Old Friend

Xavier and Cytherea's eyes were drawn to the man behind the desk. They didn't know if this was embarrassing or if it was a habit, because the man was not wearing a shirt or pants. He was wearing only underwear while simultaneously holding three women on his lap who were also half-naked. His hands were very active playing with their bodies, his face also showed that he was really enjoying the moment until he did not realise that the guest who wanted to meet him had arrived.

The goddess found the moment extremely disgusting and perverted, quickly looked away, distracted though slightly flushed while rubbing her legs when observing the man's body was perfect, sixpack and muscular. No one dared to stop the man's arousal even though the three girls on his lap had frozen faces and felt awkward seeing two strangers observing the action for a few seconds.

"Enrique? Is that you?" Xavier started the conversation while stopping his activity.

The man with the name instantly gaped, confused, his face seemingly taking in everyone in the room. But as his consciousness began to return, he pushed aside the three girls in his lap, got up and headed straight for Xavier with his arms outstretched.

"Brother... you're the brother I respected the most during your time in the army, right? My Brother Xavier!" Enrique suddenly leapt towards him, but the former soldier easily stepped back, avoiding his embrace. A loud thud sounded as his body hit the red carpeted floor. But the impact did not cause him any injury or pain.

"Hey, is that how you treat your brother?" Enrique's heart sank, that hug was really sincere to show his relatives. Then he got up.

"Thank you, I really appreciate it. But no man wants to be hugged by a half-naked man, Enrique Charlton, my most perverted brother!" Xavier dropped him again when his kick hit his genitals.

Enrique's body instantly shuddered, though it hurt but it was nothing and he stood back in front of his relatives. "I'm sorry, I was so excited that I forgot I wasn't wearing anything." Then he picked up his clothes, again and again stood in front of Xavier. 

"I didn't expect to see my brother here! What brings you here, My Brother Xavier?!" Even though they had been seeing each other for a few minutes, Enrique continued to show his enthusiasm and excitement like a child getting an ice cream or fruit candy.

"It's a bit long to tell, but I didn't know that you had the desire to be the market leader here, Senior Enrique Charlton," despite his initial disgust, Xavier could finally feel the warmth of meeting his old friend.

"Hey, don't call me by my full name, My Brother. I warned you many times before."

The two people seemed to be enjoying the conversation so much that they did not care about all the people witnessing a meeting after so many years. Although they were two different people, the people around them could see a resemblance that made it very difficult to distinguish one from the other. From their appearance, and physique, to the way they uttered their words, they were so exact that they were confused between the former soldier and the market leader. 

Enrique has straight and dense white hair. As a soldier, his body was stocky but the difference was that he was proud of it. It was the goddess' ignorance that her partner also had a six-pack, only he was good at covering it up with oversized clothes. Their height differed by at least 2 centimetres, Xavier slightly ahead. 

For some reason, Cytherea was at ease that the person they were looking for was an acquaintance of her partner. Her efforts to get through the obstacles were not useless and her gut feeling told her that this trip would be a little different from 500 years ago and would bring results that matched the final destination.

Meanwhile, the waitress was still threatening Jack to remain kneeling before her while warning him not to frighten the Big Boss's guests, then led her out of the room. On the other hand, the three girls were currently still half-naked and were now sitting around the little old man sitting on the sofa. At first glance, he did not feel any warmth after learning of the meeting, as he was the one who brought Xavier and Enrique together.

"Where have you been all this time? Did you come alone? I'm sure you must be hungry." Enrique did not seem to observe Cytherea's figure who was still averting her eyes.

Xavier shook his head, "I'm really enjoying life now and there's no way I'm going anywhere until some woman forces me to solve her personal problem,"

The goddess did not like the problems of the gods with the Demon Lord to be made into a trivial matter. "It's not my problem, it's the world's problem!"

"Wow. Looks like you guys are involved in a serious matter. As a brother, I don't mind hearing about your troubles."

Xavier scratched his temple, confused. Because he did not feel the slightest pressure after Emil forced him to accompany Cytherea on the trip, at least for now. As long as on the way they could find someone or something that could defeat Azazil, then their job was done and at that time Xavier immediately returned to Cliffside Village.

Xavier shook his head at Cytherea, signalling that it was appropriate for the goddess to explain the details, not a Goddess Guard like him.

The little old man observed them even though her arrival had a known motive, but still gave Cytherea opportunity to speak before them. 

'No ill will or misfortune, Goddess of Beauty. It's just that your fate is not as good as your friends out there. May you achieve what you desire and return to the throne of the gods.' The little old man smiled, as someone who had met Cytherea, he had heard her request many times in a lifetime.

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"Against the Demon Lord? I believe that both demons and gods exist, but I didn't expect that one of them would be in front of me right now. At least I can know that gods don't mind mingling with creatures that are lesser than them." From the way he spoke, they could see that Enrique looked calm and unconcerned.

"There is such a thing as compulsion. Although in our eyes humans are the lowest of the low after demons, some of them may have the dignity and self-respect of gods. For example, my partner is quite stingy and haughty." Cytherea tried to stroke her hair, but before it reached the top, her hand was swatted away so hard, it made a slapping sound that made them stifle their laughter.