Chapter 485: Chapter 485: Bodyguard
In Roa's view, the reason why the Dragon God Orsted was so lonely was entirely due to the curse on him.
If he could solve the curse on the other party, it would definitely be a good thing for him, and being able to solve the lingering loneliness in his heart would also be a good thing.
But Orsted was silent about this. He wasn't as happy as Roa had imagined. His golden vertical pupils stared at Roa indifferently. He didn't make any statement, and his calm eyes didn't change in the slightest from beginning to end.
Seeing Orsted's appearance, even Roa was a little puzzled.
"You don't seem to be as happy as you look?"
Roa tried to ask. The other party's expression was too calm, neither disappointed nor happy, which gave Roa the illusion of punching cotton.
Regarding Roa's doubts, Orsted said very calmly, "The curse doesn't really affect me much."
This sentence made Roa even more puzzled.
What did he mean by not much?
Wasn't the most fundamental reason why he couldn't beat the Human God that the two curses severely lowered his upper limit?
Whether it was limiting magic power or the many enemies established invisibly, they were all huge obstacles preventing the Dragon God from moving forward.
However, the Dragon God's next sentence made Roa's expression very strange.
"Isn't there you? My friend, Roa Greyrat. Now I'm not alone, and that's enough."
This sentence made Roa feel a little embarrassed.
"Um, is that so?"
When his eyes met the other party's calm gaze, Roa subconsciously turned his head away, not daring to look directly at him.
From the other party's eyes, Roa saw sincerity and trust.
And for the inexplicable trust, Roa didn't know what to say for a moment.
The atmosphere between the two fell silent again.
Roa stood opposite Orsted, while Orsted sat in front of Roa. Neither of them spoke.
Feeling the heat emanating from the sword in his right hand, Roa sighed softly and changed the subject, "Regarding the Human God, what do you plan to do?"
Speaking of this, Orsted frowned again.
His original idea was to seal the Human God, but seeing Roa's current appearance, it was clear that he had other plans.
"You have an idea?"
Orsted was not a foolish person. Knowing that Roa's words had a deeper meaning, he directly said, "Tell me what you're thinking."
Roa tentatively asked, "What if I said I have a way to completely kill the Human God? What do you think?"
Regarding the Human God, he had actually been brewing a bold idea in his heart for a long time.
However, this idea had been buried in his heart and had not been shared with anyone, not even the Dragon God.
The reason was simple: the scheme was too big. In case the other party was unwilling, he didn't want to turn against Orsted at a crucial moment.
It was completely unnecessary.
However, after hearing the other party's previous words about being friends, he suddenly felt that he could tentatively ask about their stance.
In response, Orsted shook his head, and, seemingly afraid that Roa wouldn't understand, he explained in a slightly serious voice, "It's not that I don't trust you to kill him, but that you can't kill him. If the Human God dies, the human world will be destroyed. The Human God cannot die, at least not for the sake of this world."
However, Roa was not unaware of this point, and it was precisely because he knew this that he would say what he just said.
After a moment of contemplation, Roa finally said, "What if I said I have a way to kill him and ultimately not let this world be destroyed?"
Orsted didn't speak again. He picked up the tea next to his right hand and took a sip.
It was bitter, but with a hint of fragrance in the bitterness.
He said faintly, "It seems that this is your purpose."
Roa's intention was too obvious. He had already guessed what Roa wanted to do.
Orsted looked at Roa again, not saying yes or no. He put down the tea table and said casually, "Come visit often when you have time. We'll talk about future matters later. When my magic power is almost recovered, I'll take action with you."
Hearing this, the big stone in Roa's heart finally fell to the ground. Orsted's attitude was already very clear. It seemed that the other party was not as difficult to talk to as he had imagined.
He glanced at Orsted, looking at the empty courtyard, and changed the subject after thinking for a moment.
"How have you been lately?"
"Not bad."
"Don't you feel bored?"
"That's why I ask you to come over occasionally."
Roa choked, and said somewhat sullenly, "There's nothing I can do about it. After all, I also have my own things to deal with."
As he said this, he subconsciously turned his gaze away.
Thinking of the absurd things of the past few days, Roa felt particularly lacking in confidence when he said this.
Orsted didn't seem to notice Roa's haste. He just hummed faintly, thought for a moment, pointed to the chess game on the table, and asked, "Want to play a few rounds?"
The corners of Roa's mouth twitched, but he still nodded, put the long sword into the system space, and sat up straight.
An A-level item, since it was rated as such by the system, it could naturally be stored in the system space.
There was no need to say much about the process of playing chess, it was mainly chatting.
However, after not playing for a while, Roa could feel that the other party's game level had increased a lot.
"I was thinking, how about I just arrange for you to live with my father? What do you think?"
"Your father? Is that the house across the street? Paul?"
"Uh, don't you already know?"
"Yeah, just asking."
There were many oddities, but he clearly didn't want to get to the bottom of it. He just replied faintly, picked up a white piece, and casually placed it on the chessboard in front of him.
Roa nodded, and gave his reasons.
"Although I can't undo your curse, I think I can still change people's perception. And if you're there, you can also help me take better care of them. Hmm, I want you to help me train those two kids."
As Roa said this, he was already showing a hint of anticipation.
"Those two kids? The red-haired one and the chestnut-haired one? If they're willing, it's not impossible."
