Chapter 240: Expert Level Mages, Get!

I wake up early today. And while eating breakfast, I asked the inn owner about the delicacies in the city. Everyone would be happy to receive souvenirs from this city.

After buying souvenirs, I threw them all to my room in Cassau with portal. I have written a message saying that they can take anything they want. As for me, I still need to meet the agents coming to where the battle was last night.

I left the city normally, and when I'm sure that no one is watching, I quickly change direction toward the location last night. As for the burnt village, I can ask the agents to take care of it.

Once I'm there, I noticed many people are watching. Some of them are the cult members. I think they must have come here by following the traces of the assassins we killed last night. Let's ignore them for now.

I put on my Ninja outfit, and approached one of the agents who knows I'm Ninja. I told him about the village, and inform him about what rumors need to be spread.

Then it's time for my acting skill.

"Someone is watching! Over there!"

I pointed at the location where one of the cult members who is watching us is hiding. Some of the agents quickly chase after the guy.

But then, the guy fought back. Seems like he's an expert level mage. Now, I need only to make sure that everyone is safe.

"He's an expert level mage! Retreat! We're no match for him! Leave the corpses buried in the ground! Our expert level mages aren't here! We'll die if we confront him just with our strength!"

Just by shouting, I also informed the cult that we have expert level mages as well. Though the truth is that we have none at all. Unless Veronica and Celestine decided to join us.

Good thing the agents has prepared to escape. Since the battle was over last night, Albert should have noticed that we won't be fighting anymore, and just sent wind mages here. They are flying all over the place to escape, and the opponent will have to let us go.

I also told him that we buried the enemies here last night. Now, let's see what he's going to do.

I hide on top of a tree, a bit distance from where he can sense my presence, and see what he's doing with my Divine Vision.

Seems like he's an expert level in earth element. He easily dug up the ground, and easily found the corpses. Some of the corpses are burnt, and has a clean cut.

When he sees the two corpses I modified, one with big boobs and the other with big ass, he stopped for a while. I guess my plan to make the cult thinks that the two ladies are dead is working.

After confirming the two corpses, he escaped without checking other corpses. Seems like he doesn't care how much they sacrifice for their mission.. Should I follow him?

Even if I follow him, I probably won't end up meeting the Archbishop. Even both Celestine and Veronica doesn't know about these people. Which means they are being kept secret away from the headquarter. And their headquarter keeps changing location.

Wait! One of the higher up is a researcher, right? Maybe he will go the lab instead of the headquarter. And the lab shouldn't be able to move as frequently as the headquarter. Probably, the lab is the only place that can't move. If I follow him, I should be able to reach there.

Good thing I left some Blobbies on the ground as a trap. Once they are being stepped, they will stick on the sole of his shoe, and follow him all the way to the lab.

…I was wrong. Seems like he's much more careful than I thought.

Once he noticed something strange with his shoe, he threw them away. He escapes barefooted.

Seems like it will take longer until we can find their location. Well, even if I found their location, we're still too weak to fight against them. Who knows if they have more expert level mages there? Tens, dozens, maybe even hundreds?

I think it's best to continue getting stronger at the moment. For now, let's go back to the capital.

I'll let the agents take care of the dug-up corpses. They will return here soon.

I opened the portal, and return to the Capital, in a house that Albert prepared.

Everyone knows by now that the owner of the house is a traveler. So, the house is empty most of the time, and when someone is home, no one notices when we entered the house. And some of the neighbor are actually our allies. So, this place is safe.

I look around the capital and find where Albert is. He's with Veronica, Celestine, and her spies. I think it's better to not call them spies anymore. What about Celestine's loyal subordinate?

They are in a building at the edge of the capital. Are they going to build the orphanage there?

I entered the room where they are chatting through the open window.

"Roy, you're here. How is it?" Albert asked.

"There's one person I suspected to be from the cult watching the location this morning. He's an expert level mage. I let the agents escape and watched him digging up the corpses we buried. He stopped when he found the two fake corpses of Celestine and Veronica. Then he escapes right away."

