Chapter 165: Estelle Hadassa El Rath (7)
TuqThe war against the Tower of Mages ended with a very one-sided victory.vJz12
FxAcThe Curse of Macha that fell on the entire archipelago with the budding seeds rendered all the male mages useless, and the large group of Hresvelgrs dropping off elite squads behind the enemy ranks allowed for a swift victory amid all the chaos.llx
aE7Dq9iFinally, we also managed to capture all the mages that were trying to escape and defeated Adelene the Great Mage of Gold, and Dun Scaith, one of the King’s subjects.HBYXG
L20q『You have defeated two of the archnemesis of the world.』
『Dun Scaith, Great Mage Adelene』xC3y0
WkeBQ※ Difficulty: A++yf7
gMF※ Reward: Even distribution of 160 pointswHODv
GZjX8-Aura Rank Increase {Low} -> {Very High}jz6
G8GqkA-Mana Rank Increase {High} -> {Very High}oVUgGK
L1Wo0-You have obtained Ether Comprehension1AH
boWAMom-You have obtained Battlefront Flag BearerYtL
LXVs4qR“Huu…”x3SK0bz
oH21The rewards for defeating Dun Scaith and Adelene were very sweet.5Od
4reUMW『Ether Comprehension』
-You gain an instinctive understanding of magic structuresZOZJOlW
xHM『Battlefront Flag Bearer』
-You are the symbol of the battlefield. You are the brightest flag bearer of every war and a central figure that must not fall.jYypUWT
JDZ7-You will be at the center of attention during a war. Your stats will change depending on your ally’s faith.vvk
7szaim-All your allies will become psychologically anxious if you fall.3Qhp6N1
2CP“…”oAS
HGhABoth of them were passive skills that I had seen in the game. Ether Comprehension was a great skill for every mage and Mr. Park had it in the last iteration as well.1uP
tSaPLfj『It makes it easier to cast without a chant.』WhB
2BSoQnThat was the gist of the skill according to him but… would I have any use for it?yFACz
UcULAYWell, it would probably come in handy one day.XOpY
aupNext on the list was Battlefront Flag Bearer… which adjusted the player’s stats depending on their reputation.csfqbk
G6sThe allied soldiers would have higher faith if the player had a higher reputation level, which would result in higher stats, but the soldiers would fall easily if the player were to fall during a battle.JBJy
iiUIt might sound like a double-edged sword, but in truth, because wars heavily depended on the player and the war would end in a loss if the player fell anyway, there was practically no risk to it.dutzxq
pyvN“I guess I’m slowly starting to become a monster as well.”9bMnQP
wGtAs a reward for defeating Dun Scaith and Adelene, my Aura and Mana Ranks had gone up to Very High. Above this was going to be in the realm of ‘Unique’, which referred to the superhumans that far exceeded any ol’ regular human.TU6
CsR3uAThe bare minimum of all the scenario boss characters was that they had to be at Unique Rank for something.Kg7jqEV
Z4G2CBHua Ran with her Unique Aura Rank was an example, and so was Marie with her Unique Mana Rank.kLdAU8
Xw9aThe All-powerful King of Beauty, Eochaid Bres had Unique Rank for both Aura and Mana, and the same went for Tates Valtazar. On top of that, Tates was a monster himself who had the buff from Precepts so the minimum threshold I had to reach was Unique Rank at both Aura and Mana just like him.BElZ
1sRoTYBeing at the Unique Rank for both Aura and Mana was at a level that far exceeded the realm of humans, and there had only been three such monsters to my knowledge.KAu44T
auDFinal Boss, Tates Valtazar.7Tny6T
PHLKvrQKing of Beauty, Eochaid Bres.26Amp4
drFvPark Sihu.KVJV
qzdRadiant Light, Sun, and a Transcendent.Jvp
1Y0DEach and every one of them was a true monster that had reached those unprecedented realms. And I was about to set foot into a glimpse of that future… In fact, I could even say that I was partially in it already.El7NF
4cDA8p“Well, higher stats aren’t going to be enough though.”j2U4m
37ckpBRight before the final war, Park Sihu should have definitely had higher stats than Tates Valtazar. Tates, with his Precepts undermined, would have most definitely been at a disadvantage compared to the player.yi9gVE
NcJmcWDespite that, Tates came out on top whereas Park Sihu lost the war.KQXQE
