Diary of Guarding Monster Girls-Chapter 622 - 356 [Silence and Noise] (Please Subscribe!)

"Shut up!"

"Oh, are you scolding me? Are you angry out of shame? I knew it, you're secretly in love with me!"

"Tsk! I already told you that's not it!"

"It is~ it is~"

"No! No, ah! Ahhhhh—shut up!"

After being pestered by Herbert for a while, Lukalia finally broke down, glaring angrily at the annoying boy in front of her.

"You! Shut up!"

Frustrated, she tugged at her hair and finally couldn't hold back, yelling in anger: "Stop! What will it take for you to leave me alone?"

Let me be, I beg of you.

Stop bothering me.

What did I do wrong?

I can change, isn't that enough?

I can change—

"Leave you alone?"

Seeing that she finally responded seriously, Herbert smiled with squinted eyes, raised an eyebrow, and retorted, "How is it me not leaving you alone? Clearly, it's you who won't leave me alone, isn't it?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"After all, the one constantly watching someone else's every move...is you, not me."

Upon hearing this, Lukalia's momentum instantly subsided.

"Ah, well...there are many reasons for that, the truth isn't what you think, um."

Knowing she was at fault, she pressed her lips together, her gaze starting to wander, thinking of avoiding this awkward question.

But awkwardly, there were too many mirrors in the Mirror Space, and no matter where she looked, she could see Herbert's amused gaze looking back at her.

If it were anyone else, Lukalia could pretend to be their shadow and hide away...

But now, her true self was exposed before Herbert, and she could no longer hide herself.

Her disguise was utterly transparent to Herbert, unable to hide a thing, she had to face the silent interrogation of his gaze.

No, this interrogation wasn't "silent" at all.

It was quite noisy.

Herbert pressed his advantage, with a kindly smile, asking, "Since the truth isn't what I said, why don't you explain it to me?"

He pursued the enemy with courage, not seeking fame by imitating false heroes.

Hit the dog when it's down, folks!

Charge! Charge! Charge!

"Lukalia, I'm not an idiot, you don't have to treat me like some dumb child."

"You know better than I do what the ability you mentioned really means."

Herbert's expression turned slightly serious as he said, "If everything you said is true, then I will completely lose privacy before you."

Lukalia could see Herbert's every move from every mirror.

This ability...frankly, was beyond Herbert's expectations.

Furthermore, Lukalia's definition of mirrors was very vague—not necessarily a true mirror surface.

Since the surface of a calm lake could be considered a mirror, then could a reflecting eye also be considered a mirror?

If so...

It would mean that Lukalia could see Herbert through others' eyes at any time and place.

If it really came to that, then this ability would be terrifyingly dangerous.

Unleashing the box.

This was the constant unleashing of the box!

Being able to open your camera anytime, anywhere, to see what you're up to, even secretly recording it as blackmail material.

How will we virtual streamers cope with this!?

This ability sounded like the kind of exploit used in certain games to forcibly control cameras, capturing special footage to blackmail respectable people.

It had the feeling of, "Madam, you wouldn't want your husband to know about this, would you?"

"So, my dear voyeur miss,"

Herbert retracted his playful smile and gently shook his head, slowly asking, "Can you tell me what exactly you intend to do with this ability?"

"Or, to put it more bluntly, what do you plan to do to me?"

"What benefit does monitoring me bring to you?"

Confess and be lenient, resist and be strict.

Tell me, what are your plans for me?

"...Tsk."

At this moment, Lukalia no longer broke down, looking at Herbert with a rather complex expression, sighed slightly, shaking her head, "…you're smarter than I thought."

The Mirror Elf shook the shattered mirror wings behind her, fluttering lightly, circling Herbert once, sizing him up.

She muttered, complaining softly, "Herbert, why do you have to be so smart?"

"Your reaction is too fast, isn't it? I thought it would take you longer to understand what's happening."

"And since it's not something that harms you, do you really have to figure it out?"

Lukalia huffed, pouting, "You should understand a bit, sometimes not knowing the truth is the best choice, staying in the dark can sometimes be a kind of happiness."

As the saying goes, ignorance is bliss.

Often, not figuring things out, or deliberately leaving things unclear, is a good means of self-preservation.

Turning a blind eye, everyone has a tacit understanding.

In other words—close enough.

Faced with Lukalia's dissatisfaction, Herbert merely smiled faintly, without words of mockery nor any further explanations.

"Hehe~"

Herbert was not the kind of headstrong fool who didn't understand this method.

He not only understood it, but understood it very well!

In the Archbishop's presence, he was quite good at "playing dumb", disguising excellently.

And the Archbishop was similarly a master of this art, with performance so seasoned and profound that not a hint of flaw could be seen.