Chapter 154: I Only Care About the Young Master~

“You’ve been awake for how long?”

“Longer than you. I summoned the Starfall Feather, so the feather couldn’t restore your stamina. You won’t blame me, will you, Elder Brother Hall?”

“It’s yours to begin with. Why would I blame you?”

“Hehe, Elder Brother Hall is so kind~”

Christine walked in front of Hall, the girl carrying her hands behind her back like a snow spirit.

She often looked back at the young man behind her with a jump, smiling.

The stars and moon were bright above their heads, and the visibility was good.

But they were about to enter a dense pine forest.

“I think we should go to a higher place, it would be easier to find others.” Hall suggested.

“We can’t go to a high place yet, Young Master Hall. High places are dangerous.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Before the train exploded, there was a flash of sword light…”

“You saw it too?”

Hall’s expression became solemn.

The flash of sword light that hit the tail of the train was very likely the culprit that caused the magical energy inside the train to malfunction and explode.

But it was very strange.

Even in the game, Sophia would need to be around level ninety-five to destroy a magic armored Holy Train with a single charged strike.

Perhaps it was because the train’s defenses were weaker while it was running?

Or perhaps the attack hit a weak spot of the train?

“I saw it. That’s why I suggested we shouldn’t go to a high place immediately. That sword light was not simple. At first glance, it looked like Her Majesty Cateline’s or a swordsman who often trains by absorbing ice elements. In reality, I sensed another kind of power within it…”

“Another power? What is it?”

Although he was asking, Hall could vaguely guess.

Christine had not yet fully recovered, so her magical sensitivity wouldn’t be stronger than his.

The only category of power she was more sensitive to was…

“Necromantic aura. Maybe not, but I guess the people who attacked the magic armored Holy Train were reckless and dangerous individuals.”

Christine said faintly.

But Hall was a little anxious in his heart.

She was right, but if so, Lov and Himan could be in extreme danger.

According to the laws of the Papal State, any action attacking Holy No. 1 to Holy No. 7 was almost equivalent to declaring war on the Papal State.

The elites of the Judgment Bureau should have already started to act now.

“Then we have to find Lov and Himan.”

He couldn’t possibly not look for them.

“Don’t worry, I think Lov is very safe now. As for Miss Himan, she will be fine. Even extremists wouldn’t directly kill a brigadier general’s daughter. If they are truly people with necromancy, the target they want to kill more would be the Church personnel.”

“You don’t understand Himan. She won’t just surrender.”

If it were as Christine said, Hall wouldn’t be anxious.

But Himan’s straightforward personality would absolutely not obey dangerous individuals.

Himan’s route in the game was relatively simple, but if she was not careful, it would happen quickly.

The other heroines had options like delaying the battle for many days, waiting for other incidents to occur, or for external aid to arrive.

But Himan was the type to disregard life and death and fight if she was not convinced.

Although heroines all had the attribute increase for a final battle, a huge level difference would still be very difficult.

He could only hope that the people who attacked the Holy Train didn’t discover Himan.

As for Lov…

Where on earth was Lov?

Christine said she didn’t know either.

Could the impact have been so severe that he had thrown Lov out?

Then with Lov’s fragile constitution…

“Don’t worry. Lov will be fine. Himan will also be fine. Everyone is fine for now. There were no deaths in the explosion just now. If any soul had returned to heaven, the Lord would have informed me.”

“Really?”

“Why doesn’t Young Master Hall believe his little maid?”

Christine turned around at the path leading into the dense forest and looked at Hall, slightly pouting, showing a hint of dissatisfaction.

“You only believe that girl named Lov, right? Hmph, she has ulterior motives for my Young Master. Unlike me, I only care about the Young Master~”

Seeing Hall silent, Christine began to play her part again.

“Alright, I believe you, I believe you. Then where are we going next? This place is not far from Wolfsburg. Should we go and find the mayor there and have him send more people to search for Himan and the others? They might also be heading towards Wolfsburg. They can seek shelter there and immediately report the situation to the Papal State.”

Hall fell into thought.

Since his magic book was useless, the magic books carried by others must also have been rendered useless in the violent explosion.

