Shadow Slave novel Chapter 3238

Shadow remained silent for a long while, considering the Jade Queen's words. Nothing of what she had said made his unease lessen.

Pretty much the only Supremes left in the mortal realms who had not been dealt with by the Empire?

That wasn't entirely true... at the very least because Shadow had not even dwelled in a mortal realm for many centuries. The Oracle of Thetis had gone to all the trouble of sending an emissary into a Divine Realm instead — there might be few independent Supremes left in the mortal realms, but there were enough of them living in the embrace of the gods.

And yet, he was the only one whom she had deemed necessary to invite.

Even disregarding that, why did the Oracle need to gather Supremes who had no connection to the War God's empire?

None of it sounded good, let alone explained everything.

Looking at the Jade Queen, though, Shadow was not sure if she was the right person to ask all these questions.

After lingering for a moment, he asked:

"So where is this Oracle of Thetis? Why isn't she welcoming her guests herself?"

The Jade Queen scratched the tip of her nose awkwardly.

"Oh, that... well, she's just delegating! Delegating is the foundation of rulership, you know. Even if, technically, she has no right or status to order me around. I am the Jade Queen, after all! Actually, come to think of it... you are right. Why isn't she welcoming her guests personally?!"

Feeling uncomfortable under Shadow's scrutinizing gaze, she coughed.

"To be honest, I might have an idea. The thing is... although she sent out three invitations, she also sent a message to someone else. I am not sure what she wrote, but it seems that the recipient was quite displeased by the contents. The messenger never returned, and since the recipient is a Spirit, our dear Oracle received some backlash too. A piece of advice — don't go around pissing off Spirits, shadow. Or, if you do, make sure that they vent their anger on someone else."

She giggled.

“That is a form of delegation, too — the best kind! In any case, she has been recuperating for a few days here in my palace."

Shadow frowned faintly, then nodded.

‘The Oracle has sent a message to a Spirit, which seemed to have angered them greatly?'

Considering what they had been talking about before, it must have been one of the four remaining Sacred rulers of the Empire. Each of them was a powerhouse even among lesser deities... so, angering even just one was a supremely unwise decision.

But was the Oracle someone who would make such a mistake? Shadow doubted it. That meant that she had started a conflict with a Spirit on purpose.

‘Things are looking worse and worse.'

He sighed.

“Regardless of whether she is recuperating or not, I still need to see her. It would be strange to never meet the person who had sent a Corrupted Titan to... politely invite me to visit her, wouldn't it?"

The Jade Queen stared at him with a pleasant smile.

Then, she stared at him some more.

And finally, she said:

"Don't want to!"

Shadow blinked.

"Sorry?"

Her pleasant smile widened, becoming a little eerie.

"I said I don't want to! Let you two meet."

Shadow studied her for a moment, then grimaced, feeling an incoming headache.

"Why?"