Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

The blonde girl shrank back and responded softly.

"I know you know, but you still give me food! Have you been eating too much lately and are you too full?"

The uninvited guest, already furious, couldn't help but raise his hand and bang on the door again.

"But he really has children. If he doesn't have enough to eat, he won't be able to take good care of the children. It will be very dangerous for the children to live alone in the future."

The blonde girl answered matter-of-factly, a bright and pure smile spreading across her face.

Under that incredibly infectious smile, the uninvited guest paused in surprise, then, realizing what he had just said, forced a friendly smile in response, as if he had been persuaded.

Yes, the teacher did approve of my good deed.

Under that kind gaze, the blonde girl's face beamed with satisfied joy. Her hands, which had been protecting her head, fell to her sides as she stood shyly before the uninvited guest.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

However, the next second, the man under the blue and white trench coat changed his expression, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and he raised his hand to unleash a three-hit combo.

"Artoria Caster, you idiot! You've been sold out and you're still helping the other party count the money? Taking care of the child is his own business. He looks like he's eating better than you, what are you worrying about!"

"Waaah, teacher, it hurts so much! I know I was wrong, please don't hit my head, it'll make me stupid..."

"Still trying to hide? Stick your head out!"

"Oh, could you be a little gentler?"

"I told you to stretch out your leg, and you actually did! Where's your brain? Don't you know what it means to find a way out? I've been so wise all my life, how could I have taught such a stupid apprentice? I'm so angry!"

"..."

The blonde girl, her face full of grievance, looked like a groundhog that had just crawled out of its hole and been beaten up. She could only squat down and cover her head in defense, too ashamed to say anything more.

The uninvited guest only stopped when the teacher's fingers and the student's hands were numb. He then snatched the paper bag containing the food from the little girl's hand and opened it.

As the rich aroma of wheat filled the air, the little girl, whose stomach was rumbling, couldn't help but swallow hard, her saliva gushing from her lips and tongue. Her emerald green eyes were fixed on the golden, crispy food.

The teacher searched through the paper package, looked at the only piece of wheat cake in her hand, and frowned slightly.

"I asked you to buy food, why is there only one?"

"We encountered some children and a woman about to give birth on the road; they were also very hungry..."

"So, you divided the food up?"

"I can skip a meal without any problem, hehe, but I didn't forget my teacher's instructions, so I specially saved a piece for you."

The blonde girl scratched her head, smiled shyly, and blinked her eyes, which sparkled with a pure slyness.

You can't help everyone...

"Help whoever you can."

The man sighed, glanced helplessly at the grinning little girl, stepped forward and pulled her up from the ground, stuffing the still-warm wheat cake into her arms, then shrugged and snorted in annoyance.

"Forget it, I have a big appetite, this isn't even enough to fill a gap between my teeth. Where's the bag? I'll go buy some more food."

"It's not with me."

"Ok?"

"A very kind old man just offered to help me store my package in a safe place, and I'll just watch his stall here for him."

There are still more good people than bad in this world.

The blonde girl sighed and answered happily, completely unaware that a certain face above her had turned from blue to purple, and then from purple to black.

"Hmm, judging by the time, he'll be back soon."

"No need to wait any longer, let's go..."

The man, his face dark, weakly raised his hand.

"Oh, why? That's not right. I promised to wait for him to come back."

The blonde girl was puzzled and looked at the stall that had been handed to her, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Oh, I see. Stick your head out, and I'll tell you a secret way to have the best of both worlds."

The man smiled, his tone gentle, but there was a faint sound of teeth grinding in his voice.

The blonde girl's eyes lit up, and she immediately leaned forward obediently, listening intently.

However, the next moment, those exquisitely carved ears were lifted up, and her forehead was hit again and again.

"Come back my foot! Look at all this junk on his stall: strips of cloth, stones, branches, a few rotten mushrooms—he didn't even bother to pick them out, and some of them are even poisonous! In that time, he would have already packed our bags and run away!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, teacher, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong..."

The blonde girl covered her reddened ears, skillfully crouched down with her head in her hands, and cried out for mercy.

"Not only do we know, we need to change!"

The man clutched his forehead in anguish; his soaring blood pressure nearly caused him to have a heart attack.

"You believe everything people say. You've been scammed over seventy times along the way. Even buying some food alone, you still get scammed twice, and they even stole your bag. Where's your brain?!"

"But they are really pitiful, and what if it's true?"

The blonde girl, who was holding her head in her hands, raised her pure eyes, glanced at someone, and muttered softly.

"Pitiful? I think I'm more pitiful! Do you know how many times I've cleaned up your messes along the way? If I hadn't been by your side, you would have been sold eight hundred times over, and you'd still be counting the money for them! Artoria Caster, my dearest student, can you please have some mercy and give me a break?"

As the man recalled his bloody and tearful past, his face was filled with bitterness and resentment, and he felt his blood pressure, which had already reached its peak, spike even higher.

"Teacher, please don't be angry. I know I was wrong. I will definitely pay attention next time and promise not to be so easily deceived."

The blonde girl, feeling embarrassed after being scolded, carefully went behind the man, raised her small fists, and began to pat his back and massage his shoulders, her pretty face full of obedience.

"Thinking about a next time? Stop trying to please me. Don't think you can get away with this by being cute!"

The man's face was cold and stern as he righteously and sternly denounced the attack, while involuntarily shifting his position.

