Chapter 518 – Ep.516 Lebellum Fortress
Ardel came out of the bedroom, leaving Smith behind, and walked down the stairs to the third floor. Then he opened one of the doors in the guest room, not the office, and went inside.
Rattling.
An empty liquor bottle rolling on the floor is rolled by the door and crashes into another bottle.
“Your face is glowing.”
Siran, who had been lying on the sofa chewing sausage, got up.
At the same time, Amela, who was sitting across from her, sipping the cider she had brought from the elven forest, opened her mouth.
“Is it okay if I don’t enjoy it a little longer?”
“Because I’m not hungry for sex.”
Amela wrinkled her face at Ardel’s answer.
“… “If anyone hears it, they’ll think I’m a sex-starved bitch.”
“Well.”
“Ha, it’s okay to worry.”
Amela bared her teeth fiercely, and Ardel took her empty seat, kicking back the empty bottle of liquor.
“What about the fanatic year?”
“Cernax Walk.”
“That can’t be helped.”
Ardel nodded his head and looked at Siran.
“However… “Can we really trust that fanatic?”
“My husband believes, so we should believe too. And you would know because you’ve met me, right?”
“… Well, she definitely looked like a shell and was a completely different person on the inside.”
Late at night when Smith was meeting with La-Rocha and other higher species.
Ardel, who returned to the fortress, held a meeting with the two people present, including Nemea. And he wrinkled his face at the completely changed appearance of Nemea.
Even though she was a priest, she acted like a virgin, and the woman who was fun to make fun of and had the best sense of blow came back as a very shameless woman who had several layers of iron plate placed on her face after not seeing her for a few months.
-Is it bad to feel things easily? I’m not sure. In fact, going away easily would make Smith more happy.
-But you also can’t accept all of Smith’s sincerity, right?
-I’ll tell everything to Smith.
Even thinking about it now, it’s absurd.
As a female, I understand how cute she is to the male she loves. But telling the male what to do with the female?
‘What on earth did that crazy fanatic do to throw away all her pride? …’
Ardel got to her point by spilling the beans about Nemea.
“I succeeded in persuading Smith. “I plan to leave in two days at the latest.”
“What about persuasion? I guess I just thought there was something in the atmosphere, so I accepted it based on your perception.”
“… Anyway, he accepted it because of me.”
Ardel blushed slightly at Siran’s answer.
She knows she too.
Sometimes, our loved ones, who are infinitely oblivious, know like a ghost when we are hiding something and do not try to dig deeper.
“Anyway, amgo—”
“Call me Nyaho. Smith is disappointed.”
“… “Be careful.”
Ardel nodded her head at Siran’s point.
“According to the information Nyaho brought, we must catch and kill those smelly old beasts as soon as possible.”
“I guess so.”
“The problem is that you don’t know where it is. Besides, I don’t even know when he disappeared.”
Amela wrinkled her face and took a sip of her cider.
“It’s not like she was leaking from the inside, and it would be correct to say she was already preparing to do some trick a long time ago.”
“I can’t say for sure that it was related to Smith.”
“Well, that’s true.”
Bang.
Siran’s foot tapped the table.
“You can’t pick up water that has already spilled. “It’s not like we can catch the runaway bitches and tear them apart right away, so let’s move on to something constructive.”
Amela and Ardel nodded.
“There are three organizations that these bitches could benefit from Smith’s information. Union of Clergy, Empire. And Nuitanism. In fact, with the exception of Nuitism, there will be no major problem even if Smith’s information flows in.”
The empire has no choice but to pay attention to Siran, and more than anything, the adventurer guild master is currently residing in the capital of the empire. Moreover, the princess, wearing the guise of a prince, is rapidly expanding her power with the help of Adrian, her palmistry.
The Clergy Union is also similar.
When it initially approved Sithism as a new religion, the clergy union was no different from first reaching out to Smith to maintain an amicable relationship.
“But would beast bitches who are busier than anyone else paying attention to the clergy do business with cultists?”
“These are people who are willing to make a deal if they decide there is enough benefit.”
“What do you gain by doing business with a cult?”
“I don’t know if it was other cult members, but they probably thought that the Nuit Church was different.”
“So what is that?”
Amela asked, rolling her eyes, and Ardel answered, shaking her head.
“Last year, the Nuit Church targeted Smith in Bazelan, one of the cities ruled by Viscount Viorin.”
“… Oh yeah. “That happened.”
Ardel’s answer brought back memories of Amella sending me as her escort, and then teasing me with Shiron upon her return.
“The Apostle of Nuit targeted Smith using brainwashing. And the place that became the stage was Bambino, run by prisoners.”
