The Rise of the Black Plain

Upon hearing that soft voice, much like that of someone he knew well, Minos turned away as one of his swords appeared in his hand.

Then, he immediately activated each of his techniques, ready to defend and counterattack.

Swooish!

After activating his Spatial Sword, he promptly aimed in the direction of the thin threads almost touching him, finally sensing something, seeing his surroundings with difficulty.

'Damn it!'

'Who is this woman?' He wondered, thinking about the voice that had just sounded in his ears, as he looked at those threads and saw the underside of her dress.

Upon doing so, Minos wasted no time and promptly moved on that serpent, preparing to jump in the woman's direction, attacking this opponent he could barely see.

Spiritual confusion arrays were perfect for hiding people, making life difficult for their targets. But once the side under the array's 'protection' made a move, such an effect on itself would greatly diminish for the array's targets.

So, now that such a person had acted directly against him, Minos had caught glimpses of parts of her clothing, and he quickly countered her attack!

Therefore, he had a target and was ready to strike with all his might.

"Die!" He shouted as he prepared to move his sword toward that person's left breast.

Sensing this, that beautiful woman, who had been enjoying herself with Minos for the moment, froze in fear, sensing that something was wrong.

'Damn it, that attack will be stronger than I can bear!' So, she thought in desperation, ignoring the fact that her mental technique barely affected Minos.

And as she regretted that she had made the foolish move of trying to meet this young man in such an unusual way, her fearful eyes met Minos'.

"What?" He said in terror as he realized the tear streaming from that face so familiar to him. "Ruth?"

"Damn it!" Seeing a face very similar to Ruth's, Minos felt a chill run down his spine as his sword followed toward her chest.

But as someone who loved such a person, Minos could in no way hurt her!

With that in mind, he quickly used his only free hand to make a horizontal motion, intending to deflect the blade in his other hand, which by now had already slipped out of his control.

Crack!

Immediately after he used all the strength and speed he had to attack his own weapon, Minos' left hand hit the weapon's pommel, causing it to crack, just before it flew away, following a path where 'Ruth' would not be in danger.

Upon seeing this, that woman was shocked by the situation, how Minos had reacted to it, and the shocking change in his behavior.

She then felt a weakness in her legs until she fell on the bird's back, trembling with fear.

But she had not been alone there. Just after that move, Minos fell on that beast's back.

"Ruth?" He asked doubtfully, feeling his heart beating as fast as ever. "Are you all right?"

He then caught that woman from behind, gently pulling her into his arms and hugging her.

But the woman trembling in fear answered nothing, continuing to stand with her back to him as she felt lost, confused, regretful.

'I almost died!'

'All because of my absurd curiosity!'

'I just wanted to test him to see if my little sister had been deceived, but... But...' Tears continued to trickle down her eyes.

That was Ruth's older sister, Talia, who had been very curious about Minos and had come all the way from the Flaming Empire to here just to meet him.

But she did not want to meet him by going to Dry City, sitting around a table, drinking tea, and chatting. She wanted, or rather, had planned to follow him for some time until she found an opportunity.

She had only managed this today.

After that, she wanted to kidnap Minos and interrogate him slowly to understand if he was a threat, someone to be kept away from her dear little sister.

If he were manipulating Ruth, Talia would not let him escape!

But his plans had put her in this present situation, where she had almost died at the hands of Minos...

If it were not because Talia and Ruth were so much alike, this would have been the end of her!

So, Talia could not help but tremble in fear as she realized how foolish she had been, almost creating the circumstance of her death in an unnecessary situation. Not only that, her action could potentially cause a major commotion in Minos and Ruth's relationship and her entire family!

With that in mind, she cries in regret, fearing the if.

But while she looked terrified, Minos was hugging her as he did with Ruth, also very concerned about this unexpected situation.

"White, take us down..." He said this to that eagle, which looked like Ruth's beast, but was not it.

However, such a beast said nothing to Minos, having just followed this young man's command, also fearful of the previous situation.

"Ruth, what happened? Why did you do that?" He asked, feeling the warmth of that woman's body mixing with his own.

Hearing this, Talia finally sighed deeply, thinking of how to get out of this situation. 'What do I do?'

'What do I do?'

'He's mistaking me for my sister. Is it because of the array?'

'Maybe I should just keep it activated and pretend I'm Ruth?' She pondered this, feeling ridiculous for knowing Minos that way.

But as Talia calmed herself in Minos' arms, she was slowly regaining her patience, seeing the situation calmly as she would normally. 'If he thinks I am Ruth, then I will act accordingly!'

'That way, I can avoid bigger problems and still ask the questions I have in mind!'

She then tried to speak like her sister and said. 'I... I wanted to surprise you..."

"Surprise? What kind of nonsense is this? Why didn't you go to Dry City?" He asked doubtfully, finally when that great white eagle landed on one of the many empty parts of the Black Plain.

Then, Talia slowly turned to Minos before finally embracing him, hiding her face as she rested her head on his muscular chest.

"I don't know... I think I made a mistake."

"This..."

"All right, let's put that aside, but I don't want you to do something like that again. Do you understand?"

"OK..."

Minos then took her by the waist, surprising Talia, until her body was in an ideal position for them to look at each other from the same height and then kiss.

"What do you..." She was about to ask when suddenly Minos moved toward her lips.

"Wait..."

"Mmmmm~"

Talia had nothing to do. Minos was stronger than her and thought she was Ruth. So, he did just what he would do upon seeing his girlfriend again after some time away from each other.

He had not used brute force, but his movements were agile and decisive, giving Talia no time to do anything about it. Because of this, just as she was about to stop him, Minos' tongue was already inside her mouth, trying to dance with her tongue.

At the same time, Minos was hugging her intimately, in a way that only couples would do, that was definitely not appropriate to do when hugging a sister-in-law.

Upon realizing this, Talia's face turned completely red as she looked at Minos in shock, with no option but to kiss him back.

'What the hell!'

'I have to stop him! That is a betrayal of my sister!' She considered this, feeling that it was wrong for her to kiss Ruth's boyfriend.

However, as she felt Minos' tongue in her mouth, Talia was feeling better than she should, more and more turned on by the shameless way he was treating her.

Usually, she was treated like a goddess among disciples of the same status as hers, which, by the way, was no small thing. After all, besides being at level 58, she was also a member of one of the noble families of that sect!

With this, she rarely went out with men so intense in their actions that they commanded the moment, giving no freedom for her to control whatever was going to happen.

On the other hand, Minos frankly was an excellent kisser, and this woman felt unusual compatibility with him.

'Damn it!'

'Forgive me, Ruth, but this is stronger than me...' So, she thought as she broke free of her mental restraints, closing her eyes and finally acting more warmly with Minos.

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