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Himan’s letter?
After a brief moment of surprise, Hall regained his composure.
Last night, Christine and Himan had argued because of him.
And he hadn’t appeared in front of Himan from beginning to end, which was not scientific.
So, did Himan already know he was in West Town?
If she didn’t know he was in West Town and just wanted to give him a letter.
This letter should be in Lov’s hands.
Leaving it for the nun at the church should be a hint that she knew, right?
Hall took the letter, opened it, and looked at it.
It didn’t say much, just that he should go back to Saint Louis soon and not let everyone worry too much.
The “everyone” mentioned here specifically referred to Leticia and Julia.
After all, Himan had gone to ask the two of them before she came.
If it were a normal day, Himan wouldn’t have emphasized mentioning them in it.
But the current situation was unusual.
In Himan’s view, Hall was seduced by Lucy’s big breasts and was colluding with the vampires in secret.
Then in this comparison.
Whether it was Leticia, or Julia, or even Ye Wangxue.
They were all her good sisters.
But after Hall had clearly seen this not-so-long letter.
He just felt the situation was a bit dangerous.
The fewer the words, the bigger the matter.
Although Himan’s personality was straightforward and it shouldn’t be like this, since Himan had discovered he was in West Town but hadn’t come over and confronted him directly.
It was even more telling.
After a simple thought.
Hall decided not to consider these things for now.
He would do what he had to do now.
Anyway, he wasn’t going back to Saint Louis for the time being.
If worse came to worst.
Why not bring some local specialties from Sunset City for Himan?
This thought inexplicably popped up.
“Whatever, let her be.”
First, he went to find Lov.
When he found Lov, to Hall’s surprise, she was still sleeping.
“Lov, Lov.”
He gently patted her cheek.
He thought to himself that Lov’s biological clock was usually very regular.
The little maid should be full of energy in the afternoon.
“Ah, Young Master, I was a little sleepy at noon, so I took a nap.”
Lov woke up, rubbing her eyes, looking not fully awake.
Her sleepy appearance was very pitiful.
“Mm, was it very hard to help Christine with the second blessing ceremony last night?”
“Not at all, Young Master. I just wanted to sleep, I felt sleepy.”
The little maid was actually a little puzzled why she had been so sleepy recently.
Especially after the vampire attack on the church that night, she had become even sleepier.
Last night, she had not helped with the preparations for Christine’s blessing ceremony at all.
The Saintess Candidate, seeing that she was too sleepy, had told her to rest early.
So in reality, Lov had slept for about fifteen hours in the past twenty hours.
“Oh, if you’re not feeling well, should I have the local church’s priest give you a blessing first? We can find Christine when we get back to the Papal State.”
“No, no, thank you for your kindness, Young Master, but it’s no trouble. I’m just a little tired.”
Lov shook her head like a rattle-drum.
For some reason, she now always wanted to get away from this church as soon as possible.
Or rather, away from holy items.
But she couldn’t tell Hall about this.
It was very strange.
She herself also felt very strange.
However, that dream.
The dream that had seduced her into falling had appeared once again.
Lov, of course, continued to refuse.
She couldn’t become strange, nor could she fall.
Otherwise, how could she stay by the Young Master’s side and continue to follow him?
“Alright then. You can sleep for another two hours. We have to start packing our luggage in two hours.”
“I know. The Young Master told me with the magic communication scroll yesterday that we are going to Sunset City, right?”
“Mm.”
Hall nodded.
Lov felt her spirits lift.
She had wanted to go for a long time.
Now that Christine and the others were gone, she still had a chance.
To start a two-person trip with the Young Master again.
“Then Young Master, I won’t sleep. Let’s start packing and preparing. The Holy Train from West Town to Sunset City also takes nearly ten hours. We can just sleep on the train at night.”
“That’s also possible.”
Hall nodded.
Then he thought for a moment and said, “You can rest for a while after you finish packing. I’ll come back and find you later.”
He had to go to the orphanage.
“Specialist William, you haven’t left yet.”
