Josh isn’t very picky with food; he grabbed a mud snail and sucked it clean.

These mud snails are more like tiny clams, with black meat and a half-transparent white shell. After sucking out the snail meat, only a small shell remains, looking particularly fragile.

The others watched her eagerly.

Josh nodded: "A bit salty, but the texture is good. It’s edible."

Hearing this, Rob was relieved and reached out to grab one, but was stopped by Yushi.

Yushi: "Josh is different from regular people. She’s too unpicky; she’s not to be trusted."

Rob was taken aback, thinking that might actually be true.

During the previous review, they had all seen Josh calmly eat those disgustingly awful things on the table in the Bloody Castle.

What she says is edible might not actually be truly edible.

Rob rubbed his empty stomach, feeling a desperate kind of hunger.

He pitifully approached Josh: "Little Tactician, do you have any food in your warehouse? Give me some, please."

Josh nodded: "Yes."

Rob’s eyes lit up.

Josh: "You need to exchange points for it." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Rob agreed readily: "Deal!"

Josh: "There’s a chocolate mousse. Do you want it?"

Rob’s eyes shone even brighter: "I want it!"

Josh: "10,000 points."

Rob: "How much?"

Josh remained unfazed: "10,000 points."

Rob pointed at her with a trembling finger: "You... you you’re a heartless merchant!"

He turned to Yuze: "Captain, can’t you control your little one? Why’s she so heartless? We’re good brothers who’ve gone through thick and thin together!"

Yuze’s expression was pleasant: "Sorry, can’t manage even a little."

"Why?" Rob looked distressed, and he had already tried flattery.

Yuze smiled slightly: "Because I’m henpecked."

Rob’s expression twisted: "..." He was both exasperated and proud!

Barrage: [Aaaaaah the main couple is spreading sweetness personally, what are you waiting for? Break out the snacks and enjoy!]

[Aaaaaah I knew it! Yu!]

[Wuuu my son got snatched... not exactly...but why do I feel such heartache!]

[I’ve raised this silly son with difficulty, not yet fully raised, and he’s already on someone’s radar!]

[Damn it! I didn’t want to ship them, but it’s Yu! That lucky girl!]

[Ugh! What is this? Yu is just taking care of her like a kid, right?]

[Exactly, with such a big age difference, they surely wouldn’t have common interests, how could they end up together?]

[Furthermore, this Josh doesn’t even look particularly attractive, what would draw Yu’s attention to her?]

[Yeah, she’s not pretty, she’s short, she lowers the altitude next to Yu.]

[I suspect Joyce set Yu a task, to rack up performance by acting the part!]

[Right! Exactly, considering Josh is like a nobody, Yu definitely wouldn’t be interested!]

[Asking as I don’t understand, why’s everyone picking on this girl? Yu and Little Meng interacted plenty before too, right?]

[Please understand them, die-hard fans only get triggered by the potential real partner.]

[Yu’s fans are genuinely triggered now.]

[I’m angry, but I must keep smiling.]

[Is it too late to change my name to Josh now?]

Inside the quest.

Josh glared at Yuze with a dark expression, now convinced she had overthought everything earlier.

Initially thinking piercing the window paper to refuse Yuze was hurting him, she thought she’d eventually return to her order.

Turned out he didn’t care about it at all.

Not only didn’t he care, she even suspected he couldn’t wait to pierce that paper; whether she refused or not, he openly got a chance to flirt with her.

Josh looked at him somewhat helplessly: "Captain..."

Yuze lazily curled his lips: "What’s up, little one?"

As Josh met his dark eyes, her ears turned red, and she turned her head: "Nothing."

Now, all she could think about were Yuze’s words to her in the cabin earlier.

He didn’t mind if she had to leave in the future, and if she wanted a short romance, she was always welcome to come to him.

This man...

Almost as if he had her emotions down to a tee.

Every so often nudging, grasping the right degree, not enough for her to sternly interrupt and clarify, yet carrying just the right little tease to make her face red and heart race.

Josh even regretted piercing that window paper.

She should have just let him fume to death!

She was lost in thought when suddenly a sharp explosion sounded, instinctively covering her ears.

Around them, the Sea Clan monsters cried out in pain, clutching their heads and rolling on the ground.

Yuze and Rob hadn’t reacted yet, but Josh was already shattered by the sharp noise, almost breaking her eardrums.

Painfully clamping over her ears, she desperately fought off the urge to kill.

"What’s wrong, Josh?" Yuze noticed her abnormality and spiritual power fluctuation.

Rob, Yushi, and the others reacted but without much effect.

Jiang Can was especially curious; it seemed just like a common siren from far above on the sea, why was Josh in such pain?

Yuze quickly realized that Josh’s identity drawn was a red jellyfish, a sea creature, experiencing the same agony.

The siren must be problematic.

He could only cover Josh’s ears, releasing spiritual power to comfort her, trying to alleviate her pain.

But Josh kept painfully covering her ears, soon with blood seeping from them.

It wasn’t just her, others drawn as sea creature identities were likewise.

Soon, some sea creatures started rioting, even eyeing the players.

"Damn humans! I’m going to kill you!"

"Yeah! Kill the humans, it’s all because of humans that we’re in such pain!"

"If it weren’t for humans, we wouldn’t have to go through so many painful events."

The mutated sea creatures were tormented beyond measure, starting to view players with hostility.

Yuze frowned slightly, warily eyeing those individuals.

The monsters, as if suddenly incited, began unrestrainedly charging at the players’ direction.

Among the players, those drawn as sea creatures couldn’t resist attacking their teammates.

Yuze’s team, by sheer luck, due to his pairing with Josh, had her Spiritual Sea effectively soothed.

The little spider curled in the corner, insecurely weaving webs, trying to wrap itself into a ball.

A golden Maine Coon appeared, promptly cradling her, soothingly releasing spiritual power.

The little spider quickly calmed sensing the golden Maine Coon’s presence.

The enormous golden Maine Coon enveloped her securely, warm and steadfast, exuding infinite safety.

The little spider slowly calmed, burrowing into the little kitty’s embrace, trembling.

Suddenly, like realizing something, the kitty’s eyes widened in disbelief, watching a certain direction.

Its pupils reflected a small mermaid glowing with blue light, not far away.