Chapter 494 : Why Do You Still Like Me

Royal Academy Cafeteria.

This was an aristocratic school, so naturally, there were many luxurious restaurants catering to nobles.

Usually, Felyn was unwilling to enter, as it was too expensive.

"Zervanie, are you okay today? Are you not planning to be a songstress anymore?"

Felyn and Zervanie sat in a private room. Miss Zervanie flipped through the menu, her little finger slightly raised, every move perfectly in line with the demeanor of a noble young lady.

"Of course I am. What else would I be if not a songstress?" Zervanie didn't look up. She waved at the waitress and ordered the dishes she had chosen.

"Then for you to come out so openly today, and with a member of the opposite sex like me, won't that be bad for you?"

"Of course. Probably half the empire knows by now." Zervanie got up, changed her seat, and sat down next to Felyn. She wiped the tableware for Felyn with a handkerchief.

"Hold out your hand."

She took a wet towel and wiped every crevice between Felyn's fingers clean.

"Then you're..."

"I've told them that our relationship is still just friends for now, I didn't say lovers." Zervanie moved her chair closer to Felyn. "I'm just giving them a heads-up in advance, in case they can't take it when you and I really become lovers in the future."

"Zervanie, you don't have a fever today, do you?" Felyn reached out and placed his hand on Zervanie's forehead. What was this girl talking about!

"Felyn, I saw you and Viloti kissing in the divine art training ground last time." She leaned back against the backrest, fiddling with her hair, emitting a pleasant minty scent.

"Viloti and you have already kissed so openly, and I hear your relationship has been very good recently. And I can only watch you from the dark like a mouse peeking at happiness from under the bed. I just don't want to be like this anymore."

Zervanie pulled the curtains shut and activated a sound-proofing sigil.

"I have to do everything secretly. Even if I have a full face of makeup, I have to wear a mask and a hat. I also want to go shopping with you openly, and I also want to experience school life with you."

"But Zervanie, if you do this, your career..."

"It's okay. I've never intentionally gone the single route. The great Zervanie is a talent-based artist. I want to attract people with my voice, not with my person."

Zervanie had already figured it out on that night half a month ago.

If you love someone, you should love them boldly and passionately.

If she worried too much, Felyn would sooner or later be snatched away by others.

Even Viloti, that little social phobic who didn't like to talk, had mustered up the courage to actively kiss Felyn. Why didn't she have the courage to admit it to her fans?

"Felyn, you've already told Viloti the secret of your divine art, but you don't plan to tell me. In another half a month, Miss Adelina will be coming. As long as she stands in front of you and calls your name, you'll obediently tell her the secret of your divine art."

She pouted and playfully hammered Felyn's chest with her delicate fist. "I'm always the last one. I don't want to be like this."

Felyn held up his hands. "So that's the kind of person I am in your heart."

"Hmph, Felyn, it's been a while since I confessed to you last time and there's still no result. If I continue to wait now, you'll already have children with Viloti, Adelina, Daiyi, and Dorothy."

"There are that many people?" Felyn counted, and there were as many as four.

"And I've also recently awakened a divine art. Felyn, you can rely on me a little more too." Zervanie puffed out her chest.

The reason she hadn't come to find Felyn for the past half a month was precisely because she wanted to master a divine art like Viloti before coming to see him.

"You've awakened one too? For real?"

Zervanie hadn't relied on Daiyi; she had awakened it purely on her own.

As a student of the College of Holy Protection and a believer of the Church of the Moon's Radiance, she had comprehended a divine art on her own in half a month.

She had broken the record for an imperial citizen comprehending a divine art.

Of course, unconventional cases like Viloti and Felyn didn't count.

"Of course it's real."

Zervanie extended her slender, snow-white hand, and a sky-blue divine art pattern suddenly appeared.

At the same time, Felyn also saw the divine chain on her body.

"But I always feel that the power in my body is a bit strange." Zervanie snapped her fingers, and the divine art pattern disappeared. "I always feel that there is another power in my body that doesn't belong to the gods, but this power can merge with the power of the gods."

"Another power?"

Felyn suddenly remembered that he had once asked Herlomir about the issue of faith in gods in the space of Order. Her answer at that time was that human faith could create gods.

"Zervanie, it's possible that the other power in your body is the power of faith gathered from your fans."

"Eh? It can be like that?" Zervanie raised an eyebrow, finding it a bit incredible.

"In other words, you might be becoming a god." Felyn patted Zervanie's shoulder. "In the future, before you become a god, don't forget to leave me a few more autographs. They'll be limited edition and can be sold for a lot of money."

"Hmph, if I become a god, I'll take you with me." Zervanie didn't take Felyn's words to heart; she just treated it as a joke.

"But if you become a god, maybe time will pass very quickly from your perspective, and I'll just grow old and die in front of you in an instant."

"Ah, how could that be? Then I don't want to become a god."

Zervanie grabbed Felyn's arm, as if afraid that what he said would really come true.

Knock, knock.

At this time, there was a knock on the private room door. The food was being served.

Zervanie had ordered all the most expensive items in the restaurant. She herself was not short of money.

Becoming the super popular songstress of the empire had earned her more money than she could spend in several lifetimes.

However, in Zervanie's view, this money was enough for one person to spend, but what if she had many, many children with Felyn in the future? If each one got a little, it wouldn't be enough.

So, she had to continue to work hard to earn money.

"Zervanie, you..." Felyn waited until all the waitresses had left, then looked at Zervanie beside him. "Why do you still like me now?"

"I just like you."

She shyly scratched her nose. "I like every part of your body, every word you say, every look you give me. No matter what, I just like you."

"Every time I see you, it's like seeing a big fluffy bear. I always want to hold you in my arms, want to lie on your stomach."

Zervanie reached out and poked Felyn's arm. "And it's not the like from the contract. Our contract ended so long ago. The one I like is the real you."

Looking at Zervanie's serious gaze, Felyn suddenly remembered her appearance in the dungeon.

At that time, when he and Zervanie were facing the church members who had appeared out of nowhere, she had used this same gaze to say that she wanted to die with him and was unwilling to run away.

Her sky-blue eyes shone brightly, as if all the starlight in the sky had gathered together.

She was serious.

"In a few days, I've accepted a mission." Felyn cut a piece of steak with his knife and put it in his mouth to chew. "Viloti and I will be going to the empire's border for an investigation mission. If you're free, you can come with us."

Zervanie suspected she had misheard. She quickly stood up and placed her hands on Felyn's arms. "Really?! Really, Felyn? I can go with you guys?"

Her silvery-white long hair curled behind her, and although there was no wind in the room, it began to float in the air.

"Mhm, if you're willing."

"I'm free, I'm free!"

She quickly sat down and grinned foolishly at Felyn.

The rest of the time was Zervanie's happy lunch time.

Zervanie cut the steak on her plate for Felyn, then used a fork to place it on Felyn's plate bit by bit.

"You're a boy, you need to eat more. Only by eating more will you have strength."

Opportunities are created by oneself. Zervanie was never the type to stand still and wait.

Besides, none of the girls around Felyn were that type.

"By the way, Zervanie, I need to go to the Royal Capital District to prepare some things later. After all, it's my first mission, so I need to buy some sigils and supplies. Is there anything you want?"

(End of Chapter)