Stop Hypnotizing Me, Antagonist Princess!

"Snap!"

With a heavy sound, the ancient tome in Tiya's hand fell to the ground.

Beside her, the young nun who had been organizing bookshelves with her let out a light chuckle.

"Oh dear, what's wrong with our Holy Lady today? She seems so distracted, even unable to hold onto a book properly... Giggles, could it be that she's yearning for a man?"

Despite always having a compassionate and tender appearance in front of others, she was still a girl inexperienced in worldly affairs.

Some words, although they broke the clergy's code of conduct, could be said in private without getting reprimanded by the nun mothers.

Moreover, as one of Tiya's few friends, the young nun was very concerned about her doll-like, untouchable demeanor.

Therefore, she would often say such outrageous things in hopes of stirring Tiya's emotions, wishing to awaken the humane side of her through such remarks.

It wasn't her overthinking.

If anyone had seen Tiya praying to the goddess in the Holy Maiden Prayer Hall, they would have felt the same way.

It was a proximity that seemed close at hand, yet untouchable.

And when she was bathed in the moonlight, her entire demeanor became serene and noble; the ounce of consciousness that originally belonged to Tiya seemed to disappear from her eyes, leaving an incredibly startling impression.

The young nun always felt that one day the personality belonging to Tiya inside this body might completely vanish.

What she would become by then, no one knew.

"..."

Tiya did not respond to the young nun's teasing words.

After a moment of silence, she slowly squatted down to pick up the scattered books, secretly hiding the ancient tome that contained the hypnotic mark without a trace.

At the same time, her mind kept replaying the news that the young nun had just delivered.

She thought it would be a long time before she heard that name again.

Yet just on the second day, it unexpectedly reemerged, persistently echoing in her ears.

She had spent an entire night barely recovering from the shock and confusion, trying not to think of anything related to him.

But now, with just one sentence from the young nun, those unbearable memories within Tiya were once again brought to the surface.

Her heart was thrown into turmoil.

Amputator Burshman?

Why would he get entangled with a criminal responsible for dozens of serial murders in the Imperial Capital?!

It sounded as if he was at the crime scene and had been caught as a suspect.

However, Tiya knew that it was absolutely impossible.

Even from the timeline perspective, Lynn, who had stayed on the border for over a year, could not possibly have committed such horrific serial killings in the Imperial Capital.

And more importantly, he had been with her all of last night.

Although uneasy events had occurred that made her feel dreadful, Tiya had no intention of denying it all.

Wait.

Recalling the words of the young nun, she suddenly felt she might have spotted an oversight.

"Louise, could you tell me again what happened at that time?"

Tiya whispered.

Hmm?

Louise, the young nun named, seemed as if she'd heard some fantastical tale.

One should know that apart from her brother Xiya, the Holy Daughter had never shown curiosity about anything, so this reaction was particularly extraordinary in Louise's eyes.

She reached out her hand to brush off some dust that had settled on Tiya's cloak from picking up the books, then softly said, "It's just hearsay from the devotees who came to pray, I don't know the truth of it..."

"According to them, when he was caught, that person was right at the crime scene. He neither admitted nor denied the accusations of murder."

"Of course, the most significant reason they consider him a suspect is that when he was found, his chest was covered in blood, and there was a healed wound."

"You say, it was just an ordinary noble gathering; if he wasn't the murderer, why would there be these traces?"

"There must have been something untoward happening in private, so his conscience is guilty!"

Louise, like a little genius, punched her palm with a small fist, her eyes glowing slightly.

Obviously, staying in the Church for an extended period, engaging in tedious and monotonous duties, she longed for the outside world and was very intrigued by such strange tales.

However, these words, when they fell into Tiya's ears, made her body stiffen.

A complex expression faintly emerged on that originally expressionless, stunningly beautiful face.

Perhaps, in this world, only she and he knew the truth of the matter.

That person, in fact, had only wanted to commit suicide.

Yet she had arbitrarily stopped him and left a wound on his body.

This directly led to the guy being caught red-handed at the scene, being mistaken as the mastermind behind the serial killings.

He was actually innocent.

But the others did not know about this.

At this thought, Tiya suddenly felt somewhat alarmed.

Or perhaps, was it merely because he had been too prominent since he returned to the Imperial Capital that some people wanted to take him down with fabricated charges, using him as a scapegoat?!

If that were the case, wasn't he in great danger?

Tiya clenched her fists slightly, trying to find some traces of comfort and pleasure from within her heart.

If Lynn died, all those inexplicable incidents that had occurred between them would cease to exist.

Not only that, but she would also bury these events in her heart forever, not telling a single soul.

And after that, the subtle rift that had recently formed between her and her brother Xiya would also completely disappear.

This was something she should have welcomed.

But after some introspection, Tiya's brows slightly furrowed, and she felt an unprecedented confusion.

Because she didn't sense any such emotions from deep within her heart.

Not only that, but an indescribable thought lingered continuously at the back of her mind.

It took her a very long time to figure it out.

That thought was named guilt.

Because Lynn Bartleion had been wronged.

This was something only she knew.

Clearly, at this moment, the compassionate nature hidden within the Silent Saintess had flared up.

Even if it was Lynn, whom she despised to the extreme, she still felt pity for him.

Because there are some things that are simply right or wrong.

Seeing Tiya fall silent, Sister Louise, standing by her side, thought for a moment and spoke again: "There's another piece of news."

"He's currently in Punisher Prison, about to undergo interrogation."

"Given that this serial murder case has far-reaching implications, involving even the Three Great Churches and the Military Department with victims, they've all sent representatives to investigate him."

"Our Church is also sending someone over, even if nothing comes out of it in the end, at least it shows our stance."

"The Church will not let the death of Sister Trina and the desecration of her body go lightly."

These words sounded light and ordinary.

But to Tiya, they exploded like thunder!

What if everything that had happened last night was revealed by that guy?!

The Holy Maiden, a symbol of purity and nobility, had been caught in an embrace with a strange man whom she had only met three times, even going so far as to give him the Moonlight Original Liquid.

If such news spread throughout the Imperial Capital, she would probably face unprecedented punishment from the Church!

Of course, this was not the main issue.

If her brother Xiya knew about this...

Just the possibility of it made her face turn deathly pale immediately.

And the next second, Louise dropped the bombshell: "By the way, I heard that the interrogator sent by the Military Department is Xiya Asolan."

"Buzz!"

Tiya's mind went blank in an instant.

...

When Tiya returned to her residence in a daze, she came to her senses and found herself quietly standing in front of the bedroom mirror.

Looking at the mirror, the exquisitely beautiful girl in a moon-white Magic Robe, Tiya subconsciously grasped the fabric of the robe in her hands.

Then, she slowly began to pull it up.

As she was wearing white silk stockings, her usually flawless skin was subtly concealed, only revealing a faint shine, along with a healthy and tempting flesh tone.

Staring at the emerald Eye of the Soul mark at the base of her thigh, Tiya was silent for a long time.

Finally, the girl made a decision that went against the divine precepts.

She was going to visit the prison.

And, before things progressed to an irreversible point, she would hypnotize him, planting a suggestion in his mind.

She hoped it was not too late.

Tiya took a deep breath and rustled as she removed her white silk stockings.

This was to reduce the obstruction of fabric, so that she could complete the hypnosis as quickly as possible.

(ps: I should still change the update time, feels like my sleep schedule is completely messed up and can't be fixed... Starting today, I will post twice a day, at noon and evening respectively, which means there will be another update this afternoon.)