"Sister... doesn't want me to grow up?"
Nesser paused for a moment, and just when Maggie thought Nesser would think she was being unreasonable, Nesser actually showed a conflicted expression.
"But it seems that the elves' coming-of-age ceremony is irreversible... Should I go and ask the elders if it's possible?"
He tentatively asked Maggie a question, his expression serious and not joking.
"Anyway, sister, can you please not hate Nesser?"
His tone was pleading and pitiful.
For a moment, Maggie was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Despite her abnormal idea, Nesser actually supported her and even wanted to revert to his cub form to satisfy her peculiar fetish.
"No, that's not what I meant..."
Maggie sighed, looking troubled.
She couldn't explain the meaning of 'White Knight Syndrome' to Nesser; it was quite complicated to explain.
"In short, it's my fault for ignoring you, not your problem. You didn't do anything wrong."
Maggie watched as Nesser's eyes brightened again and stared at her with puppy-dog eyes, and awkwardly looked away.
Sure enough, it was still too big; she wasn't used to it.
Seeing that Maggie didn't seem to be going to continue, Nesser had no choice but to give up and keep asking.
However, his expression visibly brightened, and the gloomy aura around him returned to its sunny state. His smile resembled that of a cute little sun.
"Sister, I'm so glad you don't hate me."
Nesser breathed a sigh of relief and reverted to his sidekick mode, happily following Maggie around.
Over the next period of time, the way the two got along finally returned to a fairly normal state, although Maggie still had some minor issues.
As dusk ends, night will fall. After a quick inventory of the gold leaves I just collected, most of them are of the dust-level quality, with only a few of the star-level quality, and not a single moon-level quality.
Maggie stared at the gold leaf in Nesser's hand, calculated the score, and estimated it to be about thirty-two points.
Although not too many, it's not a small number either.
Thanks to Nesser for finding this location, there are plenty of golden leaves and no one else is competing for them. It's clear that he must have explored the Green Forest for a long time to find such a place with abundant elven trees.
At night, other elves who haven't found a suitable place to pick golden leaves, or who simply haven't picked any, may choose to steal them or confront and rob them head-on.
But this is only the first night; only an idiot would do that.
As Maggie pondered this, she and Nesser found a decent tree hollow, just enough to make do for the night.
During the battle for seats, it is not allowed to return to the treehouse prepared by the elves to rest, in order to prevent elves from cheating.
Moreover, sleeping outdoors like this is also a way to test one's vigilance.
"Sleep here tonight."
Maggie pointed to the tree hole in front of her and began to speak.
This tree is a very thick and sturdy elf tree, and in the middle, probably because it has been there for so long, there is a very standard tree hole.
Nesser did glance at the tree hollow. It wasn't very dirty, but it was uneven and not suitable for sleeping. It would definitely hurt his back.
"Sister, this... must be uncomfortable, right?"
He thought for a moment, then looked at Maggie with a somewhat hesitant expression.
From the first moment he met Maggie, she was the Holy Maiden of Light, and the temple provided her with the highest level of care in her daily life. In Nesser's eyes, this was not worthy of Maggie at all.
He felt a pang of regret; if Maggie hadn't participated in the competition, would she have avoided this ordeal?
"It's okay, it's not a problem."
Maggie raised an eyebrow, surprised that Nesser would say that, but she wasn't a real noble lady and didn't have high requirements for the environment of the tree hole.
"no."
But Nesser shook his head vigorously, resolutely refusing to let Maggie go into the tree hole to sleep right now.
He stepped forward, blocking Maggie's way, and wove a sturdy net-like hammock out of vines before finally moving away, satisfied.
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Maggie stared at the scene in shock, seemingly never expecting that Nesser possessed such technology; she had never known about it before.
"This way it won't get dirty, but it's not very comfortable to sleep in. Sister, you'll just have to make do for now."
After Nesser finished, he still looked at Maggie with a hint of guilt, as if he had done something very wrong.
"Um... thank you."
Now it was Maggie's turn to feel guilty. She had treated Nesser so badly a couple of days ago, and Nesser hadn't minded at all, and was still being so nice to her now.
"Then I'll sleep for the first half of the night, and remember to wake me up for the second half."
This is the most basic means of being vigilant against the enemy: keeping watch at night.
Maggie was indeed a bit tired, so she didn't stand on ceremony with Nesser and lay down on the vine hammock, peacefully closing her eyes.
Nesser stood in front of the tree hole, her eyebrows curving upwards.
"good."
His voice was very soft, as if he didn't want to disturb Maggie, who was about to fall asleep.
Only after Maggie had completely fallen asleep did he walk to the top of her head, bend down slightly, his long silver hair falling down as he gazed at her tenderly.
Moonlight shone through the tree hole onto Nesser's profile, revealing a tender expression mixed with deep longing and affection.
"elder sister....."
At the same time, the slender vines hidden in Nesser's hair behind his ear suddenly peeked out, carefully extending their tender branches to gently touch Maggie's lips.
As if they were shy, the slender vines quickly retracted.
Nesser, standing upright with her ears bright red, tried to cover up her mistake but instead stood up straight, unable to look at Maggie any longer.
The branch was beyond his control, but it was in sync with his feelings, meaning that he had just experienced the touch of Maggie's lips.
Soft and cool.
Lost in thought, Nesser unconsciously reached out and touched his lips.
...
Maggie groggily opened her eyes, but to her surprise, she was met with a pair of large, expressive eyes.
"!"
Maggie was startled and sat up abruptly.
"!"
Clearly, Maggie's actions startled Harlansel, who immediately took two steps back.
"You... how do you appear and disappear so mysteriously?"
Maggie muttered a speechless complaint.
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Harlanser was stunned.
"Shouldn't this be my problem?"
Last time at the elven altar, before he could finish speaking, the human girl suddenly disappeared, leaving him somewhat confused.
Although she didn't really help, he didn't blame her or anything else. What was the point of her suddenly running away?
What surprised him even more was how this human girl managed to disappear silently right in front of him.
Even though he is very weak now, he still possesses divine status.
This is simply too amazing, Harlansel said, expressing his curiosity.
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