Q7gThat contrasting result was evidently not in correspondence with their difference in stats.4LKvOqJ
DQI2“Korin! I finished sorting everything out!”Dh2GN5
IZqib2I was putting my thoughts together when Marie walked into my tent.WHB2e
lXc6ZT4“How did it go?”4pUk
Ffc“Un! We managed to bring all the captured mages over to our jurisdiction! Officially, they will be under my care though. Is that okay?”A8MmB
UwOmk6“Of course it is. How many were there again?”kgVo
hhBS“457! Quite a few of them died, but we still have 2 elders and 6 professors.”qaju
skru5“That’s pretty good.”6NH5m
YB2The attack on the Tower of Mages this time around had been approved by the Kingdom for unlimited plunder. I stole all the herbs and elixirs that were being treasured by the Tower of Mages, and on the other side of the spectrum were human resources.UTz62ay
gIdNZActually, in the last iteration, we even hired some workers to take all the items we could from the Tower of Mages but… material possession? We had no need for that with Marie on our side.rLl
sFDGiving up on chasing after artifacts and items, we focused on acquiring human resources during the war by collecting all the neutralized male mages of the Tower who were under the effect of the Curse of Macha.cRW2V
at7a“Hehehe. 457 mage slaves huh? What a prize.”J4i
JxWE“Boiling stews for all of them is going to take too much time, so I think I’ll just give them blood.”oat
qVq60C“That makes sense.”5YwUR
9wP7IThe reason we even bothered to boil a stew with her blood when transforming them into ghouls in the first place was to give them pain during the process, so there was no need to do that for 457 of them.dfcs
xqXX5hBut 457, huh? I was thinking how taxing it would be to produce all that blood, but that was when Marie said with flushed cheeks while twisting her body from embarrassment.6NK
jQa“So, Korin… for the next few days, I think… I need your help in producing fresh blood.”ubRYHXg
aBCl“Ah, right.”aRze2
asmPdKTSupplying that much blood for the mages was going to be extremely challenging for Marie, so that was definitely something I had to help with.YVz6g
NsOPk“As quickly as possible would be nice…”zdoNm
KYhE6-Gulp!dTj
4WYAlthough we had been doing it quite regularly, now that my relationship with Marie was starting to progress a little bit, this bloodsucking action felt slightly different.E1UUEa
HcRWhen sucking blood… Marie tended to press down hard with her chest, to the point that I could hear the sound of her heartbeat. That wasn’t the end – there was also the sheer amount of physical contact, and how she licked the wound after sucking on it hard.9I6
whkQ“Uhh… I do have some time now.”pz39
rSX1A“S, shall we get started then?”6omB
flj9n2Looking back, Marie was never reserved when it came to sucking blood. Right when her sharp fangs were about to dig into my neck…ZxBvgk
r4B“What are you doing?”buA9Rv
fWEUTT“Huhp!?”pUW7qHJ
SxmaHua Ran reached out with her hand, which Marie ended up biting instead of my neck.yQlxJ7N
hVD“Uhkk…!”0QyQnb
4fr0XuMarie frowned as if she had bit on a piece of rock but without paying any attention to that, Hua Ran nonchalantly positioned herself between Marie and me.z8T
CUXgPd“Hi Hua.”68WT
utYrZ“Un.”STTLK
OjHHOI2Now that Hua Ran was here, it was hard for us to do anything because it wasn’t something I could show off to other people. It was a little bit embarrassing so I decided to change the topic.9qE6
ViQ7TK“By the way, where have you been until now, Hua Ran? No one has seen you for quite a while, you know?”rZ5S
NZB“I came out as well back then.”r3uV
4BEqvvcBy ‘back then’, did she mean back when we were pushed out of the magic circle by Dun Scaith?84LhGp6
U8T“I was trying to find you, but couldn’t. And it became noisy so I came.”HoWc0
I84WbWas that how she joined during the fight against Balor?lhY0S
k3nyQ6c“Looks like you were able to hide from the mages somehow.”mazM
bMHySC“…Un.”c3KL
1WV9CI thought her only talent was in crushing and destroying everything, but surprisingly, it seemed that she was also talented in hiding herself.1Y5nwa
NZ4V“By the way, what brings you here?”59i
