After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Push the door, enter, and close it, and the scene inside will be completely revealed in front of you.

Since the castle's facilities were rather simple and there were no dedicated baths, this so-called bathroom was nothing more than a simple place with a brick and stone floor and connected to a drainage pipe for using a bathtub.

But even so, the lethality is enough.

Rosalyn's body, which was usually completely wrapped in the monk-like coat, was now completely immersed in the half-person-high barrel.

The soft long hair floats on the water, and the influence of heat and water makes the fair skin and deep grooves look like reefs in the waves, appearing and disappearing.

Even if you try not to look, the water droplets formed by water vapor will slide down your cheeks and fall between your breasts, which will subconsciously draw your attention there.

Judging from the scene alone, it is quite tempting.

In the haze, Rosalyn's smile grew more intense:

"Haha, what's wrong? Are your eyes wide open? This body isn't something you can just show anyone."

"really."

Aize himself is actually very calm.

On the one hand, he had no desire for Rosaline because of her behavior.

On the other hand, at this moment, two puppeteers were holding towels and gently wiping her body, while Villian behind her was pretending to rub her shoulders and neck.

A faint light can be seen in the palm of the witch lady's hand, which is hidden by her hair.

This means that the implantation of the procedure has begun, and Aize must speed up his actions.

"Cough cough."

He cleared his throat, then turned sideways and looked away out of basic courtesy, only observing the other person's reaction with a little bit of the corner of his eye.

"Then I shall... continue?"

"..."

"Uh? Rosalyn?"

The Pure White Saint did not respond immediately, which made Aize subconsciously shift his gaze away.

All I saw was a smiling face that was no different from usual, and a slow nod.

"Well, go ahead."

Speaking of continuing, there is actually nothing much to say.

No matter how powerful Aize is, he can't do anything special in an offensive battle with such a rabble without preparation.

A few simple strategies and some suggestions can help reduce unnecessary losses.

As for how much to listen to, that is obviously not up to Aize to decide.

"That's all. If everything goes well, we should be able to break through the first two lines of defense relatively smoothly."

"Well, thank you, I'll remember that."

"I'll give you the written version later... But before that, I have a question for you."

Only half of the time had passed, so since he was already here, Aize had to continue the conversation.

Rosalin, soaking in the bathtub, was completely unaware of the magic power slowly being injected into her body, and even quite enjoyed the service of the maids.

The smile on her face also became a little blurred.

Without thinking too much, he answered directly:

"Well, go ahead and ask. What's the question?"

"Regarding the incident where the Marquise was possessed by the Faceless King, did that guy behave strangely when he first saw you?"

The questions about Rosalyn herself have almost been answered, but the mystery surrounding her has not.

For example, the Faceless King.

Relying on the ability to read minds, she... he... he must have known the nature of Rosalind's ability, but because of this, he gave up the assassination plan against her. This is quite interesting.

Although the faith network is unlikely to have a direct effect on the demons, if it continues to grow, it is hard to say whether it will promote the integration of humans.

This is definitely a huge threat to the demons.

But that guy not only didn't take action immediately, he even ran away.

This means that it must be planning something... something more dangerous with Rosaline.

Aize's crisis radar kept ringing.

Unfortunately, there are not enough resources to investigate this matter now, so we can only see if Rosalind has any clues.

"This matter... is really strange."

"strangeness?"

"Ah."

Rosalyn nodded, her chin brushing lightly across the water, creating ripples that then collided and dissipated between the obstacles that were exposed above the water.

"That demon leader actually cried."

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"Uh, crying?"

"Yes, cry."

As Rosalyn spoke, she scooped up some hot water from beside her, dipped her finger in it, and gently drew a tear-shaped pattern from the corner of her eye downwards.

"I cried with a blank expression, something like this."

Aize had imagined many situations, confusion, ecstasy, or something else, all of which could happen.

The only thing I had never imagined was crying.

After all, aren't the Faceless Ones just a bunch of creatures without facial features, their essence liquid and unknown? Do such beings really have the concept of crying?

It doesn't match the Faceless King who speaks so fluently but always makes people unhappy.

Villian, who was infusing magic power in the back, also raised her head in surprise, but after looking at Aize, she buried her head again and concentrated on more important work.

Aize leaned against the bathroom wall:

"That Faceless Man originally planned to assassinate you, posing as the Marquise, and then frame the Karseid family, perhaps even implicating the prince, thereby destabilizing the current situation. But after seeing you, he abandoned his plan and fled. What are your thoughts on this?"

