The number of times Lith has made Mayzin baffled was astounding. If she were to count, both hers as well as Lith's fingers won't be enough.
With how shameless the comment he just made was, Mayzin was considering whether to beat him up or throw him in a dungeon full of insects.
After careful consideration, she decided to let the matter go. This boy had worked hard. It wouldn't be appropriate to punish him for his loose tongue.
Mayzin shook her head and said, "If you're done talking, let's leave."
"Heh."
Lith walked close to Mayzin and stood an arm's length before her, then placed his hand on her shoulder.
"If I am done talking, you say? Well, I am not done talking then, aunt."
Mayzin rolled her eyes.
Lith took a step close to her and bending his knees a bit, lowered himself a head shorter.
"So… no kiss?"
Lith did his best pitiful puppy face he could muster and asked, making Mayzin's eye twitch.
"You won't give up, would you?"
"Absolutely!"
Shaking her head, Mayzin held Lith's hand that was on her shoulder and pulled him, making him crash in her embrace.
"Oh my… so forceful…" Lith commented in a mock girlish voice, as if he was a young maiden who was pulled into a hug by her heroic knight lover.
Mayzin ignored the useless words and craned her head down.
The next thing Lith knew, a pair of soft, sweet lips were pushing against his. The warmth from them made him melt.
A second passed and Mayzin continued to press her lips against his. In her mind, she came to a conclusion that this shameless nephew of hers would only bother her again if she ended the kiss too early. Since she went so far to do it, she may as well continue it for a few more seconds.
The feel-good hormones flooded Lith's body. He wrapped his arms around her waist, well, tried to, before Mayzin slapped it away, and also broke the kiss.
"Tsk. So stingy." Lith commented as Mayzin took a step back.
Mayzin, with a calm look, said, "If you have the energy to complain, you need to train."
"…"
"Why did it rhyme?"
Mayzin shrugged. "No idea. Now let's leave."
…..
Back in the Inn.
"U-uwaaa… who are you guys?"
The green-haired girl yelled in shock and backed in a corner of the room.
The emotionless Sylvia and the confused Fei were staring at her while Meryl slept on the bed in her cat form.
The door of the room opened up at this point, and the green-haired girl saw the tall Lith.
"G, god!"
She instantly recognized him and was about to rush towards him, but stopped herself from doing so when she saw a tall purple-haired woman with a scary aura walking behind him.
'W, w, what…'
Fei walked close to the girl and placed her jeans on her shoulder, making her tremble. "Calm down, will you?"
"What's happening?"
Lith asked as he entered the room and saw the flustered green-haired girl.
"She thinks we're monsters who want to kill her." Fei answered.
The girl stood quietly with her head down.
Lith sighed and shook his head. Coming across someone normal was truly troublesome.
The girl wasn't cowardly or wrong for acting the way she was acting. She was a weak human, and this was justifiable behavior from her side.
It had been such a long time since Lith came across someone weak that he had almost forgotten the way they behaved.
The average person in this world thought of Rank 9 and above as Gods. The established churches worshiped Emperor Ranks, and in such a state, the reaction this girl showed was probably something an average person would.
From being taken from a peril to being dropped into another dangerous situation, paranoia was inevitable.
Had Lith not seen his fate tangled with hers and found potential within her, he would've left her alone.
Lith walked close to the girl. As he reached near her, a faint scent of herbs and medicine filled his nose. He couldn't smell this before as the area they were in was too chaotic and mixed with the scent of blood, sweat, and dust.
Lith placed his hand on the girl's shoulder, causing her to look up at him.
The green-eyed girl with clear round glasses saw the chiseled face of the handsome silver-haired god that saved her.
His face, his purple eyes… up close, they looked even better.
The girl wanted to touch Lith's face and feel it, but with the predicament she was in, it was impossible to do so, making her lower her head down in disappointment.
Lith misunderstood her reaction, and consoled, "It's okay. You're in a much better place now."