The Knight Order has knights.
The Judgent Hall has Prison Wardens.
And the Secret-Keeping Institute naturally has Secret Keepers.
Coincidentally, Herbert is not only a knight and a Prison Warden, but also a Secret Keeper.
Moreover, he is the only living Secret Keeper in the Mist Monastery besides the Ashen Bishop.
Previous Secret Keepers existed, but they all died, taking their secrets with them.
The Secret Keeper's Code—collect, interpret, keep silent.
And as a qualified Secret Keeper, the most important principle is to remain silent, to hide the secrets you know deep in your heart.
They are the best listeners.
No one would worry that a Secret Keeper would reveal secrets.
Ashen Bishop: "..."
She paused, slowly looked up, cast a suspicious glance at Herbert, and squinted to scrutinize him.
Really won't leak?
She was quite skeptical of this.
"Hehe."
Herbert noticed the Ashen Bishop's look and smiled, knowingly asking, "So, do you not trust right now?"
Nonsense.
The Ashen Bishop didn't even bother to speak.
No one knows better than her how much value the title of Secret Keeper holds for Herbert.
He hadn't passed any official test for Secret Keepers; she had forcibly promoted him.
Yes, Herbert's status as a Secret Keeper wasn't sothing he sought, but was imposed by the Ashen Bishop.
Of course, the Ashen Bishop had no deeper intentions when she did that; it was just on a whim.
She never intended for Herbert to truly beco a Secret Keeper and never demanded him to fulfill any secret-keeping duties.
Because there was no need for more Secret Keepers.
In this cold space, having just her, alone with secrecy, was enough.
"..."
Because he couldn't see her expression, Herbert could only stare at the Ashen Bishop's body language, silently analyzing.
A mont later, he had sowhat of an answer in his heart.
Right now, she was still hesitating, with distrustful thoughts prevailing in her mind.
He needed to find a way to change her mind.
Thinking this, Herbert smiled and spread his hands, saying, "But even if you don't trust , you should at least trust yourself, right?"
"After all, it was you who chose as the Secret Keeper."
"Did you foresee this scene when you forcibly made a Secret Keeper back then?"
???
Foresee this?
What a joke!
The Ashen Bishop's face twitched under the shadows, and she rolled her eyes sharply.
Did I snatch you over back then to make you lick my tail!!?
Her cold deanor was interrupted by Herbert's earlier calm display, and she had almost cald down, but then, thinking about this, her anger flared up again.
Her gaze toward him beca even sharper.
Herbert sensed her gaze growing more dangerous but remained unchanged, continuing, "Won't you try to trust a little?"
"Hmm?" The Ashen Bishop's emotions were once again interrupted, and her expression shifted slightly.
She's not surprised that Herbert would say such words; waiting idly for death isn't in his character.
What surprised the Ashen Bishop was his expression when he said those words, along with the emotions he conveyed to her.
"You..."
This is the Ashen Bishop's private Half-Plane.
In this space, no lie could escape her eyes.
Herbert wasn't lying.
These words ca from his heart, completely genuine.
Not a single falsehood or deception.
"Put aside doubt, choose to trust , and I will never let you down."
The young man before her wasn't joking, nor was he rely performing to seek a way out.
Herbert was serious.
He truly hoped the Ashen Bishop could trust him!
But why?
The Ashen Bishop found herself montarily puzzled.
She didn't understand why Herbert was so insistent on earning her trust?
Even more perplexing was where this strong emotion within him originated from...
Their relationship wasn't exactly distant, resembling neither that of a superior and subordinate nor that of an elder and youngster, rather like friends exchanging equally.
But we're not that familiar, are we!!?
Your sudden emotional fluctuation leaves a bit confused!
The Ashen Bishop probably couldn't figure out how Herbert beca so passionate like this.
Herbert, where does this enthusiasm of yours co from?
As for the truth she wanted, it wasn't complicated.
Naturally, it was because of her true identity!
The current Herbert was different from before.
Now, he harbored a natural liking for all Monster Girls, with a built-in affinity boost.
And it wasn't just to gain a blessing after obtaining so material.
While obtaining materials was crucial, being an indispensable part, he still truly liked Monster Girls apart from that.
Sowhere along the line, Herbert inadvertently developed a special preference for these non-human entities in his heart.
Human females were okay, but not that appealing.
Monster Girls, very appealing, extrely appealing.
Herbert actually realized this situation and acknowledged that there was a little glitch in his aesthetics.
"Probably influenced by Nenasha, yes, surely, She's secretly influencing my preferences; that's the reason."
"Damn, why is this Harmonious God so wicked!"
In his mind, having tossed the bla on the unable-to-retort Miss Xie Shen, Herbert rang up this issue with peace of mind.
Things being as they are now, so be it.
After all, it wasn't a major problem; it wasn't like he couldn't ever feel arousal for human females, so no big deal.
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