Fog Gate Plaza. After finishing the matters at the Church of the Goddess of Life, Tia returned here once again to handle the handover work with those nobles.
She had originally thought that since Little Mist was so severely injured by a Demon that even the Lady Goddess of Life couldn’t heal her directly, she would stay in the Church to accompany her and take care of her daily needs.
But just when she was supporting Little Mist to the second-floor room and wanted to help her change clothes, Little Mist directly blocked her at the door and declared that no one was allowed in!
It was then that Tia realized the Ninth Saintess before her wasn’t Little Mist, but Truth.
‘When did they switch?’ Tia thought at Fog Gate Plaza.
‘And where did Little Mist go?’
“Priest Tia!”
Suddenly, from behind Tia, the voice of Count Suho rang out.
He ran over with two people, urgently asking, “High Priest, may I ask what happened outside the Mist? Why did the entire Mist shake violently just now? Also, I heard from some Adventurers that some kind of God’s Miracle appeared above Deya City. Did the Lady Goddess of Life appear? And I heard there was a Great Demon!”
Due to the Mist’s obstruction, from the Demon’s field enveloping the area to the Goddess of Life’s miracle descending, the Adventurers inside the Mist couldn’t sense what was happening outside at all—until a large pit was smashed into the Mist…
……
As the incident gradually escalated, the Adventurers began to panic and fled the Mist one after another.
They all wanted to pack up their valuables and run away, since no one knew what else might happen.
Gradually, the number of Adventurers inside the Mist dropped sharply.
“It’s roughly as you said, but there’s nothing to worry about now. With the Lady Goddess of Life here, there’s no need for concern.” Tia replied calmly.
“Then I’m relieved.” Count Suho breathed a sigh of relief. Since the High Priest said so, there must be no problem.
“I’ll go pass this news to the workers immediately. The workers heard about what happened and are shouting that they won’t work anymore and want to flee. They’re causing a ruckus right now. I’ll go calm them down.”
With that, Count Suho immediately left with his men.
Tia swept her gaze across Fog Gate Plaza, watching the departing Adventurers and sighed, “I guess we won’t see Adventurers taking risks in the Mist for a while until the safety is confirmed…”
Though she didn’t know what significance the Adventurers’ activities inside the Mist had for Lord Hermit, He must have His reasons.
So maintaining a lively presence of Adventurers in the Mist was definitely crucial!
‘So next… should I think of a way to solve the problem of Adventurers leaving? Maybe if I solve this directly, Lord Hermit might reward me! But I’m also afraid that if I act on my own, Lord Hermit will scold me…’
“Oh, I almost forgot about this!” Tia suddenly remembered. Truth had promised to put in a good word for her in front of Lord Hermit and give her some sort of reward.
‘So did Truth actually say anything?’
As she was pondering, a commotion in the distance caught Tia’s attention…
In the center of Fog Gate Plaza, a high platform had risen out of nowhere.
Adventurers passing by were also drawn to the platform and stopped to take a look.
The next moment, a rather petite female voice rang out in everyone’s ears:
“Attention! Attention! The Mist limited-time event is starting! The Mist’s limited-time event, meow!”
The Mist’s limited-time event?! Tia was immediately captivated by those words.
She quickly came to the high platform in the center and saw a cat-eared girl dressed in a special priest robe standing on top of it.
Tia was first drawn to the priest robe the cat-eared girl was wearing:
‘Which region’s style is this? I’ve never seen it before. And the design…’
Though it was far away, Tia could tell at a glance that the priest robe on the cat-eared girl was much more form-fitting, greatly accentuating the wearer’s figure.
The texture was also simpler compared to the Church of Life’s robes, giving off a minimalist feel?
But if it’s minimalist, then why is the design so body-hugging?! That’s just too… And why is that cat-eared girl’s face so flushed? Is it because too many Adventurers are watching?
At this moment, Wilona was holding up a large signboard with both hands.
On it was clearly written the details of this limited-time event.
Conveniently, she could use the big sign to shield her body so that not too many people could see her pressed against her sides.
She also didn’t dare move her legs much…
To be honest, she had never seen such revealing clothes even in the American Capital.
But the problem now was that she was a member of the Northern Royal Family!
Making a royal member dress like this to promote an event was simply… too shameful!
After a moment of silence, Wilona continued speaking loudly, her voice slightly trembling:
“To thank everyone for their support of the Mist these past days, the Mist officials have decided to launch the following limited-time events with utmost sincerity, meow!”
“One! The rewards from opening chests in the free exploration area are doubled for a limited time! As long as you can open a treasure chest, the rewards inside will all be doubled, meow!”
“Two! The special item ‘Party Card’ will be distributed for a limited time! As long as you challenge a Mist Dungeon within the next three days, you can get a free Party Card at Fog Gate Plaza, meow!”
“Three! The reactivation requirements for the Life Insurance Mechanism are temporarily lowered! Now you only need to kill three Large Slimes to trigger the Life Insurance again, meow!”
“Four! ……”
Wilona shouted loudly about the Mist’s special welfare activities for these three days, her face bright red, and she occasionally wiped the corner of her eyes with the back of her hand to hide her shameful tears.
‘Damn it! I never thought a Mist job would involve… soliciting in such a public place!’
Earlier, in the dressing room, Ariel had put in a lot of effort to trick Wilona out, making her temporarily believe that the aesthetic and style of this outfit were completely normal.
But just as she stepped out of the dressing room, Wilona noticed that Ariel was holding another outfit and seemed deep in thought.
“Senior Ariel, do you want to try the other outfit too, meow? I took a look at it. It’s almost exactly the same as the one I’m wearing, but it’s a larger size. It looks like it should fit you… Do you want to try it on, meow?” Wilona asked curiously.
