“Fine, fine, whatever you say.”
Despite being a genuine Nine-Rank, Omili did not put on any airs in front of these Intermediate-Rank juniors.
Instead, she was completely obedient to Truth right before their eyes.
Normally, even a Saintess backed by the Goddess of Life would have to show some respect to a Nine-Rank.
At the very least, they would need to use honorifics when communicating; otherwise, it would be trouble if they ever offended them.
It wasn’t the thief one feared, but the thief’s constant interest.
Yet, Truth had not given Omili a single pleasant look since the beginning…
‘Is their relationship particularly good, or is it that kind of unshakable master-servant relationship?’
Marius wondered. He then gave Omili a polite bow.
Tia did the same, and only Eve, whose movements were still magically restrained, failed to bow.
Her mind was filled with thoughts like ‘It’s over’ and ‘What should I do?’
Who could have known that a Nine-Rank would actually appear in this border region to compete with her for the Saintess’s petting rights!
She had to find a way to smooth over her relationship with this Nine-Rank senior immediately.
Otherwise, even her family wouldn’t be able to protect her. However, she couldn’t think of any solution at all…
Thus, Eve looked at Marius with a pleading gaze.
Her meaning was clear: ‘My family gave you money, so you have to help me!’
Marius felt quite helpless about this, but he figured he wouldn’t need to help in this situation.
This Nine-Rank senior didn’t seem to have any airs. He guessed that Eve’s level of offense wouldn’t be enough to make her truly angry.
Moreover, he had a feeling she was actually enjoying herself. She seemed to relish the feeling of monopolizing the Ninth Saintess right in front of Eve.
Therefore, Marius decided to play along with Omili’s mood and take the opportunity to dampen Eve’s arrogance.
He cautiously asked Omili, who was currently rubbing Truth’s small hand:
“Senior, I am Marius, a High Prosecutor of the Church of the Goddess of Life. This person who offended you is my assistant. I am very sorry; she is usually quite overbearing, which led to her falling into your hands today.”
“Don’t worry about it.” Omili waved her hand. “There aren’t many things in this world that can actually make me angry. I have a very good temperament.”
Unlike those Nine-Ranks with grand ambitions, Omili’s ideal was simply to see cute lolis being intimate with each other.
There was nothing else to it. Back then, when some of her companions wanted to take her to liberate people oppressed by theocracy, she hadn’t been interested at all.
Her only goal in reaching the Nine-Rank was to be free of restraints so she could tease the Saintesses of the Goddess of Life’s household.
Initially, many of her companions thought Omili was just making excuses.
It wasn’t until Omili gave away all her valuable equipment to them to prove her resolve that they finally realized…
She had been brainwashed by the Goddess of Life!
‘Damned Goddess, she actually dares to use the Saintesses to brainwash my companions!’ her companions thought.
They had desperately wanted to capture Omili and break the brainwashing, but how many people in this world could actually catch a Space-system High Elementalist?
“Thank you for your magnanimity, Senior. If it were any other Nine-Rank senior, they might not be as easy to talk to as you. It is truly our luck and honor to meet you. To express our apologies and respect…”
Marius looked at Eve. “Eve, come over here and kneel to apologize to Senior!”
“What?!” Eve’s eyes widened. ‘Why am I being made to kneel? This is how you help me?!’
In the customs of Sylvia, kneeling to apologize was not considered a shameful thing, but rather a sign of sincerity and respect.
However, as a Miss who had grown up pampered, Eve had never knelt to anyone in her life. She found it truly unacceptable.
Yet, under the current circumstances, she had no choice but to accept it.
“Whoa.”
Kneeling? Now Truth was interested too. At the same time, Omili noticed Truth’s little thought.
‘What? Could Little Truth be interested in this kind of thing?’
Omili, who had been about to say there was no need to kneel, immediately changed her mind.
With a thought, she released Eve and continued to observe Truth. Tia stood quietly to the side, watching the somewhat bewildered Eve with a pleasant mood.
She had guessed that Omili was Truth’s Shadow Guard.
Under the constraints of the Church and the Goddess of Life, Tia believed that Omili wouldn’t do anything out of line to Truth.
Therefore, she was quite at ease — even if Omili’s hands were a bit too busy, she was still within the bounds of propriety.
As for this Eve… hmph.
“Eve, don’t dawdle. If you do something wrong, you have to stand tall and take the hit. Besides, I will truthfully report today’s events to your parents,” Marius said sternly.
With no other choice, Eve stumbled toward Truth and Omili with a bitter expression.
After more hesitation, she slowly knelt down and whispered very reluctantly, “I’m sorry…”
‘Damn it, the Saintess belongs to everyone. Since everyone can touch her, why can’t I?! Is being a high level that great? Curse you, Sylvia-style education, you win!’
Eve’s small face was pale, and it was hard to hide her defiance.
Truth looked at this with great appreciation, then raised her foot and slowly stepped on Eve’s forehead.
“Huh?” Looking at the flawless small foot above her, Eve was suddenly at a loss.
‘What is this situation?!’
The others present were also greatly shocked.
Why did she suddenly use her foot to step on someone’s face?
‘Has she finally stopped hiding her playful side?’
Tia thought with a slight curl of her lips.
As the Priest who spent the most time with Truth daily, she knew Truth was a complete bear child — very lively and not at all the type of good kid who would sit quietly on a bench to pray every day.
She just didn’t know why Truth suddenly put her foot on Eve’s forehead. Was it to humiliate her, or was it a sudden whim?
‘Humiliation! She’s humiliating her!’
Omili also watched Truth with excitement. Truth actually had a trace of a smile on her face. ‘So Truth likes to play master-servant games? That’s fantastic!’
In other words, as long as she knelt obediently on the ground later, Truth’s small foot would automatically step on her head, accompanied by the loli’s mocking words?!
“Hehehe…” Lost in her fantasies, Omili couldn’t help but snicker.
She didn’t look like a Nine-Rank at all, giving off only the vibe of a lecherous older sister.
On the other hand, Marius felt he had guessed correctly. Although he didn’t know why the Saintess wanted to step on Eve, the Nine-Rank senior looked happy.
Now he probably didn’t have to worry about Eve being retaliated against.
But just then, Truth suddenly withdrew her foot with a face full of disdain, looking somewhat disgusted.
This was because Eve’s expression in front of her had gradually shifted from anger and resentment to confusion, and finally to pleasure.
“Hehehe, the Saintess’s foot…”
Eve began to snicker along with Omili, which caused Truth to lose interest instantly.
‘Damn it, why is it that whenever I humiliate someone now, they start feeling pleasure? Where did that resentful look in your eyes go?! Is there not a single normal person left in this world!’
She missed Suna and Ariel a little…