Chapter 49.2 The Reader and Protagonist Definitely Have to Be in True Love

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Chapter 49.2 – Protagonist: Don’t touch him.

Eric jumped down to the dragon’s claw. Du Ze was going to speak to him when a blood-stained hand covered his mouth. Xiu, leaning on Du Ze’s shoulder, said in a voice that sounded weak but determined: “Don’t talk to him.”

Your injury.

As if Xiu heard the words in Du Ze’s heart, his scarlet lips curved up slightly in the hint of a smile. He looked at Eric who was opposite him then at Ulrich above him.

“Do you think this will kill me?”

In this place where the music of light was playing, a black discordant note sounded.

Eric was shocked and, his brain blank, he instinctively rushed up to separate Du Ze from the Lich who was surrounded by a death aura.

Xiu jumped down the dragon’s claw and landed in the VIP area. Princess Kelly look at the Lich beside her. Her eyes widened and she screamed shrilly: “Stop gawking at it! Kill it quickly!”

Xiu raised his eyes. An inverted image of Princess Kelly was reflected in them – this person hasn’t changed a bit.

The Lich has already mended his heart but though the wound is no longer fatal, it has made him weak. The soul flames in his eyes were dim. He needs to feed on a soul.

The Lich looked at the princess as if he were looking at food that was not tasty but was unusually filling.

“Stop!”

Ulrich swung the sword and cut into Xiu’s body but the Lich just looked at it with indifference and began to extract Princess Kelly’s soul. Everyone was afraid to step in and stared at the Lich’s fingertips where a soul gradually appeared. If the Lich should move a finger, the fragile soul will be torn apart.

Princess Kelly felt her body getting colder and her fear of death made her start to cry. How could she die? She was the Princess of the Light Empire. How could such a noble lady die at the hands of the undead?

Vivian looked at the undead Lich who was extracting Princess Kelly’s soul. The dark death aura was exactly the same as she had seen that time. That black-robed undead that she had hunted, his name was-

“… Xiu?”

That name was the last thing that Princess Kelly ever heard.

The soulless, empty shell of the princess fell down on the ground. No one had time to stop it. The Lich swallowed the soul of Princess Kelly and his death aura became stronger and stronger until it was almost solid. Ulrich suddenly felt a strong pressure and he drew back the sword, staring at Xiu with bewilderment.

“The undead … Mage God?”

Xiu looked coldly and gloomily at Eric and Du Ze. Holding Qian Bian, he changed it into the death scythe and began to chant a magic spell. Eric was stopped by Du Ze while Ulrich retreated. Only Vivian tried to stop Xiu but the Cerberus sprang in front of her, its six eyes staring at the Saint.

An enormous black magic array formed in the air in response to Xiu’s chanting. Feeling a tickle,1 the golden dragon suddenly became irritated. The dragon raised his head high, opened his mouth, and breathed a white-gold flame at the array.

The black magic array hung in the air for a moment longer before it was scattered by the flame. The golden dragon had not had time to close its mouth when the magic array appeared again. Suddenly, a huge bone dragon emerged from a portal and pounced ferociously on the golden dragon.

“Boom-!”

Two dragons slammed into the auditorium. However, most of the audience had left when the light shield was removed. Eric grabbed Du Ze and jumped down with him when the bone dragon crashed into the golden dragon. When Eric landed, he saw the pale Lich standing opposite him, his face gloomy.

Swiftly, without the slightest hesitation, Xiu raised the death scythe and the ground began to shake. Countless undead creatures crawled out from the ground. Eric immediately used light magic. Scattered pieces of light elements started to purify the undead creatures. Eric’s hands suddenly became empty. The nightmare had jumped in, bit Du Ze’s collar and brought him to Xiu’s side.

Xiu stroked the nightmare’s neck to express appreciation. He mounted the nightmare, taking Du Ze with him. The nightmare neighed and obeyed its master’s command to run out of there.

The golden dragon was fighting the bone dragon and couldn’t stop them. Vivian was stopped by the Cerberus. Eric tried to break through the undead creature’s attack but was unable to and could only helplessly watch as Xiu left with Du Ze.

Xiu held on tightly to Du Ze. His body was exhausted by his transformation and he didn’t know when he would faint.

He will deal with the people from the Temple of Light later.

When the nightmare again jumped up to the gap in the ceiling, it was stopped once again. An incomplete light shield covered the venue but this time it was not Vivian who cast it. One after another, priests and knights appeared and surrounded Xiu and Du Ze. Their robes and armor were imprinted with a small figure: Bright, the god of light. These were the elite of the Temple of Light.

The group of elite fighters made way for an elderly man in red robes. The light clung to his body and even his most casual gestures were filled with a rich light element.

“His Holiness the Pope!”

The Pope waved to the Holy Saint and the Son of God, signaling that he knew everything.

“Evil undead, let go of God’s Messenger. He is not someone that you can touch.”

