Chapter 126
"Suddenly...?"
Her determined gaze left me at a loss for words.
"I told you we were going to the temple of Abne, right? Let me join you."
Her confidence was almost absurd, as if it were her rightful claim.
"Why...? It's none of your business, is it?"
Frankly, her accompanying us seemed like it would only complicate things further. Given her past actions, it was natural to feel uneasy. Mir and Abne had once been in major conflict, and the fact that the temple had nearly collapsed during their last encounter did not bode well for her joining us now. Knowing well that they weren't on good terms, I couldn’t understand why she insisted on coming along.
"It is my business... The mere fact that you're going to that temple is reason enough."
What could be her reason for this insistence? It was incomprehensible.
"Remember last time? We almost got into serious trouble with that goddess. I sense something suspicious again, a kind of greedy desire..."