This Holy Knight is So Despicable!
Chapter 202 - 193: Save the Mermaid to the End

Chapter 202: Chapter 193: Save the Mermaid to the End

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"Hahahahahaha..."

"Enough, Lilith! You’ve been laughing for an entire prayer time! How long are you going to laugh?"

In the courtyard of the general store, the small, frail, and rough Liar Demon Pinocchio waved his fragile fist at Lilith.

"Is it that funny?"

At this moment, Lilith was already bent over with laughter, unable to say a word, continuously waving her hand at Pinocchio.

In the fishing village, Lette asked three crucial questions to Pinocchio.

But the Liar Demon said that only after seeing the Little Mermaid and Unica could he give a more accurate answer.

Helpless, Lette had to leave the small fishing village with Pinocchio in tow, starting on the way back to Harbor City.

Before leaving, Lette also searched for that bone knife.

But according to the Liar Demon, the power of that bone knife had been completely expended. It had turned into ash itself.

Although it was a bit disappointing, the gains from this fishing village were still substantial.

Just getting Pinocchio alone made Lette feel he struck it rich.

And that Blue Gemstone he got due to his fear of the deep sea was undeniably a heavyweight.

It’s just that he didn’t know how to use it yet and needed to find time to study it.

But now, he was more concerned about the Sea Witch’s matters.

"Alright, Lilith, stop laughing. Pinocchio, have you figured out what’s going on?"

"Boss! My self-esteem has been seriously hurt, and I strongly demand an apology from this demon!"

Pinocchio glared fiercely at Lilith: "I must fight for my dignity!"

"This lady is one of your bosses."

"I’m sorry, ma’am boss, I was wrong. Laugh for as long as you want!"

The Liar Demon instantly severed ties with his past self and reintroduced himself to Lette with a fresh demeanor.

"Boss, regarding your first two questions, I can answer them now."

Hearing the Liar Demon say this, Lilith also stopped laughing and quickly leaned over.

"Go ahead, speak!"

The Liar Demon took a deep breath: "My purpose in raiding the underground alchemy workshop was simple; I wanted to reach the treasure point of the Tower of Truth.

Those workshop mages built their shady hideout on the Tower of Truth’s treasure point; their relationship definitely isn’t as innocent as they claim.

I saw quite a bit of other experimental material at the time, but I’m not very interested in this kind of research, so I didn’t pay much attention.

But what I can tell you is that the competition within the Sea Clan Imperial Family is very intense.

They claim to have the bloodline of the Sea God, and it’s not just an empty claim.

There’s a strict hierarchy within the Sea Clan Imperial Family, and the purity of the Sea God’s bloodline is a measure of a Sea Emperor Clan member’s nobility.

At the same time, it symbolizes her power in the ocean.

Due to this, deadly combats are quite common among the Sea Clan Imperial Family. This is because after such battles, the survivor can absorb the Sea God bloodline from their opponent’s body.

But for now, it appears that the Sea God blood was nearly ninety percent drained from the little mermaid you saved."

Lette frowned deeply: "So, someone possibly imprisoned Gladys for the Sea Emperor’s Blood in her?"

The Liar Demon nodded repeatedly: "An important point is that I looted the entire alchemy lair, but there were no samples of the Sea God bloodline.

This means that the extracted portion is already missing."

Lette sneered: "Gladys mentioned that she was abducted from her own palace at the bottom of the sea.

It seems the mastermind is someone from within the Sea Clan, possibly even the Imperial Family!

They are likely using such cruel methods to increase the concentration of the divine blood in themselves."

At this point, the Liar Demon paused briefly before speaking hesitantly.

"As for why the Witch would become two, boss, you’re making it difficult for me. I’m just a demon; I don’t really understand what mages do.

Not to mention, a witch cultivated meticulously by the Tower of Truth.

But I’m thinking, just speculating here!

Perhaps extracting the Sea God bloodline from Sea Clan Imperial members is unprecedented.

Suddenly appearing with such a case, and she holds the power of a witch as well.

Could it mean that the Sea Witch’s power has this effect?"

The words of the Liar Demon left both Lette and Lilith in silence.

However, one thing is certain, the Little Mermaid seems to have been framed by someone.

As a member of the Imperial Family, she now barely has any Sea God bloodline left to prove her identity.

One must admit, this is indeed a wicked scheme.

Lilith grabbed Lette’s arm: "What do we do next?"

Upon hearing this, Lette laughed coldly: "What to do? Chill! I’ll draft a report to send back to the Holy City.

Inform them that I’ve eliminated the Liar Demon.

Moreover, we rescued the imprisoned Mermaid Princess Gladys.

Then have the Church send an official invitation to the Sea Clan.

Invite them to Harbor City to welcome back their princess."

