Although it is a bit shabby, this heroic spirit is super strong

"Sleeping Beauty, are you serious?"

There was a hint of self-mockery in Sasha's tone, she was very aware that her current appearance was more appropriate than ugly and scary.

"Of course I'm serious."

Xiao put down the paperback in his hand and came down from the window.

"Xiao, you are such an overthinker. Why did you save me? I was planning to die there."

Seeing Xiao sitting down beside her bed, Sasha complained angrily.

"Of course I don't want you to die so easily."

"It's really too much for you to talk to yourself like this."

"Unfortunately, I'm just an overly selfish guy."

Xiao stroked Sasha's beautiful blue bangs and said with a smile.

"But even if I survive..."

Akatsuki placed a finger on Sasha's lips to stop her from continuing.

"Don't say such lonely words."

Xiao held Sasha's hand.

"Xiao, you..."

Xiao just smiled and looked at the sky outside the window.

"Before, I especially liked the heroes and brave men in stories.

Thinking, ah, it would be great if I could make everyone happy like them, and so on."

"Someone told me something similar before."

Sasha smiled bitterly as she listened to Xiao's confession.

"Is it Garda?"

"You already know that. He's said before that he wants to be someone truly worthy of the title of hero.

Although he's quite clumsy, he's a gentle and lovable guy."

When mentioning Gadar, Sasha smiled slightly.

"I feel a little jealous. How do I compare to him?"

"There's absolutely no way to compare."

Sasha answered without hesitation.

“I feel like I’m losing confidence.”

"Pfft! You have your charm, but why would you do such a cruel thing?"

Sasha laughed as she watched Xiao pretending to be distraught.

But the joy was immediately replaced by loss.

"Because making everyone happy is simply impossible, isn't it? I can't even make the people around me happy."

Akatsuki thought of his and Masato's childhood sweetheart, Nao.

"I'm a selfish guy, I just selfishly want the people around me to live a happy life.

But I'm surrounded by kind and gentle idiots.

A bunch of idiots who don't fit in this cold and cruel world."

"So, you want to take all the blame for them? How arrogant of you."

"I'm an arrogant guy."

"Also, calling someone an idiot is a bit too much. Be careful or I'll tell Crystal later."

"Please spare me this one."

Xiao gave a bitter smile that was somewhat filled with happiness.

"Can I be an idiot too?"

Sasha looked at Xiao timidly, waiting for his answer.

"Aren't you already one?"

"Hey!"

"Everyone wants to be happy, and everyone has the right to pursue it."

"But I..."

Thinking back to what she had done to help Nakamura, Sasha felt extremely painful and guilty due to the strong sense of guilt.

Even though she didn't actually do anything, she was still Nakamura's accomplice.

He is still the bad guy who brings misfortune to innocent people.

"I saved you, so your life is mine."

Xiao suddenly and roughly held Sasha's face and forced her to look into his eyes.

"What are you suddenly talking about?"

"You are all mine now, heart, soul, and sins too."

Xiao ignored Sasha's complaints and announced in a very domineering manner.

"You, you are being unreasonable."

"I actually wish you would call this being domineering. Girls really like to be a little domineering when the guy they like is a little bit domineering."

"No, I don't really hate it, though. Besides..."

Sasha avoided Xiao's gaze, feeling very conflicted.

"Ok?"

"Someone, someone has a crush on you."

"Oh, am I mistaken?"

Akatsuki gave a wicked smile and deliberately moved closer to Sasha's face.

"Well, you're mistaken. I, I don't just have feelings for you."

Sasha put her arms around Xiao's neck and wanted to kiss him gently, but suddenly stopped.

"It's really concerning to be frozen at a time like this."

"But I'm like this now... Ugh~, where are you?"

Sasha looked at Xiao who had forcefully kissed her and gave a wry smile.

"I might like someone because of their looks, but I won't hate someone I like because of their looks."

"That's really an exaggeration, but thank you... then..."

Although Sasha is very inferior, she still musters up the courage to confess to Xiao, hoping to stay by his side.

"Not yet."

"Eh?"

"I'm not a replacement for Gardar, and Crystal is not Zenia."

"I…"

"We actually don't care about being treated as substitutes or anything like that."

Xiao saw that Sasha was feeling very guilty, so she explained with a smile.

"It's just that you're too kind and too smart. Every time you realize this, you feel guilty and sad, right?"

"Xiao Ni..."

"Maybe you'll feel relieved or numb over time, but that process is too long and too painful."

Xiao gently stroked Sasha's cheek.

"I didn't mean for you to be like that. You've suffered enough."

"Then what should I do..."

"Go back and see your family, chat with them, and say goodbye."

"But I, I still can't..."

Sasha thought of her sister, her parents, Gadar, and Zenia.

An unbearable sadness surged from her heart.

Perhaps because Xiao's embrace was too warm, she burst into tears.

"You may be angry when I say this, but the dead should not be an obstacle to the living."

Seeing that Sasha had calmed down a little, Xiao touched her head and said.

"Only by working hard to live for tomorrow can I show respect to those who have passed away but still love you."

"N-I didn't expect someone like you to say such a thing."

Sasha sobbed, looked at Xiao, and laughed.

"For someone like me... that's really too much."

"Pfft, you still think you're that kind of person? Also, didn't you use mental magic on me just now?"

Sasha changed the subject and looked at Xiao with some displeasure.

"Just a little bit, just a little bit."

"What a vile, perverted, shameless fellow! He actually used mental magic and didn't even spare my heart."

Sasha cursed Xiao and hugged him tightly again.

"But, thank you, even someone like me..."

"Sasha, do you like me?"

Chapter 89 The Chief Hero's Commission

"Why are you still talking about this now?"

Sasha was confused by Akatsuki's sudden seriousness.

"Do you really want to be with me forever? No regrets?"

"You won't regret it if you do that."

"Then I'll give you a gift, a gift that can make girls more confident."

"Huh? Hey, what are you doing?!"

Before Sasha could react to Xiao's intentions, she was bitten on the neck.

"W-What are you doing all of a sudden? You're not a vampire."

She breathed seductively and complained dissatisfiedly about Xiao's sudden attack.

"So your original size is so plump."

Xiao looked at Sasha's thin pajamas being stretched out and smiled lewdly.

"Hey, you're suddenly saying... Yeah! Isn't this guy staring at that?!"

Sasha subconsciously protected her chest, but suddenly realized a problem.

Originally, she had already removed her breasts before they fully developed in order to avoid attracting Nakamura's interest in that area, but now...

"Don't do such cruel things to yourself again, Miss Sleeping Beauty."

Xiao took out a mirror and placed it in front of Sasha.

"How…how did you do that?"