Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 420 - 421: An Intriguing Discovery [1/??]

Hehe~, i have a big surprise tomorrow :3

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After entrusting all his assets to Miss Fox, he received a set of tutorials titled ’Self-Cultivation of Crossdressing Gentlemen’ and ten pills that could assist him in concealing his true gender.

Once he had thoroughly wrung out his final piece of original coin, Miss Fox reluctantly released him from the magic bookshop.

"What a damn scammer!"

As Asar departed from the magic bookshop, he couldn’t help but inwardly curse.

Due to being manipulated by Noya, Asar had lost the modest fortune he had earned from selling cargo on the ship. Now penniless, he found himself within the realm of the Black Rose family.

Initially, Asar believed he had been taken advantage of,

However, the provisions from that crafty Foxy Lady seemed surprisingly effective.

After studying the books provided by Noya, he noticed he was becoming more and more convincing as a girl when he adopted that appearance, He could even deceive the medical examiners of Black Rose family with his current look and the knowledge from the tutorials. Assuming the guise of a girl didn’t appear overly difficult.

Yet,

The only thing he had to be careful of was not getting too into character and truly thinking of himself as a girl.

The books were indeed helpful, and the pills appeared authentic as well. Could they truly temporarily transform him into a girl after ingestion?

’Just who was that cunning fox? Why did such pills exist, and how could they fool even members of the Black Rose family...’

Nevertheless,

Thanks to the elixirs provided by the fox, he had successfully evaded exposure.

Observing Wanya, who appeared stunned before him, and the silent gorilla barbe beside her, Asar couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief. Concurrently, he was content with the prudent choice he had made earlier.

’It appears that consuming that pill before meeting Lady Wanya was a wise decision... Their suspicions lingered after all...’

However,

’Given his remarkable talent, coupled with memory loss? It was only natural for doubts to arise, right?’

Only,

’To think their methods were so forceful...’

Sobbing~*

Glancing down at his exposed upper body, Asar couldn’t help but feel somewhat wronged, Simultaneously, he began recalling the content of the books, contemplating what an ordinary girl might do in this situation. Swiftly, Asar arrived at an answer,

[Crying!]

As the Son of Destiny, a true man, naturally refrains from shedding tears easily.

Yet, in extraordinary circumstances, Asar resolutely discarded the so-called dignity of a man. After all, he was already crossdressing, so why fear shedding tears?!

Moreover,

’I really feel like crying!!’

Merely thinking about how he was stripped, prodded, and teased by two female ruffians, and how he missed lunch due to being brought here, tears welled up in Asar’s eyes, and sizable teardrops fell uncontrollably,

*Sob...*

And as Asar’s weeping disrupted the calmness of the office, both Wanya and Coco roused from their stunned states.

Following the tugs, pinches, and touches, Wanya had utterly dismissed her initial thoughts.

The blue-haired girl before her was unequivocally a genuine girl,

The Son of Destiny couldn’t possibly be her identity.

So, she?

She’s truly a person with exceptional talent?!

Realizing that she had misunderstood and hurt the fragile child before her, Wanya couldn’t help but feel a wave of guilt. But as someone on the level of a veteran in the Black Rose family, Wanya quickly regained her composure, and with deep remorse, she bowed apologetically to Asar,

"I’m sorry, I misunderstood you earlier."

Saying so,

Wanya signaled to the muscular Black Rose knight standing beside her, known as ’Coco’ The female knight quickly understood and gently set down the sobbing Asar. The moment his feet touched the ground, Asar’s legs gave way, and he ended up sitting on the floor,

Rubbing his reddened eyes, looking all pitiful, as if he had suffered some great humiliation.

"I... my meal..."

Watching Asar, who was crying like a rain-soaked pear blossom, Wanya felt sorry and removed her own cloak, draping it over Asar’s body to cover the exposed white skin,

"Sorry, miss. We received intelligence earlier that a spy from Red Leaf Empire, disguising as a girl, infiltrated our territory. I was anxious to find that spy. Seeing your figure resemble that sketch of the spy, I misunderstood you unintentionally. I hope you can forgive me."

Sincerity filled Wanya’s eyes,

Though the spy explanation was fabricated on the spot, Wanya delivered it in a manner that made it seem plausible.

