Diary of Guarding Monster Girls-Chapter 400 - 269 Tentacles remain silent, only accelerating (4K)_2
In order to achieve that unattainable ideal, the cooperation of the two is indispensable; without the cooperation of either, it won’t work.
Though Nenasha’s act of poking fun at the Demon might not seem like a big deal, Herbert felt it should be taken seriously.
Thinking about this, Herbert huffed and said:
"If you don’t cooperate again in the future, I won’t cooperate either. As for your grand plan of revival... you can wait all you want."
"After all, you don’t seem in a hurry to revive, do you?"
Why should I work so hard?
Screw it!
Sometimes, a working person needs to understand something.
A reasonable amount of work is to live a good life for oneself.
But working oneself to death is just to let the boss live a better life.
As for Herbert’s behavior of making an issue of this, Nenasha wasn’t angry at all, cheerfully replying: ["The wind is too loud, I told you it’s just the wind~"]
Trying to morally pressure an Evil God? Make an Evil God feel guilty over something like this?
Kid, you’re still too young.
["Oh come on, don’t get hung up on this stuff. Petty men aren’t liked by anyone!"]
["I’ll cooperate in the future—hmm, if it’s something important."]
Nenasha indicated—knowing she was wrong, but resolute not to change.
As long as this Evil God doesn’t drop the ball at crucial moments, it’s all good!
"Sigh, since you put it that way, alright, I’ll trust you this time."
Herbert was helpless, knowing that he couldn’t really use such small matters to force Her compliance.
"Tell you what, let’s make an agreement, if you drop the ball at a critical moment later, you’ll have to listen to me properly after that."
A promise alone isn’t enough.
You need to write it down!
["Okay~"]
Nenasha didn’t refuse and tried to slide through with a cute act.
The shadowy tentacle Herbert was holding shattered and then reformed, shaking Herbert’s hand up and down.
The contract is established.
"Alright, in that case, I won’t care about you... huh?"
After the contract was signed, Herbert suddenly realized—he seemed to have fallen into Nenasha’s trap.
Wasn’t She the one intent on causing trouble all along, and by making this contract, wasn’t he just permitting Her mischief?
Wait, something’s still off.
"Eh?"
The question looped back—in fact, even if Nenasha didn’t sign this contract with him, could he stop Her if She wanted to cause trouble?
Seems like he couldn’t stop Her anyway.
This contract was ostensibly meant to bind Nenasha, but in truth, it was like She voluntarily shackled Herself.
If She crosses the agreed line, She will be restricted by Herbert.
What’s in it for Her?
Herbert was pondering Nenasha’s true intentions, while Miss Xie Shen continued to justify Her recent actions:
["Besides, wasn’t I helping to exorcise Her as per your instructions? Heeheehee..."]
["Who’s to blame for Her mocking you so openly?"]
["Also, didn’t you refrain from stopping me earlier?"]
Nenasha suddenly realized something too.
Wait a minute.
When I started making a move, you didn’t stop me either!
Why did you only start playing the good guy after I was done?
The god hiding in the shadow glanced askance at the boy.
I played the bad guy, and you went along with it, huh?
"You’re asking me for a reason?"
Faced with such an inquiry, Herbert smirked and said calmly, "Of course... it’s because Her laughing so smugly was really annoying me!"
["Ha! I knew it!"]
Herbert laughed and shook his head.
Just joking~
I didn’t stop you, definitely for that reason!
I painstakingly borrowed arrows with straw boats, even going so far as to serve as the "straw boat" to endure arrows, expending so much effort!
And then to be mocked by that lesser Demon Kreti?
Heh.
What is tolerable can be tolerated!
Since Nenasha wanted to act, it fit his obligations perfectly and saved him trouble.
To put it bluntly, Herbert’s objection at the end wasn’t to stop Nenasha but to ensure She didn’t go overboard.
It’s like what Herbert heard from friends before, the special rules in certain circles—
It can be done, but not too obviously, can’t leave clear traces, otherwise, once discovered by others, it’s over.
"I was just telling you not to leave things with a bad ending."
Herbert looked at the Demon lying on the ground like a dead fish, gently tapping her flank with his toe.
"...Ugh, stop it."
Miss Devil, still asleep, swayed a bit, then waved Herbert’s toe away and scratched herself.
But after going through this series of actions, she still didn’t wake up, and even slept more sweetly.
The Demon said nothing, only continued to sleep.
"What if Kreti notices? How will I explain it to her?"
["Isn’t there still you? Just say you did it~"]
Nenasha teased with a laugh, saying slyly: ["The method to make her unconscious, just attribute it to the Sealing Array’s ability, she won’t know the details anyway."]
["As for whether she will hold a grudge against you for this... what? Are you worried about being misunderstood by her? Do you care about this?"]
"Hmm..."
Herbert thought for a moment then nodded quietly, surprisingly finding that it was indeed not much of a problem.
You don’t say, hey, it really is.
Anyway, the Monster Girls don’t know what abilities the Sealing Array actually has, so he can make it up as he likes.
To deceive, to ambush!
As for whether Kreti will bear a grudge against Herbert because of this... who cares about her.
"Alright then, let’s leave it at that."
["Exactly! That’s the spirit! This is all part of ’reforming’!"]
["Right! I’m not torturing them, I’m actually helping them!"]
Herbert shook his head, no longer paying attention to the Harmonious God’s twisted reasoning, and turned his gaze toward the outside of the Bronze Fortress.
Odd.
He had been here for quite a while, had played some inverted vineyard games with Kreti... where’s the other prisoner?
Where’s Flora?
Why hasn’t she reacted at all, perhaps she didn’t notice?
"Flora? Are you there? Kreti’s here to bully... huh?"
Herbert walked to the edge, slowly looked down, searching for the Demon’s presence.
"That’s..."
When his gaze fell on the constantly churning, surging hot magma in the Magma Pool, his eyes steadily widened.
Herbert didn’t see Flora, but instead spotted an extremely large Molten Rock Ball.
And right in the center of this enormous Molten Rock Ball was a massive crystal, with a delicate, slender body sealed inside it.
Flora’s gentle body contours shimmered faintly in the firelight, unexpectedly adding a special allure.
"Why has she sealed herself up again?"
Herbert furrowed his brow, unsure why she would voluntarily seal herself again.
According to Nenasha’s previous statement, She had already helped suppress her once, and she shouldn’t easily descend into chaos again.
["You finally noticed her situation?"]
Nenasha stopped her strange speeches and asked quietly: ["Are you surprised?"]
Herbert was silent for a moment, didn’t answer, and shook his head asking: "Your seal hasn’t failed, right?"
["Of course not, it should last her a few more months."]
"So, in other words... she doesn’t trust me, does she?"
["That’s normal; a cautious Wise Man is more inclined to trust their own judgment than the promises of a master like you."]
Nenasha giggled, softly inquiring:
["So, my dear ally, how do you plan to make her truly trust you?"]
Faced with this teasing question.
Herbert looked at Flora’s sleeping face and thought for a long time.
Then he spoke:
"In any case, just pull her up for me first!"
"Use the shadow tentacles to pull her up!"
