Blessing Of Yuri Goddess-Chapter 423 - 15 - Sniff Greetings
Three questions were enough to identify the mastermind behind this disappointing incident.
As expected, the mastermind was a nobleman who claimed to be part of Duchess Kaori's main family. With that kind of prestige, I can imagine that he could use that position to give false information to Duchess Kaori and do something behind the scenes.
This kind of trickery or being tricked is commonplace in politics, and I fully understand it after learning it from my father and Sebastian. By studying boring political lessons in my spare time can actually be useful in this way.
As I sat back down on the sofa, my eyes were drawn to the lightning bolts that had come from the Goddess of Destruction's divine punishment. Just looking out the window and observing the front yard of this humble wooden house, I could already see the signs of someone troublesome coming.
From the corner of the street that connected to the small street leading to Jeanne and Furina's house, I saw a knight on horseback escorting a luxurious horse-drawn carriage.
I, who had just sat on the sofa, sighed.
"Ugh, this is really becoming a hassle..." I muttered lazily and leaned back against the back of the sofa.
I had already expected this, but seeing these troublesome things actually happen left me unsure of what to do.
My main task has been completed, which is to mark the area of the town where the Shrine of the Goddess of Destruction is being built, so that it becomes part of the sacred place filled with the blessings of the Goddess of Destruction.
I responded the request of Duchess Kaori, Jeanne, and Furina to designate this castle area of the town as a sacred place.
But it was repaid with troublesome things like this?
Let's just say that I'm just unlucky this time...
"Master, you're in a really annoying and absurd situation, aren't you?" Zoe said, spreading her butterfly wings and displaying her magical energy.
"Should I curse everyone who has upset my Master with seven years bad luck?" Zoe continued to ask as she flew towards Momo and perched on the hilt of the cursed Odachi.
I sighed again after hearing the question from Zoe, who had been preparing to curse innocent people and was only doing their duty as Duchess Kaori's knight.
"There's no need for such extreme measures, Zoe. I can still tolerate the annoyance I'm experiencing right now and hold back my laughter after seeing these idiot people, who's not understand the blessing bestowed by the Goddess of Destruction, right in their eyes and town territory."
With a relaxed tone, and wanting to enjoy this free time a little longer, I glanced at Jeanne and Furina to drag the uninvited guests out. My business with them was over, and the interrogation had gone smoothly thanks to the Goddess of Destruction's blessing.
They dared to lie while being held captive, which was a natural action to protect the identity of the person who had hired them.
I am not so cruel as to consider such loyalty with death sentences.
In fact, I am amazed by their courageous attitude in taking difficult steps when being interrogated.
If I were weak and interrogated in the same way, I would probably do the same thing. With some additional moves like punching the interrogator stomach, kicking the interrogator head, or smashing the interrogator head with a heavy blow from my own head.
Yes, it would look like someone trying to fight back rather than someone who was give up to the interrogation situation.
"Hmm... could it be that my way of thinking is different from theirs?" I muttered under my breath after thinking about these troublesome things in my head, while glancing at Jeanne and Furina.
Jeanne and Furina understood my glance, so the two of them immediately arranged for this small unit of Assassins to get out of their wooden house.
Srreettt...
Srreettt...
The six Assassins were dragged out of the wooden house, and I enjoyed this momentary peace before it turned into troublesome things.
"First of all, my main purpose in coming to Duchess Kaori's territory was only to mark this town area as a sacred place under the protection of the Goddess of Destruction."
"Why did it turn into such a troublesome situation?"
"The assignment is already done and I want to relax little bit!" I grumbled a little after seeing Jeanne and Furina leave the living room.
Zoe and Momo just chuckled after hearing my grumbling voice.
From inside the living room, I could see a line of Duchess Kaori's knights forming a formation to welcome Duchess Kaori's arrival on luxurious horse-drawn carriage.
Even from this distance, I could see a fat man who was the source of today's trouble, seeing Jeanne and Furina with smug face.
Kiirrraaa...
Kiiirraa...
"Ugh, what's that dazzling thing?"
The luxurious horse-drawn carriage that had just arrived was parked in the front yard of this simple wooden house and provided a dazzling reflection of sunlight, directly to my eyes.
"So bright! Like my twin sister future..."
I know that the horse carriage is very luxurious, but don't let the sunlight reflect so brightly in my eyes!
Because I was a little annoyed by this, I used Noel's ability to erase my presence along with Momo and Zoe, who still perched on the end of the cursed Odachi's handle.
"We'll take a closer look at the situation," I said to Momo and Zoe, standing up from the sofa and walking towards the exit of the house.
I know that this matter is just a misunderstanding caused by an incompetent member of the noble family.
This is also not my first time dealing with these kinds of people.
While I was at Earl Timoti's residence, I also experienced similar treatment from a member of Earl Timoti's family. As for that particular matter, I left it to Evelyn to handle, so I didn't interfere too much in the ongoing issues within Earl Timoti's main family.
