System's POV - Chapter 1370

Chapter 1370: I Might Be Petty, But I’m Not That Petty
After staying in the shower for nearly two hours, the two finally dried themselves up and put on some clothes.

Just as they finished changing, Euphemia came in with a meal, her timing perfect as if she knew everything happening inside the room. The White Crane even said, “Please enjoy yourselves, and don’t worry, I’ll make sure that no one will disturb the two of you,” before leaving the room with a mischievous smile on her face.

Thirteen and Stella didn’t reply to her and simply started eating the food served to them.

They didn’t have much energy to spare as they were still both under the effect of the aphrodisiac, and it would only completely be expelled from their system in two days.

Until then, all it would take was one slip-up, and the rice would be cooked and eaten without fail.

‘How did we end up in this state?’ Stella thought as she lay on the bed, holding Zion in her arms.

The teenage boy was sleeping peacefully.

Stella could see a few bruises on his neck, which she herself had given him.

Sometimes, a flare-up would happen, and Stella would momentarily lose control of her senses.

During that time, she would get close to Zion and nibble on his skin.

Recalling these memories made her face turn beet red from embarrassment and shame. Had she been in her usual state of mind, there was no way she’d do something so embarrassing.

But the thing that surprised her the most was Zion.

The teenage boy had nerves of steel, never falling into temptation, except that one time when he nibbled on her shoulder.

However, Stella felt that she was the one who triggered him into doing such an act, which made her recall the words she had said back then.

“You’ll be a very doting father when you have a child.”

The young lady thought that since Zion had many lovers, they would eventually become pregnant if they made love with each other.

She was very tempted to ask him if he had already done it with his lovers, but she was afraid that he would look at her weirdly if she asked such a question.

Stella reached out to hold Thirteen’s hand and raised it slightly to take a better look at it.

Earlier, she had sucked his middle finger, and this was the memory that made her the most embarrassed of all.

After recovering from her trance, she was hit by the strong urge to dig a hole and bury herself inside it.

But the teenage boy only smiled, patted her head, and told her that it was all due to the aphrodisiac’s effect, and she shouldn’t feel ashamed of what she had done.

Perhaps wanting to set her mind at ease, he continued to hug and pat her head, as if soothing a child who had made a mistake.

However, no matter how strong Zion’s willpower was, he was still human.

He was the first one to fall asleep, and subconsciously, he buried his head on Stella’s chest as if it were the most comfortable place to sleep in.

But since the teenage boy had been mostly harmless and even cared for her during her lapses in concentration, she decided to just let him be and closed her eyes to sleep as well.

Surprisingly, sleep came swiftly, and within just a minute, the two teenagers were breathing softly while holding each other.

Euphemia watched this scene, looking very frustrated. How come even now, the two teenagers were still not budging?

Right beside her, a black snake was staring at the pool of water that reflected what was happening inside the room.

Euphemia had snatched Tiona away from her Master and told her that he and Stella would be undergoing a trial.

In order to prevent her from interfering with the trial, the White Crane had placed her inside a jar and only freed her when the trial was over.

“Is your Master really a man?” Euphemia asked in frustration. “Why is he not acting like one?”

Tiona gave the White Crane a sidelong glance before transforming into her human form.

“My master is a real man,” Tiona replied. “He will not be led astray by some petty tricks like the use of aphrodisiacs.”

“And what will work on him?” Euphemia also transformed into her human form.

“Love,” Tiona replied. “True love.”

“Love?” Euphemia scoffed. “Love can be born from lust, so why didn’t it work on him?”

Tiona shook her head. “You don’t understand. My master only recently discovered what love is like. Also, he is not a lustful person. The moment you chose this method to test them, you already lost.”

Euphemia couldn’t refute her words. She had seen it after all. Even though Stella would sometimes fall into a daze and start nibbling and sucking Zion, the teenage boy remained composed as if he truly had nerves of steel.

Any other young man would have fallen into the temptation, yet he held firm and supported the young lady until she recovered her senses.

In the end, she had no choice but to admit that the one who truly allowed Stella to clear the trial was not the Saintess candidate herself, but the teenage boy who had caught her attention when she saw him for the first time.

“Don’t tell me you’re going to go back on your word and not give them the key?” Tiona asked in a challenging tone.

“I might be petty, but I’m not that petty,” Euphemia replied. “I will give them the key as promised. Also… I need to have a long and proper talk with Zion. I have a feeling that his appearance here will lead to our city’s destruction.”

Tiona frowned after hearing Euphemia’s prophetic statement. She was well aware that the Celestials, and maybe some Fiends, were gathering the divine keys to open Pandora’s treasury.

Since that was the case, there was indeed a very high probability that the Fortunate Isles would face a calamity, which would change its name to the Unfortunate Isles.

Tiona didn’t want to say anything that might make Euphemia change her mind about giving the key to her Master.

‘Wait… I feel like I’m forgetting something,’ Tiona pondered.

However, since she couldn’t remember what it was, she thought that it might not be that important.

——

Somewhere in the Fortunate Isles…

“Ugh…”

Camazotz hung from the ceiling, tied up in chains. He had tried to sneak around the island to look for treasure, but one of the traps meant for intruders activated and trapped him in place.

To his surprise, the chains that bound him suppressed his strength, making him feel weak and unable to break free.

“Zion… Tiona… help me…” Camazotz was regretting his life choices.

Unfortunately, he would only be freed three days later, after Thirteen and Stella overcame the effects of the aphrodisiac and received the divine key of Lust.