Truth had thought of many ways to avoid going to Wangdu, but almost every single one couldn’t bypass Kashan.
Adding to that, she had to continue being the Ninth Saintess to gather Faith Power without attracting the Goddess of Life’s attention.
So “peacefully” dealing with Kashan was something she had to do!
Thus, Truth began searching for Kashan’s weakness.
But after asking around the Demon Hunters who also came from Wangdu, she didn’t find any weaknesses—instead, she found out about her fetishes…
The usually stern and strict Chief Priest was actually a lolicon.
That was something Truth had never expected. Still, this was good; maybe she could try that classic trick—the Immortal Jump.
The most classic “Immortal Jump” is simple: the woman uses seduction to lure the target man into appearing.
When the two are about to get hot and heavy, the woman’s accomplice bursts in, threatening the man with “sexual assault” or “destroying a family” to extort money, or else they’ll call the police or expose his actions to his family.
Generally, most men choose to pay up to avoid trouble…
“Senior Kashan, please say ‘I agree’…”
At this moment, outside the lounge, Tia’s ear was pressed tightly against the door, eavesdropping on all the sounds coming from inside. Her face was slightly flushed.
She had thought Truth would go all out, but she didn’t expect her to go this far—even seduction!
It was clear she really didn’t want to go to Wangdu.
No wonder she was the Hermit’s First Envoy, with her heart set only on Mist!
Tia had also given up a comfortable life in Wangdu to come to Despair City on her own.
Her teacher had lamented the loss, and the Priests Association had tried to keep her, but for her family’s long-held wish, Tia had chosen the former.
In the end, she had become a Disciple of Mist.
Now, as a Disciple of Mist and for the great future of Mist, Tia was waiting for Truth’s signal to prevent Mist’s First Envoy from being lured away to Wangdu.
No matter whether Kashan agreed or not, as soon as Truth gave the order, she would kick open the lounge door and barge in, becoming the sole witness to Kashan’s molestation of the Ninth Saintess. And then…
“Chief Priest Kashan, you wouldn’t want me to tell everyone how you were groping the Ninth Saintess, would you?”
And it wouldn’t end there. At that point, according to Truth’s plan, Kashan’s big head would regain control of her little head and decisively cut ties with Truth.
So then Truth would grab Kashan’s leg and say pitifully:
“Senior Kashan, are you abandoning me?”
By then, everything would be easy. Even if Kashan didn’t choose Truth, Truth could just hide on the second floor of the Cathedral and refuse to see anyone.
No matter how much they asked, she wouldn’t come out. And if anyone asked what was going on, the most anxious person would be Kashan. Heh heh…
“Hm? High Priestess Tia, what are you doing?”
Suddenly, a strange male voice sounded behind the sneaking Tia, startling her so much she nearly jumped.
Turning around, she saw a man she had never seen before. What caught her attention was the 8th Rank Adventurer badge pinned to his chest.
“I… I was… uh… no, who are you, and why are you here?!” Tia retorted directly, her face full of vigilance.
“High Priestess, don’t be nervous.” The man took a step back and said politely:
“My name is Ze’en, and I am Chief Priest Kashan’s bodyguard on this trip. I apologize for startling you. I just wanted to report an urgent matter to the Chief Priest.”
With that, Ze’en reached out to push open the lounge door. Seeing this, Tia quickly blocked him:
“You can’t go in!”
Ze’en’s hand froze mid-air. He asked in confusion, “Why?”
“Be… because the Chief Priest isn’t here. She… she went out just now!”
Ze’en stared at her as if she were an idiot for a few seconds, then pointed at the badge on his chest and sighed:
“Ah, High Priestess, if you don’t recognize this badge, let me introduce it to you now. See, the main pattern is crossed longbow and short sword, with eight engravings covering it. That means I am an 8th Rank Ranger, understand?”
“So, High Priestess, do you think an 8th Rank Ranger can’t sense who’s inside the lounge?”
The more experienced an Adventurer was, the more they respected the clergy.
Ze’en was like that. Even though he was a whole rank above Tia, he still spoke to her with honorifics.
