Joining the Alliance Is Impossible Unless There's Good Food! (o(^｀)o)
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However, unlike her two temporary teammates, who were on edge, Annie—who had just been fuming—simply rubbed her eyes when she saw who was approaching, then let out a huge, unladylike yawn. In a lazy, sleepy voice, she waved a hand and mumbled:
"All right, already!"
(˙o˙)
"No need to be so cautious. We know them!"
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(゜-゜)
As she spoke, she casually pointed her little finger at two of the three people walking toward them.
"I know the purple-haired sourpuss and the green-haired weirdo with the shifty grin!"
(ψ｀▽′)o
"Oh—"
(0`)
After saying that, she stretched languidly, with no regard for appearances, as if the newcomers were just neighbors dropping by. She hadn't taken this so-called first-round test seriously at all.
"..."
Mo Li raised her carefully groomed eyebrows in surprise. Her gaze lingered on Annie, probing, curious, and amused.
Then she deliberately spoke in a sweet, teasing tone:
"Oh?"
"Dear little Annie, you certainly know a lot of people! And they don't look like ordinary characters, either."
She could tell that the three newcomers—especially the two Annie had just pointed out—weren't ordinary mages.
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By then, the three had reached them.
Leading the group was Übel, with her signature smile: seemingly friendly, yet murderous intent lurked in her eyes.
Her green side ponytail swayed gently in the morning breeze. Her languid gaze swept quickly over Annie's group's camp, lingering for a while on the familiar feathers and suspicious bones. Then she smiled and greeted them in a familiar tone:
"Hi~!"
"Archmage Annie, fancy meeting you again."
"Looks like you had..."
"A pretty eventful night?"
She spoke with a suggestive lilt, glancing pointedly at the familiar feathers and suspicious bones several times. The strange look in