They arrived in the Land of Shadows.
The castle that had previously been destroyed by Eiji and Scáthach's battle in the past had also been repaired.
Or rather, before taking the woman back to his home, Eiji did not forget to use Time Matter to repair the building.
Now they appeared in the backyard of the castle.
"We've arrived here. So... What exactly is the thing you've left behind? It's about time you told me." Scáthach asked flatly.
She did not mean to show that she knew Eiji was lying.
Rather, she asked out of curiosity as to how he would answer.
"Hmm..."
Eiji held his chin with a thinking expression, he looked around as if searching for something before his gaze fell on Scáthach's beautiful face.
"I don't really remember what I left behind myself. We should probably go inside first."
[I wonder how Scáthach's bed is in the castle.]
"....."
Put aside your inner voice.
Eiji, say that without looking at my face and then my body with a hot gaze.
Scáthach complained in her heart.
Although in the Land of Shadows there is no morning and night because the sky always looks like day with dark clouds.
According to the time in the outside world, it was morning and hadn't Eiji not long ago pounded Lala all night?
He still wasn't satisfied.
Is this the so-called Lord of Dreams? His libido was truly frightening.
Before long, they had walked into the castle holding hands and walking through the many rooms.
Scáthach wondered how long Eiji would pretend to be looking for something.
Should she take the initiative to bring him to her bedroom? Her past self who was obsessed with dying might not believe her future self was so hungry for a man.
This was strange.
But right now, she just wanted to lose her virginity in the hands of the man who had killed her.
Such an urge arose after she often saw Eiji having sex with other women in his house.
"Ah, I remember. What I forgot was not an object. It was a person." Eiji stopped walking and wrapped his arms around Scáthach's waist.
She was wearing her tight bodysuit as usual so most men in this situation could not resist having dirty thoughts.
He was no exception.
He looked at her face with an amused look.
"You finally can't help it anymore? Actually, you don't need to take a detour like this just to..."
Scáthach wanted to say that as the man who had killed her, he deserved to be her man.
She liked men who were stronger than her. And in terms of looks, he was the handsomest man she had ever seen so she was not reluctant to sleep with him.
However, Scáthach misunderstood because the person Eiji was referring to was not her.
"Master, I'm back!"
That familiar voice made her freeze.
Suddenly, a bit of guilt struck her heart but quickly dissipated.
After all, they were just master and apprentice.
Even so, a blue-haired man tied in a ponytail and wearing a tight bodysuit who had just entered the castle grounds did not think so.
With bloodshot eyes and a handsome face that could captivate the hearts of noble ladies including the royal princess, he was none other than Scáthach's apprentice.
One of her apprentices and the best among them— Cú Chulainn.
He had just won the war and returned to the Land of Shadows to see his master whom he loved.
It had been many years since they had last met.
He missed her terribly.
However, he was stunned and his pupils shrank when he saw the woman he loved embraced by a man.
The two stood on the second floor of the castle and looked at each other with an ambiguous atmosphere around them.
"Master?" Chulainn called his master again for the second time and this time there was disbelief in his voice.
There was a sharp pain that pierced his heart.
As a warrior, he was certainly used to pain.
But, the pain like the NTR victim he was currently feeling made his expression ugly.
The corners of Eiji's lips lifted higher.
[Finally he came. From the original work, I know Scáthach has a apprentice who loves her. She herself seemed to be quite fond of him because of his talent and after his power surpassed her, she wanted to be killed by him.]
[Unfortunately even though her apprentice was able to defeat her, he was still unable to kill her because she was immortal. In the end she regretfully said "If only you were born a little earlier... Young, still young..."]
[Tsk, I'm a little jealous.]
The heroines fell silent.
Eiji, are you jealous? How cute.
Scáthach was surprised and amused that Eiji even knew she had said that to Chulainn.
'Wait, if he's jealous because of that and invites me back to the Land of Shadows to meet with Chulainn...'
Although she didn't know how Eiji knew exactly when her apprentice would return to look for her.
She had a bad feeling.
That man seemed to have evil intentions.
"Chulainn, long time no see." Scáthach finally turned to her apprentice.
However, she did not try to break away and continued to let Eiji hug her around the waist. She was a woman who had lived thousands of years. How could she not guess in this situation a man like Eiji wanted her to choose between him or her apprentice.
She did not hesitate to choose the former.
Not just because of their agreement, but also personal feelings. To be honest, although she liked Chulainn, it was just the master's affection for the apprentice, but she knew he had romantic feelings for her.
In the past, she had always pretended not to realize her feelings for him to prevent their relationship from becoming awkward.
But now? Scáthach knew she had to draw the line clearly. Otherwise, who knew what Eiji would do? She was also doing this to protect her apprentice.
Chulainn, sorry!
"Master... I'm glad to see you again, you're still as beautiful as the last time we met. But who is that man? Until when are you going to stay in his arms and not welcome your dearest apprentice properly?"