Those diplomats and the cardinal’s confidantes would not miss a single second to report the situation.

“We can go, but we can’t show our faces, Young Master.”

Christine said faintly.

“Why?”

“Because if we show our faces, we won’t be able to properly investigate the cause of this accident.”

There was a hint of interest on her face.

Hall thought to himself, ‘As expected of Christine. Almost every sudden incident in the game would become a mission that she could take and investigate.’

As one of the heroines with the most difficult routes in the entire game, the creator had considered the situation where the player’s proficiency was not enough.

So Christine’s route had a lot of missions.

Now Christine seemed to have entered mission state.

But the girl continued, “I won’t be free. After I show my face, Christine won’t be free anymore, Hall.”

“Mm…”

He understood this sentence.

Christine could barely act on her own on a normal day.

But as long as this girl could gain a moment of freedom and solitude, she would bring him a surprise.

But he couldn’t agree for now.

The young man said, “It’s very dangerous. Besides, the Papal State will immediately search for you. We won’t be able to hide for long.”

“Young Master Hall~ can’t you give your first maid a little freedom? I’m about to become a Saintess. After I become a Saintess, I will have to go into the Demon God’s royal city and pray all day long, listening to the divine word. I will be even less free.”

The holy girl approached him, and then looked at him with a pitiful, begging gaze, like a golden kitten.

Unless one had a heart of stone, it was really difficult to refuse Christine.

But Hall had to prioritize the bigger picture.

He had to ensure Christine’s safety, and then ensure Lov’s and Himan’s safety.

“Can you, my dear Young Master Hall~”

She asked again while Hall was considering.

At this time, they were very close.

And Christine’s Saintess dress was also slightly damaged on the upper body.

He could see her beautiful collarbone on her smooth right shoulder.

“But you should understand…”

To prevent a bad end, he planned to persuade her again.

“Let me be willful one more time, alright… For this, Christine can pay any price to you.”

The girl interrupted the black-haired youth’s words at the border between the forest and the snowy wasteland.

And then lifted the hem of her already damaged Saintess dress with her right hand.

The mysterious milky white cloth that Hall had seen when he had come out of the valley appeared again in his line of sight.

Unlike that time, at this distance and angle, he could even vaguely see the beautiful shape of her small, pure, angel-like, and devil-like seductive little peaches under the milky white cloth.

At that moment.

Even he, a master of self-control, had to admit.

He was about to surrender to her.

…

“Hall, what were you holding up your hands for just now?”

“To show my innocence.”

If it were someone with the title of “Arrogant Performer” or “Hero’s Heart,” they would probably have rushed over on the spot.

“Oh, what innocence? You looked there. It was clearly my innocence.”

In the clearing deep in the dense forest, Hall and Christine were sitting around a fire they had just started.

Since Christine didn’t want to show her face, they had to consider resting tonight.

He could endure walking for a long time in the snow, but Christine’s body would surely not be able to.

At this moment, she had taken off her white stockings and Saintess shoes, which were soaked with snow water.

He could see that the small feet hidden inside were a little purple-red from the cold.

It might be because of what had just happened, or it might be because of Hall’s gaze towards the sole of her foot now.

Christine’s small face, reflected by the firelight, also turned slightly red.

She didn’t blush often, even when she had flirted with Hall’s pants leg with her small foot at the Saintess Candidate’s tea party.

She could talk nonchalantly with a group of young ladies like Himan, and Ye Wangxue.

“Didn’t you show it to me?”

Hall chose to assert his dominance.

If he showed weakness and gentlemanly conduct again, Christine, who liked to tease him, would surely double down.

Then he wouldn’t be able to endure it, and he would really push her in this cold and snowy place, committing a grave error.

Christine’s original magic replenishment death flag, coupled with her Saintess Candidate status, coupled with the slightly yandere Lorraine and Julia.

And Mandosha Flower.

Christine’s older sister, who was the boss, would surely contact her soon after learning of the Holy Train explosion.

If she found out that her sister, who dreamed of becoming a Saintess, was now limping.

Then…

He was screwed.

