Chapter 283: I’ll Find a Way

“If the Holy Feather God still wants to stick a foot in…”

A trace of emotion flashed across Roselyn’s face. “In the final analysis, it is still that the Evil God obtained new power.”

“Her, you don’t need to blame yourself for your failure, because even Miss Letitia and we have never taken that first step. We all know Creis is very strong. Even with the [Relics] we don’t dare face her lightly.”

“Roselyn.” Hertitz suddenly interrupted the topic, and the latter did not continue speaking either.

“Creis may not be our enemy.”

“What?”

“You should know it too, right? The one who absorbed our power was not Creis either. She once had a battle with an apostle, and afterward she also fell into slumber, only awakening recently, so she is even less likely to be the Holy Feather God.”

The more Hertitz spoke the more agitated she became.

“Creis is different from before. She has become much gentler. She is working hard to get along well with Gabriella and the others, has come to like her, like Olivia… everything has started to become different.”

“I originally thought their relationship would be very bad, but now they have become a family in the true sense. I say, Roselyn, does everything we Heavenly Oracle Envoys are doing now really have meaning?”

The words Hertitz spoke… Roselyn did not answer, as if thinking carefully.

“If Creis is sealed, Gabriella should also be very sad, Isa too, Olivia too. If we take Gabriella away, it means she has to abandon her family. Everything we are doing seems no different from the Creis of the past.”

“This is for the sake of saving the world.” Roselyn answered.

“If we do this, we will instead fall into conflict.” Hertitz stared into Roselyn’s eyes. This time she seemed to have found her confidence.

“Creis forgave me. She… she really has become better, happy, that’s absolutely true, and they can all accept me. If we say complete acceptance while simultaneously opposing the Church is also feasible.”

“Her, are you serious?”

“I am serious. Miss Gabriella said she is very happy here.”

Roselyn said, “Her… sealing actually only locks her power. This will only make Creis lose more than ninety percent of her combat strength. If Miss Creis really is a good person, we can still continue discussing. Lady Letitia’s current goal is exactly this.”

“Then how should we explain it on Lady Olivia’s side?”

Roselyn fell into thought. “I have not thought about this question…”

“Our next step is to take Gabriella away, and we can count Miss Isa as well. In any case that is a matter for afterward. We will always have ways to discuss it. Acting rashly now is too dangerous.”

Hertitz neither agreed nor disagreed.

She also understood that continuing to make demands was a bit too much. Roselyn was clearly excessively partial toward her.

After returning to the mansion, Hertitz began introducing the work to her.

Morphis and Philina led them on a tour of the entire mansion. This place was not considered large, and the daily workload was still acceptable.

This time, Roselyn attentively listened to every word Morphis said.

When the time approached the early morning, Roselyn had already learned how to use magic to complete the cleaning of the corridor tiles.

Roselyn’s room was right across from Hertitz’s.

At night, all the lights in the corridor were extinguished as well.

The paintings on the walls shimmered with moonlight fluorescence.

Hertitz knocked on Roselyn’s door.

Not long ago, she still had not dared to say a single word to this Heavenly Oracle Envoy.

Knock knock knock… Accompanied by a light creak, the door opened.

Roselyn had just finished bathing at this time and changed into a fluffy nightgown, exposing only two fair, smooth legs.

Her hair was still dripping wet.

“Come in and talk.”

“Mm.”

Hertitz walked into the room, closed the door, and quietly sat on the chair against the wall inside the room, while Roselyn sat down beside her.

She looked into Hertitz’s eyes, then stood up, took a spare cotton quilt from the cabinet and threw it onto the bed.

“I thought if we lived in one room it would be safer. As long as you don’t mind, just sleep here tonight.”

“I-I didn’t mean that!”

“Is there new intelligence then?”

“That’s not it either.”

Hertitz’s gaze dodged until Roselyn’s footsteps tap-tapped closer to her. Only then did she gather her courage and say,

“Why did Lady Letitia choose you to come here? Don’t you all feel this place is very dangerous?”

“Just like I said before, the current situation is actually full of unknowns. If we really face danger, I will immediately call Lady Letitia to support us.”

“Her?”

As she spoke, Hertitz buried her head into her legs and curled up.

“It’s nothing. I just feel like you seem extremely partial toward me… what on earth happened?”

“Is Miss Letitia listening?”

“Yes.” Roselyn said, and pointed at the stone tablet on the table. “Everything that happens by my side will be recorded in the stone tablet and transmitted to Miss Letitia’s ears.”

The air grew quiet.

Hertitz could hear her own heartbeat, as well as the light sound of Roselyn’s hand tapping once on the table.

She hesitated for a long time before finally opening her mouth. “Can you close it?”

“I can.”

Roselyn cast magic. A wisp of teal-green aura flowed into the stone tablet, and the mana fluctuation immediately vanished.

Her expression was especially serious.

She walked in front of Hertitz, knelt on both knees, reached out and rubbed her cheek. “Now you can tell me. Mm, but actually I already guessed it.”

“You’ve been infected by the shadow, right?”

At these words, Hertitz’s pupils suddenly shrank. It was not merely marveling at the other party’s observational ability.

“You weren’t like this before. You were more confident than anyone, but today when I saw you, you looked completely lost.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

Hertitz began to tremble.

An obvious demon mark appeared on her right cheek. This was a mark similar to a birthmark that only the demon race would have.

This represented that even with her mana restricted, she could still use this portion of power.

That was not a simple demonification curse, but a precursor to apostle-ification, just like the pitiful Tilemo, that Heavenly Oracle Envoy Letitia had locked up.

She might be assimilated, lose her reason, be feared by the Heavenly Oracle Envoys, even hated.

“I… if it weren’t for Isa, I would already have been exposed by now…” she said, choking. “Don’t tell Lady Letitia, alright? I don’t want to become like Tilemo.”

Roselyn scooped up Hertitz’s hands, gripped them tightly in her palms, stood up, and promised her,

“I understand. I will not give up on you. Don’t worry. I’ll find a way.”