"You, what are you doing there?" Ruth asked Hirol suspiciously, and her eyes were very determined, as if she knew that Herol had been down there all along.

"I'll explain it to you, Ruth. But, not now, not here. Hirol understood that he could not fool Ruth, and he wanted to explain to Ruth in a different place and at another time, but suddenly, there was a conversation from the hallway, and there were footsteps walking upstairs in the basement.

"Stand still!" Ruth suddenly shouted in a low voice, because Hirol just wanted to cast the 'invisibility spell', Ruth naturally saw it, and Hirol was naturally anxious at this time: "Someone is coming, if we don't leave, we will be discovered! Even if you are not the discoverer, you will be implicated and excommunicated from the church because I broke the canon......

"So, I told you to stand still!" Ruth's expression became very serious, which was not at all like what she usually did, and Hirol also seemed to be a little afraid of such Ruth, so he stood there and did not dare to move.

"Hey, you two, what are you doing here!" shouted the cultist who came up from the side door of the podium, and Hirol thought to himself that this was over, that the mission was going to fail, and Herol was about to admit it, but suddenly a voice interrupted him.

"We, just came out of the library and wanted to go back to our dorm. "Hurry up, the Great Elder is very worried now, someone has violated the canon, you all pay attention to me!" "Understood, let's go." ”

It turned out that the people who said this were the two congregants who came from the side hall, and the Cultist of the Gods did not seem to see Ruth and Hero, and kept telling the two congregants to leave quickly, and when the two congregants walked away, the congregant also returned to the basement and closed the side door of the podium, as if there were no Ruth and Hirol here.

"Alright, now, you can move. With no one around, Ruth finally let Hirol walk, but Herol was at a loss, he didn't know what had just happened, why the disciples didn't notice the two of them in such close contact. "I know you also have doubts in your heart, at this point in time, there should be no one in the east garden, let's go there first. ”

Hero, bewildered, followed Ruth to the east side of the garden. This was originally a place to relax between classes, and no congregation would choose to stay here after class, either returning to the dormitory or heading to the court in the garden on the west side, but in order to be on the safe side, so that the congregants passing by the corridor on the east side would not find the two of them, they still chose a more private place, and then they were ready to be honest.

"Who are you, Ruth?" Herol asked first, for he felt that Ruth's problem was bigger than his own. And Ruth didn't hide it, and told Hero: "Ruth Leanne, it's true that my real name is, but I'm not an ordinary citizen, I dropped out of school from Romandy. "Why? Romandy's bright future is not learned, and he has to come back?" "Because of my mother, she passed away. "yes, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." That was six years ago, and since then, my father has left me to start a new family, and although he wanted me to join, I refused, and I chose to live alone, so I made a good friend and shared a suite with her. Until, the day she was attacked. ”

Speaking of this, Hirol seemed to understand a little, "You mean, the woman who was attacked by the evil ghost at the press conference that day was yours..." That's why I chose to join the Cult, and I suspect that the attack, although it was an emergency, was actually a deliberate play by the Cult to add a gimmick to themselves, so that the others would be convinced that only they could deal with such monsters. ”

Herol understood Ruth's purpose for coming here, but he still wondered why, "Why? Why did you risk your life to enter the Cult? You should know that if they can do this, they will definitely deal with everyone who finds out their truth. Also, why are you approaching me?"

"I must expose the ugly face of the Cult of God, I went to Romandy in the hope that my life would no longer be ordinary, but the death of my mother seems to have made me lose myself and let me return to an ordinary life. Ruth paused as she said this, as if she had not yet come out of the shadow of her mother's death, "As for why I approached you, it is because you are the 'chosen one', and I want your help." Other than that..."

As she spoke, Ruth suddenly stopped talking, and seemed a little embarrassed, and Hirol was very curious why Ruth suddenly stopped talking. Then, Ruth took a deep breath, and then said: "After such a long period of contact, I found that I have some kind of emotion for you, and I don't know why. ”

Although Herol heard it in a fog, he could still hear what Ruth meant by this, and Herol had the same idea about it, even if Herol was here to carry out the mission, but people's feelings would vary from time to time, but Herol couldn't say these words.

