I, Viego, conquer Terra!

If you modify the engine power...

Viego shook his head violently, getting rid of the image of raw grass that suddenly popped up in his mind.

How could I have such a dream, a frail and delicate Sarkaz girl driving an electric wheelchair on the battlefield?

......

The blue-haired girl ran across the wilderness, her heart filled with joy.

I thought it would take several days for Isolde to contact me, but I didn't expect that just after I resolved my doubts tonight and finished shopping at the night market with Viego and the others, I felt Isolde approaching.

——She was now in the wilderness outside Scar Mall.

After resolving his doubts and recognizing Viego's transformation, he can meet Isolde immediately and tell her the good news!

Gwen felt extremely lucky tonight.

The moment she sensed Isolde's location, Gwen hurriedly said goodbye to Shining and Liz, left Scar Mall, stepped into the wilderness, and headed towards Isolde's location.

As for not saying goodbye to Viego...

One reason was that, for some reason, Gwen felt inexplicably overwhelmed at the thought of facing Viego and telling him that she was leaving.

——Perhaps there is also a slight feeling of reluctance.

Another reason was that Gwen remembered what Viego said in the bar in the afternoon, "Isolde and I don't want to have anything to do with each other anymore," and she realized that Viego's attitude towards Isolde now did not seem to be very positive.

And he was going to say goodbye to him and go find Isolde.

So Gwen subconsciously avoided meeting and saying goodbye to Viego, and left straight away after saying goodbye to Shining Liz.

However, although no one knows why Viego is unwilling to have anything to do with Isolde anymore, he is no longer so crazy and violent now.

If I just tell Isolde about his transformation, Isolde should give up those plans to "kill Viego", right?

Then maybe I could take Isolde to find Viego again and make them reconcile?

Then, the three of us will be able to go see this new world together with our own eyes...

Gwen thought with some delight.

But the innocent doll girl did not realize that when Viego said that afternoon, there was a hint of...

Deep disgust.

Her vision was destined to never come true.

"..."

"...Isold, I'm back!" In the moonlit wilderness, the blue-haired girl waved joyfully to the gentle blonde woman.

Gwen's face was filled with joy and excitement.

She approached Isolde and said happily: "Isolde, although it's only been three days, I still miss you very much..."

Isolde was startled for a moment, then smiled and gently touched the top of Gwen's head. "Of course, I missed you too, Gwen."

Gwen narrowed her eyes, seeming to be content with the intimate interaction.

But Isolde quickly put down his hand and looked at Gwen, and the sadness and sorrow in his eyes seemed to dissipate a little.

"Gwen, have you found a strong mercenary team?" she asked.

"Isold, I found it, but..."

Gwen's "but" made Isolde's heart sink.

"But what? They already have a commission?"

"That is not the case, Isolde," Gwen explained.

"I found Captain Mudstone, who was a famous mercenary team nearby, but he said that he was unwilling to fight for the current royal court of Kazdel, and I didn't bring any reward, so he rejected me..."

Isolde frowned slightly, and the smile on his face faded a little.

After thinking for a moment, she laughed again and looked at Gwen and said:

"Silly girl, didn't you tell them that as long as they are willing to participate in this battle, the reward will definitely satisfy them? The king named Tresis has already given his approval..."

As for what's meant by "unwilling to fight for the king's court"?

In Isolde's view, those were just excuses for rejection.

In fact, it is just the mercenaries' profit-seeking nature that makes them unwilling to make promises easily without seeing the real rewards in front of them.

Isolde sneered in his heart, but couldn't help feeling a little disappointed with Gwen.

Gwen is still too naive to be able to do such a simple thing...

As long as he mentioned the title of "King Tracys", Isolde didn't believe that the cowardly mercenaries would have the courage to refuse the commission.

But now, the only person around me who I can really trust and can help me is Gwen...

Thinking of this, Isolde raised his hand and touched the top of Gwen's head, smiling gently:

"It's okay, silly girl. This world is very complicated... I will teach you what to do. When daybreak comes, do you know the location of the mercenary team?"

"Isold, they don't want to..."

"No, Gwen." Isolde interrupted Gwen and said firmly:

"They are willing, but they just won't release the eagle until they see the rabbit. I will convince them... But I promise you, if they really don't want to, then I will definitely not force them, okay?"

In his heart, Isolde frowned a little.

I always feel that after being apart for three days, when I saw Gwen again, there were some changes in her.

Before that, Gwen would not question her words, let alone try to stop her...

What happened?

Isolde suddenly noticed the small white bag around Gwen's waist.

"Gwen, it seems like you have made some new friends these days?" She held Gwen's hand affectionately and took her to sit on a nearby boulder. While looking up at the double-moon starry sky above her head, she asked casually:

"Is that bag around your waist a gift from your new friend?"

"That's what I was going to tell you, Isolde!" When talking about this, the smile on Gwen's face seemed to become even more joyful.

She took off the small shoulder bag on her body and handed it to Isolde as if offering a treasure.

