Volume 1, Chapter 54

Translator Note

From now on, I will merge every sentence that ends with a comma into the next one until there is a full stop. The formatting will no longer match how the author originally wrote it, but should still convey the same meaning.

Miss Yumo’s thoughts were actually quite simple. Having finally encountered the Chosen Maiden she had been yearning for, she needed to farm Mengxi’s favorability so she could blend in by her side and secretly look out for her growth!

Once her favorability was high enough, the female lead might treat her as a friend or a trusted subordinate. Then, she could stay by her side openly, making it easier to guide her through trial stages and efficiently assist her in becoming stronger! Raising the female lead herself… it felt like quite an accomplishment~

And right now seemed like a perfect opportunity to farm favorability~

With assassins from the Divine Punishment Holy Church ahead and an endless army of Abyssal Demons behind, and her teammates being so unreliable, the female lead’s heart must be feeling cold and desolate! If she offered a sliver of warmth at this moment, ‘Hehe, it should have a great effect,’ Yumo thought.

At this thought, the pink-haired little girl Yumo had transformed into allowed a nearly imperceptible smirk to touch her lips. Then, Yumo looked at the silver-haired girl with watery, azure eyes filled with worry, her voice carrying a slight tremor.

“Big… Big sister, I don’t want to go. I want to stay…”

Her pitiful expression, heart-wrenching words, and the way she tightly gripped the other’s hand predictably left Mengxi stunned. Seeing this, Yumo felt a secret sense of glee.

However, after waiting for a moment, Yumo did not receive words of gratitude from Mengxi. Instead, she was met with a slightly angry scolding.

“You girl, have you been frozen stupid?! Do you still not understand the situation?! You’re staying? What use could you possibly be if you stay?! What can a slave girl who isn’t even a believer do?! Stop getting in the way!”

Yumo: … =-=

Wait, why did she suddenly say that??! This is a bit different from what I expected?!

Wait?? Could it be…

In the next instant, before Yumo could react, Mengxi looked extremely displeased and shoved Yumo’s hand away with disdain.

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“Don’t touch my hand, you’re filthy.”

After saying that, the silver-haired girl looked toward the two Ashurmos Church knights nearby: “You two! Take her away immediately!”

?!!

“Yes… Yes, sir!! Understood, Captain!”

Hearing Mengxi’s icy words, the two male knights looked terrified. After glancing at the black-robed figures nearby and the massive swarm of Abyssal Demons by the city walls, the two of them rushed to Mengxi’s side and forcibly hauled the aggrieved-looking pink-haired girl off the ground.

Then, they dragged the girl away, sprinting toward the south!

As for Mengxi, she turned her head indifferently, staring coldly at the two black-robed men as she drew the silver sword from her waist.

“…”

Watching the retreating Ashurmos Church knights, Elbino narrowed his black eyes thoughtfully beneath his hood.

At the same time, the voice of the other black-robed man, Zack, entered Elbino’s mind through communication magic.

‘Big brother, should we deal with those escapees?’

‘It doesn’t matter,’ Elbino replied calmly in his mind after a moment of thought. ‘Those two trash knights are irrelevant. As for that slave girl? She doesn’t look like someone who could be used as a bargaining chip.’

‘Could they be putting on an act for us?’

‘Unlikely. A noble existence like the Chosen Maiden wouldn’t care so much about a lowly slave.’

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‘But when we were watching from a distance earlier, that woman seemed to look after the girl quite a bit?’

‘Ten to one, she was just putting on a show to gain the favor of the residents. Don’t those hypocrites from the Ashurmos Church do that all the time? As the Chosen Maiden, her acting skills shouldn’t be bad. If we were to chase them now, we might be falling into a trap.’

“Er, alright. Since you said so, Big Brother, it must be true.”

Hearing his captain’s words, Zack stopped paying attention to the departed knights and focused his gaze back on Mengxi! Although the girl before them wore a mask, her figure and those gem-like, beautiful eyes suggested her face was certainly not lacking!

