Become a powerful shadow master in the new world

Chapter 172: Xenovia's Little Notebook is Obtained to Teach Asia the Artifact

"Maybe you're just overthinking it. Didn't your Lord Michael say that he's trying to find a way to get rid of the black spots on your bodies?"

With these words of comfort, the form of magic in Sid's body changed again and silently flowed into Xenovia's body, recording the pattern of Xenovia's imbalance of light and darkness at the moment.

“Hahaha, thank you for your encouragement, but let me tell you one thing. Since I woke up, I could clearly feel the life energy in my body disappearing. I think... I probably won’t live until tomorrow.

This is normal. Didn’t Irina say that even the arrival of Lord Michael could only suppress him? How could a sinner like me who is far away and has lost the Sword of the King possibly survive? Ahem…”

Xenovia had a wry smile on her face and a bit of despair in her eyes. As the person involved, no one knew her physical condition better than her.

The black spots had covered most of her body, as if a wound of the same size had been inflicted on her body. Her strength and vitality continued to disappear from the black spots. Even with Asia's artifact for treatment, the speed at which her vitality disappeared was still higher than the speed of recovery.

"Can you do me a favor, Sid-kun?"

Xenovia's voice, as always, was cold, but now it was trembling slightly.

"Ah."

Looking at Xenovia, who was probably facing away from him out of shyness and face, Cid nodded.

"Help me write a will."

"Um?!"

Sid was startled, and perhaps noticing Sid's surprised look, Xenovia began to explain.

"Don't people often write down what they dare not say before they die, and then show this will to the people they want to say it to after they die? I am no exception."

"Ah... No matter how you look at it, this kind of thing doesn't seem like something that can be left to an outsider like me. Why don't you find someone else to do it? I think Shido Irina is quite suitable."

Having said that, Sid stood up and wanted to leave.

"It's not something I can't say. It's just some private conversations. They are just some things and words that I am embarrassed to say that I usually hide."

Hearing the footsteps, Xenovia quickly turned around to stop Sid from leaving.

"Well... I suggest you not to tell anyone about it. The best ending for this kind of dark history collection is to bury it deep in your heart and let it disappear completely with your death."

Out of curiosity, Sid stopped and sat down again. Out of conscience, he kindly advised Xenovia.

"I'm going to die soon anyway, there's no point in hiding these secrets, I might as well tell them."

"Okay, you tell me, I'll remember it."

Looking at Xenovia lying on the bed with a look of complete brain burnout, Sid could only take out a pen and paper from the seat beside the bed.

"Then I said..."

Taking a deep breath, Xenovia's eyes flashed with nostalgia, and she spoke slowly.

"I was the one who caused the orphanage to be investigated for the incident of 'the bishop's son being put in a sack and beaten', because the bishop's son cursed our orphanage for having children that no one wanted...

I was the one who caused trouble at the church training institution. I got into a fight with a cat and got so angry that I took out Turandot...

I'm sorry, Irina. I actually noticed you when you spent all our funds to buy the portrait of the saint, but I didn't recognize it as a fake at the time. When I found out later, I pretended not to know and put the blame on you...

I'm sorry, Sister Grey-Saida, I've never been an obedient child. I always argue with you, say some inexplicable twisted theories, and always act on my own when carrying out missions. But I actually respect you very much and am very grateful for your guidance...

......"

"Are you finished?"

As Xenovia remained silent, Sid tapped his pen and asked.

"Well, that's all. Please give this will to a nun named Griselda after I die. I will bless you to go to heaven."

"I really didn't expect that you were so naughty when you were a child, Xenovia. No, I should say that your skills are only stronger now than they were back then.

Suddenly I'm very curious, if you survive this time, how will you treat me who holds so many of your things in my hands?"

Looking at the paper that was filled with words that looked more like a confession than a will, Sid asked a question half with a sigh and half with a tentative tone.

"If I can survive this time, since you know so much about me, you will either be killed by me or become my husband and keep the secret for me. Ha, just a joke, don't mind it, hahahaha..."

