Chapter 59: Eris’s Compromise

Naoki Kirigaya secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Heathcliff say that. He was really a little afraid that the other party would have a brain fart and directly cause trouble for him.

But then the breath he just released was caught in his throat by the other party's next sentence.

"By the way, I'm actually very interested in you. We can spar sometime." Heathcliff patted Naoki Kirigaya on the shoulder.

Naoki Kirigaya's mouth twitched. Duel with a cheater? Could he win?

The answer was naturally no. Although his body data had been converted to reality, the other party's hadn't. The other party still had the authority of this world. You could even say that as long as the other party wanted, he would still be the creator of this world.

So, could he possibly defeat such a creator in the creator's territory?

GM authority was almost infinitely equal to creation. Naoki Kirigaya didn't want to exchange blows with the other party at this time.

He couldn't win even if he fought, and losing would be a real loss.

In the original story, Kirito almost defeated the GM with his Starburst Stream, but the other party used time stop and ended the battle with a single thrust.

How could he fight? HP lock, defense lock, and at critical moments, he could use GM authority to stop time.

Calling it a fair duel, but in reality, it was just a big shot using a small account to tease you.

It was like Hong Huang's (mythological) Roa playing in the human world. You never knew what form the other party would appear in front of you.

In short, this was someone he couldn't beat and couldn't afford to offend.

Naoki Kirigaya smiled and didn't directly respond to the other party's words.

After Heathcliff left, Asuna curiously came over and asked, "Why didn't you accept their invitation? If you accepted, wouldn't it be better for clearing the game?"

Naoki Kirigaya shook his head and said, "It's not that simple, Asuna. There's something wrong with that person."

Kirito, who hadn't been very interested before, suddenly perked up. He curiously came over and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

Naoki Kirigaya couldn't possibly directly say that the other party was Kayaba Akihiko in disguise, so he had to say with a serious expression, "I don't know. My intuition tells me."

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other. Kirito smiled and patted his older brother's shoulder. He said, "Bro, just because the other guy's expression was a little fierce doesn't mean there's something wrong with him, right?"

Naoki Kirigaya smiled meaningfully and didn't explain anything. The three of them shrugged, not really caring.

"Then, let's start clearing the game," Naoki Kirigaya declared to everyone.

The group began to steadily move forward.

Continuing their monster-grinding journey.

On the other side, Roa didn't know that Naoki Kirigaya had caused so much trouble.

Right now, he was worried about a problem.

How to solve the problem of the red-haired girl not liking to study.

She was clearly very interested in learning swordsmanship, swinging the wooden sword with all her might, but as soon as she heard about learning magic, her expression instantly collapsed, and she looked like she wanted to be left alone.

When Rudeus went to teach her how to read, Eris directly beat him out.

Looking at the tightly closed door in front of him, Roa had a headache.

He shouted loudly, "Eris, let Rudeus in. You can't just not learn anything, can you?"

A cold snort came from inside, and the door remained tightly shut, showing no sign of opening.

Rudeus, with a bruised and swollen face, looked at his older brother, feeling very wronged. "Big brother, this girl is so fierce."

Roa nodded. That was indeed the case. Although she couldn't do anything to him, she could refuse to cooperate.

That was the situation right now. He had painstakingly prepared magic lessons, but she wouldn't even listen, just turning her face to the side and playing with her hair.

No matter how he tried to remind her, she just wouldn't listen.

Taking a deep breath, then exhaling, Roa said loudly, "Master Ghislaine, why are you here?"

"Ghislaine? Where?" Rudeus looked behind him, and Roa smacked him hard on the head. He instantly understood.

Footsteps quickly came from inside the room, and then Eris excitedly poked her head out, shouting, "Master Ghisla…ine?"

She regretted it as soon as she opened the door, realizing that she had fallen for a trick.

Where was Ghislaine? There was only Roa with a gloomy face.

Eris subconsciously tried to pull her head back, but Roa, with quick eyes and hands, grabbed her by the collar and pulled her out.

Roa's face was dark, and his cold eyes swept across Eris's face.

Eris swallowed. She said loudly, "What do you want? I didn't do anything. I didn't skip your class. That's already giving you enough face."

Eris also felt very wronged. In her opinion, he just wanted a reward. She really wasn't interested in learning. So, everyone could take a step back. She would attend his class, and he could get paid. Everyone's interests wouldn't conflict. Wouldn't that be perfect?

This was the solution that Eris had come up with after a whole night of deep thought.

She wasn't a girl who was good at thinking, so it was really difficult for her to come up with this. And when she thought of this idea, she was also proud of her own intelligence.

If Roa knew what she was thinking, he would probably sneer. This girl was just admitting defeat. The so-called taking a step back was actually just saying that although she was admitting defeat, she wouldn't admit that she was wrong.

You continue to be my tutor, and I'll continue to be my spoiled self.

That was roughly the idea.

The main reason Eris chose this was because she couldn't beat Roa.

Actually, she had refused at first, trying to fight Roa head-on. But as it turned out, she couldn't beat him and was chased all over the house. When she told her father and grandfather, they just smiled and didn't say anything. This made Eris realize that her family was determined to push her into the fire pit.

Gritting her teeth, she simply locked herself in her room.

Her idea was simple. Since violence couldn't solve the problem, she would use non-violent non-cooperation, directly locking herself in her room. She would sulk with herself, refusing to eat for three days. She didn't believe that this wouldn't force him to leave.

You know what? Although Eris was simple-minded, this method was actually feasible.

After all, Eris was their precious darling.

Philip heard that his daughter wasn't eating and began to put pressure on Roa. Roa had no choice but to use special means to sneak into her room.

Then, after a day of amicable discussion, Eris, with tears in her eyes, was forced to sign an unequal treaty.

The treaty only had three articles: first, Eris had to unconditionally obey Roa (during his employment); second, she absolutely couldn't skip class; and third, she couldn't use this method to defy Roa.

In fact, Roa didn't expect her to follow the treaty, so the treaty was very harsh, mainly just to make a point and give her a way out.

He didn't know where this little girl got such a strong sense of pride and rebelliousness.