Now the orphanage had been controlled by Frida’s people and the local Adventurers’ Guild.
Although the Lauren family had intended to interfere, Frida had used the bodies of the two Lauren family assassins from the night before as an excuse to temporarily control the political figures and specialists sent by the Lauren family.
“I haven’t left yet. What, any new findings?”
Hall was wondering if there were any other legacies in the orphanage.
Although this [stage] was over, and the natural absorption of that power had greatly increased his level to almost eighty, the rewards he could have unearthed should not have been just this.
Could it be that someone had already looted it?
“We just collected some weapons and valuable items left by the fighters from the night before. But Vice Knight Captain Arjo’s weapon has to be returned to Cardinal Saint Gregory. In general, there’s not much to gain.”
Hall was talking to Frida’s trusted subordinate, who was in charge of summarizing the report.
“Oh, can I go in now? Actually, Saintess Candidate Christine and I left something here the night before.”
“Please feel free. Her Highness Frida will give you the green light for anything you can do within the territory of Bal.”
The confidant bowed to Hall.
“Mm.”
He said no more about this.
Frida, this powerful female politician and princess, could be contacted, but not too much.
He crossed the few ruins in the outer courtyard and entered the orphanage church.
The battle from the night before was still vivid in his mind.
However, Hall did not stay long and went straight to the entrance of the basement.
This place had been slightly hidden before he and Christine had left.
At present, no one else had come.
Then Hall entered it.
The inside was filled with a holy aura.
The day before yesterday, Christine had found a feather here.
Were there any other good things?
He snapped his fingers, and a flame element appeared out of thin air at his fingertip to maintain the light as he went deeper.
These murals always felt very ancient.
An ordinary church shouldn’t have these masterpieces.
Come to think of it, the original country of the human race in the Western Continent was Bal.
It was normal for the art to be a bit ahead of its time.
Hall observed the murals.
Most of the murals depicted scenes of the human race fighting against various other races.
They were probably products of the era when the Demon God still ruled the continent.
Until a mural at the very end caught Hall’s attention.
The mural depicted three characters: an angel, a saintess, and at the edge, a person who seemed to be a hero.
But from the layout of the characters in the picture, it was the saintess praying to the six-winged angel in the sky.
But the person who seemed to be a hero only had his back shown.
He was walking towards a black line in the distance, which seemed to be a monster tide.
Soon, his attention was drawn to another shiny thing.
‘Damn it, could it be this?’
A very rare weapon material in the game.
It had the ability to forcibly add the [Holy] attribute to a weapon and had a chance to add a [Holy]-related passive or active effect.
Similar ones included [Heavenly Forging Stone], [Water Forging Stone], etc.
In a sense, it was like socketing or enchanting a weapon.
But the difficulty of obtaining this kind of thing was very high.
Only by challenging some large treasure troves was it possible to get some [Forging Stones].
Among them, the [Holy Forging Stone] was the rarest.
Besides killing enemies of the church and getting it from some top-tier treasure troves of the church.
There was almost no way to obtain the [Holy Forging Stone].
This setting was explained in the game.
It was said that the [Holy] attribute itself was an attribute obtained by the first generation of saintesses by praying to God.
It came from faith, not from conventional elements like wind, water, fire, and thunder.
It was basically not circulated, and could not be created by the Demon Lords and the natural environment.
Besides, [Holy] attribute weapons had a damage bonus against most other races.
And the human race itself also had cultists.
It was not an exaggeration to say that it was the noblest attribute in most cases in the game.
‘I’ll take it first. I’ll ask the old man to help me enchant it later. I don’t know if he can handle this thing.’
Hall put away the [Holy Forging Stone] and left the basement.
Before returning to Sunset City, he had to give the forging stone to Thorne.
He said he would find him to forge it in the future.
“You leave the Rainbow Sky Sword. Come and get it before you leave tonight.”
“Use it on the Rainbow Sky Sword?”
