Diary of the Improper Monster Girl Transformation.

Chapter 244 The Path You Choose

Chapter 244 The Path You Choose (5K plus 73 74)
In the corner of Elda Territory, Herbert saw Steven again.

This middle-aged man, who had been weak and mentally unstable since the first encounter, and seemed to have bad luck all his life, was now standing in front of the Holy Blood Stake with a pious look on his face.

His sunken eyes revealed a heavy sense of fatigue and vicissitudes, but at the same time sparkled with a pious radiance.

His beard grew messily, extending wantonly on his chin and cheeks. The miserable appearance of not having been groomed for a long time silently told of the suffering he had endured during this period.

The biggest change is not in his face, but in his body, especially his legs, where obvious differences can be seen.

The skin on the new leg was a little tender and lighter in color, as if it had not seen the sun for a long time.

But Herbert knew that it was not new skin, but a completely regenerated leg.

Because there was an unknown toxin in Steven's legs that had already infected his bones, Joanna and the others' approach was simple... and rough.

They froze Steven's injured leg and smashed it, and performed the high-level magic of [Regeneration of Broken Limbs] on the broken limb.

Treat wounds? Deal with toxins?
It’s not as convenient and quick as just getting a new leg!
Herbert waited for a while, and seeing that Steven was still immersed in his own world, he coughed lightly and took the initiative to speak:
"Well, it looks like you've recovered pretty well."

!!!

"My Lord!?"

Steven, who was staring at the wooden stake infused with holy blood, suddenly came to his senses, stood up and saluted to Herbert in gratitude.

"Ah, yes! Thank you for your mercy!"

Steven's attitude was extremely respectful. He bent his body slightly and slowly lowered his knees. Although the freshman's movements were a little slow, they were full of piety and respect.

His eyes were fixed on the young man in front of him, his eyes full of gratitude.

The other party was not deceiving him before, but actually sent someone to treat his injuries.

It is no exaggeration to say that the other party is truly a great benefactor who gave him life again!
If he had not already become a servant of the gods and had not yet had his family to leave behind, he would have really wanted to become their retainer.

Herbert looked at his excited expression and nodded with a smile. He looked him up and down and said with a smile, "Well, not bad."

Not bad, but just “good”.

Although Steven is much stronger than last time, his weakness can still be felt.

[Regeneration of Broken Limbs] is a high-level divine spell that priests are good at. It can repair the crippling injuries of the wounded and regenerate new flesh and blood from the wound without the need to sever the limbs.

If they are in the temple, the priests can use the power of the temple itself to further reduce the cost of using this magic, making it almost a burden-free experience.

But in the Eldar, divine magic is limited, and priests cannot obtain the bonus of divine power from the gods. They can only bear the corresponding cost on their own.

The life span of a priest is inherently much shorter than that of other professionals of the same level, only two-thirds of that of others, or even less!
The reason for this is that they consume a lot of vitality when using divine arts.

Regeneration of flesh and blood comes at a price.

Either the gods bear the responsibility, or the priests bear the responsibility, or the wounded people's lives are overdrawn.

Joanna and her colleagues' treatment of Steven was shared equally by the priest and the wounded.

Moreover, the focus was on treating the legs that were needed for walking, and the broken hand was not treated urgently.

Once the temple is built, they will be able to perform magic again at a lower cost.

But apparently, some people can't wait any longer.

Without Steven saying anything, Herbert had already sensed the attitude conveyed by the other party.

Herbert did not try to persuade him to stay, but asked directly: "Have you thought it through?"

"……Um."

Steven Min pursed his lips, pondered for a long time, then nodded slowly, lowering his head apologetically.

"I know I can't repay your kindness now, but please allow me to leave for now."

"Once I have dealt with everything in the outside world, I will definitely come back to repay your kindness once again."

Ok?
Herbert blinked, catching an interesting key word.

"temporary?"

What? Suddenly changed your mind?

"Yes."

Steven didn't notice the playfulness in Herbert's tone, and he bowed his head and explained respectfully: "My Lord, I have figured it out."

"My destination, the destiny of my family, lies here."

As the descendant of explorers, he has actually always been pursuing such a life in his heart.

Explore mysterious realms, discover new creatures... and become part of a new nation.

Steven has been hearing stories like this since he was a child and has been fascinated by them.

And now, he finally has the chance to become one of them, how could he give up such an opportunity.

He raised his head and looked at the Eldar territory, which was gradually coming to life and changing with the arrival of the priests, with a hint of excitement on his face.

"Here is everything I'm after!"

He will grow up with this territory, he will write down what he sees and hears, and record it all from the perspective of an eyewitness.

A true biography!

