Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 48: -44- Lost the vest!

Chapter 48: -44- Lost the vest!

F*ck!

Her identity slipped!

Watching Sebastian’s appalled expression, Charlotte slightly trembled with the milk-filled goblet in her hand, and she felt completely unsettled.

Lady Dark Night!

She was actually Lady Dark Night!

On the other hand, recalling the mysterious, noble figure and the familiar, authoritative voice, Sebastian’s injured spirit was almost scared out of him.

It all made sense.

Everything made sense!

In that moment, all of Sebastian’s doubts were resolved!

It turned out the Bold Church’s God Suppressing Bell was rung for Lady Dark Night!

The resurrected "Evil God" was Lady Dark Night!

The thorny rose was Her Holy Emblem!

And the heir of the Castel family was the Holy Body She chose to descend in!

Charlotte de Castel wasn’t simply under the deity’s watch, rather She was a deity walking on the earth herself!

Good heavens!

What had he just been doing?!

He had actually wanted to probe into Lady Dark Night’s memory!

He had actually... tried to peep into the secrets of the deity!

Blasphemy!

This was blasphemy!

Sebastian was so frightened and uneasy, he even felt an impulse to turn and run.

But he knew he could not flee, as doing so would only provoke even more tremendous Divine Wrath...

Suppressing his fear, he swallowed a gulp of saliva, and his gaze slowly and difficultly moved upward, looking towards the young girl sitting on the chair.

He did not dare meet her gaze.

Even so, Sebastian quickly discovered more details he hadn’t noticed before...

The demeanor similar to that of Lady Dark Night hidden in the crimson mist.

The familiar, noble gesture of elegantly lifting a crystal goblet that made him feel as though he found a kindred spirit.

And the rich, clear red in the crystal goblet... Huh?

Milk... milk?

Sebastian was stunned.

Looking at the white liquid in the young girl’s cup, amidst his nervous fear and surprise, he almost subconsciously blurted out:

"Do you... like drinking milk?"

Charlotte, whose identity had been detected and was pondering how to respond, almost subconsciously replied after hearing this out-of-tune question:

"Underage... cannot drink alcohol."

Sebastian: ...

Charlotte: ...

In that moment, both the one who felt guilty about being detected and the one who feared provoking Divine Wrath...

fell silent.

Under the strange quiet, no one broke the silence.

One did not know how to continue with the deity’s line.

While the other almost wished to slap himself, cursing inwardly about what kind of nonsense he was spouting.

Eventually, it was Sebastian who painfully conjured a smile, speaking elegantly and appropriately:

"Truly befitting of you."

"Even in an unripe Holy Body, you remain so elegant and wise, caring for bodily health and the growth of the Holy Body..."

Charlotte: ...

She didn’t feel healthy.

She just felt the goblet in her hand was a bit hot.

Sebastian’s hardcore flattery did not ease the awkward atmosphere.

Until a hoarse, surprised voice broke the silence completely:

"Eh? Sebastian? You rakish fellow, how did you sneak in?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Charlotte could not help but look over and saw Black Cat Nisi with its tail proudly aloft, staggering over.

Its cheeks bulging, apparently still eating something, followed by a servant holding a tray loaded with dried small fish.

Beside it was another acquaintance of Charlotte’s, the Duke’s son, Laino.

Laino seemed to be looking for someone, his attention somewhat distracted.

After spotting the beautiful girl in the evening dress, a flash of astonishment couldn’t help but cross his eyes.

But he quickly recovered to normal, bending over to perform a not-quite-perfect noble salute, laughing cheerily:

"Miss Charlotte, we meet again. You are truly beautiful today, like an angel descended!"

After finishing his salute, this Duke’s son forced his gaze away from Charlotte and began scanning the hall again, his expression a mix of nervousness and anticipation.

Clearly, he was not looking for Charlotte, even though she was undeniably the center of attention at the venue.

And he probably didn’t realize that Duke of Bold had already arranged the latter half of his life...

While Laino was distracted, Nisi’s attention was entirely focused on Sebastian.

Especially after noticing his one-knee kneeling, like a submissive knight’s gesture, its amber eyes sharpened almost instantly.

Even Nisi itself didn’t realize that it almost dashed between Charlotte and Sebastian to separate the two, its plump body not affecting its speed at all.

In a few swallows, Nisi gobbled up the dried fish in its mouth, raised its tail high, and landed with its limbs spread in readiness, a gesture of alertness as if it was about to attack:

"What are you doing here? Looking for the great... ahem, the lovely and noble Miss Charlotte what’s the matter?"

Realizing it had almost slipped up, Nisi quickly paused and corrected itself.

However, when it looked up, it soon noticed the crimson blood at the corner of Sebastian’s mouth.

"Eh? When did you get injured?"

Nisi slightly stunned, seeming to find it inconceivable that someone like him could get injured in a place like Bold.

Sebastian gracefully stood up, unobtrusively pulling out a neatly folded silk handkerchief from his chest pocket, gently wiping away the blood at his mouth, and casually placing it into a passing servant’s tray before neatly smiling:

"Nothing, just a bit of a mouth ulcer recently."

Charlotte: ...

Nisi: ...

Damn mouth ulcer!

Nisi squinted slightly, utterly disbelieving what Sebastian had said.

Yet when it noticed the still respectful demeanor of Sebastian upon standing up, and the unintentional glance of awe in his eyes towards the girl sitting behind it, it immediately realized something.

Good fellow!

Was it he who did this?

He discovered the identity of the old monster?