Xiu paid him no heed as he stared at the light shield. The soul flames in his eyes kept flaring and the Lich’s wrath began to kindle.

And another person was trying to steal what was his …

Du Ze heard Xiu laughing behind his back. The sound was low and deep. That laughter was not the Lich’s hoarse voice but a voice full of cruelty and power that wanted to destroy everything.

“… Die.”

The bright lightning tore the void. The destructive energy that shattered the earth and sky struck down, illuminating the faces of the people below who had turned pale with terror. Vivian covered her eyes with her hands, shielding them from the intense electric light. She squinted and saw – God’s Messenger and the one with him was not the undead Lich but … a demon?

The light shield was destroyed and the purple lightning was raging in the hall like a giant electric serpent, destroying everything.

The golden dragon threw down the bone dragon and, with the Son of God and the Holy Saint, tried to break through the wall of lightning. The pope’s eyes were wide with shock. This destructive power could not be fought directly. In fact, many of the knights and priests had already been melted like wax by the power of the lightning.

The lightning dissipated just as quickly as it had appeared. The contest hall was turned into rubble and the survivors watched with terror at the remaining purple lightning that arced around. Du Ze’s shoulder sank as Xiu fell on his back in a faint – changing his form twice has taken its toll on Xiu’s body.

The nightmare ran a few steps before it was stopped by the Pope’s magic. When the Pope looked at the devastated ranks of the elite knights, his eyes flashed with a hint of heartache – he had worked hard to build up this elite force. So when the pope’s eyes fell on Xiu, his anger was palpable.

“Don’t touch him.”

When the Pope was about to attack, he heard Du Ze’s flat voice speak. Seeing the Pope looking at him, the black-haired youth spoke again: “This is God’s Messenger’s command.”

The Divine Oracle of the God of Light emphasized that God’s Messenger should be brought back to the Temple of Light and that they must give the God’s Messenger whatever he wants.

“Yes, we will obey God’s Messenger’s orders.” The Pope emphasized the words “God’s Messenger.”

“I am God’s Messenger.” With a distinct lack of moral integrity, Du Ze immediately equipped the title. He said to the Pope: “Let us leave.”

“God’s Messenger, that is the only command we must refuse. The god of light ordered us to bring you to the Temple of Light.”

Du Ze thought about this for a while. The situation right now did not allow him to refuse this invitation. The people from the Temple of Light seemed to respect this God’s Messenger so as long as he orders them to leave Xiu alone, the Temple of Light will not attack him. When Xiu wakes up, they will be able to escape.

When Du Ze nodded his agreement, the Pope quickly lifted the magic from the nightmare. He smiled kindly at Du Ze. So long as they go to the Temple of Light, he will be able to find a chance to take the demon away from the God’s Messenger’s side.

“… We finally found him.”

A voice rang in the air and the people of the Temple of Light tried to find its source. Demons started falling from the sky. They all wore black uniforms with a thunder badge. Du Ze felt the weight on his back lighten. He hurriedly turned around and saw that Xiu was being held up by a demon wearing a monocle. The demon looked carefully at the comatose Xiu. Her expression was full of delighted surprise.

“What are you doing here, demon?”

The remnants of the elite knights of the Temple of Light surrounded the Pope who confronted the demons. The monocle-wearing demon looked like she was the leader of the demons. She looked down at the Temple Knights and said: “Oh, don’t mind us.”

Rachel smiled.

“We are just here to greet our King.”

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  1. Literally “feeling a breath.”

57 thoughts on “Chapter 49.2 The Reader and Protagonist Definitely Have to Be in True Love”

  1. Yayy for the death of that annoying Princess Kelly! Best chapter ever, except that Xiu got hurt by that damn God Mage. I hope he burns in the deepest depth of hell. ↜(╰ •ω•)╯ψ

  2. ihatethinkingofaname

    Aww I was looking forward to Du ze looking after Xiu. Oh well hopefully the separation will give Du ze enough time to want him.

  3. Thank soooo much for the translation 😘😘😘💕💕

    That sooo sad 😞 way does they have to separate them

    Xiu YOU HAVE TO DESTROY THE WORLD

    I’m looking forward for Du Ze reaction in
    The temple of light 😆😆😆

  4. Thanks for the chapter! Talk about reinforcing Xiu’s desire/obsession to tie Du Ze to him even more. LOL he’s going to go crazy looking for him when he wakes up again.

  5. ….I have to admit, I thought the dragon transformation would be coming up, but I guess we still have time. Still, an undead dragon?? Here I thought lich form would be kinda weak without the sea of undead to draw upon… I guess he nommed Princess Kelly’s soul, but wow!

    That demon form is a bit like a one hit wonder though… seriously, Xiu! You need to build up that stamina of yours!… er… that came out wrong…

    I wonder if the one month time period is up? Plot san has marvelous timing!

    At least king Xiu has the status to pursue the ‘messenger of god’ or whatever now… wait, isn’t he already elf king?( and possibly, gnome king? being the only gnome around, I think he qualifies – frank doesn’t count, he’s a god)

    2(3?) x king combo!

