(Chapter 40)

With his promise to Yang Manli.

He decided to train his Jadeskin but only to be stunned because he only realized this time that the Icesheath was based on Jadeskin but much more advance; its quality and don't mention that it has a fighting technique, for lethality.

'... So, Eggie wasn't lying that this Icesheath is one of the Supreme Geno Arts that based on Ice Elements... Only if I unlock its Gene Locks though, to feel its supreme power...'

He thought so, after reviewing how he can see well in the underground cave and underwater, but the Mutant Arrow is still much better if he is underwater. Add that it is a Sacred-Blood now.

'What is this Gene Lock?... He said that I should absorb the Ice Monarch for the possibility of unlocking the first lock... Another question again... Haa... Welp, I better train today while waiting for sweety.'

Four hours passed while he trained the Icesheath in his room.

Yang Manli was stretching her shoulder after she was done with the paperwork.

'I should ask Xuan Xuan to train another secretary for my position... It's been so long that I hunted for my own... But... Weee~ Darling~ Darling~ Darling~... I don't know that he is carrying such shits... Add the 'Sin' that theoretically he didn't do it, but literally, because of the body, he did it too... Arg!!! I wanna punch those souls that ran away and left such a thing for my darling to shoulder. Pshh...'

She was so pissed off knowing these things, there's no even a single chance to slip in her mind that her beloved might be trolling her.

'He can act, but I'll swear that he won't do something like that... Alright! Cheer up, Manli. He is yours now, and you can help him overcome these problems!'

She taps her cheeks lightly for a couple of times while standing in front of the door and holds the doorknob just to let it go because of coldness.

'Huh?'

She knocks and called for him.

"Darling!?"

"... Yeah?"

"Err... Does the room is covered by ice now?..."

"... Now that you mention it... It really does... How did you know?..."

"Doorknob..."

"... Alright, let me pull these ices for a sec."

Yang Manli was thinking about this Innate Ability of Shyrveen for several seconds before the door opens and a light cold breeze welcome her body.

"Wooo~ What the hell are you doing to make this room so freaking cold?..."

"... Training..."

"..."

After hearing what he said she thought of something.

'The combat room on the Roca planet should be enough to adjust the temperature while helping him too... He will agree if I invited him?... Well, nothing will happen if I didn't though.'

"Darling!~ Do want to do this training of yours in one of the combat room in Roca planet? I'll ask Xuan Xuan to let you pass if it's possible for you?"

Shyrveen think over about this.

'There's no harm on training the Geno Art and it will be fine now since I have mana to spend to go there... But that will change my plans...'

"After I'm done with the deal with Qin Xuan... By the way, speaking of that. Who will go with me to those places?"

"Me, of course!... But... Xuan Xuan decided to go with us too... She can't still forget what you did from the past which was my mistake that I've done with the first batch of Mutant fish..."

Shyrveen decided to whistle about that and didn't say anymore but only to be hug by Yang Manli from the back and traced his upper body with her hands.

Then he heard her whispering at his ears.

"... Can we do it today? Since we're officially dating now... You should know how long I waited for this time and to do this with you..."

"... Ugh... You're cornering me, sweety..."

"Hihihi! Well~ I appreciate how you're thinking between, want to reject my request and want to make me happy~ Alright, but it is fine to sleep with you with underwear only then?~"

"... That would be fine."

"Thanks~ Let's go and eat first before we go to sleep."

The day passed normally but, in the middle of the night, Shyrveen woke up so suddenly on his bed from his nightmare.

The nightmare was all about, that his family was making him more guilty. That why he accepted to have a loved one while he pushed them away to their deaths. That they were pointing at him while being angry that he don't deserve such love after what he had done to them.

'I don't want to think that sweety made this worst, but as she said, I need to face this thing-...'

While Yang Manli was woken up too from the sudden movement on the bed and saw Shyrveen's body is shaking nonstop while staring at his open palms.

"Darling?... What's wrong? You're shaking... Shaking?... Did you had a nightmare?"

Yang Manli grabs the upper clothes of Shyrveen and used it as a towel to wipe out his cold sweats on her forehead and body.

"... Yeah... Five times a week and once a week if I'm lucky... And..."

Shyrveen looked at the worried face of Yang Manli and trying no to cry. He knows why she is trying not to. He pats her head and spoke.

"It's fine if you cry for me, I can't express but I can receive and sense the other feelings of others..."

Yang Manli nodded and released it while positioning her self and made his head lay down on her bounty chest to be his pillow and caress the deep black hair of Shyrveen.

"... You can continue. I'll be here..."

"... And, it will be worst if it's the week of my birthdate and I call it... The week of Ephialtes...

In my world, Ephialtes is known to be a nightmare because, with the history in my world, Ephialtes represented those who wished to refuse Sparta's request for military assistance in putting down a helot revolt.

That made a spark to debate with someone, who was strongly a pro-Spartan and advocated sending assistance to them.

And the said person who was against Ephialtes won in that debate then sent some troops to help Spartans but only to be turned down the assistance after arriving at the said place.

Which led that to this person's ascendancy to an end after bombarding by a more radical democratic movement led by Ephialtes...