“… And. “I just got goosebumps?”
Ah Mela answered, rubbing both her arms.
“So, if those crazy bastards were going to make a deal with Nuit, they would have done so with brainwashing, right?”
“Okay. “Either he was trying to learn how to brainwash, or he was trying to brainwash certain people so that he could use them as his limbs.”
“… Was it really like that? No, if you had a head on your head, you would have been aware that you could be brainwashed if you went to make a deal, right?”
“They say your brain hardens as you get older.”
“Hmm… “The ones actually doing the work will be the younger ones, and if you’ve been an elder for a long time and have been playing around and getting away with it, that might be the case.”
“It’s just as you said.”
Siran, who was sitting on the table in a crooked position with her legs up, scratched her chin and opened her mouth.
“That’s something that will be revealed gradually over time, so let’s get it out of the way and just tell the main point.”
“Even if it targets Smith, it won’t directly harm Smith. “We must be most wary of teleportation kidnappings using magic circles, as happened in the Kingdom of Goldias.”
“It’s okay because an expert will be with us for that part.”
Currently, the best archmage on the continent resides in Molingta, and he had already promised Siran that he would accompany him when he heads to the empire.
“We need to pay more attention to protecting Kernax and Nyaho. Instead of targeting Smith directly, it is likely that they will target people around him. In particular, pregnant Kernax needs special protection.”
“Next.”
“That’s all for now.”
Shi Ran nodded his head.
“I don’t know if he actually revealed it, but that’s enough.”
“Yes. “I will handle the rest.”
“Okay. “Have a hard time.”
Siran stood up.
“I need to use the bath.”
Then he waved his hand and left the room.
“… What did you decide to do with the rest of the girls?”
“Well.”
“Well… No!!”
Amella lay down on her sofa, muttering to Ardel, who had followed Siran out of her room.
“I don’t care if you worry…”
**
Cock. Cock. Cock.
Something cool pricked my cheek playfully.
“Useup… ?”
I came to my senses from the continued feeling and instinctively sucked the saliva that had flowed from the corner of my mouth. And then I made eye contact with Ardel, who was looking down at me.
“It’s time to wake up. Sleepyhead.”
Ardel smiled softly and gently stroked my cheek.
“… “What time is it?”
I slowly got up, checking that the bed was clean.
“It’s five o’clock in the afternoon.”
“Oh…”
I thought I would wake up around 2 or someone would wake me up. But I never thought I would sleep until five o’clock.
‘Ardella, Aria, and Arua… ‘Have you been kicked out?’
Or maybe he was embarrassed by what happened yesterday and ran away before I woke up.
“Well, I’m sorry. “I should have gone to the office.”
“Are you okay. Smith, I know it’s because of me and my daughters that you overslept.”
Haha…”
I definitely used a lot of energy yesterday, but the biggest reason why I overslept like this is probably because the fatigue that had built up over time wasn’t completely relieved.
“So… “What do you have to say about La-Rocha and the other children?”
“I would like you to appoint those children as Holy Knights of the Sith Church.”
“… “A paladin?”
“Yes. Will it be difficult?”
“No, that… “I don’t think it will be difficult.”
Of course, I think we’ll have to discuss it with the Sith, but I don’t think the Sith will object if it’s just an appointment.
“If you appoint those children as paladins, tell the priests who are leaving to preach to other cities to be sure to take those children with them.”
“All right.”
I answered without hesitation.
I’m sure I’m asking this because there’s a good reason.
“The reason is… “Are you not asking?”
I nodded and smiled at her question.
“I’m curious. But there must be a good reason why Ardel doesn’t speak first. So I won’t have to ask, and Ardel doesn’t have to try to come up with a reason. “Because I trust Ardel.”
“… Ha.”
Was there something strange about my answer?
Ardel let out a long sigh and stroked her bangs. Even the corners of her gently curved eyes had turned fierce.
“Smith.”
“Yes yes… ?”
Ardel’s cool voice, which she hadn’t heard in a long time, made her shiver without realizing it.
“I cannot be with you again this time because I have work to do.”
“Ah… I see… Yo. This… ?”
I blinked.
This was because Ardel had already climbed onto the bed and was unbuttoning her shirt one by one.
Tuk.
He even laid me down on the bed again after getting up and climbed on top of me.
“… “I made up my mind with difficulty, but it would be difficult to make me angry like this.”
“Uh, that, that… Did you do something?”
Slurp.
Ardel lifted the blanket covering my body and licked her lips.
“You don’t have to know. Because that is also your charm. But…”
Sweet.
Ardel unbuckled her belt and threw it down the bed.
“You have to take responsibility.”
