The Legendary Man novel Chapter 39

Chapter 39 I Am Asura

“H-Hey, stay away from me!” Josephine was panicking as the man marched toward her. She ended up shivering in fear in one corner with the pen she got herself for self-defense purposes.

Jonathan took a step back while holding his hands out, showing her he meant no harm. “I’ll stay here and stop approaching you as long as you calm down. I’m merely afraid you’ve accidentally hurt yourself.”

“C-Close your eyes!” Josephine pointed the pen at Jonathan and inched toward the bed. Jonathan found her cautious movements hilarious and closed his eyes with a smirk.

A short while later, Josephine announced, “All right, I’m done! Go ahead and open your eyes!”

She had wrapped herself up in the blanket and shrank away to one corner of the bed. Not even a hint of her collarbone could be seen.

Once again, she looked like she was guarding herself against an immoral man with bad intentions.

Jonathan was exasperated at her behavior. He said, “I’ll go ahead and switch off the light then.”

A few seconds later, the room was pitch-black once again. Jonathan remained silent in fear of startling Josephine.

She finally put the pen aside a short while later. Once she tucked herself in, she asked in a hushed voice, “Jonathan, have you fallen asleep?”

“Nah. What’s wrong?”

Ever since he started practicing the Ancient Sacred Dragon Technique three years ago, it wasn’t even necessary for him to sleep as much as others. A little over three hours of sleep was all he needed to feel rested.

“Where have you been throughout the past three years?” Josephine turned around and asked when she couldn’t see him in the pitch-black room.

“Am I supposed to tell you the truth?” He finished the rhetorical question with a chuckle before he added, “I spent the first two years waging war against the foes of the nation. The last year I spent in Northern Crimson Prison, not because I was put in jail but because I was searching for something. I was only discharged on your birthday.”

Is he trying to tell me he’s Asura? Wait! He must be trying to pull my leg again! Ugh! I shouldn’t have gotten my hopes high! He’s still the same as he was three years ago!

Josephine rolled her eyes in the dark when she thought the man had returned to his usual flippant self once more.

“Are you telling me that’s the truth? Aren’t you aware only one man is strong enough to pull off the things you’ve just brought up?”

“Who exactly is that?” Jonathan queried nonchalantly.

“Who else apart from Asura? He was the hero waging war against the foes of the nations and who restored peace and order in two years!” Josephine remarked as if the man was the figure she looked up to the most.

She had heard countless tales of wonders of the almighty Asura, but she had never had the chance to meet him in person. The only time she had ever seen him was his back on the news.