This time, I won't be the devil.

Frey looked at the prisoner on the bed, who blinked at him, stuck out his tongue, and made an "Ahem ⌒★" expression.

Didoris deliberately kept silent, which showed that she didn't want Noelle to find out what was going on in the room and affect the commission.

If we follow the usual routine, Didoris should have to hide under the bed or in the closet.

But Frey soon realized that he couldn't do that, because the whole room was now filled with a fragrant aroma.

"Strange, Frey, why does your room smell like... a woman?"

Noelle at the door had obviously noticed this, so she knocked more urgently.

At this point, even if Frey spoke up to stop Noelle from entering the room, she probably wouldn't accept it.

At this critical moment, in order to avoid the emergence of Shura Field, Frey must come up with a countermeasure.

Think, Frey, you should think more...

As his brain was overloaded, his thinking accelerated several times, and the time around him seemed to slow down. One option after another appeared in front of Frey.

At this moment, Frey was like a wall-facer. After eliminating all wrong options, he found a way to survive at the last moment.

If Tidoris's scent couldn't be hidden, then there was only one option left to avoid being discovered.

It's very simple, I just hide.

So, Frey opened the closet door and rushed in...

This was his escape route.

"Hey, are you still sleeping? I'm coming in." A few seconds later, with the sound of the door hinge turning, Noelle entered the room, and then she froze in place, keeping the posture of pushing the door.

In the room, there was only one half-naked elf girl.

After seeing Noelle, Didoris looked at her with interest.

"Hmph~ You're the one... I was right. You're an outstanding beauty."

After saying that, Tidoris walked up to Noelle and touched her cheek.

Didoris's sudden move caught Noelle off guard, and she instinctively retorted:

"Well...I'm a man."

Hearing Noelle's words, Tidoris was stunned for a moment, then as if something had hit her funny bone, she leaned forward and burst into laughter.

"So what that guy said was true, haha... ahahaha... what an interesting kid..."

Noelle seemed a little offended by the laughter of Tidoris, and quickly asked back:

"Who are you? This should be Frey's room!"

After laughing for a while, Didoris explained:

"The owner of this tavern is an acquaintance of mine. I'm here to stay for a few days. As for Frey you mentioned, he gave me his room last night and moved into the utility room next door."

"Were the sheets and quilt also used by Frey?"

"Well, after all, there's no time to buy new ones."

"I see. I was wondering why you smelled like Frey... Yeah, after all, Frey is so gentle... It's not surprising that he would do this..."

As for why there was no one in the grocery room next door, Tidoris said that Frey seemed to have gone out early in the morning for something.

After a conversation, Noelle's concerns were dispelled, and she immediately apologized:

"I'm sorry to disturb your rest. I'll go to the first floor to wait for Frey. See you later."

Hearing Noelle's footsteps fade away, Frey breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the closet.

After all, Frey hadn't done anything wrong. If he had done something wrong, it would have been fine, but the current situation was completely an unprovoked disaster for him.

If he had to say what he did wrong, it was that he didn't explain the situation to Noelle immediately, and he failed to anticipate Tidoris's sudden attack.

After Noelle left, Didoris manipulated the airflow to soundproof the room, then spoke:

"Let me make it clear first. This time it was because I was at fault first, and I didn't want that kid to have any strange misunderstandings, so I'm smoothing things over for you. Don't expect there to be a next time."

Speaking of misunderstandings, Didoris continued:

"So, what did you mean by 'please make me a real man'?"

Frey scratched his head and explained:

"In my opinion, a real man must possess sufficient strength, and you just happen to possess the strength that I desire."

"I want you to teach me the bard's skill, Bard's Grip."

As early as when he discovered that Didoris had the special job of a bard, Frey wanted to learn this skill from her.

Like [Shadow Sense], [Bardic Grip] is also a C-level skill. As long as there is a bard willing to teach it, Frey can also learn it.

In the continent of Aiden, similar to the ability levels of magic, if a person wants to be proficient in using a certain weapon, he also needs a certain amount of talent and hard training to obtain the corresponding ability level.

For example, people who practice swordsmanship all year round can reach [Swordsmanship Lv1], and people who practice archery can reach [Bow and Arrow Lv1].

After activating the skill "Poet's Grip", the user can automatically gain Lv1 mastery of the current weapon.

Not only that, as a skill that requires dexterity, Poet's Grip can also greatly improve the flexibility of the hands, allowing the user to use weapons and props more easily.

In short, possessing this skill is equivalent to having a pair of extremely dexterous hands, which can be used in picking locks, playing the piano, performing magic, and even flirting.

If you want to learn this skill, you naturally need the bard's hands-on guidance, and it also has high requirements for the learner's agility and comprehension.

After listening to Frey's explanation, Didoris agreed. This was indeed not a difficult thing for her.

