Becoming a God Starts with Acting-Chapter 448: Nerio Has Returned

But it was undeniable that Asta also brought a huge benefit. With his palanquin, they no longer needed to expend energy flying through the air.

Bael’s citadel lay a hundred miles east of Marax’s citadel, and along the way they would pass several other citadels. Asta had repeatedly extended invitations, wanting to take Marax out for a visit, but Marax never agreed.

Now, they were almost always staying inside the palanquin.

Nick gazed excitedly out the window. The scenery outside kept changing, with no two places alike. The vegetation was also very unique, completely different from the Land of Light, and it was nothing like the skull-filled roads the people of the Land of Light imagined when they thought of the Land of Darkness.

Silvanus lay reclined to one side, propped up on one arm, the other leg lifted and slightly bent. His outfit was a bit revealing. Well, that was demon attire, after all, but Nick felt that ever since Silvanus turned into a demon, he seemed to have been influenced by a demon’s nature as well.

At the very least, Silvanus would never have held his legs like that before.

Nick hurriedly crawled over to Silvanus’s side and said with a grin, "Does the great king have any orders?"

"Great king?" Silvanus could not help glancing at Nick, having no idea where he came up with so many different forms of address.

Nick grinned. He clearly had a pair of cat-like eyes, yet when he smiled, he looked foolish, like a husky.

From Nick’s manner of speaking alone, Silvanus could already guess that he must come from a modern world, similar to the one where Silvanus had once become a film actor.

He pushed Nick’s face aside slightly and then sat up. At this moment, Marax, who was off to the side, also looked over. His eyes narrowed a little, and a smile full of hidden meaning bloomed at the corner of his lips.

Suddenly, Silvanus’s earring flared with light, as if some kind of power had abruptly erupted and shattered a seal. Energy surged violently with this place as its center. Moreover, it was not the familiar dark energy at all. Instead, its aura was closer to that of a creature from the Land of Light.

The dazzling pale blue light forced everyone to close their eyes. When they opened them again, a naked boy had appeared before them, holding in his arms a strange blue creature with a red horn. At the very least, even after traveling through many places, Asta had never seen a creature like that before.

Before anyone else could say anything, Cain suddenly burst out laughing.

Nerio could not help glaring at him, but this appearance was truly too humiliating. He could only quickly hide behind Silvanus, his eyes shimmering with moisture, looking as though he might burst into tears at any moment.

Nick, standing to the side, clutched his chest in alarm. Although he did not know why this child had suddenly appeared here, Marax was going too far. How could he mock a child like this?

Nick had completely forgotten how infatuated he had once been with Marax. At this moment, all that remained in his mind was the tearful expression of the boy in front of him.

Silvanus knew perfectly well that Nerio was putting on an act, but he still pulled him into his arms and looked toward Cain. "Go get a set of clothes."

Cain wiped away the tears that had welled up at the corners of his eyes from laughing. He took out a set of clothes. Naturally, they were women’s clothes. When Silvanus asked him for clothing, all he had were women’s outfits. Although they were a bit loose on Nerio, Nerio would definitely look extremely cute wearing them.

Cain greatly enjoyed Nerio’s angry yet helpless expression. With Silvanus present, Nerio would surely be even more "well-behaved."

But before Cain could carry out his wicked intentions, Silvanus spoke again. "Bring out a normal set of clothes."

Nerio buried himself completely in Silvanus’s embrace, his small face tilted slightly as he cast a provocative glance at Cain. He even leaned his head against Silvanus’s chest, looking every bit like someone with powerful backing.

Cain could not help saying, "Master, what kind of clothes aren’t normal? You’re being far too discriminatory!"

Silvanus frowned slightly, and Cain immediately took out a set of men’s clothes and handed them to Nerio.

The moment Nerio saw him come close, he frowned, his face filled with undisguised dislike.

Cain... Cain "liked" Nerio very much, at least liked bullying him. That counted as liking too, right?

Silvanus did not bother with the undercurrents between the two of them. He quickly dressed Nerio.

