I’m Trapped in a Bloody Reverse Harem Game - Chapter 53

It was because he was convinced that whatever he said now would be Haniel’s weakness. Ardal’s intuition was right, so he kept his mouth shut.

Orias continued calmly, looking at Ardal’s firm mouth.

“Investigate where Haniel lived before she came to the temple, who she used to be close to and what she did for a living.”

“…”

“If I’m right, nothing will come up.”

“Then why do you want me to investigate?”

Ardal, who was tight-lipped, askedOrias. He didn’t intend to get hasty and say something about Haniel, but Orias’s words didn’t make sense.

He ordered an investigation but expected nothing to come out.

When Ardal asked curiously, Orias said with a cool smile.

“Nothing. That’s the information I want, Ardal.”

Ardal found it difficult to understand what Orias’ words meant. Looking at him with a confused look, Orias calmly commanded.

“You may leave. Keep in mind that this is something that only you and I will know.”

“I understand, Your Holiness.”

Ardal bowed his head deeply and escaped from Orias’s office. Ardal’s whole body felt like he just emerged from quicksand.

“Haniel…”

The moment he finished his investigation and reported it to Orias, he had a hunch that he would step into that same quicksand.

He could tell that if he went back, he wouldn’t be able to easily get out as he did just now.

***

<’The Pope’s Search III’ started.>

Oh, what’s this?

While answering Grand Duke Dietrich’s question from time to time, I saw the system window and stopped talking.

The system window that rose with a sharp warning sound showed familiar content.

<The Pope’s Search> must’ve been the quest I finished…

I tilted my head as I looked at the window. Is there an error? Another window should pop up, but did this come up by mistake?

I took a closer look at the system window.

<Quest ‘The Pope’s Search’ in progress.>

– ‘The Pope’s Quest III’ should start automatically.

– Based on the current run, the future actions of target character ‘Orias’ will be decided

– The outcome of the quest will be either good, normal or bad.

– If you get a ‘bad’ outcome in this quest, your favorability will not decrease

When I checked the description of the quest, I let out a long sigh.

Judging by the explanation, it was a quest that I could not intervene. There’s nothing to worry about because I reached maximum favorability.

It was a window that didn’t appear last time, so I thought it might have been an opportunity for me to visit the Pope yesterday.

‘Check favorability.’

<Character favorability>

1. Ardal (first target complete): ♥♥♥♥♥

2. Orias (target complete): ♥♥♥♥♥

The favorability window remained unchanged. Looking at the filled hearts, I smiled contentedly.

At this rate, I think I’ll get an excellent rating as long as there are no problems. I closed the favorability window, sighing. It said if I get a bad rating, it wouldn’t affect the favorability level so it should be fine.

“Saintess, we will arrive at the Imperial Palace soon.”

Dion said indifferently to me after checking the favorability and quest window.

Suddenly, Dietrich opened the window Dion had closed, complaining about the cold wind.

“Dietrich!”

“Saintess, look. We have now entered Imperial territory.”

Dion shouted bitterly, but Dietrich smiled at me without even looking.

Seeing him closing his eyes seductively, I turned my head and looked out the window.

“Wow…!”

A wide open field stretched endlessly over the window. Looking at the green fields full of life, I stuck my hand to the rattling window.

It was a mesmerizingly beautiful landscape.

It was an unfamiliar scene to me when I only saw a desolate and tall building. As I leaned against the window in admiration, Dion, who was about to close the window, sighed and sat down.

He spoke coolly to me.

“If you want to see, move away from the window. If you hit the window frame while the carriage is moving…”

“Let’s not nag the Saintess when she’s not even a child, Dion.”

When I stuck my head out, the wind swept through my ears, and I couldn’t hear Dion and Dietrich properly.

“What? What did you just say?”

I asked, holding my long hair swaying in the wind with one hand. I felt good because my hair was fluttering and scattered between my fingers. As I smiled at the feeling, Dion made eye contact with me and pursed his lips.

<’Dion’s’ favorability increases slightly.>

The system window came up in front of his blank face. Aha, Dion. You like this kind of thing.

Dion turned his head as I smiled brighter. His fist on his lap tightened. Veins popped up. Dietrich naturally reached out to me as I looked at him.

“Saintess, come here for a moment.”

Dietrich, who grabbed me by the shoulder, gently smoothed my hair. He grabbed my hair with a familiar touch and swept it with his fingers a few times, lightly tying my hair with the decorative string he had.

It was the first time someone tied my hair. As I smoothed my awkwardly tied hair, Dietrich said with a sweet smile.

“It looked uncomfortable with your hair flying. Now, feel free to look around.”

I nodded with a big smile at his act of kindness.

“Thank you, Grand Duke.”

Whether I liked it or not, it felt good to receive this kind gesture.

<The favorability of the Grand Duke (Dietrich)’ increases slightly.>

The system window that followed was also nice.

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