Would Mandosha Flower still care if Christine had been the one who had seduced him and had brought this upon herself?

It was unrealistic to reason with a woman.

Give up the fantasy and prepare to constantly fight the pervert in his mind.

But it was alright to look.

He couldn’t bring himself to do anything else.

“You’re still staring at my feet…”

Although Christine said so, she just slightly raised her small feet, aiming the pink sole of her foot at the fire, where the still-undried snow water left several winding traces.

“Then I’ll look somewhere else.”

His gaze naturally moved towards the area between her legs.

He couldn’t miss a privilege that was offered to him.

Besides, showing weakness would only make Christine, who liked to tease him, double down.

“You’re not allowed to look… you pervert.”

Christine closed her legs again, but her Saintess dress was not long enough to completely cover them.

“You deliberately seduced me just now. You have to take responsibility.”

“I didn’t.”

“Oh.”

“What do you mean, ‘oh’? I just didn’t.”

“If you didn’t, then why do you keep bringing it up?”

“I just didn’t. I’m emphasizing that you’re not allowed to look anymore.”

“No. Young Master Hall’s eyes don’t want to look, but Young Master Hall’s brain says he wants to look.”

He didn’t know if Christine’s completely uncharacteristic shyness was a deliberate attempt to make him feel guilty, or if it was genuine.

But he couldn’t back down.

Good morning.

When Hall woke up, it was already the next day.

There was a faint fragrance in the tent, which was Christine’s scent.

When he sat up from the bed, Christine was still asleep.

Hall got up and walked out of the tent.

Christine’s injuries were recovering quickly, so he didn’t have to guard her.

He was going to prepare breakfast.

But the moment he walked out of the tent, he regretted it.

“Good morning.”

Christine’s voice came.

Hall turned around and found that Christine was already awake.

And she had gotten out of bed at some point.

She was standing with her back to him, taking off the torn long dress she was wearing.

“Why didn’t you sleep a little longer?”

Hall wanted to go over and put a cover on her, but Christine dodged.

She reached out her hand, wanting to completely take off the dress.

“I feel a little itchy.”

“Itchy?”

“Mm. I was frostbitten, and now that my blood circulation is recovering, it’s a little itchy.”

Christine was facing away from him and answered in a low voice.

“Let me see.”

“No.”

Hall walked in front of her, but Christine immediately covered herself with the dress in front of her chest and curled up.

“I don’t believe you.”

“Believe it or not.”

“Then why won’t you let me see?”

Hall really wanted to know how Christine had recovered.

He didn’t want to be with a patient who could faint at any time.

“I just don’t want you to see.”

“If you don’t let me see, how will I know how you’ve recovered?”

“I’m fine.”

Christine’s voice was a little shaky when she said this.

“If you’re fine, why are you trembling?”

Hall saw that she still refused, so he ignored her and reached out to pull her skirt up.

“You, what are you doing?”

“Looking.”

“I’m fine.”

“I said I don’t believe you.”

Hall forcefully indicated that he wanted to see.

He even felt a little like having her spread her legs in front of the fire so he could have a good look.

“No…”

Christine still closed her legs and brought her feet closer to the fire.

Then she slightly arched her legs, covering her already reddened face with her arm and burying it in her embrace.

It seemed that if she couldn’t see Hall, Hall wouldn’t be able to see her either, and the slowly rising temperature also made the color of her toes gradually return to normal.

She stopped speaking, and he also became silent.

Hall was truly silent.

Because a girl who was so delicate that she seemed to be dripping water was sitting in the snow-covered forest with him by the fire in a torn but holy dress.

And she was making this gesture that made her look like she could be eaten in one bite.

It would make one’s heart flutter, and even the strange parts would follow suit.

A long silence passed.

He slightly calmed himself and only spoke after he was ready.

“By the way, Christine.”

“What?”

She still answered with her head buried.

“How much of your memory has recovered?”

“Up to when I became the Saintess of the Salvation Church.”

“Then… when I was unconscious, you…”

Hall remembered the slight pain he had felt at the corner of his lips.

It was like he had been bitten by someone.