    So now, Du Ze gets to explain the holy word of doujin san to the masses, Eric and Vivian get to be enlightened by the word of Du Ze, God of light can keep on trolling, and newly crowned king Xiu is going to come back with a demon/undead/puppet/dark elf army for his hubby.

    Hurray for shenanigans!

    1. I have to confess : i have the the same thought regarding the dragon. I even nearly shout “the dragon form is here!!” Till i read the sentence again

  6. *while reading* My heart is BEATING SO FREAKING HARD OMG. RAAAHHH GO XIU BEAT THEM UP AHAHAHA

    *battle is done* Phew, glad that hot blooded scene was over. Xiu’s unconscious though oh noes. They’re gonna go to the Temple of Light? Okay, Du Ze can take it from there.

    *demons show up* OH NONONONOOOO

  7. WHY. DO. THEY. KEEP. INTERRUPTING. THEM!? Can’t the couple have some peace and quiet for once!? Now they’re probably gonna get separated again! Darn it! Aaarghh!!! This is pissing me off big time!

    1. Shhh. The separation will do them good. Du Ze’s absence will make Xiu more passionate when they do reunite, and Xiu’s absence will make Du Ze miss him (and hopefully open his heart to Xiu). Let’s hope the reunion comes with sexy time. 😉

  8. Yeah Rachel..your timing is kinda…
    This is hard, the temple of light people seems dont want to let go of DZ..they might be separated again…whyyyy arrrrrr

  9. At this point, them being constantly separated is hilarious but heartbreakingly sad at the same time. Like how bad of luck do you have to have for you to constantly be separated from the guy you love haha.
    When they get separated I’m not going to be too worried about Xiu because he has the protagonist’s halo, but I’m worried about Du Ze, how is he going to make it in the temple of light? He has a social barrier, they’re obviously going to have questions for him, and I’m feeling like Du Ze is going to be a little ball of unreleased fury by the end of this arc.
    Thanks for the chapter!

  10. I can totally see that the demons and temple of light are going to separate Xiu and Du Ze!!!! What to do!!!

  11. I know that Du Ze is just a reader and he can’t mess with the plot or be a spoiler, but at least make him a little bit useful T-T
    P.S. no hate(I’m in love with this novel after all)

    1. How is Du Ze not useful?
      – he saved the Lich’s life by giving his soul
      – scared away the “calamity bringing” pet meow
      – activated the pyramid and carried Xiu to safety when the god was killing Xiu
      – saved Xiu from the beast
      – sacrificed his own skin by protecting gnome form Xiu from the rain
      – got the demonic sword for Xiu
      – cured Xiu’s gnome form madness
      – activated elf form by jumping into that pool with Xiu
      – told Xiu the name of the tree and made him king of the elves
      – accepted the crystal grass task which made Xiu get Cerberus
      +Phoenix – yeah, it’s not useful now but the big Phoenix was useful in the elf arc

      In fact, even in this very chapter he also saved Xiu again by ordering the Temple people to leave him alone.

  12. Thanks for the update💕

    Pretty sure , those demon will take Xiu away and leave Du ze behind.
    Then, when Xiu regain his consciousness , he gonna be very pisses off 😂😂😂

    RIP temple of light.
    RIP busybody demon.

    1. “In the original, Ye Zhi Qiu described the demon race in this way: “A race of people who are very honest about their own desires.” Most readers warmly welcomed the words of the author as the focus of that statement is: honesty with their own DESIRE … Everyone understood the meaning.”

      Yooooooooooo~

    1. As Du Ze said to Xiu, he is just an ordinary human with no powers… I don’t know why people are expecting our family’s silly, cute reader to suddenly become OP.

    2. Du Ze is only a reader. He is not the protagonist or one of his harem or something so he only has his bad luck as a companion, ya know?

  13. Haha… The light god’s people thought the battle was finally over, but then reinforcements arrived. I guess Xiu is now both king of the elves and king of the demons. Not to mention, he is the only surviving gnome. He earned quite a few allies without even planning for that.

    1. They are
      Plot god is working really hard here to reach the “Sky City” plot no matter what

    1. Little Fluffy Ninja Sheep

      In an alternate universe pt 4
      After a fight between delinquents.
      Student Council member: President, the Principal is calling you.
      Student Council President Du Ze: *silently nods while supporting the fainted delinquent Xiu*
      *someone pulls Xiu from him*
      Yakuza girl: I’m here to take Bochan home. *she grabs Xiu’s left arm*
      Some Silly Moe President: … *silently pulls Xiu’s right arm*

      Me: *sigh* *rolls around*

  14. OMG THE ACTION IS INTENSE! THIS CHAPTER IS INTENSE!! AAAAAAAHHHH!! OMG THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TRANSLATING THIS!!! OMG!! AAAAH!!!

  15. And that is how the Temple of Light was obliterated by the Demons because the believers kidnapped their Queen.

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