If he could personally dismember such a beautiful creature, the Demon God would surely be very pleased, wouldn’t he?

At this thought, Zack wore a cruel smile, already eager to strike. “Little girl? Have you decided? Do you want your head chopped off in one stroke? Or do you want to die in agonizing pain?”

Zack’s words were filled with mockery.

In response to this, Mengxi tilted her head dismissively. “Compared to those two boring options, I prefer a third.”

“Hmm? What’s the third?”

“That would be killing both of you right here.”

As she spoke, the girl slowly raised the silver sword in her hand, pointing the tip directly between Zack’s eyebrows.

Being pointed at like that caused a fierce glint to appear in Zack’s eyes, and the savagery in his black pupils deepened. “Kill us?! With just your mid-rank fifth tier strength?! Both of us are sixth tier! You little wench, don’t overestimate yourself!”

“Why don’t you try and find out?”

“You!! Fine, let’s try it then!”

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“Calm down! Zack!”

Just as Zack was about to erupt with power, Elbino spoke up to stop him. He locked eyes with the silver-haired girl’s beautiful gaze with an air of feigned elegance.

“As expected of the Chosen Maiden, you can still remain calm at a time like this. We know you are powerful and can defeat sixth tier Abyssal Demons even while being at a lower tier. But we are humans, different from those idiots who only know how to use brute force. The tricks you use against demons might not necessarily work on us.”

“And then?”

“And then, if you really wanted to defeat us, you should have acted sooner.”

“Why?”

“Because now, my companions have arrived.”

Before his voice even faded, Elbino suddenly revealed a cruel smile.

In the next moment, two more figures draped in black cloaks sped toward them from the distance! Clearly, they were also members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church. Having received Elbino’s summons, they had rushed from near the fortress to ensure the total elimination of the Chosen Maiden!

Seeing those two black shadows rushing closer, Mengxi’s gaze undoubtedly grew more solemn.

Noticing the change in the girl’s eyes, the smile on Elbino’s face became even more arrogant. “Hahahaha!! It’s too late for regrets! Now, you have even less hope!”

With that, Elbino gripped his twin scythes and took an offensive stance! The black battle aura around him began to surge wildly, transforming into a suit of pitch-black energy armor that clung to his body! In an instant, the air became suffocatingly oppressive!

There was no doubt that Elbino intended to launch an attack on the silver-haired girl as soon as his companions arrived! All to ensure she was captured alive!

In the next instant, “Boom!!”

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Accompanied by two earth-shattering thuds, and under the expectant gazes of Elbino and Zack, two black figures suddenly plummeted from the sky!! They slammed into the ground, kicking up a massive cloud of dust!!

Seeing the timing was right, Elbino let out a roar: “Now! Mo… Move? Huh??”

Move, my foot!

However, before the words could fully leave his mouth, Elbino’s eyes suddenly constricted, and he forced the rest of his words back down his throat.

He had suddenly discovered an unbelievable fact.

As the dust settled, under the dumbfounded gazes of the two black-robed men, the other two powerhouses from the Divine Punishment Holy Church who had come to reinforce them finally revealed their forms! However, the state of these two was a ‘bit’ different from what Elbino had imagined…

To say they weren’t exactly bursting with life would be an understatement; they were well and truly dead.

The two sixth tier powerhouses of the Divine Punishment Holy Church had, for some inexplicable reason, landed head-first. Their skulls were shattered and brain matter was scattered everywhere. They couldn’t be any deader…

Mengxi: …

Elbino & Zack: …What the hell is going on!!

In an instant, a bizarre silence fell over the three of them. Mengxi was stunned, and the black-robed duo was frozen in shock. The scene was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard; perhaps the only sound was that of several blood-red butterflies fluttering around the two corpses.

Flutter, flutter~

The butterflies were very beautiful, yet they were spine-chilling…