The SSS-rank Guide Doesn't Need Saving novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56: What Admiral Zeke Wanted

Was it because of the stone embedded in his chest?

Aisha didn’t know if there was even a method to suppress erratic miasma inside a sentinel’s body other than guiding. But with how the Association was known for developing ways to help and protect the lives of every single guide and sentinel in the empire, it might not be strange if they decided to give their admiral a treasure that no one had ever seen or known before.

Her palms itched.

Suddenly, a thought of comparing her own abilities with that mysterious stone appeared in her mind. Something deep inside her didn’t like this idea, but she pressed down the feeling quickly.

It’s not my business, she reminded herself.

She already messed up once by guiding a certain wanted criminal who developed a strange attachment to her.

However, moving her gaze away from the marking on his body turned out to be a mistake.

Because now, her line of sight fell directly onto something entirely different.

"!!!"

Heat instantly climbed up her cheeks.

Shit.

Zeke noticed where her eyes had landed. Silently, he reached over and picked up a robe hanging on a hook by the door, and pulled it over his shoulders, tying it loosely at the waist.

Without meeting her eyes, he spoke flatly, "Wait for me outside while I get dressed."

Aisha didn’t need him to tell her a second time.

She turned and left the room, shutting the door behind her a little harder than necessary.

Once she was in the hallway, she leaned her back against the wall and let out a long breath. Walking into a room and seeing a man completely naked before her was too shocking.

In both her lives, this was the very first time she had witnessed such a scene.

But she couldn’t be blamed for her reaction. When would she have ever had the time or even the right person to explore that area?

The most she had ever done was look it up on some sites or read about it in books. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

After calming herself, Aisha felt conflicted. She looked down at her hand, wondering why she felt like that strange pull when she saw him earlier. Was this just the natural instinct every guide felt when they saw a sentinel in trouble?

She pressed her palm flat against her thigh, forcing herself to stay composed.

A few minutes later, the door opened and Zeke came out, already fully dressed.

He looked entirely different from how she remembered him at the academy. His pale hair, usually left loose around his shoulders, was tied back in a low ponytail, with a few stray strands slipping free near his temple.

At this moment, his sharp and stern aura was completely retracted. He looked gentle, harmless, and gave off a domestic feeling.

Looking at him now, it was impossible to connect this soft appearance with his identity as a high and mighty Admiral of the Association.

"Come with me," he said, not even waiting to see if she would follow.

Neither of them talked about what happened inside the bedroom.

Aisha walked behind him down the hall, entering a room she hadn’t seen before. It was apparently his private study.

"Sit wherever you want," Zeke said, gesturing to a chair near the desk.

"There’s no need. I won’t be staying long."

He didn’t push the matter, only leaned back against the edge of the desk, arms loosely crossed.

Aisha decided there was no point drawing this out further. "What do you want to know?"

Zeke shook his head. "Nothing."

She frowned slightly, her suspicion deepening. Her thoughts went back to the marks on his body.

"I cannot guide you," she said, her voice sharper than she intended.

Whatever was sitting quietly in his chest, and whatever that stone did to keep it tame, it was not something she planned to touch.

"I’m not asking you to guide me." He spoke evenly, as if expecting her to say exactly this. "I want you to let me feel what you did to Nykos."

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