No, more than that, it can even become the history of this city-state, or even this country!

Steven wasn’t just witnessing history, he had the opportunity to be a part of it.

And... besides this selfish motive, he has another reason.

Here are the gods he serves!
Unknowingly, Steven has become a devout believer of the unknown god.

If I leave, how long will He have to wait for the next believer?
No.

I can't abandon God!
Just as He never abandoned me!
"I hope to stay here, but I can't just abandon my daughter. Please give me some time to deal with everything."

"As a family member and as a father, I can't let her down!"

Steven's true feelings were revealed at this moment. He prayed to the lord sincerely and bowed his head deeply.

Herbert narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at this humble father, with some emotions flashing through his heart.

For the family?

He looked at Steven for a long time, and finally shook his head slightly, exhaling the foul air in his chest.

"Okay, raise your head."

"My Lord..." Steven raised his head slowly, unsure of what answer he would give.

He was even ready to take on various contracts.

However, the handsome and young lord gave an answer that he did not expect.

His expression was calm, and he waved his hand casually: "Let's go, if you want to go, go."

Herbert did not agree, but he did not refuse either.

If you can do it, do it.

"My Lord! I..."

Steven was excited and wanted to thank him, but was interrupted by Herbert.

He shook his head calmly and said softly: "Go, take the path you want to take, and don't regret it even if you are wrong."

"I won't help you, nor will I ask you to come back. The rest of the journey is entirely up to you."

Steven wanted to speak several times, but finally shut his mouth under Herbert's gaze.

Finally, he could only bow his head deeply once again and choked up, "...Yes!"

"Grateful."

……

【“A moment of weakness?”】

When Herbert left Steven, Nenasha suddenly said with some interest: [“Are you convinced by him?”]

"Ok?"

Herbert was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head: "This is not considered soft-hearted."

[“Isn’t it?”]

He didn't seem to want to discuss this topic any further, but Nenasha had finally found a weakness and was determined to attack it fiercely.

[“I don’t know who said that, but we must not let him go. We cannot increase the risk of exposure~”]

[“Is it me? No way~ Then who is it? It’s so hard to guess~”]

[“Then why did you suddenly become soft-hearted? I didn’t know you were such a generous person.”]

[“Because of those lame excuses he gave?”]

Miss Harmony, who had been suppressed recently, burst out with amazing fighting power and strong desire to attack at this moment!
After He had been talking for a while, He suddenly discovered that Herbert was unexpectedly quiet.

Are you speechless because of what I said?
I don’t know what to say!
[“Hey, why don’t you talk?”]

But just when Nenasha felt that she had won and that this victory would belong to her, she suddenly realized that something might be wrong.

It seems like something is not right?

Following this intuition, he indeed found the source of the uneasy feeling.

It was Herbert's reaction!
He was not angry at this moment, but nodded happily with a meaningful smile on his face.

Ah, yes, yes.

You are both right!

exactly!
He didn't look like he was being attacked at all, and he even cheered himself on.

【"you……"】

Herbert raised his eyelids and asked with a smile: "Well? Have you finished speaking?" Nenasha:?

not good!

After realizing that Herbert seemed to have a sure win, Nenasha immediately changed her strategy.

He... voted!
[“Hmm… I think you must have your own ideas! Well, it’s definitely not what I mentioned before, right?”]

After realizing something was wrong, Nenasha raised the white flag and surrendered on the spot.

No, this is called abandoning darkness and joining the light!
Nenasha's breaking of her promise even surprised Herbert, and his eyes widened.

No, buddy?
You...ah?

Where is your moral integrity? Where is your dignity as an evil god?
Where did they all go?
Herbert shook his head in amusement and anger: "My dear ally, don't you think it's a little too late to say this now?"

Sister, please have some shame!

[“Not too late, not too late!”]

But Nenasha didn't care about this "little thing" at all, and said with a smile: ["Anyway, you didn't say anything before, and I haven't finished what I want to say~"]

walk slowly.

"alright."

Herbert had no choice but to give up the counterattack he had prepared.

The other person has already given in and backed down, and I can no longer choose him.

Forget it.

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"So, what you said before was your prejudice against me. I have always been so generous."

[“Hmm, hm? Hmm, hm!”]

After hearing this, even though Nenasha had already betrayed her, she still couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.

Brother, please have some shame!

You are so generous at all.

I know where it is big, but it’s hard to say where it is generous... ahem, I’ve only seen it.

Herbert didn't care about His reaction and said lightly, "You are right. I didn't intend to let Steven leave before. I felt that he was useful, but there was also the risk of exposing this place."

"But now, I've changed my mind."

"And the reason for the change is not because he is a good father who cares about his daughter and values his family."