“If Christine is by your side, this stone won’t be of much use. Besides, if you have a better weapon, I can also use this enhanced sword as a prototype to enhance your new weapon.”
“Mm, I see.”
Since he could enhance the Rainbow Sky Sword before going to Sunset City.
Hall did not refuse.
Before leaving, Thorne said again.
“I heard from the big girl that you might be planning to go to Sunset City.”
The old man did not ask him for confirmation, but just continued, “Be careful when you’re out.”
When he returned to the church, Lov had basically packed everything.
After a short rest, Hall went to get his sword and found that Thorne was indeed very efficient.
But the method seemed a bit simple and crude.
Without melting and re-forging, he had directly inlaid the small piece of pure [Holy Forging Stone] into the ancient hilt of the Rainbow Sky Sword.
It looked quite beautiful, but was it really effective?
Hall was not only suspicious, but considering that he had broken the [Wind’s Soul], he didn’t say much.
If it didn’t work, he would just take the stone off when he got back and find another master swordsmith to melt it.
With the Faxtius family’s network, it was easy to do.
Then he bought some magic amulets sold by the adventurers in the town.
They were defensive items.
When they were attacked to a certain extent, the array stone would automatically trigger to offset a part of the damage.
Of course, the amulet array stones produced by ordinary adventurers were not of much use to Hall’s level.
So basically, he gave them all to Lov.
Just in case.
However, the public security in Sunset City was usually quite good.
The entire city’s tax revenue was a source of finance for the vampires, and the vampires would not let the city fall into feuds and chaos.
Although the relationship between the other races and the human race was like fire and water, many businesses between the high-level officials were still done as they should be.
The most common were gorgeous clothes and some new era precious decorations.
Or some magic tools for daily life.
In terms of creativity, the human race in this world was very advanced.
“Young Master, I also bought a magic camera.”
In the morning, the little maid showed Hall the camera she had bought from an adventurer’s stall with her usual salary.
Because she had heard long ago that the sunset in Sunset City was very beautiful, she planned to take some photos to record it.
“Mm, we’ll go to the beach to take pictures then.”
Hall thought for a moment.
As a city in the far west, the beach of Sunset City was a holy place for casual and warm players to take pictures.
“Young Master, I want to wear a swimsuit then!”
After coming to the empty seat in the carriage and sitting down.
Lov suddenly said something surprising.
“Alright.”
Hall thought for a moment and felt it was harmless, so he agreed.
Anyway, there were no other heroines here, so it was a good way to relax his dry eyes.
“Young Master, what style of swimsuit do you like?”
As for swimsuits, Lov had never worn one before.
Because among the great countries of the Western Continent, except for the ancient Kingdom of Elan, which was established because the Hero had conquered the southwestern demon domain, none of them were coastal.
The coastline of the continent was almost all under the control of the Demon Lords.
So the nobles of the Papal State would often choose to go to the ancient Kingdom of Elan for tourism and fun.
Lov was naturally not so lucky.
When Hall, Himan, Lorraine, and Margaret had gone to the ancient Kingdom of Elan for a trip, she was still at her grandfather’s house, receiving training as a new maid.
But she couldn’t blame others.
It was Lov herself who had said that since she had just entered the family, of course, learning was the top priority.
“I’m fine with anything, any style will do.”
“Any style will do? Young Master, do you remember what the eldest young lady wore when you went to the ancient Kingdom of Elan for a trip?”
At that time, Hall was only thirteen, and Lorraine was even younger.
And Hall’s older sister, who was three or four years older, was relatively close to Lov’s current age.
“I don’t remember.”
Hall really didn’t remember.
It seemed that that wasn’t a plot in the game, and he had no memory of this.
“Mm… I don’t know what’s good either. Does the Young Master like more revealing or less revealing? I think I’ve seen swimsuit recommendations in the fashion magazines of Saint Louis.”
Lov paused and said, “It’s… a bikini.”
“Anything will do.”
Because of his poor development as a child, Hall could only feel sorry for the little maid and think that even a bikini would not have any special bonus.
