Skadi, returning to infinity

"Or rather, from the very beginning, I never even considered cooperating with you as an option..."

"That's right, I never thought about cooperating with you in any way."

"As for why, you can think about it."

Since the other party had made such a threat, Skadi didn't hold back.

She pursed her lips, looked at Aizen, and said these words with a smile.

"You are very confident."

Aizen wasn't angry. He gazed at Skadi and offered a word of praise.

"Oh, you say that too?"

"Rize Kamishiro praised me just today, saying that I have extraordinary self-confidence."

"As expected, you two have a lot in common that makes you teammates; your evaluations of people are quite consistent."

Skadi blinked, her tone of surprise as she spoke.

But given her expression and tone, it just sounded sarcastic and unsettling.

Aizen smiled, but he wasn't angry.

He simply turned his head and gazed at the waves ahead, saying softly, "So, why are you so hostile towards us?"

"Is it simply because we are the Ultimate Adventurer Group? Or is it because we are your opposing faction in this mission world that this is the case?"

"I want to know the answer, Miss Skadi, could you please tell me?"

Aizen truly couldn't understand why Skadi would do such a thing.

Upon hearing Aizen's question, the white-haired girl giggled, her eyes crinkling with delight.

She looked up at the clear sky and gave an answer that made Aizen frown.

"The answer? The answer is..."

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Chapter Sixty-Six: Skadi, Barefoot, the White Elf on the Coast

"In my eyes, you are a treasure trove of precious willpower, equipment, skills, and materials."

How could I bear to give up on you all, who are so precious to me?

"Being teammates with you guys will only slow me down."

"Turning you into my willpower and various resources is the best choice."

"Therefore, I am not your prey, you are my prey."

"Of course, I am a very compassionate person."

"I know, after today, none of the agents can leave this world until the mission fails or is completed."

"Therefore, the only way to survive is to kill me."

“But I will not be killed by you, but you will be killed by me one by one.”

"So, if you want to live after this, you can beg for mercy."

"Killing you would only give me a partial benefit."

“If you willingly pay these prices, you can survive.”

"As for whether you will come looking for revenge in the future, I welcome that."

"They come again and again, bringing me more blessings and resources. This is the result I've been looking forward to."

"Don't you think so?"

Skadi withdrew her gaze from the distant sky and turned it back to Aizen.

She said these words with a provocative attitude.

"I take back my compliment."

"You're not confident, you're crazy."

"People even crazier than us, the group of madmen recognized by the agents of the Gods' Space."

Aizen's tone remained calm, showing no sign of anger.

But his words have already fully explained his thoughts.

From overconfidence to madness, Aizen's patience with Skadi has completely run out.

"You flatter me. I admit I'm crazy."

"But you say you're the universally acknowledged madmen of the Gods' Space."

"What gives you the right?"

"A group of people who haven't even reached SSS level claim to be famous madmen in the Gods Space."

"Isn't that a bit ridiculous?"

"Those agents who have reached the SSS level will understand even more clearly the principle that there are always people more capable than you."

"You bunch of people who have never even touched this field are here claiming to be the universally acknowledged madmen of the Gods' Space."

"Aren't some of them like clams at the bottom of a well, arrogant and ignorant?"

Skadi tilted her head, her tone full of sarcasm.

"It seems you know more."

"Who are you, Miss Skadi? Could you please tell me?"

Aizen still showed no anger; he wanted to know who Skadi was and why she knew all this.

"Me? Who I am is not important."

"The important thing is that in the days to come, you will know what my name means."

Skadi is a second-time player, and what she has experienced is something that Aizen and other SS-rank players could never even imagine.

She knew far more inside information than they did.

Moreover, the title of "madman" has always been reserved for a specific person.

When did it become the turn of these self-proclaimed villains who came out of mission worlds to have it?

Not everyone who commits numerous evil deeds is insane, nor does being a bad person make one insane.

Without any real ability, without becoming an SSS-level representative, do they even have the right to call themselves that?

"It seems we can't be partners after all, which is really a pity."

"Then the next time we meet, it will be a fight to the death."

"I hope your skills are as sharp as your words."

Standing up, Aizen turned around and left those words with a hint of regret.

"Rest assured, I will keep my word. As long as you are willing to pay a certain amount of wealth, I will spare your lives."

Skadi said this as if she wasn't worried about their retaliation at all.

After all, by doing this, she was essentially offending the Ultimate Adventurers to the death without actually eliminating them.

This is clearly designed to make them constantly cause trouble for themselves, and it's easy for them to be tricked and get into trouble without even realizing it.

However, Skadi had an unwavering confidence that she would never die or be in any danger.

If even the so-called Ultimate Adventure Team can't handle them, then there's no need for me, the proxy who's already cleared the game, to come back.

That's what I've done.

Yes, Skadi was keeping the Extreme Adventurers under her control in a different way, until she killed them all or made them her slaves.

She has always been ruthless towards her enemies, and the reason she is not wiping them out now is entirely because choosing another option would bring her greater benefits.

This is also because most of the members of the Extreme Adventure Team are only SS-rank, posing virtually no threat to her.

If they were all SSS-rank, Skadi would definitely have taken care of them here.

From this perspective, Skadi really is as crazy and confident as she says.

Only she would dare to keep a group of notorious SS-level agents in captivity.

"Hopefully it will come in handy."

Aizen was unaware of Skadi's inner thoughts. He simply smiled, uttered those words, and then vanished, his body transforming into a shower of cherry blossoms.

"As expected, some things that are exaggerated are not trustworthy."

Skadi didn't care whether Aizen believed her or not; what she said to Aizen was less of giving him a choice and more of an ultimatum.

A slightly salty sea breeze blew in, brushing against my cheeks.

Skadi remained motionless for a long time after Aizen left, instead indulging in the scenery of the beach.

It's not that this place is particularly beautiful; it's just that she likes anything related to the ocean.

I stood up and stretched.

Skadi didn't wear her own high-heeled sandals either; instead, she shuffled along the beach, lifting her skirt with both hands.

The damp, cold seawater rose and fell with the tide, bringing Skadi a long-lost sense of peace.

"I knew I should have come earlier."

She's been in Fuyuki City for a year now, so she should have been able to come to the beach long ago.

However, at the very beginning, it triggered feelings of longing for Kal'tsit and the others.

Because of her longing for him but the inability to meet or contact him, Skadi didn't want to dwell on those thoughts anymore.