Chapter: 408
At first, I thought the process of finding the Followers of the Evil God was still ongoing.
It’s not something that can be resolved overnight, so I expected it to take some time.
However, even after a day had passed since the three stores hiding the Followers of the Void were wrecked, there was no sign of the quest being cleared.
It’s true that the Shoddy God often messes around, but he never pulled this kind of stunt, so I thought there must be something I didn’t know and began to move around searching for clues.
But I couldn’t find any traces of the Evil God in the streets.
My aesthetic sense pointed out things I didn’t like in the streets, but I didn’t detect any sign of the Evil God’s presence.
While my divine sense picked up the warmth that Phoebe emanated, it couldn’t find anything ominous.
Even grandpa said there were no issues in the streets.
With all my means telling me that things were spotless, it was impossible for me to find anything.
Others didn’t seem to find anything plausible either.
Jack and Chester said they didn’t think there was anything strange left in the streets, and Phoebe also said she couldn’t find anything abnormal in the streets.
Given the situation, all that was increasing over time was my frustration.
No! I want to know exactly what the problem is if there is one!
Tell me why the quest isn’t clearing!
The fact that you gave me this quest means it’s a headache for you too, doesn’t it? So why so unfriendly!? Huh?!
Are you so old-fashioned that you don’t know what modern games are like?
RPGs don’t come out like this these days, you know?!
If you act unfriendly like this now, all the users will run away!
Why are you imposing a sentiment from 20 years ago on us now, you old pervert!
Are you really messing with me because you want to see me praying with my makeup on?
If that’s the case, I’ll do it the next time, so please just give me some clues!
I’m feeling uneasy about the quest rewards, penalties, and everything else; it’s just driving me crazy!
I vented my frustration at the Shoddy God, but that useless old pervert god gave me no response.
Remembering a supervisor who used to ask if I would try to figure something out before questioning, I got even more heated. I decided that until the quest was cleared, I wouldn’t offer any prayers to that Shoddy Useless Old Pervert.
Loss of stats? I don’t care about that! Right now, my pride is more important!
Having started this showdown with the Shoddy God, three days passed, and many students returned to the Soul Academy.
Waking up in the morning and facing the quest window, I let out a string of curses towards the Lord Jushin and prepared to head outside.
Still, I hadn’t figured out why there were no quests left.
No matter how much I looked around, I couldn’t see any problems in the academy streets.
Even when I got a suitable wizard to look down from the sky, I couldn’t find anything, and I was feeling really grumpy.
If only Sloppy Fox was around, I would have tormented him to ease my mood, but without that fluffy furball, I had no way to calm my irritation.
“Uh… uh, over there. Young Lady?”
“What is it, Sloppy Saintess?”
“Um. How long do we have to stay like this?”
Instead, I chose the Sloppy Saintess.
Known in the community as ‘the lewd saintess’, she had a soft body perfect for using as a chair.
While I was sitting on Phoebe and munching on something sweet to vent my frustration, I heard her question and tilted my chin up.
With her cheeks still bright red, Phoebe quickly turned her gaze forward as soon as our eyes met.
“Why? Is it heavy? Wow. Just how much have you been slacking off that you can’t even bear my weight?”
When I made a teasing comment about her clothes fitting tightly, Phoebe’s face heated up.
“Tha-that’s not it! It’s just… um, well…”
“Aha, so the super duper cute me is too much for you, huh?”
“Yes, yes!”
“So you want me to scram now? Didn’t you always want to stay by my side? Now you just want to leave me behind?”
“I didn’t say it like that!?”
“Right. I get it. I’m the bad one. I didn’t know you hated the Sloppy Saintess. sniff sniff”
“Oh! Okay! You can stay here! So please don’t cry! Please!”
“…So it’s okay to stay?”
“Yes!”
“Then stay quiet, Sloppy Saintess. If you move around, you’ll mess up the nice position I set up.”
As soon as Phoebe nodded vigorously, I changed my expression and began humming while putting a spoon into the parfait.
“Lady Allen. Please don’t treat the church’s Saintess like a toy?”
While I was happily eating something sweet, I heard someone scold me from the side.
Joy, the daughter of the Partlan family, looked at me and Phoebe alternately with a complicated expression before letting out a sigh and sitting across from me.
