Safa wasn't angry at not getting a reply from Maggie. Instead, he looked at Maggie with interest and slowly spoke after a while.
"Since we cannot grant you the status of a Hell Servant for the time being, we will give you other rewards."
As soon as he finished speaking, Maggie suddenly felt a surge of power into her body. It was demonic power, carrying a chaotic and evil aura. But after being absorbed by her body, it was like murky water entering a more complex and chaotic channel.
They blended in, becoming indistinguishable, and could never be separated again.
Maggie hadn't clearly sensed this abnormality before, but perhaps because of the 'Despair Ice Crystal,' she truly felt it this time; the power within her was actually devouring the energy bestowed upon her by the Demon King.
It was a very strange feeling, indescribable.
A strange feeling arose in Maggie's heart, but she did not show any unusual behavior on the surface.
Safa must not have noticed anything unusual about her body. Otherwise, if he had discovered that the power he could have reclaimed had been taken by her, she probably wouldn't be standing here today; she would be lying down.
"Your Majesty the Demon King is so generous, I am willing to follow you forever."
Maggie feigned a fanatical demeanor, clasping her hands together, bowing her head and trembling with excitement, displaying utmost devotion to Safa.
The boss has paid out salaries, so she has to provide some emotional value, otherwise, she's such a liar—no, a follower—and she's doing a really bad job.
"You had better keep your promise."
At that moment, Safa had already sensed the rejection of him by the laws of the Coral Continent. His expression was no longer as composed as before, but rather tinged with impatience. Finally, he uttered a sentence that was unclear in meaning, but made Maggie feel half-hearted.
The fish around them started swimming again, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.
Only Maggie knew that her unchanging mage rank had changed from high-level mage to low-level mage. The Demon King could achieve a goal that she could never accomplish, even with just a fleeting appearance.
The original owner's talent was pitifully poor, and he had tried to buy it many times without success.
"well."
Maggie sighed; she felt there was something else going on in Safa's last words as he left.
It was probably not just a warning about concealing the Pope's death; it might have other implications as well.
But if Safa had discovered her true nature, he should have killed her long ago. Why would he reward her instead? Or is Safa testing her?
But that was unnecessary. There was no need to test a demon king and a very weak human mage. They could find out almost anything by taking her back to hell.
"Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore. It doesn't seem like a bad thing now."
After pondering for a long time, Maggie still couldn't figure out Safa's thoughts, so she had to give up.
She patted her cheeks, trying to pull herself together. There were still many things to do, including dealing with the old monster. She couldn't afford to waste time on something that wouldn't yield any results.
...
In her final moments before leaving the seabed, Maggie met with the chieftain one last time.
Perhaps because of Xiu, the clan chief gave her a very large and beautiful pearl, carefully placed it in her hand, and told her to cherish it.
She didn't want to accept it, but the clan chief spoke earnestly and sincerely, as if if she didn't accept it, she would be unable to repay the kindness of saving the merfolk, and it would make him restless.
Unfortunately, Maggie had no choice but to accept it.
After Maggie came out, she studied it for a long time and felt that it looked like a very ordinary pearl. But since it was the old lady's gift, she respected it and chose to wear it around her neck.
She asked Xiu about it, but Xiu only glanced at the pearl briefly before looking away and giving her a single sentence.
"Keep it, don't take it off."
The seemingly random sentence left Maggie completely confused.
Little did she know that Xiu, with his back to her, had already blushed slightly at the ear fins, as if he had seen something that made him very embarrassed.
Xiu simply didn't want Maggie to see it, so Maggie couldn't find out.
Rushing from the seabed to the surface is like rushing from the abyss to the light.
The pitch-black journey seemed endless, and every moment required a strenuous effort to swim upstream. Just like Maggie now, she clearly had no idea what lay ahead, but if she relaxed, she would sink back to the bottom of the sea.
That leaves only one option: to sail upstream in the unseen sea until you touch the water and see the sunlight again.
"ha!"
The moment she emerged from the water, Maggie looked like a little mermaid straight out of a fairy tale. Her wet hair clung to her face, but instead of looking disheveled, she appeared beautiful and natural.
Having not seen the sun for a long time, and being soaked in water, she radiated a lustrous glow, her skin a pale white, and the sunlight shining down on her head made her breathtakingly beautiful.
Spur, who had come out of the water with him, was already stunned and couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"You are so beautiful..."
Maggie struggled to emerge from the seawater and had just caught her breath when she heard Spurs's voice, which sounded strangely lewd, and her face darkened.
Even knowing he didn't have any other intentions, it still sounded very strange.
"Get ashore quickly, I have other things to do."
It's not that Maggie dislikes Spall; the main reason is that if he hadn't insisted on following her, Spall certainly wouldn't have followed, thus saving her two troublesome companions on her journey.
"oh oh."
Spur pouted, looking a little unhappy, but couldn't say anything and could only keep it to himself.
His older brother, Speedo, gently rubbed his forehead and glanced at Xiu several times, seemingly casually. Seeing that Xiu didn't react, he helplessly rubbed his temples.
He had already witnessed Xiu and Maggie's intimacy in the library, and hearing his foolish younger brother's stupid remarks naturally made him extremely worried.
Once everyone was ashore, Maggie realized that, without her noticing, Spot and Spur were quite far away from her and Xiu. The two brothers were whispering to each other, and she couldn't tell what they were saying.
Maggie could feel their gazes coming at her from time to time, and a question mark appeared above her head.
Surely I wouldn't be saying bad things about her?
As for the actual conversation between the older and younger brothers, it was actually...
"That mermaid likes Maggie. They even kissed each other in the library. You'd better stay away from them and not be a third wheel."
Spalding told his younger brother very seriously that he must nip any potential problems in the bud and absolutely not let his brother get involved.
Spur, who should have been nonchalant and showing a surprised expression, was stunned when he heard this, and after a long while, he pursed his lips and turned his head away.
"Okay, I understand. I won't say it again next time."
His awkward attitude immediately made Speedo's heart sink. He knew his own brother best, and this was completely beyond the normal range.
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