Lilith raised an eyebrow: "Interesting, you’re the one with the ideas. Such matters should indeed be escalated, and make everything official.

By then, everyone’s in a tight spot, let’s see who falls the hardest!"

Lette looked towards the warehouse direction; initially, he planned to send the Mermaid Princess back and then smoothly integrate into the Sea Clan’s social circle.

He had the confidence that once he got into this circle, it wouldn’t take long for him to thrive.

By then, people would be rushing to deliver information to him.

But now, things couldn’t be handled like that anymore.

Activities done openly or underhanded always carry hidden complexities.

Once he returned the already hurt Little Mermaid, it was akin to returning an empty wallet to someone who lost it.

In such a scenario, both the owner and himself would feel awkward.

In such an atmosphere, forget about moving the relationship further.

So, he couldn’t proactively bring her back! The other party must come to plead with him.

By then, they’d have to perform a full ceremonial cleansing, bowing with each step to plead for the ’empty wallet’ to be returned.

Although the act is the same, returning the wallet, the nature is vastly different.

To prevent the opposing party from intentionally shirking or stalling, Lette directly relied on the Holy Light Church to back him up.

I, as a substantial church, issue an official letter to discuss this issue with you.

The other party has no choice but to treat it seriously.

As long as the return ritual is sufficiently high-end and grandiose, no one would suspect that it’s the person who found the wallet who kept the money.

"I am the Sea Clan’s benefactor. They must acknowledge this title."

"Wonderful, boss, this way our foray into the Sea Clan’s upper echelons will become even smoother!"

Lilith suddenly spoke: "I suggest in the letter, emphasize that Princess Gladys is weak and requires further treatment to recover.

This way, we’ll have a long-term excuse to stay on the Sea Clan’s side."

At this point, the Liar Demon sighed: "What virtue or ability does this small Sea Clan have to make three conceptual level big shots negotiate strategies here."

Lette glared at him: "Do you have any better ideas?

To uncover clues about Dragon Island, going around a bit is acceptable.

Besides, I really like this young girl Gladys.

She’s also helped us a lot during this time, even teaching Unica and Emily some ocean alchemy knowledge.

Since I happened to save her life, I’ll just save her to the end.

I want her return to be grand and splendid, and I won’t let anyone bully her."

Lilith smiled sweetly: "Alright~ I have a feeling something delightful is bound to happen soon.

How do you plan to manage this princess custody handover ceremony?"

"Firstly, Harbor City is our home turf. If they want to pick her up, it must be from Harbor City.

Secondly, the handover ceremony must be grand and magnificent! So first there needs to be some preliminary discussions between both sides.

But the meeting location must be submitted to us as a proposal!

We, on the other hand, are responsible for auditing, and if unsatisfied, we nitpick them to death.

This process repeats, approximately..."

The Liar Demon hurriedly chimed in: "Five times, are you trying to say five times? After five iterations, tell them the first version was the best?

Wow, who among us is truly the demon here?"

Lette grinned, his crimson tongue licking his snowy white teeth.

"In conclusion, we aim to be a fighter jet among clients, a nightmare for the opposing party.

We strive to make the Sea Clan tremble and weep when they hear our name, even attempting to erase this memory."

"Tsk Tsk Tsk..."

After looking around, Lette asked somewhat puzzled: "What’s going on, Gladys is in the warehouse, but where are the other three little ones?

My dear sister Alice and those other two extras?"

Lilith shrugged helplessly: "By the way, those two extras, their names are Emily and Unica respectively.

It was a messenger from the City Lord Mansion; they asked about an alchemy workshop under the City Lord, not knowing how to handle it safely.

So, they wanted to ask Emily to take a look.

After all, in that new City Lord’s eyes, besides you, Emily is the strongest and she’s a mage.

When Unica heard it was related to alchemy, she joined in as well.

As for your precious sister Alice, since adapting to her legs, she’s increasingly fond of excursions and walks.

Today, she decided to accompany the other two, climbing from the lowest part of Lower City up to Upper City, and back down as part of her rehabilitation training."

Upon hearing this, Lette was indifferent: "A mere facade of an empty alchemy workshop, the real underground alchemy room was already destroyed by this wooden puppet, Mr. Demon."

"You can’t say it just like that."

Lilith gazed at the Upper City part: "Though it’s just a facade, the alchemy workshop has a lot of equipment, as well as plenty of relevant literature, reference materials, and introductory books.

It’s still significant for Unica."

With a helpless spread of his hands, Lette said: "Alright, alright, let those three go crazy.

We must quickly prepare to deal with the matters of the Sea Clan.

Pinocchio!

Go, draft a statement for me so I can send it to the Holy City side. Word count requirement: 800 words, title optional, genre not limited to poetry or prose."

"Why is this my job too?"

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