The Only Cultivator in a World of Hunters

Shiori cried very loudly. So loudly that if Nexus hadn't helped, Lailah's ears would have started hurting from the noise long ago.

She cried so enthusiastically that Shiori didn't even know what was going on anymore. She didn't care either and just cried and screamed.

"You bastard! If you dare touch me, everyone won't let you off."

She looked no different from a young lady from a prestigious family who was used to relying on her family's influence when saying those words.

Even though she was A-rank, her ability had already been determined ever since she awakened that she wouldn't be on the front lines during dungeon raids.

White was versatile, so wherever there was a fight, she would be there. As for Emily, although her physical strength was much weaker than Shiori's, her ability to recover energy and heal injuries was very necessary, so she was also forced to go a little higher.

As for Shiori's mission, it was to provide information, so normally no one would let her fight either. She only needed to provide information, and everyone else would handle the rest.

Although there were quite a few rather dangerous situations that forced her to fight, the number was still much lower compared to White and Emily. On top of that, she had an extremely powerful background, so she was truly pampered even more than a princess.

Seeing the 'little princess' now only able to cry and close her eyes, Nexus looked at Lailah and shrugged. Nexus hadn't done anything too excessive from beginning to end... At least, that's what he thought.

At the same time, a small window-like door beside the entrance opened. The server didn't say anything and only pressed the notification bell before putting the drinks inside. There were two glasses of iced milk coffee, naturally belonging to Lailah and Shiori.

"Thank you."

Lailah thanked him and accepted the drink. The small door, just large enough to pass the drinks through, immediately closed again.

This wonderful place really cared a lot about its customers' privacy. Throughout the entire process of receiving the coffee, Lailah couldn't even see what the server's face looked like.

It wasn't that the server was irresponsible when they saw Shiori crying and screaming without reacting. It would be unfair to blame them like that.

Nexus hadn't let even the slightest bit of sound escape outside, so how could they know that they needed to come in and help Shiori?

It's over, it's really over. I never thought my purity would be lost to a bastard... No, this is a monster, not a person!

Shiori's heart was bleeding inside right now. She regretted her decision to come here on her own to keep an eye on Nexus and Lailah.

She originally thought A-rank strength was enough to keep her safe, but who would have thought Nexus's weird abilities were even more ridiculous than SS-rank ones?

"Resisting is useless. Oops, sorry for the confusion. How could you possibly have the right to resist before the great Nexus?"

Suddenly, Nexus moved his face close to Shiori's. Nexus's scent... no, there wasn't any scent at all, but there was wind. Gentle gusts made Shiori's eyes slightly open.

The moment her eyes opened slightly, she saw Nexus's eyes staring straight at her, scaring her into immediately closing her eyes again.

Shiori felt that this time she was really done for. The only way for her to get revenge on Nexus was probably to call everyone she knew over and gang up on him.

But she didn't really want everyone to risk their lives over this either. Up until now, all she knew about Nexus's strength was that he was very strong, but exactly how strong he was was still unknown.

Wait, wait again, keep waiting... but none of the horrifying things Shiori imagined happened. Nexus simply stood up and laughed as he insulted her.

"Hahaha... You really are useless."

Not only did he laugh, but he also took Shiori's cup of coffee and gulped it all down even though he had just said he didn't want to drink it. Nexus was always unpredictable to ordinary people. Now he was still just as unpredictable, only with the added personality of someone who was very easy to make enemies with.

Shiori's tightly closed eyes slowly opened. At first, she was a little confused, then puzzled. Being insulted by Nexus as 'useless' didn't seem very important to her right now.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing Nexus drink her coffee, Shiori chose to ignore it. She no longer had the mood to think about drinking coffee anymore.

"I'm stealing your drink while you're helpless, only able to lie on the ground and cry like a useless mortal, even more useless than useless."

Nexus smirked, but the moment he smiled, Lailah's soft hand slapped him right on the head.

"I told you not to steal things."

Before he could even act cool, Nexus was lectured by Lailah, making him a bit unhappy. But he didn't really care about that and just looked at Shiori as if he had suddenly gotten interested in some new idea.

Everything changed far too quickly, leaving Shiori staring blankly at Nexus and Lailah. The more she looked, the more she felt that there was something very inhuman about the two of them, but she couldn't explain exactly what the problem was for the moment.

"You really aren't planning to do anything to me?"

Feeling that everything was too unbelievable, Shiori asked an extremely stupid question. Since she had taken the initiative to give Nexus an opportunity, of course he would play along with her.

"Looks like you really want me to, huh? Okay. Then I'll really do it."

Nexus smiled without really smiling. That demonic smile sent chills down Shiori's spine. She immediately got up and shook her head vigorously.

"No, no need! Just stay sitting there."

Shiori immediately shook her head vigorously.

"Hahaha, you really are a stupid mortal. Do you think a lowly mortal like you has the right to make me go through the trouble of doing that? I just thought the way you were spying on us was pretty stupid, so I was just teasing you a little."

It would have been truly strange if Nexus had actually done something just now. How could an old man who had been single for countless eras, holding an unprecedented record across his entire plane, possibly do this kind of thing?

Shiori's beautiful face turned bright red. This time it was different from before because she was both angry and embarrassed. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she really was an idiot.

"Hey, do you want to become my disciple? I already have one useless man, and now I need another useless woman to balance things out."