EHNnj84“…The Saintess wants to see you.”93ly
viiEstelle? Was it something about the war? Or were they going to give me a prize for saving Estelle, the Princess, and Saintess?1zPe
WQgStanding up, I was about to head to the temporary tent where the Saintess was, but that was when a pink-haired beauty walked into mine.CDq5N8
sZepYd“Hello, Junior.”Imp4c
QHYEstelle visited the tent with a happy smile on her face.katoYHH
aj7yeVo………t4x4WjW
W8C……dOE7w6O
WUJK…QsX
cHCadVThe achievements made by the Korin Guardians in this war were, needless to say, spectacular. However, that didn’t mean that it was politically a wise decision to meet one-on-one with the Saintess, the 1st Princess of this Kingdom and the psychological pillar of the New Faith.japsBOL
lHLus8CIt was related to her safety, but also her prestige and status.KzzpV5M
vq31IHowever, Estelle shook off all the priests who were trying to dissuade her from a one-on-one conversation with me.sGkoCk
BU8“Fufu. How does it feel to become the hero of this country?”NUx
F7Dqx“It’s not something that monumental.”5tq
V6S0v“Are you embarrassed? I like heroes though?”fdo49H2
yL7SdEstelle had a bright smile on her face, endlessly pouring out goodwill. I suppose that was natural considering how we slept together under one blanket.nwRaa5
JKi“Kuhum…!”2j4
9iDIt might have seemed indecent, but it was all for survival, after all.SwIbQ5
GGaUmYz“You know how my sacred energy was sealed. I found the cause.”phmJpI
M9SumD8“Huh? Really?”TzDMOJ2
xW51OREstelle looked around before putting her hands together and closing her eyes.tqJ0dY
VZEir“Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent, and who may live on your holy mountain? Live blamelessly, do what is righteous, and speak from your heart. Despise the eyes of the vile people.”lXSQs
QBu5utKThe moment she finished her prayer, a scared light began to wrap around the tent. Divine energy… the so-called sacred power was not too different from the divine energy that resided in Claiomh Solais and Undry. That was because the true identity of ‘sacred energy’, was the energy of ‘divinity’ that was left behind in this now god-less land.FHar4Ib
uSgIn the end, the sacred power and energy of all the religions in this world came from the divinity of the Danann. Not only was this difficult to prove, but it was also bound to create a lot of chaos so I wasn’t going to reveal it to the public though.wtzcuW8
YzJQ“No one outside will be able to hear us now.”bhxKc
j2shr7“What is this going to be about?”pBPa
seC6Vg“First off… let me start off with gratitude. Junior Korin, thank you so much for saving me.”WH3
4UyrhrrHer voice sounded a lot more warm and relaxed compared to how she was in the Steel Archipelago. She must have regained her composure.U9er
ADX“I hope there are more rewards on the way.”4NOxZbk
Zo9Y“Fufu, don’t worry. There will be a reward from the royal court, but as for the order… it might take some time because it could get a little busy.”C2sWn
O7ZuWas something happening at the New Faith? To be fair, the Saintess was kidnapped so there were probably a lot of issues that had to be dealt with.MlALE
GSUNGEstelle was the psychological pillar of the order and the true leader. In fact, her status as the Saintess was like a cheat code.xedCaY
1AE0The pope was elected by humans whereas the Saintess was chosen by god, and it was therefore obvious who the scale was leaning towards.xGueT
07jFWxpIt was only because Estelle herself wasn’t interested in that side of things that Pope Sicarri Iscariot, the ‘Defector’, was able to have full control over the order before the final war and combine forces with the Old Faith later down the line.PBQEjkh
actZdXThe defectors of the New Faith… It was about time that I begun dealing with those who wanted the Advent of Paradise among the New Faith…N68
dUQe2RL“There’s a traitor within the order.”gQetM
jF3dzaGHer voice suddenly turned cold as she dropped a glistening golden rosary on the desk.OHAuK
6SH0p“What’s this?”xn2kse
0XI“An item that absorbs sacred energy – it’s what the Inquisitors use when punishing priests.”Z9hi