Chulainn smiled faintly but anyone could detect his jealousy. His hands were even clenched into fists until his nails dug into his flesh.
This was the first time Scáthach had seen her apprentice lose his composure just because of jealousy.
She was a little disappointed.
He already looked older than the last time they met, but his personality seemed to have deteriorated.
"Your adventures outside have made you bolder than ever, Chulainn."
"Sorry master, I didn't mean to..."
Chulainn realized that his attitude towards his master was presumptuous.
He himself knew he should not lose his cool just because he saw the scene in front of him.
At the very least, he should confirm what his master's relationship was with the silver-haired man who hugged him first.
But...
Damn, how long is that man going to hug her?!
Even I have never hugged master's slender waist!
Chulainn cursed in his heart, his emotions were getting unstable and he looked at Eiji with hostility in his eyes.
He didn't know it was because Eiji had the ultimate villain halo which made him less intelligent and easily offended.
Especially when he saw her hugging the woman he loved, he wanted to stab him with his spear.
"Enough, I don't care about such little things. As for this man, he is my lover, Eiji Seiya." Scáthach said indifferently and deliberately emphasized the word lover.
She was annoyed with the hostile attitude that her apprentice was showing towards Eiji.
"...!" Chulainn froze, the pain in his heart intensifying.
Had he heard wrong?
His master already had a lover and it was not him, but a man named Eiji!
No way, no way, no way...
After all, he knew his master was not interested in romance and only wanted to die. She had even once asked him to kill her which made him sad.
But now that she suddenly had a lover, he was very sad and jealous. Why not him? He wondered because she clearly knew how he felt for her!
"Hi, you must be Scáthach's apprentice. Thank you for taking care of her all those years in the past. Otherwise, she must have been very lonely."
"And don't worry, from now on you won't have to bother coming back here because she has me, her husband."
"I'll take good care of her."
Eiji stood facing Lancer— ehem, I mean Chulainn and looked down on him from his spot.
He pulled Scáthach's curvaceous body, she was now leaning against his chest.
"Eiji, you..." Scáthach felt helpless as Eiji was clearly provoking her apprentice.
Chulainn's face looked grim, he felt insulted by what Eiji said and angry of course.
He pointed at the man and said, "Let go of my master right now! Who do you think you are?"
"Are you deaf? I'm her husband." Eiji said as he rubbed Scáthach's stomach.
Scáthach bit her lip and tried to keep a moan out of her mouth. Eiji's touch was magical, she felt an electric shock coursing through her body.
Although her face was expressionless, her cheeks were slightly flushed.
"I disagree!" Chulainn naturally saw the scene, he gritted his teeth.
He wondered why his master did not resist!
Did she really like Eiji? Damn it.
This was the first time he saw her face blush, it was beautiful but thinking of who caused it.
Chulainn wanted to kill Eiji!
Scáthach was the woman he loved, even if he couldn't have her, other men shouldn't either!
"Ohh, you disagree?" Eiji made a confused expression and glanced at the woman in his arms, "Scáthach, are your apprentice's words useful?"
Scáthach knew she was being tested again and honestly replied, "Chulainn, although you are my apprentice, you have no right to interfere in the interpersonal relationship between me and Eiji."
"Why?" Chulainn subconsciously said, "Master, you yourself once said that you are not interested in romance and only want to die. You should also be aware of my feelings... Why after we met again, in just a few years, did you change your mind and date another man?!"
Scáthach looked at her seemingly heartbroken apprentice with complicated feelings, but she would not change her mind.
"Chulainn, I know you feel it's not fair to you but this is what happened. About two weeks ago, Eiji and I fought here and he gave me what I wanted most— death."
"After that, he brought me back to life. I found myself falling in love with him and agreed to become his woman."
Eiji blinked his eyes in slight surprise, he was satisfied with the bias Scáthach showed towards him.
She did not even hesitate to draw the line with her apprentice.
Such a woman was truly worthy of becoming a member of the Seiya family.
"What? Such a thing happened? How is that possible?!" Chulainn's first reaction was of course that he believed it.
However, he knew his master never lied.
Even so, he was reluctant to accept the reality especially when he heard Eiji and his master seemed to have not known each other for long.
"How could I not compare to him? Master, we've known each other for years!"
"I can't kill you because you're immortal and can't bring you back to life like Eiji, but I have defeated you in the past. Why don't you fall in love with me?"
Scáthach frowned, but before she answered.
Eiji suddenly kissed her in front of her apprentice.
"Mmm!"
It was such a passionate kiss that she could not help but move her tongue and exchange saliva with Eiji.
The sounds of tongues beating and muffled moans could be heard.
"Noooo! Eiji, stop! How dare you kiss my master! She belongs to me...!"
Chulainn roared, his rationality diminished and like a mad dog, he dashed and jumped so high with a blood-red spear in his hand— Gáe Bolg.
