Chapter 68: Unwomanly

Suren became no different from a force of nature.

If not for her being unable to kill a lot of strange creatures at once.

She almost matched Neo’s one-hit kills.

The only way she came short was when, it came to the ease with which she killed.

She couldn’t match Neo’s aura.

But hers was like a valiant female warrior, tearing through the battlefield.

An amazon.

Gone from her was any hint of playfulness.

She had turned into a killing machine.

Neo felt the aura of a killing queen gradually radiating from her.

The battle slowly died down.

All the limit breakers among the strange creatures, had been killed.

Even the normal ones, only had a few straggling ones left.

Suren ran to Kotil’s side the moment the battle came to an end.

Her sword was thrown into the hands of the woman who had brought it to her.

The woman seemed to understand Suren well.

She had arrived near her, the moment the battle was coming to a lull.

Looking at her.

Neo knew she was Suren’s sword maiden.

She had a really nice job.

All she had to do was take care of Suren’s sword.

She wasn’t unlucky enough to bear her pestering, like Kotil was currently doing.

"It’s really good to be the boss. Look at you being all chill."

Raela came to Neo’s side.

She stood beside him.

She crossed her arms, and watched everything.

She observed everyone, as if surveying them.

"I can see why you have really come to enjoy this. Not lifting a finger, and having everyone do the work for you."

Neo gave her a look.

What nonsense was she saying now.

"Come on. Have you become so great now, that you don’t want to talk to your old friends any longer?"

Neo sighed.

His attention turned to the people gathering the riloma.

"Shouldn’t you be joining them too?"

"Why should I?"

Raela gave him a look.

It was like she just heard, the most ridiculous thing to ever come out of his mouth.

"I told them the boss was my friend."

Neo took in a deep breath, and released in a slow exhale.

This young lady was shameless.

Surely, they weren’t that close.

And why was she so courageous, that she felt no need to even be cautious when near him.

But Neo felt it was good too.

She didn’t let the difference in their strength discourage her from being near him.

"Come to think of it, Neo. If you had awakened in the Immortal World, you would have become a great genius there. Right?"

Neo didn’t answer.

The Immortal World up there?

He almost laughed.

"Raela. Whether it be the Immortal World, or anywhere else."

He said his next words, with a lightness that didn’t match it.

He was confident and calm.

A smile on his lips.

"I surpass all such categories."

Raela looked at him.

Exasperation filled her very being.

"You are very hard to talk to."

She turned away.

But not before leaving her words behind.

"I am not impressed."

Neo almost rolled his eyes.

Was he posing for anyone?

No.

Absolutely not.

The clean up was almost done, and the group was getting ready to move onwards.

This was when Suren decided to drag her friend along with her to come and meet him.

It seemed she had gotten tired of pestering Kotil, and he seemed like a good target.

Neo wished he could have something to do right now.

But there was nothing even remotely interesting around him.

Not even the pathetic strange creatures.

Today was really turning out to be quite the day.

"Benefactor!"

She arrived before him.

Her usual boisterous self.

There was not a trace of the valiant amazon.

Samath, who she dragged along with her, didn’t look too pleased.

But she still remained polite as she greeted Neo.

She didn’t have a problem with him, but that was not the same case with her silly friend.

"I have brought her before you."

She pushed Samath before Neo.

"I don’t know why she is hiding."

Neo had no suitable reply to that.

How did she come to the conclusion that her friend was hiding.

He knew Suren was trying to set him up with Samath.

Something he found funny.

He thought it best to distract her, before she could come up with anything more ludicrous.

And he had just the perfect topic in mind.

"I would have never taken you for a sword user."

Suren grinned.

Her teeth shone even under the dim light.

"I could say the same for you too, benefactor."

Her eyes darted to the sword at his waist.

"Although, I haven’t seen you use it."

Neo looked at this sword again.

He didn’t know why.

But he always felt the time to use it wasn’t right.

A feeling that made absolutely no sense.

But he stuck with it.

"I have had no need to."

That was the best answer that could define what he felt.

"You become a different person when you hold the sword. How do you maintain such a divide in your personality? Don’t you feel like your mind is about to split?"

What Neo mentioned to her was a valid concern.

Maintaining a split personality was very dangerous.

"What do you mean, benefactor? I am still the same person."

Could he be wrong?

"She is playful all the time, but she knows when to be serious."

Samath said.

Suren nodded.

"She is right. It’s still the same me."

Neo nodded.

He might be wrong.

She had been doing this for years.

She knew herself better than anyone else.

"Why do you use a sword maiden, though?"

Suren was puzzled.

She genuinely didn’t understand what he meant.

Neo sensed her confusion.

"Why do you give your sword to that woman to help you take care of it? Is she not your sword maiden?"

"What sword maiden, benefactor? I just find it unwomanly to carry that sword around."

Neo blinked at her.

His first thought was that she was joking.

But she didn’t look like she was.

She was truly serious.

Unwomanly?

When had she ever acted womanly?