Aize has no clue, but Rosalyn might know something.

After all, she should have had this belief network in her previous life, even if—

"Thoughts? Of course, they were overwhelmed by the goddess's love and holy light, feeling guilty about their past actions. That's why they cried out in regret and even gave up their plans to leave. I could even sense the fiery passion from that faceless man. So that's it, it must be that way."

"……really."

Aize nodded with a gloomy look on his face.

Rosalyn said that was the case. After all, there was no need to be too serious with someone with advanced brain cancer. Just treat it as hospice care.

I also blame myself.

The conversation over the past few dozen minutes was a bit too normal, so normal that Aize suddenly had a brain spasm and subconsciously felt that he could have a normal conversation with this guy.

think too much.

Ai Ze was speechless for a moment. Rosalin smoothed her wet hair and then spoke again:

"Speaking of which..."

"Um?"

"Even from that demon, I could sense some faith, but from your maids, I don't feel anything like that. Haha, what's going on?"

These words made Aize and Villian's hearts beat wildly.

Even the witch lady subconsciously cut off the magic power that was being injected, stopped and began to observe the situation, so as not to expose her little tricks.

In the bathroom filled with scorching steam, not only the sound of talking, but even the water stopped, and the room fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

One full second.

A full second passed before Aize smiled and said:

"Isn't that surprising? These two maids were recruited in Tafia. The faith of the Church of the Supreme God there is already very weak, so it's not surprising."

Previously, Villian had added a faith-related part to the puppet maid's simulated personality for fun, but it was directly interfered with and she lost control and became paralyzed.

Now, when carrying out such an important plan, of course we cannot allow such a mistake to happen.

So when preparing in advance, Villian carefully and completely eliminated all parts of the puppet's personality that were related to faith.

Who would have thought that this guy could be so sensitive?

Aize's expression was calm, but he was actually a little flustered inside, which was rare.

After all, although he knew the existence of the faith network, he also knew that it could collect intelligence through believers or interfere with the behavior of believers.

But it is not clear to what extent this can be achieved.

If it reaches a level similar to mind reading...

"Hmm...I see."

Fortunately, this did not happen.

After a moment of thought, the white saint smiled calmly and nodded.

"In that case, I'll go to Tafia to preach after this expedition is over. After all, that's where Aize is staying now, so we can't neglect our faith."

Thank you so much.

Aize, who was relieved, quickly made a gesture, indicating Villian to continue working. The faint light symbolizing magic then lit up again, and the engraving of the ritual continued.

well.

Then just ramble on about some meaningless topics and you can get through it smoothly -

"Aize, I have another question."

- Strange.

It's strange to say, this guy in white was in an unusually high spirits today. In the past, he rarely spoke in the team except for riddles that people couldn't understand.

Why are you so long-winded today?

"What? Tell me."

"When I first arrived here, I received an oracle from the goddess. The oracle stated that the brave Aize had secretly married his subordinate, Christina Karsed. He returned not only to participate in the expedition, but also to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law."

In Rosaline's context, oracle can basically be understood as information obtained through the network of faith.

And since she was able to influence the maids in the castle, it was not surprising that she obtained information about her fake marriage through the same channel.

But why ask at this point in time?

As the conversation progressed, the smile on Rosalyn's face somehow became a little scary and sinister:

"Aize, is this true? You're getting married? You're giving up your team and your identity as a hero just to marry a subordinate? That shouldn't be true, right? You wouldn't do such a thing, right?"

Rosaline's tone made Aize want to reply: Yes, we are married and plan to have a bunch of kids, what the hell does that have to do with you?

He has withdrawn from the team and canceled his engagement with Heidi. In this case, even if Aize really gets married, what will happen? He can't still report it to this guy, right?

But Aize can't say that now.

First of all, I was afraid that she would cause trouble.

Secondly, looking at this guy's expression, Aize felt a chill on his back for some reason, and the ominous premonition was so strong that it pierced his spine.

Therefore, after a brief thought, Aize shook his head:

"No, that's fake, a disguise."

"...Huh? Fake?"

In an instant, the cloud on Rosalyn's face seemed to disappear, and she returned to her usual empty and emotionless smile.

"Well, it's fake, this is what happened..."

The whole story was briefly described, including Chris's presumptuous act of lying about marriage, her parents' unclear attitude, and the girl's unstable mental state.