"A little to the left and up..."

"Oh, is this force okay?"

"Hmm, it's alright..."

"That's about right, a little more to the right."

"no problem!"

A smile played on the blonde girl's lips as she slightly adjusted her position and began to massage her teacher's back with even more enthusiasm.

By this time, the teacher would usually have calmed down.

"Just keep laughing like an idiot! You'll get sold out sooner or later without even realizing it!"

But that uncontrollable joy made the man frown and snort coldly.

"It's okay, I'm here, teacher. No matter what danger I encounter, you'll always be there for me right away, hehe."

The blonde girl clung to her teacher's arm, swaying it happily and radiating confidence.

From the day she pulled the Staff of Choice from the altar, the Holy Swordsman who appeared before her along with that mission became her teacher, guiding her on her journey and carefully protecting her throughout.

He immediately snatched the wheat cake that had been handed to him earlier, stuffed it into his clothes with a fierce thud, and got up as if to disappear into the woods to enjoy it alone.

"Didn't you say it wouldn't matter if you skipped a meal? Looks like you're not hungry enough. Your food is confiscated!"

Such "harsh" corporal punishment immediately turned the blonde girl pale, her face contorted in pain. She rubbed her rumbling stomach in frustration, resigned to her cruel fate.

However, just a quarter of an hour later...

A rich aroma wafted from the nearby woods, constantly tempting the blonde girl's appetite.

It smells so good! It's meat, it's meat!

Mmm, and the smell of roasted potatoes and mushrooms too!

Artoria, her eyes sparkling with hunger, drooled rapidly, glistening on the corners of her mouth.

But the more the blonde girl imagined it, the more she discovered a serious problem.

I feel even hungrier now...

Artoria rubbed her rumbling, hungry stomach, her little face contorted in a pained expression. She sat there for a moment, her gaze falling on her delicate white hands, and she fell into deep thought.

Which hand touched the bread just now?

There will probably be some crumbs left behind, right?

The blonde girl licked her dry cherry lips, then eagerly put each finger into her mouth and sucked on it, her pink tongue twitching as she tried to find any remaining food scraps on her skin.

But not only did they get nothing, their fingers were sucked until they were red and even left with a row of shallow teeth marks.

Ugh, I'm so hungry. I should have saved half a pancake for myself.

Yeah, half a piece will be enough for them.

The little girl nodded and muttered to herself, unable to resist closing her eyes and imagining the taste of the wheat cake.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Artoria was struggling to fight off hunger with the help of her mental comfort, a whooshing sound rang out, and a flying object carrying a rich aroma rapidly approached.

meat!meat!

Artoria suddenly opened her eyes, leaping up swiftly like a hunting lioness, grabbing the half of the roasted rabbit that was falling towards her with her mouth, tearing off the slightly hot strips of meat with her canine teeth, and swallowing them whole to soothe her rumbling stomach.

After quickly devouring half a roasted rabbit into a pile of clean white bones, the blonde girl licked her slightly oily hands with lingering relish.

"What are you waiting for? Do you want me to treat you? Come and eat!"

The figure emerged from the woods, arms crossed, humming softly.

"But teacher, I did something wrong. I gave away all my food and lost my luggage. I should be punished."

Artoria stood there, feeling embarrassed and remorseful, showing great self-awareness.

"I've found too many ingredients and I can't eat them all. If you don't want them, I'll just throw them away."

"No, no, no! Don't waste food!"

Seeing that her teacher seemed determined to eat half and throw the other half away, Artoria immediately followed and sternly stopped this outrageous behavior.

So the girl squatting in front of the fire devoured most of the meat and nearly two-thirds of the roasted potatoes that the teacher didn't like, until she was full and her belly was slightly bulging.

No wonder Merlin and Kay were tasked with supporting you on your path to trial.

After all, no one could have imagined that the Leo goddess, who was usually so ruthless and decisive, would actually be such a meddlesome, pure, and ridiculously gullible little fool because of her excessive kindness.

In the flickering firelight, the radiant holy swordsman, or rather, a wicked snake, pulled down his blue and white hood, his vertical pupils opening and closing as he glanced sideways at his student who was happily eating, feeling both annoyed and amused, his heart filled with inexplicable emotions.

Chapter 109 Is This World Going to Die?

"Teacher, you should try some too! This tastes really good, trust me!"

Just as the man was somewhat dazed, Artoria raised her bright smile, held up the meatiest rabbit leg, and offered it to her teacher.

That bright smile was highly infectious. The man's tense face couldn't help but relax. He reluctantly accepted the student's gift and patiently finished gnawing on the rabbit leg under the girl's expectant and satisfied gaze.

"Phew, I'm so full."

After a hearty meal, a very satisfied Artoria rubbed her swollen belly and stretched happily.

"Let's go, it's time to get going."

Samael habitually tapped the little head that was dangling in front of him and said irritably.

"Teacher, please don't hit my head, it will make me stupid."

The girl pouted her cherry lips, tightened her small face, and waved her pink fists in protest.

"Forget it, with your IQ, if you knock a few more times, maybe you'll get the hang of it."

Samael raised an eyebrow and snorted softly as he casually extinguished the fire and got up to walk away.

"Really?"

"Fake!"

"Waaah, teacher, you lied to me again!"

"Who told you to never learn your lesson and believe everything you're told?"