14. The Wall-Climbing Expert (It’s the beginning of the month, asking for monthly votes!)
I suddenly understood why a freeloader who just needs to talk a bit is so popular among most men.
Because, hiding behind and enjoying either the might of a fist the size of a mortar or the backing of a powerful big shot, I don’t have to worry about any death scripts at all. Just the feeling of needing to move my mouth a bit is incredibly satisfying!
Though… in the end, I couldn’t prove that the church side was lying, but that blonde villain couldn’t prove that the lies the saintess told were true either. The result, after going back and forth, combined with the fact that this meeting was held within the territory of the Great Ying Empire, became: everyone tacitly agreed to temporarily stop arguing about the ‘Euclid Warrant’ and instead started discussing other trivial topics.
The “biggest problem” regarding whether I could clear my name had finally passed without incident, but the matter was far from over.
After that.
The “argument” at the first round of the summit of various nations yielded no results, so there would be a period of “recess” before more national leaders arrived. However, even during this time, I indeed could not find peace.
Just now, at Ke Fei Er’s home, my delightful time flattering the big shot and clinging to their leg was interrupted by an unexpected guest.
“Someone…”
Ke Fei Er, who was hesitating whether to play the “hand-holding game” with me, suddenly became alert, with a hint of annoyance at being “disturbed.” By the time I saw the contents of the script regarding this situation, Ke Fei Er, Fei Er’s gaze had already caught sight of a sneaky figure hiding behind various corners and columns outside her manor, pretending to be a detective.
[Ikusis is tracking Euclid.]
It turned out to be the saintess of the church, but… what kind of tracking is this? The bow on her waist was exposed because her butt was sticking out high, and she seemed completely unaware, looking quite pleased with herself.
Earlier at the summit, I had indeed almost exposed her clumsy lies hidden behind “prophecies.” If this saintess is considered “a bit foolish but still one of the BOSSes,” she indeed had reason to track me and entertain some strange ideas until a script appeared to stab me.
However, there was one thing that was off, and Ke Fei Er had also noticed it.
“It seems to be the saintess of the church, but she’s always being watched by the people from the church. You also said she’s a puppet used for her power. Why is she out here alone now?”
I took a look at the script and immediately understood.
“It seems she used her own power to sneak out.”
【Ikusis tricked the guards and slipped away!】
To be honest… what a hassle. My sensitive identity can’t just casually interact with these dangerous individuals. But leaving her out there might be even more troublesome. This saintly lady, who doesn’t seem to have a high IQ, will inevitably attract trouble sooner or later, even if she disguises herself in a different outfit.
With my own chance to clear my name approaching, how could I allow such an uncertain factor to roam freely outside?
“Kefir, you should hide for a bit and avoid these dangerous people.”
“What about you…”
Me? I can’t hide even if I wanted to. After all, I might have underestimated this saintess before, leading to some troublesome content appearing in the script—【Ikusis has set her sights on Oqilid.】
There’s no way I can dodge that.
Once Kefir quietly left, I pretended to casually approach the fence where Ikusis was hiding, calling out to the saintess who thought she was perfectly concealed behind a pile of weeds.
“Saintess~”
“Wow!!”
The sudden voice startled the girl, nearly causing her to fall on her backside. Flustered and embarrassed, she stood up, facing me with her gaze darting around, seemingly searching for a reason to cover up her actions.
Having more contact with the girl in front of me, the script suddenly filled with more content related to her. As one of the bosses, the church saintess, and someone I almost exposed for lying, Ikusis now had a death script in my narrative. However…
She truly didn’t disappoint me at all.
【Ikusis, exposed for her lies, wants to stab Oqilid.】
【But she messed it up.】
Accompanying this absurd script was Ikusis’s silly attitude, as she struggled to come up with an excuse for her behavior, making it hard for me to feel any sense of caution.
Looking at her, it was clear she had “sneaked out,” so I could only let out a sigh of relief.
“I… I was just passing by…”
“You should come in first. If your identity is discovered outside, you won’t have any comfortable days ahead.”
The church would definitely be looking for the saintess, especially since their puppet had gone missing. It would be strange if that blonde didn’t panic. Rather than letting the saintess wander outside and cause me trouble, it was better to call her in, where she could hide for a while.
“Is it really okay!? Thank you!”
The saintess, who brightened up in an instant, believed me without a second thought, and then… she lifted her skirt in front of me, revealing her thighs, and began to climb over the fence! Her movements were so skilled that it was clear she was novice; her technique for getting over the fence was truly impressive…
It was obvious she had escaped from the church more than once. Thankfully, when I had just sent Kefir away, I instructed the servants not to interfere with what was happening by the fence, so this silly saintess who climbed over the wall didn’t expose herself.
Then… as she climbed over the fence and was about to land, she fell with a thud.
“Ugh…”
So foolish, but… there’s a reason she can be a saintess.
If she didn’t speak or act foolishly, just looking at her appearance, the girl was indeed flawless. There was a subtle air of “distinction from ordinary humans” about her, and as I interacted with Ikusis, the script undoubtedly confirmed my thoughts , providing more content about her.
【Ikusis, the church saintess, possesses the power of prophecy. Because her prophecies frequently come true, she has a vast number of followers and is regarded as the embodiment of the goddess.】
Enough already, if the goddess of this world were really that foolish, the world would have perished long ago.
I looked at the girl sprawled out on the ground, baring her teeth and grinning, thinking to myself: pulling her in is no problem, but I must find a reason to send her away later to avoid attracting trouble, after all, I need to disguise my identity, right?
However, just as I reached out to her with good intentions, and she happily accepted with a hint of silliness…
“Miss Saintess, could you please remember to use the front door next time? We’re not thieves.”
“Hehe, I’m sorry, I’m just used to it~”
As our hands met, I was about to mock the word “used to it,” but in the next moment, I saw more—a script concerning the Saintess Ikusis.
This time, the content of the script was not funny at all.
[Ikusis was killed by Oujilide!]
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