We must make it clear!
"Alright, let's just skip this topic..." Gu Mo paid no attention to it, naturally trying to change the subject, although the transition was awkward. However, he casually expressed it, which paradoxically gave an odd sense of inevitability.
"Why skip it!" the blond maiden couldn't help but grit her teeth.
"Ah, isn't it obvious... You're clearly ready to break commitnts. Since you're tearing up the agreent, we really have nothing to say. Master just doesn't want to fall out so publicly now. It would be embarrassing for everyone, so why not let it go? Wouldn't it be better for each to have a step down?"
The fox-eared girl who had been quietly observing blinked, a cunning look flashed in her eyes, as she casually said sothing slightly sarcastic.
"I, I... I didn't... I was just joking just now..."
The blond maiden struggled to justify herself, still stuttering, her speech lacking confidence.
"So it was a joke, but who could say for sure... After all, there wasn't a written agreent. Wouldn't it then be up to you to say whatever you want when the ti cos? I've heard Master say that Chaldea's Command Spell is essentially not binding..."
Miss Tamamo no Mae still spoke with an air of casualness.
"You... you..." Lady Goddess was left speechless, her hand trembling as she pointed at the fox elf girl across, too angry to speak.
"Then let's make it a written agreent!"
Still unsure how to explain, she furiously pounded the table.
......
A mont later.
Watching Lady Goddess and the contract holder Akai Hinako's figure storm away, disappearing at the valley entrance, the pavilion regained a calm atmosphere.
"Hmm, how should I put this, isn't it a bit underhanded..." Gu Mo said, pinching his chin while watching Lady Goddess's figure fade into the night. Of course, there would be no written agreent, nor any guarantee, but the angry Lady Goddess did solemnly promise and make a guarantee.
This might be considered a form of a contract between humans and gods...
In this world, it's indeed a very effective type of contract.
"At least it's a promise, right?" Miss Tamamo no Mae showed an unexpectedly gentle smile, trying to look like a virtuous housewife, beaming as she proudly sought comndation, "How was my cooperation just now, Master? Would you like to reward properly? How about a head pat?"
"Well, though its effectiveness remains to be seen..."
Automatically ignoring the words of the fox elf girl, Gu Mo nodded thoughtfully.
Although she set such terms in anger, that Lady Goddess didn't lose her basic judgnt. The contents of the contract were still within her acceptable range, aning she would help but hadn't given up on saving human souls her way.
If unaware of her existence, and viewed solely from Ishtar's perspective, the contract indeed posed no issues, given she and Ishtar are dual-aspect goddesses.
But regardless, at least Lady Goddess made so promises. If possible, Gu Mo didn't want to visit the Netherworld later to persuade her, pulling her onto their side from the start was the best option... Otherwise, visiting the Netherworld was too risky an option.
Putting aside these thoughts, he glanced around and cleared his throat with a couple of coughs:
"Alright, now that we're all on the sa side, let's introduce ourselves. This is Kikyo, this is Hiri, and this is Tamamo no Mae..."
"Hello! I am a kind fox elf, determined to beco the good wife of Master!" The fox-eared girl, upon hearing her na called, proudly puffed her chest and declared loudly, as if trying to take the initiative, the words "Virtuous Wife" blazing in the background once more.
"Tamamo no Mae?"
Kikyo was startled, as the na was truly renowned. Although she had speculated before, being confird now still left her extraordinarily astonished.
—Only Hiri appeared sowhat confused, coming from the Demon Hunter World, she felt no special connection to the na.
The Witch initially felt shocked due to the true na of this fox elf girl, but then heard her determined love declaration, and her gaze sharpened instantly: "...Wife?"
"This is a misunderstanding, in fact, I, like you, only t her just now..."
Gu Mo displayed a particularly sincere expression, unable to let this misunderstanding take root, as he had only t this fox elf today as well.
Best to not get involved...
Beside them, Hiri quietly rose, realizing that this might be a life-threatening whirlpool.
......
...
Unconsciously, nightfall had deepened, and silence enveloped everything.
The moon was bright and the stars splendid; the peak of Mount Abif was the perfect place to enjoy the moonlight.
Especially as the night deepened, the radiant full moon seed larger and brighter, like a clean jade plate hanging in the sky, and the dazzling Milky Way ford a spectacular galaxy. The night breeze gently caressed, rustling the trees and accompanied by the call of unknown insects.
A harmonious and tranquil sensation spread.
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