The transaction with the church was part of the plan.
Of course, it’s not that Mohe has any particular interest to gain from it, rather it’s a deal that can barely be considered mutually beneficial.
Simply put, the church provides Mohe with materials for the Alchemist Association to remake bodies, while correspondingly, Mohe and the "Demon King forces" release souls they have "captured" according to the church’s "wishes," fulfilling the church’s "benevolent reputation." In this process, Doro needs to play the villain.
He acts as if he has some other use for collecting souls, prompting the church to bring out materials to redeem them. Of course, there might be some profit to gain from this, but how to negotiate isn’t Mohe’s concern. Even she feels a little tired.
After all, this body is still just a teenage girl, although she has already retrieved three body parts—the Celestial Scale is not something easy to wield.
She was utterly exhausted.
Let Doro take the other two girls to negotiate.
Mohe returned to the inn and found Rastina sleeping.
She predicted that when Rastina woke up and found out what happened outside, she’d be completely bewildered.
But Mohe couldn’t concern herself with much more.
She disrobed, entered the hot spring, and immersed her body in the water.
Her body began to grow.
She had previously suppressed her body’s growth to avoid Doro finding out she had already retrieved her lungs, but since Doro already knew, it seems there’s no need for suppression.
Even though from this perspective, it seems like a young girl absorbing water to grow.
However, she just found soaking in the water to be very comfortable.
Just soaking in the hot spring, Mohe slowly fell into sleep.
When she opened her eyes again, a familiar playful smile appeared on her face.
"My dear Mr. Doro, you don’t seem to mind coming in for a bath now~" she said with a teasing smile, "I am not wearing a towel right now, you wouldn’t do anything to me, would you?"
Doro was also soaking in the hot spring: "You’re not wearing one, but I am, doesn’t that make a difference?"
"Wow~ That stubborn mouth of yours is really sickening."
"You’ve grown quite a bit, you do have a somewhat graceful appearance now." Doro’s gaze unabashedly swept over Mohe.
Mohe simply leaned against the edge of the hot spring, confidently displaying her body: "Are you interested in this body? You do like voluptuous bodies, as expected~ With just a little growth, you can’t take your eyes off~ What do you think? No matter what, my body should be quite perfect. To be precise, it should have a kind of demonic beauty?"
"If you recover all of your body, won’t you become an old lady?"
"You’re really rude! Mr. Doro! How could that be! By then, I will become a rather voluptuous existence, and you’d be very interested."
Doro raised an eyebrow: "You seem very concerned whether I would take an interest in your body... Do you want me to be interested in your body?"
"Isn’t that nice? If you are interested in my body, at least when you’re ready to strike, maybe you can spare my life for the sake of my body’s value, and by then, I assure you, I will serve you well~"
Putting herself in such a weak position...
Doro turned his gaze away: "The folks from the church agreed to our demands soon, when do you plan to start reviving the people from the Alchemist Association?"
"As soon as you want, I’m always ready to cooperate with your actions, that’s my sincerity."
"Why are you so wholeheartedly cooperating with me this time?"
She had almost done nothing to benefit herself, and even after Doro thought about it repeatedly, he didn’t know what Mohe had gained from it.
"What did I gain? That’s a secret~ Mr. Doro, if you want to know the secret, there is a price to pay." Mohe still had that smiling face, making it impossible to gauge her intentions.
Doro had a mind to see her expression.
He closed his eyes, silently feeling the warmth from the hot spring.
"The temperature of the hot spring is not as high now."
"After all, part of it was drawn away by the World Tree," Mohe casually replied. She too closed her eyes, quietly feeling the flow of water.
The two soaked in the hot spring .
"What do you plan to do next?"
"Do what... Mr. Doro, although you might think everything here is settled. But the storm has arrived, no one can remain untouched by it, this is already your last peaceful time, you should enjoy it more, let’s vacation here~ After all, probably, in less than a month, you will know what has happened in this world."
Doro felt a headache hearing her words.
Basically, the Demon King’s guesses rarely went astray.
So they fell into silence again.
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"You are quite talkative today, Mr. Doro," Mohe quipped, "However, I can tell you that Miss Adeline indeed excited me for a moment, although her ideas are quite naive, you can sense a fantastical side from them, she truly is a born alchemist, given time, she will grow to a surprising degree, but she no longer has a future."