Diary of Guarding Monster Girls

"Why do you want me to carry you too?"

Don't you have legs?

...Hiss!

Hey, isn't this a coincidence?

She really doesn't have legs.

Upon hearing Herbert's words, Fremay snorted and said discontentedly, "You just left me behind earlier."

Herbert was stunned for a moment, quickly realizing what Fremay was sulking about, and shook his head with some amusement:

"Don't be like that, I needed to hurry and help someone."

But Fremay wasn't accepting this explanation, pouting, "But you still left me behind."

"Also, what did you mean by 'too' earlier?"

Herbert immediately fell silent, stepped forward, and without hesitation, picked up the mermaid lady in his arms.

"...Here, let me carry you."

Once lifted by Herbert, Fremay's expression immediately improved. She happily snuggled her cheek against Herbert, whom she had just cleaned.

"Hee hee."

Of course, she wasn't genuinely angry over something like that; she just wanted an excuse to stick to him.

Hee hee... he smells so nice.

Inhale—

After inhaling carefully, to avoid being obvious, Fremay changed the subject, "Ahem, what magical creature are you looking for next?"

Initially, Fremay worried that Herbert's strength might be exhausted under the continuous sieges.

But after Herbert cleared the third wave of Mist Ghost Wolves, Fremay noticed something was off.

Not only did Herbert not tire from the consecutive battles, but he also became more and more spirited, fighting with increasing vigor.

According to her analysis, Herbert should have some special ability or tool with him.

Either the kind that gets more excited with battle or a type of magical artifact that gradually restores energy.

"No, we won't look for other magical creatures next. I've tested the effect already; no need to rush. Let's proceed to the next step directly."

By dealing with the Mist Ghost Wolves, Herbert roughly gauged the upper limit of his abilities.

The enhancement effect on the same species peaks after hunting about a hundred or so. Beyond that, while there are still results, the improvements are negligible.

Rather than wasting time on Middle Tier creatures, it's better to directly seek out High Tier or even more powerful creatures to gain abilities.

"What will we do next then?"

Holding the mermaid lady, Herbert asked:

"Fremay, if we are in a place where the Water Element is very active, can you suppress a Legendary Level Divine Spirit artifact?"

"Suppress?"

Fremay raised an eyebrow, saying with some dissatisfaction, "Are you underestimating me?"

Herbert added, "No singing allowed. I still need to use it for something."

Even though it was unclear why the Holy Grail sought him out, there wasn't any sense of malice from it.

"Hmm? When did I say I'd use singing against it?"

Fremay lightly snorted, proudly lifting her chin, "Isn't it just a Divine Spirit artifact? It's not like I've never seen one in the sea!"

"Let's see what happens! Do you really think all I can do is sing?"

The proud mermaid princess confidently stated, "It definitely won't be my match!"

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"Stop."

"You have crossed the line."

Outside the camp stood Centaur Sofia holding a spear, coldly addressing the lake water slowly encroaching her way:

"I've tolerated you several times already, don't push your luck."

Sofia glared at the water that completely ignored her and couldn't help but grit her teeth.

What are you planning, you rascal?

Moving this way one moment and that way the next, what exactly do you want?

It had calmed down for a while, leaving Sofia to think it might behave for some time, but that soon proved wrong.

Why not go to someone else's territory and just wander around here?

Do you really think I have no temper!!?

Am I that easy to bully?

"Stop!!!"

"Don't come any closer, or I won't be merciful..."

But just as Sofia issued this cold threat, her expression suddenly changed, turning to look in another direction.

A mysterious force had intruded into her territory!

"Who is it!!?"