Wanya’s intention was clear,

Since Asar wasn’t the Son of Destiny but an incredibly rare genius, she had to make amends for her earlier mistake and apologize sincerely to the girl, smoothing over any discontent in her heart. This would ensure that she could continue to stay peacefully in the Black Rose family.

The female knight beside her naturally grasped Wanya’s intention and lowered her head in compliance, expressing her regret:

"I’m truly sorry for my rudeness earlier."

"Huh?"

Observing the two women beside him displaying immediate remorse, Asar managed to suppress his inner grievances. Simultaneously, it seemed his confusion had also been ’resolved.’

’A spy, really?... I thought I had been exposed... I just felt their attitudes were so strange’

When his clothes were forcibly removed earlier, Asar had felt puzzled.

Suspecting him to be the Chosen One, while a bit far-fetched, wasn’t entirely impossible, given his exceptional talents. Yet, even with suspicion, why display such strong hostility? As one of the pillars of human influence, why would the Black Rose family view the Chosen Ones with such animosity?

This question had puzzled Asar for quite some time.

However, now, this issue seems to have been resolved.

’They don’t disdain the Son of Destiny... They abhor spies. Phew... thankfully’

Asar felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders.

Regardless of anything else,

If the Black Rose family he had sought refuge with truly despised the Chosen Ones, then wasn’t he walking into a trap?

Fortunately,

He wasn’t that unlucky.

After regaining control over his emotions, Asar nodded with a pitiful expression:

"I... I don’t mind, I understand, spies... they’re really annoying... I, I won’t blame Lady Wanya..."

Asar tried his best to sound reasonable, attempting to leave a better impression on the Black Rose family.

However,

Due to his poor acting skills, Asar’s tone and actions didn’t quite match each other. Instead, he seemed more like a pitiable, wronged little creature. Unfortunately, Asar himself wasn’t aware of this.

Observing Asar’s expressions and movements, Wanya sighed helplessly,

’Seems like she can’t hide her emotions at all. Her grievances are written all over her face, yet she’s saying she doesn’t mind...’

Sigh,

If she’s not the Child of Destiny,

Then this girl,

’Being chased, losing her memory, and carrying so many scars. She really is pitiable...’

Wanya couldn’t help but feel a trace of sympathy for the girl before her. Then, the secretary patted Asar’s head and soothingly said,

"I’m sorry. I’ll make it up to you. Is there anything you want?"

’?!’

Hearing this, Asar trembled all over, then suddenly looked directly into Wanya’s eyes. At this moment, there was no sign of grievance or anger in Asar’s eyes; there was anticipation instead:

"Um, I want to eat, eat food! I want meat!"

"Uh..."

Looking at Asar’s sudden change of demeanor, from a pitiable girl to someone who wanted to devour food, Wanya’s eyebrows twitched slightly...

...

Moment later,

To appease the exceptionally gifted blue-haired girl, Wanya had an incredibly lavish lunch prepared in the office. Then the secretary and the female knight witnessed a scene that left them utterly astonished,

In an instant, the previously pitiable blue-haired girl, upon seeing the food, immediately cast away the shadow between her brows. With Wanya’s permission, she dashed to the dining table like a famished ghost and began devouring dish after dish of delicacies.

In just under ten minutes, she polished off two barrels of rice and three baskets of bread. The day’s rations for five Black Rose knights were devoured by this petite girl in a flash, and it seemed she wasn’t even halfway full...

"Oh my..."

Watching this pitiable, frail, helpless, but incredibly voracious girl, Wanya couldn’t help but twitch her eyebrows in disbelief.

However, the secretary had experienced grand scenes before and quickly stabilized her emotions. She leaned against the window, contemplating as she observed the blue-haired girl eating.

’Hidden for so long, this fellow turned out to be a girl...’

’Hehe’

’No wonder she was almost killed’

’That old thing is truly biased toward males...’

’Even such a talented child can be abandoned’

’Well’

’She’s given us an opportunity~’

With this thought, a meaningful smile gradually appeared on Wanya’s face.

While Asar was engrossed in his food endeavor, Wanya leaped out of the window and arrived in the garden below. She retrieved a rare communication magic stone from her spatial ring,

"My Lord, I’ve found an interesting little child..."