Had he just done something disrespectful and gotten punished by the old monster?

Wait...

What did that burning gaze mean?

Could it be... he also wanted to get on the ship?!

Nisi realized something and his eyes narrowed slightly, immediately becoming wary.

At the same time, Sebastian, who had wiped away the blood, also noticed the collar on the Black Cat’s neck.

Especially the Black Hawk Badge that symbolized the Castel family...

Sebastian’s gaze also instantly hardened.

A pet collar?

From the Castel family?

Damn it!

Had this lecherous old thing already discovered Lady Dark Night’s identity?

Directly becoming a pet for the Castel family?

How audacious! Does it really think it’s a cat?!

That’s utterly shameless!

It was I who was summoned by Lady Dark Night first!

Sebastian’s smile gradually faded, and his eyes looking towards Black Cat vaguely showed hostility.

As for whether he was indeed the first to be summoned, he automatically ignored that.

The standoff between man and cat, tense as drawn swords, suddenly had a whiff of gunpowder.

"Noble... lady, this Black Cat is greedy and lecherous, has countless enemies, lazy and useless, a total waste. Please be careful and stay away from it as much as possible, don’t be fooled by its appearance,"

Sebastian said condescendingly with a slight smile to Charlotte, looking disdainfully at the furious-faced Black Cat.

"Meow! Miss Charlotte! This guy is the gang leader of the Outer City District! He’s the one who sold the sacrifice materials to Countess Castel! You were crucified because of him!"

Black Cat Nisi, undaunted, coldly countered.

Sebastian: ...

After hearing Nisi’s words, the smile on the face of this Flame Elf stiffened instantly.

He?

Charlotte could not help but sweep a glance over.

And noticing the girl’s probing eyes, Sebastian almost instantly felt his scalp tingle, cold sweat poured down.

He swallowed hard, struggling to squeeze out a smile:

"Misunderstandings, all... misunderstandings."

Seeing his jittery demeanor, a big stone finally fell in Charlotte’s heart.

Thank goodness...

Although her disguise had fallen, the protection and counterattack from the Blood Holy Scripture had thoroughly convinced him that she was a resurrected Evil God!

Since that was the case, she could only continue the act.

"No worries, it’s all in the past. If not for that sacrifice, I wouldn’t be who I am today."

She sipped her milk lightly, speaking faintly.

Upon hearing the girl’s words, Laino sighed softly, and with a touch of sympathy and admiration, he looked at Charlotte:

"Yes, after going through storms, one ultimately grows."

"The past is past, Miss Charlotte, there is still a long road ahead..."

However, the same words, when heard by Sebastian and Nisi, meant something different.

Both almost simultaneously had the same thought:

Indeed!

She (Lady Dark Night) had successfully descended through that sacrifice!

Just then, a commotion suddenly arose at the entrance of the hall, and the nobles in the hall nearly simultaneously stood up, cheering.

Charlotte, feeling a stir, stood up as well and looked towards the entrance.

At the doorway of the hall, several priests and Demon Hunting Knights accompanied an elderly priest with white hair and wearing a golden Divine Robe into the venue.

Among the group were several acquaintances of Charlotte.

Priest Lotti, the head of the Church Hospital, Lawuer, and the head of Bold Demon Hunting Institute, Kara, among them.

Laino’s spirit lifted, his bright eyes immediately focused on the female knight, Kara.

Sebastian’s expression turned serious, and he stepped back slightly, as if not wanting to be noticed.

"The Great Priest has arrived, and Lawuer and others are present,"

Black Cat Nisi scratched his chin.

Then, looking towards Charlotte, he hesitated slightly:

"Uh... Miss Charlotte."

"According to the rules, I must go and pay respects..."

"Go ahead, no one is stopping you."

Charlotte glanced at him:

"Also, remember what I tasked you with."

"Don’t worry! I promise I’ll deliver the message!"

Nisi patted his chest, then concealed the collar around his neck, and swiftly ran towards the group of priests.

However, one person was even faster.

Duke’s son Laino, somehow already by female knight Kara’s side, was enthusiastically greeting her, but was met with an expressionless, indifferent face from the knight.

At this moment, Charlotte’s hair stirred.

She seemed to smell the scent of a love-struck fool.

The feeling, familiar enough to make her feel sorry for her past self...

"Duke’s son Laino and Knight Captain Kara once served together in a Mercenary Corps, comrades-in-arms, Laino has always harbored feelings of love for her..."

"However, Kara has no interest in matters of love, she only wants revenge, to get back at the Blood Demon Sect that caused the Flame Demon Disaster ten years ago."

"For this... she even accepted an offer from the Great Priest and joined the Demon Hunting Institute."

Sebastian’s explanation, coming from his side, stirred Charlotte’s heart.

No wonder...

No wonder every time she saw Kara, Laino happened to be there too.

It was a deliberate coincidence!

She looked towards Sebastian, who was explaining to her, and at the same time, Sebastian also met her gaze.

Then, just as everyone’s attention was drawn to the entrance, this elegant Flame Elf suddenly took the opportunity of the moment’s distraction, slipped behind some furniture where no one could see, and knelt on one knee beside the girl.

He placed one hand on his chest, bowed reverently, his voice full of devout fervor:

"Noble and beautiful lady..."

"From the moment I saw you, Sebastian knew, you are the only direction in my life."

"Humble Sebastian is willing to offer you his fervent loyalty, only wishing to stand by your side, follow you forward, to be that trivial bit of power in your hands..."