Graveia is pointing her staff at her.
Ice-blue runes emerge and then disappear in the air. The frost attribute destruction magic is ready to be unleashed.
In the past, Daphne could never have imagined that there would come a day like this. Her Highness the Saint has always been obedient to her instructions and exhortations, acting efficiently without complaint.
This gave Daphne an illusion.
It was as if what she had rescued was not a girl who had lost her parents but a machine that would learn as soon as it was taught and never need her to worry. Wherever it was needed, it would be sent there. Graveia could always bring back good results.
No one would believe that such a person would be hostile to the Pope.
But if the Pope is no longer the Pope but a weak half-blooded girl with weak limbs and soft legs, Daphne can't imagine any reason for Graveia to let her go.
Should she confess here that she is actually Bertlem?
No!
She had just been so embarrassingly drenched in water. If she confesses her identity as the Pope like this, wouldn't the holy image that she has painstakingly cultivated in the religious realm for twenty years be ruined overnight?
The mission of His Holiness Pope Bertlem has not ended yet. She still needs to use the identity of the Pope to accomplish a major event. It is far from the time when Daphne can give up and slack off.
She has to find an opportunity to escape from Graveia and then find a way to return to her original body.
Her frightened and awakened mind quickly thinks and makes a decision. But her body, which had just bloomed grandly not long ago, is unable to exert strength. As soon as she tries to get up from the ground, she slips and falls back into the puddle.
"Goo...♡..."
It's not pain but another more terrifying feeling.
Compared to pure pain, Daphne is more afraid of this recently experienced strange but more stimulating feeling. If this continues, she will definitely become a fool who only knows ○○ with an empty brain. That would be too pathetic.
No!
She has to cheer up!
Daphne struggles to get up by leaning on the mirrored wall. She is like someone who has just emerged from a bath. Clear water curtains hang down from all parts of her body, and a sweet fragrance spreads and lingers around.
[Module section · Defeat Punishment lv1]
[The winner always has the right to deal with the loser. The strong naturally have to harshly humiliate the weak.]
[If you are defeated in battle, all skills and items are forcibly disabled. The winning side will have a strong interest in you and forcibly have an indescribable relationship with you until satisfied.]
[Current opponent: Graveia - female - imperial human]
Ah!?
What's with this description that seems to be able to forcibly brainwash people? Graveia is not that kind of person! Give me back my pure and unworldly Ice Heart Saint!
As soon as Daphne stands up and hasn't stabilized herself yet, a azure screen automatically unfolds in her field of vision and shows her this text. After reading it, she almost spits out blood in anger.
But this is not the end. The content that refreshes immediately after is even more maddening.
[Module section · Terrible Harassment lv1]
[Your terrifying charm has captured the hearts of all girls in this world. Even just walking on the road casually will make you be扑倒 by a beautiful girl you don't know. How happy.]
[A world-class magic has been released to the entire Nokatiya continent. Any female creature will have an abnormal and strongfavorable impression for you.]
[Effective - Nokatiya continent]
The "world-class" in world-class magic refers to the scope of effect, targeting the entire world.
This is probably what was spread out to the outside world at the moment when the bead was buckled with the thorn ring. At that time, Daphne had a vague feeling that it seemed to be a world-class magic.
So it is.
The specific manifestation of the so-called R18MOD in the game world is a world-class magic that can affect the minds of all living beings in the world. Everyone has been more or less distorted in their thinking.
But—
Daphne slightly tilts her head and glances obliquely at Graveia who is currently raising her staff and coercing her. She sees the necklace that Graveia is wearing on her neck—the round gem has lost its original sea-blue luster. Shallow cracks appear on the surface, and the fairy inside withers and loses its vitality.
That is the legendary accessory "Guardian of the Deep Sea Fairy" that she personally gave to Graveia before entering the ruins. The effect is that it can resist one magic, regardless of scale and power.
Now that the gem is broken and the fairy loses its magic, it means that it has resisted a magic recently.
But this does not mean that Graveia has avoided the influence of the MOD. The necklace may also have broken because it resisted other magics. Daphne cannot make a definite judgment based on this.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
Today, no matter what, she must escape from Graveia's clutches.
Since these R18MODs are so insistent on turning her into a flannel ball, then Daphne will definitely not accept submitting to fate.
Forget about saving the world and making up for regrets! She can barely protect her own integrity. Who cares about the future disasters!
As her mentality changes, Daphne actually feels a lot lighter, as if she has put down a heavy burden.
"If you are afraid of getting injured, you can surrender now. I have many questions to ask you. But if you refuse—" Seeming to notice the change in the aura of the half-blooded girl in front of her, Graveia frowns slightly and issues an ultimatum.
At this moment, frost covers her steel staff. Cold air continuously pours out from the sea crystal. The runes tremble violently and obviously can no longer be suppressed.
Daphne is of course impossible to surrender to Graveia.
After all, that would most likely be judged as a defeat by the MOD and trigger the defeat punishment. It would seem like she is personally presenting her virginity to the saint she has raised.
Defeating Graveia head-on is even more impossible.
As a trainer, Daphne knows Graveia's strength like the back of her hand.
As a prayer priest of at least level 30 or above, the combat power of the saint is definitely not something that a level 0 character without a profession or faith like her can compare to. A one-hit kill is only a conservative estimate. Maybe she would even owe two or three health bars.
Not to mention the blessing and protection of Goddess Vanitya. Graveia can step into both the "Blazing Flame" and "Radiant" paths simultaneously in the "Blazing Sun Pedigree", and she starts at Sequence 7, far ahead of other ordinary believers of the Blazing Sun Sect.
Daphne can only pin her hopes on creating an opportunity to escape for herself.
"No answer, then it's defaulted as a negative." Graveia's cold voice echoes in the corridor. The minus-degree white fog rolls and settles along the top of the staff. Even a thin layer of ice crystals is spread on the puddles on the ground. "I won't kill you, but I will definitely not make you feel good... Pay the price for your offense, little pervert!"
"Wait, little pervert again!?"
It's not that she wants her body to be so sensitive! She is the victim, okay!
Daphne didn't realize what Graveia had called her until her consciousness was fully awake. Her anger flared up all of a sudden.
As Graveia's godfather, how could she endure such an insult? She doesn't remember teaching such a disrespectful address. This girl must be taught a lesson!
The runes around the sea crystal burst out with dazzling brilliance and then quickly disappear into the air. The temperature drops suddenly.
The moment a spell is released is the most vulnerable time for a spellcasting profession. Concentrating on manipulating the arrangement of runes will make them negligent in defense.
Good opportunity!
Daphne's line of sight quickly shifts to Graveia's heel. At this moment, the saint's delicate feet wrapped in white silk stockings are stepping on the white-gold high heels one in front and one behind. The nearly 10-centimeter thin heels stand proudly, setting off the saint's graceful figure.
At this crucial moment, she uses her only available talent spell.
"Magician's Hand".