Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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Whenever Elise wants, she can collect [the mark] anytime she wants, and it can recreate the mark.

Are you sure you're okay?

Elise, who had just been looking pained, suddenly broke into a slightly sickly smile, which made Elena feel uneasy.

"Are you worried about me? I'm so happy~" Elise turned around, put her hands behind her back, and gave Elena a happy smile.

"I just... never mind, compared to this, what about those people?"

"I sacrificed him."

“You should know that becoming a priest of an evil god means you will get closer and closer to Him.” Elena looked at the empty altar and continued, “Perhaps sooner or later, you will be like them.”

“I know, so I want to talk to you about a deal.”

"what?"

"I want to hire you to protect me for a few days. I've been in quite danger lately and need someone to protect me."

Volume 1: Chapter 6 She Gave Too Much

"impossible!"

Elena refused Elise's request without hesitation. Serving as a bodyguard for the followers of the evil god would cause her a lot of trouble if she were discovered.

Originally, she planned to kill Elise to silence her after finding her sister, but now she couldn't bring herself to do it. Since that was the case, she decided to avoid any further involvement with her.

"How about you listen to my offer of payment first?"

"I'll accept whatever the reward is..."

"How about 100 gold coins a month?"

Elena paused for a moment. She could only earn a few gold coins from a commission she accepted from the Adventurers' Guild. The temptation was huge, but you have to be alive to spend money.

Just as she was about to refuse Elise again, Elise's voice rang out once more: "Two hundred."

Elena fell silent again.

With 200 gold coins a month, she could move to a better place with her younger sister after working for a few months.

"Three hundred is my bottom line, otherwise I won't have any pocket money for the whole month."

"Pocket money..."

Elena suddenly realized that the differences between people are really huge.

She wondered if Elise would keep raising the price if she remained silent.

"Don't wait any longer, this is really the final offer. If you don't agree, I'll have to find someone else."

Having been reborn countless times, Elise knew very well where Elena's bottom line was. Before the conflict was resolved, even if she offered 30,000 gold coins, it wouldn't work. But after the conflict was resolved, a mere 300 gold coins would be enough to make Elena her bodyguard for life.

Although he had to give her three hundred gold coins every month, Elena, as a mage, spent a considerable amount of money on magical artifacts. Even though her sister was very talented in making magical artifacts, talent also meant that she needed to grow. Every time a magical engineer needed to grow, he had to burn money.

As a time traveler, Elise knew exactly how to make money. She even knew the location of the treasures of the lost ancient kingdom. So, any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem.

Elena quickly decided to be Elise's bodyguard for three months.

"I can accept your invitation, but don't expect me to risk my life. If I encounter a problem I can't solve, I'll leave."

"Okay, then I'll leave my safety to you from now on. Remember to come to the manor to find me tomorrow morning. Here's the prepaid gold coins." Elise took out a bag from her spatial ring and handed it to the other party. Inside were three hundred gold coins.

Aren't you afraid I'll run away?

"If you're going to run away, then consider these gold coins as my apology for mistakenly capturing your sister."

"Now it's time for us to leave."

Elena lived in the abandoned street, so the two prepared to part ways after leaving the house.

But just then, Elise seemed to remember something and turned to her, saying, "By the way, there's a house with a teleportation array in the basement. You and your sister can move there. It will be more convenient for you to travel back and forth, and it will also be safer."

"I'm just making a suggestion; whether you go or not is up to you."

With her hood up, Elise quickly disappeared into the night.

They returned to the dry well near the manor via the teleportation array.

Elise skillfully bypassed the guards and arrived at the ground floor of her room. Her shoes flashed with magical light, and with a light leap, Elise returned to her room's balcony.

Having survived the day, Elise, in a good mood, leisurely went into her bathroom to take a shower before lazily lying down on the bed.

Looking at that familiar ceiling, I began to review the events in my mind.

Gaining Elena's initial trust was much easier than she had expected; she wondered if it was the allure that had worked.

There was also the mark of the King of Gluttony, an unexpected situation she had never experienced before.

For Elise, any change is a good thing. She hopes everything will go smoothly when facing the undead cursed one tomorrow.

Weariness gradually overwhelmed Elise.

……

Elena had a dream about a burning church and a twisted monster holding a scepter, but it gave her a sense of holiness and majesty.

She also dreamed of herself being engulfed by dazzling light, kneeling on the ground.

Another person is fighting off the monster's attack.

A woman whose face is obscured.

Countless spears of light were resisted by an invisible barrier, as if the two would be pinned to the ground by the spears at any moment.

The twisted monster seemed unwilling to continue the stalemate and pointed its scepter at the person.

In that instant, Elena suddenly felt an overwhelming panic. She wanted to do something, but she couldn't do anything at all.

"do not want!"

Elena suddenly opened her eyes, sat up, and gasped for breath.

She glanced around. This was her own room, not some burning church, there were no twisted monsters, and no that person.

But that feeling of powerlessness seemed to be branded into her heart.

