"I... won't leave here."
Looking at the two people waiting for her answer, Griseo shook her head gently, her eyes full of seriousness.
"But you will live better in a normal family. You can live a normal life, without starving, and you won't encounter danger." Although she heard Griseo's answer, Talulah still tried to persuade her, albeit with some hesitation.
Talulah didn't actually dislike the little girl who had only been there for two days; she even liked her quite a lot. After all, who doesn't like a cute and well-behaved child?
But it was precisely because of her affection and understanding of the dangers they would soon face that she was now shaken and had the idea of sending Griseo to a safe place.
"Well... little Griseo, can you tell your sister the reason?"
Looking at Griseo's serious expression, Alina slowly got up, walked to her side, and asked in a gentle tone.
Alina felt even more reluctant than Talulah to let Griseo go, but she couldn't deny that what the Patriot had said was indeed reasonable.
"Because Griseo doesn't want to leave you... I will be very good," Griseo said seriously, looking at the gentle Alina beside her.
At moments like this, Griseo would hate her body for looking too young. It made her words completely unconvincing... everyone just treated her like a child.
"Is that so..." Hearing this, Alina reached out and gently touched Griseo's little head, then looked at Talulah beside her.
As Alina looked at Talulah, Griseo also followed her gaze, staring at her with big eyes full of expectation.
"Alas... If that's the case, if you don't want to leave, stay here for now. I remember you seem to have a knight who can protect you in the camp. We'll discuss the rest when you grow up."
Looking at the expectation in Griseo's big eyes, Talulah sighed helplessly and then said softly, "As for Patriot, I'll convince them."
"... Talulah is great."
As Talulah finished speaking, the expectation in Griseo's eyes instantly turned into joy, and she cheered in a calm tone.
With Griseo's strength, even without Talulah's permission, she could still follow the Reunion Movement steadily. But being part of the group legitimately made a big difference.
In terms of danger, Griseo actually felt she was much more dangerous than the infected in many ways...
"This name again, you little rascal, why don't you even want to call me sister?"
Looking at Griseo's happy eyes, Talulah couldn't help but reach out and knead her little face again.
"Um... Talulah sister." After listening to Talulah's words, Griseo thought for a while, then changed the name.
"You... forget it, at least you called me sister."
Griseo's changed but not fully changed name made Talulah even more helpless. However, the smile on her face revealed that she was in a good mood.
"So... can I sleep with Sister Talulah tonight?" As if noticing Talulah's good mood, Griseo asked what she had been thinking about since just now.
She had not forgotten that Talulah looked at the painting but was completely fine.
To prevent any delayed effect, Griseo still planned to stay with Talulah at night and observe carefully.
"Huh? Why do you suddenly want to sleep with me? Don't you like to stick to Alina?" Hearing this, Talulah let go of Griseo's little face and asked curiously.
"The painting... is very strange. I want to take another look. So I want to be with Sister Talulah tonight."
Griseo didn't hide her thoughts and told the truth directly.
"So it's because of this, no problem."
Although Talulah had never seen the power of the painting and did not find any abnormality in her body, she did not completely disbelieve Alina's talk about the "magic of the painting."
However, not believing completely is one thing, and satisfying the little girl's wish is another.
"..."
After Talulah agreed, Griseo looked at Alina beside her again, asking silently.
"Hehe~" Alina nodded with a chuckle and then teased, "Go ahead, Talulah will be taken care of by little Griseo tonight~"
"Yes, I will." The little girl nodded obediently.
"What? It's obviously me who takes care of Griseo!" Hearing her best friend's teasing, Talulah laughed and argued, "And you, little rascal, actually nodded!"
"Hehe~"
"Alina, you're still laughing!"
...
Finally, after that conversation, Griseo was allowed to stay, and tonight she followed Talulah to her tent smoothly.
*Dark night*
"Okay, go to bed early. I saw you yawn earlier," Talulah stood in front of her bed, reached out, and touched Griseo's little head.
"Well, what about Sister Talulah?"
"I still have to look at some things, and I'll go to bed later," Talulah said, pointing to the table not far away.
Hearing this, Griseo could only nod helplessly and then said softly, "Okay... Sister Talulah, remember to rest early."
As the leader of the Reunion Movement, Talulah naturally had a lot of things to deal with. But in this regard, Griseo couldn't help at all.
However, she planned to find a time to show her strength in front of Talulah.
Because Griseo no longer wanted to be protected as a child, she wanted to protect others, and she could obviously fight and was very strong.
Of course, Griseo also made double preparations to participate in the action. If after showing her power, Talulah and the others still didn't let her join...
Griseo planned to change her identity to intervene...
Tonight, she stayed in Yelena's arms longer than yesterday, and the unlocking progress of [Setsuna] Sakura reached 75% at once.
If nothing unexpected happened, it would take only one more time for Griseo to unlock a new identity. At that time, she could just take Sakura and return to her old job.
"..."
Thinking about it, Griseo, who was lying on the bed, gradually felt sleepy, and finally fell asleep.
In the whole tent, except for Griseo's steady breathing, there was only the rustling sound of Talulah writing something.
...
But, she didn't know how long it took...
"!"