"Ines, W, what are you two…" Heavily looked at the two women who were holding Viego between them like a prisoner, one on each shoulder.
Viego looked up, casting a pleading gaze at him.
Heavily, right now, you're the only one I can rely on!
Save me!
Viego is requesting assistance.
W's smile was brilliant. Ines's expression was cold, but her brows were clearly furrowed. The focus of the two women was not on Viego, yet their attention was also on him.
Seeing them like this, how could Heavily not know what was happening? It must be that W and Ines were fighting again. Him letting Viego join Ines's team had made W unhappy. The two of them already had a "rivals who can't meet" vibe. Even without Viego, they would inevitably bicker when they got together, let alone with a trigger like Viego. On this point, it was his own oversight. It was just hard on Viego.
Ines and W ignored Heavily, just looking at Viego, waiting for his answer.
"Viego, just say it. Do you prefer to follow Ines, or follow me?" W's smile was dazzling, but the hand on Viego's shoulder was secretly tightening. —This was to remind him, answer well, don't mess up for me, or else I'll...
On the other shoulder, Ines's hand also tightened slightly. She said flatly, "Just tell the truth. You don't have to worry about what W will do to you. You are my team member."
Viego blinked frantically at Heavily, as if his eyelids were having a seizure. The help signal is about to break from being pressed so much! Where's my teammate, where's my teammate? A little help here!
"Uh… well…" Heavily began tentatively, "How about we let Viego join my team…?"
"No." "I disagree!"
W's and Ines's voices sounded one after another, their eyes turning fierce as they looked at Heavily in unison.
A drop of cold sweat slowly trickled down Heavily's forehead. Looking at the pitiful Viego, he decided to make one last effort to try and save him.
"Then how about we first discuss the upcoming plan of action? After the meeting is over, you two can then discuss Viego's ownership?"
Ines sneered. "Hmph… Viego was originally a member of my team. But the meeting does have a higher priority. I agree."
W, naturally, would not continue to be tactless and make a scene. She smiled and said, "Then let's have the meeting first." Anyway, she was just a little annoyed that Ines had taken Viego away without notifying her beforehand. This time was just to annoy Ines; it wasn't that she really had to have Viego back. W knew that was impossible. Ines was clearly not at ease with Viego, and Heavily would naturally be more willing to let someone like Ines, who specialized in this, to watch over Viego and ensure nothing happened before the operation.
—Just like when W first joined, she had also worked with Ines for a period of time. In a way, this was also part of the onboarding test. A probationary period, everyone has to go through it for a few days. So, W was actually just trying to give Ines a hard time, and now, her goal had clearly been achieved.
—Even a blind man could see that Ines was not in a beautiful mood at the moment.
The crazy woman and the fierce woman released their hands from Viego's shoulders and sat down by the campfire, where Heavily was now spreading out a map.
Heavily looked up at Viego. "Viego, I'll have to ask you to ensure the surrounding area is secure."
As expected of a leader. Even telling someone to get lost can be said so nicely. Is this the art of speaking?
Viego looked at Heavily gratefully, nodded, and turned to stand a little further away. Don't worry, Heavily. I will always remember the kindness you showed by saving this bro today.
However… so Ines's body really does have a fragment of Isolde in it.
When Ines's hand had pressed on Viego's shoulder, he had indeed felt the power of the Ruination from the fragment inside her body being absorbed by him and turned into his own nourishment. Now the Ruination in his body was already much stronger than when he first arrived in this other world. Viego could feel that if he released the Black Mist with all his might, he could at least completely cover a dagger.
In simple terms, he had restored his health and gained a small amount of experience, truly leveling up from level 0 to level 1. But the debuff of continuously losing health was still not removed. He still needed to rely on contact with W and Ines to restore his health. Looked at this way, W and Ines were more like his mobile fountains.
He still had to thank W… Viego couldn't help but sigh: although he had been tormented, he had also reaped a corresponding reward. If W hadn't made a scene today, Viego would have had to wait until who-knows-when to touch Ines and confirm whether she had a fragment in her body.
Could this be considered… a blessing in disguise?
"Heavily, don't let your guard down around him." Ines glanced at the white-haired man who was standing with his back to them not far away. "I still can't sense his shadow. Perhaps this is his talent, or perhaps he has never let down his guard against me."
Ines was sure that at this distance, Viego couldn't hear their low-voiced conversation—although it wouldn't matter even if he did. After all, her wariness and guard against Viego were well known to all four people present.
"Of course I won't. But I still think… Ines, are you overreacting a little?" Heavily reminded her. "Even if Viego has no hostile intentions, he might develop them against us in this state. You could perhaps be a little more restrained."
"I'm already very restrained," Ines said with a cold face. "At least I haven't forcibly interrogated him. He's not an idiot. He can understand my attitude."
"You're that wary of Viego?" W laughed with some surprise. "But you'd still compliment him? Hey, I say, you don't really…"
"I didn't see you trusting him that much either?" Ines's retort interrupted W's words. "You're on guard against him too, aren't you?"
W sneered mockingly at Ines. "Heh… so you even use your Originium Arts to check on your comrades? That's not the kind of guard you're thinking of, you charmless woman with nothing but long legs."
"What, my legs are longer than yours. Are you jealous?" Ines shot back coldly.
Heavily clutched his forehead with a headache. Seeing that W and Ines were about to start arguing again, he quickly changed the subject. "Alright, alright… let's put Viego's matter aside for now. Let's first talk about the upcoming operation. The various mercenary groups will guard the employer in segments. Our mission will only last for three days..."
...
A few moments later, the three of them stood up. W and Heavily both left in the direction of their respective teams.
W's hand pressed on his shoulder. She leaned close to his ear, her smile brilliant. "Viego, don't you die, okay? If you come back alive, then I'll allow you to…"
Viego quickly clapped a hand over her mouth. "W, I know you want to say you'll let me touch your legs if I come back alive, but with a big battle ahead, it's better not to say such unlucky things. It's easy for people to die."
Can't go around raising death flags like that!
W: "???"
When the fck did I say I'd let you touch my legs!*
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