SIGH!
Deus facepalmed himself in frustration and muttered, “I am a bad father.”
”…” Zach felt his heart getting tight in his chest after hearing that.
Deus turned and looked at Zach with a confused look on his face.
”I don’t understand you,” Deus said.
”…!” Zach was baffled by that. He gulped down in fear and opened his mouth to ask, “You can see me?”
Zach thought Deus was talking to him, however, he said that while looking at the television that was connected with PX 69.
”I will turn it on and see what’s it all about,” Deus said and plugged in the power cord.
He turned on the television and glanced around to find a way to turn on the console.
”How does this work again?” he wondered.
He spotted the controller and pressed all the switches one by one until he heard a ‘BEEP’ sound coming from the console.
”Noice!” he said.
He waited for the console interface to appear on the screen, but it didn’t.
”Did I do something wrong?” he wondered.
”You have to switch the input in settings,” Zach said, knowing well that Deus wouldn’t be able to hear him.
At the same time, Erza walked into the living room and saw Deus messing with the remote and the controller.
Erza folded her arms under her bosom and asked, “What are you doing?”
”I was just… trying to make it work…” Deus glanced around and asked, “Where is Zach?”
”He said he doesn’t want to talk to you…”
”Ouch! He really hates me, huh?” Deus sighed painfully.
”That’s not the case. He just wants your love and attention.”
”I am giving him my love and attention, am I not?”
”You are not.”
”…” After a brief silence, Deus said, “I expected to hear the answer in my favor. But if you think I lack the ability to be a father, then you are probably right.”
”I didn’t say that.” Erza pulled Deus’ cheeks in a playful manner and said, “And you are an amazing father, just like how you are an amazing husband.”
Zach couldn’t help but smile after seeing Erza and Deus interact like that. It reminded him of his interactions with his girls.
”Where did you leave Zoe, though?” Deus then asked.
”Zach took her from me. He said he doesn’t want her to get used to you, only for you to ignore her when she grows up, just like you ignored him,” Erza repeated Zach’s words.
”So he is still salty about that, I see…” Deus sighed.
Erza looked into Deus’ eyes and kept staring at him.
”What?” Deus asked as he wrapped his arms around Erza’s neck.
Erza did the same and wrapped her arms around Deus’ neck. They both stared at each other as their faces drew closer, but Erza suddenly stopped and moved her hand to Deus’ shoulders.
”What…” Erza pressed Deus’ shoulder and said, “They are so stiff!”
”Well, I was on a battlefield for weeks.”
Erza pushed Deus on the couch and said, “Lay on your stomach. I will massage you.”
”Yes, my queen.”
Deus obediently laid down on the couch and said, “I hope it doesn’t hurt.”
”I am not going to give you an injection, so don’t worry, it won’t hurt.” Erza got on top of Deus and cracked her fingers before saying, “You will only feel pleasure from my heavenly massage.”
That reminded Zach of his gloves’ second ability.
’Does it have anything to do with this? Or it’s simply a coincidence?’ Zach wondered.
”Argh~!” Deus grunted in pleasure as Erza started massaging him.
’I think I should leave before I see something I shouldn’t…’ Zach turned around, and he was about to leave, but he stopped when he heard Erza asking something to Deus.
”So? Did you manage to convince any of them to accompany you to fight against the heavens?” Erza asked.
’Fight against the heavens?’ Zach’s ears twitched after hearing that. He wanted to know more about the topic.
”No…” Deus answered with a disappointed look on his face. However, after a brief pause, he continued, “But I understand them and agree why they don’t want to join me.”
”Yeah…”
”They have their own family to protect. They have their own responsibilities to fulfill. So why would they leave their happy life behind and join me on a death quest?” Deus asked the obvious.
”So what are you going to do now? Surely, you don’t plan to go alone, right?” Erza asked with an anxious and concerned look on her face.
”No, I have two companions with me,” Deus answered in a calm voice and enjoyed Erza’s heavenly massage.
”Do I need to remind you that you don’t even have 90% of the powers you had in your prime time?”
”You are making it sound like I am an old man. I am only 27, come~” Deus groaned. “And if anything, you are the one who is hundreds of thousands of years old.”
CRACK!
Deus felt something breaking in his body and even heard a cracking sound.
”What did you do?” he asked instantly.
”I dislocated the bone responsible to hold the nerves sending signals to your brain. Now, they won’t send signals when you are horny, hence, your brain won’t send the blood to your lower body part. In short, you won’t get a boner,” Erza said with a creepy smile on her face.
”That sounds dangerous. How about you fix me, and we go back to the topic where you asked how I am going to win without my powers?”
”I was just kidding,” Erza smirked. “I wouldn’t dare to hurt your precious little brother.”
”Your jokes and pranks are so unfunny that it’s hilarious.”
”So? How do you plan to win?” Erza asked curiously.
”I have a few ace cards up my sleeve. Hopefully, I won’t have to use them.”
”…” Zach raised his brows and wondered, ‘Why does he want to fight against the heavens, though?’
”If I don’t do it now, Zach will have to suffer for the rest of his life. I can’t have my children bear the burden when I can bear it for them,” Deus asserted in a solemn voice.