Don't Kill Yet

"Sword Maiden, you know me."

Vesir explained as calmly as she could, "I have no intention of fighting you for leadership—"

"But that's exactly what you're doing," Sonia said. "You think you're protecting us and helping the team, but in reality, you're putting your own personal views above the team's will and making trouble for us, and for Watcher."

Vesir grew a little angry too. She shook off Sonia's hand and said coldly, "How am I making trouble for you?"

Diya stood anxiously to the side, at a complete loss, but she only dared try to dissuade them with her eyes. She didn't dare step in at all.

"You may have mistakenly thought Watcher favors me and Witch, so you figured this act of protecting us would earn his approval. After all, you'd be the only one getting your hands dirty, while everyone else could keep a clear conscience."

Sword Maiden reached out and pulled Vesir in front of her. She was only a tiny bit taller than Vesir, but right now, she seemed to be looking down at her from above. "You really do look down on both us and him."

"He has never taken our efforts for granted. Never. You took the initiative to blend into our relationships, contributed a great deal to the team, and voluntarily yielded benefits. We all saw it."

"The Phantom Inheritance will focus on cultivating you to improve the Soul School not only because you're suited for it, but even more because the team is favoring you. He works very hard to maintain the balance of resources between us, preferring to get a little less himself so that what we gain matches what we've put in."

"So now you know you're making trouble, right?" Sonia said. "You're making us owe you a huge