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Can't compare, can't compare!

Of course, although Herbert was making a show of humility over there, the Ashen Bishop naturally didn't believe it and scoffed mockingly.

"Hmm, is that so... Heh."

She rolled her eyes at Herbert and said irritably, "But why do I hear that you all have been up to some incredible things?"

"Not to mention, you made quite a stir in Malagas City."

Hmm?

Even that is known?

Herbert first blinked, quickly realizing the source of the leaked information, and asked, "Did Quinna tell you?"

"What do you think?" the Ashen Bishop asked with a light laugh.

"I guess..." Herbert frowned and fell silent.

The leak from Quinna was not an unacceptable problem, but the issue was—isn't this a bit too fast?

Didn't we just return... oh, no.

To appease Miss Hungry Dragon and Miss Mermaid, I had already spent a substantial amount of time.

The Monster Girl misled me!

She actually made me lose track of time!

But in the Ashen Bishop's eyes, Herbert's silence took on another layer of meaning—he felt betrayed.

"By the way, don't misunderstand, Quinna didn't purposely betray you,"

the Ashen Bishop assured kindly. "It's just that sometimes, secrets aren't so easily kept."

"Once she saw me in this space, many secrets no longer belonged to her... hehe."

In the face of true strength, the weak have no privacy whatsoever.

Quinna wasn't very weak, but in front of powerful Epic figures, she couldn't put up any meaningful resistance at all.

As the Ashen Bishop said, she wasn't even aware she had made the most fatal mistake, unable to realize her exposure, still thinking she was keeping her secrets.

"Rest assured, she'll continue keeping your secrets from now on. I've added a protection charm to her."

"Also, you don't have to worry about your own secrets getting out. There's a special force within you that blocks my prying... that old guy really favors you."

Herbert had secrets, which from the start obstructed the Ashen Bishop's scrutiny of his soul.

And she naturally attributed the source of this power to the Archbishop, thinking he harbored too blatant a favoritism for this little guy.

This is also why the Ashen Bishop initially displayed curiosity toward Herbert.

Let me see what's going on?

She approached Herbert with such curiosity, and the more she engaged with him, the more curious she became.

"So that's how it is, I understand now."

After hearing the Ashen Bishop's explanation, Herbert slowly nodded, barely accepting her explanation.

Learn from past mistakes, be more vigilant about such matters in the future.

Besides the minor matter of Quinna's secret exposure, Herbert was actually more interested in another thing at the moment.

He looked deeply at the Ashen Bishop in front of him, and in a rather odd tone asked:

"But, since you already know I don't want to reveal these things, yet still want to ask clearly... does this mean you're seeking my secrets?"

Knowing I have secrets I'm unwilling to disclose but still insisting on asking... what are you aiming for?

Doesn't the Ashen Bishop know this is somewhat offensive?

She knows, clearer than anyone.

But even so, she still wanted to ask clearly.

Moreover, the Ashen Bishop deliberately brought Herbert into this private half-plane, isolating them from others' spying.

This was actually a statement—this conversation would only be known to the two of them and wouldn't be exposed to a third person.

Yet Herbert still couldn't quite understand.

Why was she making such an effort to ask about a relatively unimportant secret?

What exactly was she aiming for?

"Haha, secrets? Of course, it can be considered that," the Ashen Bishop gladly accepted Herbert's claim.

Not only that, she also offered an additional chip.

"You tell me your secret, and in return, I will later repay you with a secret; you can still question me like before... How about it? Isn't it quite economical?"

The Ashen Bishop stated: Don't worry, I definitely won't let you suffer a loss!

Compared to the few secrets on Herbert, the reward proposed by the Ashen Bishop was actually more valuable.

As the Guardian of Mist Monastery, the Ashen Bishop held countless secrets people longed for, Legendary, Epic, Saints... even related to the deities.

For others, obtaining an answer from her had a value that surpassed many treasures.

Herbert had also received such an opportunity before, but with his rather peculiar thought pattern, he chose to waste it on a very nonsensical question.

"Alright, since you put it that way, naturally I won't hide anymore." Herbert nodded in satisfaction.

Then... he quickly summarized his group's experiences in the Dark Territory at an extremely fast pace.

Simply put, it was—I went, people died, gods came, gods left.

Concise and to the point, not even a bit of redundancy, nor any specific detail, completely retelling the story from a third-party perspective.

"...Finally, our group embarked on the journey home! Alright, I'm done." Herbert finished his perfunctory recount, nodding proudly.

That was really superficial, typical of me!

"Hmm?"

After hearing this entirely superficial high-speed divine language, the Ashen Bishop's expression changed.

??? 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

No!

Is this what I wanted to hear?

She paused, suppressing the urge to curse, and asked, "...Is that all?"

"That's it!"

Herbert smiled and nodded, "If you want to ask more, that would be another question!"

Sis, that would be another fee now!

"...Tsk."

The Ashen Bishop's mouth twitched, this rhetoric, really familiar!

Herbert, you dare to use my own tricks against me?

But she indeed used this trick last time, so she couldn't deny it directly, lest she slap her own face.

She could only helplessly endure this time, and asked, "Alright then, what secret do you want to ask me..."

"Your legs!"

Without hesitation, Herbert immediately said the question he was most curious about:

"Your Excellency, why don't you have legs? Or rather, if you don't have legs, then... what do you have?"

Regardless of whether this question is worthwhile, I don't care!

I'm very curious!

"...Sigh, do you want to think about it again?"

"No, just this question! This is the one I want to ask!"

"..."

The Ashen Bishop looked at Herbert speechlessly, as he nodded affirmatively.

After a long time, she sighed rather helplessly and puzzledly, "...Sigh! You are so curious about this, even willing to waste two precious opportunities? I really don't understand you."

She lifted a finger and pointed at the youth in front of her, whose face was filled with curiosity, then weakly put it down, rubbing her temples.

After a while, when the entire space fell into complete silence, she softly sighed.

Rustle...

Herbert's ears twitched, faintly hearing some subtle noises.

A gentle sound reverberated in the space, like grass swaying in the breeze or leaves brushing against one another.

What's that noise?

"Since you're so curious, I might as well tell you the truth..."

The Ashen Bishop's sigh refocused Herbert's attention back to the present.

Oh?

Is the truth coming?

It's coming.

The big reveal is coming!!?

In Herbert's excited gaze, the Ashen Bishop smiled helplessly, shook her head, and mumbled a sentence.

"Honestly, are you a child?"

With a tone filled with indulgence, she gently bent down, lifted a corner of her dress, and said softly, "Well then, curious child... come over."

With a voice that was both eerie and endlessly charming, she softly said:

"Don't you want to see for yourself?"