But being treated like an idiot was a bit annoying…
“8th Rank?! N… no, Senior, I was just… just…” Tia was intimidated by Ze’en’s 8th Rank status and started to stammer.
“Can you move now?” Ze’en continued. He didn’t want to make things hard for Tia; he just wanted to report to Kashan.
“No… no!”
“Still no?!” Ze’en was shocked. Was she deliberately making things difficult for him?
Since advancing to 8th Rank, this was the first time he had been blocked by a junior, and while wearing his badge, no less.
After all, normal people pick on the weak.
Given Ze’en’s habits, he would usually stick an arrowhead right into the butt of someone who made trouble for him as a warning.
But unfortunately, Tia was a priest, and his conscience wouldn’t allow it.
Nowadays, even the most vicious bandits wouldn’t harm a priest, let alone a priest’s bodyguard.
“High Priestess Tia, I really need to report an urgent situation to the Chief Priest. Just now, a team of Demon Hunters from the southern edge of the plateau sent a distress signal saying they can’t hold back the large number of Demons from the Southern Swamp. The Demons will soon run rampant across the entire plateau.”
“Add to that the discovery of two Blasphemer squads, and Deya City is in grave danger. We have to take action. So, High Priestess, please step aside!”
Ze’en’s tone grew a little heavier. Tia’s face showed hesitation:
“This…”
She hadn’t expected the matter Ze’en needed to report was so important. But Truth was still inside with Kashan… Should I step aside?
If I don’t, it could delay things and cause mass casualties across the Dea Plateau. That would probably break gentle Truth’s heart.
But if I do step aside, then what about Truth and Kashan’s situation…
“In that case, forgive my rudeness!” Just as Tia was hesitating, Ze’en lost all patience.
He formed his right hand into a palm and gently pushed forward.
The next second, Tia and the door behind her were blown into the lounge by a small gust of wind.
“Bam—”
“Ugh!” Tia couldn’t open her eyes from the wind, but she wasn’t hurt.
The next second, Ze’en walked straight in and looked at Kashan and Truth on the sofa:
“Lady Kashan, I have to… uh… you two?!”
Ze’en was about to report when he seemed to see a scene he couldn’t describe.
Even though he had seen a lot, he still didn’t know how to handle this situation.
What do you do if you accidentally walk in on the Saintess and the Chief Priest on a secret date? Asking for a friend, urgent!
At this moment, Truth was sitting close to Kashan on the bench, her arms wrapped around the other’s neck in a dependent manner.
Meanwhile, the usually stern Chief Priest had reddened ears and was turning her face away with an unsteady breath.
The two were in such an intimate pose that it created an indescribable atmosphere in the dimly lit room.
Truth’s continuous coddling made Kashan’s breathing heavier and heavier:
“Haah…”
But soon, Kashan felt the sound by her ear suddenly vanish because Truth had stopped.
Huh? Why did she stop? I was just about to agree… Kashan subconsciously looked at Truth and saw that her eyes were wide open, as if she had seen something unspeakable?
Because when she said “agree” earlier, she had stammered, so the impatient Truth had upped the ante.
Her continuous little tricks had made Kashan very flustered and looked extremely shy.
Kashan realized something was wrong. If she agreed, then this dignified Chief Priest would be led around by the nose by this little girl Truth.
That absolutely could not happen. So just as she was about to agree, her reason stopped her.
She froze and stared at the doorway. Kashan curiously glanced at the doorway too, and then she was also dumbfounded.
“Sorry, I didn’t know you two were…”
Ze’en’s response wasn’t that he had caught his employer with some underground woman in a special act, but catching her employer with a holy Saintess…
“It’s not what you think!”
Snapping back to reality, Kashan immediately pushed Truth away and tried to stand up to explain.
But because her legs were pinned and she was flustered inside, she couldn’t get up for a while.
Pushed to the side, Truth’s face started to redden. She no longer had the calm expression from before.
Her own active appearance had been seen by Tia and this passerby… The next second, Truth gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at Tia.
Can’t even guard a door properly? What good are you?!
Damn it, the plan had backfired. She had meant to have Tia burst in after receiving a signal, catching Kashan actively hugging and “groping” Truth.
