Quadruple split.

Chapter 2746 What do you want?
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In front of the Daisy Bookstore in the outer ring area of ​​the City of Light
"Thank you for your book, Sister Violet."

With light blonde hair, holding her mother's hand in one hand, she handed the book "Golden Bean Teaches You Elvish ①" back to the young woman named Violet Daisy in front of her, and said energetically, "I like the story of Golden Bean."

"Thank you for your kind words, little bean."

With her beautiful long black hair, pretty face, and even more beautiful figure, Vivi smiled gently, then took the educational storybook she had rented out half a month ago and asked the child's mother, "So, do you need the second book?"

"Yes."

The paladin, whose shoulder armor was emblazoned with the emblem of justice and who looked somewhat uneasy, nodded and casually said, "Then I'll trouble you to come. This child really likes that story about the little bean."

"Okay, ma'am."

Violet nodded slightly, then snapped her fingers lightly. A storybook, which wasn't very thick, flew out of the shop and landed obediently in the hands of the young proprietress, who then handed it to a tenant who seemed a little distracted.

"Ah, thanks."

The half-elf paladin didn't realize what was happening until Villy shoved the book into his hands. He quickly thanked her, then belatedly rummaged through his pockets, asking somewhat flusteredly, "How much should I pay you?"

"If it's half a month like before, it only costs eight silver coins, and the deposit is also eight silver coins."

Vicky smiled and said gently, "If you want to pay it back early, I can refund your deposit in full. For every two nights you pay back, I will deduct one silver coin from your deposit."

"Okay, okay, I understand."

The half-elf, with faint dark circles under her eyes, handed the book to her daughter beside her while pulling out a small purse: "Let me count them, one, three, five, six, seven, eight, this is the rent for the books, and then the deposit, um, one, two, three..."

"Excuse me, ma'am."

Violet gently interrupted the half-elf who was counting money, and gently reminded him, "You haven't returned the eight silver coins deposit you left with me last time, so if you want to continue renting, you only need to give me eight silver coins."

Upon hearing this, the half-elf immediately realized what was going on. He put the three extra silver coins back into his small bag, then chuckled and placed the money on Vili's slender right hand, which she hadn't immediately taken back after handing over "Golden Bean Accompanying You to Learn Elvish Language ②": "Sorry, I was a little distracted."

"That's all right, ma'am."

Willie casually placed the rent payment on the counter behind her, then waved goodbye to the person opposite her. Just as she was about to leave, her eyes flickered, and she asked indifferently, "If I remember correctly, you came here with your husband and child, right?"

The girl, who had been flipping through a book, immediately looked up happily and exclaimed when the conversation turned to her father, "My dad went north with everyone to look for the missing Prince Avery..."

"oops!"

The half-elf mother quickly covered her child's mouth and said somewhat awkwardly to Vili, "Well, his father went on a business trip and probably won't be back for a while. I was thinking of going with him, but the child can't be left unattended, so... Ahaha, sorry, did I look a little pathetic just now?"

Vivi shook her head and said softly, "Having a beloved person whom you care about so much is a very happy thing. Please rest assured, I think even for your and the child's sake, my husband will do everything he can to come back safely."

"What if he tries his best but still can't come back..."

Originally intending to say a few reassuring and polite words, the paladin, his eyes reddening inexplicably, subconsciously uttered this sentence.

"Then forget about that weak guy, and while you're still young and beautiful, find a good man who's willing to take care of you and the kids."

Violet smiled slightly, and before the half-elf paladin's face could turn red and he was about to utter some harsh words, she said, "Or if you really, really, really love him, then grit your teeth, be a widow while trying to raise the child, and settle accounts with him after you die."

"Well."

The paladin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a rather subtle expression, "I didn't expect that someone as gentle as you, boss, could be... so rough when comforting people, huh?"

"I've just been comforting myself for so long that I've become a little impatient with this kind of thing."

