Chapter 115: Did You Do It On Purpose or Accidentally?

“Archbishop Otto, is this injury very serious?”

Archbishop Solan said, “It’s not just a matter of whether it’s serious or not. The injury has been healed by Christine.”

“Is that true?!”

“It’s true, Christine.”

“That guy Roan really hit the jackpot with this Saintess Candidate.”

“There’s no other way. Roan was born in a humble family in the Bal Empire. To be able to climb to the position of bishop is already a level higher than us. His luck is truly good. I heard that Christine seems to be an orphan, right? Sigh… it’s really something. A commoner Saintess Candidate like this shouldn’t be able to surpass Ilora, who was born into a highly educated family in this era.”

Archbishop Solan of the Saint Olan Cathedral and Archbishop Otto, who was under him, were currently in front of the guarded ward where Ilora was.

Their feelings this time were complicated.

They had dismissed most of the surrounding personnel, leaving only the doctor who was watching over Ilora twenty-four hours a day, and some of their trusted subordinates guarding outside.

In any case, with this accident, the original plan could not be carried out.

Although Ilora’s injuries had a chance of recovering, going to the Bal Empire like this and fighting Christine head-on would probably just increase Christine’s reputation even more.

The fact that Archbishop Solan could become the archbishop of Saint Olan showed his status in the Papal State was also remarkable.

If it were in the Xia Kingdom, he would at least be at the level of a governor, and his family was one of the forces that counterbalanced Duke Faxtius in this entire western region.

“I have already informed Cardinal Saint Gregory. His meaning is to let Ilora recuperate in Saint Olan for a while, neither going to the Bal Empire nor returning to Saint Louis.”

Archbishop Otto replied.

“That’s good too. This way, at least the reporters from Saint Louis won’t be able to determine how well Ilora has recovered. They’ll probably just speculate that Christine can indeed heal Ilora, but the effect is not good.”

Archbishop Solan sighed, “In any case, the situation of Ilora’s internal bleeding and large-area fractures must be sealed off. You still have to go to the Bal Empire for a trip to show that Ilora’s injuries are not too serious.”

“Mm, Cardinal Saint Gregory also said that Christine is indeed too dangerous, and that Roan is too cautious. To have Christine take his backup train, and not even register it on the timetable, is he also afraid that Christine will be attacked?”

Archbishop Otto was very depressed.

They had been too confident.

“No… there is another possibility. The only thing that was destroyed at that time was the second carriage, but in fact, the first three carriages were all booked. Ilora could have been in any carriage at that time, and the attacking cultists at that distance could not have locked onto which carriage she was in…”

As Archbishop Solan said this.

Archbishop Otto suddenly showed a look of realization.

“Could it be that Roan was behind this? Did he have a connection with the cultists to eliminate your family?”

“It’s also possible. That guy has never attended the cardinals’ party. Don’t you think that guy Roan is very suspicious?”

“That’s true. Speaking of which, we don’t even know what he looks like, or even if this person is from the Bal Empire.”

“Then how on earth did he become a cardinal? Is it through Christine?”

“Christine became a Saintess Candidate three years ago, and Roan happened to become a cardinal at that time.”

The two archbishops concluded, feeling even more strange.

They, the dignified old nobles of the Papal State, had been top students since they were young and had been steeped in theology.

How could they be inferior to Roan?

It was probably just that his luck in choosing a candidate was too good.

If he was really involved in this attack on Ilora, if a handle was caught, it would be a capital offense.

And his Saintess Candidate might not be able to avoid being attacked either.

We have to be more vigilant in the Bal Empire.

“Damn it, could it be true? Is the spy Mandosha Flower was talking about really the one who will be injured, Christine?”

Parousia hung upside down from the eaves.

But she could use the vampires’ unique [Night Vision] to see the situation clearly.

There were about ten people moving towards the courtyard in the darkness.

Although this place was near the Saint Olan Cathedral, because it was still a street away, there were no Silver Knights on guard here.

If these people launched a sneak attack, the people inside would surely not be able to react in time.

But Parousia’s brain was not very good at thinking.

Was Hall on the same side as these people?

So she just hung there quietly, waiting for those people to approach.

Then something that left Parousia speechless happened.

Because as a vampire, her hearing was also magnified at night, and she could hear the loud whispers of these people.

The general meaning was, “Is Christine really asleep now? Is that so-called Black Knights specialist asleep yet?” “What’s the success rate of our sneak attack now?” “If we really hurt the Saintess Candidate, will the master punish us?” “This can intensify the conflict between those cultists and Cardinal Roan.”

A series of statements shook Parousia.

She was not so stupid as to not understand.

It seemed someone wanted to frame Ilora tonight and at the same time wanted to make Christine…

At that time, under the wrath of the two cardinals, the cultists’ stronghold would probably be besieged, which would be really hard to bear.

It seemed Hall was not on the same side as these people.

Then, Parousia’s body suddenly started to glow.

It was something in her pocket that was glowing.

“Sigh, that guy William… damn it, he’s calling me with the magic scroll at this time. I’m going to be exposed!”

The vampire viscountess was very surprised.

