“I see. I also had nightmares when I was young, but unfortunately no one was there to keep me company. Now that I see you taking the initiative to keep your fiancée company even though you are not yet married, it reminds me of my deceased husband. He used to comfort me to sleep.”
Bella's envy seemed genuine, and her expression betrayed her sadness.
"If your husband saw you so sad, he would also be heartbroken."
Maggie lifted her head from Harlan's embrace, her face showing the exhaustion of someone waking from a nightmare, yet she still forced herself to comfort her.
“You’re right, he’ll definitely be worried about me.”
Bella seemed to recall something, a sweet smile appearing on her face as she gently nodded.
Maggie looked at Bella's abnormal state, her expression unchanged, but a chill ran down her spine.
[Could this woman have gone insane from not seeing Elwin for so long, causing her memory to become confused?]
Maggie thought to herself, but on the surface she still wore a concerned expression.
Harlan listened to Maggie and Bella's conversation, but unusually, he didn't interrupt. His gaze remained fixed on Maggie the whole time, which appeared to others as if he were gazing affectionately at his fiancée. This didn't arouse Bella's suspicion.
Maggie could sense how strange his gaze was, making her inexplicably uncomfortable. She turned her head and her eyes met Harlan's.
Are you having another bout of mysophobia, bro? Try to put on a good act, or we'll both be wasting our time.
The two stared at each other for a moment, as if time had stood still. After a while, Harlan's lips twitched almost imperceptibly before he raised his head and smiled again.
After some polite pleasantries with Bella, the conversation finally ended.
"Madam, it's getting late. Good night and sweet dreams."
Maggie had already stepped out of his arms, allowing Harlan to perform gentlemanly courtesies.
"You're right. The sky is gray tonight, and there are no stars to see. I hope Miss Linda can go to sleep early tomorrow night."
Bella spoke these words gently, as if she were concerned about Maggie's nightmare, but it made Maggie's heart skip a beat.
She did find it!
I discovered she was peeking!
"Thank you for your concern, Madam."
Maggie's palms were soaked with cold sweat, her heart was pounding in her chest, but she showed no outward signs of distress.
Bella nodded, turned and went downstairs, seemingly heading back to her room to sleep.
Maggie and Harlan turned around and went into the same room in tacit agreement. Since they had told Bella that she had nightmares and needed company, they would definitely spend the night together.
As soon as she closed the door, Maggie felt weak and almost fell to the ground. But because Harlan was next to her, she managed to steady herself and avoid embarrassing herself in front of him.
"She saw me...."
Maggie tried to speak to Harlan in a calm tone.
What did you do?
Harlan's lips were pressed into a straight line, subtly revealing his true nature.
“I saw her feeding the vengeful spirit Shahua with the spirits of the dead.”
Maggie closed her eyes, sorted through her thoughts, and prepared to lay out her guesses.
"So she's got her eye on you."
Harun used an affirmative sentence.
“Yes, I originally guessed that she might be using us as a new batch of fertilizer, but now it seems that my idea might be wrong. She clearly exposed herself, but she didn’t kill me. She just gave me a warning. So she may have other purposes.”
Maggie recalled Bella's reaction earlier, and her sense of unease grew stronger.
Sure enough, we need to get rid of her quickly.
"What I'm about to tell you is very important, so be sure to remember it."
Maggie emphasized her words deliberately.
"good."
Harun nodded in agreement.
Maggie knew perfectly well that it would be pointless for her to hide any clues from Harlan; the more information he knew, the smoother the subsequent operations would go.
Suspicion and distrust in such a place will only lead to total defeat.
"Bella is just an ordinary human. Even if she dies, she will only become an ordinary vengeful spirit. Only the Abyss Soul Stone has the potential to allow her to grow into a lord of the dead."
Maggie laid her cards on the table: the only thing she could use was her brain; her combat ability was practically zero. The rest was up to Harlan to figure out.
"We'll never be able to get rid of her if we don't find the Abyss Soul Stone."
She continued.
"I'm going to find the Abyss Soul Stone."
Harlan's expression grew increasingly serious; he clearly knew that Maggie's analysis was logical and she was not talking nonsense.
"She wants to see Erwin's soul again, so the vengeful spirit Saka is very important to her; she can use it at crucial moments."
"What we lack now is someone who can get rid of Bella's existence."
Maggie's eyes grew brighter as she spoke, her gaze fixed intently on Harlan. Placing her hopes on someone else was a last resort; if she had any other options, she would never have cooperated with someone like Harlan.
Harlan stared at Maggie in silence for a long while before pulling out a... Demon Key of the Great Demon level from his pocket.
Maggie's expression froze on her face, and the air was eerily quiet.
The two looked at each other for a second before looking away; the awkwardness between them was beyond words.
A paladin commander and a saintess of light, two beings who seem to have absolutely no connection with demons, actually both have items related to demons.
Maggie already had a demonic contract with her.
However, Harun has only used it temporarily. If he encounters danger, he will definitely use it without hesitation.
Maggie felt an urge to cover her face.
Upon seeing the Demon Key, some of the questions she had while reading the comic suddenly came to a head. No wonder the Demon King Safa and Harun became enemies later in the comic and fought so fiercely.
It turns out that Harun has made a pact with a great demon in order to solve the problem of the cemetery of the dead.
No wonder, he was just a Holy Knight, yet he was able to defeat Bella, the undead lord who was empowered by the Abyss Soul Stone.
After he regained the divine status of the God of Light, he undoubtedly broke the demon contract and probably even killed that unfortunate great demon, violating the oath he made with Safa, which is why Safa was so angry.
"Cough cough..."
The atmosphere in the room was eerie until Maggie broke the silence with her voice.
"If that's the case, then things become simpler."
Maggie said, pretending to be nonchalant.
If it were a demon possessing a great demon and becoming demonized, Harlen could take down Bella on her own, though it would be a little difficult, because she was worrying too much.
Maggie felt a bitter taste in her mouth and silently comforted herself.
It's alright, now they're in the same boat. Once they return to the Temple of Light, Harun will definitely not dare to do anything like reporting her.
The alliances and factions have suddenly become much stronger...
"No wonder you had the confidence to barge in here."
"Maggie said softly."
Harlan's expression was inscrutable, his gaze towards Maggie filled with inquiry, and his tone was as gentle as ever, but to Maggie, it sounded like he was mocking her.
"The Demon Key is only used as a last resort. Besides, without Her Highness the Saintess's help, I wouldn't have been able to find this place, would I?"
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