9lO6j7lI see. I was curious how they managed to seal the sacred energy of the Saintess, but that explained things. This rosary was also touching my body at times, and that seemed to be why my mana… or rather the divine energy of Claiomh Solais had been sucked out.gou2B6
FT1zFbX“It’s going to get busy now. I have to return to the order and deal with all the rats.”rDK7Rs
DT6rQG“Hmm…”p8Gb
z8qI pondered to myself for a bit. How much of the truth should I share, and would she believe me, even if I were to tell her the truth?KqVLY
ZYlednAlthough she was like a delinquent as a believer, that didn’t subtract from her faith and sincerity. As someone who had lived her entire life as the Saintess of the New Faith, it was highly unlikely for her to readily accept the truth. Therefore, I decided to say it in a roundabout way.vdP1Y
VEs“Saintess.”tst59
WiJkIxt“Nn?”kL8dzb
eYDN“When you’re carrying out your investigations, go through the cardinals as well. They must at least be at that level to take out an item like this for personal use.”ztynjh
ADy“No, that can’t be.”N4g
pMFceIt was a clear-cut refusal. Without her usual mischievous expression, she said while looking at me with an unwavering gaze.F9n7ZEy
12N5“All the cardinals are faithful believers who have verified themselves with sacred energy. If they had evil thoughts in mind, they wouldn’t have been able to become a cardinal, and any traitors would have been discovered already since cardinals need to regularly use their sacred energy.”Izs
wGRvUnfortunately, she was firm in her belief that none of the current cardinals were like that, using sacred energy itself as the evidence.5CW
IKXgkGWe couldn’t start a religious debate about the origin of sacred energy. Having a discussion like that with a believer was going to be meaningless after all.89hp
M34“Now, let’s stop the serious talk there, Junior!”Fapup
2hUHEstelle clapped once before continuing with a smile on her face.5d1TVyC
oyY“You know, we are a lot closer now, so should we talk casually now?”rOOygg
3jh“Pardon?”c0YIYY
I42XWeren’t you speaking casually the whole time…?EJR8Dm
e2Fb“Calling me Saintess is too cold, isn’t it? You can call me ‘Noona’ from now on. Come on. Say it. ‘Noona~’. Come on, Korin-dongsaeng.”7Ug8
5s2V“No. I will be arrested for lese majesty.”[mfn]ED Note: French for an ‘offense violating the dignity of a ruler who represents a sovereign power’.[/mfn]uhLM3L
AKXN“It’s fine. You can’t bring social status into the Academy. That’s the rule, right?”cV6Fg
UPTS2She suddenly sat right next to me with a cheeky smile on her face. What the heck was wrong with her all of a sudden?0HtE1
ieb“By the way, you wanted a kiss after saving me, right?”0aJla8
1zNBXt“Uhh… N, not in that kind of way. It was just something I blurted out because getting a kiss from a real princess is like a dream…”gPIO4Qh
hmmD“I’ll give you a deep one so prepare yourself.”3EUeT5f
kZhV3vLWhat was with this sudden aggressiveness? She was gazing up into my eyes with a provocative smile on her face, and I just couldn’t look straight into her eyes.m9U
CIlaywAt this rate… I was going to fall into that mischievous pace!teiaxf
0WLA“Excuse me? Can you look at me when I’m talking?”ICe
hCc“Like, you see. Umm… What I meant was like how you would say, ‘Knight Korin. I bestow upon you knighthood,’ tap the sword on my shoulders and make me kiss your ring… Something like that, okay? I don’t need one on my lips, and maybe my cheeks if anything…”7Ul
cjwt“Ehem!”hJJ7J
lHPeD5iA soft finger blocked my mouth. After efficiently shutting my mouth, she brought her face closer to mine.UA7
1bqI“It’s your reward for saving me, Dongsaeng.”rHgy
kyY-Gulp!O89NtO
TRCv3GWhen I returned a nod, she slowly got on my lap.qhM45
vkB3AQv-Haa…cWlhDKD
4ejWHer cheeks were flushed in deep red, and a warm breath reached my face along with her scent.3p8g
NLD2It was sweet.SYf5
cb71iDRUnlike Princess Miru’s decadently sticky yet sweet fragrance, Estelle was sweet like a peach. If Miru was like honey that stuck on your body, Estelle was like a soft peach that would easily allow a bite.KO6RVu
eYSlfZi“Khmm…!”7CYzqrS
