This Holy Knight is So Despicable!
Chapter 178 - 169: You Found Out (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 178: Chapter 169: You Found Out (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Lette hurried back to his room, and the three girls, seeing his grim expression, couldn’t help but feel worried.

"Lette, what’s wrong? Did the little princess refuse to cooperate?"

"Did something happen to her?"

Lette waved his hand and recounted what he had just told the Little Mermaid. Lilith and the others listened and fell silent.

Emily, frustrated, pounded her head: "This... indeed! I’ve flipped through the Fairy Tale King so many times, how did I miss this loophole?"

Lilith’s expression was also awkward: "Not to mention Unica just got involved with these matters, all three of us overlooked it!

It’s most likely the Liar Demon’s trick."

Emily was astonished: "Does the Lie have such abilities?"

"Of course, a ’Lie’ can ’cover up’ the truth. Within larger concepts, smaller ones often exist.

The powerful conceptual-level strongmen can strip parts of their concept and use them.

This is a form of self-protection."

Lilith spread her hands: "For example, my concept is Strong Desire. But I can strip away Gluttony, Greed, and Sloth from Strong Desire and use one at a time.

If someone wants to target me, they will make misjudgments due to incorrect information.

I can do this, and so can the Liar Demon.

However, I didn’t expect him to be so silent that even Lette and I couldn’t detect it."

"Because it’s non-threatening."

Lette took a deep breath: "He took advantage of our pursuit of truth and laid out plans according to our thoughts and expectations.

This is a way of pushing the boat along the current, hiding in the joy of our victories every time he acts.

Coupled with the recent multitasking, our energy and attention were divided, giving him an opportunity to exploit.

He truly is a master; I was careless.

Fortunately, we realized it in time this time."

Lilith shook her head: "I’m worried now that we’ve fallen into traps elsewhere and aren’t aware yet."

"The Demon Realm is helping me search for ’Truth’ sacrifices. Once we have them, I can start making the God of Flesh evolve, fully consolidating the Divine Shadow.

With its protection, we can use ’Truth’ to counteract the influence of ’Lie’.

Even if we cannot eliminate it completely, it can expose the holes in the phenomena he’s covering up.

Moreover, as the God of Flesh grows stronger, the Demon Realm’s offerings of ’Truth’ sacrifices will increase, leaving the Liar Demon with less room to act.

Don’t forget, he isn’t at his full power currently, only part of his strength.

As long as we stay vigilant and focus our attention, the chances of falling for it again are very small.

We’ll remind each other, understood?"

The three girls replied in unison: "Understood!"

"Let’s go, let’s head to the warehouse to check on the Little Mermaid."

Lette took the three girls out of their dwelling, quickly arriving at the warehouse.

Unica, although she had lived by the sea for years and heard countless legends and seen plenty of drawings,

was seeing a mermaid for the first time with her own eyes.

"Hello, three beautiful ladies."

The Little Mermaid was very polite, and the three returned the courtesy. Lette introduced Unica and Princess Gladys, and both sides got to know each other.

"Lilith, tell Princess Gladys about our request. I’ll dig a pool for her..."

Lette bypassed the wardrobe bathtub and released the Fertility of Flesh. Under his direction, the flesh swiftly expanded and began moving the clutter from the warehouse.

In no time, it cleared out half the warehouse.

The useless items were devoured, while the useful ones were neatly arranged.

Lette couldn’t help but marvel at how convenient life had become with this tool.

"Dig a pool, make it deep."

The flesh was quite obedient, promptly devouring the floor and soil, and quickly dug out a square pool.

To prevent leaking, Lette specifically used the Holy Truth Magic Ring to apply flame magic and made the surface of the pool completely glazed.

After doing all this, the conversation with the Little Fishman was about over.

"No problem, the mermaid’s song can indeed confuse people’s minds. As long as I cast a spell, those affected will tell whatever is asked."

Princess Gladys was confident in her abilities: "But I... it’s not convenient for me to show my face.

How about this, you guys find a conch shell.

I’ll leave my voice in it, and when you need it, just blow the conch to release my song.

Though the effect won’t be as good as me singing directly, it should be enough for ordinary people."

Unica was delighted: "It’s great that you’re willing to help!"

The Little Mermaid sweetly smiled: "It’s what I should do, after all, my life was saved by Lord Wright and the three of you."

Lette clapped his hands: "Perfect, Emily, why don’t you go?"

"Huh? Me? Why me?"

"The pool is ready, but for Princess Gladys, seawater is preferable. So you’ll need to go to the seaside and use magic to bring back some seawater.

While you’re at it, get a conch."

Emily puffed up her cheeks: "Can’t you or Lilith do it? You always make me run errands..."

Though a bit reluctant, Emily still accepted the errand.

As night deepened, and fog thickened on the streets, there were very few pedestrians in Harbor City, and everyone returned home.

To save time, Emily directly used Wind Magic to fly out, controlled a large amount of seawater with Water Magic from the sea, and brought it back to the warehouse.

The empty pool was instantly filled.