After discussing the reward for the commission, Didoris used wind magic to blow away the scent on Frey's body, and then created a wind field so that he could climb out the window and leave without making any noise.

After walking around, Frey returned to the tavern hall to reunite with Noelle and told her about the commission.

For Noelle, who longs for adventure stories, special commissions are also very attractive.

Although she seemed a little uncomfortable dealing with Didoris, she agreed after Frey's persuasion.

The next thing they have to do is to capture the phantom thief Robin Hood.

According to the preview letter, Robin Hood will go to the Court of Justice tomorrow night and steal Qi Si's Human Hero Medal.

If you just don't want the medal to be stolen, you can actually transfer it secretly and find a fake replacement. The Vatican has tried to do this before.

But Robin Hood seemed to have the ability to identify the authenticity of objects. No matter how exquisite the fakes prepared by the Holy See were, he could see through them.

After discovering that the medal had been swapped, Robin Hood did not steal it, but secretly left a new letter of warning and turned away.

In order to make a contribution before the Pope's birthday, Qis did not prepare a fake this time.

According to the current plan, Didoris will use her ability to identify all security personnel tomorrow morning to ensure that the thieves cannot sneak into the courtroom in advance.

After ensuring that the security personnel are safe, Qis will order the surrounding streets to be completely blocked, prohibiting all pedestrians from entering or leaving.

At the same time, a powerful defensive barrier will be set up at the entrance of the Judgment Hall, and inside the Judgment Hall, all the Holy Knights of the entire Maze City will be gathered and strictly guarded.

Unlike other high-ranking Vatican officials who were robbed, Qis attached great importance to this incident and mobilized all the power he could.

According to security captain Leonard, the courtroom has now become an iron wall. If Robin Hood dares to attack, he will be defeated!

And Didoris also prepared a contingency plan in case the operation failed.

In previous cases, Robin Hood would return to the scene and leave a mark after a successful theft.

If Robin Hood is not caught red-handed, Didorice will lie in wait for the person who marked him.

On the surface, the plan seemed perfect, but Frey discovered several huge loopholes.

First of all, if we really follow Qis's approach and block all routes to the Court of Justice, Robin Hood might just give up.

Although this situation has not occurred so far, no one can guarantee that Robin Hood will uphold the integrity of the thief this time.

Likewise, considering that this was the last human hero medal, Robin Hood might have stopped there after stealing it, so there would have been no need to return to the scene and leave a mark.

Moreover, the premise for this plan to be successful is that Didoris's ability to judge people is really effective.

What Didoris can see is a person's inner character, so she can feel the stench of the wind on the seemingly good-behaved and beloved Keith.

According to the information Frey learned, Robin Hood might not be a bad guy in the traditional sense.

"I think the focus of this operation shouldn't be on uncovering Robin Hood's identity."

"Then what do you mean?"

"Rather than passively defending, I prefer to lure the enemy deep into our territory and then proactively attack."

Afterwards, Frey explained his plan to "take the bait."

Didoris expressed her approval of Frey's plan, but then she said:

"However, this plan requires the full cooperation of the Court of Inquisition and the Holy Knights. I don't think Qi Si will agree."

As Didoris said, the biggest problem Frey is facing now is how to make Qis obey his orders.

Even if he negotiated in Didoris's name, Qisi would not easily hand over the command.

The ideal situation would of course be to get hold of something that was used against Qis. In fact, Frey already had evidence against Qis of colluding with the factory to exploit workers and of falsifying military merits.

Of course, the top leaders of the Holy See knew about what Qis did, and even condoned it. This kind of thing was not worth mentioning.

But once it is exposed and known to everyone, and put on the scale, even a thousand pounds cannot suppress it.

Since the Holy See of Light needs the general public to provide a constant supply of faith, the only thing the Holy See’s top leaders do not want to see is losing the people’s support.

Once the truth is revealed, Qi Si will inevitably be treated as a pawn and pushed out to appease the public anger.

However, Frey did not intend to use these two things to threaten Qis now. He had no conclusive evidence about the factory incident and did not have time to investigate.

As for faking military merit, Frey certainly couldn't possibly claim that he had information about the demons.

He must find materials that can threaten Qis while ensuring his own absolute safety, and then let Didoris negotiate in the name of the Forest Country.

Thinking of this, Frey asked Tidoris:

"What kind of person is the nephew of Qi Si that you mentioned before?"

Today, after several rounds of secularization reforms, the Hikari Theocracy has abolished the rule that clergy cannot marry.

However, in order to show their piety to God, there are still many people who want to make progress and choose not to get married. Qi Si is one of them.

But this did not prevent Qi Si from cultivating his own confidants. After all, as long as one had enough power, even a eunuch could establish his own power.

This nephew should be the successor that Qi Si wants to promote.