Elden Clergyman

Behind it, Lord was holding the gray ring, chasing and shouting.

"No, just wait a minute, we'll just make a vow..."

"I just brushed your hair once, so please consider that I trimmed your hair..."

After fooling around for a while, seeing that his finger was really reluctant, Lord sighed and took back the ring with some regret.

After retracting it, he looked at the two fingers in front of him that were still in a vigilant posture and couldn't help shaking his head.

"Isn't it just a vow..."

After saying that, he picked up Finger again, teleported it to the Round Table Hall, and moved it back to its original room.

And during the whole process, the round table hall was in complete silence - and this silence did not start now, but began when he moved his finger out.

No, man, what the hell are you doing, Malika?

But it was the mother-in-law in the room who looked calm, and even nodded after the finger came back.

"It looks like you and Master Finger are having a lot of fun."

To be honest, Grandma Enya also knew that this was outrageous.

But as a frontline translator, she knows best how Lord and Finger chat and play.

At first, I was shocked and advised Lord to respect Master Finger, but now...

"Master Finger said he enjoyed being with you."

"But it's still a bit early to make a vow."

"It's the more conservative side of sentiment."

Grandma Enya can now say these words without changing her expression.

I guess even if Lord and Lord Finger really get together one day, she will just nod and calmly offer congratulations.

But Lord was very confused when he heard this.

Emotionally conservative?

What is the relationship between vows and emotional confidentiality?

Then, after chatting with Finger for a while, Lord returned to his previous position.

This time, without waiting for him to speak, Reina, who had finally come to her senses, rushed in front of him, pressed his shoulders, looked at him straight, and said seriously.

"Please, please stop doing this for now."

"Let me calm down first."

Hearing what Lena said, Lord smacked his lips twice, then quietly put the ring he had just taken out back into his pocket.

Then, Lena ran away quickly, not daring to continue to stay with Lord, and went to find a place to calm down.

Not long after Lena left, Melina also came back.

She came back by herself. Chaos did not follow her, but went straight back to the Round Table Hall.

This time, after coming back, Melina's expression was obviously a little wrong. She leaned towards Lord many times, as if she wanted to say something, but she hesitated and looked very conflicted.

Lord was not in a hurry. After finding a place to sit down, he patted the clean area next to him.

Melina hesitated for a moment, then walked over and sat down, looking down at the pool below and the reflections of the two people in it.

As for Lord, he looked up at the stars in the sky. Although it was a fake starry sky underground, it was indeed a beautiful sight.

for a long time.

Just as Melina was still struggling with how to start, she felt a warm sensation surrounding her hand.

That's also a hand.

"Although I don't know what Chaos said to you, I think it was about defilement and oaths..."

Lord looked at the fake starry sky in the sky with a calm tone.

"What she said is true."

"I did defile her, and I made a vow of defilement."

Melina stiffened.

But she did not pull her hand back. Instead, after a moment of stiffness, she also held that hand.

She didn't know why she did it either.

And according to her original expectation, if Lord really made a covenant with Dianhuo, she would not just turn around and leave, but should at least show some resistance.

But it didn't.

After Lord directly admitted this himself, she instead held his hand.

And there was a hint of pity and grievance in that action.

Then, the palm responded to her, holding her hand completely and rubbing it gently, as if to comfort her.

"I told you I wouldn't hide these things from you."

"And I have always believed that you would believe me."

Lord turned his head and looked at Melina on the side.

"I'm not sympathetic to Dian Huo. Quite the opposite. It's because I think she's wrong that I made a pact with her, hoping to change her."

"Of course, I know this may seem like a crazy idea to you, and there are many dangerous elements involved."

"But I thought I could give it a try."

After a pause, Lord looked at the wood in front of him, squeezed the small wooden stick in his hand, and then spoke.

"As for her trying to defile me..."

"Honestly, I don't understand this."

"But anyway, all she can say is the same old things. Either she's trying to show off our oath to you, or she's trying to show off her good relationship with me and make you anxious..."

"I admit that both of these points are true. She did make a vow to me, and I do not hate her."

"But I don't just hate Chaos as a person. I hate Dianhuo's current nature, so I will try to change her, but I will never agree with her."

"So no matter what she said, whether it's true or not, you don't need to worry."

"I have always believed in you, and you also believe in me. That's enough, isn't it?"

silence.

Melina lowered her head and said nothing.

In fact, Lord's prediction was correct in the general direction.

These are basically the things Chaos talked about with Melina.

First, he showed her a pledge in his hand, and then told her about his situation with Lord.

But what was a little different from what Lord expected was that Chaos did not simply show off those things to Melina, nor did he think of seduction or deception.

She chose an open strategy.

"Yes, I will choose to seduce him onto the path of madness. Maybe it won't necessarily be madness in the end, anyway, as long as the ending is the same..."

"You mean feelings? The despair born of false feelings will also be false. The nature of that kind of thing is close to emptiness, which will extinguish the fire of madness. Therefore, everything about me is also real, you don't need to doubt it..."

"Do you know why I'm telling you this? Because I know you're bound to face death, so I want to encourage you to communicate with him and establish a deeper connection..."

"If you don't fight for him, I will lure him into madness, but if you fight for him, it will also lead to despair..."

"The results are pretty much the same anyway, so why don't you choose the one that makes you more comfortable?"

"Yes, this is my purpose. Whether you choose or not, the result will be the same. Even your despair will become my fuel..."

"Think about it, my dear sister."

After saying this, Chaos disappeared.

As for Melina, after she disappeared, she stood there for a while before going to look for Lord.

But even so, after finding Lord, her mind was still a little confused.

Because Chaos really didn't lie to her, everything he said was true.

Even the oath and defilement were not made by Chaos to mess with her, but were done after he really got himself involved.

Then, based on the facts, Chaos gave her two paths, both of which ultimately led to the wrong path.

But Lord gave her a third.

believe him.

At this point, the matter is actually over.

Because Lord has made it clear that he will not be tempted by Chaos's true nature, but intends to change her, Melina can rest assured.

but......

Perhaps there is a fourth option.

Just as Lord finished comforting the little wood and was about to leave, the thorns of rejection in the wood broke out again.

But this time, the thorn of rejection was not rejecting others, but wrapping up the person next to him.

Or to put it more directly.

Just as Lord was about to leave, Melina suddenly reached out and hugged him in her arms.

Just like Chaos did before.

Then, lying in Melina's arms, looking up at the small piece of wood in front of him, Lord blinked.

"You want to defile me too?"

"...Isn't it possible?"

After a moment of silence, a hesitant voice sounded.

The voice was very soft and sounded quite unconfident, but it also carried a little stubbornness and a hint of willfulness.

"of course can."

Lord responded without any hesitation.

"But how are you going to defile me?"

Melina's body stiffened for a moment, then she looked away guiltily.

"I... haven't thought about it yet."

Lord thought for a moment, then took out the ring.

"How about starting with making a covenant?"

"......don't want."

"Then why don't you just hold me like this when you have nothing to do in the future."

“…Neither.”

"If that doesn't work, I'll get you some of Enka's clothes. You can just cosplay as Enka, right?"

"...Who is Enka?"

"It's another you in the world."

The sting of rejection doesn’t go away.

But at least this time, it wrapped Lord in it, and for the first time, showed him the warmth and softness beneath the spikes.

Melina knew very well that this was not a rational decision, nor a wise move.

But she did it anyway.

Maybe it was the accumulation from before, maybe it was because of Chaos's stimulation, or maybe it was because of Lord.

But anyway, she did it.

Holding Lord in his arms, he opened his heart to him and responded to his trust without reservation.

This is the fourth path Melina chose.