Reject me, you damn woman.

Theresa is an excellent assassin because she is willing to sacrifice her life, but she is still unwilling to make enemies with the Inquisition and the Hound Sisters because those lunatics are really willing to sacrifice their lives.

Even Theresa, who had no faith in any gods, had heard of the notoriety of the Hound Sisters and the Butcher Bishop. During an assassination mission, she once witnessed a Hound Sister charging forward with more than a dozen assassin's swords stuck in her body in order to protect her target.

The terrifying power erupting from that delicate body and the blazing faith in her eyes greatly shocked Theresa, and from then on she deliberately stopped provoking the Theocracy's assassination targets.

And now, the man who calls himself "Mordiana's companion" actually calls Father Arnel "the butcher bishop."

She could not believe that this kind old man, who seemed honest and kind, always unconditionally rescued everyone based on his belief in Mother Earth, and even fought with children to grab the flowers scattered by the Empress at the Dragon Blood Ceremony, would be united with the notorious gray organization.

However, the facts seem to be right in front of us.

Shadow Princess Mordiana, even though her ending was assassinated by two unknown guys in an extremely ugly and not epic way, she was still one of the twelve ring masters of the Magic Bell Tower.

The only person who was qualified to be her companion was another Ring Leader.

Although the cardinal is already the pinnacle among the clergy, only the butcher who wields the sword for God can make the ring leader of the magic clock tower admit defeat in front of him with just one encounter.

After a brief burst of terrifying momentum, Father Arnel seemed to have become the harmless old man again. He made a prayer sign with his hands and said softly:

"Back off, Destiny, before the red dragon finds you."

The head of the Morris family, or rather the worm of fate that possessed him, sighed very humanely.

Then, he turned his gaze to Theresa, who was still somewhat doubtful, and frowned. In his iron-gray eyes, there seemed to be stars symbolizing fate rippling:

"Fate tells me that if I don't kill you and His Highness Lin En here, I will definitely regret it."

"But, it's really unlucky. It seems that what the prince said is absolutely right. The goddess of luck is on his side. So, goodbye... Miss Arcanist Killer of the Magic Clock Tower."

The next moment, without waiting for Theresa to reply, the head of the Morris family seemed to have lost all his strength and fell to the ground.

Just when Theresa thought that the matter was over, the head of the Morris family, who was lying on the ground, suddenly woke up from his dream. His eyes were wide open, his chest was heaving, and his violent breathing sounded like a broken bellows being blown hard by an unskilled apprentice.

Then, an even more horrifying scene occurred. His body seemed to have accelerated as time went by. His skin became wrinkled and his hair turned white. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a white-haired, dying old man. Patriarch Morris coughed loudly and desperately reached out his hand to the only two people in his field of vision—Theresa and Father Arnel:

"save--"

The gray eyes suddenly lost their luster and dimmed. Theresa pursed her lips and watched the scene in front of her.

As a killer, she saw or heard the cause of death of the head of the Morris family - excessive aging of the heart, coupled with the failure of multiple organs throughout the body.

He died of old age.

"The Ring of Fate in the Magic Bell Tower. No one knows whether its true form is male or female. All we know is that it has the ability to parasitize others and peek into their fate by overdrawing their lives. The Church calls it the 'worm of fate'."

Father Arnel explained softly, his tall body leaning over and squatting beside Lynn.

"Don't mind me, young lady,"

Seeing that Theresa seemed to be hesitant to speak, Father Arnel took the initiative to speak. His eyes regained their former warmth and gentleness, as if the green light of a newly born bud was shining from his palm:

"I am just following the instructions of the god I believe in and coming to rescue those in need, that's all."

Theresa was silent for a while, then slowly said:

"Thank you, Father."

Father Arnel just smiled.

Soon, although there was still some blood on his body and he was a little tired after continuous fighting, all the injuries on his body had healed. Lin En slowly sat up and looked at Father Arnel, with a look of understanding in his eyes:

"It's you, Father Arnel. I thought it would be... No, thank you for your help."

"I just followed the oracle of the goddess. You don't have to thank me, Your Highness Lin En."

Father Arnel said humbly, looking at Theresa who was staring at Lynn with watery eyes and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"If there is nothing else, I will withdraw first. I believe you and this lady still have something to say."

"Thank you for your understanding, Father Arnel. By the way, Novy and Elena will be here soon."

Lin En scratched his head, feeling that if they bumped into Miss Theresa, something bad would happen...

"I'll visit you again when this is all over."

"It is my pleasure, Your Highness Lynn,"

Father Arnel bowed his head slightly and said gently:

"By the way, before her death, Her Excellency Mordiana released a group of extremely difficult Shadow World Demon Dogs. Her Highness Novi is fighting against those monsters. I have already cast a blessing on them."

"Your family nurse?"

Lynn frowned slightly.

"That must be a very powerful effect. I have to move faster."

"No, don't worry, my protection is for those Shadow World Demon Dogs, you don't have to worry too much about the time."

"........"

Lin En felt that this kind-hearted, pink-haired character who seemed to be kind-hearted and doing things to help all living beings, as if he would be good to everyone, was actually black in every way.

Watching Father Arnel disappear around the corner, Lynn adjusted his expression and then turned to Theresa. He was about to say something to ease the atmosphere when suddenly, a big punch hit him in the face.

