CHAPTER 283: EXUSIAI? NOT AN ANGEL

Chapter 282: Exusiai? Not an Angel! Exu is Shy!

Ren just stretched lazily.

Like putting his hand on a good buddy’s shoulder, he naturally rested it on Exusiai.

He yawned. "I’m tired. Let me lean on my Redemption Angel’s shoulder."

What he said was flawless; Exusiai was, in fact, his Redemption Angel.

"You’re tired?"

Exusiai was highly skeptical. How could someone who could destroy a galaxy be tired from doing nothing?

Ren shrugged. "Mental and physical exhaustion from taking care of a pair of sisters."

"..."

Exusiai was immediately speechless. She instantly understood.

So that’s how he was tired! And taking care of a pair of sisters!

Sisters... reminded her of her own sister, who could now only sit in a wheelchair.

Looking at Ren, Exusiai hesitated. If it’s Ren, he could cure her, right?

But she didn’t know how to bring it up.

Ren, who was closing his eyes to rest, suddenly said, "You want me to treat your sister, Lemurian?"

"How do you know?!" Exusiai was shocked.

She had clearly only thought it in her heart. She didn’t even say her sister’s name.

Ren opened his eyes and met her crimson ones, smiling. "I may not have told you, but as my angel, I can know your expectations and desires."

"It’s probably like your Sankta’s empathy, but on a deeper level."

"There’s such a thing?" Exusiai was hearing this for the first time.

Speaking of empathy, Exusiai just remembered that hers had changed after becoming a Redemption Angel.

Empathy is a characteristic of her Sankta race. When Sankta are close, they can sense each other’s emotions without words. If a Sankta is happy but expressionless, another nearby would know.

However, after becoming Ren’s Redemption Angel, Exusiai discovered her empathy could be actively turned off. The bigger problem was that the direction had changed.

She was unilaterally transmitting information to Ren. And it wasn’t just emotions, but thoughts and ideas.

As long as Ren wished, he could easily hear her inner voice. Even if he didn’t, when her emotions fluctuated greatly, the empathy would occur automatically.

Exusiai lowered her head, her expression unseen, and asked haltingly, "How much... can you know?"

Ren’s lips curved upward. He deliberately leaned close to her ear, his lips almost touching her earlobe. The warm airflow made her ears grow even redder.

"When Exu thinks about me doing certain things to her," Ren said, "I know it perfectly clear, you know."

After hearing this, Exusiai’s neck and cheeks were instantly covered in a fiery blush. The halo above her head flickered wildly, spreading a faint pink glow. It was evident that her heart was in turmoil.

"What’s wrong? In front of me, Exu pretends to be so experienced, but when you call my name in your head, you’re so alluring."

Ren gently lifted her chin, making her look directly at him.

"I’ve received Exu’s wish. As my Angel, how could I not help you fulfill this small request?"

"Soon, I’ll make a trip to Terra. Hmm, it just so happens to be near Lungmen, so I’ll go to Laterano then."

"Ugh!"

Completely seen through, Exu could no longer keep up her act. Not only her thoughts, but her self-perception had been discovered.

In an instant, that relaxed demeanor vanished. Her eyes were like shimmering pools of water, and a soft atmosphere was rendered under the pink halo. Coupled with Ren’s standard flirtatious remarks that struck her little heart perfectly, Exu’s eyelashes trembled as she slowly leaned closer to him.

"Cough, cough!!!"

Seeing the two of them acting so intimately, Ch’en, who was right beside them, couldn’t take it anymore.

She coughed twice, which not only woke up Exu but also roused the others who had finished processing Hiruzen’s dark deeds.

Exu sharply recoiled, her expression flustered, completely overcome with shyness. She was no longer Exusiai!

"Tsk."

Ren clicked his tongue; the good moment was interrupted.

He looked at Ch’en meaningfully. "Do you believe I won’t bring Talulah back?"

Ch’en lowered her head, embarrassed. "S-sorry, I subconsciously treated this place like Lungmen."

Now that the others’ gazes were on them, Ren no longer had the leisure to tease Exu.

"Now do you understand why I killed him?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

Ch’en, filled with righteousness, spoke with shared indignation. "Good riddance! Such a person who does dirty things for political status deserves to die."

Ren merely found him disgusting, disliked him, and simply killed him.

Furina’s delicate face was serious, and her staff pointed to the spot where Hiruzen died. She no longer showed fear; instead, she became solemn. "Losing the good part of humanity and becoming a greedy beast... such a violation of the law should be judged."

"I knew it! Ren would never kill indiscriminately. That old scoundrel truly deserved to die," Nami said.

"That’s right! Big Brother is eliminating evil for the people," Mumei added. They had trusted Ren from the beginning.

"This is humanity, you know," Tokisaki Kurumi’s lips curled into a meaningful smile, just like the wicked humans she had killed.

"Weak."

Esdeath had her arms crossed the entire time, looking on with cold eyes. She felt nothing about Hiruzen’s death. In her opinion, he simply lacked the ability to match his ambition and deserved to be eliminated.

After all, they were outsiders, unable to truly empathize.

The two most silent people were the ones most deeply affected.

Tsunade and Kushina lived in Konoha, and Sarutobi Hiruzen was a part of both their lives. For Tsunade, he was her teacher. For Kushina, he was her Hokage.

Both should have been respected positions.

But at this moment, that identity was completely shattered, and all final filters were mercilessly torn away.

Kushina only felt pain.

She finally realized that she was, ultimately, just a tool. In the Hokage’s eyes, her life was as worthless as grass. What he valued was the Nine-Tails within her.

It was hard to imagine that the Third Hokage, who usually appeared so kind, was actually so corrupt and evil.

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