Novel-Mao
Chapter 66 The System's Slip-Up
After hearing Lily's worried voice and words, Lucian woke up from his daze from seeing so many System Notifications.
'Does she think of me as someone greedy for Mana Stones?" Lucian was speechless. If anything, he was a saint! No, even saints would not price his dishes for such a low price.
Even though Lucian thought that, his body felt a warm sensation because of her words. It was a nice feeling, knowing someone genuinely cared for him.
To erase Lily's worries, Lucian gulped down a mouthful of blood and licked his teeth, ensuring his mouth did not even have a drop of blood.
Only then did Lucian turn around and glance at Lily, who was tied up by Fenwick.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. In fact, just wait and watch as this Magical Beast will be gone soon." Lucian indifferently said, while acting like his body was not in pain, and then turned back.
As for Lily, she was not one bit happy after hearing Lucian's words.
'Big Brother Lucian is lying.'
Fenwick glanced at Lucian and then at Lily, wondering if he should take Lily and escape through the window.
After watching Lucian, Fenwick was no longer confident he could defeat the Magical Beast. But if he did manage to defeat it, he might end up offending him.
'I'll continue to wait for a few more minutes.'
<{The System is now active.}>
[Host, what happened!? Why are you in such a state!?] The System asked worriedly. It was just about to apologize because the System suddenly shut down, but as soon as it was about to speak, it saw Lucian's current state.
'...' After hearing the System's worried, yet innocent tone, a vein burst on Lucian's forehead.
Lucian gritted his bloodied teeth and spat angrily, [Isn't this your fault!? If not for you, why would I be in such a sorry state!?]
[...Host, what do you mean? How can this be my fault? I only just returned.] The System responded in an offended tone.
'...' Another vein burst, this time diagonally across his handsome face. Lucian did not respond to the System, he took a deep breath, knowing it would be pointless. His situation demanded immediate attention.
After composing himself, Lucian asked, [System, we'll discuss whose fault it is later. First, do you have a way to push this Drunken Monkey into space, so it can ascend to the Immortal Realm? If not, I will have no choice but to continue risking my life.]
After seeing the System Notifications, Lucian had placed the pieces together, understanding why the Drunken Monkey refused to leave the Mortal Realm because he was its creator. However, he could not allow it to continue staying here.
And… even though the Immortal Realm was vast with infinite planets… If they were fated to meet each other again, they would eventually see each other one day.
'... Drunken Monkey?'
'… Immortal Realm?'
The System was confused.
*Grrr*
The Drunken Monkey roared in pain and anger as its body continued to sink into space.
'What was that growl?' The System thought, startled by the sudden growl. Then, it searched for the owner of the growl. Suddenly, its gaze fell upon a towering blood-red Drunken Monkey emitting an Immortal pressure, desperately attempting to stop the space around it from shattering.
However, the Drunken Monkey's attempts were useless as more of the space around it shattered than it could repair.
Half of its body was already within space.
[WHAT THE FUCK IS AN IMMORTAL RANK MAGICAL BEAST DOING IN THE MORTAL PLANE!!!?] The System screamed in shock and horror.
Lucian grimaced, feeling his head hurting from the sudden shout.
After a moment, he sternly asked, [Do you have to yell so loud?]
While shocked, the System answered, [Of course, I have to yell. If that thing continues to stay within the Mortal Realm, the Laws governing Arcadia will shatter and disappear. The entire world will become a mess. And… if that happens then…]Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Abruptly, the System stopped speaking, realizing it almost said something it should keep to itself.
Of course, Lucian took notice of the System's slip-up, but he was in no situation to demand it to continue.
However, the System's slip-up gave him an idea.
[System, with the way you spoke just now, it seems you are afraid of the World Spirit or maybe the Universe Spirit finding out, no? Since that is the case, don't you think you should quickly fix this mess?] Lucian asked nonchalantly, as though it was not his problem, even acting like he was not injured.
In fact, even though Lucian was injured quite badly, he sat cross-legged on the floor and simply waited for the System to solve this mess. He was confident after realizing the System was scared.
As for the Runic Symbols he created from chanting in the Universal Language, he did not bother with them anymore, allowing them to dissipate.
Meanwhile, the System understood what Lucian was doing by asking it. He wanted the System to fix the mess. Normally, it was not allowed to interfere with the world; however, this situation demanded an immediate solution.
'How should I deal with the Drunken Monkey while ensuring the World Spirit doesn't sense anything happening here?' The System pondered while slightly regretful that it could not utilize the terrifyingly powerful Soul Power to push the Drunken Monkey into space.
Sadly, the System only had permission to use the Soul Power to help its Host absorb Star Essence Fragments.
While pondering an effective way to push the Drunken Monkey into space, the System suddenly realized it had overlooked an important aspect about the whole situation.
[Host, how did an Immortal Rank Magical Beast appear in the restaurant!?] The System asked while inwardly cursing itself for overlooking something so obvious.
Lucian smirked.
[You only just thought about that? Tsk! Tsk!]
The System was speechless upon hearing Lucian's words.
[I miss the old, always indifferent Lucian… Even though that was only for a few hours.] The System suddenly said with a bit of melancholy in its robotic tone.