Chapter 18: Having a Party Without Me, Huh?

The next day.

As usual, Hall washed up and got dressed with Lov’s help.

The little maid had changed into a new outfit today, a black and white nun’s outfit.

But compared to the one Maria wore when she came to see Hall yesterday, the skirt of this one was clearly cut much shorter, almost reaching above the knees.

And the denier of the white silk stockings on Lov’s beautiful legs was very low, giving the feeling that they could be torn with a light flick of a finger.

How to put it?

If she went out on the street in this outfit, in a country like the Papal State that was founded on the faith of the Church, she would definitely be branded a heretic.

But Hall thought about it, and it seemed that many of the nobles in Saint Louis had played like this in the game’s story.

There were even secret plots where one could find scattered notes on the map that revealed a party called the “Masquerade Ball” was held every Friday night in the third district of Saint Louis.

Everyone at the ball would wear masks and indulge in music and debauchery, to the extreme.

Anyway, it was quite ridiculous.

Of course, there were also players who discovered this information and specifically took screenshots of the text, posting it with the title “Having a party without me, huh?” and a picture.

Hall sometimes wondered if he should anonymously report these people.
It felt like a great accomplishment, and it would be beneficial to clear his name of being a Western spy.

But because he didn’t know the identities of the nobles who went to the party, if he made too many enemies, he might get a Bad End early on.

“Young Master, why aren’t you looking at me much this morning?”

The meticulously dressed little maid was a little angry as she looked at the absent-minded Hall.

“No, I was just thinking about… today’s lessons. It seems to be Theology Day today.”

Hall found a suitable reason.

The so-called Theology Day was a day when a high-ranking member of the Church would come to give a lecture.

Because the high-ranking members of the Church were all very busy, most of them held positions in both the Church and the state at the same time, so there would only be one person giving a big lecture.

The seats for the big lecture were limited.

Therefore, in Holy Light University, not everyone had a seat to listen.

In addition to the students majoring in theology, those who came to listen to this lecture usually needed to make a reservation.

“I see. Theology Day is indeed very important, Young Master Hall.”

Lov had been so worried about Hall being investigated these past few days.
She remembered that Hall used to get up early on Theology Day.

“There aren’t many seats, so you should go to class quickly.”

“Mmm.”

“See you tonight, Young Master Hall. What would you like to see today?”

“Anything is fine.”

“Oh…”

Lov thought for a moment and said: “It’s very gloomy outside, it seems like it’s going to rain. I’ll go get an umbrella for you, Young Master.”

“Alright.”

Hall thought his little maid was indeed very cute.
Just now, when she was straightening his suit, just their fingertips touched, and a blush appeared on her face.
If he stroked her skin with his finger.

I’m afraid she would show an even more expectant expression.

So he said.

“Lov, in a while, I’m leaving Saint Louis.”

“?”

Lov, who was about to get an umbrella, suddenly stopped at the door and looked back at Hall with a face full of confusion.

Why did the Young Master want to leave Saint Louis?
When she was a child, the people in her village would say with a look of longing, “It would be great to go to Saint Louis once in this lifetime.”

Even though she was sold to Saint Louis by a human trafficker, the grandeur and prosperity of this city still left a lifelong impression on her.

“Has the Young Master finalized his decision?”

“I have.”

Hall didn’t hesitate.

The situation was already quite dangerous.
Christine and Leticia, two heroines who shouldn’t have approached him at the beginning of the story, had approached him.

Coupled with the reputation of being a Western spy, survival was his top priority.

“Then Lov will follow you when you leave.”

She said sincerely.

“Have you heard? It seems a new high-ranking Church official will be visiting for Theology Day today.”

“What’s so strange about that? Theology Day is only twice a month. Including winter and summer breaks and various unexpected situations, it’s good if it can be held fifteen times a year. Even if the high-ranking officials who come each time are different, you can only see sixty of them in four years at most.”

“No, no, I heard it’s not a Cardinal Archbishop, but a Saintess candidate.”

“Unfortunately, it’s raining today. The lecture can’t be held on the big playground, only in the main auditorium.”

“So annoying. The main auditorium only has so many seats. It seems there are no seats again this time. I just wanted to get a good resume so I can work for the Child family’s company in the future.”

“Get real. Don’t you know how high the recruitment threshold for the Child family’s company in Saint Louis is? It’s better to go back to your hometown and find a good local company to work for.”

“I don’t care, I’m going to compete with you guys in Saint Louis!”

The classroom was quite noisy today.

It was never quiet when Theology Day came.

The tall, blonde-haired girl in a red and black plaid school uniform showed no change in expression.

For a duke’s daughter like Himan, she didn’t have the common worries of her classmates.

Even if she didn’t go at the beginning, the administrative staff would reserve a front-row seat for her in advance, ensuring that she could have unobstructed contact with the special guest of Theology Day if she wanted to.

But soon, she glanced at the wall clock in the classroom, then frowned and glanced at the empty seat beside her.

“I see there’s still someone who hasn’t come today. If they don’t come soon, it’ll be time to enter for the special Theology Day lecture.”

Besides Himan, someone else was also paying attention to the owner of the empty seat.

That was Lenny.

Ever since Hall was taken away by Christine’s handmaiden in a flurry yesterday, making a big splash in front of his classmates.

He felt a bit of resentment again.

Why was it Hall? Why was it always Hall?

But today Hall didn’t come to class on time, which was just what he wanted.
Coupled with the investigation by the Judgment Bureau.

Could it be that he was detained for being rude to the Saintess candidate yesterday?
Or was the Saintess candidate coming today.

Maybe it was Christine herself, so he didn’t dare to come?

Hehe, this guy Hall was really audacious, acting recklessly just because he was the son of a duke.

He couldn’t even distinguish between which women he could touch and which he couldn’t.

If he died early, he could open a bottle of champagne at the masquerade ball in the East District on Friday.

He then looked at Himan and noticed that her face was not looking good because of Hall’s tardiness.

“I see that Hall isn’t attending Theology Day today. Teacher, this extra seat, instead of being snatched by someone from another class, why don’t we give it to a student in our class?”

Lenny’s words stirred up another wave in the classroom.

The students who didn’t have a strong family background didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

They all expressed their agreement.

It felt so good to use Hall’s interests to enhance his own prestige.

Lenny enjoyed the gazes of those people.

“Let’s have a vote.”

The Papal State prided itself on being a democratic and free country.
The instructor on the podium said this after thinking for a moment.

This made Lenny even more confident that victory was in his grasp.

As long as the vote passed, even if Hall arrived at the last minute, it would be useless.

So he looked at Himan and said.

“Why don’t we have class president Himan cast the first vote? What do you all say?”

But to his surprise, Himan actually showed some hesitation on her face.