"It's your turn. After calming down for a moment, Ruth continued, "Now, it's time for you to tell your secret. ”

"I'm a police officer, it's that simple. Hero's words were very simple and clear, and since Ruth dared to tell him unabashedly about her life experience and feelings for him, she must have trusted herself very much, so Herol did not want to continue to deceive Ruth.

"You... You're a cop?why?" Hirol's answer seemed to surprise Ruth, "I thought you were just..."

"I know, I felt that way at first, I felt like I was in the middle of it, I was completely involved in the role, enjoying the envious gaze that everybody threw at me, something I had never felt in the police station. Glory. Herol told Ruth about his feelings in the Cult of God, "But, that man made me understand what my real mission was. ”

"Who?" Ruth was curious, eager to hear Hiroel's story. And Hirol replied to him: "Lord of Darkness. "What!?" "I'm surprised. On the first day of the Mind Cultivation class, I was presented with something that had changed in front of my eyes, and it was something that I had been afraid of all along. He reminded me why I was afraid of him, because I was a police officer, and my duty was to keep the citizens safe and fight against all criminals, but only that man, I had no advantage in front of him, and what I wanted to protect would be destroyed by him in an instant. ”

"Then, then Rogek, the purpose of your coming here is actually also..."Ruth came to her senses, and then remembered that Rogke, as a people's policeman, appeared here definitely not because he quit his job, but definitely because of some purpose.

"I'm sorry I deceived you. My real name is actually Hiroel, a police officer in the SWAT unit of the Police Headquarters, and I am an undercover police officer who has accepted the assignment of Director Dinott and Deputy Director Tapuvi to infiltrate the Cult of God and investigate the true purpose of the establishment of the Cult. Hirol was unscrupulous, and directly told Ruth her real name, identity, and mission, and Ruth only nodded silently.

"I scolded you at the beginning, and there was nothing wrong with it, so I'm relieved now. Ruth, who had been serious, was finally relaxed. Ruth originally appeared under the podium, and the head-on encounter with Hirol was actually an accident, because Ruth had also determined that the biggest problem of the Cult of the Gods was inside the side door of the podium, and she originally wanted to sneak in to investigate, but she didn't expect to meet Hirol who had just come out of it.

She was worried that Herol would expose herself, but she didn't expect Herol to be more nervous than herself, and when she heard the voice in the corridor, she used the 'Fade Technique' to keep herself and Heroel invisible, which was one of the important spells she learned in Romandi, but because she was not proficient in learning,' The 'Fade Technique' is perfect only if it is still and is immediately noticeable if it moves, and because Ruth herself unleashes it on both of them at the same time, she and Hirol can see each other, while the others cannot see them. (Note (1))

"Since you're on the same side as me, let's act as if nothing happened. You continue to do your investigation, Rogark, and I continue to work out their problems from the books. Now that both sides know what the other is here for, the division of labor and cooperation is the best way to go, and Hirol agrees with Ruth's plan.

"By the way, Rogok, you... Is there a significant other half in the other identity?" Suddenly, Ruth shyly asked the question she had been wanting to ask, and although Hirol was frightened by Ruth's initiative, he still answered her question: "Not yet." "So, when this investigation is over, I... Can I treat you to a meal?"

"No, you can't. Herol actually refused Ruth's invitation, but Hero's facial expression was still smiling, and Herol knew that this expression was the next expression to say the opposite, "This kind of thing, it must be for me to come, how can I let you invite it." ”

"That's... Can the relationship between the two of us be settled?" Ruth said this very shyly, the flush on her face became heavier, and Hirol also gave a satisfactory answer: "You and I are both living dual identities, why not?" However, we need to maintain a certain distance and relationship on our side now, but the real side on the outside, of course. ”

The vague relationship between Hirol and Ruth can finally be settled, although the current environment does not match the thoughts of the two of them, but it is naturally best to establish a relationship. Next, in order to avoid being discovered, they must leave the place separately.

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(1) Content: The spells here are similar to the 'stealth spells' in the game, and only allies can see them. The situation in the story is that Ruth sees everyone else as an outsider and Herol as a friend (friendly army), so the two can see each other, while others can't see them. (That is, in Warcraft, your own or your allies are invisible and can be seen by both sides, while neutrals and enemies are invisible.) ）