Demiurge looked at the report Caspond had given him, falling into deep thought.
"I see, as expected of Lord Peroroncino."
"I originally thought Lord Peroroncino kept Calca around just to toy with her, but I didn't expect the Supreme Lord to have such profound ideas."
"Given the current situation, if the Holy Queen appears and Caspond continues to hold the throne without returning it to Calca, the two of them will definitely go to war, and the Holy Kingdom will surely split in two."
"Then, the organization formed by Yulia will grow between the two, promoting the benefits of the Sorcerer Kingdom."
"With the Sorcerer Kingdom supporting them with food, the people of the Holy Kingdom will all rally behind the Sorcerer Kingdom."
"At that point, the Holy Kingdom will no longer need Nazarick's intervention; it will all be internal strife within the Holy Kingdom."
"Wonderful! As expected of the Supreme Lord. I originally planned to kill Calca. I didn't expect the Supreme Lord to have such foresight. Truly, my wisdom is not even one percent of the Supreme Lord's."
Thus, Demiurge began to wildly imagine scenarios.
During this time, Nana had received special attention from the Slane Theocracy. Everyone was very concerned about her feelings, so everything was considered for her.
Had it been the Nana before meeting Peroroncino, she might have fallen for it.
Nana was well aware that everything they did was because of the power Peroroncino had given her.
Had she arrived in the Slane Theocracy in the past, they might not even have spared her a glance.
During the time she spent in Nazarick learning from Yulia, Nana had learned many things.
Lord Peroroncino was the driving force behind their survival. Since everyone in Nazarick thought this way, Nana had been assimilated as well.
Now, Nana could willingly die for Peroroncino without any complaints.
Because Nana was very young, most people in the Slane Theocracy thought that she was just a child and could be easily coaxed and tricked into listening. So no one went against her.
As for the complete list of all members of the Black Scripture, their strengths, and introductions, she had learned everything clearly after a week of asking and understanding.
The people of the Slane Theocracy didn't think much of it, since Nana was also a member of the Black Scripture. It was normal for her to want to learn more about her companions.
If it weren't for the Highest Priest forbidding Nana from sparring with other members of the Black Scripture, she would have already tried testing their strengths.
Nana currently had three targets in mind. The first was the Captain of the Black Scripture, the first seat of the Black Scripture, and the second was the extraordinary member, Antilene Heran Fouche. She was curious about their strengths.
The third person was the seventh seat of the Black Scripture, the Thousand Leagues Astrologer.
She was like the eyes of the Slane Theocracy. If she were captured, the Slane Theocracy would be like a blind person, and the speed of message transmission would greatly decrease.
Nana had heard that the Thousand Leagues Astrologer, had now become reclusive and refused to come out of her room.
She had been greatly impacted and was unwilling to face reality.
Many people in the Slane Theocracy had tried to counsel her, but it had no effect.
Nana, like a curious child, often asked all sorts of random questions. The people of the Slane Theocracy had grown used to it.
It was normal for a child to be curious about everything. If she didn't ask anything, that would be abnormal.
The people of the Slane Theocracy answered all of Nana's questions openly.
Although Nana was very strong, she never used violence to threaten anyone.
She had followed the High Priest's orders. Although they were just simple tasks, like patrolling or dealing with monsters.
After spending some time together, most of the people in the Slane Theocracy had completely trusted Nana.
The strength Nana displayed on the surface was just that of a very capable adventurer.
The High Priest of the Slane Theocracy had instructed Nana to temporarily hide her true strength.
The position of the extraordinary member of the Black Scripture was known only to the High Priests, Antilene Heran Fouche, and the Captain of the Black Scripture.
Such matters were classified as confidential, and the fewer people who knew, the better.
One day, while Nana was patrolling, she received a message from Yulia that Peroroncino was coming.
Originally, Nana had been waiting for an opportunity to make a move on the Thousand Leagues Astrologer, but with Peroroncino arriving, she realized that if she did nothing, she wouldn't be able to help Peroroncino in any way.
Taking advantage of the cover of night, Nana quietly infiltrated Thousand Leagues's room.
At that moment, Thousand Leagues was inside, looking lost as she stared at the moonlight.
"Such a powerful being, humanity will probably be wiped out soon, right?"
Nana, still invisible, silently approached Thousand Leagues's bedside.
Thousand Leagues turned around to look in the direction of Nana, then glanced around.
"Strange, I feel like someone is here. Is it just my imagination?"
"It's getting late, let's sleep!"
Thousand Leagues immediately lay down.
Just as she closed her eyes, she felt the cold tip of a dagger pressed against her neck.
