Instead of joining her friends sleeping in the temporary shelter, Gwen was in a location some distance away from them. The blonde-haired woman made a bonfire for herself, of course practicing archery without wearing any clothes.


    "So, is doing telepathy really that hard?" As usual, I sat watching her activities.


    "Ah, it''s actually not that hard, Mr. Spirit." Smiling, the woman shrugged. "What I said was just an excuse."


    "So, why don''t you want to do it with the merman?"


    Gwen sighed, shooting arrows at a target Manu had set earlier. The woman did not use the big tree because the temporary shelter was there.


    "There are some reasons." Gwen sighed, faced me, and put one hand on her waist. "The first is, I don''t like invading people''s privacy by peeking at their minds."


    "Is it the other way around too? When you read those people, they can see your thoughts too?" I''m guessing.


    The woman shook her head. "Not really, I canmunicate with them through my mind, but they won''t be able to see what''s on my mind."


    "Wait, you''re indirectly saying that you can read their minds without their consent? That means your power can be used as something of great value, right? For example, to interrogate an enemy. You will be used not only as an intermediary with the spirits."


    A smallugh escaped the woman''s mouth. "That''s why I hid this ability, Mr. Spirit. I reasoned I couldn''t use it to its full potential. And apart from viting people''s privacy, sometimes I also identally read the parts of their minds that... In short, there are parts of their minds that are not good. Lots of fantasies, wishes, tragedies... Ah, anyways, they are not always pleasant to know. Even people who look pure have something hidden."


    I can''t imagine Gwen reading the sick ideas people think.


    "So, that''s all the reason you don''t want to do that telepathy?" I asked again, feeling it would be difficult to persuade her to do Miro''s request.


    "There''s one more." Gwen smiled again, looking almostughing. "I don''t like fish."


    I was silent for a moment. "But these aren''t just any fish, Gwen..."


    "I don''t like fish at all." Gwen cut me off. "I''m not going to tell you much. . . . Well, there used to be a sick man who almost raped me by almost putting a big fish in my vagina."


    I can only freeze. My mind was having a hard time digesting this woman''s words. Fish to the vagina? Is there a fetish like that?


    Maybe people are right. Anything can be a fetish.


    "So, that''s what traumatized you?" I asked again.


    Gwen looked the other way. "Yeah, you could say that''s one of the things that shaped who I am today... Just like the scientists who used to ''take care of me.'' One is an exhibitionist guy who has liked to show his ugly dick to me since I was a kid. The other is a flirty girl who likes to tease the guy. They are both my everyday life."


    The developer of this game is really sick to include a backstory like that.


    It took me a while before I coulde up with another question. "So, because you keep seeing things like that, your mind bes shaped like theirs? You... Ah, sorry for asking like this."


    Instead of answering me, Gwen looked the other way. It turned out that someone was approaching her.


    "Hmmm?" Gwen sighed as she narrowed her eyes, showed a seductive gesture. "You want to apany me on this lonely night, Mi-ro?"


    An uneasy feeling welled up inside of me. "No, put on your clothes, Gwen."


    Miro didn''t answer right away but instead took off his robe and put it on Gwen''s naked body. Gwen clearly didn''t appreciate that and almost snorted in annoyance.


    "A woman like you shouldn''t show your body so easily." Miro sat in front of the bonfire, not looking at Gwen. "And that teasing gesture of yours... It would be more graceful if you didn''t do it all the time."


    "Put on your clothes, Gwen," I repeated my order.


    "I''ve stayed away from the others." Gwen crossed her arms, not trying to cover her lower body. As Miro''s robes only slung over her shoulders, almost all of her body was still exposed. "And I do this at night when everyone is asleep."


    Damn it. Why won''t you take my orders, Gwen? I don''t want the others to see you like this.


    "Oh,e on, you have to know your self-worth, woman. So, cover your body." Miro sighed as he nced at Gwen, who was still standing naked.


    "I''m not a man who would look terrible naked in public, and my shape wouldn''t hurt your eyes." Gwen removed the robe on her body and threw it back at Miro, who immediately shook his head, still not wanting to look at the woman. "Yesterday is Eric, now it''s you. Why can''t you understand? I have absolutely no problem with my nudity. And if you don''t like it, you don''t have to see me in this condition."


    Why are you so pissed, Gwen? Was this also triggered by your story just now? You just remembered the memories that made you upset, and it affected your mood?


    "Whatever." Miro shrugged. "I didn''te here to lecture you, after all."


    "It''s about the water creature, right?" Gwen still said in a firm tone, not showing her seductive side at all. "Sorry, the answer is still no. I would never do that."


    "There is a very famous story in my grandmother''s homnd. It is about the kind-hearted Mermans." A faint smile formed on Miro''s lips. "There''s a story about a psychic whomunicated with the Mermans. He onlymunicated with them once, but they already want to be your ally. When an attackes, they would help if asked."


    Gwen didn''t answer Miro and instead nced at me.


    Well, I feel that Miro''s story is too good to be true. Some people are truly sincere in helping others. But in this case, I think it''s impossible. Assisting in defending against attacks meant that there would be Mermans who took the risk of dying.


    "They''re not dangerous at all, Gwen." Miro sighed again. "I guarantee you."


    "Before today, you only heard merman stories, right? You''ve never met them before, right?" Gwen''s tone was starting to sound cynical. "How can you say that? Guarantee? Seriously."


    "As you know, I saw one of them this afternoon. He doesn''t look bad." Miro sighed again. "If they turn out to be evil, I''ll protect you."


    Gwen nced at me a second time.


    "Well, even if Miro''s words are true, there''s a good chance that Mermans will ask us something in return for helping." I shrugged.


    Gwen looked at Miro again, smiling widely. "Sorry, the answer is still no."


    After saying that, Gwen just walked away.


    Miro stood up and shouted. "Where are you going?"


    Gwen turned and walked backward, gently rubbing her pussy with her finger. Returning to her teasing tone, she sighed.. "You want it? But it will get you soaking wet."