Chapter 791 - A Quick Interrogation
A small, winged body no larger than a tarsier.
A smug face that deserves nothing but be punched repeatedly.
And a dazzling glow as arrogant as its wielder.
All these traits belonged to the newcor, who was of course no other than Asteria herself.
And she looked just as unhappy as Alina.
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Just like what Alina expected, her words were able to summon Asteria to her side.
In fact, the forr was surprised on how fast the latter had appeared.
It was as if Alina's threat over Asteria's salary was even more important than her own life….
"…."
And not only did the fairy appear instantly, she even changed the way that she addressed Alina.
[Oi hooman, this is not the ti to cross-examine . You just threatened , right?]
"…."
[Hmph, I don't like the way that you look at now, so why don't we talk over your threat on …]
"…."
[I am open for discussions, but don't expect to be docile on you!]
Gone were Asteria's pleas for her salary.
It was instead replaced by a hardened voice, one that she used to seemingly threaten Alina too.
[I don't recall you having that much clout over Alex, so don't think you can threaten this easily!]
[Hmph Alina, if you just have any idea on what I can do, you will surely be-]
"So you choose to appear now, Asteria. You should have done this earlier." Alina was obviously ticked by the sudden change in Asteria's mannerism, and it showed on her aggressive words . "Why are you even this late, anyway?"
"You should have been with us all this ti, especially with your Traveler this compromised."
[Wha-what? Um….]
"And now that you are actually here, you still chose to try and threaten ? Co on, little fairy. You know I won't be accepting of that action."
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If it were earlier, Alina could have felt happy after seeing Asteria coming in to aid her.
But after all the trouble that Alina went through, along with the fact that she is in desperate straits right now, the fairy's re presence just served to irritate her more.
No, Alina was actually pissed, and she was happy to showcase it on the fairy.
[Umu…. Are you angry at , Alina? And what do you an by threatening you? I was just trying to reason with you….]
Even the dense Asteria could see how pissed Alina is, so the forr could only deflate her haughty attitude.
[You do understand that I am just joking, right?]
"…."
[….]
"…"
Not that it helped that much, since Alina continued to glare holes on the small Guide.
[Umu Alina, you are scaring with that look. Can you please be more gentle to ? I don't feel comfortable with-]
"I don't give a f**k about your salary or your feelings, Asteria. What I only want now is to survive this ordeal, and I know that you have the answer to that."
[!!!]
"So co on, spit it out. What exactly changed in this mission?" Alina was already tired on being angry at Asteria, so she went straight to the reason she summoned the latter.
"Answer this question well, and your salary's fate will depend on it."
[Umu… what are you talking about, hooman? What is this 'change' that you want to know? I have no idea about it…]
"Asteria, I have the All-Seeing Eyes, which ans that I can see through your lies. So don't even think of lying to again."
[Hiii!!!]
"Huh, so you just rembered that you can't lie to now? Tsk, tsk, tsk, you really are a bad Guide if you have forgotten that too…"
[Hey! I did not forget about your powers, hooman! I was just-]
"LIE."
[Ugh! Um, okay, so I forgot about your eyes. So what about it? It's not relevant here!]
"I am befuddled by your logic, Asteria, but that does not matter here. What I just want is for you to answer my next question."
[Um Alina, I don't think I can-]
"Asteria, WHAT EXACTLY CHANGED IN THIS MISSION?"
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"…."
[….]
"So you won't even answer ? What a disappointnt, Asteria. And here I thought you can be more trustworthy than this. Sigh, then I guess your hard-earned money will have to go bye-bye now-"
[I-I am sorry hooman, but I really cannot answer your question! I… I just can't!]
"TRUTH, huh. Now that's interesting."
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"Hmm, now I get it. You CAN'T answer my last question, so it ans that sothing is stopping you from telling the truth to . Am I right with that assumption?"
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"Since you are not answering, then I guess whatever is stopping you from talking is still at work here. Am I right about that too?"
[….]
"Fascinating. You seem to be under a spell that prevents you from divulging a secret. In this case, that secret is about the 'change' in this mission…."
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"Since you still won't talk, then I will assu that I am still right here."
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"Hmmm… so I have already confird that there is indeed a 'change' in the mission. The only problem is on how I will discover that exactly this 'change' is.''
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"Since Asteria can't say anything to , asking her will be difficult. But as long as I ask the right questions, then maybe I could glean sothing more…."
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"So Asteria … let ask this question first. Do you like honey?"
[Of course I do, hooman! I love it so much!]
"…Ok, so as long as I ask Asteria questions unrelated to the secret, then she can answer . I can use that to narrow down my options…"
[Hey, why are you asking about honey? Will you give so later? I promise to answer your questions, so please give honey!]
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I will give you honey if you can help survive."
[Really? Hahaha, thank you, hooma-]
"What is your fetish?"
[Wha? What are you-]
"Do you like muscular n, or do you prefer curvaceous won?'
[Hey! What is with that question? I don't want to answ-]
"Do you like your father or your mother more?"
[Argh! Screw this! Okay, I-I like my mother more!"]
"Did you ever badmouth the Endless Monarch whenever you have ti?"
[Y-yes! Oh please don't ask questions that could harm my reputation…]
"Missionary or from behind?"
[What does that question an? Argh… fine, from behind!]
"Do we have a bonus mission right now?'
[…..]
"Hoho, so that's what this is all about huh. A bonus mission…."
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