Chapter 26: Goblin King... Courting Death!

Chapter 26: Goblin King... Courting Death!

Deep within the Great Wildlands Forest, tens of thousands of miles away from the Goblin Kingdom, underneath a mystical waterfall thousands of meters in height, a man who looked like a fallen immortal and a beautiful jade beauty were seen talking to each other with small smiles on their usually stoic faces.

.....

"...You are so irritating..."

Crystalline commented with a small pout when she saw the playful grin never leave Azmond's face.

"I just can't help myself~," he responded as his sly grin grew even wider.

"You know what?" he asked.

"...What?" Crystalline responded with a bit of reluctance.

She knew anything that came out of this man's mouth was bound to be something shameless.

Azmond's smirk was at an all-time high when he saw the unwilling face of the Ice Beauty.

"Your cold, emotionless side has its perks~," he began.

"But I personally think you look far cuter when you're showing so many different emotions like you are now."

An earnest look formed in his gaze as he finished what he was saying while staring directly into Crystalline's emerald-like eyes.

"..."

His face was one that made Crystalline flinch a little.

'Why did he say it so seriously...?' She thought.

'This man is seriously...'

A small, lovely smile started to form on Crystalline's face as she gazed right back into Azmond's deep blue eyes with a small bit of affection.

'...So annoying'

.......

"So... Anyway, Crystalline~," Azmond began with a gentle smile. "What brings you to this waterfall? You already know why I'm here, but you never told me your reason for being here."

"!!"

His actions were ones that made Crystalline quiver a little when she heard him call out her name in such a sweet way... with that same... annoying smile.

It was a smile that she was starting to get addicted to as a barely noticeable, giddy grin emerged on her jade-like face.

However, in spite of her slight elation, Crystalline felt like she needed to respond to Azmond, so she said, "I came because of..."

She turned her head away as she thought carefully about her next words.

Crystalline was originally going to lie to him without a second thought—at least she should've—until she once again saw that beautiful smile on Azmond's face when she turned her head toward him.

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to," he said with an understanding tone.

However, even though he understood her point of view, a dejected look appeared on Azmond's countenance for but a second before it returned to a kind smile once again.

"..."

Crystalline saw the look he made, and for some reason, it broke her heart a little when she witnessed it.

So without thinking, Crystalline spoke the truth about her situation without a second thought:

"I... I am out training for my sect," she said before she continued. "The competition to see who will be the next heiress of my sect is about to occur... so I came outside of my sect to get real-life experience training."

Crystalline spoke with a rushed tone as she blurted out the entire truth without thinking. She quickly realized what she had done and put on a face of regret.

But... when she saw the beaming smile on Azmond's face once again reappear, that regret disappeared as quickly as it came...

"I didn't realize I was in the presence of an heiress~ Apologies for my uncouth behavior, Your lady'ness~"

A fox-like grin emerged on his face as he went right up to the naked figure of Crystalline and bowed slightly while spouting a bunch of nonsense.

"..."

Crystalline instantly regretted ever telling this man anything.

*Humph!* "Annoying," she responded with a slight snort as she turned her head away in embarrassment.

Her two twin peaks and their pink tips followed along with her as they ricocheted a bit

"..." The swaying of her breasts was something that Azmond watched with attentive eyes and a seductive smirk.

While the two lovebirds were having their moment, they suddenly heard a loud, booming voice come from beyond the giant waterfall.

FWIP!

A large green figure with a golden crown on his head and a big, gaudy cape appeared out of thin air and shouted at the top of his lungs with a sinister look on his hideous face:

"FOUND YOU!!!!"

WAAAA!

The Goblin King suddenly produced a massive pressure that almost forced Crystalline onto her knees.

However, Azmond quickly negated the pressure with his own before it could do anything serious to Crystalline.

He then took a spare robe out of his storage ring and put it around her before he turned his inexpressive gaze toward the floating figure and then back to the trembling woman beside him.

"..."

His outer appearance may have appeared calm and collected, but on the inside, he was practically fuming in anger as he looked at the still-wobbling Crystalline, who was trying to stand up properly after experiencing such an intense aura from the Goblin King.

He gazed at her with a distressed look as he scanned her entire body with his divine sense to make sure the harmful aura caused no internal damage.

Luckily, there were no substantial injuries to her body, which made Azmond sigh a little in relief as he turned his gaze back toward the Goblin King floating in the air with a glare of absolute hatred.

"You really couldn't just stay in your little castle in your tiny kingdom and wait for me to come take your head myself?!?!? You just had to come find me yourself!!?"

A voice that sounded like it came from the very depths of hell was heard from Azmond's mouth as a chilly aura started to come out in large amounts from him.

WAAAA!

However, he wasn't yet done speaking as he continued, "And You Dare Exude That Nasty Aura Of Yours Over A Friend Of Mine?!?"

OOOM!

A tundra was virtually on the verge of being unleashed as his rage reached an all-time high!

....

"..."

When Crystalline heard what Azmond categorized their relationship as, a small, dissatisfied smile formed on her tired face as she turned her head up to look at his wide back as he confronted the Goblin King.

'A friend, huh...'

For some reason unbeknownst to Crystalline, a small tinge of disappointment was quickly growing inside of her when she heard that her relationship with Azmond was just that of friends.

'I should be happy that he said we were friends—something I have never had with anyone before...' She thought.

'So Why...? Why do I feel so irritated that we're just friends...'

She clenched her chest with a vexed expression as she attempted to decipher what it was that was bugging her so much...

'What is this feeling?... This tightening in my chest when I think of Azmond...'

'Is it hate?...' She asked herself.

However, that notion was shot down as quickly as the nukes during World War Two, as she thought, No! I don't hate him! He may be annoying, but...'

A conflicted look appeared on Crystalline's face as she looked at Azmond who was still shielding her with his aura.

She tightly gripped the robe he gave her with an anxious expression.

'He is kind as well...' A small blush appeared on Crystalline's face as she turned her head away from him with a cute pouty look.

'So... What is this Feeling growing inside of my heart??'

A puzzled look emerged on her face as she tightened the clenching of the left side of her chest with her hands.

*****

Meanwhile, as Crystalline's thoughts were swirling down a rabbit hole of no return, Azmond was currently standing off with the Goblin King.

"Goblin King!!! You Are Really Courting Death!!!"

A malevolent look formed on Azmond's face as he suddenly disappeared and reappeared in front of the Goblin King in a flash.

FWIP!

"Just DIE."

A voice as cold as the vacuum in outer space was heard from him as he threw a simple punch in the direction of the Goblin King.