The Legendary Man

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?”

necessary for him to sleep as much

been throughout the past three years?” Josephine turned around and asked

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

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

the dark when she thought the man had returned to

Aren’t you aware only one man is strong enough to pull off the things you’ve just

that?” Jonathan queried

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

but she had never had the chance to meet him in person. The only time she had ever seen him was his back

I tell you I’m the almighty Asura you look

next to her wasn’t even close to the description of Asura

him was all it would take to kill the one leading their foes. Hence, she thought it was impossible for the goofy man in the

her mother’s feet three years ago, Josephine might be more likely to consider a

I’m superior to Andrew in terms of hierarchical structure. My affiliation with the King of

reasonable to persuade Josephine. At the very least,

if it was the truth. She asked, “Have you seen Asura when you

but others told me he’s married. You need to give up

up on him? I’m merely curious, okay? Speaking of which, have you seen his wife? Is she an equally gorgeous