Nic headed towards the Rainbow Eucalyptus tourist spot, but the place was completely deserted; there were only a few people around.
"Wow, look at those colorful tree trunks... but it's really quiet here," Nic said, looking around.
After walking for a while, Nic didn't even meet the chief tree guardian at all, only workers.
"Hmm, maybe she's not here, Zeta?"
[ Perhaps. By the way, Master Nic... why didn't you use Cupid Arsenal on the previous tree and flower guardians? ]
"Hmm, I want to be patient for this one, Zeta. I want to see their true feelings first... if they were bound by my feelings, their actions would also be typical, like immediately trusting me, and so on."
[ Oh, I see, Master Nic. Does Master Nic want to keep looking for this Rainbow Eucalyptus Chief Guardian? ]
"If I don't find her until the afternoon, I guess I'll just meet her later..."
As Nic was talking to Zeta, suddenly a sound of cheerful female laughter emerged. She walked past Nic's back, pulling someone along with her.
"Ahahahihihi, isn't that so funny?"
Nic turned back and used God of Analyst. Finally found without needing to search. She was Raily, the Rainbow Eucalyptus tree guardian, along with Olip, the Tulip flower guardian.
Nic initially wanted to call out, but seeing Raily laughing so merrily, Nic canceled his intention.
Whether it was happy news or just a joke, Raily looked very cheerful, even though the tourist spot was empty.
Meanwhile, Olip continued to smile and laugh, following her partner.
Nic chose to follow them discreetly, but since it was quiet, Nic had to use God of Assassin so his presence wouldn't be detected.
Raily and Olip walked out of the tourist spot and met a man in a suit. When Nic analyzed him, he turned out to be from the government.
"Sksksk, you want to seize this place from me? Ahahaha, so funny! Don't dream!" Raily said, pointing at the government official.
Olip also challenged, "Don't act so arbitrarily! You don't need to seize our territory for progress! We won't surrender it so easily..."
The government official was annoyed. "Even though you already know your place doesn't generate anything, and has failed? You should even be ashamed compared to your competitors. It's better if this place is replaced with something that helps the progress of this country more, understand?"
Raily laughed loudly, but her eyes were sharp as she stared at the official. "Competitors, you say? WE ARE SIBLINGS, AND WE WILL UNITE TO DEFEND OUR RIGHTS! THIS SHOULD BE THE NATION'S RIGHT!"
The government official covered his ears, refusing to listen. He said that if the tourist spot was not closed within 2 weeks, they would forcibly close it, take it over by the government, and then destroy it.
"We are still talking nicely. Release this tourist spot, or we will use force. We might even take over your original territory as well," the official said, leaving coldly.
But Raily only laughed. "AHAHAAH, YOU THINK I'M SCARED? PHOOEY, YOU HARM!"
"Raily... it seems everyone knows our condition. Should we ask for help now?" Olip said.
Raily, who had been laughing, fell silent. She shook her head. "Not yet, Olip... I don't want them to worry. Just tell them if you meet them that we are still fighting and are not threatened."
Olip disagreed. "But they will be shocked later if we are suddenly threatened! They might even think we don't need them anymore later."
"Then what... we are the most pathetic among them, right? We can only surrender and fight back as best we can. This is hard, Olip... I'm sorry for bringing you to be my partner, even though you are a beautiful flower and don't deserve to be looked down upon..." Raily said with a fragile smile.
Olip laughed. "Hahahaha, enough, Raily... you don't deserve to be sad like that. What do you mean by apologizing? I am a flower similar to you... I have many colors just like you... and we are always cheerful no matter what... Sorry, I was worried earlier, but let's forget it and face this casually!"
"Hehehehehehe, you truly are the most trustworthy flower I have..."
The two of them hugged while laughing, then went back inside.
Nic, from afar, smiled as usual. "Okay, it seems this one is putting on a cheerful mask to hide her anxiety... I must help them soon."
[ Master Nic, danger is approaching. ]
"Huh!? Danger?? Where??"
Zeta appeared in front of Nic, then pointed towards the edge outside the tourist spot, specifically a building where someone was visible on top.
[ See for yourself, Master Nic, they are watching you. ]
"True... I can feel the aura of their gaze. Who are they?"
Then that person just left.
Nic chose not to care too much about that and focused on the Rainbow Eucalyptus for now.
But who would have thought Nic would see Raily and Olip looking in his direction, because it turned out they had realized they were being followed all along.
Nic was silent, he could only mumble, "How can they..."
Olip approached and gave Nic an orange tulip flower.
"Here, for you. Please don't tell anyone about what you saw and heard just now," Olip said with a smile.
Nic took the flower and put the tulip behind his ear.
"I won't tell anyone... as long as I can help you both."
Raily laughed while putting her arm around Nic. "Ahhaah, help? Seriously? I'd be very happy if you'd help us with our problem!"
Olip just stared blankly. "Are you serious, Raily?"
"Huh? Aren't you skeptical of me wanting to help?" Nic asked, confused.
"Why? One of the most pleasant things is when someone helps us... And the unpleasant thing is if the helper is insincere, hehe," Raily said, smiling at Nic very cheerfully.
"In that case, can I help you both? I am sincere," Nic said.
Olip asked seriously, "Why do you want to help us?"
"There's no reason not to help each other, right?" Nic replied casually.
Raily laughed at Olip very loudly, resulting in the two of them getting into a small fight like siblings.
With this, Nic was sure that these two would be the easiest for Nic to help without many more questions.
Then, while the two of them were busy bickering, Nic finally used Cupid Arsenal > Pistol on both of them.
[ Finally, Master Nic chose them as the first tree and flower pair? Truly outside of prediction... ]
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[ Ding! Congratulations! Raily and Olip are 100% loyal and in love with Master Nic! ]
[ Ding! Hearth Claim active! Both of them have been added to the girlfriend list. ]
[ Ding! Skill Transfer active! Gained 2 new skills: God of Tree and God of Flower (Expert in trees and flowers and can summon trees/flowers at will, can fix/repair Trees/flowers). ]
"Okay, perfect, it went smoothly... maybe for now?"
To be continued...