Maggie thought she would wake up soon, but unexpectedly, she stayed in the dream for a while after leaving the tomb of the false god.
Moreover, after a quick assessment of the time, she realized that Greysius was probably not yet the God of Darkness, but had only just qualified to ascend to the position of God of Darkness.
Only if no one challenges him again can he truly ascend to godhood.
From God's perspective, Maggie, as a person from the future, certainly knows that no one will challenge Greyius anymore, but Greyius doesn't know that yet.
So much so that he closed his eyes to rest as soon as he came out, and didn't say another word to Maggie.
He didn't explain the fruit's function to her, nor did he introduce himself. If Maggie hadn't already known, she would have been completely baffled.
Their way of getting along is quite strange; let's just call them harmonious strangers.
Maggie stared blankly at Greyius's handsome face with his eyes closed, a sense of unease creeping into her mind.
"Your gaze is too obvious."
Suddenly, the person in her eyes opened their eyes, a hint of helplessness flashing across their gaze. They seemed to make no attempt to hide it from her, and their naked gaze made her somewhat uncomfortable.
"Oh, sorry."
Maggie guiltily looked away, feeling annoyed with herself for her actions. Once there was no danger to her life, she would become oblivious and almost forgot that Greysius didn't like being stared at like that.
To a snake, a gaze is a threat, and her actions were no different from provocation.
The image of the girl was reflected in Greysius's pupils. Her pure white dress made her look like a goddess descending to earth. Her face was so beautiful that she seemed otherworldly, even more holy and beautiful than the most beautiful elves.
The girl suddenly appeared when he was at his weakest and saved his life.
No need to apologize.
He closed his eyes briefly, his tone softening almost imperceptibly, probably worried that the girl might misunderstand.
But when he opened his eyes again, the girl had suddenly disappeared, just like last time, leaving him all alone.
"..."
Greysius pursed his thin lips, his eyes darkening noticeably before regaining their indifferent expression after a long while.
I can't sense her presence.
Even if you eat the fruit, it won't work.
...
Maggie opened her eyes groggily, feeling refreshed and inexplicably relieved of her previous discomfort. She felt as if she could punch a bull to death.
She slept very soundly, without even having a dream; it was perfect.
Maggie sprang out of bed with a somersault and landed perfectly.
After recovering her health, she finally had the time to carefully observe her surroundings. This was a remote area, and no matter how it was decorated, the room was not as luxurious and exquisite as it had been in the temple.
However, it is still quite clean and simple.
Maggie tidied her clothes and appearance and prepared to push open the door to go out and take a look. She had met the legion commander Charles when she came, but she had not yet met the military leaders of other kingdoms, which was somewhat impolite.
She walked up the city wall of the border town, and the magnificent, or rather, the tragic scenery below came into view, making her slow down her pace.
The monsters, mostly in beast form, roared and charged towards the city wall's defenses with their gaping maws. From her vantage point, she could see a large number of mages continuously casting colorful spells downwards.
Some were fireballs, some were light arrows, and some were water spells, but dark magic was nowhere to be seen.
Most of them are low-level spells that don't consume much magic power. Only when powerful monsters occasionally appear will high-level mages target them and rain down fire from the city walls.
The incredibly moving scene gave Maggie a real sense of the hardships faced by people in the border towns.
Before she knew it, Maggie hadn't even noticed that someone had walked up to her until he made a sound, at which point Maggie turned around to look at her.
"Does Your Highness also find this place terrifying?"
Commander Charles spoke as if he were having a casual conversation, but Maggie easily caught the sadness hidden within his words.
"It's not scary. If it weren't for these magicians, the common people in the kingdom wouldn't be able to live a peaceful life."
As Maggie spoke, she quietly added in her mind that although those commoners didn't live very good lives either, they were actually trying to protect a group of useless and arrogant nobles.
It might not sound nice, but magicians from powerful families mostly travel around, participate in competitions, and join major factions; very few actually come to the border regions.
It's a thankless and arduous task, so miserable it's utterly hopeless. How could pampered nobles possibly come here?
"Does Your Highness really think so?"
Charles, however, seemed to read Maggie's mind. He smiled, turned to look down at the city wall, where another monster had broken through the magical firepower and was charging towards the wall.
After crashing into the city wall and creating a crack, it was quickly killed by magic.
Sand and soil fell from the city wall in a rustling sound, seemingly solid but actually being consumed every second.
Even more monsters were trying to break through the city gates, surging in like a tidal wave, but they were all kept outside.
"Maybe."
Maggie's answer was ambiguous. Sometimes, without knowing the other person's position, expressing an opinion casually can come at a price.
In any case, she is now in the aristocratic class.
"Why didn't you activate the barrier to keep them out? If you keep draining the city walls like this, something bad will happen sooner or later."
She recalled the core of the barrier she had glimpsed in the center of the city when she first arrived, and asked a question.
"There aren't usually this many monsters, so it's unnecessary. But now, with the beast tide starting soon, setting up a barrier would be too costly and unnecessary."
"We can handle this number of monsters with magical bombardment, so there's no need to set up a barrier."
Charles shook his head and explained softly to Maggie.
"Feel sorry."
Maggie felt a strange bitterness in her mouth. The barrier of Santa Fe City was open all year round, so she subconsciously thought it was normal to open the barrier. But she almost forgot that the resources of the border region could not possibly be as abundant as those of the temple.
Even magicians are rare here, so every bit of magic must be carefully calculated.
"I've brought my men with me now."
Maggie was ashamed but did not remain silent. Instead, she looked at Charles with a hint of apology.
"not enough."
Charles was clearly well aware of the beast tide situation.
"Although it's hard to detect, the monsters have been getting stronger every year since I came to the border city. This year's signs are extremely strong. If we follow the usual number of reinforcements, this battle will be fierce, or even a failure."
As he spoke, Charles's gaze swept across Maggie's face, as if trying to glean something from it.
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