Everyone around the cave was ready. No one remained in the outer area. Watching from here now was tantamount to becoming enemies with everyone.
"Let's go. Do you really want to stand here and watch forever? Wait until that Corpse inside dies of old age?"
Black Rose's words were unpleasant, but they were the truth.
"The cave is covered in crystal roots. Do you have a way to deal with them?"
Sweet Orange was clearly still unconvinced, but for some reason, she found herself unable to look directly at someone. Whenever she did, her body began to tremble, and a very strange feeling arose within her.
"Little Tablet, what if I can deal with those crystal roots?"
Black Rose pulled her hands from her pockets and looked at Sweet Orange.
"If you can, I'll immediately—right now—call you Mother."
"Call me what?"
"Mother."
"Aw, Mommy loves you."
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Sweet Orange took a moment to recover. A feeling of having suffered a huge loss welled up in her heart. Nearby, Alec's lips twitched almost imperceptibly twice, and he found it somewhat difficult to maintain his tough-guy image.
"You said you could deal with those crystal roots."
"What stupid thing are you talking about? If I could deal with them, would I still be standing here wasting my breath on you?"
"Ah! Don't hold me back! I'm going to kill her!"
"Think it through. Against someone like you, I can fight three at the same time."
Black Rose's aura gradually changed. A dangerous feeling sharp enough to cause pain spread through the area.
"You... I..."
Sweet Orange shut down. The most tragic thing in life wasn't losing an argument—it was losing an argument while also being unable to win a fight.
"Move... aside."
A figure completely wrapped in black bandages stopped behind Black