Diary of Guarding Monster Girls

Chapter 984: Chapter 478: You Can Be Even Greedier_2

"Would you really just let such powerful abilities wander outside, rather than bring them to your own place?"

"That would be a huge waste!"

"And besides, I’m not coercing them; I’m just kindly helping them fulfill their wish, helping them achieve a dream."

"Whether they’ll eventually follow me or not, that’s out of my hands—I didn’t force them, right?"

The more he spoke, the more he felt that his actions were truly noble, marveling to himself: "Yes! I’m not doing it for myself; I just don’t want them to wander any longer. I want to give them a home, uh, a nest."

["Alright then, do as you please~"]

Nenasha didn’t bother arguing with this deeply immersed individual, casually remarked: ["You don’t need to explain this to me anymore; I’m too lazy to expose you, hehe."]

["Besides, it’s okay to deceive others, just don’t end up deceiving yourself too."]

To this, Herbert calmly expressed that he always had a clear conscience, never told a single lie, and was an honest person who didn’t say much.

"Why do I feel like you’re kind of..."

"You’re mistaken; I just hope we can become friends."

Herbert beamed, somehow produced a handful of pine nuts from nowhere, and offered them to the white squirrel.

"Come, eat up. If it’s not enough, I’ll bring more later."

"Well, um, alright..."

"Here, have another handful."

Eventually, after Herbert’s half-hour ramblings, the white squirrel’s mind was completely overloaded.

It gave up on thinking.

"Alright, alright, humph! You speak well, but please don’t say more!"

With clear eyes full of confusion, the white squirrel straightforwardly asked: "... So, just tell me directly, what should I do now?"

Enough talk!

Just tell me what to do!

"Actually, you don’t need to do anything right now."

Knowing the timing was right, Herbert smiled and said, "For now, just wait on the Holy Tree like you have in the past for good news from me."

"That simple?"

"Yes, that simple."

The white squirrel slightly furrowed its brow, gave Herbert a deep look, and nodded slightly.

"...Humph."

It’s not stupid.

With a demigod’s intuition, the white squirrel could sense danger and instinctively avoid natural risks.

It also knew Herbert seemed to be enticing it, trying to make it believe his words.

There might be issues with this human’s words; it couldn’t be fully trusted.

Still, it had to believe.

Because it knew that all recent changes were caused by Herbert.

Also because it truly anticipated being able to communicate with the Holy Tree and had awaited this day for many years.

If it were evil enough, there were naturally other solutions.

Like killing Herbert and capturing that magical leaf; it would be too simple.

However, the white squirrel, considering itself a great Holy Tree Guardian, couldn’t stoop to such despicable acts of plundering and seizing.

"Alright then, seeing as you’ve given such assurance, I’ll tentatively believe you this time."

The incomplete demigod snorted, muttered with a pout:

"But if I find out you’ve deceived me, humph! I’ll definitely make you understand the cost of deceiving the great Holy Tree Guardian!"

Herbert smiled, bowed slightly in respect, and said, "Rest assured, there won’t be such a day."

Ha, you won’t catch me with anything!

The white squirrel nodded, turned, and started to climb the tree, but stopped after just getting on, turned around, and suddenly shouted:

"Hey! Are you trying to trick me?"

Asked very abruptly, using the most authoritative tone it believed it possessed, surely enough to startle a guilty-hearted person.

Yet Herbert, facing this sudden attack, merely blinked in surprise and waved at it with a smile.

"Guardian, please trust me; everything I do is for your good."

I didn’t say I wouldn’t trick you~

...

...

Deep Water Prison.

"You’re lying."

Miss Mermaid glared at the late-arriving visitor, snorted with dissatisfaction, kept him from touching her tail, and swam away.

"How did I deceive anyone?"

Herbert was not surprised by Fremay’s discontent. He approached her without dismay and asked with a slight smile, "I remember, I have never deceived you, right?"

Even though he was unsure what she was up to, it didn’t matter. He just needed to cooperate with her performance honestly.

"You did, hmph."

Fremay snorted, scrunching her nose and looking away, muttering in a small voice with low confidence, "You lied to me, saying you’d come to find me sooner."

Did I say that?

Herbert raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, as he looked at Miss Mermaid who had turned her head away and was pouting.

No, whether I said it or not wasn’t really important.

"Oh, it seems I returned too late then. I need to apologize to you."

Herbert laughed as he walked up to Fremay, then knelt on one knee and gently reached for the colorful fish tail.

"..."

This time, Fremay didn’t dodge, letting Herbert gently lift her tail and press it against his cheek.

Herbert felt the slippery coldness of the fish tail, his eyes curved, and his smile grew brighter as he "confessed" again:

"Sorry, I shouldn’t have made you wait so long, made you wait here for so long."

"Can you forgive me, beautiful lady?"

The hero who had been away for a long time looked up and blinked at the lady waiting for his return, smiling as he said, "Or, what kind of punishment do you think will make you less angry?"

As he spoke, he raised the end of the fish tail and wrapped it around his neck, mimicking the action of a noose.

Inside the Water Prison, Fremay and Herbert looked at each other quietly for a while, then both burst into laughter.

Fremay laughed so hard she couldn’t keep her eyes open, rolled her eyes at Herbert, and pursed her lips in irritation, "Oh my! Who would use a tail to strangle someone!"

The little theater can’t go on!

She could no longer maintain a disgruntled expression, retracting her tail and flicking it twice.

"Alright, you really didn’t say those words."

Miss Mermaid drifted gently, floated to Herbert’s back, and hugged him tenderly, whispering in his ear, "Actually, it was I who lied to you~ I wanted you to come find me sooner."

"My hero, can you forgive my impulsiveness this time?"

She earnestly requested.

He responded immediately.

"Of course."

While being hugged, Herbert placed his hand on Fremay’s arm, shaking his head with a smile, "Why would I be mad at you?"

But Fremay did not let go, continuing to ask, "You won’t deceive me, right? Won’t agree verbally, but secretly get mad?"

?

Herbert couldn’t see Fremay’s expression behind him, unsure whether she was being coquettish or anxious, so he spoke more firmly, softly saying, "No, I never lie."

"But I do." A gentle voice came from behind.

Hmm?

"I would verbally say it’s okay, yet secretly get mad at myself, complaining about why I didn’t enjoy the time together with you properly last time."

The slippery fish tail lightly wrapped around Herbert’s waist, the arms placed on his shoulders exerted a slight force.

Fremay hugged Herbert tightly, gently bit his ear, and whispered, "I blame myself for being too greedy, wanting to keep you by my side forever."

She chuckled, seeming helpless about her possessiveness, softly saying, "My hero, sorry, I am a greedy little liar."

After somewhat losing her composure in expressing her thoughts, Fremay was thinking of letting go of Herbert and explaining further that she did not intend to make him commit to anything.

This time, she was just too lonely, unable to hold back for a moment.

But after this, things would recover, and she would not add pressure to him.

However, Herbert did not let her go, instead actively grasping her arm and turning his body around.

Oh?

"Herbert, I... mm."

Herbert first blocked Fremay’s mouth with his lips, deeply kissed her, and lightly bit her tongue, then slowly released her.

"Eh?" Fremay blinked, unable to understand this sequence.

While Herbert held the pitiful-looking Miss Mermaid tightly, pressing their foreheads together, he whispered:

"It’s alright to be a little greedier."

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