"Are you so surprised to see me here? Ha, or did you do something wrong, little guy?"
After noticing Griseo's retreat, a hint of teasing flashed in her golden eyes. She put one hand on the little girl's exposed shoulder, then leaned over to her ear and spoke teasingly.
"Hmm..."
Listening to the voice close to her ear and feeling W's warm breath, Griseo frowned slightly and stepped back again subconsciously.
"What are you backing out for? You little guy also know how to be afraid?"
However, it was obvious that W did not intend to let Griseo go so easily this time, so she chose to press on step by step.
The little girl took a few steps back, and W took a few steps forward...
At this moment, Griseo's brows furrowed even deeper. She soon felt the color of the Mudrock on her body begin to fade, so she opened her mouth to call her own knight.
"Knight..."
[Ding, Herrscher of Sentience, unlocking, current progress 1%]
However, just as Griseo uttered a word, a voice appeared in her mind, completely interrupting her. Even the little girl's brain went blank for a moment, and her eyes were full of astonishment.
"꒪꒫꒪)???????"
To be honest, for a moment, Griseo felt that this broken system was playing with her... on purpose.
Although the little girl had considered this possibility before, it was just a passing thought. She never really expected to rely on W to unlock Senti...
"Are you really scared? It's really meaningless." After noticing the astonishment in the little girl's big eyes, W raised her eyebrows and thoughtfully let go of her hand, taking a step back.
W's intuition told her that the reason the little girl was so astonished at this moment was not because of her, but because of someone or something else. But she didn't know what it was, so she chose to keep a little distance.
Otherwise, if W didn't take advantage of such a good opportunity, it would be a shame given her anger and what happened last night.
Thinking about what happened last night, W couldn't help but think of that familiar face she missed again...
"Okay, put away that expression. Little guy, shouldn't you tell me about the painting last night?"
After putting away her thoughts, W narrowed her golden eyes and asked with a smile on her lips.
"..."
Hearing this, Griseo slowly withdrew from her earlier state of surprise. She then stretched out her little hand to rub her face and barely restored her expressionless face.
"What do you want to know..."
Although her expression returned to normal at this moment, the look in the little girl's eyes when she looked up at W became extremely complicated and hard to describe.
After all, it really made Griseo rack her brains, but she never thought that her previous joke guess would come true.
"Since you said so, let's start with a small question, hehe. How did you know her? Don't try to play dumb~"
After finishing her question, W stared straight into Griseo's beautiful big eyes without moving.
Although her expression still looked cynical, the depths of those golden eyes hid seriousness and darkness.
"Who?"
After hearing W's words, a trace of confusion flashed in Griseo's eyes.
This time, you can't really blame the little girl for playing dumb. Although she did know some things, the reason for knowing them could not be said at all.
What's more, "Griseo" really didn't know about Theresia's affairs.
"💢"
After hearing Griseo's answer, W felt her anger surge again.
In the end, she couldn't do anything. She had no place to vent, so she had to barely maintain her expression. She took another step forward, pinched the little girl's soft face with both hands, and pulled it out.
But fortunately, W still had some reason, so her movements were relatively gentle.
"Just now, you were really playing dumb? Didn't you draw her in the painting, that prince?"
"I... I... don't know. The painting was drawn according to your color of W..." Griseo, whose face was pinched, explained incoherently.
At the same time, the little girl, directly touched by W's second goal, felt the color of the Mudrock on her body rapidly dissipating. It was almost gone.
Just as Griseo was about to be stained with Dabuluo's color, a small rock hit W directly from a distance.
"!"
Realizing this, W subconsciously let go of her hand, then evaded this "attack" flexibly. Then she turned her head to look at the attacker.
"Hmm."
Before Griseo could say anything, she was suddenly pressed into a soft embrace by a hand wearing a heavy glove.
"You shouldn't have done that to her."
After embracing the little girl in her arms, Mudrock looked at W with a serious expression and warned her.
"Tsk, what's it to you?"
W looked at Mudrock, who had suddenly appeared in front of her and ruined her plans. A trace of displeasure flashed in her golden eyes, and then she showed a provocative smile.
"Griseo came to me at my request. If so, I will ensure her safety." Mudrock didn't care about the provocation. Her blood-red eyes were full of determination and seriousness.
Mudrock has always been like this. She has her own principles and will stick to them.
In her opinion, Griseo is in trouble now because of her. If so, it is her responsibility to protect this little girl. She doesn't want to owe anyone anything.
"Stop arguing."
Griseo said to the two of them after she "pulled" her little head out of Mudrock's arms.
The little girl no longer wanted to complain about this strange development. It can even be said that she had not recovered from the system's emergence until now...
Besides, Griseo was still a little speechless. She gave W so much time to stop her, but W refused to do it.
She had to wait until she gave up and planned to go directly to Mudrock to stop her... Now, they bumped into each other.
With Griseo's shout, the two people's eyes were focused on her, waiting for her next words.