After hearing what Oris said, Maggie could vividly picture an incredibly exciting scene in her mind.
Oris is a man who watches his comrades die beside him, powerless to stop it, and whose anger grows ever stronger.
Finally, he broke through his limits. For the sake of the continent, his comrades, and the innocent lives, he condensed a divine spark, broke through to become a false god, and reversed the course of the battle.
He protected everyone he wanted to protect.
This guy is practically the protagonist of a shonen manga, except... reality and ideals are ultimately in conflict.
The shonen manga has ended, and the big boss has been killed.
Finally, the male protagonist returned to his clan, but the divine power he had condensed was not welcomed by the dragons, and even he himself felt it was a burden.
His former obsession and source of strength have become shackles that bind him.
How heartbreaking this is.
Maggie felt increasingly on the verge of a breakdown, her emotions like a rollercoaster. In all the times she had dreamt of solving each god's problem, it always seemed quite simple, but this time it was the most difficult.
Internal factors are much more difficult to deal with than external factors.
"With my skinny arms and legs, how could I possibly drag a strong man to the sacred mountain to participate in the divine war?"
Maggie racked her brains all night, but couldn't come up with a single solution.
As dawn was breaking, Oris was not joking when he said he would send her out; he had even been annoyed by her so much last night that he had left the cave.
Maggie was absolutely convinced that Oris would come back to her and didn't care about what he said at all.
Now, he's been proven wrong.
Given how annoying she was last night, Oris probably never wants to see her again after he sends her away.
Thinking of this, Maggie's eyes immediately became incredibly resolute.
no!
We absolutely cannot let Oris just throw her back into human territory, otherwise it will be difficult to see him again. We have to find a way to shamelessly stay.
Maggie always makes decisive decisions and cuts through complex situations quickly; she had never encountered a situation like this before.
This is something she's good at. Compared to this, it would be better to let her go directly to killing and fighting, or to scheme against those old foxes. But comforting a dragon who seems to have PTSD and depression is really a bit too much for her.
Just as Maggie was deep in thought with a pained expression, the sky finally brightened completely, and at the same time, Oris's dragon form appeared in the valley.
Desperate and with no other option, she made a decision she would regret for many, many years.
She doesn't know what got into her head, but she chose an extremely foolish plan, and she hasn't realized it yet.
Maggie suddenly stood up and stood directly on the edge of the cave cliff.
Since there was no other way, she decided to be shameless for once.
Maggie thought to herself, though she was not entirely in the right.
This was the first time in her life she had done something like this, and she was visibly uncomfortable. Fortunately, there were no onlookers, so no one laughed at how awkward she was.
When Oris flew to the cave entrance and saw Maggie about to jump down, the entire dragon fell completely silent.
"I won't leave! If you insist on taking me away, I'll jump."
Maggie was uneasy, but on the surface she still threatened him with a fierce but weak tone.
"..."
Oris hovered in mid-air, looking at Maggie as if she were a fool. After a while, he transformed into human form and landed in the cave, standing beside Maggie.
"Stop struggling. Even if you jump, I can catch you. You won't die from the fall."
His voice was calm, but to Maggie, it was incredibly sarcastic.
Maggie's back stiffened instantly, her expression frozen on her face.
Without a doubt, she now wishes she could dig a hole in the ground and bury herself inside.
Oris is a dragon!
It would be a piece of cake for him to fly up, catch her as she falls, and hoist her back.
What's the difference between what she did and making a fool of herself?
"Forehead....."
Maggie's brain was about to shut down, not only because she was embarrassed, but also because she had no other way to get Oris to stop throwing her out.
"The guards aren't on duty today, I must have misremembered. Don't worry about staying, I can't get rid of you today."
Oris perhaps sensed that Maggie was having a brainstorming session, and with a single sentence, he broke Maggie's anxious mood.
What else could Maggie say?
"Oh? Haha, that's wonderful..."
She could only give an awkward laugh, feigning harmony, and nonchalantly retreat to a safe zone, pretending that her little scheme hadn't been discovered.
Although she wouldn't die from falling, she really didn't want to experience the thrill of bungee jumping.
It can easily lead to sudden cardiac arrest.
"At first I doubted your purpose in coming here, but now it seems you came here because of me."
Although Oris sounded like he was asking a question, he used a definitive tone, which made Maggie even more embarrassed.
But then Maggie realized that this might be a good opportunity. Although it seemed difficult to change Oris's mind, she had information about the future and it might have a surprising effect.
It would be better to just agree.
"Yes, I came here for you."
Maggie readily admitted it; after all, she wasn't a bad person or a spy, she just wanted Oris to participate in the battle for godhood, which wasn't a bad thing.
“I don’t think I’m stronger than the other false gods vying for the position of Sky God. Although I don’t know what your purpose is, you’ve come to the wrong place.”
Oris's statement was rather conservative; one could say... Oris was the weakest of them all.
How could a dragon that only condensed its divine essence during the Scourge be stronger than those who condensed their divine essence countless years ago?
To put it bluntly, he's still too young and hasn't cultivated enough.
"No, no dragon is more suited to be the god of the sky than you."
Maggie said with a very serious expression.
Not only because she already knew the future outcome, but also because she knew Oris's obsession with condensing divine power.
After learning about it, the shock was indescribable. If I had to choose someone to become a god, it would be more appropriate to choose someone who is kind at heart.
If the gods are not merciful, the world will only be filled with disasters.
No matter how you look at it, Maggie thinks Oris is the most suitable.
I don't know where you got that conclusion from.
Oris was momentarily speechless at Maggie's unwavering tone. He stared at her for a long time before finally speaking, somewhat speechless.
"Of course it's because... I can make prophecies!"
Maggie paused in the middle, trying to heighten Oris's anticipation, before finishing the second half of her sentence.
She decided to borrow the power of the sea god, since he wasn't around anyway, and even if Rosette knew, there was nothing she could do about it.
She was, after all, her savior.
Besides, this isn't exactly a lie; it's not even a prophecy, but rather a true prediction of the future.
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As a result, Oris didn't buy it at all, and his gaze towards Maggie gradually became strange, as if he were looking at a charlatan who was trying to swindle and deceive people.
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