not say a word, only enduring it silently.
Seeing that the confrontation between Aerora and Augustina had ended, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Her Majesty and Xi Bao have also arrived?”
His mind stirred, and he looked beside him.
The next moment.
No longer a pure silver Holy Spear.
But a brilliant golden radiance quietly appeared in the Astral vision.
Within the immense mystery, the peerless figure of the silver-haired Empress slowly materialized.
In her hand, the sacred Astral Sword unleashed an incredibly brilliant and dazzling radiance.
Its sharpness was unparalleled and soared into the sky.
At this moment, the gap between the Abyss and the Prime Material Plane seemed to be pierced by the Sword Intent of the Holy Sword.
And Isadorella, whose figure was slowly condensing, held the Holy Sword like this, gazing at the distant dome of the Abyssal world.
“This is the world you fought in before?”
Her immense mental power swept through the entire Abyssal world.
In an instant, Isadorella grasped every detail of the Abyss and the current Prime Material Plane.
The next moment, her lips curled into a slight smile.
“Then, let me see.”
“In this world, those who wish to kill my Royal Husband…”
“Just what kind of courage do they possess.”
