Diary of Guarding Monster Girls

Clang.

Valentina suddenly sprang up in Herbert's bewildered gaze, first hitting her head on the ceiling, and then quickly retreating to the corner of the room in a panic after landing back on the ground.

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She stared wide-eyed at Herbert, glancing at the ring from time to time, and asked in a panic, "You, you, you! What are you doing all of a sudden?"

Herbert was taken aback by Valentina's smooth little combo of moves, not expecting such a big reaction from her.

Huh?

That's strange.

"You actually know what it means?"

Herbert looked curiously at Miss Hungry Dragon, not expecting that this illiterate would actually know the proper use of a ring.

How are you so knowledgeable in just this area?

"I-I know! Hmph!"

Valentina snorted, trying to appear calm, and said, "Don't think I don't know anything. Wendy taught me!"

During this time, the two had talked a lot, and Herbert knew that Wendy was the name of Valentina's former female warlock subordinate.

An outstanding talent who served as her subordinate, nanny, cook, basic teacher, and so on.

But the problem is, even if Wendy taught you, isn't your current reaction a bit off?

Herbert raised an eyebrow, not approaching to provoke Valentina, just standing outside the cage and asking, "With that reaction, what exactly did she teach you?"

Why so agitated?

"She..."

Valentina blinked and tilted her head, uncertainly saying, "She said this is called a ring? Whoever wears the ring will be... bound by a contract? Something like that."

Herbert twitched the corners of his mouth and explained, "Uh, if you insist on saying it, it does somewhat resemble a contract?"

After saying this, he shook his head regretfully, feeling sorry and apologetic for suspecting her intelligence earlier.

Good grief, Herbert, how could you doubt her IQ?

Does she understand?

She doesn't understand a thing.

"Yes, a contract!"

Valentina stared at Herbert, letting down some of her guard, but still squinting her eyes and said, "So, are you trying to enslave me now?"

"Ahem, of course not!"

Herbert cleared his throat and said righteously, "How could I do something so lowly?"

Although "Evil Fall" is indeed an option.

If Herbert really chose that path, he would have gone for a completely different way of interacting with her from the start.

Suppressing and destroying the body with violence, corrupting the mind with seductive rhetoric, supplemented by various temptations as traps, repeatedly and incessantly.

No one can maintain their rationality forever under such torment and destruction; eventually, once a crack appears, they will be taken advantage of.

Ultimately being completely broken down, twisting their mind until they become just like him.

It might be difficult, and the process may take a long time, but with Nenasha's power helping, it's entirely possible.

But, Herbert doesn't think it's worthwhile.

That approach is really boring.

Too dull, too low-level.

Evil Fall System is effective, but nowhere near as fun as pure love!

Long live pure love!

Valentina suspiciously glanced at Herbert and finally relaxed, humming as she walked out from the corner.

"Hmph, as if you could do it! No one can enslave the great Giant Dragon!"

She completely relaxed.

Then habitually approached in front of Herbert, hooking the tip of her tail around his leg, her actions and demeanor incredibly natural.

Over this past month, she had grown completely accustomed to Herbert's presence and agreed to keep her tail in her human form at his strong and repeated requests.

After a few weeks of desensitization, she no longer saw it as an issue.

Actually, it wasn't just the female warlock's words that made Miss Hungry Dragon so agitated earlier.

Mainly, it was a strong intuition that exploded in her heart the moment she saw the ring.

!!!

In that instant, Valentina seemed to see a blurry destiny.

Just like when her mother drove her out of the nest back then, just like when she saw Wendy for the first time, she felt as if she had reached a critical moment that would decide her future.

She had arrived at a crucial juncture of destiny!

As she came back to herself, Valentina realized that the key to destiny wasn't tied to the ring.

Such a thing couldn't determine her future.

What truly made her instinctively alert was Herbert!

And then...

Miss Hungry Dragon completely relaxed.

If it's him... well, it doesn't matter.

Would he harm me?

Who knows.

Hmph.

If he dares to wrong me, I'll definitely bite him hard to teach him a lesson!

But... hmph, I dare him to have the guts!

After feeling proud secretly for a while, Valentina finally remembered the main issue and asked curiously, "By the way, what exactly do you want to do?"

Herbert shook his head, somewhat used to her startled nature, fiddling with the ring as he said, "Didn't I just say? I want you to come with me."

"Go? You mean leave this place?"

Miss Hungry Dragon initially thought she had misheard. At this moment, upon confirmation, she didn't feel delighted but instead furrowed her brows in confusion.

"That's right!"

Herbert began painting a bright picture of the future for her: "Although it won't completely grant you freedom, you can leave this place for a while with me."

"You can go out to breathe fresh air, see the changes in the outside world, and soar freely in the sky again... What, don't you want to go out?"

Seeing Valentina with furrowed brows, he found it a bit odd and raised his eyebrow.

Hmm?

What's up with you?

At first, you kept trying to entice me to let you out; now that the moment's really here, you're hesitating instead?

You're such a cat!

Try doing whatever, you just have to do the opposite, right?

Valentina looked at Herbert, her frown slightly relaxed, and she calmly retorted, "So, after you finish talking about the benefits, are you going to tell me the downsides?"

And what's the cost?

She might be naïve and severely lacking in common sense, but after all, she's a Legendary Giant Dragon who has fought most of her life, knowing that everything in the world has its price.

So, while regaining freedom, what price might she have to pay?

"What do I have to give up? My flesh? My scales? My teeth?"

"Of course not."

"Then... oh! I know!"

Valentina suddenly blinked, thinking of another more plausible possibility, and excitedly asked:

"Is it that I need to go beat someone up? Or destroy a city? Crush a fortress? Wow! I'm telling you, I'm really good at that!"

???

"Wait!"

Herbert's expression changed as he quickly covered her mouth, anxiously saying, "Stop for a moment! Shut up! No one asked you to do those things!"

You beast!

Just shut the hell up!