nyslfriends Chapter 140 A Bet with God
Chapter 140 A Bet with God
Chapter 140 A Bet with God
Having successfully suppressed the Soma Familia, Roy dragged the lifeless Chanis into the mansion, and the group, led by Lily, arrived at a certain room.
Even though the fighting was raging outside and the entire clan was being suppressed, the door to this room remained tightly shut.
Pushing open the door, a rich aroma of wine wafted out, causing Roy, Liu, and their group to change their expressions and even experience a momentary hallucination.
Upon closer inspection, the room resembled a study, but it was extremely spacious, with various materials displayed on the table and countless bottles and jars.
A man was stirring one of the jars of wine with a stick. It was the aroma that Roy and the others had smelled. Even the unfinished divine wine could produce hallucinogenic effects.
Lily murmured, "Soma God—."
The divine aura emanating from this man proved that he was a deity, but he was far less glamorous and dashing than the main gods of other clans. He wore work clothes, was unkempt, and had long hair that covered his face above his nose.
Hearing Lily's call, Somo God merely raised his head, glanced at Roy and the others through his hair, and then continued brewing the divine wine.
Roy said, "God Soma, your noble clan members have been swindling and cheating people in Orario to get their hands on the divine wine, bullying the weak for money. Now that we have suppressed them, could you please step in and take charge?"
Soma acted as if he hadn't heard.
Seeing this, Ryu, Daphne, and Cassandra didn't know what expression to make. Any god would show obvious emotional fluctuations when their clan's child was harmed, whether it was anger, worry, or concern. But the god Soma in front of them was completely different.
His own family was suppressed, but he ignored it all, kept his doors tightly shut, and continued brewing wine, as if nothing in the world concerned him—a pure attitude of slacking off.
Roy didn't mind Somo's disregard and said, "You must be very disappointed that everyone in the Juan Clan is so engrossed in the deliciousness of the divine wine."
Soma's stirring stick came to a standstill.
Ryu and the others stared at Roy in disbelief. What a miracle! They had managed to distract this god.
"Lord Roy, what do you mean?" Lily asked, her eyes trembling.
Roy said with compassion, "Most gods descend to the mortal realm because they are interested in humans; otherwise, they would definitely stay in the heavens as omnipotent gods."
The only thing that could cause such disappointment in the gods, making them blind to everything, is something they once held high hopes for; as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Upon hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted. Recalling Roy's previous words, they seemed to understand something: the root cause of the chaos within the Soma Familia to this day.
Soma slowly raised his head and stared at Roy, realizing that an outsider had actually understood his inner thoughts.
After Soma descended to the mortal realm, he remained as obsessed with brewing fine wine as he had been in the heavenly realm. However, brewing fine wine was expensive, so he established a clan for his own interest and to accompany his children.
However, the clan had not earned much money. In order to encourage the members to work harder, Soma decided to give them a prize—divine wine that he had brewed himself.
But to his surprise, the group members who had tasted the divine wine were controlled by the pleasure it brought, and became so addicted to it that they went crazy.
This greatly disappointed Soma.
After that, Soma refused to interfere in the internal affairs of the clan and turned a blind eye to the chaos within the clan.
Lily's face was pale. She had originally thought that the chaos in the Familia was caused by Soma God's neglect.
But the root cause was that the clan members couldn't control themselves. After tasting the deliciousness of the divine wine, they became decadent and used every means to raise money.
The materials were purchased solely to ensure that Soma could continuously brew divine wine.
What could Soma do after witnessing all this? Should he kick all the members out of the clan? That would be a lose-lose situation, so he could only choose to turn a blind eye.
Roy said, "Soma, how about we make a bet? If anyone can drink your divine wine and remain sober, you will be in charge of managing your kin from now on."
Because Roy revealed his inner thoughts, Somo became somewhat interested in Roy. "If it were you, I have no doubt that Roy, who can remain sober at level 3, must have the ability to develop 'abnormal resistance,' which would reduce the side effects of the divine wine."
"It wasn't me, it was her!" Roy shook his head and shifted his gaze to Lily.
"I can't, Lord Roy!" Lily cried out in fright.
When she was six years old, the greedy Chanis Lustra became the leader of the Soma Familia, and the chaos within the Soma Familia worsened than before.
Lily was also persuaded by Sunnis to drink the divine wine and became obsessed with it.
Unable to raise any more money and bullied by his clan members, he had no choice but to flee the clan. By chance, he was taken in by an elderly couple who ran a flower shop.
"Believe in yourself, you can do it." Roy crouched down, looking Lily in the eye, his calm demeanor quickly infecting the little girl.
Let the other person calm down.
Roy knew that Soma's "root cause" lay in his own family. As an outsider, even if he drank a dozen jars of divine wine, he could not shake Soma's heart. Only a member of Soma's family could do so.
"Drink it and prove it to me."
Out of respect for Roy, Somo, who had already been disappointed in Lily once, picked up a jar of fermented divine wine and placed it in front of Lily. Upon smelling the aroma that was deeply ingrained in her brain, Lily's face turned pale. She felt only fear towards the divine wine, and no longer any attachment to it.
With Roy's encouraging gaze, Lily reached out her two little hands, picked up the jar of divine wine, and took a small sip.
The terror of the divine wine has nothing to do with how much you drink; even a single drop has the same effect.
Lily's petite body stiffened, her eyes glazed over, her face flushed, and she licked her rosy lips, transforming into a greedy little devil.
Daphne and Cassandra looked worried, and Ryu's grip on the wooden sword tightened.
"It seems you've lost," Soma mocked, yet it also sounded like self-mockery. He had absolute confidence in his divine wine, enough to make even the gods swoon.
"That's not necessarily true."
Roy shook his head and said, "Soma God, perhaps you should have more faith in your own followers."
The next moment, Lily drew the short sword from her waist and plunged it into her own thigh, blood splattering everywhere.
The intense pain brought her back to a sliver of consciousness.
Tears streamed down Lily's face as she sobbed, "Lord Soma, I beg you, please manage the Familia properly from now on!"
Lily's movements were so swift that no one present could react in time. They stared at Lily in disbelief, marveling at her determination and ruthlessness.
Soma, who had been sitting calmly on the fishing platform, was startled and stood up.
Lily was in tears. Her parents had never cared for her. She was able to live to the point where she could remember things because Somo had taken care of her during her infancy.
But ever since she was drawn to the divine wine, she has never been to Soma's room again.
She cannot become addicted to the deliciousness of the divine wine, otherwise the flower shop will be destroyed, Soma will be completely disappointed in all his people, and Roy will lose the bet.