Vicky shrugged, then slowly walked into the store, smiling without turning her head: "Anyway, if I have the chance, I will pray for your loved one."

"He's clearly a mage... yet he talks about prayer and stuff..."

The half-elf paladin scratched his head, muttered something under his breath, then smiled with relief and said, "Oh well, he's a good person anyway."

"Mom? What are you babbling about?"

"It's nothing, I just think this lady selling books is a very nice person."

"Dad said that too!"

"Huh? What did Dad say? That older sister is better than Mom?"

"No! Dad told me that although my older sister has a better figure, speaks more gently, and is prettier than Mom, Mom will always be the person Dad loves the most!"

"..."

Is Mom angry?

"Yes, Mom is angry. Why is Dad's favorite person Mom, and not our sweet baby?"

"Because Dad said that I will definitely meet the person who loves me the most in the future, so he has to love Mom the most. Otherwise, if two men love me the most, but no one loves Mom the most, then Mom will be too pitiful!"

"..."

"Mother?"

"Sweetie, come with Mommy to the next street to buy some fresh milk."

"Buying fresh milk?"

"That's right. If you think about it carefully, Mom is actually just a teenage girl among the half-elves. So if she frequently drinks fresh milk, even if she can't achieve the same spectacular results as that book-renting lady, she could still have a very good secondary development!"

"Is Sister Violet spectacular?"

"At least her breasts are spectacular."

"Is that right?"

"Of course! Honey, have you ever seen even one person with breasts as spectacular as that lady's?"

"I've seen it before."

"Where?"

"Look, that lady over there is very big!"

Wow! It's so big!

……

"Huh!!" Noticing the intense gaze of a mother and daughter not far away, Yu Chen subconsciously hugged her shoulders. She only breathed a sigh of relief after the two disappeared around the corner of the long street. Then she stood there blankly for a long time, but she couldn't figure out why the two people were staring at her.

However, Yu Chen, who was relatively pressed for time, chose to put the matter aside, took a deep breath, patted her cheeks lightly, and continued walking forward.

Half a minute later, the Dawn Saintess, who had concealed her identity, appeared in front of a bookstore with a rather gothic but very low-key decor and lots of green plants outside.

"It should be here, right?"

Yu Chen looked up at the sign that read "Daisy," muttered something under her breath, and then cautiously and tentatively entered the bookstore, which wasn't very large but wasn't exactly cramped either. She asked in a low voice, "Um... is anyone here?"

"Yes, I have."

The next second, accompanied by a cheerful reply, Yu Chen, as if she had bumped into a ball of cotton, was bounced back to the shop entrance. When she dazedly raised her head again, there was now a tall, beautiful elf woman in a moonlight-colored robe standing in front of her.

Moreover, if nothing unexpected happened, Yu Chen felt that she must have bumped into someone's chest just now.

So soft...so amazing, oh wait, no!

The young Dawn Saintess shook her head vigorously, banishing the inappropriate remark from her mind. Then, she suddenly froze, belatedly realizing that she hadn't even seen the beautiful woman in front of her.

"It's just a little trick to manipulate light and shadow."

Before Yu Chen could speak, Violet had already given her answer, a hint of worry creeping into her eyes. She said helplessly, "This is clearly the most proficient and skillful technique of the Dawn Cult's clergy, yet you, Your Highness, not only don't know how to use it, but you couldn't even recognize it, and you were even stumped by its principles after falling for it yourself. Sigh..."

"what!"

Yu Chen was startled again, then nervously looked around. She only breathed a small sigh of relief when she was sure no one was paying attention. She became nervous again when she looked at the woman in front of her (Villie: ?), and said in a panic, "You... how do you know I am... uh... ugh."

"Hey, come in and talk."

Vicky glanced at the girl who had clearly come sneakily to probe her, but after just two sentences she was so nervous she couldn't even finish a sentence. She shook her head with a wry smile and added, "And while you're at it, turn the sign on the door to the 'Closed for the Day' side, and then lock it from the inside."

"oh oh!"

