Book 4: Chapter 149: Trust

Book 4: Chapter 149: Trust

“Aww, I came to save you all with good intentions, but you guys just took it for granted. That makes me feel so disappointed...”

Lilith spread her arms, shaking her head as she sighed.

“We should be the ones who are disappointed...”

Durance looked at Lilith with an unfriendly gaze. He knew the name of this blonde girl in front of her and remembered the arrogant attitude speech back in the academy’s opening ceremony. Not to mention, after that flashy ‘funeral’ the vice dean held for her, everyone in the academy knew who this petite and lovely blonde girl was... After all, seeing such a huge a̲s̲s̲ monochrome photo of hers on the display, it was rather hard to not know who she was.

And because of the two events, Durance’s first and lasting impressions of Lilith were ‘reckless’ and ‘ignorant’.

Her arrogant speech to everyone during the academy’s opening ceremony and her abduction by Golden Demon Htilil at the Dragon God Lake had both confirmed Durance’s suspicion.

And the current situation had further convinced Durance that Lilith was... A completely useless good-for-nothing! Not only that, she was one that would lead the party to their doom

“Ah, forget it. I can’t be bothered to continue this.”

Lilith turned her head and looked far ahead of the corridor on the other side. With her powerful senses, she spotted someone approaching them before everyone else.

Footsteps were heard before an abnormally slender figure showed up in front of them.

He was at least three meters tall, face strangely painted in black and white, body shrouded by black robes. Who else could it be, if not Shiloah?

He just looked rather pale.

“Lady Cornelia... Your humble servant has screwed up, please punish me as you see fit...!”

“So you ARE aware of your slip up?” Cornelia said angrily. At this moment, she wanted to toss Shiloah and Gaz, these two useless servants of hers, into a furnace so badly and rebuild them!

“My sincerest apologies!” Shiloah lowered his head and said with great remorse.

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Shiloah glanced at Lilith scornfully, as an indescribably bitterness welled up in his heart.

This dragon monster... escaped again... It is no surprise why Lady Cornelia is this upset.

“Yoohoo~ Shiloah! It’s been awhile! I haven’t properly thanked you for taking care of my Lesiah last time~” Lilith greeted him with a smile, as if she was reunited with a long lost friend. However, it was a smile that did not reach her eyes.

“Ohoho, no thanks necessary.”

Shiloah wiped the cold sweat beading on his forehead. For some reason, the way Lilith was waving the black crowbar in her hand sent chills down his spine.

“......”

Cornelia fell into a deep thought.

Lilith did not rush her either, because she knew....

“Fine, I agree.”

It took Cornelia only a few seconds of thinking before she made her decision.

Lilith did not look surprised by her response. Between dying together and seizing that glimmer of hope, any sane person would know which was a better choice.

“A wise choice.”

“I can agree to your terms, but how can I be sure that you won’t go back on your word?”

“Easy.” Lilith gave her a smile. “You are not the only one who has things to protect.”

Cornelia snorted coldly. “Looks like I have done a good deed.”

“Perhaps.” Lilith shrugged, then said to Lesiah, “Bring the others and leave now. Same old tactics, buy time until we get teleported out of here.”

“Alright... Got it...”

Knowing that there was no point for them to stay here any longer and that Cornelia would have a hard time dealing with Lilith without using her super power, Lesiah chose to heed Lilith’s command without any hesitation.

“Take care.”

“Don’t worry. I can’t say much for anything else, but I feel invincible when it comes to my bloodline.”

Lesiah nodded, then turned to the rest. “You guys, follow me! Leave this to Lilith!”

“Huh? We’re leaving just like that?” Diana asked in confusion. “We’re going to leave Lilith to bring up the rear...? If she gets taken away, won’t all of our effort up to this point be for naught?”

“Rest assured, that won’t happen.”

There was absolute faith shining in Lesiah’s crystal-like eyes. Her aura had changed entirely, into that of Crown Princess Lesiah who ruled a nation of her own.

“I ask of you all to have the same faith as I have in Lilith. This is no longer our battlefield,” she said in a commanding tone that left no room for doubt.

As soon as she finished speaking, a ray of golden sword light burst from behind Cornelia, as if to deliberately challenge her statement.