In Terra, she is a hunter and a bad woman.

Maria squinted her eyes and looked to the side.

There was a small note tucked inside the file that Helatia handed her.

On it, an address was written in elegant words.

【Mandiast】

……

The day passed quickly.

Maria did not break her promise, but found the address as promised, ready to meet with Helatia and get a deeper understanding of the entire Agor system.

But when Maria arrived, the underwater lights of the entire Jakonanle were still warm yellow.

But when its light became cold and even weak, Maria no longer saw Helatia.

This made her feel a little strange.

"Miss……"

Just as Maria was wondering whether she should continue waiting, a woman dressed as a waitress came to her side gently...

"The meal you ordered is cold again. Do you want us to reheat it?"

"...No need."

Maria shook her head, her eyes a little confused.

She didn't think that this was Helatia's deliberate act of teasing her... The reason was the same as her previous belief that there was no problem with the accommodation provided by Helatia. The two of them had no conflicts or disputes, and there was no need to make things difficult for each other.

So...what happened to Helatia that caused her to miss the appointment and even fail to find someone to notify Maria?

Simply forget?

Maria felt that things might not be that simple.

On the side, the maid looked at Maria who was thinking with her head down, and felt a little emotional.

After hesitating for a moment, she broke her habit of asking too many questions as a waitress for the first time and spoke cautiously.

"Although I don't know who you agreed to meet, but... you've already waited for them for six full natural hours... I think you've done enough."

As the other person spoke, his words hinted to Maria not to hang herself on a tree.

What a beautiful older sister... How could anyone stand her up?

"Thank you for your kindness, but things are not as you think."

Maria understood what the other party meant, but just shook her head slightly.

She is not waiting for any lover.

"You..."

The girl's expression changed slightly, and after a moment, she shook her head helplessly.

As a waitress in a restaurant, she had seen too many similar scenes. She only spoke up to dissuade Maria because she saw that Maria was indeed very elegant and did not seem like an ordinary person.

Don't get too caught up in it for any guy.

But seeing Maria's refusal, she could only shake her head and return to being her mute waiter...

And just as Maria stood up and prepared to leave.

In the distance of the restaurant, some quarrels suddenly broke out.

"That's reasonable! Any research should be based on people! Research and treatment will eventually be available, but every talent cannot be simply measured by numbers!"

"So you think the remains of a previous civilization can be measured with numbers? You're blaspheming civilization!"

"These are two different things!"

"you……"

The quarrel did not stop, but became more and more intense as time passed.

Even Aunt Mary.

Maria looked over in confusion.

The maid beside her explained in a low voice.

"They should be arguing about what happened just now."

"What just happened?"

"Don't you know?"

The maid blinked and looked at Maria strangely.

"That Ms. Helatia has been arrested..."

"Um?!"

……

Quiet night, in the room.

The blonde Helatia slowly walked out of the bathroom.

The steaming hot air slowly flowed out from her body, and when it came into contact with the slightly cool air, it collided to create a hazy mist.

"Whoosh..."

A hint of satisfaction came out of her mouth, and she was wearing a white bath towel and slowly wiping her hair.

Then she casually threw it aside.

As for herself, she came to the dressing table.

Of course, she had just taken a shower and naturally did not intend to put on makeup before going to bed. She just picked up the letter with the seal on it and shook her head slightly.

"Sure enough... is it coming after all?"

She shook her head, but there was not much surprise on her face.

only……

"I didn't even have time to find someone to tell her I couldn't come... This is really troublesome. Will she wait there all day?"

Helatia was thinking, sitting on the dressing table, supporting her chin with her hand.

Next to her, the 'little helper' that she had spent a fortune to transform was displaying the surrounding situation.

There was only one heartbeat in the room, but outside the room, there were more than ten heartbeats surrounding it.

They were positioned in an orderly manner, and the gaps between each movement were limited to just a few seconds. Almost no one could break in here without triggering their alarms... At the same time, it also eliminated the possibility of Helatia escaping.

Of course, Helatia herself had no intention of escaping.

She just supported her head with one hand and looked at herself in the mirror with a dazed look in her eyes.

Obviously, even for her, what she will face next will not be easy.

What’s more crucial is that after she came back, she was immediately called in to report, and after she finished reporting, she was directly thrown back and imprisoned.

There was no time to even take a breath, let alone contact others and find help.

This made her eyes wander uncontrollably.

After another moment, she frowned, came to her 'little helper', and restarted the device on it.

When she still didn't see what she wanted to see, she couldn't help but frown.

"Did I guess wrong?"

She pondered, her words uncertain.

but……

As if in response to her doubt, a cold voice came from behind her.

"It's amazing... you were able to sneak past those guards... you knocked them all out?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Helatia was convinced that her guess was correct, and her expression immediately relaxed.

He would even deliberately praise Maria.

But unfortunately, as Maria said before, Helatia is really not very good at disguising herself.

"You're not surprised by this...are you?"

Maria said as she slowly approached Helatia.

Meanwhile, the tool called "Little Helper" continued to do its job as if it hadn't detected Maria at all.

This surprised Helatia.

Is it because of the different physiological characteristics of the land people and Agor that it was not detected?

Or... is it simply because Maria is special?

After thinking for a few more times, Helatia looked at Maria's silent face and chuckled.

"I guess so... After all, one always has to make multiple preparations, right?"

She said, the smile on her face not fading.

But Maria did not ask too many questions, but asked them directly.

"I saw on the news that a trial of wits is about to begin for you. What's going on?"

"Hmm... To put it simply, the Battle of Wits is an ancient communication ritual, right? Selected Agors debate with other Agors?"

Helatia smiled, but Maria clearly didn't believe it.

"I don't think the word 'judgment' would come up in this kind of situation..."

"You're quite perceptive."

Helatia did not hide anything. She just slowly sat down on the sofa beside her, her bare skin directly touching the sofa, her legs slightly crossed, revealing her beautiful curves.

There was no desire in Helatia for the ambiguous behavior.

Her calm and indifferent expression seemed as if she had no extra thoughts about the matter.

Some of them are just a display of physical beauty.

"To be specific, it's because of Maritus."

Helatia supported her head with her hands, but her tone didn't change much.

"Maritus?"

"Yes……"

Helatia knew that Maria might be confused, so she continued to explain.

"As mentioned before, the fundamental purpose of our ship is to investigate the remains of former civilizations in the deep sea."

"After a brief investigation, we chose to retreat..."

"But... that retreat was against the rules!"

Helatia said this with a slightly cold look in her eyes.

"That order was given by me as Helatia to retreat. I feel I should protect all my members."

"But for the commander-in-chief of this operation, such an order is obviously unacceptable."

"Although we encountered danger, the danger from the cavalry fish has been temporarily eliminated. There are no other potential enemies around. Our team still has sufficient supplies. We should continue exploring and maximize our benefits."

"Looking at it from this perspective, I made a wrong decision that was almost the exact opposite."

“Although I still don’t think my choice was wrong, but equally, Agor’s trial has its own ideas.”

"But don't worry about me. The worst-case scenario is that I'm dismissed from all my duties and have to start from scratch."

As Helatia spoke, the smile on her face remained unchanged, and she did not seem to be afraid of the outcome of the trial at all.

This made Maria look at her more.

"You seem quite optimistic..."

"Because I made my choice."

Helatia smiled. "I can clearly see that, under those circumstances, Helatia made her choice... It was a decision entirely made by Helatia herself."