System's POV-Chapter 893: My Lips Are Sealed As Tight As My Other Lips

"How are you, girls?" Thirteen asked as he looked at the projection of Erica and Shana.

"We're doing well," Erica replied. "Tomorrow, we'll head out to clear the Lizard Nest twenty miles away from the city we're currently stationed in."

"Both of you, be careful, okay?" Thirteen reminded. "I know you're both strong, but you should never underestimate your enemies."

"I know." Erica nodded. "Well, how about you? Lazing around? I haven't seen any live broadcasts lately."

"I'm here in Casimir City," Thirteen answered. "Rocky is currently mining resources we need to make ammunition. I plan to stock up on them before I push deeper into enemy territory."

He then glanced at Shana, who wasn't saying anything but was looking at him with a pout.

"What's wrong?" Thirteen asked. "Why do you look like a puffer fish right now, Shana?"

"Hmph!" Shana ignored him and looked in the other direction.

Erica scratched her head and gave her fiancé an apologetic look.

"You know how sharp Shana is. She already noticed that I, Derek, Joshua, and Mildred are keeping secrets from her," Erica said. "When I told her I can't tell her since it was one of your secrets, she decided to become a puffer fish."

"I see." Thirteen nodded before shifting her gaze to the Saintess, who looked upset from not knowing his secret when the others knew about it.

"Shana, I didn't want to keep it a secret from you," Thirteen said. "I just feel like bringing you to my secret organisation will make you develop bad habits."

"Bad habits?" Shana arched an eyebrow. "What bad habits?"

"I already told you that I'm a part of a secret organization," Thirteen stated. "And the goal of this organization is not… righteous. So, I thought it would be best that you didn't get involved with it.

"Not to mention, the members of that organization are… beings who would want nothing more than to treat you as a tasty offering. You see, people with Holy Powers are very precious to them. This is also the reason why I didn't inform Diana about it.

"Although she only has a little bit of that Holiness in her, that's still enough to entice the members of my organization to set their sights on her. If Diana is a burger patty, you are a prime steak. I don't want anyone taking a bite of you aside from me."

The Saintess' face reddened a bit after hearing Thirteen's words. In the past, she would've struggled to catch the hidden meaning behind his words.

However, ever since she became Thirteen's woman and constantly hung around Erica, she started to look deeper into the meaning of words, even when her lover might be talking about other things.

The Sorceress loved teasing her fiancé and her friend, so she naturally took this opportunity to cause trouble.

"Oh my. You want to take a bite of Shana, huh?" Erica smirked. "So, between the two of us? Who do you want to bite the most?"

"I want to bite Shana the most," Thirteen replied without hesitation.

Hearing Zion choose her over Erica instantly made the Saintess happy, feeling fluffy inside.

"Just you wait, young man," Erica scoffed. "When we meet again, I'll make sure that your hips will break."

Thirteen smiled faintly and silently thanked Erica in his heart. He could tell the Sorceress deliberately steered the conversation astray to make Shana feel better.

They had spent a lot of time together and were intimate enough not to have any misunderstandings with each other.

Erica knew Zion cared for her, so there was really no need to feel jealous when it came to Shana's relationship with her lover.

If anything, she was more envious of Sherry because the younger girl was always by the teenage boy's side.

Thirteen also didn't want to make Erica and Shana jealous, so he asked Sherry to leave the room for a while before he initiated contact with his two other fiancées.

"I love you, Zion," Shana said. "I wish you were here."

"I wish for that as well," Thirteen replied. "But we have our roles to play. So take care of yourself for me, okay?"

"Mmm, I will." Shana nodded.

The Sorceress looked at this exchange and almost puked sugar due to how sweet it was.

Till now, she couldn't believe that she used to be very jealous of the Saintess because Roland only had eyes for her.

Back then, she had done everything in her power to catch the young man's attention, yet she was nothing but another pretty face in his eyes.

While Erica felt down at that time, she met Zion.

For some reason, she initially found his standoffish attitude quite amusing. But the more she knew about him, the more she realized he simply didn't know how to show emotions toward other people who weren't from his family.

She took it as a challenge, and eventually, the diversion she thought would help her temporarily forget Roland became a real thing.

Erica fell for Zion's standoffish charms, as well as his willpower and strength.

Whenever Erica was with Zion, her maternal instincts kicked in, making her want to protect the teenage boy. She used to be worried for him, knowing he couldn't raise his Rank and had to live with so many restrictions that anyone in his place would've felt depressed about it.

Of course, she soon realized that the shackles binding Zion were probably more of a safety measure The One had implemented to prevent him from breaking the balance of the world.

She learned to appreciate the hidden strength within his body, which she had experienced first hand on their first night together.

"By the way, stay away from the Planar Mountain Range," Thirteen said. "I'm building a Beetle Colony in that area. I don't want you guys to suffer friendly fire."

The Planar Mountain Range was 5,000 miles in length, covering a good chunk of the Eastern Area of the Cygni Continent.

Thirteen planned to make it the first line of defense against the Jinn Invasion that would come in full swing after a few months.

This was why he ordered Rocky to take the Queen Ants and Queen Bees to the mountain range, where they could start building their nests.

With the mountain as a natural barrier, Thirteen's monster army could launch an attack from the ground and in the air, holding the first wave of the Jinn Army at bay.

It was a monumental task that might not be able to come to fruition due to the limited time they had.

However, he believed that as long as the foundation was built, everything else can be dealt with.

Evuvug would remain in the Planar Mountain Range, serving as its commander.

The Brain Beetle was competent enough to command the myriad of beasts. After all, it had played the same role in the past during the Rigel Invasion.

"Got it." Shana nodded. "We won't go to the Planar Mountain Range unless absolutely necessary. By the way, where's Sherry?"

The Saintess was curious where her "sister" was, so she decided to ask this question.

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"She's having dinner right now," Thirteen replied. "She's been too busy managing the affairs of the 69th Battalion since I made her my secretary."

"I see." Shana smiled. "Make sure to treat her well, okay? Don't bully her."

"Why would I bully her?" Thirteen asked. "Also, before I forget, did Roland say anything about me?"

""No.""

The two girls answered at the same time.

"Though we never heard him mention your name, he's always on the lookout for any news related to you," Erica sighed. "He always has this 'anything Zion can do, I can do better' look on his face."

Shana giggled because what Erica was saying was the truth.

"Also, it seems that he still hasn't given up on Shana," Erica smiled wryly. "Although he's not actively saying anything flirty toward her, we often catch him looking at her like she was already his girlfriend. I think he started acting that way after he realized Joshua now had a different girlfriend and was no longer interested in Shana."

"So he thinks he no longer has competition, am I right?" Thirteen inquired.

"Yes," Erica replied. "If he only knew the girl of his dreams is now a woman. I wonder what he will do?"

"Make sure to seal your lips, Erica," Thirteen reminded. "I don't want you spilling the beans by accident."

"Relax. Just who do you think I am?" Erica smiled. "My lips are sealed as tight as my other lips."

"…"

"…"

Thirteen shook his head helplessly because Erica really liked to talk in this manner.

After bidding his lovers goodbye and telling them that he loved them, he finally ended the call.

Although he didn't want to admit it, he kind of missed the two ladies and wanted to hug the two of them very much.

'I guess, I'll just hug Sherry later instead,' Thirteen thought before leaving his room to join the young lady, who was waiting for him outside his room, so that the two of them could have dinner together.

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