After realizing that the person who took the picture was Maggie, Spohr's expression gradually changed from fear to speechlessness, and then to accusation.
"How could you stay up all night and scare people like that?"
Spur's flippant expression immediately amused Maggie. He was the one sneaking around at midnight doing who-knows-what, and now he was accusing her of deliberately scaring him.
"Shouldn't I be asking you this question?"
Maggie crossed her arms, her eyes filled with a mocking question.
"Uh...no...it's nothing."
When asked this question, Sperr's expression immediately became somewhat guilty, and his eyes darted around. Clearly, what he had done was not honorable, and he did not want Maggie to know.
"Oh? Then can I treat your actions as an attempt to pry into the secrets of the temple? That would be enough to get you arrested."
Maggie deliberately exaggerated the consequences, speaking in a playful tone.
"No! That's not it!"
Spur quickly retorted, but after seeing Maggie's expression, which clearly meant she was teasing him, his expression immediately turned indignant.
"You're such a wicked woman. No wonder my brother wouldn't let me contact you in private."
His first half of the sentence was indignant and righteous, but the second half became mumbled and almost made Maggie not hear him clearly.
However, Maggie almost burst out laughing at these words.
Sperl is indeed the younger brother; not only is he not as smart as Spert, but he's even a bit stupid. Now that his brother isn't around, he seems easy to fool.
Maggie thought to herself.
Although his temperament was worse than Spitt's, he often played pranks that infuriated people.
However, if you apply child psychology when interacting with him, then Spoelstra becomes much easier to understand.
Hmm... you could even call him a talking piece of wood.
Because in the original manga, he is an extremely straight man who treats both men and women equally, regardless of whether it's murder or other emotions.
They killed both men and women with equal ruthlessness and showed no mercy to women.
If a woman confesses her feelings to him, he will take it as a provocation or a joke.
In the end, he made the person cry.
In this respect, his brother is a hundred times better than him.
Or rather, all the other gods were stronger than him; even Perkin could discern a woman's affection, but Sperr could not.
To put it bluntly, Maggie felt that her brother had kept a close watch on him. Even if he had lived for thousands of years, he would still be like a child who hadn't grown up. No wonder Maggie treated him with child psychology.
Therefore, she could treat Spurr more casually, since it wouldn't have any impact anyway.
What she does is irrelevant to Spur.
As for what Spurr said to his brother, Maggie didn't care. After all, the only thing that connected them was that book.
"So, what are you planning to do in the middle of the night? If it's convenient for me, I might consider helping you solve it."
Maggie touched her chin, acting as if she was genuinely considering whether or not to help.
"I....."
Sperr hesitated for a moment, but seeing Maggie's encouraging expression, he finally spoke up.
“You ordered us not to leave the temple, and my brother really obeyed strictly and wouldn’t let me go out. I was going crazy from being cooped up here, so I secretly tried to sneak out to play.”
I don't know what motivated him, but he told Maggie everything, and even revealed his ulterior motives to everyone.
After saying that, Sperr stared at Maggie's face cautiously, as if trying to get permission to go out and play.
"Your brother is right."
Unfortunately, Maggie did not do as he suggested, but instead nodded in agreement and seriousness.
Spur's personality is far too prone to causing trouble, unlike Ficklin, who, while he may cause mischief, usually doesn't do it intentionally.
Sper clearly has a mischievous streak; he gets happy whenever he sees someone make a fool of themselves. With his brother around, things are kept within an acceptable range.
However, if he appears alone, the consequences could be unpredictable.
This includes, but is not limited to, fires, loss of life, and hellish jokes.
"..."
When Sperr heard Maggie say that, his face fell immediately. In fact, he had never found a way to leave the temple. He was only telling Maggie the truth today as a last resort.
He had expected that Maggie would not agree.
Of course, he could leave the temple openly, but his brother would definitely find out, and then everything he had done would be meaningless.
However, this also shows that he is more afraid of his brother than Maggie. He would even dare to say such things to her, the one who gave the order, but not to his brother.
"You'd better stay here with me in the garden and enjoy the breeze, or I'll tell your brother."
Maggie's nightmare symptoms had mostly subsided, and with the presence of the lively Spurs, her initially bad mood gradually eased, and she even felt a little happy.
The main reason is that bullying others is a very enjoyable thing.
As expected, after hearing her words, Spur's face fell even more, his whole body radiating 'despair,' and his eyes were filled with resentment as he looked at Maggie.
