"You despicable Paladin!"
"It's absolutely despicable!"
Lukalia glared furiously at Herbert, her teeth aching with hate, and complained incessantly, "How can you be so excessive? How can you be so selfish?"
"I've already made concessions, and you still use her to pressure !?"
Are you even a Paladin anymore?
No.
Are you even human?
This world is like that, so are happy while others are sad, people's joys and sorrows do not connect.
Smiles are conserved.
When the smile on Lukalia's face disappears, it doesn't vanish, but instead transfers to Herbert's face.
The white-haired young man smiled at the Mirror Elf, shrugged, and asked sarcastically, "Just say whether it's useful or not?"
"Useful!"
Angrily and timidly, Lukalia quickly replied, "It's useful, so what!?"
"Even if it's useful, it can't change my opinion of you! You shaful debauched Paladin!"
"Despicable!"
"Debauched!"
"Dirty!"
Herbert quietly listened to Lukalia's verbal attacks, occasionally nodding in agreent.
He wasn't angry at all at this mont; he even felt like laughing a bit.
"Well, no matter what you say, as long as it's useful, it's fine."
After Lukalia got tired of yelling, he smiled and waved his hand, saying, "You don't need to be so agitated, I won't let you suffer too much."
Strike a blow, then offer a sweet date.
The principle of carrot and stick is simple, but it applies in many situations as a truth.
Herbert brazenly vetoed the other party's conditions and, after successfully making the other party compromise, took a step back and promised, "Don't worry, I will still satisfy your requirents, there's no need to worry about this."
"You lecherous bastard who welcos all Demon creatures... Hmm?" Lukalia paused halfway through her curse.
She looked at Herbert suspiciously, "Are you serious about what you said?"
Would you really be so kind?
Really? I can't believe it!
"Really, really, of course, it's true."
Herbert nodded with a smile, "I am a Paladin, not a Demon, how could I do such despicable acts? You agree, right?"
"Earlier, I was just joking with you, not intending to really force you, but your request about the number of people to chat with needs to be further considered."
His smile slightly subdued, he spoke seriously:
"I hope you can understand my difficulties here. I can't arrange for a new person to chat with you every week."
"You know what this place is, and you understand what 'chatting with Epic Level prisoners' ans."
Not everyone can have Herbert's mindset, to be able to talk and laugh in the presence of Epic Level Monster Girls, even harboring blasphemous evil thoughts.
The majority of people who et Lukalia would be intimidated by her aura, becoming a trembling echo, so even fainting directly.
Even if Lukalia can hide her aura, not everyone can withstand it.
"Finding suitable candidates is too difficult, and I don't have that many people available right now."
Herbert gently explained his difficulties and then laid out an alternate plan: "But on the other hand, I have so candidates who can beco your long-term chat partners."
"Long-term? Who?" Lukalia asked.
If possible, she didn't want to change chat partners every one or two days.
In tis of witnessing or fabricating stories, she needed inspiration and would seek many new souls.
But at other tis, Lukalia hoped for a long-term companion.
In the past, she never felt lonely, always traversing various reflections, witnessing the developnt of countless stories.
However, during these years in the Third Commandnt Hall, after reflecting on past tis, she deeply realized how lonely she was.
She had no old friends deserving the na, not even one.
What accompanied Lukalia were only the stories she had witnessed over long ages and those she had fabricated.
Seeing Lukalia's reaction was even better than expected, Herbert inwardly smiled, knowing he had chosen the right answer.
"They have enough strength, leisure ti, and interest, oh, and similar experiences, they could definitely beco your close chat partners for a long ti."
"Oh!"
Lukalia realized who Herbert was referring to: "You an... other prisoners?"
"Yes."
Herbert nodded with a smile, "For example, Valentina, for example, Luhier, for example, other prisoners in the Disciplinary Hall."
"As long as you're interested, they can all beco your audience."
"Even your request for chatting two or three tis a week is unnecessary; as long as they have the ti and interest, you can chat anyti."
The standard was lowered in one aspect and raised in another.
Increasing one while reducing the other, who can truly say whether it's a loss or gain?
Of course, the situation needs to be discussed separately.
An arrangent like "reducing lunch ti, salary, extending weekly workdays and hours, achieving self-worth through unpaid overti" does not count—this is a huge blessing!
!!!
Lukalia quickly contemplated the beautiful scenario Herbert proposed and nodded vigorously.
This would be great.
If it really could be implented as Herbert said, it would indeed be more advantageous than her own proposed request!
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