After my rebirth, Miss Saint turned evil

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"Anyway, I can still drink good wine for free later."

Old Jed started walking again, walked to Murphy's bed and sat down on the chair.

"Master, have you long known the secret of these monsters deep in the maze?"

"I guess so. After all, I was a member of the expedition team back then, although I retired after the expedition ended."

"I see. No wonder you know so much about those things."

As soon as Old Jed sat down, Murphy couldn't help but ask.

Because all the previous things about the maze raid and Enoch were told to him by Old Jed.

"Then why are you here again now? And with that gray hat wizard?"

"Because we received a commission from the church to investigate the anomaly in the maze."

After Old Jed finished speaking, he thought about what he had learned about what happened in the maze.

He couldn't help but sigh and continued.

"I didn't expect a giant dragon to appear in the maze."

"I don't know how to report this to those church leaders after I get back."

"Oh, my head hurts so badly."

Old Jed covered his head and answered Murphy's question with some pain.

After a while of silence, Old Jed asked Murphy a question in return.

There was a hint of blame and worry in his tone.

"What about you? Why did you come to the maze? Shouldn't I have warned you before?"

"There are things I want to know."

"Is that so? Do you understand now?"

“…There are more problems.”

Seeing Murphy's wry smile and his helpless answer, Old Jed smiled softly.

Then he said in a tone that contained some relief.

"I figured out one thing, but there's another thing I don't understand."

"After solving this problem, there will be other problems to come."

"Isn't this the shabby look of life?"

"Anyway, you've survived, and that's enough."

"Why are there so many bullshit questions?"

"You little brat, think positively. At least you've met a powerful magician."

Old Jed looked at Murphy's lowered head and the thoughtful expression on his face, then stood up and patted him on the shoulder.

Then he turned around and walked out of the ward.

Before opening the door, he said something that made Murphy feel confused.

"Don't be fickle, or if something goes wrong, don't blame me for not warning you."

Murphy didn't understand, and he wanted to ask Old Jed what this meant.

But when he turned his head to look over there, Old Jed had already walked out.

"Fickle? To whom?"

"Being fickle can lead to trouble? What does that mean?"

Murphy was thinking about what old Jed said when he left. After a while, the door opened again.

A petite gray-robed magician walked in, and it seemed that her hat and staff were still missing.

There were many dirty marks of mud on her loose gray robe that covered her body and her face that was hidden by her messy gray hair.

Looking at Candice who walked in and seemed a little embarrassed, Murphy turned her head and looked out the window.

"That...that..."

"I am----"

"You are Candice Greyheit, the gifted magician known as the Gray Hat. I know you."

Murphy felt a little annoyed listening to Candice's intermittent voice, so he interrupted Candice.

After a while, Murphy, who heard no movement, turned her head back, only to see Candice lowering her head with a troubled expression.

Her hands would occasionally pinch the corners of her gray robe, and would occasionally entangle in front of her belly.

Murphy looked at the somewhat conflicted magician with some helplessness.

Then he asked in a very polite tone.

"So, what can I do for you, Miss Candice?"

Chapter 40 The Shameful Two

"So, what can I do for you, Miss Candice?"

"I...I wanted to come and thank...thank you."

"Thank you for saving me."

"It's nothing. You saved my life afterward, so we're even now."

"Also, you don't have to force yourself to speak. Just speak in your normal way."

"It's not only painful for you to speak like this, but it's also painful for me to listen to."

Candice felt relieved but also a little strange when she heard Murphy's suggestion.

She didn't know why Murphy knew about her, as it seemed to be the same when she was hiding from the dragon before.

He seemed to know me very well, but before today, I had no impression of him.

"Mr. Murphy, do you know me?"

"Who wouldn't know the legendary Miss Candice?"

"18-year-old A-rank magician, S-rank adventurer from the Border Territory Lars."

"A genius who was given a surname by the magic academy."

"Who wouldn't know such a strong man?"

"But I don't know who you are, Mr. Murphy."

"You don't know what's normal for me."

"After all, you don't recognize a lowly weakling like me—"

"not like this!"

Murphy was a little surprised.

Because just now, he saw Candice suddenly raise her head.

And he interrupted himself in an excited tone.

Candice seemed to realize her own gaffe and quickly covered her mouth with both hands.

Then she lowered her head again and explained in a weak voice.

"I just... wanted to tell Mr. Murphy."

"You are not weak."

"On the contrary, you are a truly strong person."

Murphy was a little surprised to hear Candice's words. He didn't expect her to say that.

Then he asked with a slightly questioning tone.

"Why do you think so?"

"Why do you think I'm a strong person?"

"I......"

Candice was silent because she didn't know how to say what was in her heart.

In her opinion, speaking one's true feelings is itself very shameful.

And the person she was talking to was actually the brave man who saved her, which made it even more difficult for her to speak out.

She fell into a long period of thought, wondering how to say it without embarrassing Murphy.

Murphy looked at Candice who lowered her head and was silent, and his face darkened a little.

'That's right, bad people are always bad people, they won't change.'

'Wasn't it like this before?

"I'm clearly saving her every time, but why is it that every time after saving her, she stares at me with such a terrifying look?"

"It's the same this time. Even if I'm going to express my gratitude to the person who saved me, I have to take the opportunity to make that person happy."

Thinking about these things, his face became a little gloomy.

At the same time, he looked at Candice with cold eyes as she stood in front of him with her head down and silent.

It's a bit funny to say, Murphy suddenly felt that her eyes now were a bit like Candice in her previous life.

After a while, he looked at Candice, who still didn't speak, and spoke in a tone as cold as his eyes.

"So, you're making fun of me?"

"Huh? No!"

Candice was a little slow to react when she heard Murphy's question in a cold tone.

But then she denied it excitedly.

Candice felt a little regretful now. She regretted that she took too long to think about it, which made the other party misunderstand that she was making fun of him.

Then, she raised her head again and spoke quickly in a serious tone.

"Mr. Murphy, I'm not looking for fun with you!"

"Just like you told me! I'm going to tell you again!"

"You are the strongest swordsman I have ever seen, bar none!"

"Hmm... maybe there's someone out there who might be as good as you."

"But I hope you can know that you are a truly strong person, completely different from a weak person like me."

"So from now on, please don't deny yourself like that anymore!"

This time, there was no sense of discontinuity in Candice's speech.

And to Murphy's surprise, she actually spoke a very long speech.

Although this was exactly what he had said to her before, and she had only changed some details before returning it.

But this was enough to surprise Murphy, or rather, he had not thought of it at all.

Murphy was stared at seriously by Candice, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.