She actually dared to badmouth in front of Ash?
Upon hearing that Silver Lamp complained to Ash, Sonia’s first reaction wasn’t anger, nor sadness, nor even surprise, but a bit of amusent. It was hard to describe her feelings, like seeing her haters mocking her in a chat group, unaware it was the internal chat of Claw Club.
"Has Silver Lamp been chard by Ash?" Diya murmured softly, "Why would she suddenly do sothing everyone wants to do..."
"Hmm?" Sonia pinched Diya’s cheek.
Diya hurriedly changed the topic, "Shh, she’s badmouthing you again..."
*
"If any of us talk to you more than a word, she’ll target us during training." Weiser kissed Ash’s neck, the divine being’s two soft and plump parts gently rubbing against the mage’s chest, "Sotis when I discuss magic with others, just ntioning you, she keeps a close eye, like a hyper-sensitive mother leopard."
"She’s also very suspicious, she’s the one who checks the Gospel more than anyone else, inspecting everyone’s progress in abstinence every day, and if anyone shows signs of crossing the line, she’ll knock so sense into them."
"Teaming up with the Sword Maiden is really annoying, she’s a natural-born tyrant, anyone around her will be on edge." Weiser said softly, "But if it were just this, we could endure, but the problem is... she’s the only one who genuinely wants to get back at you."
"Ash, do you think I, the Witch, and Vishi would suggest such an idea as abstinence? Vishi doesn’t have any say, the Witch is so attached to you, and why would I propose sothing that would make you unhappy?"
"This is the Sword Maiden’s idea." The girl with glasses widened her eyes, looking up at Ash from below, and whispered, "She’s doing it to get back at you. After all, when you just crossed into our realm, you... with all four of us... and even Felix... Even though we know you were healing us, you really stepped on the Sword Maiden’s biggest minefield that ti, and she’s furious."
"Even if she knows the chances of you abandoning us are slim, your behavior of doting on her and us at the sa ti is a blatant declaration to the Sword Maiden that she can only be one of your companions... Her fantasy of love was already fragile like glass, and you shattered it into fragnts."
"The excuse of honing skills was just a pretext; she just wants to get back at you, which is why she told you the news the day after rewarding you, giving you a sweet taste before making you suffer. She wants to see you restless for her, to make you act unlike yourself for her—"
"Enough." Ash grabbed her arms, then pulled her into his embrace, slowly shaking his head, saying word by word, "Don’t say any more."
"I haven’t finished yet." Weiser didn’t mind Ash’s increasing tone at all, snuggling in his arms like a cat, and laughed softly, "Do you know the Sword Maiden has been working on improving the Wonder of the Sword Barrier?"
Ash was surprised, "Sword Barrier?"
"You have the ’Heart Hunting throne’ for offense, ’Refraction Protection’ for defense, and your air combat skills et your mobility needs, so the Sword Maiden’s been thinking if she could turn the Sword Barrier into a control Wonder. That way, when you face an enemy you can’t quickly deal with, you can trap and restrict their movents." Weiser said, "Though there’s only been a little progress, the Sword Maiden is a genius; it won’t be long before she succeeds... Oh, she specifically told us not to tell you. She wants to surprise you, so you’ll need to pretend you don’t know about it when the ti cos; don’t let her find out I told you ahead of ti."
Ash instinctively glanced at the wardrobe. Weiser noticed his gaze, and as the divine being was about to look over, the mage quickly covered her mouth, instinctively using source power, causing the tent to echo with muffled pleas for rcy. After a mont of intertwined intimacy, their warm breaths mingled, and Ash whispered, "I thought you were going to say the Sword Maiden’s... "
"I haven’t finished yet." Weiser adjusted her glasses, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes; her face was red and full of captivating bone-eroding charm. Her slender fingers slid over Ash’s abdon, searching under the covers for hidden treasures.
"The Sword Maiden always takes a sneak peek at you when no one’s watching, then quickly averts her gaze like a thief afraid of getting caught by others." Weiser laughed, "The funniest thing is, she always practices reconnaissance during your baths... Typically, you’d expect this sort of thing from you."
"I wouldn’t..." Ash instinctively wanted to deny it, but on second thought, replying like this would imply Sonia was even more indulgent, and he quickly changed his words, "It’s just a coincidence; she’s not that kind of person you’re imagining."
In the wardrobe, Diya asked ’Is it a coincidence?’ and promptly, Sonia pinched her bottom hard once again.
Weiser suddenly asked, "Have you noticed the silver lamp by the bath?"
Ash blinked, looking at Weiser with a questioning gaze. Weiser nodded, her eyebrows arched, looking at him, "That’s right, I’m exactly the kind of person you imagine. When you finish bathing, I can feel the whole camp’s atmosphere relax, so I’m sure the Sword Maiden and the Witch are those kinds of people too."
Diya got pinched again by Sonia, feeling imnsely wronged. Everyone did the sa thing, who gave the Sword Maiden the right to pinch her...
"That’s why I knew the Sword Maiden regretted it from the first day." Weiser laughed, "She tried to learn to be cruel to you, but ended up being the first one who couldn’t take it."
"Even if you just shattered her fantasy of love, she couldn’t bear to hand you over to anyone else. After you passed out, the Sword Maiden held onto you, not letting go, fearing we might harm you in your unconsciousness—although Vishi indeed might—until the camp was set up and she settled you in, did she have the mind to be mad at your promiscuity, mad at your lack of control, mad that you didn’t give her even a glimr of hope."
"The Sword Maiden’s relationship with you is different from ours. For us, dating you is like Heaven. Even if there are troubles, we’re all imrsed in a cloud-like happiness, satisfied even if troubles can’t be solved. But for the Sword Maiden, dating you is Hell, full of thorns and hardships along the way, she can only persist with the candy you give her."
"However, we don’t pity the Sword Maiden at all." Weiser’s voice turned a bit cold, "In our eyes, the Sword Maiden is just a foolish girl bringing it upon herself, no one is targeting her, she’s the one who can’t let go of herself or you, neither holding on nor letting go."
"Don’t say that." Ash whispered.
"But I distinctly rember, back in the Distant Realm, the Sword Maiden wasn’t like this." Weiser said, "She’s beco sensitive, suspicious, clingy, and incomprehensible, all because of you, Ash."
"Even if I am reluctant, I have to admit, the Sword Maiden is a girl worth liking."
"So, Ash," Weiser looked at Ash, seriously said:
"Let’s be honest with the Sword Maiden."
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