Listening to Xenovia's laughter and looking at the paper in his hand with every word of Xenovia's dark history copied down, Sid gave an awkward but polite smile.

How should he explain to Xenovia now that the imbalance of light and darkness is not a problem for him and it can be easily cured by just sleeping for most of the day.

"I don't want to die. It's too embarrassing to not die in battle but be defeated by a despicable villain in a sneak attack and end up lying in bed waiting to die.

I also want to find a lover after I retire, have a child and become a mother..."

As Xenovia laughed, the tears that had been accumulating in her eyes burst out, and her voice became tearful.

His thoughts were interrupted by Xenovia. Seeing Xenovia unable to suppress her emotions and with tears falling continuously, Sid thought about it and decided to reveal the truth.

"Have a good sleep. If you can't find a chance to survive, just let nature take its course and leave everything to the goddess of fate. Maybe when you wake up, the goddess of fate will favor you."

"But Mr. Keshide, I, I am a Catholic."

Even while crying, Xenovia's faith from childhood made her subconsciously correct Sid's words.

"Then believe that your firm faith is enough to make the God in heaven feel your piety and appear in your sleep. When the first ray of light shines on you tomorrow, you will be reborn."

With the smile on his face unchanged, as if nothing had happened, Sid changed his words and repeated his lines.

"Thank you, thank you, wuwuwu..."

In response to the thank you, Xenovia did not sleep, but just kept sobbing quietly.

"Aren't you going to sleep?"

"I don't want to sleep. I'm afraid. I'm afraid that if I fall asleep now, I won't be able to wake up again."

Under the fear of death, Xenovia's psychological defenses collapsed. Her originally heroic face now looked extremely weak, and she looked pitiful.

But Sid had a blank expression on his face. He just felt that Xenovia was nagging. How could he do anything if Xenovia didn't sleep!

"Go to sleep, everything will be fine after a good night's sleep."

Although his tone was very gentle, there was a hint of coldness in Sid's eyes.

"I……"

Without giving Xenovia a chance to speak, Sid simply stabbed her with a knife and successfully coaxed her to sleep.

He retracted the knife that was about to hit Xenovia's neck and blew away the black spots that spread from Xenovia's body to his palm in one breath. Sid put away the paper that recorded all the gossip about Xenovia, stood up and walked out the door.

After closing the door, he turned and walked towards his room to get something.

"Sid-kun, how is Xenovia doing now? Is there anything you want to tell me?"

A low voice came from the living room, causing Sid to pause. He turned around and saw Shido Irina with red eyes, and Asia standing next to her was comforting her.

"Well... I'm asleep now. I guess I'll have to sleep until tomorrow afternoon."

"are you asleep……"

Muttering to herself, Shido Irina looked towards the door of Xenovia's room. She wanted to go in and see what was going on but was worried about disturbing Xenovia's sleep. In the end, she could only sigh helplessly and sat on the sofa, hugging her head.

"That's it. There's no harm in going to see Xenovia now. It will only cause more trouble. If we can successfully find a way to save Xenovia tomorrow, it won't be too late to meet again."

"What are you planning to do now? From your tone, it seems like you are planning to do something extraordinary."

Cid really wanted to tell Shido Irina that Xenovia already knew that she would not live long, but when he saw that something was wrong with Shido Irina, he didn't say it and instead asked another question.

"What else can I do? I can only ask Asia-chan to take care of Xenovia first. I will go alone and try to find a way to save Xenovia."

Sid frowned, realizing something was wrong.

"How are you going to find it?"

"I recognized the identity of the man who attacked us at that time. Although he hid it well, his reaction to the Sword of Kings exposed everything. I want to find that person..."

Shido Irina raised her head, her eyes filled with anger towards that man.

"Force the cure out of him, then kill him."

Those brief words revealed Shido Irina's cold murderous intent towards that person.

"Can you break into someone else's lair by yourself?"

"I'm not that stupid."