The wooden door to the room was pushed open with a sickening sound, and a pretty and lovely girl walked into the room.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, I just had a nightmare."

Last night, shortly after she brought her younger sister home, the other girl woke up.

Although she was taken away by cultists for a few days, she actually fared quite well during those days because she was being used as a sacrifice to God.

According to her younger sister, the food they ate during the days they were taken away was much better than what they ate at home.

Elena was quite helpless about this, as her younger sister was studying at the magic academy in the capital. As the largest and best magic academy in the empire, the tuition was naturally not cheap.

Even though she tried her best to accept various commissions, she could only barely manage to cope.

This is why she accepted Elise's request.

“This morning, let’s go out for something nice to eat, and then I’ll take you to school.”

"By the way, wait for me at school after you get out this afternoon. I'll come pick you up. We're moving tonight."

The cult's stronghold was in the abandoned street, and she felt unsafe staying there. She also didn't plan to move to a house with a teleportation array, as that wasn't safe either.

She now has three hundred gold coins and plans to move closer to the Magic Academy.

The rent there is a bit expensive, but at least safety is guaranteed.

"Move? Do we have the money?"

"When I was rescuing you, I also picked up a job, so you don't need to worry about that."

"Will it be dangerous?" Flora asked with some concern. Generally speaking, the higher the pay, the more dangerous the job.

"There shouldn't be any danger."

Volume 1: Chapter 7 Have we slept together?

“Miss, there’s someone outside who’s looking for you. She’s a woman with silver hair, and she says her name is Elena.”

Elise, who had just gotten up, heard Misha's report. She yawned lazily and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Let her come to my room."

"Yes."

Michael responded, but his expression seemed somewhat hesitant.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Misha was like a startled rabbit; she didn't know how the young lady knew what she was thinking when she hadn't said anything.

However, she felt that the young lady seemed to have become much gentler and more attractive lately.

This caused her to unconsciously drift off whenever she was around the young lady.

However, the young lady treated her very well and did not reprimand her for it.

Because she was distracted, Misha tripped over her own leg and almost fell when she left the room.

A short while later, Elena, led by Misha, entered Iris's room.

Looking at the huge room and the luxurious and elaborate furniture and furnishings, Elena felt somewhat out of place.

Her gaze swept around the room once before settling on Elise.

Elise had just gotten up, still wearing a thin white nightgown, and one could vaguely see her pink skin underneath.

Is it really okay to face yourself in this state?

Aren't noble ladies usually the kind of people who pay a lot of attention to their image?

And for some reason, even though it was the first time she had seen Elise like this, she had a sense of déjà vu.

"Have we slept together?"

"what?"

Elise was stunned when she heard her words. Was this something Elena would say?

Even Elena herself was stunned. How could she have said something so thoughtless? Didn't she know whether she had slept with him or not?

But if you asked her to explain, she really couldn't.

"Insolent scoundrel!" In an instant, Misha pulled out two daggers from under her skirt and stared intently at Elena. How could this person say such things to Miss!

Elise hadn't expected Misha to react so strongly. She reached out and touched Misha's hair, trying to comfort her, and said, "It's okay, she was just joking with me. You can go out for a bit, I have something to ask her."

“But, but…” Misha hesitated. She was very worried about her young lady staying with this white-haired girl.

For some reason, even though it was their first meeting, she had an urge to pull out a weapon and kill the other person.

"obedient."

Under Iris's watchful eye, Misha finally obediently left the room.

However, as she closed the door, she glared fiercely at Elena, as if warning her not to make any rash moves.

As the door closed, only the two of them remained in the large room. Elena said apologetically, "That was my fault."

Elise didn't seem to mind. She smiled and said, "What you just said sounds like something one of those playboys at a party would say. It's not like you would say that."

"Don't talk like you know me so well."

Elise simply smiled and didn't explain. She asked curiously, "So, why did you ask that just now?"

"How should I put it?" Elena casually took out a gold coin and twirled it between her fingers, something she did when she was in a bad mood.

Elise was well aware of Elena's habits, and she was curious about what could be causing Elena to become so irritable that she needed to rely on the power of gold coins.

“It’s just a strange sense of déjà vu.” After a long silence, Elena stopped what she was doing and looked at Elise. “I feel like I’ve seen you like this more than once. It feels very familiar.”

"So you still see me as someone you fantasize about? It's not very nice to say that out loud, although I personally don't mind." Elise covered her mouth and chuckled, her equally amused eyes sparkling with surprise.

"I'm not so desperate as to fantasize about you."

"Am I not beautiful?" Elise slowly stood up, sunlight streaming through the window and falling on her. Elena could even clearly see the outline of her body, which was both holy and alluring.

Elena twitched the corners of her mouth. She chose not to respond to Elise's question, feeling that continuing would only make her suffer. This woman was too talkative.

"Why are you so quiet? Did I hit the nail on the head? Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret."

Although Elise gave off a calm and collected vibe, she was filled with doubts. Based on her understanding of Elena, and given their current relationship, she shouldn't have been so capable of saying such a thing.