The Legendary Man

Chapter 39 I Am Asura

“H-Hey, stay away from me!” Josephine was panicking as the man marched toward her. She ended up shivering in fear in one corner with the pen she got herself for self-defense purposes.

Jonathan took a step back while holding his hands out, showing her he meant no harm. “I’ll stay here and stop approaching you as long as you calm down. I’m merely afraid you’ve accidentally hurt yourself.”

“C-Close your eyes!” Josephine pointed the pen at Jonathan and inched toward the bed. Jonathan found her cautious movements hilarious and closed his eyes with a smirk.

A short while later, Josephine announced, “All right, I’m done! Go ahead and open your eyes!”

She had wrapped herself up in the blanket and shrank away to one corner of the bed. Not even a hint of her collarbone could be seen.

Once again, she looked like she was guarding herself against an immoral man with bad intentions.

Jonathan was exasperated at her behavior. He said, “I’ll go ahead and switch off the light then.”

A few seconds later, the room was pitch-black once again. Jonathan remained silent in fear of startling Josephine.

She finally put the pen aside a short while later. Once she tucked herself in, she asked in a hushed voice, “Jonathan, have you fallen asleep?”

“Nah. What’s wrong?”

to sleep as much as others. A little over

been throughout the past three years?” Josephine turned around and asked when she couldn’t see him in the pitch-black

truth?” He finished the rhetorical question with a chuckle before he added, “I spent the first two years waging war against the foes of the nation. The last year I spent in

he trying to tell me he’s Asura? Wait! He must be trying to pull my leg again! Ugh! I shouldn’t

rolled her eyes in the dark when she thought the man had returned to his usual

me that’s the truth? Aren’t you aware only one man is strong enough to pull off the

that?”

of the nations and who restored peace and order in two years!” Josephine remarked as if the

had the chance to meet him in person. The only time

almighty Asura you look up

because the man next to her wasn’t even close to the description of

strike from him was all it would take to kill the one leading their foes. Hence, she thought it was impossible for the goofy man

me.” Jonathan wasn’t surprised at all. Instead of the man who had been washing her mother’s feet three years ago, Josephine might be more likely to consider a random soldier from the

strategist? I’m one of his most trusted aides due to my contribution over the years. Technically, I’m superior to Andrew in terms of hierarchical structure. My

Josephine. At the very least, it wasn’t something as absurd as him being

She asked,

He’s a few feet taller than me, but others told me he’s married. You need to give up on

him? I’m merely curious, okay? Speaking of which, have you

at the woman on the bed. “Well, she’s not as