Yarra's Adventure Notes-Chapter 1474 - 260: The Gods’ Bet

"Hey hey, you’ve been eavesdropping again, haven’t you? After all these years, that’s all you’ve learned?" Pannis finally understood why this woman was always so eager to anger him, speaking through gritted teeth furiously, "What did you hear exactly? Forget it now, forget it right away."

"Forget it? How could there be such a good thing." Nellie’s smile looked very sinister, "And how is this eavesdropping? You insisted on talking right outside my door. If I heard, is that somehow my fault? Let me think now, Catherine, Vivian, Lina, Freya, um, those girls, is there anyone else? Ah, I almost forgot, Flare too, huh, she’s also an enemy, and a very powerful one at that."

"Huh, I get it, you don’t seem very angry," Pannis cautiously observed Nellie’s expressions. Being very familiar with his lover, he knew well that she wouldn’t fake her emotions in this regard; if she was angry, she was angry. However, her current demeanor clearly showed she wasn’t angry but merely using it as a subject to cruelly tease him. Thus, Pannis ventured, "Why are you so tolerant of me?"

"Because they pulled you out of your suffering and have been living with you ever since. Without their genuine affection, you, this stubborn fool, wouldn’t have come out of the shadows easily. For all they did, I won’t be angry, and besides, you guys didn’t do anything wrong, why should I be mad?" Nellie smiled, no longer teasing Pannis, but seriously added, "Also, if I ever did something wrong to anyone in this world, it would definitely be to that child Catherine, for that reason alone, I couldn’t possibly be angry at her."

"Hm? You wronged Catherine?" Pannis frowned, his mind racing as he groped for words, "Looks like you really did do something, no wonder you have been taking care of her, and her heart so similar to yours. I felt it couldn’t be that two people naturally agree on everything like this. What’s the reason?"

"I took away some of her possibilities, though it was just an accident." Nellie frowned and waved her hand, clearly not wanting to bring up this issue, "Let’s not talk about this now, it gets quite complicated. I’ll explain everything about what’s been going on here these years to you soon, including about her. So don’t worry, you’ll find out everything, let’s finish discussing what we were talking about earlier first. You deduced from the various clues those people gave you that Danacus couldn’t possibly take over your body?"

"Yes," Pannis nodded, "Those people understand the deity the best. Their information should be accurate, so I chose to believe their information."

"That must be some of the deity’s most secretive information," Nellie asked curiously, "Why would they tell you all of this so freely? Even if they’re close to you, when it involves the deity, it shouldn’t be so casual."

"What if I told you, they all prayed first before telling me the next day?" Pannis sighed, "Clearly, their actions had the deity’s approval, which is also why I made my decision. You should understand why."

"Are they... doing you a favor?" Nellie said in astonishment, "Are they betting everything on you?"

"It should rather be on us," Pannis nodded, "in their calculation, it seems they concluded Danacus has no chance of inheriting the Divine Power; it’ll either be you or me who kills you. By giving me all the information I wanted to know, they’ve provided us both with the greatest assistance. Thus, whoever among us inherits the Divine Power, the fact that they’ve done us this favor remains unchanged."

"So, they actually understand my current state? But that makes sense; the deity’s senses are much more acute than those of ordinary people, even through several world barriers," Nellie said with a wry smile. "But, perhaps their judgment on this matter did face some issues, no, that’s not right, since you’ve come, doesn’t that exactly mean their judgment was not faulty?"

"This is also your revenge, isn’t it?" Pannis said irritably, "Can you speak in a sentence structure I can understand, please?"

"No, it’s nothing, forget about it," Nellie nonchalantly shook her head, "Regardless of why they told you, they’re helping us in the way they think is right. And from their answers, you can be sure that Danacus won’t want your body anymore, right?"

"Yes, indeed no longer possible. Even if he wanted, it wouldn’t be that easy," Pannis said, "He just woke up and hasn’t even had the time to contend for your body, let alone covet mine. This outcome, although I hate to admit it, must indeed be credited to you severely wounding him, which essentially means you wounded yourself."

"That’s reversing the cause and effect. You couldn’t confirm back then whether he had time to contest for my body or not," Nellie countered, though she knew in her heart that Pannis was right, so she only argued briefly and shifted her focus to other questions, "Was my last move really that effective?"

"Otherwise, why do you think he just woke up?" Pannis nodded, "He experienced several times the pressure he expected, and most of his Divine Power went into shaping and repairing your fragmented body, leaving him naturally to fall into a deep slumber. Haven’t you noticed yet? Although you can also exercise the deity’s authority, in terms of power, you’re far behind a real deity, even Sigein, whom we met before. He alone had much greater power than you."

"Sigein?" Nellie asked perplexed, "Who is that? Why does the name sound familiar?"

"A deity who had been vacant but recently returned to the Divine Throne," Pannis explained, "He’s the second most powerful of the Triclops who killed Danacus."

"Oh, that’s indeed powerful," Nellie nodded, "Actually, I too realized my strength differs from the deities, but I thought that was because I was only acting in a Divine Duty."

"That’s part of the reason," Pannis said, "but the main reason is what I mentioned. So, once your body is fully reshaped, your bodily strength will see an unexpected increase."

"At the same time, Danacus will also fully wake up," Nellie sighed, "Right?"