He made a stabbing motion that targeted Eiji's head.
But Eiji casually extended one of his hands and blocked the attack with both fingers.
Chulainn widened his eyes, he was surprised that his Gáe Bolg was stopped with just two fingers.
Not even a god could do that.
How could Eiji?!
However, his face soon turned green because from this close distance, he could see more clearly the kissing scene before his eyes.
In this situation, Eiji was still kissing his master greedily, his tongue entering his master's mouth. And Scáthach? She looked at her apprentice's situation with no surprise in her eyes.
It was a little embarrassing, but she continued to respond to her lover's kiss.
!!!
That action was like a knife piercing Chulainn's heart, his red-colored eyes looked even redder.
Pah!
Eiji stopped kissing Scáthach, he licked off the remaining saliva on his lips and looked at the man hanging in the air with a sardonic smile.
"A rebellious apprentice who has dirty thoughts for his master. Just because you were with him longer, you want to be loved by him? Ridiculous."
"Y-You called me what? Eiji, I'll kill you! I challenge you to a duel as a knight! If you lose, leave my master and if I lose, you can kill me!"
Chulainn felt embarrassed and angry, he wanted to pull Gáe Bolg from Eiji's hand but he was unable to do so.
His master also saw the scene which added insult to injury.
Eiji was so evil!
He did not deserve his master.
"Duel? Why should I bother doing that? You don't seem to consider Scáthach's feelings. She'll be sad if I leave her even though there's no way I'm losing to a mongrel like you."
Eiji unconsciously began to insult in the style of Gilgamesh.
Chulainn felt very uncomfortable.
As expected from the King of Heroes' favorite word.
Scáthach was increasingly disappointed in her apprentice, he really did not consider her feelings when he wanted to bet with Eiji.
Her affection for him instantly decreased to negative numbers. She had no intention of interfering in this situation because she was worried that Eiji would not be happy.
The dominating kiss earlier made her addicted and her affection for him deepened.
"That's not right. Master, don't listen to what Eiji says. It's not that I don't consider your feelings, I just think you—"
*Boom!*
Chulainn did not finish his words as Eiji suddenly released his hold on Gáe Bolg and kicked him in the stomach.
His figure was thrown with a speed that exceeded sound and created a large crater in the castle courtyard.
He spewed blood from his mouth and coughed.
So painful! There was a hint of fear in Chulainn's eyes, he held his stomach with a pale face and struggled to stand up.
For a moment, he even thought his stomach would shatter from the kick.
Eiji's physical strength was fierce.
"Stop babbling. I'm accepting this duel because I'm sure I'll win. Scáthach, don't worry, I won't leave you."
Eiji jumped from the second floor and landed in the castle courtyard, a silver colored aura enveloped his body and a sword flew behind him.
The sword also emitted a silver aura that shone like a star.
With the Ragna fusion that had now reached 85%, he was able to activate the Silver Comet Sword Mode.
"...." Scáthach's lips twitched. Who was afraid of being left behind? And to be honest, she was already used to the loneliness of being bound to the Land of Shadows for over two thousand years.
But at this point, she would probably be sad if Eiji left her and she would not return to his home filled with many women.
There was reluctance in her heart.
"Such power... I admit you're very strong, Eiji. Your previous kick damaged some of my internal organs, I can't move much. So, let's decide the winner in one strike!"
Chulainn got up on trembling legs, he set up a stance and made a throwing pose.
His figure overlapped with that of his master, Scáthach who in the past had used the same move with Alternative Gáe Bolg.
Eiji nonchalantly said, "Sure."
He raised both hands and grasped the sword flying above his head, the silverine aura in his body turning into a pillar that redeemed the dark clouds in the Land of Shadows.
The blade of his sword merged with the aura on his body.
The name of the move was Ultimate Dragon Hunting Flash.
Immediately, the giant silver sword and the Gáe Bolg that supposedly never failed to pierce the heart of its target after being thrown collided.
*BOOOOM!!!*
An explosion of silver and blood red was created. However, the silver color was more dominating. Chulainn's frozen figure was swallowed up by the giant silver sword.
In a straight line, the ground was split along thousands of kilometers.
Even Scáthach was dumbfounded by the different kind of power that Eiji had shown this time.
Her apprentice must have died but instead of feeling sad, she just sighed and slightly blamed herself for not educating Chulainn properly in the past.
For example if far in the past, she had stopped the fantasies Chulainn had about her and rejected him ruthlessly.
Today, he probably wouldn't have fought with Eiji and they could still have a good relationship.
However, what Scáthach did not know was that Eiji had secretly captured Chulainn's soul with the Ruler's Authority right after he died and put it into his inventory.
As for what he did with it? Secret~
[Host, your hobby is really bad.]
Miss System couldn't resist commenting.
Eiji did not argue.