"Lina, are you waking up at nine recently?! Don’t let Lureya mess up your biological clock!"
"Is this a thank-you speech after winning an award, Lina! Don’t start crying over the Demon King’s treatment, Human Hero!"
The Elf Maiden stood up and shook the emotional white-haired girl vigorously.
"Taking a walk through the village must mean invading the village, right? How can something be so emotionally stirring?"
The Magical Girl, bound up, caught the key information amidst the chaotic dialogues, and her little face turned even gloomier.
It seems the Human Hero has been completely trained to lose their sense of justice, becoming like the Demon King.
Shami turned away, no longer concerning herself with the white and blond-haired girls, and looked at the Magical Girl.
"How about it, Miss Saili, join us."
Saili didn’t immediately respond.
She was a girl with a three-step strategy.
To become the Saintess of Fata, then the top Great Mage of Fata, and finally the most admired Magical Girl on the mainland.
Now she’s stuck at step one, how could she possibly submit under the Demon King and become a villain condemned by everyone?
If she agreed, wouldn’t all her efforts up until now be for nothing!
The Magical Girl clenched her small fists in agony.
But now, if she doesn’t agree, there might only be a dead end.
Even if she doesn’t die, her fate would surely be like the two girls ahead who were corrupted, losing their souls and becoming the Demon King’s zombies...
The Magical Girl looked up.
Inside the cave ahead, the golden-haired elf vigorously shook the white-haired girl who was shedding tiny pearls from her eyes.
"Stop being moved by yourself! Show a little maturity, Lina!"
"But Shami called us ’my dear’..."
"Clearly acting!" (in a hushed voice)
The two don’t look like soulless girls at all!
The Magical Girl was stunned on the spot.
The situation was completely different from what she imagined.
Listening to the two girls’ words and watching this bizarre scene happening in the Demon King’s lair, not bloody at all, although it’s likely a mirage created intentionally by the Demon King, the Magical Girl’s heart wavered for a brief moment.
But it was just a fleeting moment.
The brightness of the Saintess is so dazzling that the Magical Girl can’t abandon it.
Saili gritted her teeth, trembling.
"Wait... a word of warning, the consequence of refusal is death..."
Shami slowly walked forward.
He didn’t expect the Magical Girl to agree right away.
From their days together, he understood the Magical Girl wasn’t someone who would easily submit.
Shami gently lifted the Magical Girl’s chin, carefully observing her exquisite face, his fingers slowly tracing over it without truly touching her skin, blocked by a thin shield.
A shield, huh? The sense of self-protection is quite strong.
Shami faced the Magical Girl head-on.
"I’m not negotiating with you, Saili; you must join us."
The Magical Girl was momentarily taken aback.
Indeed, this wasn’t a negotiation meeting.
The Magical Girl’s mind flashed through past incidents, unable to decipher the black-haired boy’s true thoughts before her.
Afraid that Shami might take drastic measures, the Magical Girl threatened to save her life.
"Killing the Saintess of Fata, Fata will definitely not let you off."
"Aren’t you still in the candidate phase now? Your popularity is about to be surpassed, yet you’re still thinking of the Saintess. If I don’t kill you, by imprisoning you for three to four months, your popularity will hit rock bottom."
Shami’s words hit the Magical Girl’s soft spot, causing her face to turn pale with panic.
"Alright, after all, I’m not a demon. If you really don’t want to join us, I won’t force you. This act of forcibly bringing you in would only make our future interactions awkward, right? Considering the harmonious atmosphere of the team, I won’t make things difficult."
Shami suddenly became accommodating.
The Magical Girl quickly glanced over.
"Well then, I’ll propose a wager. If you win, I’ll erase your memory and let you go; you won’t have to stay here anymore. If you lose, then you’ll stay."
The Magical Girl’s eyes lit up.
"What kind of wager?"
"A wager determined by the willpower of the Magical Girl."
"In terms of willpower, I won’t lose to anyone."
The Magical Girl, who once lived in the Library Pavilion for a month, became confident.
"Let me think... what exactly is the wager? Hmm, after some thought, it’s a wager on willpower, so it must demonstrate a wager of willpower. I’ll give you three days to decide whether you want to join us. If you manage to get through this period relying on your own strength without seeking our help, it will be the victory of the Magical Girl’s willpower. If you seek our help during this time, I’ll consider it as you accepting my invitation, willing to join us. That’s pretty much the situation, in reality, that’s the specific content. So, how do you find this wager?"
Shami stroked his chin and made a suggestion.
The Magical Girl furrowed her brows slightly. After hearing so much, it seemed she hadn’t caught anything but felt he might have mentioned some important wager content?
"How about... can you repeat it...?"
"Alright, that’s the content. Don’t waste time; hurry up, I’m giving you three seconds to think. Agreeing starts it. Not agreeing, risking discovery, I’ve decided to directly take you out. Three, two..."