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Chapter 239 Nymph is back

Each carrying their own heavy hearts, the group sat at the table. Tomoki grabbed a can of cola and chugged it down, then devoured a large bite of grilled meat. After finishing the meat, Tomoki suddenly slammed the cola bottle on the table and yelled, "Hey, is this all the lousy alcohol you have?"

Chu Yuan and Zhi Shu were in similar situations. Chu Yuan was holding a paper cup that was only half full of cola in his hands when he suddenly burst into tears.

Shouxing, who was grilling meat, said, "You guys can get drunk even from drinking cola. Your bodies are really convenient."

Chu Yuan cried and said, "Because we're not adults yet."

Mikako laughed and said, "Okay, okay, stop fooling around."

Chu Yuan, holding back tears, said, "President, you're so kind. I...I...Miss Icarus was so mean." He then took a big gulp of cola.

Mikako laughed and said, "Drink more and forget everything!"

"Nymph is gone, and Icarus says she doesn't want to stay with Jingchen anymore. Ugh, really." After saying that, Zhishu took another big gulp of cola.

Jing Chen, holding a cup, looked at Zhishu, who was chugging cola, and smiled, saying, "Zhishu, don't overthink it. You don't need to take Ikaros's words to heart. Ikaros might very well be lying."

"Lying? Why would Icarus lie?" Mikako asked with a smile.

Jing Chen shrugged. "Then I don't know."

While they were eating, Icarus was no longer there. Jing Chen guessed that Icarus had probably gone for a stroll in the streets. He spread his soul power outwards and found Icarus's figure on the street.

Icarus stood in front of a takoyaki shop, looked at the takoyaki, and said, "This takoyaki... looks awful."

Icarus's performance was amazing; even the shopkeeper was stunned by his words.

Icarus then ran up to a passerby in the Mediterranean Sea, pointed at him, and said, "Your hair is so thick!"

After startling the passerby, Icarus ran up to a woman holding a child and said, "This child is not cute at all."

This statement not only startled the woman, but also stunned the child in her arms.

After saying that, Icarus turned and left, completely ignoring the surprised looks from the passersby behind him.

It looks very human.

As Icarus walked forward with these thoughts in mind, he suddenly saw an uninvited guest appear in front of him. Yes, for Icarus, she was indeed an uninvited guest: Nymph.

"You seem quite happy, Alpha," Nymph said after seeing Icarus.

Upon seeing Nymph, Icarus's eyes suddenly turned blood red, locking onto every part of Icarus. If Nymph made the slightest move, Icarus would immediately launch an attack.

"What are you doing here?" Icarus asked Nymph.

Nymph scratched the back of her head and said, "Before answering you, could you please unlock the permanent pursuit-air missile? This constant alarm is driving me crazy."

Without giving Icarus any time to react, Nymph answered Icarus's question: "I'm not here to expose your true identity. Anyway, I couldn't possibly beat you in a fight. Don't worry, I just want to stay on the ground a little longer to see what happens next in the midday drama."

"I see." Icarus got the answer and, knowing that Nymph wasn't there to expose him, released the lock.

"Hey, Alpha, you're really infatuated with your current master. I don't really understand why these earthworms exist only for the Black Trampling. If you don't want to ruin our current relationship, don't go around telling anyone about me." Nymph said to Icarus, finally stopping beside her.

Icarus did not agree to Nymph's request and simply walked away.

Hmph, you're completely kept in the dark. I only came back to bring you back.

Nymph touched her mechanical ear. "Anti-cognitive system, activate."

I was only following my master's orders to forcibly take you, who is stronger than me, back to heaven.

As Nymph thought this, her body became transparent. Under Nymph's anti-cognition system, Nymph had completely disappeared from this world.

Jing Chen sat alone on the lawn, gazing at the houses in the distance. Looking at those houses, for some reason, Jing Chen felt a pang of nostalgia. Having been away from home for so long, he truly missed it.

In the air behind him, Nymph, who had activated her anti-cognitive system, was flying toward him.

Jing Chen already knew, but he wasn't in a hurry to expose Nymph. Instead, he continued to recall.

Nymph flew up into the air behind Jing Chen, sitting there seemingly out of thin air, looking down at him with a smirk. "You've taken your precious master Jing Chen back as a hostage, aren't you, Alpha?"

With that thought in mind, Nymph reached out a hand, preparing to grab Jing Chen by the collar and take him hostage, thus forcing Icarus to return to Synapse.

"Nimf, what are you trying to do?" Jing Chen said.

Nymph was startled and suddenly pulled her outstretched hand back a little. Looking at Jing Chen, who had his back to her, she was surprised that Jing Chen had noticed her so quickly.

Jing Chen said, "Nimf, you're back."

Nymph remained motionless and did not answer Jing Chen's question.

Jing Chen chuckled. Did she think she was just talking nonsense? Turning her head to look at Nymph's current position, she said, "Alright, show yourself. You think you can fool me with a mere anti-cognitive system? My cognition is not something your hacking skills can overturn."

Nymph deactivated her anti-cognitive system and appeared before Jing Chen. Looking at him, Nymph asked the question that had been nagging at her: "How did you discover me?"

Jing Chen smiled and said, "I already told you the answer before. I said that your anti-cognition system is fine for dealing with Zhi Shu and the others, but it's far from enough to deal with me."

"Why? Logically speaking, as long as someone is human, their cognition should be overturned by my anti-cognition system," Nymph said.

Jing Chen smiled. "Because I'm not really human. Besides, I can overturn your perceptions, so what use is your counter-perception system to me?"

After Jing Chen finished speaking, angel wings suddenly appeared, black and white feathers unfurling. Seeing the black and white wings behind Jing Chen, Nymph seemed relieved. Indeed, could someone with wings be an ordinary person? Her hacking system was also created by someone with wings; how could it possibly deal with Jing Chen?

Jing Chen folded his angel wings and looked at Nymph, asking, "What do you intend to do here? Are you going to bring Icarus back?"

"Yes," Nymph nodded.

Jing Chen pointed to the collar around Nymph's neck and said, "What's that sparkly thing of yours? It looks pretty nice."

Nymph quickly covered the collar around her neck and said to Jing Chen, "It's none of your business."

Jing Chen shrugged, turned his head back to look at the houses in the distance, and said, "Alright then, anyway, I'll stick to what I said before: I, Jing Chen, will go to great lengths for my friends, so if there's anything, feel free to tell me. Even though you don't say it, I know what happened to you when you went back to Synapse, and I know what that thing on your neck is."

Nymph remained silent, staring intently at Jing Chen's retreating figure. Jing Chen said, "I know that artificial angels cannot disobey their master's orders. But I can assure you of one thing: you are welcome here anytime you wish. Of course, Zhi Shu and the others will also welcome you warmly."

After saying that, Jing Chen didn't say another word. Nymph watched Jing Chen's retreating figure, lost in thought.

Jing Chen gave her the impression of being unfathomable. He seemed to understand Synapse and these artificial deities like themselves with exceptional clarity, making him a truly mysterious figure. Before she left Synapse, she overheard the Lord of the Sky and those in authority discussing someone—Jing Chen.

She heard Jing Chen's name clearly. The Lord of the Sky's assessment of Jing Chen was summed up in four words: unfathomable. Even his master, the Lord of the Sky, couldn't see through Jing Chen; one could only imagine just how terrifying he was…

(End of this chapter)