CHAPTER 138: CHAPTER 102: THE SAINTESS IS THE BEST TARGET FOR CORRUPTION_2

And a hundred ordinary slimes.

This is a rather sizable Slime Tribe.

Even if they encounter two or three adventurer squads at once, they can still put up a fight.

At the same time, in terms of deploying slimes around, the number of nests has increased from 10 to 20, expanding their territory more than double.

Through these slimes’ activities, Shami has built up quite a magical reputation.

However, because slimes are the most ordinary of magical creatures, even if they appear more frequently, they don’t attract much attention.

Currently, there isn’t a designated slime extermination task at the adventurer guild.

"Great, development is normal, the body color is good, and the liquid concentration inside is moderate. When I have some free time, I’ll assign you a task so you can have the chance to choose a new mutation direction."

Shami patted Jelly’s bouncy belly, and Jelly’s large face, already with features, showed a ＞＜ expression in its eyes.

Soon after, the golden-haired and white-haired ones arrived one after another by Shami’s side, both coming to report their findings.

"Your efficiency is something I find hard to adapt to."

The three of them sat down on chairs under the Wisteria Tree Spirit.

Shami first looked at the flat golden-haired one.

"You go first."

The flat golden-haired one looked at Shami with admiration in his eyes.

"Did you predict this already, Shami?"

"Hmm?"

"Saili is actually the Saintess of Fata!"

Lureya was extremely shocked.

"I ran off to Eden City to gather information and found that there was actually an Elf Race embassy there. When I went in to gather intel, I met an elf responsible for liaising with mages who recognized Saili immediately."

"Lureya..."

Shami was choked up.

"Hmm?"

Overwhelmed with emotion, Shami looked over. "You actually made me feel so reliable..."

"Come on, don’t make it sound like I’m not dependable!"

The blonde girl seemed displeased, but her confidence was not fully convincing.

It was true I went to Eden City, and also true I visited the Elf Race embassy, but the reason wasn’t exactly... genuine...

The original intention of going to Eden City was to gather intel. But after wandering around, I remembered I had a shopping plan with Shami, so I started exploring on my own. After getting tired, I happened to find a venue run by my own clan and went in to enjoy the air conditioning and some refreshments.

That’s when I coincidentally bumped into an elf who knew this kind of info... thus I learned about these things...

But, well, information is often collected unintentionally, right?

Shami sunk into thought.

The identity of the Magical Girl turned out to be quite complex, and it was more alarming than he had imagined.

The Saintess of Fata, implying that she is potentially a central figure in the future of Fata. If she’s on my side, wouldn’t that mean indirectly controlling the entire Fata?

At that point, we could list Divination Art as a forbidden art or destroy it entirely, preventing the Demon King’s identity from being exposed at its source.

[Hmm... are you talking about Saili Porol... cough cough...]

Just then, the leaves of the Wisteria Tree Spirit behind the three rustled rhythmically.

The three looked up.

"Tree Spirit sir, do you know her?"

[If the discussion is about that Saintess of Fata, Saili Porol... then perhaps this old man knows...]

The three looked over curiously.

[Although Tree Spirits are far apart... and it’s rare to meet in a lifetime... but we do have routine exchanges... after all, we understand the voices of the wind, the birds, the leaves, and the wandering animals around us... it’s common for us to send messages through them... cough cough...]

[The Tree Spirit rooted over at Fata is the most active in exchanges... probably because it’s rooted in someplace remarkable... cough cough...]

[So things around Fata gradually spread among the Tree Spirits...]

"Could you elaborate more?" Shami asked.

[Saili is that black-haired girl, right... hair reaching her waist... always expressionless on her little face... but loves to torment small animals... cough cough...]

"Uh... I don’t know about the latter part, but the former is accurate." Shami replied.

[She is the most formidable of the current generation of Magical Girls at Fata... Tuftsher also the most popular belle there... If nothing unexpected happens, the next Saintess of Fata would be her...]

"Tree Spirit sir, if I were in Fata, I would certainly be a super popular beauty too!"

The blonde elf raised her face and looked earnestly at the Tree Spirit. The elf maiden had a surprising sense of competition in these matters.

[I think you would be...]

"Hee hee~"

"Don’t interrupt, then what happened?"

[Recently, there seems to be reports of changing popularity rankings for Fata’s Magical Girls in Saint Karno City... originally, Saili led by a large margin but suddenly her popularity dropped significantly... she’s almost being caught up by other Magical Girls... cough cough...]

"Why did her popularity suddenly drop? Did Saili get acne? Beauty’s face is most important! Dropping out of first place because of acne is just too painful."

"Lureya sure knows a lot about this," Lina looked over curiously.

"Talking about her own bitter experience, right, Lureya?"

"Not at all! It was just a friend of mine who had it... an elf maiden’s cheeks would never have such a thing."

[I heard it’s because of merits in fighting the Demon King... so the focus on other Magical Girls suddenly increased a lot... cough cough...]

[But there are actually other reasons, cough cough...]

[Some Magical Girls secretly organized meet-and-greets... offering handshakes in exchange for support votes. Some secretly formed fan groups, distributing free merchandise... Some handed out store coupons to followers... But Saili didn’t host any such events... Of course, her popularity would decline...]

"It’s completely like a girl idol asking for help to debut everywhere!"

Shami frowned slightly.

What this means is that the black-haired girl doesn’t do anything yet still maintains the number one popularity; this alone is an extraordinary feat.

[Actually, most Magical Girls have a hidden side... cough cough...]

[One elder Magical Girl loves wearing super pink lace panties, she’s a genuine pink panty lover... cough cough...]

[There’s also a quiet type Magical Girl with terrible sleeping posture... always travelling far for sleep during outings... because her snoring is loud... and she drools... doesn’t want her teammates to find out... cough cough...]

[There’s even a Magical Girl who prefers handling water problems outdoors... cough cough...]

[Actually, all this has been observed by Fata’s Tree Spirits...]

"None of those Tree Spirits at Fata seem proper at all; why are they discussing such things, it feels like Magical Girls have no privacy at all!" Shami scoffed.

The white and golden ones looked tense, starting to wonder if they had ever done anything peculiar in the woods.

[Speaking of Saili, she has a teacher named Weasley...]

[To maintain her popularity and try for the Saintess position... Saili also needs to make corresponding strategies... like becoming the mage in the Demon King hunting Heroic Squad, gaining fame through Demon King hunting... cough cough...]

"How do you know this kind of thing?"

[An old mage named Weasley would often murmur about these things to himself while fishing by a lakeside outside Saint Karno... things which were overheard by the Tree Spirit near the lake...]

[Speaking of which... that old mage is really bad at fishing... cough cough...]

Did the Tree Spirit overhear everything the old mage muttered while fishing by the lake? The Tree Spirit is truly formidable; one should be careful of one’s image when outdoors from now on.

However, things have now become quite clear.

The genius Magical Girl from Fata, in order to secure her future Saintess position, somehow got wind of the Demon King’s location and then came here alone, intending to capture the not-yet-developed Demon King to further solidify her Saintess status.

Though the specific details might vary somewhat, the overall picture should be like this.

So, she came for me.

Shami smiled.

Indeed, it’s quite a brilliant plan.

Too bad she ran into me.

At this moment, a certain Magical Girl plotting a girl alliance still doesn’t know that all her information is known to the Demon King, leaving nothing even as much as her underwear.

"It seems like some extraordinary information."

No way they won’t take the magical girl who comes right to their door.

Next, it’s time for the Saintess’s fall from grace.