My job list is full of alien girls.

Chapter 45 Because I Love Nature

"It's amazing that such a light wand can wield such great power..."

Rhodes picked up the wand he had knocked down, and couldn't help but feel curious about its small and light appearance.

"Because of its material and the magic stones on it... and," Alina's voice rang out again, "I think the most urgent thing is to deal with that demon next to her, not her weapon..."

"Didn't you say you were afraid of scaring her and told me to stand further away?" Rhodes asked in confusion, then his attention subconsciously shifted from the wand in his hand to his consciousness space.

Feeling Rhodes's gaze sweep over her, Alina shuddered and immediately covered her chest, screaming:

"Wait, don't look at me now!"

Even with the lessons learned from the past, Alina clearly hasn't adapted to this overly "open" form yet.

She squatted on the ground, feeling the slender arms desperately hugging her body, her slightly pointed, soft earlobes drooping slightly due to tension and shame.

Her dazzling golden hair fell haphazardly over her shoulders, barely covering some of her fair and delicate skin, but it couldn't hide the girl's extremely perfect and beautiful figure.

The two are currently in a state of combined power, their two spirits intertwined and intertwined particularly closely, allowing them to perceive each other's every move more acutely.

This meant that Alina, who was in the consciousness space, could clearly feel... Rhodes's unabashed gaze sweeping over her again and again.

Even though he didn't do anything to her, it still made her tremble all over.

Rhodes grunted in response, muttering to himself that even after so much time had passed, Alina still hadn't developed the same blurry halo around her body as before; she was simply covering herself with her hand.

"After this outburst, she stopped covering up. Was it because she didn't have enough control over her own power? Or did she forget?" Rhodes pondered for a moment, unable to figure it out for the time being.

There are too few samples available for observation; we need to have more outbreaks before we can deduce the underlying patterns.

The power generated by such intermittent bursts is ultimately unstable. If Alina can control the timing of "releasing herself," even if unexpected situations like today occur again, Rhode will have enough confidence to deal with them.

"If only it could happen a few more times..."

Just as Rod had a similar thought, Alina in the consciousness space, though unaware of what was happening, couldn't help but shudder.

She quickly interrupted Rhodes' dangerous thoughts:

"That demon seems to be able to move again. Let's go check it out."

"..."

Lying on the ground, Aphrodite tried to gather her inner power, hoping to take advantage of the moment when her opponent's attention was drawn to her wand to escape.

But just as she shakily stood up, before she could even force her legs to move, she suddenly saw a man walking towards her.

He certainly wouldn't let himself escape so easily.

Before Aphrodite could turn and run away, Rod strode up to her and leaned down slightly to look at her.

Alina said that when interacting with people shorter than herself, lowering her height appropriately can make them feel more approachable.

"What...what are you trying to do?"

The sudden approach and his strange behavior startled Aphrodite, causing her to take several steps back before her legs gave way and she was about to fall to the ground.

But a familiar and reliable force supported her body, preventing her from falling completely back to the ground.

Realizing that she had to rely on the enemy she had just faced to stand, Aphrodite instinctively became furious and ordered:

"Let me go."

?

What a strange request.

"...Okay." Rhodes looked at Aphrodite's weak appearance and her defiant eyes, and had no choice but to obediently let go as she asked.

thump—

The next second, Aphrodite got her wish and fell back to the ground, having a close encounter with the earth.

A dull, shameful pain shot through her tailbone, causing her buttocks to tighten instantly, and her extremely sensitive body trembled violently.

My butt hurts so much!

You stepped on its tail!

Fighting back tears, Aphrodite slowly and shakily pulled out her long, thin tail, which had been bent in half.

This awkwardness in front of the enemy made Aphrodite quite uncomfortable, especially since the ranger in front of her was staring down at her, which made her feel particularly annoyed.

"Are you going to kill me or not?" Aphrodite looked up, her eyes fixed on him.

Could he be planning to humiliate me in some other way?

"When did I say I was going to kill you?" Rhodes looked at her with a bewildered expression. "What will happen to us if you die?"

So it's because I still have some use to me...

Aphrodite paused for a moment, then thought bitterly, before laughing self-deprecatingly.

It doesn't matter, as long as I can survive, as long as I can obtain the resurrection magic, I'll do anything...

"Then what do you want in order to let me go?" she asked, forcing a smile.

"Restore the places you destroyed to their original state," Rod said after thinking for a moment, looking at the black and gray earth around him that had been plowed all over.

"?"

Aphrodite stood there stunned for a long time before asking incredulously, "Just because...this...reason?!"

"Yes, that's right." Rhodes nodded.

Aphrodite gritted her teeth and asked, "Why didn't you say so sooner?!"

Rhodes readily gave the same old, familiar answer.

"You didn't ask."

Seeing her flushed face, Rod added another explanation:

"I didn't even have a chance to speak before you made your move."

He's been blocking my way just for this ridiculous reason?!

Thinking of the precious potion she had so carelessly wasted, Aphrodite felt a sharp pain that made it hard to breathe, and her heart bled.

Although she was willing to accept the consequences of her bet, and although the loss was much smaller than she had expected, she would rather this wandering knight had ripped her off than she would have been so heartbroken!

It's more likely that he has ulterior motives towards her!

At the very least, that only shows she's less skilled, not that she's stupid!

Aphrodite felt a little short of breath.

If only she had known, if only she had known that this ranger and that gravedigger were in cahoots, she should have realized it...

The fact that these people can get together suggests they all have some kind of mental issues!

"Why, why do you insist on keeping me here for this reason?"

"Because I love nature," Rod replied after a moment's thought.

Of course, it's also because he's the cemetery keeper here, and has an obligation to protect his territory as much as possible.

However, since he is now a Swift Ranger, he naturally cannot tell the other party this reason.

"If you love nature so much, why don't you become a druid or a ranger?" Aphrodite felt like she was choking on blood and couldn't spit it out, so she couldn't help but ask.

Rod thought to himself that he had a choice, but the words he wanted to say to her were on the tip of his tongue. Remembering what Alina had said earlier, he decided to express his thoughts more tactfully to avoid angering Aphrodite again.

"Hmm... I'll consider it later."

"..."