Hush Now, Saintess! - Chapter 119
Chapter 119
Translator: Yonnee
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The evil god, Arhopev.
Arhopev was a disaster that suddenly appeared one day. His goal was to bring about the destruction of the world.
He made humans fight each other and live in endless misery, gaining power from their suffering and summoning even greater darkness.
The source of his power was people’s misfortune.
‘Gaining power from misfortune….’
Is this just a coincidence?
Bugs also grow by feeding on people’s negative emotions, don’t they?
For some reason, it all seems connected, but maybe that’s just my imagination.
“Jelly.”
< Ugh, it’s so hot I could die, nya. >
“Should I shave all your fur off?”
< …Do you strip nyayked just because it’s hot, nya? >
“Sorry.”
There’s no need to respond so seriously.
< More importantly, I’m worried, nya. With this heat, can people really nyendure it? >
“Wait, you’re worried about that kind of thing?”
At my question, Jelly bristled and responded indignantly.
< Of course, nya! I’m a sacred beast from the holy temple, after all! My concern for people is second to nyone! >
Oh, really? I nodded absentmindedly.
‘Speaking of which, maybe this furball knows something.’
About the bugs and Hildeon’s curse. More precisely, whether the bugs and Arhopev are related.
Even if he knows, he probably wouldn’t tell me….
“Jelly.”
< What do you want, nya? >
“What’s the connection between Arhopev and the bugs?”
Jelly’s eyes widened as he stared at me. He looked like a cat caught doing something wrong.
His large golden eyes darted here and there, then…
< Nya? >
“Whatever. I never expected you to tell me anything anyway.”
As expected, he played dumb.
But doesn’t that mean Arhopev and the bugs are related?
‘If it weren’t true, there’d be no reason to hide it.’
…Or maybe he just has to stay silent about everything related to the system.
“Haa, I dunno.”
I flopped onto the bed.
But still, why did Hildeon trust me so quickly?
‘Wasn’t he supposed to be testing if he could trust me?’
How can a test end this quickly?
It seems that after the pawnshop raid, we developed some kind of camaraderie. Well, I guess I felt a bit of it too.
< What’s bothering you, nya? >
“You wouldn’t listen even if I told you. You’d just tilt your head and keep meowing, I know it.”
< …Nya? >
Forget it. No point in saying anything.
I closed my eyes. A soft, squishy paw gently patted my shoulder.
< Don’t worry, nya. Your worries will be resolved soon. Probably by tomorrow, nya. >
What’s with the sudden comforting words? I chuckled as I drifted off to sleep.
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The next morning—
I realized that Jelly’s words hadn’t just been empty comfort.
〈 With you reputation exceeding 50, you’ve unlocked a new hidden mission! 〉
〈 Hidden Mission: Cure the Crown Prince’s Curse!
Oh no, the pillar of the empire has fallen ill!
Arhopev’s curse grows by feeding on misfortune, just like Arhopev himself.
Bugs also grow by feeding on people’s negative emotions!
Currently, Hildeon’s curse is being influenced by the bugs.
If the two combine, something catastrophic will happen!
So, before that happens, eliminate the bugs and cure Hildeon’s curse!
—Mission Conditions:
1- Remove Hildeon’s bugs 10 times or more.
2- Remove bugs classified as ‘Misfortune’ 3 times or more.
3- Raise your reputation points to 70 or higher.
4- Raise your ??? stat to 70 or higher.
—Mission Success:
: You may proceed with the main mission.
—Mission Failure
: The Crown Prince will go berserk / Suffer death or severe injury / The world will be destroyed.
Hidden missions cannot be refused.
Time limit: 6 months after Sylvia appears.
Good luck! 〉
This unfair, conscience-less, cursed mission!
Who gives out missions while someone’s asleep, huh? Who?!
And on top of that…
“Jelly, you knew everything, didn’t you?!”
At my outburst, Jelly wagged his tail and tilted his head.
< Nya? >
That sly, devious little furball!
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“…I’ll do it.”
“Truly?”
Hildeon asked with an unexpectedly bright expression, and I humbly nodded.
If you can’t avoid it, you might as well pretend you’re dancing the hula.
I was steadily living by my life motto.
“But, there’s a condition.”
“Please, tell me anything.”
“First. Even if I can’t break the curse, you can’t blame me.”
“Of course.”
His sharp, immediate response was more than satisfactory. Especially because it was Hildeon, I trusted him even more.
“Second. You have to actively help me break the curse.”
The conditions to break the curse were too much for me to handle alone.
The first condition of removing Hildeon’s bugs ten times, and the second of removing bugs classified as ‘misfortune’ three times.
‘If misfortune is like a zombie, then how terrible would catastrophe be?’
I don’t even want to think about the ‘catastrophe’ type bugs. Once we reach the point of disaster, isn’t the world basically over?
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