Chapter XXVII: The Assassins
"Holy Maiden, please watch your step. m.”
"Holy Maiden, please slow down a little."
"Holy Maiden, please don't step on me again."
"Holy Maiden...... Please be gentle when you step on it. ”
"Holy Maiden...... Are your feet flustered......" Ishtar had already accepted the premise of being trampled on by Zhen Xiang, and she felt that she couldn't teach Zhen Xiang how to dance, as if she couldn't wake up a person who was pretending to be asleep.
In Ishtar's opinion, everything Zhen Xiang did was deliberate, she just wanted to step on herself, I don't know if it was for revenge, anyway, she just wanted to step on herself.
And what about Zhen Xiang? Zhen Xiang felt that she couldn't dance well, and she stepped on Ishtar so much, Ishtar didn't get angry, her favorability towards Ishtar in her heart soared all the way, but this was her own wishful thinking, thinking that Ishtar was being gentle with herself.
Zhen Xiang was thinking, maybe such Ishtar's words could be communicated with him a little? So while dancing, Zhen Xiang asked Ishtar his questions for the past month: "Ishtar, don't you really know where Ania and them went?" ”
Of course, Ishtar didn't know, she originally thought that Ermelo II had taken Ania and them somewhere, but Ermelo II said that she didn't know that Ermelo II basically didn't hide anything from Ishtar, so Ishtar also thought that Ania and their disappearance was really related to Ermelo II. If it was really because of this ulterior that Ermelo II concealed his words, Ishtar could only choose to accept it.
"No, I don't know where Miss Ania went." Ishtar replied truthfully, "I only saw the talking magpie with them when I went to see you, Your Majesty, but I haven't seen them again since. ”
Zhen Xiang thinks that Ishtar should not have deceived himself, and Zhen Xiang believes that his intuition is just the kind of self-deception called intuition that actually does not work at all and even drags people down at certain times.
"Okay then......" Zhen Xiang looked at Ishtar again, and then said: "Then you must help me pay attention to the news that may be related to them, and if you know where they are, you must tell me, you know?" ”
Zhen Xiang's words were like asking her friends to help her if she was willing to open her heart to Ishtar, but the tone of her speech at this time was directly filtered by Ishtar's brain: "You pay close attention to their movements for me, and report anything to me." If you dare not obey...... I'll abolish you! Got it? ”
Intimidate! Ishtar thinks it's intimidating! How dare this guy intimidate himself! Has she forgotten who she is? She is a highly respected nun in this temple, Ishtar! Even the chief Templar had to speak with some respect when he spoke to himself, this guy dared to intimidate himself!
Ishtar wanted to get angry, but ...... No way! The Pope has already said that no matter what this guy does, he must do what she wants, as long as she is happy and let her stay here! Why should such a guy be a saint! Ishtar is not convinced!
Helpless, no matter how much you don't accept it, you can only hold it, right? Ishtar still maintained that smile and said to Zhen Xiang, "Okay, Lord Saintess, I will definitely help you pay attention to it." ”
Great, she's really willing to help herself! Zhen Xiang thinks that getting along in the past month is not meaningless, at least Ishtar is not as hostile to himself as he was at the beginning. If the development is good, maybe he will be able to become good friends with Ishtar in the future.
That's right...... If, if you can make Ishtar a saint, then you can't leave? After all, it is impossible to have two saints in the temple at the same time, just as it is impossible for the temple to have two popes at the same time.
Zhen Xiang thought so, and then asked Ishtar, "Ishtar, are you ...... Do you want to be a saint? ”
“!” Ishtar was glad that he had asked this sentence in his ear when he said it, so no one around him heard it, and did he want to be a saint? Absolutely! Ishtar has always thought that she is the saint in this temple, if it weren't for Zhen Xiang, who suddenly appeared, she would have always enjoyed the treatment that only a saint can have.
But Zhen Xiang is asking himself this now...... What does the saint herself mean by asking herself? Could it be that she has seen through her own mind?
Ishtar and Zhen Xiang glanced at each other, at this time Zhen Xiang's expression looked very subtle, as if he wanted to laugh but was holding back his smile, Zhen Xiang wanted to show a kind smile to Ishtar, but she remembered that her smile might directly scare Ishtar, so she held back her laughter. But her expression at this time seemed to Ishtar as if she was laughing at Ishtar, I already know all your thoughts, do you want to be a saint?
