Chapter 194: The Unconscious Ais!
Bang!
"Cough, cough…"
The violent impact made even Ethan feel a sharp pain.
Looking at the blonde girl before him, Ethan could not help sighing. As expected of the heroine. Even though she had failed to level up because of him, her strength still could not be underestimated.
With Ethan's current strength, forget Lv.5. Even a Lv.6 would not pose much of a threat to him.
But now, Ais had truly injured him quite a bit. Although part of it was because he had not gone all out, Ais's strength still could not be ignored.
"I'm going to defeat you!"
However, compared to Ethan, who had only suffered a few injuries, Ais was covered in wounds.
Although Ethan had restrained himself against her, the injuries he inflicted were not light at all. They could even be described as serious.
"Tempest."
Plop.
Instinctively, Ais tried to use her magic again, but the wind that had just gathered scattered in the next second.
Whether it was magical energy or stamina, Ais had already reached her limit. No matter how desperately she pushed herself, there was still an end.
"That's enough."
Looking at Ais, who was forcing her body up and still trying to stand, Ethan spoke.
It seemed he had been too impatient. He had wanted to use his own pressure to help Ais break her limits. If she could defeat him, perhaps she could level up.
But reality proved that not everyone could use a cheat.
Step, step.
"She really hasn't changed at all."
"Hm?"
The sudden voice made Ethan frown slightly, but after seeing who it was, his expression eased.
Tsubaki.
Whether with Ethan or Ais, she was a friend with a good relationship. Especially with Ais. When Ais had first come to Orario, Tsubaki had already met her. Though they had not interacted much, they could still be considered friends.
"Tsubaki?"
"Yo, Ethan. It really has been a while. I've heard plenty about your exploits."
Her words carried three parts teasing, three parts joking, three parts amusement, and one final part resentment.
After so many years, Ethan was the first man Tsubaki did not reject. Because of Ethan's cooperation with the Hephaestus Familia, Tsubaki had even let herself imagine things.
Was her spring finally coming?
However, reality had slapped her hard across the face.
After that, she never saw Ethan again. Most of what she heard about him came from rumors.
He was close to Goddess Artemis.
He had supposedly taken down a fox-eared girl.
He had good relationships with the beautiful waitresses at the Hostess of Fertility.
And something or other was going on between him and Goddess Freya.
In short, it was all kinds of romantic gossip. Tsubaki had truly heard plenty. What a rich life he was living.
Hearing Tsubaki's tone, Ethan could only laugh helplessly. Although he had not paid special attention, he was naturally not unfamiliar with the rumors about himself.
Bang!
At this moment, because Tsubaki's sudden appearance interrupted her, Ais finally could not hold on and collapsed.
"Hey, Ais!"
Tsubaki quickly stepped forward and caught Ais. Looking at the wounds on her body, Tsubaki could not help feeling dissatisfied. Whether it was a spar or training, did he really need to be this heavy-handed?
"You bastard. Why were you so rough? If God Loki finds out, she'll definitely fight you to the death."
Supporting Ais, Tsubaki turned and complained to Ethan.
"This was Ais's choice. You should know her too, right? Then you should understand what kind of attitude she has deep down."
"..."
Of course she knew.
Back then, although Ais was still young, she had also been a problem child, often doing things far beyond her ability.
At that time, Ais had still been a child. But to prove herself, she carried the entire Familia's luggage alone, then collapsed from exhaustion and slept for three days.
Back then, it had even become a topic of conversation among the gods.
And when Ais was young, she had been far sharper than she was now. Her whole body had been like an unsheathed sword.
"So what are you planning to do now?"
"What else? She's already unconscious, so of course we're going back."
"Fine. I don't have anything else to do anyway, so I'll come with you. I'm a little worried leaving you alone with Ais."
Hearing Tsubaki's words, Ethan was speechless. What did she mean, worried?
Although he was a little lustful, he had not fallen so low that he would not let go of every girl he saw.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Who knows?"
Tsubaki glanced at Ethan with a pointed look.
After that, Tsubaki carried Ais on her back and opened the way ahead. The three of them gradually left the Dungeon.
Soon after returning to Orario, Ethan directly handed Ais over to Tsubaki.
After all, Ais was injured quite badly. Although he had given her simple treatment, Ethan still felt a little nervous about personally sending her back.
He had beaten someone else's treasured princess into this state. Even if no one else said anything, Loki would definitely not let him off.
So, to avoid trouble, Ethan entrusted everything to Tsubaki. She was the one who saved Ais, and she also had a good relationship with the Loki Familia, so it should be fine.
"Ais! Our Ais-tan!"
Sure enough, the moment Loki saw Ais covered in wounds, she exploded.
To Loki, Ais was absolutely irreplaceable. Now, she had been beaten unconscious. If she had run into a dangerous enemy, it would have been over.
"Ah, our poor Ais! Who did this?! I'll skin him, tear out his tendons, and crush his bones with my teeth!"
Hearing Loki's furious words, Tsubaki immediately understood that Ethan's earlier prediction had been completely correct.
If Ethan had come here himself, he really would have been finished. Loki would definitely have gone to war with him.
"What happened? Why are you making such a racket?"
"Riveria, come here quickly and heal Ais!"
"Hm? Ais?"
Seeing the unconscious Ais, Riveria also panicked. To her, Ais had long since become half her daughter. After all, Riveria had raised her with her own hands. Now, her daughter had come back injured like this.
Buzz.
Riveria did not waste words and immediately began treatment.
Green magical energy fell over Ais's body. However, Ais's current state was more due to complete exhaustion than truly life-threatening injuries.
Under Riveria's healing, Ais's complexion quickly recovered.
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