zIJIauCI gave an empty cough, which slightly rolled up her sacred outfit that was touching my thighs. It barely even went up by 1 centimeter, but even that small exposure was nauseatingly erotic.u5v
OZl9RnYSlowly, her lips came closer with their bright ambiance. Her body scent that I didn’t have the time to take in back at the Steel Archipelago, despite our proximity due to being preoccupied with survival, was astonishingly provocative.hf5j
9veqHAs if she was embarrassed after a long-held eye contact, she turned her grass-colored eyes away with a deep blush.OCel
IkeM5“Close… your eyes.”5cl
Y1QSaying that, the Saintess also closed her own. When I closed my eyes to respond to her wish, I started to vividly feel our breath coming closer, and… our lips came together before long.QXX
bFvHer lips felt very soft. Unlike my rough and blistered lips, Estelle’s were soft and fluffy.tfB67
VXvcOur lips were starting to turn moist. Our lips separated for a bit, which was soon followed by something digging into my lips. It went past my teeth, mixed and intertwined with my tongue. Touching the roof of my mouth was something hard and… wait, hard?Xmzty72
ILMZ“Huh?”rf0FuK
39BL“Hehe.”t3M
MvjIeWhen I opened my eyes again, I found Estelle gazing down at me with a smile on her face. Her moist lips were already far away from my own, which meant that the thing inside my mouth was…kCb
7DN0UEstelle pulled her finger out and mischievously poked my nose with her thin, wet finger.b9Zp2OF
vKQ………sc3
JvDx“Damn it.”72QAo
1SV8“You naughty boy. You’re also a man, aren’t you?”qirmk
Z9hIhB“…”ZRI6gCm
IfiuL6g“Were you thinking about something else? You were, right? Your face is so red! Do you want a mirror?”cAwwyS
w7S“Come on! Saintess, you…”n66v1x1
BPdXT4Q“I told you to call me Noona.”oGSS
0FK8“How can I do that when there are rules in place?”imAm3B
1SEo“In the order, I’m the law and the rule. From today onwards, Korin-dongsaeng is to call me Estelle-noona! Bang! Bang! Bang!”kjjTdE
zku8PQ“This is an abuse of power…”5791U
xueLRegardless of my comment, she squinted her eyes and closed the distance again. Leaning closely into my ears with her peach-colored lips which had been on mine just a while ago… she ticked my ears with a whisper.JMu1xG
GCR“Did you know? Unlike the Old Faith… we allow marriage for priests and sisters.”JgG4i
lQnkTWith a rather devilish smile that didn’t suit her name as the Saintess, Estelle licked her lips.Wdf
buRc“Let’s… continue with the rest after we’re even closer, okay? Korin-dongsaeng.”ToVVQtA
RG8“Please stop teasing.”bJMPuei
F4q7Be careful with your words, Noona.vhuqAor
oPBoNe***xxu
aulLbcrEstelle could still vividly feel the lips that had been on hers, as she reflected on the memory from a few days ago. She was back at the order after dealing with the kidnapping incident.XLFTYqi
FOuNPux“Fufu…”hJD
yw3lyRGA warm red flush appeared on her cheeks since it was her first time.UmQnDFh
3aOvXV“He was cute.”0HD7WYO
v6xDOdHAt times, she looked back and thought to herself that maybe she could have given a bigger reward. However, the reason she couldn’t do so back then was because her heart had been beating so fast that it almost exploded.Cjiyg
nOJ63That was after spending several days in the Steel Archipelago with her body right next to his. It was her first time being in physical contact with a male for that long, so she ended up being way too conscious of him.QnU
Kl4bjhl“That should have been enough of a reward.”zLVOwpk
Et0Of course. Who is she? She’s the 1st Princess of the Kingdom and the one and only Saintess of the order, right?jP8y1
hxdg7bBut of course, he had the right to receive a reward that big. Even apart from the oh-so-precious first kiss of the Saintess, he was going to be receiving a reward from both the Kingdom and the order.OdnT
o58‘I guess I can see him again at the capital.’r6fEzEL
wpTLShe planned to return to the capital city before the end of the summer holidays, so she decided to see him again then.jcCu
ufCX“Saintess. It’s time to see His Holiness the Pope.”OQ0G
G28o“Alright.”0Q8
O9iBefore that, she had to deal with the rats within the order first.sezm
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