"If you want to be a saint, I'll let you be it......" This is Zhen Xiang's original words, Zhen Xiang felt that if he said that if he asked Ishtar to replace him, maybe Ishtar would hinder his face so he refused to agree, so Zhen Xiang changed his words: "After all, you are much better than me, whether it is administrative ability or leading others...... It's not like I somehow caused some miracles and became a saint. ”
In Ishtar's ears, Zhen Xiang was mocking her: "Look at you, you can do anything, you can do everything well." It looks very respected, and it looks like it's powerful. But after all these years, isn't she still just a nun? What about me? I don't know anything, I can step on my foot even the most basic dance. But I only need to kneel in front of the statue of the goddess to cause a miracle, and I only need this condition to become a saint on high, you are really a poor worm......"
How dare this guy laugh at himself like this! Is it tolerable or unbearable! Ishtar swore that she would kill Zhen Xiang!
Ishtar, who was originally calm and calm, couldn't control the anger in his heart at this time, and with this impulse, Ishtar grabbed Zhen Xiang's body with both hands and pushed Zhen Xiang's body towards the table full of fruit bowls behind him.
Zhen Xiang didn't expect Ishtar to suddenly push herself out, her body fell backwards, but when Zhen Xiang fell, she saw something whizzing in front of her, obviously flashing very quickly, but she could feel the heat on it, as if it was a fireball!
The fireball passed between the two of them, and then hit one of the deacons who was serving the guests nearby.
"Yikes!"
"It's on fire!"
"Extinguish the fire!"
The moment Ermelo II saw the fireball, he looked in the direction where the fireball flew over, it was a magician he had never seen before, and the magician turned around and wanted to run away when he saw that he was not able to hit Zhen Xiang with one blow, but after doing something in the temple, how easy was it to escape? Except for the last time the Dark Mage in this temple, no one in this temple could afford to leave unharmed after making trouble here.
"Gasilon!" As soon as Ermelo II gave the order, the chief Templar Garcilon, who was waiting nearby, rushed forward and grabbed the weak magician, and then found a cup and stuffed it into the magician's mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue and killing himself.
Seeing that Gasilon had successfully captured the prisoner, Ermelo II looked at Zhen Xiang and Ishtar. After this brief panic, Ishtar also realized that she had done something that she could never do, and she had actually hurt the Holy Maiden! It stands to reason that his duty is to protect the saint, but he actually hurt her!
However, Ishtar thinks so, but others don't think so, in the eyes of others, Ishtar just now seemed to have sensed that the magician wanted to hurt the saint, and then pushed the saint away and saved the saint.
Zhen Xiang slowly got up from the ground, she glanced at the prisoner in shock, and then at Ishtar who was stunned in place, and then she rushed up and hugged Ishtar's neck and said excitedly: "Ishtar!" Thank you! Thank you for saving me just now! If it weren't for you, I'd have been disfigured by the fireball. ”
Ishtar just recovered from the loss of consciousness just now, she glanced at the flames that had just been extinguished, and Zhen Xiang, who was holding her, was not exposed? It seems that the people around him don't know that their purpose just now is actually to make Zhen Xiang fall and get injured.
Ermelo II also came over and patted Ishtar on the shoulder and said, "Well done, Ishtar is really worthy of you, you were able to find out what was going on around you in that situation and react in time to protect the Holy Maiden...... It seems that I really didn't make a mistake, and it was the best choice for you to protect the Holy Maiden. ”
Ishtar sneered, "I...... Ha ha...... Actually, it's nothing, I just pushed it casually......"
"Then you also saved the Holy Maiden...... We'll talk about your reward later, but now I'm going to investigate what the Assassin is all about. ”
With that, Ermelo II walked up to Gasilon again, and he looked down at the Assassin mage sitting on the ground and asked, "Who are you?" Why assassinate the saints of our temple? Could it be that some organization asked you to come? ”
Seeing that the other party did not answer, Ermelo II continued to ask: "Are you sure not to answer?" Are you really not afraid? Although our temple is a religion that allegiates to the goddess and loves life, we occasionally use a special means against special people......"
"His Holiness the Pope......"
"It's okay, everyone knows about this kind of thing anyway, and it doesn't hurt to say it."
"It's not...... If you want him to answer, you can first take the cup out of his mouth. ”