"Isolde, guess who I met when I entered the city this time?"

"Oh? Could it be someone I know?" Isolde smiled curiously. "Hmm... who is it? Gwen, can you tell me directly?"

——From an angle that Gwen couldn’t see, there was no real smile in Isolde’s eyes.

This woman was just pretending to be curious for the sake of convenience.

"It's Viego! Isolde!" Gwen said excitedly.

"I met him, but he looked completely different from before, like a completely different person! He was not cruel, nor violent, and he did not wantonly slaughter people... He gave me this bag and some money, and took me to..."

Isolde pursed her lips to relax her stiff expression and make sure Gwen didn't notice anything wrong with her.

"Oh, is that so..." She interrupted Gwen with an ambiguous tone, took the bag from Gwen's hand forcefully, and there was no smile in her voice anymore.

She lowered her head and stopped looking at Gwen. Instead, she stared at the small white bag in her hand with a dark look in her eyes.

Gwen froze, looking at Isolde, feeling strangely frightened.

But why would I...

Afraid, Isolde?

Chapter 88 Gwen: No, Isolde, I Reject [Two in One]

Isolde looked at the small white bag in her hand, with a barely perceptible gloom in her eyes.

Gwen said that Viego has changed...?

He no longer slaughters innocent people, no longer plunders power, no longer releases black mist to poison the world... and no longer thinks about saving me?

How is this possible?

Gwen must have been deceived.

I just asked Gwen to go to the city to find capable mercenaries, but it led to so many problems that even the mercenaries could not be hired successfully...

Isolde was beginning to feel a little annoyed by the unknown changes that Gwen had brought about.

She believes that all this is caused by Gwen's lack of ability.

But she hid her boredom and contempt very well, and instead showed some heartache and pity towards Gwen who was staring at her blankly.

"Gwen, silly child, you have been deceived by Viego." She said sincerely, as if she really put herself in Gwen's shoes and felt sympathy for her.

"Viego - my former lover has gone mad because of love, and his mind has been completely dominated by the obsession that has been planted for thousands of years... How could he suddenly change so much in just a few days?"

Gwen stared at Isolde in a daze, not being able to immediately react to the meaning of her words.

And Isolde did not wait for her response.

She threw the white bag in her hand away heavily, as if she was throwing away a bag of dirty and smelly garbage.

"Don't be deceived by Viego's lies, my good girl." Isolde said gently, but there was a hint of impermissibility in her words:

"There will be no more Sentinels of Light this time. In this world, the only ones who can stop him are you and me. We must stop his atrocities. Let's do it together, okay?"

Isolde did not give Gwen time to think.

She just cleverly tied herself and Gwen together, and forcefully instilled a concept into the innocent doll girl who deeply trusted her -

Viego is an unforgivable villain who deceived you, and "we" must stop him.

Regardless of whether what Gwen said was true or not...

The Curse of Ruin should not exist in this world.

not to mention...

The Kazdel royal court army has already set out, and at this point, there is no room for regret.

There is only one option: "Kill Viego and eradicate the Curse of Ruin."

At this juncture, Isolde did not allow Gwen's attitude towards Viego to change or waver.

Never allowed.

So for the first time, she showed another side of herself in front of Gwen, which was different from her gentleness and compassion - a tough and unyielding attitude.

Isolde placed herself in the position of a "superior" and, taking advantage of Gwen's dependence and trust, instilled her ideas into the girl from a superior position.

Gwen had no room for rejection.

This was the first time the doll girl had seen Isolde like this.

He was condescending, tough, and would not tolerate disobedience or questioning. The look he gave her was gloomy and cold, and seemed to carry a hint of disappointment.

It's like a naive child seeing a parent venting his anger at him for the first time.

Gwen also felt at a loss, her mind was blank, and any formed thoughts or words seemed to be completely shattered in front of Isolde, who showed such a state for the first time.

She could only stare at Isolde blankly, unable to say anything.

But Isolde quickly regained that expression.

She hugged Gwen lovingly, her voice full of apology.

"I'm sorry, Gwen... Did I scare you? I'm not mad at you, I just feel so bad when I think of those people who died tragically in the black fog..."

Isolde paused at the right moment, as if she really felt sorry and sad about it.

She gently stroked the back of the girl's head, "Gwen, I'm sorry, can you forgive me?"

"......" After a moment, a muffled nasal voice of a girl came from her arms. "Hmm..."

"Thank you for forgiving me." Isolde laughed, but quickly stopped smiling, loosened her arms around Gwen, and apologized to her:

"I've been worried about the people on this land these days, so I've been feeling a little depressed... Sorry, Gwen, maybe I should calm down alone... I don't want to get mad at you."

After saying this, without waiting for Gwen's response, Isolde left the boulder and walked into the woods alone. On the way, she seemed to let out a soft sigh of annoyance.

Gwen sat alone on the boulder, a dazed look on her face.

Gwen hadn't expected Isolde to react like this, nor had she expected her reaction to be so drastic.