But now…
It would be lucky if she weren’t “misunderstood” as seducing Kashan.
“Misunderstanding?!”
Tia was full of grievance. What could she do? That guy was an 8th Rank Ranger! How could she, a 4th Rank Priest, stop him?!
“It’s fine, Chief Priest. I understand. I can sign a contract. I promise I won’t tell anyone what I saw today.”
“It’s not what you understand!…”
Kashan kept explaining frantically to her bodyguard, but the latter kept a dead-set attitude of “understanding is everything,” which drove Kashan to point directly at Truth and shout:
“It’s all her fault! She was the one who took the initiative… huh?”
Looking at Truth, who had tearful eyes and a pitiful appearance—her cheeks puffed out, her expression timid, looking extremely wronged as if she had been the one most hurt in this “misunderstanding”—
So if she told the truth now… Kashan thought.
After carefully thinking through the whole sequence of events, Kashan realized that the innocent Saintess had been propositioning her… and also… herself.
Though she didn’t know what about her had attracted this girl. She was too good at this! Where did she learn it?
If she were to take the lead now, the most important thing was how to resolve this contradiction and Truth’s feelings?
Confessing one’s feelings took a lot of courage, especially for a Saintess from a big, rough church like this.
So Kashan knew Truth had really made up her mind. Since Truth was a bit heavy…
Kashan’s heart began to waver. If she cleared up the misunderstanding, then the accusation against her would be proven true.
But if she didn’t explain, and it came to light, the church’s say would be…
But if she cleared the misunderstanding, Truth would definitely be heartbroken.
She clearly liked her so much, yet Kashan had cut her off in front of others just to protect her own reputation…
No, she couldn’t bear to make such a cute Saintess cry for her! A lolicon thought.
And if she had to choose a culprit, it would definitely be Ze’en! If he hadn’t barged in, none of this trouble would have happened!
Truth’s Immortal Jump plan had failed, but in a sense, it had succeeded.
The next second, Kashan gritted her teeth and glared at Ze’en…
“Oh no, the Chief Priest is about to lose her temper! Ze’en quickly said, “I was wrong earlier. It really isn’t what I thought. The Chief Priest was just playing around with the Saintess!”
“Hmph, I don’t care what you think.” Kashan turned her face away and stopped explaining. Instead, she turned to Ze’en and Tia, a little tsundere:
“Let’s talk outside. Ze’en, wait for me outside. Tia, you too, go out first.”
“Yes!” Ze’en immediately turned and left. Tia glanced at Truth and, after receiving a direct stare from her, lowered her head and quickly left. Now only Kashan and Truth remained.
As Chief Priest, one of Kashan’s duties was to guide lost lambs back to the right path!
“Um, Truth…” Kashan sat down beside Truth and said earnestly:
“I’m really happy that you like me. But don’t forget your identity as a Saintess. Plus, we’re the same gender. The future between us won’t lead anywhere. As your future teacher, I have to be responsible for your future now.
So Truth, I’m sorry, but I can’t accept your confession. Still, we can become close teachers and students, or friends. You’re still young. You don’t know how heavy love is. First, you need to know…”
So annoying!
Kashan started her lecture again. Truth’s face grew even darker.
Not only had the plan failed, but now she had to listen to this woman lecture her. She was about to go crazy!
“So I still have to go to Wangdu with you?” Truth asked pitifully in the middle of Kashan’s lecture.
“Go to Wangdu? Of course. That’s a fate you can’t escape! Oh, and also, I’ll forget about this. Truth, you have too many schemes. After going to Wangdu, you must undergo technical training?”
In Kashan’s eyes now, the dignified priest form—as Chief Priest, she absolutely would not allow her subordinate to have such perverse seduction techniques.
This was destroying the Saintess’s holy image!
No, after returning to Wangdu, she had to give her some moral education!
“Hmph!” Truth turned her face away, a little tsundere:
“I’m not telling you.”
“I’ll definitely never tell you I learned it from an old galgame…”
Well, now she had to admit Plan A “Seduction” had failed. She should have used Plan B “Kidnapping.”
But luckily, she was well-prepared and had Plan C!
Yeah, that priest gonna die.