A Good Girl Who Managed the Household Thriftily

It was a dark and stormy night... Well, there was no moon at the bottom of the sea.

The magical array shrouding the competition grounds periodically emitted light of varying intensity, distinguishing day from night.

At the moment when the array's glow was at its dimmest, a furtive shadow slipped into the castle where Bell and the others were stationed.

"Coo~ coo~"

A call like that of a night owl came from the shadow's mouth, sounding utterly out of place in the pitch-black, unfathomable depths of the sea.

"That's enough! Stop hooting! We've been waiting for you forever. Why are you so late?"

Bell's voice rang out from the darkness, startling the shadow into a full-body shudder.

"Damn it! You scared the life out of me!"

the shadow cried out.

Judging from the voice, the shadow was none other than Wang Shouqiang, who was well acquainted with Bell.

"Wasn't I waiting for the right moment?"

After steadying himself, Wang Shouqiang explained why he was late.

Though it was hardly any different from not explaining at all...

Bell rolled his eyes at him, too lazy to waste words on this guy.

"Come on. I'll take you to get the flag."

With that, Bell turned and headed deeper into the castle.

Wang Shouqiang hurried after him. He followed closely behind Bell, trying his best to step exactly where Bell had stepped.

He couldn't help it. What he had witnessed a few days ago had left an extremely deep impression on him. Even now, he often dreamed of those poor fellows' miserable states and would jolt awake in the middle of the night.

Because he was laughing.

Ahem...

In any case, he certainly did not want to experience being carried back as a human-shaped lump of charcoal.

Led by Bell, the two navigated