"You're so cruel, woman."
His mournful voice drifted into Maggie's ears, which only made her feel better.
"You're right, I am indeed cruel."
Maggie readily accepted Spurr's assessment without any resistance.
"So when are you going to help us remove the seal on the book? Or you can just give it to us."
A cool night breeze carrying the scent of flowers brushed past the two of them. Spohr had already found a place to sit down, looking at Maggie's back as she gazed at the sky, his voice somewhat ethereal, yet tinged with a hint of complaint.
"No, that book is very important to me."
Maggie rejected Spur's offer without a second's hesitation.
Perhaps because she and Spurr don't have any life-or-death conflicts of interest right now, with only a seal standing between them, but that's not a problem that can be solved in a short time, the two of them are surprisingly frank when they talk.
"Sigh, never mind. My brother also said that even if we get it back, we probably won't be able to do anything about that book. We might as well count on you."
Sper had probably been holding it in for too long, but after spending more than ten minutes with Maggie, he poured out all his heart to her like beans spilling out.
Surprisingly, he not only enjoys playing pranks, but he's also a chatterbox...
Maggie's feelings were a bit complicated; she couldn't believe that these two attributes could be combined in one person.
He is indeed completely different from his brother.
"You're talking like you're trying anything as a last resort. Do I look that unreliable?"
Maggie rolled her eyes at Spurr with her back turned, her tone speechless.
"Um...no, no, I still trust you."
Spurr glanced at Maggie's retreating figure, shook his head in strong disapproval, but what he said to Maggie had a different meaning.
Although he didn't think much of Maggie, he still understood a little bit about human relationships.
"Next time, hide your shadow."
Then... Maggie ruthlessly exposed his hypocritical behavior.
The moon was right behind the two of them, and Maggie was standing just right so she could see the tip of Spur's shadow, the position of his head, and the frequency and amplitude of his swaying were too obvious.
He'd become worldly-wise, but his inexperience had led to this incident.
"..."
Spur fell silent.
After teasing the idiot, Maggie felt sleepy. Perhaps it was because the night breeze was really comfortable, but she was more relaxed than usual.
"Okay, I'm going back to sleep now. You should go back too."
She stretched in the garden and said lazily.
Little did she know that behind her, Spur, whom she had treated like a block of wood, was staring blankly at her as she faced away from the moonlight.
Maggie's yawning made her waist, encased in her saintly robes, appear even more slender, casting a distinct curve in her shadow on the ground. Her smooth black hair cascaded down her back, and she exuded a gentle, ethereal aura.
Turning around, Maggie's face was completely illuminated by the moonlight. Her delicate features, fair skin, and even the fine hairs on her face were clearly visible. Her slightly flushed cheeks and the fine hairs made her look like a sweet peach.
Coupled with her sacred attire, she looked like a painting.
"I'm going back now. Are you going to stay here?"
When Maggie saw that Spur didn't answer her, she reminded him again, and even smiled slightly.
"oh oh."
Spoels nodded, looking slightly dazed. In fact, he hadn't heard anything at all; his pupils were filled with Maggie's reflection.
So his answer seemed somewhat irrelevant, leaving Maggie completely confused.
But none of that matters. As long as Spur heard it, that's enough. As long as he said goodbye, that's polite enough.
She turned and walked into the temple. Only then did Spur seem to come back to his senses, and he spoke slightly louder to Maggie's retreating figure.
"You're quite good-looking."
Maggie stumbled, nearly falling flat on her face, tripping over her own feet and nearly killing herself.
"???"
She turned around, full of questions, wanting to see what was wrong with Spur. But when she turned back, Spur had already disappeared, leaving her without even a glimpse of his back.
"ha?"
Maggie was completely bewildered; she didn't quite understand the meaning behind Spurr's sudden remark.
If he wanted to please her and get her to leave the temple, he should have said so earlier. He just disappeared after saying it. What's wrong with him?
Surely it can't just be that I simply wanted to praise her, right?
Although the original character was indeed stunningly beautiful, there were many beauties in the original comics, and we never saw Spur praise any of them.
This is such a rip-off of her character!
This shocking statement nearly killed her.
Maggie thought about it for a long time but still couldn't understand the meaning behind what Spurr said.
He was even thinking about it on his way back to his room.
At that moment, Spur was hiding behind the only tree in the garden, covering his mouth with an annoyed expression. He didn't seem to understand why he suddenly wanted to praise Maggie, nor why he instinctively hid when Maggie turned around.
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