Chapter 125: M-married?!
The system at Nexus’s side watched Mark from afar and immediately laughed at Mark’s panic. To it, this could be considered a decent entertainment program to improve itself and put down mortals.
"I think what you said makes sense. About eating shit."
Nexus smiled, but it was like he wasn’t smiling. If Mark saw this expression on his master’s face, he would probably be scared unconscious on the spot.
[Wait, Nexus. Are you sure you’re Mark’s master and not his enemy? Even if you don’t think about him, you should at least think about the reputation of the Cultivation Academy.]
The system was startled by Nexus. It didn’t even have time to curse Nexus even once because it was too rushed.
"How is absorbing cosmic energy any different from absorbing everything? If everything can be absorbed, why can’t waste be absorbed too?"
Nexus smiled at the system, making the system panic immediately. Of course, the system wasn’t kind enough to worry about Mark’s feelings; it was only thinking about the noble image of its Cultivation Academy being laughed at by everyone as the Waste Academy.
[Can we negotiate a little? Look at Mark. We’ve tortured him quite a lot lately. It’s true that he’s progressed at lightning speed, but we should at least give him some time to rest.]
The system immediately used Mark as a reason for Nexus to withdraw his decision that would seriously damage the reputation of the Cultivation Academy.
"Whatever."
Nexus shrugged. If the system didn’t like it, he wouldn’t force it. Mark had made it this far, so it could be considered that he had reached the minimum level, which was still barely acceptable.
What the hell is this strange chill? Could it be that the system is planning to pull some more bullshit on me?
Mark suddenly felt a chill run down his spine in the hospital room. Even though he was very unhappy, Mark could only accept his fate because there was no way he could fight against the system or Nexus.
"No, you’re not wrong. Although it’s still a little lacking, it’s definitely not wrong."
As soon as Emily finished answering, something strange immediately happened to Mark’s body. Mark’s right arm, which had been severed many days ago, immediately grew back before Emily’s astonished eyes.
"Are you kidding me? How did this happen in the first place?"
She had originally been happy because someone understood her tea, but when something serious happened, her eyes immediately became focused.
Emily was an experienced hunter with healing abilities, yet no matter how carefully she paid attention, she couldn’t detect where the energy that restored Mark’s arm had come from.
Of course, it wasn’t just his arm. At this moment, everything on Mark’s body had also been completely restored by the system’s permission.
Mark’s eyelids squeezed shut before slowly opening. Having been blind for a while, he frowned when he was exposed to light once again.
The image of a ponytailed young woman looking at him in shock appeared, making Mark freeze because he felt everything was too unreal.
The person who decisively broke all my limbs is actually the beautiful young woman in front of me? She’s not the sexy type, but she’s just as beautiful as anyone I’ve ever seen.
While Mark was staring blankly at Emily, she immediately rushed over, wrapped her arms around his neck, and said with a laugh.
"My soulmate! You’re finally awake. I can’t understand how, but I’m so glad you’re awake."
With the strength of an A-rank hunter, Emily shook Mark so hard that he felt like his brain was about to fall out.
Mark’s ears suddenly started aching because they had only just started working again when they immediately had to hear Emily’s scream.
"W-wait a second. What’s this soulmate thing?"
Being hugged by a beauty like this, Mark felt pretty comfortable. It’s just that this beauty was a little too strong. She had only shaken him a few times, yet Mark already felt like his joints were about to fall apart.
There was another problem, and that was Emily’s overly friendly attitude, which left Mark very confused. Could simply drinking tea really make her favorability toward him reach the maximum?
"Then what else could it be besides the tea? For more than ten years, you were the only person who understood what I was trying to do. If you’re not my soulmate, then who else could be my soulmate?"
As she spoke, Emily smiled with her eyes narrowed into crescents. She hadn’t tried so hard just because she wanted someone to acknowledge her, but of course, having someone acknowledge her made her extremely happy.
Her enthusiasm shocked Mark. Even though the teammates he had just met not long ago were also enthusiastic toward him, they seemed to still fall short of Emily.
He had just lost his teammates, yet now there was another person who genuinely treated him well, so of course he was happy.
Mark’s motivation to cultivate now had one more thing added to it: protecting her. Of course, even if she were an SS-rank, he would still want to protect her, let alone when she was only an A-rank.
"Wait, hold on. My name is Mark, an F-rank hunter. I’ve drunk this much tea and still don’t know who you are."
"My name is Emily, an A-rank hunter whose healing ability is the tea you’ve been drinking. Besides that, I’m a long-time member of the Hunter Association. If you want a stable job, just come live with me. You’re hired directly, no other requirements."
Emily patted her chest confidently. She couldn’t be sure about other things, but taking care of one more person was easy as pie.
Being taken care of by a rich woman made Mark feel a little awkward. For a moment, he felt that he had seriously misjudged Emily’s age.
"Since you’re a long-time member, you must be much older than me, right? I’m guessing you’re around..."
Before Mark could finish speaking, Emily’s index finger had already covered his mouth. She smiled, but it made Mark feel that if he continued speaking, he would really be in danger.
"Shh! Age is just a number. At my age, if I married you, no one would object."
"M-married?!"
Mark was so shocked by Emily’s words that his eyes went wide. Did the lesson created by the system and his master even have a reward after completion, giving him a beautiful wife?