Hush Now, Saintess! - Chapter 105
Chapter 105
Translator: Yonnee
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Hestin quickly changed the subject and smiled.
As Hildeon looked at him with a complicated and subtle expression, Hestin whispered bitterly.
“We have no choice. Her Eminence has spoken so decisively, so we cannot disobey.”
“…Fine. Do as you please.”
“Yes, sir!”
Hestin, who responded cheerfully, stood up first.
“Then I’ll call the guards. It looks like we need to resolve this today… I’ll send people to both the pawnshop building here and the one in the capital.”
“Yes, please do that. Oh, the exit is that way. Just walk straight ahead.”
“Thank you for letting me know, Your Eminence. Well then, I wish both of you safety.”
With that, Hestin departed first.
Before long, his figure disappeared from sight.
“Are you alright, Saintess?” Hildeon asked cautiously.
“Yes? About what?”
“It would have been safer for you to go with Hestin rather than with me. It’s not too late to change—”
“Are you saying you won’t protect me?”
“Of course not!”
Hildeon answered reflexively, sounding agitated.
‘Whoa, that startled me.’
With such passion, there’s nothing to worry about.
Roella chuckled and nodded.
“Then it’s settled. Since Your Highness will protect me, I feel at ease. And, as I said earlier.”
“……?”
“We need to join hands and raid the stronghold of evil.”
That’s right.
However, the saintess had already provided sufficient help.
Wouldn’t it fulfill the conditions if he infiltrated and resolved the matter on his own?
When Hildeon suggested this, Roella showed a troubled expression.
“No, that’s not what I meant by joining hands.”
“What do you mean…?”
“I mean it literally. Let’s hold hands.”
…Really, to hold hands?
Hildeon stared blankly at Roella’s hand.
And then, after a moment.
“This way.”
“…Yes.”
Hildeon blankly watched Roella leading him by the hand.
It felt strange.
Was it because it was his first time being led by someone’s hand?
‘I held her so easily when we first met…’
Right, how did that happen?
Thinking about it now, his neck felt hot and he couldn’t stand it.
How was he able to carry this woman and run around?
And so nonchalantly?
If he thought about holding Roella again now…
‘I don’t think I could do it.’
Meanwhile, they reached the end of the cornfield.
“Over there!”
Roella’s voice snapped him back to reality.
This was no time to focus on holding hands.
Hildeon barely steadied himself and focused ahead.
“A warehouse?”
The building surrounded by the cornfield looked like a warehouse.
Though not large, it was well-hidden in the cornfield, making it easy to overlook.
“They hid it there, no wonder the investigation didn’t find anything.”
“Exactly. There’s a reason the investigators came up empty.”
Nodding, Roella summoned a system window to check the remaining time.
〈 Time remaining: 01:32:18 〉
‘We need to move quickly.’
Though the warehouse wasn’t large, there was work to be done, so they needed to move swiftly.
Above all, she wanted to get out of this dangerous place as soon as possible.
“Shall we go in, Your Highness?”
Roella asked, swallowing nervously, and Hildeon looked at her steadily.
“Oh, right.”
“Yes?”
“Before that, shouldn’t we change how we address each other?”
“Ah, that’s true. It might be better to keep our identities hidden just in case.”
Although it was already difficult to hide their identities from their appearance alone, it wouldn’t hurt to be careful with how they addressed each other during conversations.
‘What should I call him?’
After a moment of thought, she remembered that Hestin called him ‘Deon’.
Hildeon and Deon.
She wondered if it was effective in hiding their identities, but since it had been used so far, it must have worked.
“Hmm… Then, should I call you Deon?”
“……”
“Do you dislike it? Or would you prefer Lord Deon?”
“Deon.”
Hildeon quickly responded to Roella, who tilted her head in question.
“Just Deon is… sufficient.”
True, calling him with a title here might feel a bit awkward.
Roella nodded in agreement.
“Then, how about you call me Ella?”
“…Ella?”
“Yes, like that.”
“Alright, Ella.”
“Great. Now, let’s really get going, Deon.”
Hildeon was relieved that it was nighttime.
Judging by how hot he felt, his face must have been bright red.
At least at night, his flushed face would be hidden.
Thus, entrusting themselves to the concealing darkness, the two quietly infiltrated the warehouse.
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