The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them-Chapter 105

After standing up straight again, all the inappropriate self-analysis was swallowed back.

The gradually darkening night after the rain had stopped was silent and still. The only remaining hint of brightness came from the sparks within the ashes of the magnificent palace building.

After the Pope and Leirela died together, Su Li, who had hoped to have some time to process his emotions, was finally interrupted by rhythmic footsteps.

“…Lord Su Li?”

It was Egbert.

Looking at his somewhat hesitant expression, Su Li knew that Egbert was wondering whether they should drive away this newly appeared person.

They should have appeared by now, he thought.

After the King’s incident, the most obvious beneficiary on the surface would be Ophelia. And if something happened to Ophelia as well, those next in line of succession would present too many possibilities.

The commotion at the palace was so great that even from the edge of the Inner City, one could surely see the image of the Pope being struck directly by lightning while in mid-air.

Those with restless minds were probably already stirring up trouble in the city, while those with their own calculations would likely believe that in the battle with the Pope, there could never be a true victor.

Both sides would suffer losses.

Everyone would see it this way.

But when the opportunists discovered the unconscious “father and daughter,” they still took control of them first. Then they calmly remained in place, quietly waiting for the final “victor” from the battle at the white mansion to arrive.

“Are you alright? Since we’ve already reached an agreement with Ophelia, whatever happens next should have nothing to do with us.”

Egbert didn’t even acknowledge the people surrounding them.

He observed Su Li’s expression, clearly noticing the fatigue in the young man’s eyes and brows.

Su Li looked back at him and replied calmly, “I’m fine. Although I don’t particularly want to face trouble, that doesn’t mean I should pretend not to see it when it’s right in front of me.”

Su Li took a step forward.

He gazed at everyone who was staring at them from a distance and said coldly, “The Pope is dead. The King and Prince Ophelia are both severely injured. The consort Leirela is also dead. Everyone…”

“What will you do now?” The young man’s voice rose, and he rarely lifted his chin in an arrogant manner.

In his view, the elegantly dressed Queen gently twirled the parasol in her hand. She curtseyed slightly before standing straight again, and with curved eyes and brows, she looked at Su Li and said, “You are too serious.”

“Rather than asking what we should do, the fact is that His Majesty is currently unconscious with severe injuries. What we need to do is naturally to wait until His Majesty regains consciousness before discussing how to reward you gentlemen.”

“Furthermore…” the Queen said meaningfully, “The Prince is also unconscious, and we don’t know when she will wake up. We are eager for your help in stabilizing the situation, how could we possibly do anything inappropriate?”

Behind the Queen stood Willard, with a strange smile hanging at the corners of his mouth.

As for the Grand Duke, he acted as if he knew nothing about the current situation. After making a prayer gesture across his chest, he muttered, “May the God of Light bless the Pope’s soul.”

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Nothing happened.

Everything was peaceful.

The Queen, who held the title of Holy Maiden of Light, was indifferent to the Pope’s death. Willard stood steadily behind her, as if everything happening before them was merely a thunderstorm in winter.

Not even a furrowed brow.

And the Grand Duke silently watched as everyone quietly left the palace.

“Why?”

The intensely curious Roy asked Su Li his question after everyone had returned to the inn.

“Why didn’t those people stop us?”

“I thought we would have to fight them too.”

Su Li barely summoned the energy to explain.

“Qi’s mother would never let such a thing happen.” Not the Queen, but Qi’s mother.

When Egbert saw that Roy wanted to ask more, he covered his mouth. After hastily removing the crow perched on Su Li’s arm, he said to Su Li, “Lord Su Li need not concern himself with someone of such stable intelligence.”

“What do you mean by ‘stable intelligence’?” Roy pushed away Egbert’s hand and asked irritably.

“Intelligence that is stably low,” Egbert said with a smile at the corner of his mouth. “If you really want me to lay out the facts plainly, without leaving you any face, then I’m certainly willing to do so.”

Roy: …………

The third-rate mercenary was on the verge of dying from anger.

Egbert, however, pushed Roy toward where Mavis was standing. Under the confused expression of the Dark Holy Maiden, he treated the inn as if it were his own home, going to the kitchen to pour a cup of hot water for the visibly exhausted Su Li.

“…Hmm?” Su Li looked at Egbert with confusion.

After placing the cup in Su Li’s hands, Egbert said, “You don’t actually need to keep so many unimportant things in your heart.”

Egbert, with an expression that clearly said “apart from me, everyone else is unimportant,” stated matter-of-factly, “If you keep too many things in your heart, the space I can occupy will seem too crowded.”

While Su Li was in a daze, Egbert finished the rest of what he wanted to say.

