"Astaria…

Hear me out…"

Nux called out with a nervous smile on his face.

"…"

Astaria didn't say anything and just glanced at Nux. Nux took this as his cue and started,

"You are a hurdle in my way."

Astaria narrowed her eyes.

"As a warrior, I wish to overpower you, defeat you, and leave you behind. Just like I have done it before, starting from a mortal to Beginner Stage Cultivators, then Advance, Masters, Grand Masters, Experts, Kings, and then the Emperors, I have defeated them all.

And I do not wish to stop here.

The main continent.

Yrniel.

I wish to do the same there as well.

However, you are different from other 'hurdles' I have encountered or will encounter in the future.

You are someone I wish to obtain. I want to carry you with me when I encounter future hurdles.

You are someone precious to me, you are someone I cannot leave behind.

Look, I am not some great warrior like you who has an unextinguishable flame inside her, wishing to reach the peak.

I am just a normal man, who wants to live a long, happy life with my family, and in this world, where the strong rules, I have to keep defeating everyone, I have to keep destroying all the hurdles, the Sage Stage, the Great Sage, and the stages after that, I have to surpass them all.

I need to reach the peak as well, however, the force driving me is different.

I wish to reach the peak together with the people I love,

And that includes you.

And since I plan to take you the peak with me,

I cannot do something that would harm you."

Nux's expression turned serious, he looked into Astaria's eyes and,

"I will not use the Mist to defeat you, Astaria.

I will find another way.

take longer than a week, and it might even take years,

you, Astaria. I

how

emanated from Nux's body when he said those

wasn't intimidated by that

continued to look into

time, Nux didn't back

spoke out his honest thoughts, he wasn't planning to go back

'Huh?'

frowned as Astaria placed her hand

you do after

Suddenly, Astaria questioned.

"Huh?"

expect this

don't have an answer ready

playful

better from you, Nux. I didn't

defeat me in the first place, so thinking about it is

already?" Nux didn't let Astaria finish and

close to Astaria's, their foreheads touching each

make

to do that?" Astaria questioned and

decided to

Shamelessness was the way.

"Isn't that obvious?"

not,

remember our

I will be yours just because you married

that hard to believe. You don't look like a 300-year-old

winning when it

champion when it comes down to

reached the

wasn't planning on giving

compliment,

me yours again and again, but

marry you after I defeat

"And?"

a married

"Hmm?"

Answer the question, what does a married couple do?" Nux questioned with a playful smile on

"They live together."

be like that,

I want to

Wait, don't tell me,

embarrassed of saying that out loud, are

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