If it was Christine who had bitten him, it was basically the same as saying…

“I was awake, but I couldn’t be bothered with you, so I went out of the valley alone.”

“Why couldn’t you be bothered with me?”

“Because you’re a pervert.”

“Say something sensible.”

Why were these sisters both riddle-masters?

“You’re being mean to me, so I won’t talk sensibly.”

He really didn’t know which of Christine and Mandosha Flower had learned from whom.

“Then let’s go to sleep. Lov and Himan should really be fine, right?”

Hall stopped thinking about these things.

He planned to let Christine rest.

Since her feet had been frostbitten, she should not have replenished his magic.

Although spraying the Starfall Feather without replenishing his magic could protect her, she must also be very tired.

If something happened, he still had to ensure that Christine was in a full state.

As long as he could get Christine’s blessing and use the Starfall Feather.

Opponents below level ninety would all be unthreatening.

“They’re fine. You should worry about me instead, boo hoo hoo~”

“Why should I worry about you?”

“My feet are all numb from the cold. You can see it, can’t you?”

“You wouldn’t let me see.”

“But you looked.”

“Sleep, sleep.”

Hall no longer played around with her and set up the simple magic tent he was carrying.

Because it had been affected by the explosion, the tent was full of wrinkles and even had some holes after it was unfolded.

But it was good enough to sleep in.

“Sleep with me later.”

“?”

“It’s cold.”

She lifted her face from his arms, her eyes shining.

“No.”

“You slept with Lov before. What’s wrong with sleeping with me? Besides, didn’t you say that nothing happened between you and Lov? If you sleep with me tonight, I’ll believe that there’s nothing between you and Lov.”

Christine’s gaze gradually became calm, no longer having the fragile look from before.

And this logic was impeccable.

Hall hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

He was afraid of triggering a strange switch on Christine.

He always felt that if he refused, something would happen.

“I knew that the big pervert Young Master Hall wouldn’t refuse a Saintess Candidate. Others who want to sleep with her can’t. But you’re not allowed to do anything strange. At most, just rub against each other through the blanket.”

“Saintess Candidate Miss, please shut up quickly.”

It was fine when she didn’t say it.

But when she did, Hall instinctively thought of that mysterious cloth and the tempting shape beneath it.

“I won’t~”

…

“Quick, there seem to be survivors. Are they survivors of the accident? Hurry up and rescue them, hurry up and rescue them!”

On the wasteland fifty miles outside Wolfsburg, a group of men in black coats were running along the railway line.

The man in the lead was holding a greatsword and was unusually tall.

It was Morivec.

The current boss of the Cateline gang in Wolfsburg, the person who had helped Hall assassinate the deputy mayor of the Lauren family’s faction.

At this moment, Morivec was leading his gang’s elite to the scene before the army that the Bal Empire needed the mayor’s warrant to mobilize arrived.

He did not plan to rely on those soldiers of the Bal Empire.

Because these two trains, in a strict sense, had exploded within the territory of the Cateline Kingdom.

And they were all important figures of the Papal State visiting the Cateline Kingdom.

If people died, it had little to do with the Bal Empire.

But the public opinion in his homeland would explode.

What’s more, if he could rescue a few survivors, it would also be a great achievement.

The godfather would reward him, and he might even be nominated to meet Her Majesty the Empress, which was a great honor for the citizens of the Cateline Kingdom.

But when he called his subordinates to go and greet the two figures who were helping each other.

He found that his subordinates had stopped in front of the figures and were forming a circle.

“Damn it, what are you all doing? I told you to save people, not to make a posture as if you were going to fight.”

Morivec felt powerless and went forward himself, but he heard his deputy say.

“Boss, it’s two girls. One of them is a nun, and the other looks like a noble. The noble one is holding a sword at us. We don’t dare to go forward.”

“What?”

Now Morivec went forward again.

He recognized one of the two girls.

It was Maria, Christine’s maid.

When the local bishop of Wolfsburg had first asked him to control Christine, he had given him Maria’s information.

The other, Himan, he could not recognize.

But he was well-experienced.

He could tell from Himan’s temperament that this girl was not simple.