“I don’t want, nor am I willing to share the already limited space in your heart with too many others.”

“What do you mean?” Su Li gripped the cup tightly with one hand, somewhat at a loss.

Egbert said, “I believe I have enough resilience.”

“Whether it’s the truth of the world or something else, I can understand it all, and I will accept it all.”

“Because for me, there’s only one thing I cannot accept.”

At this moment, Roy, despite Egbert’s look of disdain, spoke in unison with him. “What I cannot accept is only Lord Su Li’s/little master’s sadness.”

“Right?” Roy gave Egbert a knowing look.

“Can you talk about it? Little master, what are you worrying about? And what are you avoiding?”

“You know, when I first saw you in the Mercenary City, you didn’t have so many concerns, and you even showed obvious disdain for me… Although thinking about your expression back then still feels like a needle piercing my heart.” Roy dramatically clutched his chest.

Su Li’s mouth twitched, and he said with exasperation, “At that time, you clearly had thoughts of killing me.”

But he still noticed Roy’s question.

What are you worrying about?

The worry was like someone who wasn’t particularly close to you, yet presumptively trusted you, then told you their most private matters and warned you not to tell anyone.

Out of courtesy, you rationally judged that you shouldn’t speak.

Out of reason, you understood what terrible consequences would follow if you spoke out.

Helpless, you could only try to ignore everything as much as possible out of habit.

“…I just feel that the time hasn’t come yet,” Su Li said. “Because for me, these things are easy to sort out. Even if I don’t tell you, I have a clear understanding in my mind.”

“Everyone just needs to know that we’re systematically working toward an upward goal.”

“Lord Su Li/little master.”

Again in unison, but in the end, Egbert was the first to speak.

“We’re not as fragile as you imagine.”

“Just as when you believed the Pope should die, we didn’t hesitate at all and chose to act according to your principles.”

“Treating us like children… aren’t you completely ignoring your own age by doing so?”

Roy gently punched Egbert’s back.

Egbert paused before saying, “I apologize, Lord Su Li should have a plan in mind. I overstepped.”

“No,” Su Li gently tapped the cup on the table, his eyes clear. “You’re right.”

The inn’s hall fell silent again. Su Li looked at the still-steaming cup of water, the white mist lightly drifting before his eyes. Just one sip would add a bit of strength to his exhausted self.

Su Li fixed his gaze on Egbert and said, “I have indeed developed some excessive protective instincts toward you all.”

“Because in my view, humans cannot possibly jump directly from Earth to Andromeda.”

Before Roy’s gaze could start spinning in confusion, Su Li added, “But that’s not right.”

“When I assumed you couldn’t directly accept my thoughts, I overlooked the most important point, which is that from the very beginning, I accepted everything about this world.”

Transmigration, becoming a beggar, discovering that his little companion’s mental state was very abnormal, and then realizing that everyone in this other world was akin to a gorilla, with only himself remaining an ordinary human.

He accepted it all very quickly, and the things he didn’t accept were things that others shouldn’t accept either.

He had neglected to explain to others what was normal.

Then he had gone and defined himself as abnormal.

In this world full of dangers, even though he wasn’t living cautiously step by step, he still constantly felt a pressure coming from deep within.

A pressure greater and more endless than during those years he worked from home taking on 24/7 jobs.

Only tell people three-tenths of what you know, because saying too much makes no one happy.

Don’t be a know-it-all; what you know, others might know even better.

Always be clear about your own position, so you can live as a human without bias.

These were all life lessons from Su Li’s 30 years of experience.

But, if it were these people…

“If I cursed at you, what would you do?”

“If I constantly criticized your way of living in a foot-stomping manner, how would you view me?”

“If, due to emotions beyond my control, I blamed you and used all sorts of sharp and malicious words to mock you, would you still think I am right?”

Su Li’s green eyes reflected Egbert’s figure.

Then, he heard the former Son of Light’s uncontrollable soft laughter.

He also heard Egbert saying, “What exactly do you take me for?”

“If you cursed at me, what would I do?” Egbert wore a smile on his face again.

Su Li didn’t feel embarrassed; he just calmly looked at Egbert.

Then, in the next moment, he saw Egbert compose himself and look at him with full attention, saying, “Then of course I would only ask you to curse more.”

“I love hearing it.”

“Moreover, my view of you has never changed. To me, you have always been an existence greater than my life. You are correctness itself, which is equivalent to saying that regardless of whether the world exists or humanity becomes extinct, you…”

“No,” Egbert looked at Su Li, his blue eyes containing only Su Li’s figure.

“What we call correctness has always been, from beginning to end, just you.”