Roa's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh, stood up directly, and laughed, "Then it's settled."
One hour later.
Paul's house.
Paul's life was pretty good with these two little girls in the house.
Children are quite troublesome to take care of when they are young, but it will be much easier when they grow up.
Aisha and Norn are both children, but their personalities are actually quite good. Now that Paul, Zenith, and Lilia are all there, their emotions are quite stable.
Paul's life has also obviously improved.
Usually, he hugs the children, exercises his body, practices swordsmanship, and goes out to exterminate rampant monsters in his spare time. His life is quite fulfilling.
However, when Roa introduced Orsted to everyone, everyone's expressions obviously changed slightly.
Awareness-altering magic is not that rare. Roa used eighth-tier magic from the Overlord world.
However, Roa still underestimated the curses on the Dragon God Orsted. Seeing Paul subconsciously protecting his daughter and wife behind him, Roa felt particularly headache.
Although it wasn't to the point where they saw Orsted and had the same expression as seeing a ghost, the hostility was too obvious.
Orsted was used to Paul's attitude. His golden dragon eyes swept over the other party, and there was no change on his face.
Honestly, this was not unexpected for Orsted.
Paul asked in a slightly trembling voice, "Who is this? Roa, if you're being held hostage, blink."
Roa: ???
No, buddy?
At this moment, he was stunned by the other party and didn't know what to say.
After a while, Roa patiently explained, "This is the Dragon God. Well, you can call him Senior. Don't look at his fierce appearance, he's actually a good person at heart, okay?"
Roa tried to smooth things over for the Dragon God. The Dragon God's first impression was indeed too bad.
However, no matter how bad the first impression was, it could actually be reversed.
It's just that this process is a slow one, but he believes that with him mediating in the middle, everyone will definitely be able to accept Orsted.
The reason why Orsted made himself look like he was at war with the world was partly because of his own curse, and partly because he was completely bad at interpersonal communication, always cold and like an ice sculpture.
Someone like him having friends would be a miracle.
Hearing this, Paul's attitude towards Orsted softened a lot. He forced himself not to look at Orsted.
Orsted's relationship with Roa was actually quite good. Although he hadn't seen Orsted when he was in the Asura Kingdom, he had heard this or that rumor.
During that time, the royal capital was in the so-called black terror.
First, Roa directly suppressed most of the nobles who were unwilling to listen with ruthless means, killing anyone who dared to show their head.
Second, the Dragon God, this evil star, would occasionally show his head, giving everyone a very strong psychological pressure.
The Dragon God's scariness was no joke. Even the unintentional display of power was enough to scare those useless guys into wetting their pants.
Orsted had heard similar rumors more or less.
He used to think that those guys were exaggerating, but after seeing him today, well, it actually made sense.
The ineradicable feeling of disgust and awe in his heart made it difficult for him to like the person in front of him.
However, now that Roa had brought the other party in front of him, he didn't know what to say for a while.
Aisha and Norn's expressions were a little stiff, and Norn simply hid behind Paul, timidly not daring to show her head.
Aisha seemed to be more calm.
Although her two little short legs were shaking, she still forced out a slightly strained smile.
Aisha was smart since she was a child, and learned a lot of messy knowledge from her mother.
Aisha's ability to observe words and expressions was very strong, and it was easy to please others. A large part of her achievements was based on this ability.
However, today she seemed to have kicked an iron plate.
Everyone has various emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
This has nothing to do with strength, it is purely a basic expression that a person will show.
But from Orsted's micro-expressions and eyes, she couldn't see any emotion, like ten thousand years of ice, piercing her bones.
Aisha finally couldn't bear it anymore, ran to Roa's side, grabbed Roa's trouser legs tightly with both hands, and said in a somewhat timid voice, "This uncle, doesn't seem to like Aisha?"
In fact, that expression could simply be described as disgust.
Ordinary people would definitely think that they had offended the other party if they were looked at like this.
Roa helplessly reached out and hugged the girl in his arms, reached out and touched Aisha's fluffy hair, and said to Orsted with a dark face, "You scared the child."
Orsted said very directly, "Sorry."
The voice was very calm, so calm that it would not be an exaggeration to say it was indifferent.
However, this sentence made Paul and Aisha more or less change their perception of the person in front of them.
Paul didn't dare to look at Orsted. In his opinion, too direct a gaze might be a provocation to the person in front of him. Paul glanced at Roa and pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice, "Is he always like this?"
Aisha in his arms listened attentively, also looking curious.
"Yes."
"You scared me to death. I really got a big shock when I first saw him. The first time I saw him, I felt like he was a bad guy."
After Paul finished speaking, he patted his chest. The corners of Roa's mouth twitched. He really wanted to say that the other party could actually hear their conversation at this distance.
"So, what's the matter with you bringing this big shot here?" Paul didn't waste too much time and quickly got to the point.
"Well, I may have some big moves recently, and I may not be able to take care of you. Letting Orsted come over is also to prevent any unnecessary things from happening."
"Of course, I also want him to teach Aisha and Norn, maybe it will have unexpected effects in the future."
Hearing this, Paul frowned, thinking about something in his heart.
Roa's words gave him a vague feeling that a storm was coming. If it was as Roa said, then it would indeed be safer to have a bodyguard by his side.