Nerio now looked even smaller than usual. Normally, he should have been at least around one meter forty tall, but now he seemed shorter, perhaps only about as tall as Alden, or just a little taller.

He looked at Nerio and asked, "What happened?"

The moment Silvanus asked about it, Nerio immediately flew into a rage and hurriedly recounted everything.

That day, just as Silvanus entered the Hazard Zone with the others, Nerio had sensed another source of energy imprisoning him. There was no mistake—it came from an Outer God! 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

He had fought desperately to break free from the seal, but even so, he was severely injured. Of course, if he had still been at his peak, everything would have been much easier. However, in this world, they possessed no divine authority, and their powers were completely suppressed to the level this world could withstand. Otherwise, Nerio would not have been able to restrain himself from destroying everything.

Cain suddenly spoke up from the side. "How pitiful, Nerio. When we meet that bastard again, I’ll help you cut him in half. How about that?"

As he spoke, he lunged forward and wrapped his arms around Nerio, pressing Nerio’s entire head into his soft chest.

Nerio’s expression changed instantly. An ice blade appeared in his hand, but fortunately, Silvanus stepped forward at that moment and separated them.

He grasped the ice blade in Nerio’s hand, and the frost immediately dissipated into countless particles of glowing light.

Nerio stared at Silvanus in a daze. Before he could voice his dissatisfaction, Silvanus had already patted his head. "Go rest."

At this time, Kirin also came over and rubbed against Nerio’s chin. Nerio frowned. "Your hide is thick as hell. Why are you acting cute?"

Hearing this, Kirin could not help letting out two aggrieved whimpers. In the end, however, Nerio still pulled it into his arms, leaned against Silvanus, and fell asleep.

Cain was just about to comment that Nerio was already grown yet still clinging to his mother, when Silvanus glanced back at him. Cain immediately shut his mouth, putting on a gentle smile, as if the person who had been itching to tease Nerio just moments ago was not him at all.

Meanwhile, Asta and Nick stood off to the side, completely stunned.

What exactly was an Outer God? Who was Nerio? And what kind of relationship did they have with Silvanus?

Were they really just trying to find their way back to the Land of Light?

As if sensing their gazes, Silvanus spoke slowly. "I will kill a god and ascend to godhood. If the two of you want to stop now, there is still time."

Nick almost immediately grabbed onto Silvanus’s hand. "No way. You already said I’m your number-one underling!"

Silvanus did not even know when he had ever said such words.

Off to the side, Asta looked at Marax with sincere, overflowing affection. "I’ve sworn to be faithful to Marax. Wherever Marax goes, I’ll go too!"

Hearing this, Cain smiled, putting on a shy expression.

Nerio, who had not yet fully fallen asleep, happened to glimpse the scene and could not help rolling his eyes inwardly.

He thought to himself that Cain was truly shameless, and Asta was shallow enough to be completely bewitched by nothing more than a pretty face.

In any case, they finally arrived at Bael’s Citadel.

From afar, they could see dense ranks of troops around the citadel, all lying in wait, motionless, awaiting the final verdict.

Asta said, "Things inside Bael’s Citadel must be extremely tense right now. Judging by this situation, the negotiations probably haven’t reached any proper agreement."

They entered the citadel.

The demons guarding the gate clearly had not expected that there would still be visitors to Bael’s Citadel at this point. Even so, after receiving payment, they opened the gates and allowed Silvanus’s group to enter.

When they got down from the palanquin, Nerio had still not woken up, so Nick could only take on the task of carrying him.

Nick was more than happy to do so. Nerio, being so small, was truly adorable— even more adorable than Silvanus back when he was a Hobbit. Nick’s paternal instincts surged up strongly. Yet for some reason, Kirin, who had been held in Nerio’s arms the entire time, kept staring daggers at him. Nick thought the little creature was just curious and immediately smiled, raising his hand as if to pat its head.

Unexpectedly, Kirin immediately flicked its eyes and burrowed back into Nerio’s arms, leaving Nick with nothing but its backside.

Nick: "..."