Princess Gladys eagerly jumped out of the bathtub and into the newly built swimming pool, swimming happily.

"The pool is deep enough, you can completely rest underwater daily."

"Thank you, Lord Wright!"

Emily pouted: "Why thank him? This was my seawater, you know."

"Hehe, thank you too, Miss Emily. If you don’t mind, once this unknown crisis is resolved, I’d like to invite everyone to visit the Sea Clan.

Allow me to entertain you properly to repay your kindness."

"Really?"

Emily was intrigued: "I love the underwater world. I read in the mages’ travel logs that the underwater world can be both beautiful and fantastical!"

Lette raised an eyebrow: "You’ve even been to the Dream Realm, is there any beautiful scene you can’t create yourself?"

"It’s different! Natural scenery is still very different from man-made ones!"

Lette shook his head helplessly, then turned to Princess Gladys: "We have to visit the Sea Clan, for sure."

The little princess’s shoulders quivered: "Um, Your Highness, you’re going... to sightsee, right?"

Lilith nudged Lette: "Look at how you’re scaring the child."

Lette grimaced: "I’m quite amicable! It’s all those villains ruining my reputation!"

Emily sighed: "Lette, when did you get the illusion that you have a reputation? Oh no, is the Liar Demon behind this?

Lette’s been attacked by the Liar Demon again!"

Lette grabbed Emily, hoisting her onto his shoulder, striding towards the pool.

"Today I’ll drown you here!"

"Help! Help! I was wrong! I was wrong! I’ll never do it again!"

"Alright, you two, stop messing around."

Lilith stopped the rampaging Lette and rescued Emily: "Emily, where’s the conch you were supposed to get?"

"Here it is."

Emily took out a walnut-sized conch: "Look, isn’t it pretty?"

Everyone present was speechless, and Lette helplessly covered his face.

"Didn’t you know to get a bigger one? Choosing such a small one, are you about energy-saving and emission reduction? Didn’t you know to get a bigger one?"

Lette gestured as he spoke, and Emily stayed silent while Lilith was the first to be displeased.

"Small! What’s wrong with small?"

Emily chimed in: "Yeah! What’s wrong with small?"

Lilith glanced at her and got even angrier. She stopped talking and just stomped her foot in frustration.

Unica forced a smile: "Emily never saw a conch horn before, it’s understandable she made a mistake.

No worries, small ones are quite cute too!

Princess Gladys, would this be okay?"

Princess Gladys initially wanted to say a larger one would be better, but given the atmosphere, she couldn’t voice it and could only nod.

"It’s fine, no problem, please wait a moment."

With that, the mermaid princess held the tiny conch in front of her and began to sing gently.

Her voice was serene and ethereal. Though the lyrics were unintelligible and lacked instrumental accompaniment, it touched the soul, unparalleled in beauty and allure.

Among the four present, Emily and Unica were instantly entranced, lost in the music.

Lette and Lilith exchanged glances. After realizing the Liar Demon’s small tricks just now, they were both very alert now.

This level of hypnosis was naturally easily nullified.

Still, the Mermaid Princess’s ability was quite surprising.

Songs that touch the soul are powers only possessed by mermaids and sirens.

But the sea emperor clan’s Princess Gladys, said to have the Sea God Bloodline, had singing that was noticeably more powerful.

After singing, the Little Mermaid was evidently fatigued.

She had recently recovered and using this power was quite consuming.

"Although it’s not perfect, it should work."

The Little Mermaid offered the conch, but Emily didn’t reach to accept it, still wholly enchanted.

"It was so beautiful, could you sing it again?"

The Little Mermaid hesitated: "Perhaps not now... but once I get back to the sea, I can sing more for you."

Lette pulled the two girls back and took the conch: "Princess Gladys hasn’t fully recovered yet. Be more considerate.

Thank you for your strong support, Princess.

It’s getting late; we won’t disturb your rest further.

Goodbye."

"Goodbye, feel free to come to me if there’s anything I can help with."

Lette led the three girls out of the warehouse, returning to their dwelling.

"There’s still a scent."

Emily closed the door and spoke directly: "It’s illogical. She indeed has the scent of a witch, the same as on Unica.

I specifically moved closer to smell twice. With Unica here, I can be one hundred percent certain they both have the scent, and it’s identical."

Lette examined the conch: "Though unclear why, the current situation is that Gladys indeed harbors the witch’s power.

Facts are facts; we must respect them.

Without further clues, we’ll have to temporarily put this issue aside.

We should focus our efforts on clearing up the fishing village matter.

We can’t allow distractions again, giving the opponent a chance to exploit loopholes.

Now, I’ll assign tasks."

Lette stood up: "Emily, you and Lilith stay to guard the home. I’ll take Unica and find out what happened to the fishing village and its flooding."

Emily was slightly reluctant: "Huh? Why can’t I go..."

"Lilith needs to continue assimilating the Power of Profanation; you have to be the bodyguard and housekeeper!"

Emily looked suspicious: "I now suspect you are training and cultivating me to become a handy tool!"

"Oh! So you’ve found out?"

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