Yu Chen nodded vigorously. When she came to her senses, she found that she had obediently done what the other party had asked her to do, and was now standing obediently in front of this older sister who had a rather unfair figure and was getting more and more beautiful the more you looked at her.

Yu Chen could sense that beneath Vivi's warm and gentle exterior lay a deep and somber indifference, and at the end of this indifference that occupied the other's eyes, there was a genuine, simple and warm concern.

Perhaps for this reason, from the moment they first met, Yu Chen felt a special affinity for the other person.

Another reason is...

"You already know who I am, don't you?"

The bookstore, which had been operating in the City of Light for twelve years, was run by the Dark Saintess who always went by the name Violet Daisy. She slightly raised her right hand, and a black high-backed chair appeared behind each of the two people standing in the aisle: "Sit down. From now on, you can call me Margaret."

Margaret Dumbbranch, this name once belonged to a talented young female clergyman of the Dawn Cult, but for a much longer time to come, it symbolized the darling closest to the Goddess of Darkness, the High Saintess who held power in the Dark Cult equal to that of the Pope and wielded the Key to Eternal Night.

Even today, the name Margaret is enough to send shivers down the spines of countless Dawn Cult members, even though the person who held that name has not appeared for a very, very long time.

Some even doubted whether she was dead. After all, for the people of the City of Light, the Holy Maiden should be out and about in a natural and open manner, whether it's helping the elderly cross the street, lying on the ground to extort money from the elderly, or rushing into the Papal Palace to beat up the elderly. As long as Her Highness the Holy Maiden is alive, her presence must be significant.

In other words, for the people of the City of Light, who have been accustomed to the frequent appearance of holy maidens and holy sons, the holy maiden who has been missing for decades is basically considered dead.

However, the truth is that Saintess Margaret of the Dark Night Cult was not dead, but had been living in the core of the Holy Alliance, in the City of Light, where her mortal enemy, the Dawn Cult, had the greatest influence.

I assume the identity of Violet Daisy, the owner of the Daisy bookstore.

"But you don't seem very surprised."

Margaret watched with interest as the Dawn Saintess, though somewhat flustered and nervous, showed no fear or apprehension: "I can roughly guess who leaked my whereabouts and who secretly located me... Well, maybe not secretly, but since you wanted to see me, I couldn't let the person you asked fail, so I gave them a few clues. Heh, the wealth favored by the gods this generation is truly not to be underestimated."

"Excuse me, Your Highness Margaret."

Yu Chen shifted awkwardly deeper into the chair, asking curiously, "But how did you know I was looking for you?"

"Because a while ago, I chatted with the goddess for a while while I was praying."

Margaret gracefully crossed her legs and chuckled, "She told me that she wanted to try and win the favor of the gods, but since you spend most of your time on the 'Dawn' side, she planned to sell you the news that I'm retiring in the City of Light."

Yu Chen: "Ah, this..."

"Don't worry."

Margaret waved her hand and said with a relaxed expression, "Our goddess is very understanding. If I really didn't want to be exposed, she probably wouldn't have made it so obvious to you. So you can understand that she asked you to come to me with my tacit approval."

Yu Chen smiled somewhat embarrassedly and whispered, "I had a pretty good idea of ​​that. The reason I suddenly spaced out just now was because I couldn't connect Your Highness Margaret with the word 'retirement'."

"Don't think that this will make me like you."

Although she said that, Margaret knew very well that Yu Chen's words were completely sincere, so she slightly raised the corners of her mouth and asked softly, "Tell me, what do you want?"

"I want to...become more useful."

"Too vague, I don't understand."

"I want to help!"

"What do you mean?"

"I want to help Black Van."

"Is this your purpose?"

"……Yes."

"Oh, then you should go back. Just stay in the City of Light and you'll be doing him a great favor."

"Well!"

"If you don't want to go back, say something I can understand."

"I want to stay by his side."

"Okay, let me help you."

Chapter 2737: The End