Of all times, Hall had to choose this time to chat with her, and he had to use the magic scroll.

Now she was the brightest star in the night.

There was no choice.

Those people had already discovered her and were asking her to come down.

“So weak. Are these people really here to ambush Christine?”

Because the emergency magic scroll was glowing, the exposed Parousia was forced to act.

After killing one of the small leaders who had drawn his sword on her, the others immediately shouted things like “Vampire!” “There’s a monster!” and after a simple resistance, they scattered like birds.

She was speechless, but also a little relieved.

If that Knight Captain she was afraid of was in this team, she would have to sell Hall out and then run.

Now that these people had run away, Parousia did not continue to stay near the courtyard where Christine and Hall were staying, but found another place where she could observe the Holy Train from a certain angle and hung there like a bat, planning to take a short rest.

The time was six-thirty in the morning.

She still had to catch the train to the Bal Empire.

Parousia knew that Hall and the others would definitely not be taking the damaged train from the second carriage, but would have to transfer to the Holy Train carrying Christine.

“Ah, damn it. So annoying. What did that guy William want from me?”

Parousia, who couldn’t sleep for half a day, took out the holy magic scroll again.

This magic scroll would be consumed after sending a message.

So this thing was still there.

Because Hall hadn’t said a word.

“Hey, William! You almost got me killed just now…”

“What’s wrong?”

Hall had just fallen asleep in his room.

He had actually noticed the disturbance outside the room, but because he had given the cross pendant to Maria to give to him before he went to sleep.

This let him discover that Parousia was actually nearby.

Then he thought of the emergency magic scroll.

He had used the light of the emergency magic scroll to make Parousia be discovered, and then forced Parousia to drive away those small fries.

“William, did you do it on purpose or accidentally just now?”

“Ah?”

Hall pretended not to understand.

“You deliberately let those people discover me, and then didn’t say anything after connecting the magic scroll!”

“Didn’t you not answer?”

“…”

Parousia was stumped by Hall’s one sentence.

It seemed she really hadn’t answered.

“Isn’t that the case?”

“Forget it, I don’t care about you! William, you bastard! Don’t use the magic scroll to call me again without notifying me next time!”

‘Viscountess Parousia, your brain has finally figured it out.’

Being rebuked by him like this, Parousia’s not-so-thinking brain immediately understood.

Oh right, this guy wasn’t by her side.

If he wanted to find her, he could only use the magic scroll, but if he wanted to use the magic scroll, it would first emit a light.

Then how could he notify her in advance that he was going to contact her…

“Forget it! Then don’t look for me!”

“Alright, I won’t look for you next time.”

Hall answered very quickly.

After all, after Parousia had acted just now, the Church would subconsciously think that the vampires had done it, and the incident in Saint Louis would also be linked to this.

That had nothing to do with the Salvation Church.

Would the Black Rose still be under pressure?

“You… don’t look for me, don’t look for me! This viscountess will never see you again after I return to my fiefdom!”

Parousia replied emotionally with the magic scroll.

But because she was too emotional, her whole body lost its balance and she fell from the roof upside down.

Her head had an intimate contact with the ground.

“My head, ouch ouch ouch… you deserve to die, William…”

Before she could curse any more, Parousia burst into tears.

Because the family she was hanging from, hearing the strange noise, was preparing to come out and see.

The next morning.

Before the sky was bright, Hall had already woken up.

But in the room, the little maid who was sleeping in the other bed was abnormally not yet awake.

So he called her.

After all, the two trains stranded at the station had to depart as soon as possible, otherwise, when the next train on the same line from all of Saint Louis arrived, the situation would be even more unsatisfactory.

“Good morning, Baron Hall. This is hot black tea, it can be refreshing.”

“And it’s picked from Xiang tea.”

Christine had gotten up even earlier.

As a special food that she could make in the game, Christine’s black tea technology was simply a must.

The fragrance of the tea wafted through the room.

After Lov received it, she could only be ashamed of herself.

Tea ceremony was a compulsory course for her to serve Hall, but after studying for several years, she really didn’t have this effect, and she was beaten again.

Did this Saintess Candidate know everything?

“Good morning, the tea is quite fragrant, but not as fragrant as Miss Christine.”

Hall took a simple sip of the tea.

And very consciously substituted himself into his persona.

Christine wanted to scheme against him, then he had to make Maria wary of him and make Maria an obstacle.

And hearing Hall’s cheesy and nun-like words.

Maria immediately said, “Young Master Hall, please watch your words.”

“My apologies, Sister Maria. This kind of talk… Miss Christine might like to hear it.”

Hall had checkmated Christine.

Now, in his view, if Christine answered that she liked it, she would be abandoning her矜持 as a Saintess Candidate in front of Maria.

If she answered that she didn’t like it, then the words were perfect.

It was advancing by retreating.

“Lady Christine would never like it!” Maria emphasized.

Hearing this, Lov was overjoyed and also pretended to be a peacemaker, “Young Master is also well-intentioned. If I have violated Saintess Candidate Christine’s taboo, then I apologize on behalf of the Young Master.”

