There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 284

Chapter 284: Chapter 277. Sweet Entrapment

[Zein, is the news true?]

On the way to the Guildmaster’s office, Zein suddenly received a video call from someone he did not expect; the Azure twins. The one talking to him was the younger one, but he could hear the voices of two other people in the background.

"Which one?"

There was a lot of news about him these days, so these people needed to be specific with their questioning.

[Oh, about the Saint Candidate—]

[I’m the one who wants to make the call! Get away—] Before the younger twin managed to finish the question, he was already getting shoved to the side, replaced by the beautiful face of his guide. [Zein!]

Xue Ren had been whining in the background because the espers insisted on making the call first. It was a nice surprise hearing the guide seemed to get more vocal, and now that Zein saw him, Ren wasn’t as pale as before. "Have you been going outside more?"

[Yes!] the young guide replied cheerfully. [I’m trying to do it even if they’re not home—ah, but that’s not what I want to talk about]

"I’ve talked with the Goddess and told Her I can’t accept the position," Zein answered the question the younger twin asked earlier.

[Oh, that’s a relief...] Ren sighed while putting his hands over his chest. But he snapped right away, looking at Zein nervously. [Ah, I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like it if you became the Saint of Frejya, it’s just...umm...]

Zein raised his brow, patiently waiting for the younger guide to finish his thought while stepping out of the elevator. But in the end, the one who finished it was the older twin.

[Ren just worried he wouldn’t be able to call you as much if you were to be confined in the Northern Lake]

[Uhh...umm...yeah, what he said...] the young guide followed sheepishly.

"Ah..." Zein chuckled at the shy expression on Ren’s face, who didn’t want to lose his first friend. "Well...I have my esper I need to take care of here."

That was all that Zein told him, but as a guide, Ren understood what Zein meant by that. The round eyes got even bigger, and for some reason, Ren looked happier about that than about Zein not staying in Northern Alliance.

"Alright, I’m going to see the Guildmaster, so..."

[Ah, give my regard to him] the older twin said, and after Ren waved his hands adorably as goodbye, the twin ended the call.

"Azure send their regard," Zein said as a greeting the moment he entered the Guildmaster’s office.

"You’re getting close to them," Radia smirked, flicking the ash off his golden needle.

The office was quiet without the usual hustle of the summoned secretary, and Radia was enjoying the silence while lying on the sofa, just staring at the ceiling. "Do you need some guiding?"

"Sure,"

Zein took a seat on the armchair and held the summoner’s outstretched hand, watching the billowing odorless smoke coming out between the red lips. "Everything’s alright?"

"Can’t you see it yourself?"

Since he already got permission anyway, Zein proceeded to look into Radia’s core. Surprisingly, everything looked alright. There was not much change there; still the old swamp and a flower waiting for its star. It didn’t get better than before, but it also didn’t get worse.

It was almost boringly normal, so to speak.

Ah...

"Are you bored?" Zein raised his brow, to which Radia responded with a small smile.

"You know that feeling of getting numb while you’re just waiting?" the summoner replied in a drowsy tone, looking blankly at the empty air.

Indeed, it was three days before the alleged announcement days, and at this point, there was nothing more they could do but wait. They had sent a revised framework with an increased probability of success; they had tried to turn all kinds of troubling rumors and events to their advantage.

Now, all they could do was wait for the result of their years of effort. And of all people, Radia would be the one who was most nervous about the result. Especially because he used to know everything for certain. So, for something that he had no privy to, he would either be so restless or...just numb himself about it.

"You can work or something," Zein shrugged, giving the man serious advice.

It was rather weird for him, seeing Radia who had always moved here and there, jostling from places to places, taking care of both the Mortix and Trinity, to be lying here on the sofa staring blankly into the ceiling. He knew it was good that the busy man could have something resembling a break, but...it felt so weird that Zein almost thought the esper was sick.

Perhaps if he was watching movies or listening to some music instead of laying still and staring at the ceiling, Zein wouldn’t be so weirded out.

"I don’t know," Radia replied nonchalantly. Zein raised his brow—hearing Radia say ’I don’t know’ was as weird as seeing him lying down doing nothing. "I don’t know. He’s the type that can really vanish if he wants to vanish," the man added dryly, raising his fist and opening it up. "Poof!"