Holding the holy sword tightly in her hand, Shido Irina's meaning was self-evident. She was not stupid enough to fight alone when she didn't know the enemy's strength.

"That's good. Is this situation common?"

"Ok?"

Noticing Shido Irina's puzzled look, Sid explained.

"The sword was poisoned. Including Xenovia, this is the second time I've encountered this in the past two days. Are people's moral standards so low nowadays?"

"..."

The atmosphere on the field suddenly changed. Even Shido Irina, who was originally full of murderous intent, was speechless at Sid's question.

She didn't want to answer, but noticed that Sid said this was the second time he had encountered this. She looked at Sid with a strange expression. She didn't know what she was thinking about, but Shido Irina still spoke.

"It's quite common. Since a year ago, the weapons of the rogue demons and vampires that Xenovia and I hunted down have been laced with various toxins.

Although not as strong as the black spots this time, and still contagious, those toxins can still have an effect on us extraordinary people. It's outrageous. This is the first time I've heard of a dragon being poisoned to death.

It is said that these poisons were made by one person, who called them "high-grade bitter coffee". Thanks to him, the demand for drugs by various forces has increased a lot.

Xenovia and I were tortured several times. Sometimes we felt sad for no reason and couldn't control our tears. Sometimes we had the urge to take off our clothes, but luckily we held it back with our willpower. Sometimes we laughed and couldn't stop laughing..."

Complaining about how she and Xenovia had been tortured by various poisons over the past year, Shido Irina said to Cid solemnly.

"So I advise you not to get involved in this industry. Their methods are really despicable, mean and shameless."

"I know, I know."

Nodding, Sid leaned against the wall and looked at Shido Irina, and the scene fell into silence for a moment.

"Aren't you going to bed?"

"I'm not in the mood to sleep. I can't sleep with Xenovia like this."

Shaking her head, Shido Irina couldn't help but show a bit of sadness on her face when she mentioned Xenovia.

But how can I get my things if you're here?

Sid didn't say this out loud. He just put on a helpless smile and told Asia in his mind to cooperate with him.

“The way to make up for guilt is not to torture yourself, but to do everything you can to make up for your mistakes.”

"Eh? No, I really am..."

After a moment of stunned silence, Shido Irina wanted to refute, but was interrupted sharply by Sid, who directly scolded Shido Irina from a utilitarian point of view.

"Aren't you going to fight tomorrow? What are you doing now?

Instead of going to sleep to maintain my spirit and prepare for tomorrow's battle, I torture myself here to get that false sense of satisfaction. Is that useful?"

At this point, Sid's originally angry voice gradually turned gentle, and he spoke softly.

"I know you feel guilty about your actions, but what you need to do now is to go to sleep and get some rest. Only in this way can you help Xenovia."

"This this……"

Listening to Sid's scolding, Shido Irina's mind was in a mess and she didn't know how to refute.

"Yes, Miss Irina, Mr. Sid is right. If Miss Xenovia is sober, she definitely doesn't want you, Irina, to torture yourself because of her."

Pursing her lips, Shido Irina looked into Asia's eyes that were filled with sincere emotion, then stood up and nodded heavily to Cid.

"I understand. Thank you, Sid-kun."

Very good, another one has been fooled.

Looking at Shido Irina's back, Sid turned around and took out the props from the room. After putting on his white coat, he looked at Asia who was staring at him excitedly.

Thinking about how he hadn't taught Asia anything since he hired her as his assistant, he waved to her to follow.

"Come on, Asia, I'll teach you how to develop your artifact, and I happen to have a guinea pig."

"Little white mouse???"

……

Sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at Xenovia lying on the bed with her head tilted, Cid's hand lit up with a green light representing life.

"Asia, you are a very talented and kind child, so your natural magic weapon is a healing magic weapon such as 'Smile of the Virgin Mary'.

First of all, I want to correct a wrong view of yours. Although life and death are antonyms, they are not actually opposites. On the contrary, they are integrated.