But Christine just drank her tea and said, “If it’s Baron Hall who says this to me, I still like to hear it. After all, he hasn’t said this to Miss Leticia and the Seventh Princess, has he…”

She answered very appropriately, “I am very happy that in Baron Hall’s eyes, I am more outstanding than those excellent girls. This is Baron Hall’s recognition of me. With such recognition, I think any girl would be happy.”

…

This woman was really dangerous, with her one-liners.

Hall chose to drink his tea in tactical silence.

And Maria went from shock to joy.

Looking at it this way, Lady Christine’s recognition of this sentence did not come from a comparison with the other girls, but from liking Hall.

“Lady Christine…”

“Baron Hall, can you praise me a few more times?”

Christine squinted her eyes and smiled at him.

Hall counterattacked appropriately.

“That will depend on Miss Christine’s future performance.”

“Oh~ then let’s go. It’s time.”

At this moment, the clock on the wall had just reached six o’clock.

Six thirty-five in the morning.

The first Holy Train that had stopped at the station had departed first.

At seven o’clock.

The special train where Christine was had also departed.

And a few thousand miles away in Saint Louis.

Himan had stayed in the main hall of the Faxtius estate all night.

Lov, they had not returned.

At this point, Himan could guess the general situation.

Hall and Lov had run away.

She no longer held out for luck.

She thought of what Hall had said that day, that he was leaving Saint Louis.

Returning to the scene, thinking of his face, she felt a little pained.

Was he really leaving?

Indeed, this timing was really good.

The university was on winter break, his fiancée had left Saint Louis, his sister was not back from her studies at the theology academy.

There was really no better time than now.

Maybe Hall…

Was tired of her?

Himan thought of him moving between the various girls.

Her mood was a little complicated for a moment.

It was true that she was not gentle, and she was always demanding of Hall.

Recently, the public opinion among the nobles in Saint Louis had completely reversed.

The noble young ladies who had once asked her to discipline Hall well, now at the tea parties, said that she had been too strict with Hall.

And that Hall’s upbringing was actually very good.

Although Himan really wanted to refute that you guys were not saying this before.

But she also wondered if it was really like that.

She seemed to have really done it wrong.

If she had been a little gentler to Hall, would Hall not have left Saint Louis?

But the matter seemed to have been decided.

“Miss Himan, it’s eight in the morning now. It’s been a whole day since Young Master Hall and the maid Lov went missing. I think they probably won’t be back for a short time.”

Moyel, who was on the side, was also in an irritable mood.

Hall’s escape had caught her off guard, and last night she and Himan had also communicated and learned from Himan’s mouth about the possibility of Hall leaving Saint Louis.

If so, then how to find Hall?

When she got home this time, she had to mobilize the power of the Child family, get all the Holy Train and city records, and with the financial power of the Child family.

Even if she could only find a single clue, she could catch Hall and bring him back, no matter where he ran to.

But there was another very serious problem, and that was Lov.

The first time she had seen this little maid, Moyel had felt that she was strange.

That maid was definitely not a pushover.

Hall’s rapid departure from Saint Louis must have been partly her work.

Before finding Hall, she had to ensure that Hall and Lov did not have a relationship.

But how easy was it to not have a relationship?

A lone man and woman, and Lov was pretty, and Hall was handsome.

The two of them had been under the same roof for several years, and they had probably already developed feelings for each other and were just waiting for this trip to have a party.

Thinking of this, Moyel had a huge headache.

“Yes, maybe they won’t come back, Hall and the others,” Himan said dejectedly.

“Does Miss Himan have any clues?”

“No…”

“Then what are Miss Himan’s next plans?”

“I don’t know…”

Himan shook her head.

She really didn’t know.

“Are you going to look for Baron Hall?”

Moyel wanted to go and find Hall in Himan’s name.

“I…”

Himan wanted to find Hall, but Hall had left Saint Louis without saying a word, even to her.

Who knew what he was thinking?

Although she was disappointed, she was also angry.

“I don’t care about him!” she said solemnly, “I still have important business to attend to. Last time, the Saintess Candidate of the Bal Empire was attacked, and the Judgment Bureau has issued a mission, requiring idle members of the White Knights to go to the Bal Kingdom to investigate the traces of the vampires, and the Church also suspects that individual members of the Bal royal family are colluding with the vampires.”

That’s right, this mission was very important, which was why Himan had said it would take a month of winter break to go with Hall.

But Hall had run away.

Then she couldn’t give up this mission.

Besides, she wasn’t the only one who had requested to go on this mission.

Hall could go or not, anyway, she would go!

She didn’t care about him anymore!

She definitely didn’t care about him this time!

“Oh… since Miss Himan has such an important matter, then there’s really nothing we can do.”

Moyel fell into deep thought.

She could only secretly have the Child family’s people investigate Hall’s whereabouts.

Seeing that Himan was of no use, Moyel had no choice but to say goodbye.

Now, in the entire Faxtius estate, only Himan was left sitting alone.

She thought of the lively scene of her and Hall playing in this house as children.

Compared to the empty and cold present.

She faintly felt that something was gone and would not come back.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew from the door that Moyel had not closed, and Himan shivered.

She hugged her arms, for some reason, feeling a little lonely and scared.