"I see. Well, I think the two will be safe for now. The cult will think that you two have died. But you should disguise yourselves from now on. Oh, right! Roy, they can be trusted. The orphans are in the next room, but I think you already know. They also decided to join us destroying the cult." Albert said.

"Hmm… that's good. If that's all, then I'll return to Cassau now."

"Wait, Roy! You're not interested in her past?" Albert said. Though his eyes keep wandering about from Veronica's lower half, to Celestine's upper half. As for me, I don't need to aim direct my eyes toward them.

"Not really. They are safe, they have chosen to leave the cult and join us, what else is there to know?"

"Actually, I want them to go to Cassau and they will join your clan. There's a house you just bought to expand the park, right? That will be the place where the new orphanage will be. The two ladies will stay in Cassau, while the other newcomers will leave the kingdom and find some information about the cult. That's fine, right?"

"I don't mind. But are you sure letting them leave just after joining? Are you sure they can be trusted?" I asked.

"I can trust them after asking them a few questions. But it doesn't matter. The cult already know that we are planning to fight them after all. And since both Celestine and Veronica will stay in Cassau, I think it's best for you to know about Celestine a bit. As for Veronica, you already know, right?"

"Fine. So, what about Celestine?"

Albert told me what he was told by Celestine herself. And since his lie detection didn't activate when he listened about her past, he knows that she said the truth.

From birth, she was raised to be member of the cult. As she grows into a beauty, she instantly placed in high position in the cult to attract more people into joining.

Then she was tasked to be in charge of an orphanage. That's when she noticed how she likes children.

The orphanage was built to teach the children about the cult. But as Celestine became closer with the children, she stopped teaching the children about the cult since she knew how evil the cult is, and doesn't want the children to be evil.

Her loyal subordinates were also the older orphans from the orphanage. When they knew about her decision to safe the orphans from the cult, they agree to help.

Whenever an orphan is old enough, Celestine would fake their death, and her spies would bring them away to live in another city or another country.

"So, basically, she was evil, but the orphans changed her. Now she doesn't want the orphans to suffer the same fate as she did, so she has betrayed the cult for a while, right?"

"Yes. The cult knew about it for a long time, but they leave her be in case Celestine actually betrayed the cult for real. Now it already happened, it's good that Veronica acted quickly. Now Celestine and the orphans are safe, though some of Celestine's subordinates died before you reached that village last night. Well, that's about it. What do you think?" Albert asked.

"…what do you want me to think? There's nothing to think about. She has decided to join us, and we have more allies. That's all that matter. You want me to bring them to Cassau, right? That's fine. But we need to disguise them first."

"Oh, Roy! I have an idea!"

Like usual, it was Victoria who has some kind of idea. I wonder what will it be this time.

So, there's some kind of special underwear from her world that will help flattened girls' asses and boobs. Victoria make some Blobbies and gave them to the two ladies. She brought the two to another room, and when they returned, Veronica no longer has a huge ass, and Celestine's chest is flat.

I'm slightly disappointed, but I make sure to not show it. Unlike Albert and Celestine's underlings.

"Well, that's good, but people would still look at them for their beauty. But I guess they just need to apply some make-up. Well, let's go get the orphans and return to Cassau. Daniel would be happy to get a lot of new friends… what?"

Both Veronica and Celestine seems to have something they want to say.

"It's just… that's the first time someone praise me for other things than my hip. I feel happy. Thanks." Veronica said.

"Me too. That's the first time someone looks at me in the eye and not my breasts when they praise me. It's a strange feeling." Celestine said.

What? Are they like Lina who likes to be praised? Don't tell me I have a chance with both of them!? Just by praising them!?

"…Roy, you just keep raising flags again. Sigh…" Victoria sighed.

As for Albert and the Celestine's underlings, they are looking at me in jealousy. Let's ignore them.

It's not like I want to get more harem member, you know!?

And it's not like they like me. They were just surprised to hear some praises. And now I feel slightly depressed thinking about this.

Well, at least we have gained two powerful allies.

Let's bring them back to Cassau and have them experience a normal life outside the cult. The girls will surely enjoy having more friends they can bring to go shopping.

…and my wallet will surely not enjoy it.