“Phoebe is a Saintess of the Jushin Church. In terms of status, she’s a long way above us.”
“What does that matter? Even if the Sloppy Fox is above me by status, he’s still my toy.”
“I’m not your toy!”
“You are totally my toy. At least, that’s how I see it.”
“Why are you including the Prince in this too?”
Following that, Arthur appeared looking as tired as when he first saw Jack.
Given the visible increase in magic flowing around Arthur, it seemed he had been working hard to metabolize the growth he gained from grinding in the last dungeon, sacrificing sleep in the process.
I felt the same way when I first met Frey; all my friends are geniuses.
If I weren’t a veteran gamer, I might have already fallen behind them.
“Where’s Frey? I thought he’d always be hanging around you.”
“He’s battling the Shoddy Dog.”
Normally, I would jump in and entertain Frey’s obsession, but today was an exception.
If I kept clashing weapons, I might really lose my temper and do something reckless.
So instead, I tossed the Shoddy Dog to him.
The Shoddy Dog complained that he had lots to do before school started, but I ignored his words.
Now that he chose me as his master, he had to tough it out a bit!
“I should pay him a visit later. At this rate, I feel like I could smash him.”
“Will the Pitiful Prince take on Frey?”
“Why not?”
“Hmph. It seems the Pitiful Prince’s style is to show off and then get wrecked. If that’s the case, why don’t you take a shot at me? I could really stomp you down.”
I considered rolling him around for stress relief, but Arthur just pursed his lips and didn’t take the bait.
“You seem more on edge today than usual, Lucy Allen. Is something up?”
“Right? …Ah. Wait. Young Lady. Is today the day?”
Hearing Joy spewing nonsense, I suddenly leaped up from my seat and grabbed her cheeks with both hands.
“Ah! Seriously, ahhhhhh!”
“Dumbass. Are you stupid? I said that to hurt you, so just scream quietly.”
“Whaaaa!”
Joy tried to defy, but as a wizard, she couldn’t resist my strength as a knight.
After tormenting Joy for a while, I released her, overlooking her flushed face as I explained the situation on the academy streets.
The infiltration and eradication of the Followers of the Void. Despite finishing everything, there remained a lingering unease.
Without mentioning the quest that the old pervert god gave me, I shared all the current developments, and Arthur’s expression turned serious.
“I’ve heard about the Followers of the Evil God. The Saintess has received a revelation from God and is making a name for herself in the royal capital.”
“…But I really didn’t do anything.”
“What does it matter? Phoebe, let her ramble. No matter what you say, the nobles of the capital will interpret it as they wish and cause a stir.”
Holding her flushed cheeks, Joy huffed and leaned back in her chair while spewing out criticisms against the nobles in the royal capital.
“Something must be left, but we can’t find it in the academy streets?”
“Right. I wonder where those filthy cockroaches have hidden themselves.”
“If neither Lady Allen nor Phoebe could find it, doesn’t that mean it’s simply not there? Are you worrying for nothing?”
Joy’s opinion was reasonable. If it weren’t for that old pervert’s quest floating right in front of me, I might have thought the same.
But reality was different.
Something must still be left.
Something we haven’t uncovered is lurking in the academy streets.
As I mulled over that frustration while popping another parfait in my mouth, Arthur, frowning as he had been, cautiously spoke up.
“Have you searched the inside of the academy?”
“…Are you talking about this useless academy?”
“Yeah, as you might know, the inside of the academy is in quite a chaotic state right now. The First Queen and the Second Queen are competing to put in their own people, and it’s a mess. If this were any other time, it wouldn’t matter, but right now, I think we should be suspicious.”
I had already heard from Karia that the First Queen was putting her people into the academy.
Due to the last incident, the Second Queen decided to cooperate with me, so it’s only natural her people would come here. The Soul Academy, caught up in the power struggle between the First and Second Queens, must be in quite the confusion.
Given that numerous individuals are constantly coming and going, it’s definitely worth exploring the internal issues of the Soul Academy.
Once I reached that thought, I jumped up from my seat and headed for the Shoddy Dog’s location.
The fastest way to get the list of people inside the Soul Academy was to go through him, the professor of the academy.
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