Well, at this point, Violet didn’t have any more intentions of hiding anything. Or rather, the unexpected discovery of the notes left by the travelers had already made the priestess eager to explore further, and she had no plans to continue playing the wanted game in the Demon Suppression City.
She decided to resolve the situation here as quickly as possible and then head straight to the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains to search for more traces left by players.
Luckily, all the necessary preparations had been made.
So, without hesitation, the black-haired girl reached up and removed the transparent mask that had concealed her identity, smiling.
“It’s me. Now you should remember, right?”
“Huh, what’s going on... Wait! You... you’re not that...”
After a brief moment of confusion due to the mask’s effects, the priest suddenly exclaimed, seemingly recalling the memories associated with this face and the identity of the “wanted criminal” it represented.
Almost instinctively, the priest quickly moved to shield the petite figure and revealed face of the priestess, sounding a bit flustered as he urged in a hushed voice.
“Alright, alright, I understand! Quickly put that thing back on. This place isn’t just for us Black Knights! Without the captain here, I can’t guarantee your safety!”
“Haha, it’s okay...”
Although it was somewhat amusing, Violet still felt a hint of warmth from the actions of this stranger, and also from Uncle Lester, and Mr. Side-Swept Bangs was half decent too. After all, there were good people among humans.
Or perhaps, this is just like birds of a feather flock together and people naturally group together, right?
With a little effort, Violet gently pushed aside the priest who was blocking her path, and reassured him with a comforting smile that there was no need to worry. With Xiao Guang following closely behind, Violet headed straight towards Mr. Side-Swept Bangs.
Although the priest said that this place wasn’t just for the Black Knights Mercenary Group, at least these dozen or so people in front of her should all be under Uncle Lester’s command.
Seeing the priestess approaching with her true face revealed, they were stunned for a moment, showing expressions of astonishment and confusion, but... ultimately, they didn’t do anything. Instead, they looked at each other and chose to make way.
Hmm, very wise.
Speaking of which, how did the Black Knights Mercenary Group get involved for no apparent reason? If it was a planned operation, Uncle Lester shouldn’t have kept this side in the dark, right?
But if it was a last-minute call to arms, what kind of authority was needed to mobilize so many adventurers, including the Black Knights, simultaneously? From the scenes witnessed along the way, this was almost more than half of the Demon Suppression City Adventurer’s Guild’s active forces, right? At least there must be nearly ten thousand people.
With such doubts in mind, Violet reached Mr. Side-Swept Bangs, who was standing still like a statue, and with some effort, she tiptoed and tapped his shoulder.
“Hey, Mr. Side-Swept Bangs, stop posing. What’s going on? Where’s Eileen?”
“Mr. Side-Swept Bangs?”
Seeing the man still not responding, the priestess tilted her head in surprise and turned to face him directly, only to find that he was pale-faced, leaning on his sword with his eyes closed, slipping into unconsciousness.
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“Ah...”
Oh, right.
Recently, I’ve been exposed to all sorts of chaotic things, and I’ve almost lost my concept of normal physiological logic. Mr. Side-Swept Bangs is just an ordinary adventurer at the Copper-level. With the amount of bleeding he’s experiencing, and after exerting all his energy in a fierce battle, fainting is actually quite normal for the average human constitution.
But fainting while standing up is a bit too dramatic, isn’t it? If you didn’t know better, you’d think this guy was the protagonist of some hot-blooded shonen manga...
Oh well, healing minor injuries like this is a piece of cake.
Without taking out any weapons, Violet just casually flicked a golden beam towards Mr. Side-Swept Bangs while concealing her body. The light pierced through his skin and merged into his body in an instant. Soon, the various wounds on his body began to rapidly heal and recover, and his pale face gradually regained color due to the blood loss.
“This is truly... incredible, young lady, you...”
Although most people didn’t see this action, the priest who had been silently watching nearby with several hesitant attempts to speak had noticed everything. Violet, feeling quite fond of him, didn’t deliberately conceal anything.
The priest couldn’t help but show a look of astonishment. Although he was just an ordinary temple member and not particularly powerful among the countless clerics scattered throughout the world, as a healer, he had some discernment.
Such powerful holy light healing magic. This young lady must be a very devout believer. It seems there’s something strange about the wanted posters for them in the city. No wonder the captain would spare no effort to help these kids...
Violet naturally didn’t know what the other was thinking, and she was already accustomed to such reactions. She just smiled and didn’t say much, then turned back to grab Mr. Side-Swept Bangs’s sleeve and shook it a few times.
“It’s morning, get up!”
“No! Eileen!!”
Mr. Side-Swept Bangs trembled all over, suddenly shouting in alarm as if a person just waking up from a dream, then abruptly opened his eyes.
Then, he met the slightly narrow silver-blue eyes of the black-haired girl, looking stunned, as if he hadn’t quite grasped what had happened.
“Is... it you...? Where’s Eileen?”
“Huh? Hey hey, isn’t the one asking this question a bit confused? Weren’t you the one always with her?”
Violet looked speechless, hands on her hips, while Mr. Side-Swept Bangs seemed to gradually come to his senses, dumbfoundedly opening his mouth, with a look of despair on his face.
“Ah... right, you’re right. I remember now. How could I forget something like that? I’m such an idiot...”
Staring at the man’s forlorn face for a while, Violet couldn’t help but be curious. Covering her mouth, she asked softly.
“...I mean, brother, did you get fooled?”
“Fooled...? What do you mean, ‘fooled’?”
“Uh, ‘fooled’ means... well... *ahem*! Anyway, I’m the one asking the questions now, okay?! So, what happened between you and Eileen while we were away?”
With Violet’s question, Mr. Side-Swept Bangs seemed to ignore the meaning of “getting fooled” and just opened his mouth again, his expression turning bleak once more. After a while, he finally spoke with some difficulty.
“Eileen... she’s with the Ghost Thief Guild.”
“The Ghost Thief Guild? I know that, otherwise why would we come looking for her... wait, are you saying...”
The priestess was clever. Just from Mr. Side-Swept Bangs’s words and combining them with what she had seen in the underground chamber earlier, Violet had already vaguely guessed what the other was trying to express.
“Yes, Eileen is a senior member of the Ghost Thief Guild, not just an peripheral member responsible for intelligence work as we previously knew, even... even that incident, she seems to have been directly involved in it, or should I say... the mastermind.”
Because there were others around, Mr. Side-Swept Bangs didn’t explicitly point out what it was, but Violet also didn’t find it difficult to understand what he was referring to.
Before the priestess could ask further, the man began to murmur dejectedly.
“Why... why did it turn out like this? It’s only been a little over a year, how could Eileen... she used to often advise me not to continue...”
Mr. Side-Swept Bangs seemed very shaken, but considering the current situation, there was no time to let him gradually mourn.
“So, because Eileen left you and got involved with that blond guy, she gradually went bad from what you originally knew, to where we are today?”
“...Blond guy? What blond guy? Uh, you mean Bryce?”
The man looked down at the blond man lying dead at his feet, pierced through by a giant sword, his eyes still wide open, and a look of astonishment and embarrassment appeared on his face.
“What nonsense! How could Eileen possibly get involved with such a guy? She’s absolutely innocent! You, little girl, you may look pure and lovely, but why is your mind so dirty?!”
“???”