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34. Rose Gold Set

In front of the foolish saintess, the moment had come for me to prove my words! Just as we had barely escaped from our hiding place, our location was exposed due to Ikusis’s silly screams and wails.

Those yellow-haired villain’s lackeys immediately spotted us and came charging toward us, with a very clear target: not me, but Ikusis! After all, the identity of the saintess was far too powerful; it could be used for leverage and coercion!

“She’s over there! Hurry!”

“But who’s the person next to her?”

“Doesn’t matter, just kill her and toss her aside! With that woman, we can leave!”

【The remnants of the archbishop want to coerce the saintess to leave the Great Ying Empire!】

As expected, they were so desperate to escape that I had become mere cannon fodder. Moreover, these lackeys weren’t just talking; soon, something scorching whizzed past my ear, nearly exploding on my head! A glance revealed that several of the lackeys had started to throw the classic low-tier spells—fireballs!

“Damn! Why are they throwing fireballs when they’re clearly from the church!?”

Shouldn’t they be the type to stand still and chant for dozens of seconds before releasing some holy light or something?

“Stop! Where do you think you’re going!”

As I spoke, more fireballs came flying our way. Ikusis, clearly terrified by the seemingly harmless scene, was screaming her head off, her foolishness and stupidity laid bare!

“Waaah! I’m going to die! I want to live a few more years…”

“Shut up! If you don’t, I might live a few years less!”

These lowly tricks were easy enough to dodge according to the script, but the biggest problem was that I couldn’t single-handedly pull off any over-the-top heroics. While waiting for a turning point in the script, this foolish saintess kept shouting in my ear, a living, breathing pressure cooker.

“But…”

“I said you can trust me, so just trust me! As long as you’re in the Great Ying Empire, don’t worry about anything you’re scared of. Even if the King of Hell comes, I won’t let him lay a finger on you, got it? You idiot!?”

I never expected that one day, a newbie like me would encounter a boss even more clueless than I was, but there was no helping it; she was the saintess. Even if it was troublesome, I had to deal with it. I wasn’ t looking to play the hero, but for the sake of her improving her impression of me, so I could clear my name at the upcoming summit of nations, I had to give it my all.

In the next moment, the script unfolded. I pushed Ikusis aside and watched as a fireball whizzed past us. The timing of the script was just right; the rest depended on me.

“Ikusis, move back.”

“Eh? What are you planning to do?”

This foolish saintess blinked at me for a while, but soon her “prophecy” should have made her understand what I intended to do, as a hint of panic appeared on her silly face.

“You… didn’t you say you couldn’t do it!? Don’t go, let’s just run! Once we’re in a crowded place, we’ll be safe. If it really comes to it, I can… “

【Ikusis wants to deal with the lackeys herself.】

This idiot, who could scream at a fireball flying overhead, now wanted to take action herself. Was she overestimating her own abilities or underestimating me?

There was no time for explanations; in the next moment, I gave Ikusis a push.

“Just wait, I have my own way of solving this. Do you think I’m someone to be trifled with?”

Then, facing the lackeys’ low-tier fireballs, I turned to confront them! With the support of the script, and after a few recent encounters with Miss Alsace, I felt an instinctual boost. To me, all these low-level magical attacks seemed like child’s play, no longer causing me any tension.

“They dare to come closer!”

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“Take out this cannon fodder, and we can capture the Saintess! Hurry!”

“Kid, if you know what’s good for you, just hurry up…”

【Cameo A killed Ougi Lide!】

【Cameo B killed Ougi Lide!】

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Death scripts appeared frequently, but this time I wasn’t panicking at all, nor did I have the time to think. I dodged the punch from one of the cameos who still dared to threaten me, then aimed directly at his second most important area as a man—his kidneys—and delivered a swift kidney shot!

Immediately after, as he howled and clutched his waist, I lifted my leg and delivered a two-hit combo to his lower regions, leaving him crumpled on the ground, hesitating.

Although Alsas’s usual foul mouth was unpleasant, I didn’t expect his teaching methods to be so convenient and effective!

After taking down the so-called leader of the cameos, I couldn’t avoid getting caught up in the mess, but from here on, things would be much easier!

“Hey, gentlemen priests, is it that you’ve run out of magic to throw fireballs at me?”

Before the words even left my mouth, a fireball shot toward me. I anticipated the script and dodged early, but the fireball struck one of the cameo’s teammates behind me, causing him to collapse to the ground, screaming and rolling in agony.

Now, the remaining cameos were in a panic. Perhaps emboldened by their numbers, they quickly huddled together, but this meant I no longer had to worry about the dangers from Ikusis’s side!

“You… who are you! Don’t interfere with us! Otherwise, we’ll take you down too!”

“You’re already wanted. I suggest you all turn yourselves in to lighten the consequences. Compared to that archbishop, you should only be considered accomplices; you won’t be locked up for long, oh~”

I sneered as I exposed their identities, watching their expressions grow increasingly sinister.

“Hmph! We’ll kill you, this small fry! Then we’ll take the Saintess and leave! Let’s see how your Great Yung Empire can stop us! Anyone who gets in our way will die along with the Saintess!”

“If you don’t let us live, we’ll kill the Saintess! Your Great Yung Empire is finished! Hahaha!”

With that, the group of cameos finally set their sights on the distant Ikusis. Indeed, with my own abilities, I couldn’t possibly stop them all, and Ikusis was standing there like a block of iron, too scared to move! Why don ‘t you run, darling? If you could just run a little faster, I wouldn’t have to work so hard!

However, I, Ougi Lide, keep my promises. I assured Ikusis that she wouldn’t come to harm in the Great Yung Empire, and as long as she didn’t run away, she would definitely be safe!

Even if this method wasn’t particularly glorious, and not at all like a typical hero, as long as I achieved my goal, that was enough!

“Gentlemen priests…”

So, I took a step back, staring at the group of cameos preparing to snatch someone, “I think you might not have that opportunity anymore.”

“Ha! What a scare tactic, someone like you? Just you?”

“I never said it was just me.”

Under the surprised gazes of the others as they sensed something was off, I spoke, “Don’t you find it strange that, despite being in a wealthy area, it’s unusually quiet here?”

After all, a net must be cast in secrecy.

“The rose gold bracelets and the three meals a day accommodation package have already been prepared for you.”

As soon as the words left my mouth, the sound of armored footsteps echoed! The script was about to change!

【Moriarty and Kephiel’s investigation team arrived in response to Ougi Lide’s signal.】

【The archbishop’s remnants were captured in one fell swoop!】

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