NOVEL NEXT chapter 193
Chapter 193.
Something’s off, you two are off (26)
When the two of them arrived at their destination, it was already 4:10, which wasn’t really a problem.
The real problem was that Clotilde was stunned when she saw the destination.
Because she hadn’t expected the place they arrived at according to the address to be this building.
“Ah, it’s not an ordinary residence, but a villa, well, since we’re here, let’s go pay our respects.”
Unlike Clotilde, Noah was already used to seeing grand villas, so he didn’t care about Clotilde’s surprise and directly went to knock on the door.
However, just as Noah’s hand was about to knock, the door was pushed open from the inside.
The person who came out was the middle-aged man who had come to the grand cathedral not long ago to discuss the demon problem with Noah and Clotilde.
“Father! You’ve arrived so quickly! Ah, this must be thanks to the goddess’s guidance, please come in, let’s talk inside.”
He was a plainly dressed middle-aged man, and Clotilde was probably surprised by the contrast between his plain clothes and the grand villa.
——What a pity, Sister, not everyone can be judged by their appearance.
Noah looked at the nun, who had finally reacted, with a somewhat mocking gaze.
The nun, however, only glared back at him with a strong gaze, while speaking in a gentle and courteous tone:
“That’s right, this is all thanks to the goddess’s guidance, well, Father Noah, let’s go in.”
Her attitude was undoubtedly treating Noah as the higher-ranking person between the two.
In the church’s hierarchy, it might be so, but in the matter of eliminating heretics, this battle nun was undoubtedly more experienced than the secret priest responsible for investigating the demon’s secrets.
She was the one who should be in the higher position.
Her saying so was also a small act of defiance against Noah.
She wanted to see how Noah would handle the duties she should be performing.
Noah only smiled and didn’t explain anything, accepting the nun’s challenge and entering the villa first.
Clotilde followed behind him, like his attendant.
The matters between the two of them were, of course, completely irrelevant to the owner of the house.
He was already very happy that the church could send someone.
The middle-aged man who called himself Duke was the owner of this villa.
The villa was quite large, comparable to a small castle, so there was no doubt that Duke was wealthy.
“Hahaha, I just happened to make a small profit, nothing to mention.”
When Noah praised the villa, Duke smiled humbly, inadvertently revealing that he was a big businessman.
“You’re truly modest; your character is really admirable. I wish others could learn from you, don’t you think, Father Noah?”
Clotilde looked at Noah with a hint of meaning in her words, clearly wanting Noah to learn from Duke’s humility.
“Hmm, you’re right, Sister Clotilde.”
Unfortunately, Noah, fully aware of her intentions, pretended to be oblivious and had no intention of taking it to heart.
This made Clotilde, who had still been smiling moments ago, suddenly unable to smile, turning her head away in a sulky manner to gaze at the villa itself.
At this moment, Duke remained oblivious to the subtle tension between the two, enthusiastically leading them deeper into the villa while chatting about the monster that had recently been wandering around his neighborhood.
Eventually, Duke brought them to a room that seemed to be a reception area.
He invited them to sit on the sofa in the center of the room, telling them to wait until he closed the door and sat down before they continued their conversation.
“Oh, thanks to the grace of the goddess, I’m truly grateful that you two could come.”
As he turned to close the door, he continued to express his humble gratitude.
“…Really, I’m so grateful!”
But once he locked the door, his smile suddenly turned sinister, and he burst into laughter at the two who were already seated on the sofa.
“Hahaha! Idiots! I can’t believe you fell for it so easily! Are the people from the church all a bunch of brainless fools? You didn’t even realize I’m not the owner of this villa!”
Duke looked arrogantly at the black-haired priest and the white-haired nun, the malice in his smile growing stronger, much like the purple light emitted by the magical artifact he had deliberately placed on the table in front of the sofa.
That was an evil magical artifact that could forcibly induce arousal, prepared specifically for him to enjoy the best drama.
“Alright! Idiot priest and idiot nun! You must be feeling all hot and dizzy right now! That’s right! Because what I want is for you two to entangle with each other like mindless beasts!”
“Hahaha! The expressions on your faces when you break the vows you’re not allowed to break must be quite amusing! I can never get tired of humiliating the goddess’s lackeys!”
As the faces of the two were gradually obscured by the enchanting glow of the magical artifact, Duke laughed uncontrollably.
He had no other intention in doing this; he simply enjoyed it.
And he had done this three times before; this was the fourth.
He had no doubt he would witness the so-called pure and abstinent followers of the goddess entangled in madness once again.
—Until Clotilde stood up completely unfazed from the enchanting light and summoned the ‘Holy Lance of Destruction,’ shattering the magical artifact that Duke took pride in with a single thrust.
The overwhelming white light immediately swallowed the enchanting purple glow.
And Duke’s smile froze in place.
“Ah, isn’t this quite capable, Miss Nun? I thought you wouldn’t be able to discover or avoid this problem.”
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Noah, completely unaffected, sat on the sofa in a brazen posture that was entirely unbefitting of a priest, casually chatting with Clotilde as if nothing had happened.
“…That was my line. Father Noah, your resistance is surprisingly high. And please allow me to apologize for what just happened; it seems this sort of thing really shouldn’t be left to you, as I want to handle it personally.”
Clotilde, standing with a holy lance and a cold expression, responded to Noah’s ‘flirtation’ with a detached demeanor.
However, she was far from feeling at ease like Noah.
Her mood was absolutely terrible.
Not only had she realized something was off only halfway through, but she had also allowed an evil entity to brazenly enter the sacred cathedral.
“What… what is going on with you two!? Why are you completely unaffected?!”
Of course, the most panicked of them all was Duke, the demon disguised as a human, who looked at the two with a terrified expression, unable to believe his eyes.
What is happening!?
That magical item was specifically crafted by succubi as a lust-inducing artifact.
Normally, anyone exposed to that light would immediately lose their sanity!
Wait, why does it feel like the two of them actually figured it out halfway through and were just waiting for him to self-destruct?
This… this isn’t right, is it?
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PS. Here’s the fourth update for today, although it’s already six-thirty in the morning, so it can be considered the first update of a new day.
(Chapter 27 from the previous section was mistakenly unmarked; this chapter is 26, and I still owe an update for 25.)
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