I know you don't know them but that would be my hint to be your assignment to found out what is my home planet... What you can say, sweety? Awesome isn't it?"

Yang Manli was stunned then giggled.

"You!... Hahaha! What kind of sane person would name their night miseries?... And here I am listening to your story so seriously... Alright, alright! You're so cute~"

She ruffles his hair and pinch his nose hardly.

"Oh! By the way, when is your birthday, darling?"

"... Two weeks from now on."

"... Ugh! So, that named nightmare will happen soon?... Then I'll accompany you at that time to lessen it if I can't erase it by memorable things that we will do for one week too!"

Shyrveen can only shook his head and smiled in his mind.

"... Thanks, sweety."

"I love you too, darling~"

Three hours of asking personal things to know more about each other.

The dawn comes and then followed by the curious sun that tries to peek at the gap of their windows for what they're doing inside the room.

Then both of them heard the knocks that were followed by the same person who is calling Shyrveen if Qin Xuan needs him to go to the office.

"Got it! We will arrive in ten minutes!..."

Yang Manli shouted for the person to know to tell her dearest friend, and then glances at Shyrveen as she licks her lips.

"Even we can do it, I'll ravage your lips and do some hickeys to let them know that you're mine now too~"

Shyrveen rolls his eyes but he let her be.

At the office of the Head of Steel Armor Gang.

Qin Xuan was trying to be patient because the deputy head of her Bullseye Team just arrived from his personal things.

Then suddenly the door opens and Yang Manli and Shyrveen appeared that made Qin Xuan sighed in relief.

"Shyr, this is my deputy head for Bullseye Team, Liu Hongtao. And Liu, this is Shyr, the person you're against at my decision to be in the team temporarily."

Shyrveen can feel the hostility from his stare and become 'adore' before this Liu man's eyes can completely glance at his Yang Manli's face.

Shyrveen facepalmed in his mind why his girlfriend requested to create a second hairpin earlier in the bedroom but it is for him this time, and now he knows why.

Liu Hongtao became stunned after seeing the matched hairpins but one piece is wearing by Yang Manli at her right side hair and the second piece is on the left side for Shyrveen's hair, then glared again at this man for snatching his ideal woman.

"Manli, since you're the head of the Bullseye team, you know what to do... And Shyr, come back here with Manli to talk with the deal yesterday..."

Qin Xuan added before turning her chair back towards them.

"Got it, stationmaster."

Shyrveen said as he agrees while Yang Manli rolls her eyes and heard her boyfriend continues after he shifted his eyes to her.

"Oh, right, you're the leader of the Bullseye team... I remembered from the rumors that you were a real Nazi Sadist?... Is that true, sweety?"

Which made Yang Manli blushed instead of being angry.

And that's what Liu Hongtao thought, he was shocked to see a new side of his ideal woman. But only to get more angrier at Shyrveen later that it wasn't him to became the cause for that 'new side'.

He wants to call Shyrveen to say some facts and insult him at the same time since they all were in the Head's office but Shyrveen turns around and followed by Yang Manli, that only for him to be forced to follow them.

Shyrveen can still feel the hostility and decided to burn this man into oblivion after weighing some decisions in his mind.

"Sweety, can I sing a song?"

Yang Manli raised an eyebrow and nodded.

"Alright, I already heard your voice and I love it, darling!"

"That's good, okay here it is, eherm...

When I find myself in times of trouble

Sweety Manli comes to me.

Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

And in my hour of darkness

She is standing right in front of me.

Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken-hearted people

Living in the world agree.

There will be an answer, let it be.

For though you felt be parted there is

Still a chance that you will see.

This will be my answer, I wouldn't agree.

So, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.

She, is, now, my, lover, let it be~..."

Then Shyrveen stared with his dead eyes at his back to make eye contact with Liu Hongtao, to make those words sunk inside his head that this is already a fact.

Yang Manli fell in love more with her boyfriend after getting the meaning of the last part for who it is dedicated to.

While Qin Xuan spurts her morning coffee after hearing the song before the doors closed completely and thought.

'... How vicious... I'm glad that I didn't irritate him that much for interrupting his good time with Manli... Or else, I'll just hear another song resounding in this building that will be dedicated to me soon...'

Shyrveen shrugs and puts his hand on his girlfriend's waist while Yang Manli hugs him lovingly.

For the man who just arrived.

Liu Hongtao's face is so red from controlling his anger to burst out and restrict himself to pull Shyrveen out of Yang Manli's embrace and punch Shyrveen's face to be disfigured.

While he wants to cry at the same time because he can see that the woman he is adoring so much is fallen to the hands of another man.

'... Let's see if you can pull 9.0 bow's string for ten times later... Stationmaster already gave me permission to test you in public space... But too bad that it wasn't a hundred times or else you're already dead, bastard!...

At that time, I'll make your face contorted into an ugly one for Yang Manli to see it and throw you away like garbage... There might be a chance that she will thank me later for doing this... And date her finally! Haha!... The last laugh will be mine!... Muwhahaha!...'

Liu Hongtao thought as he laughed in his mind while smiling viciously at the back while following them to the training area...