You are very tired right now.
Maggie was just standing calmly not far from the camp, looking at the grassland in front of her, when Xiu walked up to her without her noticing and used a calm, narrating tone to expose the weariness beneath her indifferent exterior.
"Um."
Maggie didn't refute. Every day since she transmigrated was exhausting, not only physically but also mentally. She was being chased by many enormous monsters and couldn't relax for even a second.
"It's somewhat surprising that someone as noble as the Holy Maiden of Light would have such troubles."
Xiu's pickiness and fussiness are only reflected in his clothing, food, housing and transportation. In daily life, he is a mermaid who is easy to get along with, provided that you don't let him trick you into revealing information or scheme against you.
"Don't use your abilities on me. If I find out next time, I'll consider you an enemy."
Maggie lowered her eyes slightly and said in a low voice.
Xiu's voice has a very special ability to manipulate people's emotions. Sometimes it can make people angry and out of control, and sometimes it can soothe people's hearts.
This is not an ability that every mermaid possesses. Perhaps it is because he is the human form of the sea god that he has such a unique way of protecting himself.
Xiu truly had no intention of harming her. His voice was as calm as the deep sea and as gentle as a soft breeze, perfectly soothing Maggie's mind and dispelling her anxiety and restlessness.
Maggie just didn't like the feeling of being manipulated, and besides, the sense of crisis was one of the reasons she was able to survive.
"...You should know that I have no ill intentions towards you."
Xiu seemed stunned by Maggie's overly blunt statement, and it took him a while to slowly speak.
"I don't care about malice or not. I know you want to seek the temple's protection. Our deal is to protect your safety, but your presence around me is dangerous and many accidents can happen. If you don't want to die, stay away from me."
Maggie spoke in a nonchalant tone, as if she were talking about something trivial, making it easy to overlook the danger lurking in her words.
She always preferred to be straightforward with intelligent people. Rather than letting Xiu realize her difficult situation after returning to the temple and then turning against her, it was better to confess everything now.
Of course, all of this is based on the premise that Xiu himself is not a bad person.
Maggie understands his character; now that the deal is done, he won't go back on his word.
She would take him to the Temple of Light in exchange for a mermaid tear. That was the deal. As for whether he would become her enemy once he chose his side in the temple, Maggie didn't care much.
"I....."
Xiu wanted to say something more, but he had only uttered one word when a streak of fire flew out from the mountain not far from Maggie, heading straight towards her.
Moonlight-level magic, Fire Meteor, it's clearly designed to kill her outright.
Maggie simply raised her hand and waved her staff, using magic to leap into the air and skillfully dodge the attack, avoiding being hit by the fireball.
"Do you understand now?"
She sighed, her gaze falling on Xiu, finally looking directly at the intelligent mermaid, her tone slow and leisurely as if she weren't the one who had just been assassinated.
"Has Her Highness's situation always been this difficult?"
Xiu raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly showing no intention of backing down. His tone was almost teasing, and he had finally managed to suppress the special magic in his voice, making it much more pleasant to Maggie's ears.
"It's none of your business."
Maggie looked away. When dealing with intelligent people, it's best not to look them directly in the eye, as it's easy for them to see through your thoughts.
"Aren't you going to call upon the paladins to hunt down the murderer for you?"
After seeing Maggie dodge the fire meteor, she didn't head into the camp. Instead, she lightly dusted off her skirt and asked with great interest.
"No need, they can't catch up."
Maggie doesn't have a habit of making things difficult for ordinary people, but now there are countless people who want to kill her, including not only the archbishop's men, but also vampires, and perhaps even members of the Motley family.
She was too lazy to distinguish them; they would all be buried in the ground eventually anyway, it was just a matter of time.
"In short, there's no need to test me. I have far more information about you than you can imagine. If you don't want to be caught and taken back, just behave yourself and don't cause any trouble."
Maggie sensed that Xiu wanted to say something more to her, so she interrupted him without hesitation and laid out her stakes openly.
"I will keep my promise to you. If I can't, you don't have to give me the mermaid tears."
Although it's not nice to treat a sugar daddy like this, Maggie really doesn't have the energy to deal with him right now.
As for what happened after he regained his divine status and became the sea god again, Maggie had no time to care.
Maggie didn't stop walking past Xiu. The mermaid's pale purple eyes stared intently at her retreating figure, their gazes unfathomable.
...
Just as the team was about to set off, a ripple suddenly appeared in the shadows. Perkin's current trajectory was getting closer and closer to that of the ghost, and he would always appear in places that Maggie did not expect.
For example, now, the shadows gradually spread to the roof of the carriage, and Perkin dripped down like melting shadows, gathering into a human shape in front of Maggie.
"Could you appear more normally next time?"
Maggie's lips twitched. Nesser was sitting right across from her. If Perkin's reckless behavior scared him again...
Sure enough, upon seeing Perkin appear, Nesser immediately sat up from his seat, leaned against Maggie, and sat down on the same side as her, naturally taking her hand.
Maggie assumed he was insecure and didn't do anything.
Perkin's expression was initially normal, but after his gaze swept over Nesser, his wide vertical pupils narrowed slightly, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, and he finally managed to speak after a long while.
"There were mercenaries on the mountaintop, but they're all dead."
Maggie frowned slightly.
It seems there were more than one group attacking me today; this is really a headache.
"I see. It seems there are quite a few people who want me dead."
Upon hearing Maggie's words, Perkin glanced almost imperceptibly at Nesser, who was sitting obediently next to Maggie, before slowly speaking.
"They must have been sent by the archbishop."
Maggie looked at Perkins with a surprised expression.
It's surprising that Perkin would actually take the initiative to guess these things.
"Okay, thank you."
She nodded in agreement, but unexpectedly, Nesser suddenly opened his eyes wide and stared at her, a look of guilt familiar to Maggie reappearing in his eyes.
"Sister, you were in danger again while I was away, weren't you!"
Nesser gripped her hand slightly tighter, and one could vaguely sense his tension.
"Huh? No."
Maggie vehemently denied it, saying it was perfectly normal for her to encounter danger and there was no need for Nesser to worry about her.
[You're just a kid, why are you worrying about all this? Your job is to grow up properly.]
Maggie sighed inwardly, unaware that Nesser had lowered his head and was pouting unhappily.
"I see."
Nesser's voice had always been youthful and cute, but after he said those words, Maggie felt a chill run down her spine for no apparent reason.
Maggie was completely baffled and could only console herself that it was just her imagination.
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