Of course, Shien was a man of principle and wouldn’t casually make a move on someone he wasn’t interested in, unlike those despicable men who cursed “LSP” (lewd, sexually suggestive person) on screen all day while thinking “GKD” (get kids downstairs, implying sharing NSFW content) in their hearts. One thing on their lips, another in their minds, truly more nested than a Russian nesting doll.
As a man of principle, Shien’s requirements weren’t high. He just hoped to make a move on Diere, Melika, Lasha, and the like, and successfully corrupt them.
Besides that, if any other beautiful girls were willing to offer themselves, Shien wouldn’t be unwilling to reluctantly accept them.
Like Nien… Nien… Nien…
Hmm… not too demanding, right? (sly grin)
Alright, getting off track…
Shien immediately stopped his brainstorming and walked towards Beatrice.
Beatrice seemed to notice the footsteps behind her. As if snapping back to reality, she turned her head and looked over.
“What are you doing?”
Shien came to Beatrice, crouched down, maintaining eye contact with the girl, and smiled at her.
Beatrice didn’t speak, remaining silent as always, just quietly looking at Shien without saying a word.
Shien didn’t expect Beatrice to speak.
Two days of interaction had let Shien know that this girl either completely didn’t want to speak or completely couldn’t speak.
And intuition told Shien that Beatrice’s situation was the latter.
This girl seemed to genuinely be unable to speak.
Not only could she not speak, but sometimes, Beatrice seemed to not understand what others were saying, giving off the impression of a newborn baby.
Shien suddenly recalled a piece of history.
It was a piece of history described in the ancient book Treece*(previously Terrance)* had given him.
Recalling that history, Shien looked at Beatrice and slowly spoke,
“Hey, little Beatrice, who are you really?”
Shien asked aloud.
“…”
Beatrice didn’t answer, remaining silent and calm, yet giving off a feeling of lowering her head in dejection.
Looking at Beatrice like this, Shien felt a sense of suffocation.
He felt as if he could sense Beatrice’s inner thoughts, as if their perceptions were synchronized, as if a connection had been formed, making him extremely uncomfortable.
At this moment, Shien could perceive the anguish, loneliness, and… sadness in Beatrice’s heart.
Bearing this sadness, Shien hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“If you have something on your mind, you can tell me.” Shien looked directly at Beatrice. “Don’t judge a book by its cover. I consider myself somewhat capable. Maybe I can help you.”
Hearing this, ripples appeared in Beatrice’s eyes as she looked at Shien.
But more than ripples, Beatrice’s eyes seemed to be filled with hesitation and timidity.
She seemed to want to tell Shien something, but was worried that telling him would scare him away, or cause him harm, or bring him misfortune.
Shien, incredibly, perceived these inner emotions of Beatrice.
Therefore…
“Although I don’t know if you can understand me, I want to tell you something.”
Shien looked at Beatrice and spoke word by word.
“Actually, I’m a Hero summoned from another world.”
This was the first time Shien had openly admitted his identity to someone.
And Beatrice seemed to know about the existence of “Heroes,” causing her to abruptly raise her head and look at Shien, her eyes revealing a surprise and astonishment she hadn’t shown before.
Seeing this, Shien proved himself with actions.
Specifically, he took out his Holy Sword.
“Heresu!”
With a short incantation, the originally ordinary-looking Holy Sword immediately released a layer of its seal, revealing its basic form.
Holy light immediately illuminated the surroundings, causing Beatrice to stare intently.
“How about it? I didn’t lie to you, right?” Shien smiled. “So, tell me what’s on your mind.”
Beatrice fell silent again.
However, after a while, Beatrice reached out, tugged at Shien’s sleeve, and pointed outside.
“Are you asking me to go with you?”
Shien asked thoughtfully.
Beatrice nodded.
“Alright, I’ll go with you.”
Without much hesitation, Shien agreed.
Immediately, the two left the room and headed outside the inn.