Chapter 59: The First Clash Between Sajyou Ayaka and Sakura

"Eh, how cunning. You only know my name, but what about my surname?"

Sajyou Ayaka looked somewhat disappointed, yet this faint trace of disappointment did not erase the excitement on her face at having her name known by the Prince.

"Hey, hey, and I still don't know the Prince's name."

Sajyou Ayaka looked at Su Nian excitedly, her body trembling with thrill.

"Su Nian, or perhaps Arthur, you can call me whatever you like, Aika."

Looking at Sajyou Ayaka, Su Nian couldn't help but feel a headache; after all, Su Nian was well aware of just how heavy-duty a character Sajyou Ayaka was.

But fortunately, at least for now, Aika seemed relatively normal, and Su Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

He hoped he would be able to keep her in check.

"Then I'll call you Nian-gege."

Sajyou Ayaka gently tapped her cheek with her finger, saying with a hint of distress.

In Japanese, calling someone by their first name is something only very close friends can do, although Sajyou Ayaka usually didn't care about such things.

But when it came to matters of love, ever since she met the Prince, she always tended to think in a positive direction.

She even subconsciously ignored how Su Nian knew her name in the first place.

"However, Aika, is there something you need from me?"

Su Nian asked gently, mainly because Sakura was sleeping, and Su Nian was worried about waking her up.

Although he probably had a slight idea of why Sajyou Ayaka had come to find him.

That is, of course, assuming he hadn't guessed wrong.

"Of course I came to help Nian-gege."

At the thought of the Counter Force's plans, Sajyou Ayaka waved her little fist in anger.

"Seriously, the Counter Force is just too mean to Nian-gege, actually summoning the Grand Seven to deal with Nian-gege."

While speaking up for Su Nian, Sajyou Ayaka cast a look of slight disdain at Merlin, who was watching the show on the sidelines.

"Aika considers herself quite a bit stronger than that incubus over there, you know."

Merlin:???

Merlin subconsciously opened his mouth wide, wanting to retort; he was just here watching the show, wasn't he?

How could this turn into a personal attack?

Although he did feel that he was indeed quite useless.

But after Sajyou Ayaka glanced over again, Merlin chose to keep his mouth shut.

Root Princess—can't afford to provoke her, can't afford to provoke her; better to be useless than dead.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Aika."

Su Nian smiled gently and replied; what he wanted to do most right now was to drag those two Counter Forces out and give them a beating.

It was likely difficult, but with the help of the Root Princess, it might not be impossible.

"Su Nian-gege~~"

Just at this moment, Sakura seemed to have woken up; she rubbed her eyes, looking bleary-eyed as if she hadn't slept enough.

Sakura's movements immediately drew Sajyou Ayaka's attention.

One could see that Sajyou Ayaka's jealousy and murderous intent were practically overflowing.

Dekola, who was beside Sajyou Ayaka, was especially startled; she could fully sense Sajyou Ayaka's anger and distortion at this moment.

It was almost to the point of affecting reality.

However, in order to leave a good impression of a lady in front of Su Nian, she forcibly suppressed it and forcibly shifted the target of the influence.

Merlin's body trembled involuntarily; although as a half-human, half-incubus being, he did not have ordinary human emotions.

But when faced with a situation where he felt like he was being stared at by a demon god, he might not feel fear, but his body would still be afraid.

"Su Nian-gege, who is this big sister?"

Sakura seemed to have sobered up, and she also noticed the girl who had appeared in the Matou Residence at some unknown time.

At this moment, she also felt a sense of crisis—a sense of crisis that Su Nian-gege might very well be taken away.

Although Sajyou Ayaka hid it well, the sensitive Sakura could fully perceive Sajyou Ayaka's feelings for Su Nian, that near-insane adoration and possessiveness.

But she would not give up on Su Nian-gege.

"She is big sister Sajyou Ayaka, and she will be living with us from now on."

Su Nian rubbed Sakura's head and said with a smile.

He could see Sajyou Ayaka's feelings for him and knew Sakura's attachment to him, but as for matters of the heart, he had no solution.

Anyway, for now, he could only keep them both by his side and see if he could educate them well.

Otherwise, who knows what earth-shattering trouble Sajyou Ayaka might cause?

As for Sakura, she was still a child, so it was likely still possible to correct her.

Hearing Su Nian's words, Sajyou Ayaka also revealed a very perfect smile, and gently lifted the hem of her skirt to perform a lady's curtsy to Su Nian.

"Then I'll leave my future life to you, Nian-gege."

Crisis, major crisis!

Sakura fully realized the threat Sajyou Ayaka posed, but there was nothing she could do; she was just a child right now.

She had no way to resist, let alone refuse Su Nian's words.

For a moment, Sakura's hand, which was clutching Su Nian's hem, tightened a little.

In this first clash between Sajyou Ayaka and Sakura, Sakura was soundly defeated due to her age and lack of awareness.

"And little sister Sakura, I'll leave myself in your care too."

Sajyou Ayaka smiled at Sakura, but unlike her smile for Su Nian, in this smile, Sakura could see Sajyou Ayaka's composure as the victor.

She would take good care of this little sister in the capacity of Su Nian's wife and lover.

"Mm, thank you, Sister Aika."

Sakura responded with a sweet smile, yet in her heart, there was still a trace of fear, a fear of being abandoned.

After all, no matter what, she was only a child.

However, upon feeling the contract from Su Nian on the back of her hand, Sakura also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh my, what has Little Algol seen?"

A voice filled with demonic charm rang out in Sakura's mind.

"I didn't expect this world to unexpectedly have a shrine maiden with such great compatibility with Little Algol."

Shrine maidens are existences with extremely high status even within Little Garden.

Unlike the shrine maidens generally spoken of who are used to please the gods, the shrine maidens referred to here are those who act as intermediaries between humans and gods, known as a type of spokesperson for the gods.

As for the reason, it is none other than this: because a shrine maiden can easily bear the Authority digested by a God King, borrow the power of a God King, and even allow a god to possess her at critical moments.

The value of an excellent shrine maiden with perfect compatibility is no lower than an Avatar carefully cultivated and created at great expense.

Even within Little Garden, one cannot say that every Three-digit God King has their own shrine maiden.

Shrine maidens with excellent aptitude are a dime a dozen, but those with good compatibility are very rare.

Compatibility is far rarer than aptitude.

(End of this chapter)