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After waking up, Herbert was thoroughly teased by the "big cat" lying on top of him.
Though there wasn't any substantial progress, Miss Hungry Dragon gave him a good face-washing with her saliva.
Valentina was unhappy that Herbert wouldn't let her eat, but she wasn't the type to be reckless; ultimately, she obediently followed Herbert's request.
Of course, her obedience was limited, not entirely compliant.
Won't let eat, huh.
Fine.
Then I'll kiss you!
Surely kisses are allowed!
And after giving Herbert a good round of kisses, indulging her mouth, Valentina finally let him go.
It's not that she was easily satisfied, but there were more important matters to attend to.
She was hungry and needed to eat.
Valentina licked herself hungry—in a serious, literal sense.
Miss Hungry Dragon licked Herbert and whetted her appetite; it was ti to eat sothing proper.
Finally free from the "demonic tongue" of the Hungry Dragon, Herbert didn't rush to leave the room.
He turned to look at the mirror and asked the "serious-faced, no nonsense" Mirror Demon Miss inside, "Did you see everything?"
"..."
The Mirror Demon Miss was silent, maintaining a look of detachnt.
"Speak, don't play dead."
Herbert rolled his eyes, grumpily saying, "You have the nerve to peep but not to admit it, huh?"
"No! I didn't see anything!"
Lukalia sneered, pouted, and said, "Besides, it's not like I was peeping! You guys insisted on performing in front of ."
You flaunted your affection right in my face and then blad for looking?
Are you even reasonable!
"I'm not talking about that. I'm asking if you saw my appearance in my dream." Herbert shook his head.
"Why?"
Lukalia was taken aback, raised her eyebrows, and said playfully, "Are you asking this because you had a nightmare last night?"
"Maybe?"
Herbert shrugged and said calmly, "In a way, it was indeed a nightmare."
The Mirror Demon Miss frowned, looking at him oddly for a long while, and teased, "I say, having a nightmare in such a bright place, don't you, this Paladin, have a guilty conscience?"
What is this place?
It's the Holy City of Radiance.
The place Paladins longed for, a true land of yearning.
And Herbert, the newly ascended Legendary Paladin, had a nightmare the first night here.
Clearly, there's sothing wrong with you!
"Maybe?"
Herbert noncommittally shrugged and spread his hands, "After all, the secrets within are not few!"
In a way, Lukalia's teasing was spot on.
Herbert did have "ghosts" in him, but this ghost was quite high-ranking, called the Evil God by others.
"By the way, you're one of those unspeakable secrets too."
"Oh, really? Should I thank you for valuing so much?"
"No need for that, there's no need for formalities between us."
"Heh!"
Lukalia couldn't help but roll her eyes at the shaless person, not wanting to continue the topic.
The more she interacted with Herbert, the more she realized she wasn't his match in verbal sparring.
Returning to the previous question, after thinking for a mont, she answered, "Your sleeping face last night didn't seem particularly unusual."
"The whole room didn't have any other presence—well, except for that Giant Dragon Miss."
"So, with such a serious expression, did you notice a problem?"
Herbert's expression was unusually serious at this mont, his smile restrained as he squinted his eyes and sensed sothing.
After a long while, he slowly said, "I feel...that I seem to be watched by soone, soone is secretly observing ."
"Uh..."
Lukalia blinked, then hesitantly pointed at herself, asking, "Are you talking about ?"
You've co in such a roundabout way just to accuse of peeping, haven't you!
You're so petty, aren't you!
How boring!
"Though I don't understand why you're so unabashed about peeping, I'm not referring to you this ti."
Herbert waved at the overly self-aware Mirror Demon Miss and said in a deep voice, "I also feel that there's a powerful presence hiding in the shadows, watching ."
Their gaze almost bypassed his perception entirely.
Only in the dream could he rely on Spiritual Perception to sense a trace of danger.
Last night's deep sleep was definitely not normal, making him fall into sleep without realizing it... it's likely only Nenasha could do it.
Was He trying to warn this way?
"If the scorching sun represents the Sun God, then the shadow represents... the God of Sinful Desire?"
Herbert wasn't good at interpreting dreams, so he could only roughly deduce the potential anings of the elents in the dream.
"Has He noticed ?"
Even if they really found out, it wouldn't be surprising.
Before, he and Valentina were wantonly reckless on the battlefield, which would easily draw the attention of the one they provoked.
But the thing is, he had hidden himself very cautiously, wearing Battle Armor and altering his aura the whole ti.
"But it doesn't quite seem that way! If He noticed , could it really be so calm?"
Considering the God of Sinful Desire's animosity towards Herbert, if He truly noticed him, a divine punishnt might descend directly.
Even a direct incarnation could possibly appear!
"I don't get it..."
Could the God of Sinful Desire really endure so much?
Herbert felt unlikely.
"But one thing is for sure, Valentina's feeling is correct, there really is soone watching us."
"If the person in the shadows is the God of Sinful Desire, then for now, it'd be best not to leave the city; He might be silently waiting for an opportunity."
"No matter what, as long as we're in the Holy City of Radiance, it's likely safe."
If even Solantis couldn't be considered a safe place, then there might be nowhere safe in this world.
"We should all stay vigilant, and preferably not take actions alone."
Herbert carefully considered, suppressing the unease and restlessness in his heart.
His heart grew cold, chaos turned clear, and he beca like a block of ice.
Herbert forced himself to calm down.
Calm down.
In danger, maintaining calm is essential.
The current situation is far from the worst; it's not enough to lose one's composure.
After sorting out his thoughts, Herbert left the room and briefly inford Flora and the others about his discovery.
"We should avoid taking individual actions for now; it's also easier to escape together if necessary."
Right after Herbert finished discussing his feelings, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Knock, knock.
Herbert furrowed his brows, opened the door, and found Bishop Evelyn waiting at the entrance.
"Lord Herbert."
She nodded gently at Herbert, not entering the room, standing at the door, saying calmly, "Please co with alone."
"Alone? The others can't co?"
"That's right."
Herbert frowned, inclined to refuse outright.
He didn't want to be separated from Valentina and the others, especially when he sensed a gaze might truly be watching them.
But Evelyn's subsequent words changed his mind.
This calm bishop spoke words shocking to the entire Holy City of Radiance in a very ordinary tone.
"His Holiness the Pope wishes to et you privately."
After speaking, Bishop Evelyn paused and slowly added, "Besides, His Holiness also said..."
"You wouldn't refuse a lonely old man's request, would you?"
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