Chapter 284: I’ll Go Boil Some Water

Honestly, if this ability had been given to Red, its usefulness would have been far, far greater.

But the problem is… this ability landed on me, a brainless slacker.

Asking a slacker to disguise themselves as Ke Bei, that ‘Death God Primary Student,’ is just too damn unreasonable, isn’t it?

…It seems this ability is something only the Holy Maiden of the White Church can have.

Unless Red is also a woman, otherwise it’s just a waste.

Letia shook all the messy thoughts out of her head and continued walking forward.

She didn’t head back to the weapon shop, but instead walked towards Red’s house.

That was originally my house… damn it.

Oh wait, no.

I think I borrowed money from Red for the down payment.

Right, right.

I’m the one paying the mortgage, so that house is clearly mine…

She lightly patted her own head.

‘Looks like my obsession with owning a house from my past life is getting to me.’

Since she didn’t know if Red was asleep or not, Letia didn’t ring the doorbell.

Instead, she took out a key and opened the door directly.

After all, she knew this guy hadn’t slept at all last night, so it was very likely he was catching up on sleep now.

Just as Letia had predicted, when she entered Red’s bedroom, the man was lying exhausted on the bed.

He hadn’t even pulled the duvet over himself properly, hadn’t taken off his clothes, just lying there stiffly on top of it.

It showed just how utterly exhausted he had been these past few days.

Letia moved a little closer.

She gazed at Red.

He seemed to be having a nightmare, his face twisted in extreme pain.

Cold sweat continuously dripped from his forehead, falling onto the duvet.

Seeing him like this, Letia fell silent, completely unsure how to face him.

“Letia…”

Just as Letia was lost in thought, Red, who hadn’t been sleeping deeply, sensed someone standing by his side.

He opened his eyes, saw it was Letia, let out a sigh of relief, and then forced a weak smile onto his sweat-covered face.

“Is something wrong?”

Seeing him like this, Letia slowly exhaled a heavy breath and then asked Red.

“Red… are you okay now?”

Red initially wanted to continue pretending not to know what she meant, but seeing Letia’s serious expression, he opened his mouth slightly and asked with a bitter smile.

“You mean about Litt?”

“Yes.”

After getting a confirmation, Red sat up and sighed.

“To say I’m okay… isn’t entirely true.”

For Red, with Letia’s and others’ help, the knot in his heart had indeed been untied.

But that didn’t mean he had forgotten or didn’t care anymore.

No one knew for sure if Litt was dead or not.

Even Tos, to this day, hadn’t seen where Litt actually was.

Everything at the moment was just speculation.

Nothing was conclusive.

“Letia, do you think… if Litt is still alive, why wouldn’t she come find us?”

Seeing Red’s somewhat dejected and sorrowful appearance, Letia instinctively reached into her pocket and touched the shattered Fool’s Mask.

The cold touch and the broken surface filled her heart with a mix of complicated feelings.

Litt was originally just a character she had fabricated.

If the mask equaled Litt, then Litt was indeed dead.

But Litt was also the role she had played…

Like Red, Letia’s heart was also filled with confusion and conflict.

However, she was actually quite happy inside.

Happy that Red could open his heart to her, instead of forcing a smile.

But still, if possible, she naturally hoped Red wouldn’t look so downcast.

“If she is still alive…”

Red continued in a gentle tone, “I really don’t understand it?”

“Why was she so good to me?”

“Why did she reach out and pull me up back then?”

“Why… after showing so much inexplicable kindness, did she silently choose to leave?”

“I don’t understand. I really… don’t understand.”

As Red was speaking, Letia had already moved behind him and gently embraced his head.

The girl’s gentle embrace made Red freeze for a moment.

He glanced back out of the corner of his eye and found that Letia, who was always joking and bickering with him, now wore an extremely gentle smile on her face.

This smile was very familiar to him.

But the person was completely different.

“There’s no such thing as inexplicable kindness. Affection between people is never as complicated as you think, Red.”

“If she hasn’t returned, she naturally has some difficulty she can’t talk about.

It’s not what you’re thinking or worrying about.”

“Red, perhaps Litt has always been here, always watching over us from nearby?

Who knows?”

“You wouldn’t want her to see you looking so sad, right?”

Letia’s voice was very gentle.

Red listened, feeling a bit dazed.

After a brief silence, he slowly spoke.

“Litt… didn’t seem like the type who enjoys being cuckolded, though?”

The expression on Letia’s face, who was holding Red’s head, suddenly stiffened.

She immediately angrily tightened her arm around his neck.

“What kind of human talk is that in this atmosphere!? So you wanted me to play not your girlfriend, but the bull!?”

Strangled tightly, Red could only beg for mercy repeatedly.

“Hey, hey, hey! I’m wrong! I’m wrong!”

Seeing this, Letia eased her grip a little and continued asking.

“Where are you wrong?”

“I shouldn’t have used you as a shield back then… I should have asked Monica. At least she’s human.”

“I’ll kill you!!”

The two wrestled on the bed for a good while before both collapsing onto it.

Red was completely exhausted.

Although his physique wasn’t bad, if you compared him to a silverback gorilla… well, that was a bit much.

Letia lay on her side, looking at Red’s face, and couldn’t help but poke his cheek.

“I’ve said it so many times, I am Litt, I am Litt. Why don’t you believe me?”

“I admit your face is a bit similar to Litt’s,”

Red retorted helplessly.

“But I think… with your broad shoulders and sturdy waist, the White Church probably wouldn’t dare invite you to be their Holy Maiden.”

“And the more crucial point is, you…”

As he spoke, Red’s gaze fell on Letia’s frontal armor.

“You can imitate her face, imitate her demeanor, but you can’t imitate her one-meter-six height and her curvy, well-proportioned figure.”

“So you only look at a woman’s chest, is that it?”

“No, no, no,”

Red shook his head repeatedly.

“I also look at legs.”

“Your legs aren’t as long as Litt’s either.”

“…I’ll go boil some water.”