Chapter 112

"Hmm?"

In front of the bonfire, Shien, who was immersed in the awkward atmosphere, suddenly raised his head and raised his eyebrows slightly.

At this moment, Sean's [Enemy Sense] skill reacted, telling him that someone around him had developed hostility towards him, even murderous intent.

Shien glanced in that direction and seemed to have understood something, and a mocking expression appeared on his face.

This made Merica, who had been secretly watching Shien, a little startled. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke in a trembling voice.

"What … What's wrong?"

After half an hour, someone finally broke the awkward silence.

"Nothing." Shien shook his head and smiled meaningfully. "I'm just lamenting that some young masters aren't as patient as I thought they were. I'm even more lamenting how possessive they are. As expected of a medieval-style hedonistic noble."

"Young master? A medieval-style hedonistic noble? "Merica did not seem to understand.

However, the words' Young Master 'and' Young Noble 'still made Merica nervous.

"Could it be …?"

Merica had already guessed something, and her expression became one of bewilderment.

Seeing this, Shien could not help but roll his eyes.

"Are you that afraid of him?" Shien was extremely puzzled. "Although he is a noble, you are also an elf, a race that is said to be blessed by the gods, and your level is much higher than that hedonistic young master's. Yet, you are being bullied by him like this. Can't you just blast him with a spell?"

In fact, Shien had wanted to say this for a long time.

After all, Merica was a level-42 elven mage. If they really fought, even if that upstart young master had a full set of high-quality equipment, he would not be able to one-sidedly bully Merica as a level-38 mage, right?

But Merica could not do anything to him time and time again. This was really unimaginable.

After thinking about it, Shien could only think of one possibility that could lead to this situation.

That was, Merica did not want to fight at all, or rather, did not dare to fight.

"No … I can't!" Melica forcefully shook her head and hurriedly said, "Magic is a very dangerous power. I learned the fire element and the ice element, both of which have very high destructive power. Even the weakest elementary magic is very harmful to the human body. I can't casually use it on people!"

That seemed to be what she was thinking.

But Shien did not understand. Instead, he was a little annoyed.

"Someone wants to hurt you like that, and you're still thinking about whether you will hurt him or not. Are you stupid?" "Look at Tierre. She chopped off his limbs without saying a word. Isn't that more damaging than a beginner's spell?" Sean was a little disappointed.

What he meant was that if Merica had decisively blasted him with a beginner magic, he would not have been in such a bad situation.

"Sometimes, a person's kindness doesn't necessarily lead to a better outcome."

Sean was trying his best to persuade him.

"…" Shien wanted to say in this. in. Merica ". Merica, in in in in.

"In" in in "in" in in in.

It was not that Merica did not understand this.

It was just that … "(… I was actually too nervous and scared, so I forgot to chant the incantation. If I were to say this, it would be really embarrassing.)

Merica's face turned red, and she almost wanted to hide in a hole.

This was actually one of Merica's weaknesses.

As a natural Mage, Merica's qualities were very high. When the enemy was a monster or Demons, even if there was danger in front of her, she would still be able to finish chanting the incantation and calmly blast the enemy away.

However, when the enemy was a human, for some reason, Merica would be overly nervous, causing her chanting and meditation to become intermittent, and she would not be able to successfully cast the spell.

This was a rather common situation among the elves.

Because elves were naturally kind, when the enemy was a human, they would often show mercy out of instinct. Even if they had to use heavy blows, most elves would not be able to help but hesitate for a moment.

Merica, on the other hand, had a very serious problem in this aspect. It was not just because of her kind nature, but also because she was easily nervous and clumsy in battle. She could not even compare to the timid Lucia.

Although Lucia was timid, she was always able to muster up her courage to fight when she had to. Otherwise, she would not have rushed up to the monsters without hesitation and sent them flying with one punch.

On the other hand, Merica was not timid, nor was she afraid of strangers. However, because she was too wary of others, she was easily nervous, which led to this problem.

Vivian, Tierre, and Lucia all knew about this problem, except for Shien.

Merica did not want Shien to know.

There was no other reason than that she did not want Shien to look down on her.

At that moment, Merica could only lower her head and remain silent.

Shien did not want to lecture her like a high and mighty life teacher. Seeing that Merica had fallen into silence, he did not want to say anything more. He shrugged and turned back to the direction of the hostility, his eyes full of ridicule.

There, with the tattered parchment in her hand, Margray growled all the while.

"Come on! Harder! "

"Come on! Harder! "

"Come on! Harder! "

"Why can't it be activated? Why!? "

Margray was almost in a state of frenzy. He kept chanting the so-called magic spell at the "magic tool" in his hand, but because the "magic tool" did not activate, he was trembling with anger.

"Is it really impossible to activate this magic tool without that guy? I don't believe it! "

Margray did not want to admit this fact.

"My chanting method is definitely correct. I am a genius, there is no reason that I can't chant a mere magic spell after so long."

"Is it because I'm too quiet? I do need to be loud to activate it, right? "

"But if I'm too loud, I'll be discovered!"

Margray fell into distress.

Under such circumstances, Margray inadvertently glanced in the direction of Shien and Merica.

The next second, Margray saw a scene that almost made him go berserk.

"Shien … Mr. Shien …!?"

In front of the bonfire, Merica's voice suddenly sounded, and it was a little flustered and out of tune.

This was because Shien actually sat next to Merica. Not only did he no longer feel uncomfortable and awkward, but he also became more enthusiastic.

"Sorry, I went a little overboard just now. I didn't mean to criticize you." Shien showed a big smile to Merica, as if his teeth were shining, and said: "Even if you can't do it, it doesn't matter, okay?"

"Is … is that so?" Merica had already smelled Shien's scent, causing her pretty face to turn red. Her pointy ears also turned red, and even her eyes became moist.

It couldn't be helped. Originally, Merica already had the urge to get close to Shien. Now that Shien took the initiative to approach her, the urge in her heart completely turned into satisfaction, causing her whole body to become soft, and her heart to beat crazily.

However, Shien still said such a sentence.

"Of course." Shien looked at Merica and said affectionately: "Because, I will protect you."

At this moment, Merica's heart completely skipped a beat.

Then …

"Meow …"

Merica finally couldn't bear the embarrassment in her heart. Her eyes rolled back, and with a moan, she actually collapsed.

"Ugh …"

Shien subconsciously hugged Merica, finally realizing that he had gone too far.

Meanwhile, Margray finally lost control.

"I'll kill you!"

In the corner, Margray angrily rushed out.