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Giant Beast Forest, campsite...
"Stare..."
Up ahead, the girls stood in a row, their large eyes all fixed tightly on Natsuoto, who stood at the entrance. None of them spoke or made any unnecessary movements. They simply kept staring at Natsuoto, causing the atmosphere inside the tent to turn deathly silent for a long while...
Under the girls' fierce staring assault, Natsuoto, who had never been particularly brave to begin with, became even more flustered. Her emerald eyes kept darting about, panic filled her face, and she looked so restless that she was nearly in tears as she repeatedly cast pleading glances at Wu Yan standing nearby...
Sensing Natsuoto's plea for help, Wu Yan desperately wanted to step in, but the faintly sharp looks the girls deliberately or inadvertently cast his way made his body stiffen. For a moment, he had no idea what to do and could only look around for help...
Unfortunately, Astrea, who had just been loudly declaring that she would take care of Natsuoto, had slipped straight over to the table after entering the tent and was now happily stuffing herself alongside Tohka...
As for Ikaros...
Expecting her to be useful in a situation like this was less realistic than expecting the Pandora System to evolve her emotional capabilities someday...
With a faint sigh, Wu Yan could only turn his gaze toward Purple, who sat in the corner, coldly watching everything unfold while leisurely enjoying her tea.
As though she sensed Wu Yan's gaze, Purple turned around and met his pleading eyes.
Blinking, amusement flickered in her violet eyes. Purple glanced at Wu Yan with a teasing half-smile