Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 390

Chapter 390: No Regrets

After moving up a level, Suzanna felt a significant change in her body . Even though she was exhausted, she only slept for a short while . She opened her eyes and stretched her body . She glanced around, her eyes finding Anfey, who was leaning against a nearby tree . He knew that the cold will not threaten Suzanna’s health, but he still set up a magic shield that blocked the cold wind . He turned and saw Suzanna staring at him and grinned .

"Did you miss me?" Anfey asked as Suzanna sat up .

Suzanna smiled . She moved closer to Anfey and rested her head on his shoulder . She did not say anything, but her actions showed that she had missed him very much .

"You must be exhausted," Anfey said softly .

Suzanna smiled and shook her head . Both of them were trying to avoid confronting the truth, because the truth would remind Suzanna of some unhappy memories . She would rather keep her suffering to herself .

"What happened?" Anfey asked . "Since you left, I mean . "

"Wait a bit, won’t you?" Suzanna said, frowning . She did not want to say anything because she did not want to ruin the moment .

Anfey smiled . He stroked Suzanna’s hair and did not say anything . He wanted to know what had happened to Suzanna, but he did not want to ruin the moment, either . Suzanna had rarely made any requests . She was much better at following orders . He had found Suzanna, and he knew that they would have plenty of time to catch up .

The unicorn was sitting on the ground a few feet away, watching Anfey and Suzanna . It lifted its head and whinnied, as if it felt ignored and wanted to join the two as well . Anfey ignored the unicorn, but Suzanna turned and waved at it . "Come here," she said, pushing herself up .

The unicorn stood up and galloped over . It stopped next to Suzanna and rubbed its head on her shoulder . Anfey frowned and waved his hand, shooing the unicorn away . He just wanted to spend some time alone with Suzanna and did not want anything to intrude .

"Don’t do that," Suzanna said . "It saved my life . "

"Really?" Anfey asked, confused .

Suzanna nodded . "The druids didn’t want to harm it, so they weren’t using their full strength . "

Anfey nodded . "Of course," he said . "Unicorns are holy to them . " He waved his hand at the unicorn, beckoning it to come closer . The unicorn galloped over to him and nudged his arm with its head .

The unicorn rubbed itself against Anfey and Suzanna a few times and settled down against Suzanna, resting its head on her lap .

"So, Lady Master Swordsman," Anfey said with a grin .

Suzanna smiled . "Yes? Are you jealous now?"

"Never," Anfey said . "I’m really happy for you . "

"Thanks," Suzanna said with a sigh . "But it’s nothing . "

"What? It’s very important! You’re a master swordsman now," Anfey said .

"You don’t get it," Suzanna said, shaking her head . "I felt something when I leveled up . I don’t know how to explain it . It’s like a giant barrier, you know? It’s like a cage surrounding our world . We are the birds . The world we know isn’t real . We are just seeing an illusion . Whoever set that barrier…we are just seeing what that person wants us to see . "

"What else did you sense?" Anfey asked, intrigued .

"I was too distracted by the fight," Suzanna said, shaking her head . "It was fleeing . I don’t think I could have caught it if I wanted to . "

"Interesting," Anfey said . "I think that’s an important discovery . You should talk to Master Saul about it . "

Suzanna nodded . "I agree . "

"Anyways, how did you break through?" Anfey asked .

"I don’t know," Suzanna said, shaking her head . "I knew I had no other choices but to fight . I thought I was going to die, but my combat power just kept coming, and then…"

"Then you broke through?"

Suzanna shrugged . "That’s basically it . "

"Tell me exactly what happened," Anfey said .

Suzanna nodded . She told Anfey about everything she had encountered so far, including the initial attacks and the realization that the unicorn was following her . She smiled proudly when she told Anfey that she took care of her enemies alone without any aid . Anfey smiled encouragingly . He was very proud of her for being so strong and independent . She told him about the fight with the druids and the encounter with Mauso . Anfey frowned as she finished .

Suzanna did not notice anything strange about her fight with Mauso, but Anfey found a lot of things about the encounter suspicious .

"What happened then?"

"Then I ran into you," Suzanna said . "Did you learn how to teleport? It would be very useful in the future . And are you practicing with your fire sword?"

Anfey retrieved Entos’s wand from his dimensional ring and handed it to Suzanna . "Check this out," Anfey said with a smile .

"This is…" Suzanna’s eyes widened as she examined the wand .

Anfey nodded . "It is . "

"They… they’re so good to us," Suzanna said with a sigh . She handed the wand back to Anfey . "How can we ever repay them?"

Anfey nodded in agreement . "We owe them so much . "

Clearly, Suzanna was moved by how everyone from Maho Empire treated her . In the past, she only worked for them because she liked the team . Now, she was willing to serve not just the team but also Maho Empire .

Anfey understood her sentiments . Saul and Ernest had taken him off of the island and helped him when he was just a nameless boy . Yolanthe had helped him numerous times as well .

Yolanthe was a very good king and a smart man . Anfey was willing to serve a king like him .

"Is everyone alright?" Suzanna asked . She knew that the druids and the elves were targeting Anfey and her friends .

"Some tried to fool me," Anfey said with a grin .

"You didn’t fall for it, did you?"

"Of course not," Anfey said, shaking his head .

"Good," Suzanna said . "I know you’re not stupid . "

Anfey smiled . "You are very smart as well, Suzanna," he said .

"We have made Manstuly our enemy," Suzanna said softly . "We need to be much more careful now . "

"We do need to be more careful," Anfey agreed . "But he was at fault . He attacked us first, did he not?"

"You’re right, but we still need to be careful," Suzanna said . She knew that this was only the beginning of a long and difficult fight, but she was willing to follow Anfey . She knew that she would never regret her decision .