So he immediately introduced himself.

“I am Morivec, the leader of the Cateline gang in Wolfsburg. You two must be the survivors of the Holy Train explosion, right? We have been ordered by Her Majesty to come and rescue you. Please follow us to receive treatment for your injuries.”

“The Cateline Kingdom’s gang?”

Himan looked at Morivec, but her sword was still not lowered.

In the Papal State, things like gangs were almost non-existent and were considered a key target for suppressing social disorder.

As the daughter of a duke of the Papal State, she naturally looked down on this kind of organization and was very wary of it.

What’s more, she still hadn’t figured out why the Holy Train had suddenly exploded.

Although her injuries had been treated a lot by Maria with a simple divine art, she still could not immediately believe Morivec’s words.

She just wanted to find Hall and Christine.

She wanted to confirm their safety.

Maria was also very anxious about Christine.

But Himan’s magic instruments had all lost their effectiveness.

After searching around like a headless fly.

She found that the place where they had woken up was twenty or thirty miles away from the explosion.

This was incredible.

They could be blown so far away, and their injuries were only a temporary coma.

Even Maria, whom she was protecting, had woken up earlier than her.

And Maria could not endure the cold, so they could only plan to go to Wolfsburg or meet up with a regular state rescue team.

“Yes, your esteemed young lady. What is your name? We will escort you to Wolfsburg. I think our Majesty is also on her way after hearing about this incident. You will be able to meet tomorrow.”

Morivec spoke very politely.

Himan, on the other hand, was still half-convinced.

To suddenly encounter a large number of Cateline gangs in a wilderness where she had not met anyone.

It was hard not to be suspicious.

What’s more, that light that had attacked the train.

Himan had also witnessed it.

She was sure that that sword light was very similar to Sophia’s attack when she was killing the Lost ones on the seventieth floor of the Demon God’s Labyrinth.

The Cateline Kingdom might be involved in this.

“I will take her and go to Wolfsburg alone. We don’t need your escort. If you have time, why don’t you go and investigate the cause of the Holy Train explosion at the accident site? I hope your Majesty can give a reasonable explanation.”

If Hall had died in this explosion…

Himan just…

She didn’t know what she felt when she thought of this.

Anger, fury, sadness, or something else.

But before she had met Morivec and his group, in her discussion with Maria.

They had both believed that Christine and Hall were fine now and would surely be alive.

Because in the second before the big explosion, Hall had gone to protect Christine and Lov.

His brave act had comforted her.

But she also wondered if he would have survived more easily if he hadn’t protected Christine and Lov.

Her thoughts were very complicated.

So at this moment, she didn’t want to think too much about Morivec’s words.

And Morivec, who had been in the underworld for many years, was a shrewd person.

He did not force them.

He just had his subordinates give Himan two warm coats and a map of the surrounding area and then said goodbye, saying he would go to the accident site.

Of course, after Himan and Maria had walked away along the railway, he had his two most elite deputies follow them to ensure their safety.

“Mayor, this is very strange. After the explosion, our army’s observers and border magic monitoring devices also found other anomalies. At that time, starlight and white feathers fell from the sky, and there was also a power that seemed to belong to the demon race, and a power that was like the Winter Saintess’s power, and another strange power.”

At the same time.

At the highest point of Wolfsburg.

Duke Schneider, the mayor, was standing here with the new deputy mayor appointed by Frida, looking into the distance.

“Four different unique powers appeared after the Holy Train explosion?”

“There may be more than four, but they didn’t last long. It seems that at some point they reached a balance and all retreated.”

“A bit interesting. When will the train carrying Her Majesty Cateline arrive at the station?”

“Tomorrow morning at eight.”

“Report this to Her Highness Frida. I will go and meet the train in advance.”

Duke Schneider put on his black gloves.

The deputy mayor asked with some concern.

“Aren’t you going to continue to increase the personnel to search for Viscount Hall and Saintess Candidate Christine? The Duke is very much…”

“It’s just a small accident. They will be fine.”

After the Duke finished speaking, he turned and walked down the revolving stone stairs, disappearing into the darkness.