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Maria obviously didn't believe Varian's words. While she remained very skeptic about why he didn't escape when staying with her was such a big danger, she was glad he did.

Just as she was about to sit down and absorb the star-pearl, Varian stretched his hand forward.

The two puppets behind her stepped forward and shielded her before he could do anything funny.

"Huh?" Maria only reacted then and looked up at him in confusion.

"I'll also need some resources to unlock my seal." Varian said in a cheeky tone. "And the seal is more complicated. So, I'll need resources from all avenues to get the job done. Thanks for accepting that as a part of the deal."

"W-When did I—?" Maria opened her mouth in confusion but one of the star-pearl in her palm disappeared before she could do anything.

"It's the price for me taking this risk." Varian grinned and walked into the edge of the cave.