End of Volume · Church and Saintess
“You’re the succubus! Your whole family is a succubus!!!”
“Evelyn, calm down! Calm down!!!”
Seeing the frantic Evelyn rush in, ready to give the elf girl a piece of her mind, Emilia hurriedly hugged her from behind.
The elf girl had just recovered, and if Evelyn were allowed to go beat her up now, wouldn’t all the previous treatment go to waste?
“Ahhhhh! Emilia, let go of me! I have to let this fool elf know what demon cruelty is!”
Evelyn was about to go crazy; who says others are succubi upon meeting? Although she knew that her incredibly misleading appearance indeed resembled a succubus just a tiny bit, being called a succubus was still her reverse scale!
“Um… Miss Succubus, is there… something wrong?”
The elf girl, who had just woken up, seemed to have not yet activated her intelligence and emotional awareness. Seeing Evelyn’s obvious distress, she even tilted her head and cluelessly called her a succubus.
Alright, now even Emilia couldn’t hold Evelyn back.
“I’m your grandma’s succubus!!!”
“Wah—”
……
“Okay, Evelyn, be good~ Don’t be angry~ It’s just being misunderstood as a succubus, right? It’s not a big deal, is it? Besides, isn’t that a roundabout way of complimenting you as cute?”
“Hmph! <(￣ ﹌ ￣)>”
Facing Evelyn, who was sulking like a child, Emilia naturally comforted her as if coaxing a little kid. However, the slightly curved corners of Emilia’s mouth indicated that she was actually quite pleased with the situation…
Meanwhile, the elf girl, holding her swollen red head, squatted on the ground looking pitifully at Evelyn, who was still sulking.
“I’m very sorry, Miss Evelyn. I didn’t mean to say you are a demon, but your appearance really resembles a succubus… No, it’s really misleading…”
“Pfft…”
“……”
Did you just want to say I really look like a succubus?
And Emilia, did you just chuckle?
“Sigh, fine, I, Evelyn, am not an unreasonable person; I won’t pursue this anymore this time. But next time if you dare to say I’m a succubus, I won’t be polite!”
Saying that, Evelyn bared her teeth fiercely at the elf girl. Unfortunately, Evelyn was not from the Blood Clan and didn’t have their sharp fangs, so her baring of teeth looked more cute than intimidating, super adorable.
“Um! I will always remember the kindness you’ve shown me, Miss Evelyn! But…”
“But?”
“Actually, I have one more thing I want your help with…”
The elf girl posed shyly, looking quite embarrassed.
“Could you… take me back to the Elf Forest?”
“?”
Upon hearing the elf girl’s request, Evelyn immediately had three big question marks pop up above her head. Isn’t there a Night Watchman and the Church? Why does she need her to take her?
“To be honest… during my imprisonment by that bad person, I saw someone in the Holy Church robes talking with that bad person, and I’m worried…”
“You mean… the Holy Church might be affiliated with that Descendants Sect?”
Evelyn frowned. If that’s the case, then there’s a big problem. The Church has little influence in the atheistic country of Chug, but it has a significant presence in other nations and even continents. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to confront the Night Watchman organization as a religious entity. Moreover, the Church has always had close ties with angels; if such a behemoth really has connections with the Descendants Sect, that would be quite terrifying.
“I don’t think it’s very likely… When that black-robed man was chasing me, he mentioned the Church. The disgust and disdain in his eyes were unmistakable, so compared to the idea that the Church and Descendants Sect are in cahoots, I think it’s more probable that someone from the Descendants Sect has infiltrated the Church as an insider.”
Emilia knew there should be some connection between the Descendants Sect and the Church, after all, the magic suppression handcuffs used to control her at that time were of a Church design. As for what that black-robed man said later… Emilia had been almost beyond saving at that point, so she didn’t think that guy was likely to lie.
“Um… actually, I also think it should be an insider… But the key point is here! There are those bad people’s moles in the Church, and I don’t dare trust them for the time being. The Night Watchmen’s information partially overlaps with the Church, and I’m worried that if the mole hiding in the Church discovers my location, they would go after me again… Therefore, I kindly ask the two benefactors to help me once more! Please take me back to the Elf Forest, and everyone in the Holy City will remember your kindness!!!”
Saying that, the elf girl bowed deeply to Evelyn and Emilia, her attitude being quite sincere.
“…I can’t help you because I don’t even know how to get to the Elf Forest, let alone take you back. But I have a friend; she should be able to help you.”
The friend Evelyn mentioned was of course Nolan, the Blood Clan Grand Princess. Compared to the Demon Race, which could almost be considered a world enemy, the Blood Clan, though with a poor reputation, at least had normal diplomatic relations with other races, making it the perfect fit to help Alice get back.
“Oh? A friend? I never knew that Evelyn had such channels! Why have I… never heard about this before?”
Emilia leaned closer to Evelyn, a hint of grievance in her words. Evelyn felt a chill run down her back, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart.
“It seems… we still need to properly, communicate our feelings, don’t we?”
“Y-y-y-y-you… don’t come over here!!!”
“……”
Alice blankly watched the flirtation between Emilia and Evelyn, her little head filled with big question marks.
Not understanding, she asked.
Can the relationship between demons and angels be this good?
……
Meanwhile, inside Worry-Free City, on the rooftop of a tall building.
A transparent soul resembling the black-robed man was bound tightly to the ground with golden chains, letting out frenzied and desperate howls. Looking at the white-haired girl in nun’s robes before him, he roared with all his might.
“Why! Why is the heretical saintess appearing here!?”
“This heretic gentleman, you are the real heretic, aren’t you? You, who want to sacrifice your soul to the evil god, right?”
The white-haired girl revealed a pure and flawless smile. She gently clapped her hands, and the chains binding the black-robed man’s soul burst forth with unparalleled brilliance, instantly purifying his soul—
“I-I haven’t sacrificed myself to the Mother Deity yet; I’m unwilling—”
Before he could finish his words, he was completely purified by the Holy Light, body and spirit annihilated.
“Descendants Sect’s parasite… How long has it been since I last saw one? But it seems that there are some hidden within our Church as well?”
“However, we can set the cleaning aside for now; the purpose of this visit is to find her.”
Saying this, the saintess slowly walked to the edge of the building, overlooking the city’s scenery.
“Where on earth has my disobedient sister hidden?”
