Chapter 130: Her Story (2/2)

Due to that incident, she quit the company after only one month. She also cut her hair and started to disguise herself as a boy despite the growing bulge on her chest.

From an Operator of a small security company, she became an independent Bounty Hunter with the alias Aegis to hunt the scums like those who tried to attack her.

Aegis became a known name in the World of Meta for at least four years before Aegis seemingly disappeared from history.

That was because she couldn't continue to hide her identity as a woman anymore. Also at the same time, she reached the Gold-rank and leveled up her Brain Capacity to Rank B. Her Armor Manipulation has evolved to Advanced Armor Manipulation which gave her the ability to not only manipulate her own armor but also her target's armor to a certain extent.

”According to your story, you don't seem mediocre at all. Age 16 to reach Gold-rank? Also without any help except an Orb which only boosts your defense.”

I couldn't help but comment when she paused for a bit. She sounded like me when I was still starting, Adaptability is mediocre? Look at where it leads me in less than 4 months.

”This world is harsh back then and even now, I couldn't imagine living up to this present with you if I did not persevere.”

Nysia clasped my hand tightly while she tried to reposition herself and stuck closer to me.

”With your beauty, there should've been many men who want to take you as their wife, how did you end up relying on a fortune-teller 10 years ago?”

She mentioned something about suiting her taste. How did I suit her taste then? Young and naive? No, there's a lot of that here.

In response to my question, Nysia shook her head lightly before giving her answer.

”They don't want a woman stronger than them. And I also don't want someone who only looks at me because I'm stronger than him.”

”Eh? That sounds confusing.”

”It's too simple, really. I want someone who will look at me as I am. A woman. Just like how you are looking at me right now. It doesn't matter to you whether I'm stronger than you or not, right?”

Using her free hand, she reached for my cheeks to turn my head towards her and have our gazes meet.

I let her do that and while staring at her eyes, I answered her.

”Un. It doesn't matter. However, you're the head of this organization, Nysia. As the new recruit, I have to give you the proper respect you deserved.”

If I suddenly become this close to her, won't her followers be disappointed? She couldn't build this place by herself, for sure there's a lot of helpers from her organization. She's my Companion now but I have to lay low for the meantime. It is to not shake this organization where she's the center because of who she took as her man.

The phrase 'Everything will succumb to absolute power' could be used by her here but if she did that, the years of effort in building this place will crumble and will be a waste.

”It's fine to do that when there are other people but when we're alone like this, I don't need that from you. The fact that you didn't really care that I'm a Mythic-rank and I am this close to you proved that you're really the one I was waiting for.”

I see. She wanted to prove to me that what she saw in me as her destiny was genuine by telling me all of this. Truthfully, I stopped doubting it anymore as soon as she was listed as my Companion.

”You are already connected to me. You saw it, right? Of course, I won't care about your strength anymore.”

”I intentionally tripped earlier to see how you will react. You're nowhere near my current strength that's why you haven't noticed.”

Nysia gently shook her head as she revealed what happened earlier.

”If it was any other people they would think first of my current identity before deciding whether to catch me or not. But you, you immediately decided to catch me. Now, tell me if what I saw was a man who suited my taste or not?”

Ending it with that question, it's obvious that Nysia already gave the answer to that.