Finally, Griseo relied on her cuteness and the fact that she was going to find Mudrock to sneak out alone after bargaining with Alina.
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"Ah..."
Walking on the way to Mudrock, Griseo gently covered her mouth and yawned, and a little mist appeared in her big violet eyes.
Even though she wasn't very sleepy before, she still felt a little tired at four or five in the afternoon.
After yawning, Griseo took her small steps again and continued walking.
This time, the little girl slowed down her pace a bit from the beginning. As for why, it was, of course, intentional.
Griseo's current behavior could be called fishing enforcement in a sense. And it goes without saying who the fish to be caught is.
She can only say that she really went to great lengths to create an opportunity for W...
However, in order to solve the problem once and for all, to avoid being harassed by W in the future, and to enlighten W, Griseo is still willing to go through some trouble now.
Well... it's definitely not because she wants to see W angry and frustrated, definitely not...
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"Hmm?"
Listening to the news that her subordinates secretly reported to her, W was slightly stunned, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.
To be honest, after this period of fighting wits and courage, W can't say that she knows Griseo very well, but at least she knows that this little girl is very smart, sometimes so smart that she doesn't even seem like a 12-year-old child.
Plus, with the news she received this morning that the little girl came here with someone to accompany her...
In this case, W doesn't believe that Griseo would be alone by coincidence. No matter how you look at it, it seems intentional... Is she trying to lure herself?
But for a moment, she couldn't figure out the reason why the little girl would do this, or the benefit. Or was she waiting for others to catch her? Her men didn't notice anyone else nearby?
"Hmph..."
After all these thoughts went through her mind, W finally stood up, stretched her body, and planned to go take a look.
After all, as long as she didn't do anything...even if she contacted Griseo, those people couldn't do anything to her.
"Hmm? It's almost time for dinner, W, where are you going?" Ines, who was sitting by the campfire, saw W suddenly stand up and walk away, and couldn't help asking.
"Ah, ah, Ines, don't worry so much. I'll be back by dinner time." After hearing Ines' words, W turned around and showed her a smile that deserved a punch.
After saying that, she turned around and left without looking back.
"💢"
Seeing her like this, Ines couldn't help but slowly clench her fist.
However, though she was angry, she didn't interfere with W's actions. But she would keep a note of it in her mind.
"It seems W has seized the opportunity. But, Ines, you didn't stop her?" Looking at W's figure fading into the distance, Hedley squinted slightly and asked.
"Huh? What that guy has decided, do you think the two of us can really stop it? She knows her limits, why should I care so much?"
Hearing this, Ines, who was preparing dinner, paused, and then looked at Hedley with a look of disbelief.
"Don't look at me like that... I'm just curious." After noticing Ines's eyes, Hedley helplessly spread his hands and explained.
After glancing at Hedley again, Ines lowered her head and started to work again, then said:
"I don't know what the purpose of that kid's painting is, but I know that W's shadow has changed again. And the fact that she was stopped by the two of us this morning means that she still has some reason and sense in her crazy mind."
"Let her do whatever she wants. Instead of talking so much, we might as well just pray that guy doesn't flip out."
"That makes sense."
After listening to Ines's long speech, Hedley blinked in agreement.
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Just when Griseo was almost at the area where Mudrock was stationed, she still hadn't seen W.
Well... she didn't see her, but she did feel her.
Earlier, Griseo, who had been carefully observing the surroundings, had sensed W's aura.
Although the little girl was not an expert in aura, she was careful and had been stained with W's color.
However, what Griseo couldn't figure out was why W was waiting. What was she afraid of? Or did she find out her intention and decide to tease her?
"Hmm... ꒪꒫꒪)."
Griseo didn't dwell on this question for too long. After thinking about it with her smart little head, she simply gave up this "fishing plan".
Then she quickened her pace and walked towards the nearby Mudrock team's camp.
After all, this kind of thing was just a small episode in the eyes of the little girl. It didn't have much impact on her whether it happened or not. And the opportunity was given to W. If she didn't seize it, it couldn't be her fault.
Griseo only planned to give this opportunity once. When she went back later, she planned to have her Mudrock sister take her back all the way.
"Ah, you're not going to wait for me? What's so good about that big guy called Mudrock over there?"
Before Griseo could speed up and walk far, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in her ears, causing her steps to pause.
"Huh?...!"
Just as Griseo paused, a familiar figure emerged from the side and stood in front of her with a smile that deserved a punch.
After seeing W's face and the color around her at close range, the little girl caught her breath and subconsciously took a step back. Then she quickly covered herself with the color of Mudrock from her memory.
Obviously, by being stained with the color of Mudrock, she really resisted the erosion of W's color.
However, in general, Griseo does not often use this method of staining other people's colors through memory to resist them.
The first reason is that she prefers to be accompanied by someone, and the effect of staining the color directly from people is also stronger.
The second reason is that in her memory, there is really no color that is particularly suitable for her.
Too strong is not good, as it easily causes various issues. Too weak is also not good, as it can't resist other people's colors.
So if it's not necessary, Griseo rarely does this directly. And now she does this simply because she doesn't want to be dyed with W's color anymore.
"Are you so surprised to see me here? Ha, or did you do something wrong, little girl?"