However, in this particular matter, I must intervene due to the involvement of Jeanne and Furina, whom I've assigned to work on something related to the heretical sect. One of their primary tasks is to build a central headquarters that can be used to regulate the activities of the Goddess of Destruction's followers.
By marking the headquarters and the Shrine of the Goddess of Destruction as sacred territory, the task should have been completed today, and somehow, it created a new, unimportant problem like this.
Tap...
Tap...
I walked out carefully, not leaving too many footprints with each step. My body was invisible, but the footprints left on the ground couldn't be hidden by Noel's abilities.
Luckily, Jeanne and Furina's front yard was overgrown with weeds on both sides. This muffled the sound of my footsteps, with the disadvantage of suddenly trampling the grass flat.
Tap...
Tap...
I stood beside Jeanne and Furina, who had escorted six uninvited guests out of their home. Ignoring the six uninvited guests who had failed their duty, I could see the expression on the fat man's face, which was covered in a red rash.
I'm sure it's not a red rash from a food allergy or something, I bet... it's an expressive form of his real upset attitude after his little plan failed.
A fat guy who has such honest facial reactions, I'm sure he has a hard time competing with opponents who have plain facial expressions.
"My Honorable Duchess Kaori..."
"LOOK AT THIS!!"
"THEY BOTH HAVE COMMITTED ACTS THAT ARE UNLAWFUL BY ATTACKING THE CHILDREN YOU HAVE WORKED HARD TO PROTECT ON ORPHANAGE!"
"THEY ARE RELIGIOUS FANATICS WHO HAVE THE SAME CRUEL CHARACTER OF A GODDESS OF DESTRUCTION, WHO HAD TURNED THE WORLD INTO CHAOS IN HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO!"
JJDDEEERRR!!
JJDDEEERRR!!
"HIYYAAAAKKK!!"
For some reason, I saw a fat, as a stupid man before my eyes, who insulting a Goddess is wrong in itself, let alone insulting Goddess in the Goddess sacred territory!
That was wrong and seemed like a challenging divine punishment from a Goddess who still showed mercy.
The fact that the lightning bolt did not hit the knights beside him and did not kill the fat man instantly was already a sign from the Goddess of Destruction that she had mercy on him.
This was like teaching someone to repent after seeing the blessings and divinity of a Goddess, but it seemed like it would still take quite a long time for this fat man.
"Y-You see that, Duchess Kaori..."
"I-I've been struck by strange lightning bolt several times..."
"I-It hurts like my whole body is being toyed with by a thick wall that is hitting my body."
The fat man said something funny that almost made me laugh.
Essentially, he was being toyed with by the Goddess of Destruction.
Such a non-lethal lightning bolt required elaborate preparation and magical incantations, the slightest mistake could render it deadly. If it weren't for the Goddess of Destruction still granting mercy to this fat man, he would have died in a state of insulting the Goddess of Destruction.
My gaze fell on the doors and windows of the luxurious horse-drawn carriage, which had been reflecting the glare of the sun. Through the reflective glass, I could see Duchess Kaori reaching out to open the carriage door.
Brrraaakkk!!
Suddenly, I saw something quite strange about Duchess Kaori.
Instead of using her hand to open the carriage door, she kicked the carriage door until it broke, and the broken pieces of the carriage door hit the fat man who was complaining to him.
BOOOONNKK!!
"Uwwaahh... that door slam must have hurt," Zoe commented as she positioned herself, ready to fly to perch on my head.
"It must have hurt. Ohhh... the fat man fell to the ground."
"He deserved it, for insulting a Goddess in her sacred territory."
"Umm... yes, he does deserve it," I replied while still watching Duchess Kaori, who got off her luxurious horse-drawn carriage, and her expression looked annoyed. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Duchess Kaori was not alone in the luxurious horse carriage, she was accompanied with two women who looked like they had important positions in Duchess Kaori's domain.
A young girl who looked about my age and a mature woman who looked similar to Duchess Kaori.
Duchess Kaori and the two women got out of the horse-drawn carriage, rushing to meet Jeanne and Furina, who already taking care the troublesome to welcome several guests who would visit their house.
Sniff...
Sniff...
"Heee~ how strange," the moment Duchess Kaori was in front of my eyes, she stopped for a moment and looked like she was sniffing the smell using her nose.
"This fragrance..."
"Why does it smell the same as my Master's sweat?"
"Jeanne... Furina... Did Lily-sama come to see you two?"
Sniff...
Sniff...
While questioning that sentence, Duchess Kaori closed her eyes and took a deep breath to sniffing.
"My Master, it seems... she has memorized the smell of your sweat like a dog memorizes the smell of its master's sweat," Zoe commented.
Ugh, if it's like this...
I just need to say hello to her, right?