He always felt that it was more lewd to wear normal clothes but be able to see the side of the breasts, achieving that feeling of being both exposed and not.
“…Young Master, did you just think I was too small, not as big as Miss Lucy?”
“No, no.”
“I know I’m not as big as Miss Lucy, but Lov has tried her best. At this age, even if I drink milk and eat papaya every day, it’s very difficult…”
Lov showed a hint of sadness and continued, “Boo hoo hoo, I can’t even do the most important duty of a maid for the Young Master. Lov should just resign in a while…”
“Is your understanding of the most important duty a bit problematic?”
Hall complained in his heart, but just said, “If you’re sleepy, you should rest early. We’re not staying in Sunset City for long. We’ll have fun tomorrow, I’ll look at the houses, and we’ll leave in two days.”
“Alright, Young Master.”
Thinking of tomorrow.
Lov felt full of hope again.
Then she leaned on Hall’s shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.
“Phew phew, phew phew phew… this is a great achievement. And it seems my blood magic aptitude is not so useless after all.”
That night.
In the castle cluster of the Sunset Valley.
Parousia had just finished eating.
It was a feast set by Prince Vier.
And she, Parousia, was the focus of the banquet.
Because it was already ninety percent certain who the princess’s contractor was.
This was a historic moment for the vampire race.
As for this achievement, Prince Vier had given all the credit to Parousia.
Originally, Parousia was a little confused.
She thought to herself, she had just killed two human assassins.
How did she become a great achievement?
And because of the contractor’s secret, Prince Vier did not say it outright.
Even among the pure-blooded vampires, only a few princes and some core dukes knew.
So Parousia, who was in a daze, finally felt that it must have been William who had found a way to get the feather for Prince Vier, and then the achievement was attributed to her.
This made her the biggest contributor tonight.
“Boo hoo hoo, William, I love you, William.”
Before, everyone in the vampire race knew Parousia’s level.
Although they didn’t dare to despise her, they also didn’t have much hope for her.
And tonight, Prince Vier had praised her fiercely in front of everyone, saying that her trip to Saint Louis had helped complete a great cause for the vampire race.
Under the baptism of those gazes that seemed to make her float.
It was truly exhilarating.
However, at this moment, Parousia, who had walked out of the castle, after praising Hall, fell into a sage mode.
“It seems… it’s not as pleasant as sucking William’s blood…”
She began to ponder.
“No, I must have been seduced by William at that time!”
His blood, how could it compare to the praise and admiration of Prince Vier?
The next morning.
With the whistle of the Holy Train entering the city.
Lov woke up from a long dream.
She opened her eyes and looked at the towering bronze walls in front of her through the morning light, feeling a strange familiarity.
If the white holy walls of Saint Louis were mixed with the power continuously supplemented by the thousand-year-old saintesses and countless clergy, then the city walls of Sunset City were made of pure bronze.
And within it was a countless amount of pure ancient magic, indestructible.
The only person who had left an immortal scar on this city wall was the Hero.
Seven hundred years ago, on the day the last Hero came alone to assassinate the Demon Lord of the western demon domain.
But according to the players’ guesses, if it weren’t for the Hero’s Sword, it would probably have been difficult to do.
Hall was sitting in the bronze-armored carriage of the guards.
Hall, on the other hand, looked at this almost irreplicable bronze-type city and once again felt that reality was stronger than the game.
However, he also felt a little like trying the Starfall Feather, to see if he could leave a mark on the walls of this city.
But at this very moment, he turned his head to look at Lov and found that the little maid who had been sleeping on him had woken up at some point.
She was very quiet and did not speak, but her face was unreadable.
There were a few crystal-clear tears at the corners of her eyes.
“What’s wrong, Lov?”
“Ah, Young Master… it’s nothing. I just suddenly feel very sad in my heart.”
Lov placed her right hand on her meager chest.
Many emotions were accumulating.
She had clearly never been to this city, or rather, this sense of familiarity did not come from herself.
