“So how exactly do we get rid of Truth Cat?”
Inside the Mist, Wilona and Little Mist were sitting by the Giant Pit caused by the Goddess of Life, discussing the matter of the real and fake Saintess.
Wilona continued:
“Of course, I’m not talking about you. I mean that impostor Truth Cat in Deya City.”
“Huh? Why do we suddenly need to get rid of her?!”
Little Mist was startled by Wilona’s words.
She took some time to prove to Wilona that she was the real Saintess, while the one in the Cathedral was the fake.
That got Wilona quite angry—she’d actually been deceived!
So she immediately decided to stand up for Little Mist.
Fortunately, Little Mist still had some sense.
She knew that the only result of the two of them fighting Truth together would be getting pinned to the ground and rubbed into the dirt with one hand each.
So Little Mist quickly warned:
“Don’t even think about getting rid of the impostor Truth! We can’t defeat her. Think about it—she’s been impersonating me for so long, and not even my Saint’s Shadow Guard or the Goddess of Life noticed anything wrong. That shows her strength and the power behind her are no joke! And besides… she hasn’t done anything to you, so why do you suddenly want to get rid of her? Also, didn’t she give you a very precious Space Pendant?”
Little Mist thought that Cat seemed a bit too extreme.
“That’s true, meow…”
Wilona fell into thought again.
Although the Ninth Saintess in Deya City was an impostor, she hadn’t done anything bad or wrong to her so far, and she’d even given her such a precious gift…
Thinking about it that way, it seemed she didn’t really have any conflict with her.
She looked just like a genuine Saintess, didn’t she?
With that thought, Wilona sneakily glanced at Little Mist beside her and asked:
“By the way, if you’re really the Saintess… then why don’t you ask the Goddess for help, meow?”
“Uh, well…” Little Mist froze, her eyes darting around as she quickly thought about how Truth would reply in this situation.
Based on her understanding of Truth, the thing Truth loved to do most in this kind of situation was to fabricate lies out of thin air… So Little Mist quickly came up with a reason:
“That’s because… I have a Handle in the impostor’s hands! And that impostor said that if I dare to expose this matter, she… she will wipe out every living being on the Dea Plateau!”
“As a Saintess, I… I absolutely don’t want to see something like that happen, so I had to temporarily compromise. Before… before she does anything out of line, I’ve decided to cooperate with her for now.”
Since she wasn’t used to lying yet, Little Mist still stammered a bit, but even so, Wilona mostly believed her.
Threatening someone with the lives of others to blackmail a Saintess—that was clearly the mark of a complete villain!
“With that said, she’s definitely a bad person! No doubt she’s secretly plotting something using your identity, meow!”
Wilona looked like she’d seen through the impostor Truth’s evil scheme, then added:
“And I’ve also figured it out. My mother said that a stranger won’t give you benefits for no reason. If they do, they’re up to no good! Since that impostor directly gave me such a precious Space Pendant, it must be because she’s wary of my status. She definitely wanted to brush me off with that pendant so I wouldn’t ruin her evil plan, meow!”
“Honestly, I used to like her so much before, but it turns out she’s that scheming, meow!”
“Is… is that so?” Little Mist scratched her head.
Wilona had seen through the impostor Truth’s little scheme.
Even if she hadn’t done anything out of line yet and was nice to her, what about later?
Anyone who could threaten the lives of all humans on the Dea Plateau couldn’t possibly be a good person!
That being the case… Wilona immediately made her decision.
She decided to save the true Ninth Saintess!
It was true that the fake Truth was nice to her, but everything the fake Truth did must be imitating the real Truth, right?
So the true Ninth Saintess in front of her was the one who was genuinely good to her!
Brushing off a kitten with a precious gift?
Little Mist was stunned. Based on her understanding of Truth here, Truth usually brushed people off with her fists, not something as gentle as giving gifts… Could it be that Wilona held some special meaning to Truth?
And looking at the Priest Robe Wilona was wearing… Little Mist felt it looked very familiar, like she’d seen it somewhere before… Oh right! The Faith Exchange Shop!
Little Mist immediately opened the Faith Exchange Shop and compared the differences between the Mist Priest Robe and the Priest Robe Wilona was wearing.
She found that although the details of the latter’s robe were slightly different, overall it was basically the same outfit!
“Wilona!” Little Mist urgently asked: “Where did you get the clothes you’re wearing?”
“This? Uh, well…” Wilona immediately covered her body with both hands shyly: “This is my employee work uniform… How should I put it, I might be working in the Mist for a while…”
“Huh?”
Little Mist immediately understood. So Wilona was also one of that despicable Truth’s playthings?
No, that can’t be! This child was so innocent—there was no way she’d allow her to fall into Truth’s evil grasp!
Little Mist immediately used her Authority to check Wilona’s status, and found that her Blessing column was openly displaying the five words [Believer of the Mist].
Sure enough, Wilona had been lured into the Mist by Truth using the Space Pendant! That gift she gave was definitely not out of kindness!
What should she do? Should she just use her Authority to let Wilona go? But if she let Wilona go like that, what about herself?
Truth would definitely take revenge on her afterwards…
What to do, this is so frustrating…
But after hesitating for only a moment, Little Mist ultimately decided to help Wilona escape Truth’s evil clutches.
As for how to face Truth afterwards, she’d already made her plans.
Knowing Truth’s personality, she probably wouldn’t slap her to death in one blow. At worst…
She’d just be tormented for a hundred years or so…
Little Mist took a deep breath and said seriously to Wilona:
“Wilona, let me tell you the truth. The Mist and that impostor Truth are working together. You can’t win against them here. Let me help you escape!”
However, just as Little Mist spoke, Wilona also slapped her chest and said to her with a firm gaze:
“Forget about my clothes for now, let me help you escape! I still don’t know who’s behind that impostor, but I can promise you she wouldn’t dare do anything to me!”
Both of their voices fell at the same time, and then they both exclaimed in surprise:
“Huh?!”
Then, they both blurted out in unison:
“You want to help me escape?!”
“You want to help me escape?!”
“But I still have a Handle in the impostor Truth’s hands…”
“But I still have a Handle in the Mist Lord’s hands, meow…”
……
“No, I can’t escape in a short while. You go first. Don’t worry, with me here, your Work Contract is no problem at all—I have a way to remove it!”
“No, I can’t escape in a short while. You go first. Don’t worry, as long as I negotiate, that impostor definitely won’t destroy the entire Dea Plateau, meow!”
……
“Stop mimicking me!”
“Stop mimicking me, meow!”
……