He curled his lips and said teasingly:
"If Steven is really the good father who loves his children as he claims... then he shouldn't be here at all."

Now that things have come to this, and have fallen to this point, do you remember that you are a good father?
This is a bit too late.

"Although he was so convinced and convinced himself, in my opinion, it was more of a one-sided statement of wishful thinking."

Herbert curled his lips, but he didn't mean to reprimand Steven.

He wasn't familiar with Steven and didn't know what this unlucky bastard's private life was like.

Herbert would only interfere with people he cared about and had no intention of meddling in the lifestyles of strangers.

Not sure, don’t care, don’t understand, but respect.

"The reason I really changed my mind was because Steven had a new value."

He came to the spring and looked at Beilin floating in the water, as if she had fallen asleep. He chuckled and shook his head.

Herbert did not disturb its sweet dream, turned around and continued walking towards the seaside.

"Also, Nenasha, my actions are definitely not what you call merciful. If anything, my actions now are even more ruthless than before."

"Because, I'm... fishing."

The boy smiled warmly and nodded gently to the pastor girls who were shyly lowering their heads around him.

But in his heart, he was calmly telling about his ruthless nature.

"After my contact with Beilin, I suddenly realized one thing... It is definitely not the only spy in this mountain range."

Even an egg can hide itself, and it was only because of its own carelessness that its whereabouts were exposed...what about the others?

There can't be only one egg in these misty mountains, right?
Herbert could figure out the answer with his knees.

more than.

Far more than that.

“Perhaps, at this very moment, there are still beings hiding in the dark, quietly watching us.”

"Don't think I'm exaggerating."

Herbert smiled brightly, his eyes casually sweeping over the plants and trees in the territory, and by the way looked into the depths of the calm fog, and soon withdrew his gaze.

[“Do you have a reason?”]

Nenasha did not deny the doubt, but asked Herbert why he was so sure.

[“It can’t be intuition, right?”]

"Of course not."

Herbert shook his head and mentioned a detail that was almost overlooked: "Do you remember when we first found Sophia?"

[“Of course, she had just fought with the wolf king at that time... Wait, is this the problem?”]

"Yes, I was so busy riding my horse that I ignored the many suspicious points there."

Herbert was also a little sad.

At that time, he was only thinking about bullying the Holy Grail and touching the turn signals of the carriage, and he actually overlooked so many details.

"Rather, the incident itself is full of doubts."

"Is the wolf king really so desperate that he wants to provoke Sofia? And he even brought all his wealth with him?"

Isn't it good to be your wolf king?

Why do you have to be so desperate to challenge the legendary heroes? Are you just craving for new territories?
Practice brings true knowledge.

After Herbert conducted a field survey of the ecology of the Mist Ghost Wolves and helped them adjust their age distribution, he came to an interesting conclusion.

The number of Misty Ghost Wolves is far from enough to continue expanding their territory.

Far from enough!

There was enough food to be obtained, the population was not large enough, and their own strength was not that strong - no matter how you looked at it, there was no direct conflict with Sophia.

So, did the wolf king go crazy after howling? Did he become a madman who only knew how to challenge the strong?

Herbert had read the wolf king's memories and knew that he was not of that kind.

It was a beast that was extremely good at forbearance and never lacked patience.

So, what exactly caused the Ghost Wolf King to take such a risk?

"According to my thinking, there is most likely a real mastermind behind that ghost wolf king."

"We gave the Wolf King false information, instilled excessive confidence in him, and even some special help."

Judging from the results alone, although the ghost wolves were almost wiped out, they did come close to killing Sophia.

Herbert said he was skeptical, but in his heart he was almost certain that such a thing existed.

He must really exist.

[“From what you said, you have tried it before?”]

"Yes, he was already provoking me when we were gathering the wolves, but he was very patient and he actually held back and didn't react at all."

One of the reasons why Herbert killed and conquered the ghost wolves all the way was to lure the snake out of its hole and try to make that existence reveal itself.

"He really wasn't exposed, not a single trace was revealed...but he hid it so well, it was already unreasonable."

If the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Herbert made such a big commotion, and as the lord of a nearby area, it was impossible for him not to notice it at all.

Not only did he not warn her, but he condoned herbert's reckless behavior - Herbert certainly didn't believe that she had no ulterior motives.

"And Steven is just a bait."

"A fellow who came out of the Eldar territory and is not strong enough to protect himself."

Herbert smiled and whispered, "I want to see if he can endure it this time!"

Will you continue to endure?

Or expose it actively?
So exciting.

【“What about this guy Steven?”】

"He...it's up to his own fate."

As a fisherman, Herbert had little sympathy for the bait hanging on his hook.