Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis was a bit taken aback by the comment. How was he weird? These things were obvious, and someone as powerful as the Empress should be able to see the logic in his decisions. A smart, educated, and thought-through decision couldn't be called weird!

"How am I weird?" Gravis asked, genuinely confused.

"Your personality keeps changing!" the Empress transmitted to him in frustration. None of the other beasts should hear her talking like this. After all, she still needed to keep up her image in front of her subjects.

"First, you walked with arrogance to the group of Lords that said they could defeat a Half-Step King."

"Then, you seemed domineering and impressive after killing that level four Lord."

"Then, you appear like you don't care after your so-called fight with the red hawk."

"Then, you appear like an embarrassed child after winning against that mammoth."

"Then, you appear like a schemer with trust issues."

"And now, you appear like you have just immediately changed your personality just because I have said some words. Even worse, everything points to the fact that you genuinely meant that. How is it even possible that a beast can change that easily and quickly!?" the Empress nearly rambled.

"I can't get a read on your personality because it seems all so jumbled up! Then, you have these strange powers that are so strange that not even I, a level three Emperor, know how they work!"

"Your personality is weird! Your powers are weird! You are weird!" the Empress concluded after her rant.

Only Gravis and the white ape heard what the Empress had said. Such rambling would show an indecisive side of the Empress and wasn't something that the other beasts were supposed to hear.

The white ape only sighed when he listened to the Empress. He didn't like how casually she put it, but he wholeheartedly agreed. Gravis was weird!

Gravis felt a bit embarrassed when he heard her ramble. However, he also understood that his conduct seemed weird in the eyes of beasts that didn't know him. Hell, his personality was even somewhat weird when compared to humans.

All of these rapid changes of mood and conduct from him had reasons behind them, but it would take forever to explain all of them to her. Additionally, she probably wouldn't even be interested in such a long session of explaining.

how she killed all these Lords and Kings had also

all these casual words and sentences, she appeared to Gravis just like any other beast. Of course, everybody knew that the more powerful beasts were still

more approachable. Would some heartless God complain

bit. "Okay," he answered. Then, he turned to the white ape. "So, you won't kill me, right?" he asked as he returned to the

were surprised about the fact that Gravis had just thrown the Empress' rant away with a simple okay. Yet, the white ape

without the Empress killing us after that, and I don't intend to throw my life away to kill a Lord," the white

don't gloss over this topic by going on a tangent!" the Empress

the one that went on a tangent by calling me weird, Empress,"

but she decided against

able to temper myself. After all, I would always have an option to fall back

Gravis could continue. "I know how tempering works, and yes, I can promise you that if you are in a fight, you won't

thank you," Gravis answered. Then, he waited a bit. "And sorry for thinking that you were going to kill me. I have assigned my thinking pattern to you, which

The white ape sighed.

said, stop being weird!"

with frustration. "How was

your actions speak for you! No

will the Grand Elder know which intentions my action have? He might

Empress interrupted Gravis again. "What's with all this convoluted and unnecessary stuff!? Just follow your personality and act how

frustrated. He knew all these concepts about psychology and knew the most efficient method of clearing any remaining doubt towards himself. Yet, the Empress just said that all of this

fighting, while the child only answered with, "but fighting doesn't

a hidden grudge without letting me know about it. Something as sneaky and conflict-averse as that is

ape were confused by Gravis' sudden silence and thoughtful expression. At least, they thought it was

and have made it more

while the Empress looked with

say?" the Empress

instead of spouting apologies. That's also why I didn't

I said," the Empress