After eating, Helmod felt even less inclined to leave.
He really wanted to stay here and eat for a few more days. He decided that from now on, he would come to Shi Yin's office for a free meal every morning, noon and night!
To thank Nanzhu for the meal, Helmod made Nanzhu a fully automatic dishwasher on the spot. As long as the plates were placed down, a robotic arm would automatically pick them up and clean them, and then return them to their original positions. He would exchange this for meals for the next few days.
Nanzhu felt helpless about this.
Taking care of the guests is his job, and even if Helmod doesn't do that, he'll still bring double the food.
Helmod is an important friend and guest of Tokine. If he doesn't treat him well, Tokine will be angry, right? How could he do anything to upset Tokine?
"Alright, go and rest." Shi Yin sighed softly.
"No problem!" Helmod rubbed his stomach contentedly and followed Nan Zhu and Shi Yin out of the laboratory.
Shi Yin had already furnished the room according to Helmod's preferences. The room was right next to hers and was decorated by Shi Yin herself. When the room was first decorated, people wondered if it was a bedroom.
It's more like a laboratory than a bedroom.
The cold walls and floors are made of a special alloy. Stepping into this high-tech-looking room creates a strong sense of disconnect from the outside world, and the temperature seems to be two degrees lower than outside.
Even the bed was made of cold, mechanical material, without a mattress. At first glance, you might not think it was a bed, but rather a coffin.
"May the Lord bless me to wake up." Helmod lay on the bed, making the sign of the cross over his heart, lying upright with his hands clasped over his chest, looking as peaceful as a dead person lying in a coffin.
Shi Yin didn't go out. She sat on the windowsill, leaning against the window absentmindedly, her eyes lowered, lazily staring at the plants below, lost in thought.
Quietness filled the room; at least for this moment, it was peaceful and warm.
If only time could stand still here...
Suddenly, Shi Yin opened her eyes and looked towards the door.
A person stood outside the door. As if knowing that the person inside was resting, the person outside did not knock, but seemed to assume that the person inside would sense his presence. He stood outside for a few seconds and then pushed the door open and entered.
"You can go and rest, don't worry about me," Shi Yin said in a low voice.
“It’s Mr. Guan and Miss Lin. Miss Changning and Miss Lin seem to have some issues with their supernatural abilities.” Nan Zhu said respectfully, “I just saw you resting from outside the window and wanted to come in to confirm with you.”
The implication is that if you want to rest, you should lie down in bed and rest properly, instead of leaning against the windowsill in such an odd position.
Ultimately, it's just about finding an excuse to call her.
“Let them rest first. Awakening superpowers doesn’t happen that quickly, and superpowers need to adapt to the body first,” Shi Yin said. “We’re a bit special; we need to keep watch while they’re asleep.”
Ishtar can summon pet dragons, Agarai has emotional Servants, Tyr has his own cats and dogs, but Helmod is in a bit of an awkward position.
Theoretically, Helmod should have had an apprentice to look after him, but now, due to the butterfly effect, the apprentice is gone, so Tokine naturally has to take responsibility.
"I'll stay here, Miss. You can go and rest." Nan Zhu took two steps forward, her long hair falling down to slightly obscure her eyes, her gaze dark and unfathomable.
"You can't do it." Shi Yin shook her head and refused, "You just need to help me appease the others..."
Before Shi Yin could finish speaking, the person on the bed already stirred.
Helmod seemed to have a bad dream. His hands, which were clasped together at his chest, suddenly tightened. His chest heaved, his breathing became rapid, and sweat beaded on his forehead.
Golden and dark purple light appeared, and the hand of gods and demons unfolded without Helmod's awareness.
"Ta-da!"
Before Nan Zhu could react, he heard a series of sounds. Shi Yin reacted extremely quickly. In the instant the light flashed, several steel cones rose up and pierced through the hand of the god and ghost, pinning it firmly to the bed.
No wonder there are so many useless mechanical gadgets in the room. It turns out that they are not decorated because of Helmod's preferences, but so that Tokine can easily pick them up and use them.
However, this only limited Helmod's magical abilities; it did not calm Helmod down.
On the contrary, as the Hand of God was nailed down, Helmod became even more uneasy. He seemed to be afraid of something, or perhaps angry about something, and his whole body trembled.
Shi Yin jumped down from the windowsill, took a step forward, and waved her right hand. Circling piano keys appeared around her. She pressed a few notes, and ethereal music filled the air, instantly calming Hermod down.
Is this...an emotion?
Nanzhu immediately thought of Agarai. The ability that Shiyin was using was clearly a copy of Agarai's. Nanzhu could feel the calm and reassurance.
"I'm sorry, God, it's all my fault..." Helmod murmured in his dream, "It's my failure to take responsibility, it's my running away that caused all this disaster, it's all my fault..."
In his dream, Helmod was surrounded by countless reborn memories and phantoms. He helplessly reached out his hand, as if trying to grasp the phantoms in his memories. He could vaguely hear music soothing his nerves.
But his mind was in a state of chaos. His dreams made his memories clear yet confused. He dared not fall asleep, fearing that he would never wake up again. He waved his hands vigorously as if he could dispel the drowsiness in his mind, until his hands were grasped and pressed back against his chest.
Then, his memories faded, and he seemed to return to the moment before his rebirth began, gradually falling into a deep sleep.
"Miss?" Nan Zhu looked at Shi Yin with concern.
Shi Yin grasped Helmod's hand. He was pressing his temples, looking like he had a headache, and his brows were slightly furrowed. Although it was only a little, it was enough to make one irritable.
"Get out." Shi Yin glanced at Nan Zhu casually, and that single glance sent a chill down Nan Zhu's spine.
Nan Zhu felt as if he were surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Under a red sky, he was buried at the bottom of the corpses, surrounded by explosions and flames. A sense of helplessness and sorrow spread through his heart.
"Nan Zhu!" Shi Yin's voice rose two decibels, and Nan Zhu immediately snapped out of his daze. His heart pounded, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
“Our affairs are none of your business. Get out.” Shi Yin’s voice softened slightly. “Your task is to help me stabilize the logistics.”
"Yes." This time, Nan Zhu agreed quickly.
If we ignore the resentment in their eyes.
"Sound." Helmod, lying on the bed, suddenly spoke, tears streaming unconsciously from the corners of her eyes: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I lied to you..."
“It’s none of your business, Helmod. Don’t think about these things when you’re asleep. Everyone thinks it’s their fault, but it doesn’t matter.” Shi Yin comforted him in a low voice: “We are just looking for a glimmer of hope on a path where we are completely wrong. On this basis, no one has the right to point fingers at you.”
"But when I finally have the chance to be honest, I hope you won't be afraid or disappointed in me."
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