“Mr. Arthur?” At that moment, a human silhouette suddenly emerged from the shadows on the side!
“Aaaagh!?”
The sudden appearance made Franlot let out a sharp scream. He thought the place was haunted.
“Eh?” His scream also startled Amisa, who was hidden in the shadow.
‘What is this guy shouting for?’
“Miss Amisa, is something wrong?” Arthur was not startled by either of them.
He simply turned his head to look at the humanoid silhouette on the rubble.
“The Lady is calling for you.”
The maid in the shadow glanced at Franlot, whose legs were still trembling, before looking back at Arthur.
“It should be for our… purpose in coming here.”
Listening to Amisa’s words, Arthur narrowed his eyes slightly and then nodded.
“I understand.”
Having said that, Arthur walked straight out of the ruins.
Then, as if remembering something, he turned his head toward Franlot.
“You… follow me for now.”
For some reason, Arthur always had a strange feeling about this kid.
Even though he had never met him before, he felt an inexplicable sense of closeness the first time he noticed him.
Especially just now… when the boy’s figure seemed to overlap with that existence from a long time ago…
He wanted to keep this little fellow by his side.
“Ah… Yes!” Franlot was stunned for a moment, but then a wave of wild joy instantly surged in his heart!
He did not know where he was, but a place where divine techniques were being traded like that just now was definitely not a prosperous area.
If he was not within the Human Kingdom, he truly did not know when he would ever be able to return.
Clinging to the leg of a senior like Mr. Arthur was the best possible move.
But…
“Wait, who exactly is this kid? You want to take him to see the Lady?” Amisa’s voice contained a hint of doubt.
Mr. Arthur should be someone who knew his boundaries.
How could he make such a rookie mistake as letting an unidentified person — one who had been mixed up with cultists — see the Lady?
“This… I was indeed being a bit thoughtless.”
Arthur paused, then slowly nodded to the shadow on the wall before turning to Franlot.
‘Why did I trust this kid I just met so much?’
“Forget it. Stay here for now while I go ask for the Lady’s opinion.”
‘The Lady…’
The moment Franlot heard that title, the image of a white-haired girl sitting on the palm of the Black Armored Giant naturally surfaced in his mind.
He felt that the only person here worthy of the title “Lady” was likely that stunning white-haired girl.
“Alright…” While thinking, Franlot’s eyes drifted toward the humanoid shadow on the stone wall.
After thinking for 2 seconds, he casually tossed a Detection at the shadow.
……
[Status Window]
Name: Amisha Ritari
HP: 7403/21400
MP: 6510/8000
Race: Human
Level: 53
STR: ?
Constitution: ?
AGI: ?
Spirit: ?
Talent: [?]
—
The results of this Detection were much better than when he had tried it on Arthur, but the four main stats and her Talent were still undetectable.
Level 53… Looking at that level, Franlot subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
The opponent seemed to be injured, yet she still had over 7,000 HP remaining.
Meanwhile, at full health, his own HP was only 75.
This was another powerhouse. However…
He slowly turned his gaze toward Arthur, who had already walked out of the rubble.
‘Senior Arthur is definitely a top-tier expert! He is likely much stronger than this shadow lady on the wall… I must cling firmly to this thigh of mine…’
……
“Oh? So what you mean, Sister Belle, is that most of the so-called Mission of the Disappearances Under the Moon in the East County were caused by this True God Cult?”
Ileya rubbed her chin, looking at Bellelily with a serious expression.
As for Bishop Kauls, he had already left after arranging the follow-up matters and reaching an agreement with Ileya that satisfied both parties.
Regarding Ileya’s question, Bellelily simply nodded expressionlessly.
“Yes. However, there are also copycats. Those people got what they deserved; if you encounter them, you can simply perform a Purification.”
Indeed… they had encountered copycats before.
Ileya nodded.
However, it seemed that although this wave of cultists from the True God Sect was strong, it likely wasn’t the full power of the sect.
Following this massive purge by the Heresy Judgment, the remaining members probably wouldn’t dare to show their faces for a while.
Still, she should return as soon as possible to inform Mother.
Of course, with Mother’s methods, she might have already known about the True God Cult before Ileya even left.
For now… the priority should be…
“Lady.” Standing beside Ileya, Amisa, who had been resting with her eyes closed, slowly opened them.
“Mr. Arthur has arrived.”
Amisa’s words not only drew Ileya’s attention but also caused Bellelily to turn her head.
“He is one of yours?”
“Mhm… for now, he is one of my… guards.”
Hearing Ileya’s words, Bellelily narrowed her eyes.
“He is very strong. I do not know what he is.” The statement was abrupt, but it revealed a lot of information.
Normally, Bellelily wouldn’t bother speaking of such things, but ever since Ileya revealed her identity as a believer of the Supreme God, the Captain seemed to have completely accepted her as one of her own.
Of course…
Ileya had known that Arthur was no ordinary person since the moment she picked him up.
Therefore, being reminded by Bellelily now was nothing to be wary of.
Since he had arrived, she should get down to business… specifically, the original purpose of coming to this ruined city.
Naturally, this was something she could not do while bringing this dense Captain along.
“Well then, please excuse me for now—”
Ileya turned her head and nodded to Bellelily with a smile.
“Mhm.” The Captain had no interest in the Lady’s subsequent actions.
Her main goal now was to purify all the curses within her team members’ bodies.
After that… she had to rush back to the Royal Capital to report.
Thinking of the Royal Capital, Bellelily suddenly looked at Ileya.
“How old are you?”
“Eh? I’m 13 years old… why?”
“13… haven’t you gone to the First Royal Academy for further studies?” the Captain asked with a hint of confusion.
Shouldn’t young masters and ladies of noble families go to the First Royal Academy at this age?
Why was this Lady, who was favored by the Supreme God, wandering around the outskirts of the Kingdom with nothing to do?
‘The First Royal Academy?’
Ileya was stunned for a moment, then she remembered what kind of place it was.
It was roughly the same as a school from her previous life, but most of those inside were noble children or of royal blood.
A profligate among profligates like herself naturally wouldn’t go to a place full of such restrictions…
However… that place was indeed decent.
It gathered top talents from various fields of humanity to serve as instructors.
Calling it the First Royal Academy was no exaggeration.
But for a salted fish like her, she would at most go there for one year of study to get some credentials once she reached the graduation age of 15.
In her memories, her cheap second older brother had done exactly that.
Of course… in the original trajectory of fate, she wouldn’t even reach 15 years old before her Execution by Public Trial.
Naturally, she would have had nothing to do with that academy.
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