However, the technique was very good, as it conveyed the attacker's anger without causing Lynn any pain or redness on her face.

"asshole!"

The girl bit her back teeth and said:

"You knew someone would come to rescue you, right? Even all of this was planned by you!"

Lin En hesitated for a while. Although he was in a semi-comatose state just now, he still had a general idea of ​​what was happening in the outside world.

He originally wanted to say that it was indeed not the case, but the worm of destiny came to steal the house afterwards, so he guessed something.

But looking at the sharp lines on the girl's cheeks due to clenching her teeth, and her eyes filled with tears, Lin En thought for a moment, and then an idea came to him:

"Yes, it's me."

He laughed:

"Ms. Theresa, you must hate me now, right? Or do you like me because of my sacrifice?"

In an instant, the expression on Theresa's face changed continuously, with anger at being fooled, sadness at not being trusted, and a hint of relief at having seen through everything.

Finally, under Lin En's earnest gaze, she suddenly stepped forward and did not slap him again. Instead, she hugged the man in her arms, as if she was afraid that he would disappear.

"Dream on, you shameless liar, I will never forgive you, never..."

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for being rejected successfully, the reward has been issued! ]

[Total amount of magic power has increased by 0.000000001%]

Lin En, who had received the reward, was embarrassed: "Hey!"

Theresa:?

Lin En turned her head quickly: "I mean, the sun is out."

In the long night, at the darkest dawn, the two of them had walked through it together, supporting each other.

Theresa looked up dazedly, gazing at the blazing sun in the distance.

After that evil night and the fire, her life entered a long dark night.

She was wandering alone in the night, the last surviving soul in that nameless town. Death in the night was her choice and the path she was destined to take.

And now......

"Ms. Theresa, it's dawn."

Lynn smiled and pointed to the girl's arms around her neck.

"Yeah, Lynn Norton, it's daybreak."

"Do you remember our deal?"

"Of course I remember."

Theresa loosened her hands that were wrapped around Lynn's neck, smoothed the scattered hair by her ears, and turned her face away slightly, her earlobes slightly red:

"You have helped me to complete my revenge. Now it is my turn to fulfill my promise. You can name any reward you want. Even if it is me...anything I have, as long as you want it, I can give it to you."

"Really?"

Lynn showed a sincere, naughty smile, and his eyes "greedily" wandered back and forth on Theresa, who was wrapped in a tights.

The girl subconsciously felt some resistance and discomfort, but soon she secretly straightened her chest to make it easier for him to see.

Some people want to listen, right?

Lynn cleared her throat:

"Well, I'm going to ask for payment, but let me make it clear in advance that the payment is huge, and it doesn't matter even if Miss Theresa refuses me."

"I won't say no."

Theresa said firmly.

"Yeah,"

Lin En smiled, and then the smile on his face suddenly faded:

"Then let's just settle it all at once."

Liquidation?

This word made Theresa feel slightly uneasy.

"Yeah, liquidation."

Lin En nodded and began to count his fingers one by one.

"As a prisoner, Miss Theresa is really disobedient. She eats a lot and is very picky about food. She always has her own ideas. Sometimes she even talks in her sleep and kicks me suddenly in the middle of the night..."

"Why...why are you suddenly talking about this?!"

Theresa was caught off guard.

"It's not over yet,"

Lynn spread her hands:

"As an ally, Miss Theresa is also very uncalm. Several times, I felt that you were going to activate the teleportation scroll. We only have one chance. You should know that if the assassination of Mordiana fails, both you and I... will die."

Theresa was silent.

Because what Lynn said was true.

In the last moment before the assassination, she almost lost the most important quality of a killer - calmness.

It almost killed himself and Lin En.

Although the result was good, in terms of the process, it was Lin En who performed above his level, while I myself had many flaws.

This kind of me really doesn't seem to be worthy...

Lin En cleared his throat and sighed helplessly:

"However, there is really no other way. Unfortunately, we left one alive today. The Destiny Worm escaped alive. From today on, the Magic Bell Tower and even the whole world will know that the arrogant prince of Purple Gold Flower and the shameful traitor assassin lady of the Magic Bell Tower assassinated one of the twelve ring leaders of the great tower. The relationship between us and the Magic Bell Tower is bound to be irreconcilable."

Then he held out his hand:

"Then please become my eternal ally, Miss Theresa. I will be willing to teach you and guide the clumsy Miss Theresa."

There was a teasing gleam in his eyes, and Theresa woke up as if from a dream, realizing that she had been fooled by the man in front of her again.

But this time, she enjoyed it.

The girl laughed, looking breathtakingly beautiful in the glow of the morning sun. She stretched out a hand and placed it in Lynn Norton's palm:

"Then you must be careful, because I am an assassin, the most conscienceless thing. I will betray the Magic Bell Tower and I will betray you at any time, Your Highness."

"That would make me very sad. So, if it was a dangerous place like Hell, Miss Theresa would immediately abandon me and run away?"

Lynn smiled and clenched her hands.

"Of course."

Theresa didn't smile.

Because she really wasn't kidding.

Lin En was stunned for a moment, because no rejection prompt popped up, which meant that this sentence was not sarcasm, courtesy, or just a token of his feelings, but the fucking truth!