However, Ariel didn’t answer. Her face also turned as red as Wilona’s.
‘That damned Hidden One Demon! How dare he make me, a Disaster-class Mage, wear such a shameless outfit! This is utterly insane…’
“Hurry up and change, then get to work. Otherwise, you won’t be wearing clothes in the Mist from now on!” The Lord Hermit’s urging voice echoed in Ariel’s mind again.
“Guh…”
So Ariel walked stiffly back into the dressing room and slammed the door shut.
That action made Wilona breathe a little easier. So Senior Ariel also had to wear this outfit?
Since she had to wear it herself, then it really wasn’t a trick. This outfit was completely normal!
In a good mood, Wilona began waiting outside. But that wait dragged on for nearly half an hour.
‘Strange, why hasn’t Senior Ariel come out yet? Does she not know how to put it on, meow?’ Wilona knocked on the dressing room door.
“Senior Ariel?”
Then click, the dressing room door suddenly opened, and Ariel stood upright before Wilona.
The latter quickly scanned Ariel from head to toe and found that she had indeed changed into the “Mist Employee Uniform,” but…
Why was Senior Ariel still wearing a hooded cloak over it?
“Senior Ariel, why are you…” Wilona pointed at the cloak and began to ask, but before she could finish, Ariel suddenly crouched down and said to Wilona solemnly:
“This time the work location is Fog Gate Plaza. There are many Adventurers there, and among them are my enemies! Therefore, to avoid being troubled by my enemies while we work, I have to wear a hooded cloak to conceal myself!”
“I see…”
“Exactly! Now let’s hurry over to Fog Gate Plaza to start work. This job is very simple—just some basic promotion.
Since this is your first job, I’ll guide you on the spot and let you experience the work process yourself!”
So, after a while, Ariel, wrapped in a hooded cloak, and Wilona, dressed in the “Mist Employee Uniform,” appeared at Fog Gate Plaza and caught the attention of the Adventurers…
At first, everyone stared at the lifelike purple fluffy cat ears on top of Wilona’s head.
But soon, they were drawn to her special priest robe:
“Which region’s priest robe is that? It feels… inexplicably sexy…”
“Hey! How can you talk about a young priestess like that?”
A female Adventurer immediately stopped her companion and then also looked at Wilona.
“Who would say a holy priest robe is sexy… Huh? Actually… it does seem… a bit…”
A little unconvinced, the female Adventurer squinted to take a closer look at the side of Wilona’s priest robe.
“Am I seeing things? I think I vaguely see something black under that cat-eared girl’s robe…”
In an instant, even more gazes fell on Wilona.
She was so frightened that she immediately pressed close to Ariel.
Ariel, in turn, was almost paralyzed by Wilona’s actions and the crowd’s stares, terrified that a moment of carelessness would reveal the… priest robe beneath her cloak.
Every step felt like walking on thin ice…
“S-Senior Ariel, I feel like everyone is staring at me, meow…” Wilona wanted to bury her head in Ariel’s cloak, but the latter quickly stopped her.
“Let me handle the shame alone. Don’t drag my cloak into this!”
Ariel quickly fabricated an excuse.
“O-of course they’re looking at you! It’s normal! Look, everyone here is human, and you’re the only one with fluffy cat ears on your head. It’d be weird if they weren’t curious!”
“Huh? Is it my cat ears that are causing curiosity, meow? I thought it was my outfit…”
“Not at all! I told you, this outfit is very ordinary. Here, take this board!”
Reaching the center of the plaza, Ariel spoke and pulled out a large signboard from the side according to the Lord Hermit’s instructions and handed it to Wilona.
Then, the event promotion content began to appear on the signboard:
“Come on, Wilona. Stand on that platform. Now, all you have to do is promote the content on this signboard to everyone! Do your best, I’ll be watching your work from over here.”
With that, Ariel stepped back a few paces.
The next moment, a mobile platform began to rise beneath Wilona’s feet, lifting her ten meters above the ground.
“Huh?!” Wilona hugged the signboard tightly, at a loss.
At the same time, many Adventurers started to gather around curiously:
“Is there a show?”
Just then, a sudden gust of wind swept through the Mist!
The wind blew up the hem of Wilona’s priest robe, and because of its slit design, the robe fluttered in the wind, revealing the incredibly eye-catching black footed stockings underneath!
“Ooooh!” The surrounding Adventurers let out a collective sigh.
What a bold design! What a daring outfit! No wonder she’s a Beastman!
Though sexy, most Adventurers didn’t have dirty thoughts.
They were more curious and appreciative.
After all, Wilona’s figure was still rather immature—not that attractive to them, except for the perverts.
“If only Priest Tia from Deya City were wearing this outfit…” someone murmured quietly.
On the platform, Wilona was frantically hugging the signboard and kneeling.
Only now did she realize that Senior Ariel had lied to her—this outfit was definitely not normal!
She really wanted to jump down, but if she jumped directly, her robe’s bottom and sides would be exposed again…
“What are you doing, little cat? Better get to work! Do you want to be fired?”
The Lord Hermit’s voice suddenly echoed in Wilona’s mind, making her jolt.
After kneeling on the platform in silence for a few minutes, as if she had resigned herself, Wilona seemed to throw caution to the wind.
Gritting her teeth, she slowly stood up, closed her eyes, and shouted loudly:
“Attention! Attention! The Mist limited-time event is starting! The Mist’s limited-time event, meow!”…
Under Wilona’s strenuous promotion, she quickly attracted the attention of most Adventurers in Fog Gate Plaza… and Tia’s as well.