But from that, the consciousness that had seduced her into falling in her dream.
“Sad?”
“Maybe it’s because I was shocked. This city is very magnificent, no less than Saint Louis.”
The little maid said.
“This is the residence of the successive western Demon Lords. It may have a history of nearly ten thousand years.”
Hall said.
Lov’s expression seemed to become even more inscrutable.
She had a strange emotion.
But after a while, she quickly suppressed it.
The Holy Train entered the inside of the city wall through a special passage.
After a brief period of darkness, she saw light again.
The Holy Train’s track here was compared to Saint Louis.
Hall saw many things she had never seen before through the window.
There were girls with all sorts of different beast ears, and also the elf race that she had only seen in some magazines in Saint Louis.
In addition, there were also strange-shaped things, humanoid creatures with mushroom heads, and a slime that was like a super-large marshmallow, hopping on the street with a huge straw hat.
Seeing so many new things, Lov was a little panicked at first.
Later, as the Holy Train was about to slow down to enter the station, she simply stuck to the window and observed this wonderful city.
“Sunset City is like this. But the strict rules set by the vampires do not allow fighting in the city, let alone murder. So some faces that look very fierce can only be kind.”
Hall’s words made Lov feel much more at ease.
If she was buying things in Sunset City and saw a large slime behind her or a rather terrifying beastman race, she would basically be scared to death.
But if it was a little sister from the elf race, there would be no such concern.
Wow, so cute.
Lov saw a little elf girl who looked to be only seven or eight years old in human terms, waiting for the train with her elders on the platform, and her heart was about to melt.
Then a few strange thoughts suddenly appeared in her mind.
—If the Young Master had a child, would they also be so cute?
—But who would the Young Master have a child with in the future?
Her heart suddenly accelerated.
Then she was held by Hall.
Now her heart was beating even faster.
She thought, if she had a child with the Young Master…
Lov, her birth was not high.
If she had not been sold to a human trafficker by her parents, and had not been sold to Saint Louis, then in her original life plan.
It would be to get married at seventeen or eighteen, and then start to have children, take care of children, and so on.
Like most of the girls from the nearby villages.
Lov was not very resistant to these things because her concept since she was a child was like this.
Now she was Hall’s maid, sold to the Young Master.
Then if she were to have a child.
Of course it would be…
…
Her face quickly turned red.
She thought to herself that she seemed to be of that age.
“We’re getting off, Lov.”
Hall took her out, planning to find a human-run hotel to stay in.
Lov and he each carried some luggage and obediently followed Hall off the train, and after a simple identity registration.
Hall stepped onto the street.
Although the streets here were not as regular and orderly as in Saint Louis, the various shops really opened Lov’s eyes.
She didn’t even understand some of the things that were being sold.
Soon the two of them came to a hotel.
The room and facilities were almost all-inclusive, and they even thoughtfully gave Hall a long-term rental discount package.
But Hall only booked a room for three days.
He said that if he didn’t leave after three days, he would renew.
Then Hall told Lov to tidy up the room first, and he planned to go to the bank opened by the Child family in Sunset City to withdraw money.
“Mm, Young Master, hurry up and come back. It’s still early. You can rest for a while after you come back, and we’ll go to the beach to watch the sunset in the evening.”
The little maid thoughtfully made a time plan.
The black-haired youth nodded, saying that was a good idea.
But when Hall, after using the Sunset City map he had bought from West Town, arrived at the bank to withdraw money and was about to leave.
He happened to run into a familiar figure at the main entrance who shouldn’t be here.
He thought to himself, it couldn’t be such a coincidence, right?
“Hall?”
…
Hall didn’t want to bother with her.
He had originally not wanted to.
But the other party’s perception was so sharp.
“Wait, Hall, what are you doing here?”
“Hey, Hall Faxtius, you wait! My lady has been looking for you for a long time.”
At this moment, Hall, who had wanted to ignore her and leave, turned his head.
“Shh, don’t shout my name so loudly in a public place. I’m on a secret mission.”
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