Diary of Guarding Monster Girls

Chapter 983: Chapter 478: You Can Be Even Greedier

"What are you thinking?"

The white squirrel gazed at Herbert’s confident face, curiously examining him.

Huh?

This guy, why does it suddenly feel like he’s changed a bit, as if his aura is slightly different now?

It’s like he’s become more mature, more... masculine?

Strange, what happened just now?

Herbert noticed the curious look from the white squirrel but didn’t explain that he just had his first kiss of the day stolen.

He pursed his lips slightly, raising his chin a bit.

No need, haha, such a trivial matter as being kissed by a female rogue isn’t worth mentioning, no need to broadcast it everywhere.

["Hmm?"]

Instead of enlightening the white squirrel, Herbert responded, "Guardian, if you want to establish a connection with the Holy Tree... I can help you."

!!?

The white squirrel was still trying to figure out what happened to Herbert when it suddenly perked up at his words, eagerly asking.

"Hoo-moo!!? I want to! How do I do it?"

The white squirrel had long wanted to connect with the Holy Tree. Upon hearing that Herbert had a way, it jumped up excitedly — soaring over five meters high.

Watching its excitement, Herbert’s smile grew brighter, yet he still answered evasively.

He said:

"In that case, you should follow me."

?

White Squirrel: "Huh?"

...

...

"Uh, wait a minute, let me think about it some more,"

After a while, the white squirrel, still half-understanding, shook its head, muttering, "You mean, I don’t need to keep chanting like this?"

"Correct."

It wrinkled its nose, confusedly muttering, "My previous method was wrong? I don’t need to say so much; as long as I’m sincere, the Holy Tree can hear my voice?"

"Exactly."

The white squirrel’s eyes filled with more confusion, puzzled, "But, I was always sincere before! Why did it previously ignore me?"

It didn’t understand!

Seeing the white squirrel so serious, Herbert also prepared himself, solemnly saying, "That’s because it’s focused on singing and not noticing anyone else’s voice."

"Know about death metal? It’s that rock where it rocks out and others die from it."

"Huh?"

"That’s a type of song, but the real key is, maybe it didn’t hear what you said, but I can."

"Oh, well..."

The white squirrel blinked, unsure of what Herbert was talking about, feeling kind of skeptical inside.

However, looking at his confident demeanor, it felt like he wasn’t lying.

Full of confused awe.

It felt like everything he said was true!

And it believed him.

The white squirrel wasn’t that naive.

Even though it hadn’t interacted much with outsiders, its demigod-level intellect allowed it to handle most "problems" and "people causing problems."

But it was too confident.

Sure that Herbert wouldn’t dare trick it.

Humph, he just witnessed my super strength; he definitely won’t have the guts to deceive me!

Being the "Holy Tree Guardian" undefeated in the central Mist Mountain Range, it knew how terrifying its power was.

This guy definitely wouldn’t have the courage to deceive the great Guardian!

Unfortunately, it was wrong.

Herbert not only dared to trick it on small matters but also planned to deceive the entire squirrel.

Herbert, seeing the growing confusion on the squirrel’s face, nodded secretly.

Very good.

Folks, I’ve picked up a squirrel that wants to go home with me!

From the start, the Mist Mountain Range’s local genius had his eyes set on the white squirrel, planning to lure it back to his own territory.

"Oh... you mean, you can’t do it right now, but when we return to the territory, there will be a way to connect with the Holy Tree."

"Yes, establishing a connection with the Holy Tree requires some waiting time. By then, I can help you converse with it."

Herbert answered all the white squirrel’s questions with a smile, easily clearing its doubts.

He had already confirmed that this demigod squirrel didn’t have much blood on its hands, even throwing a detect evil wouldn’t be a problem.

Not a bad guy.

Judging its alignment, it’s likely influenced by the Holy Tree, staying neutral, naturally aligned with nature.

Can be recruited.

I can talk to the most dangerous Monster Girl from the Evil Faction, so why fear a neutral-aligned squirrel?

What a joke.

After initially determining the possibility of success, Herbert quietly analyzed, having already figured out most of the plan during the process.

"Very good, although it has sharp instincts, it doesn’t possess any special ability to see through lies, apart from a proud personality, its nature isn’t malicious."

"Its appearance is harmless and even somewhat adorable; as long as you consider its super strength, it should get along with others harmoniously."

"Cute, controllable, deceivable... ahem."

The more Herbert looked at this harmless squirrel, the more pleasing he found it, feeling as if satisfaction was overflowing from his eyes.

"Look, a native of the Mist Mountain Range, with its own portable villa, really suitable to be a guard or sentry!"

This little squirrel, naturally, should fall into my grasp.

Nenasha, who had watched Herbert work for a while, long since figured out his intentions, mercilessly ridiculed him.

["I say, haven’t you noticed? You’re getting seriously worse! To the point where you’re not even sparing a squirrel?"]

Are you even human?

Not even sparing a squirrel!

Herbert pouted, completely unaware there was a problem with his actions, and huffed, "What do you know? It’s not just a squirrel; it’s a squirrel with demigod-level power."