Thousand Leagues opened her eyes and saw Nana's figure in front of her.
Thousand Leagues recognized Nana, who was supposedly the granddaughter of a certain High Priest. (The High Priest had fabricated this identity to conceal Nana's true background.)
"This can't be some child's prank, right?" Thousand Leagues thought inwardly, looking at Nana, who seemed completely unfazed.
After all, a 9-year-old child trying to kidnap an adult would seem like a joke to anyone.
"Don't speak, or I'll kill you!" Nana said coldly.
But her 9-year-old childish face made it hard to associate her with being a kidnapper.
"I'll do whatever you say, just don't kill me!" Thousand Leagues responded calmly, without any panic, and with a very obedient tone.
Nana took out the rope she had prepared in advance. After wrapping it around Thousand Leagues three times and holding the two ends of the rope, she froze.
Nana suddenly realized she didn't know how to tie a knot.
This wasn't something she knew how to do; Yulia had never taught her. Normally, Nana would just directly take action and hit people—she never tied anyone up.
The atmosphere became very awkward.
"You don't know how to tie a knot, do you?" Thousand Leagues asked.
Nana nodded.
Thousand Leagues had a slight bit of worry at first, but at this moment, all of it disappeared. A kidnapper who didn't know how to tie a knot? This was obviously a joke.
Thousand Leagues was now certain that this was just a child's prank.
Thousand Leagues decided to play along with Nana because her serious expression was too cute.
In front of Nana, Thousand Leagues took her arms out of the ropes.
"I'll teach you. This is how you tie a knot..."
After tying it, Thousand Leagues put her hands back into the ropes.
Nana had only wrapped the rope around three times, and it wasn't tied tightly at all. Anyone with hands could easily break free.
Nana was stunned as she watched Thousand Leagues's actions. This person was actually helping her bind herself up.
Nana couldn't help but wonder if she had picked the wrong person. This woman seemed a bit slow-witted.
Unbeknownst to her, Thousand Leagues was also thinking that Nana seemed a bit slow-witted.
Nana didn't know that when tying someone up, the rope had to be tightened.
"Are you the seventh seat of the Black Scripture, Thousand Leagues Astrologer?" Nana asked.
"That's right!" Thousand Leagues answered with great certainty.
"If you lie to me, I'll kill you!" Nana said, her eyes full of seriousness.
To Thousand Leagues, that expression was just too cute!
Then Nana carried Thousand Leagues and activated invisibility. Thousand Leagues also became invisible alongside her.
"Eh?" The moment Nana lifted Thousand Leagues, Thousand Leagues felt something was off.
This 9-year-old girl easily lifted her up. And she was doing it with one hand.
The next second, Nana activated invisibility and quickly moved down the street.
When Nana activated invisibility, Thousand Leagues didn't feel anything at all.
One minute later, the two arrived at the city gates.
At this point, Thousand Leagues realized that she was truly being kidnapped. The fool was me.
"Help!"
The cry for help caught the attention of the city guards.
But to them, the street was empty, and they could hear the sound of a woman screaming. The situation felt genuinely strange.
A magic caster was also drawn by the sound, immediately casting a detection spell (this was a different magic caster than the one Nana encountered earlier).
But he found nothing.
The situation was definitely odd.
"Help!"
The cry continued to echo.
Everyone tightly gripped their weapons, their faces grim as they stared at the empty street from which the sound came.
"I remember my grandmother saying that when you hear a woman's cry for help late at night, never answer, or else she will think you are the one who killed her..." one of the soldiers said, trembling.
Everyone swallowed nervously. They all stood by the city gates, looking at each other face to face, no longer looking toward the street where the cry for help had come from.
"Help!"
The voice was getting closer. The soldiers tightened their grips on their weapons, cold sweat dripping down their faces.
The magic casters were no different.
Originally, the magic casters were the backbone of the group in dealing with unknown threats, but now, seeing their state, everyone was panicking.
None of the soldiers dared to step forward.
"Help, please save me!"
This time, the voice sounded directly above the soldiers' heads.
Then the voice echoed outside the city gates.
The voice gradually faded away.
Until everyone could no longer hear it.
The soldiers all sat down on the ground, including the magic casters.
"Good thing we were smart!" the captain of the soldiers said.
Meanwhile, Thousand Leagues was beginning to doubt her life choices.
At first, her cries for help had attracted the attention of the soldiers, and the magic casters had even cast some spells.
The soldiers had also gripped their weapons tightly.
But as the distance grew closer, the soldiers suddenly stood on either side of the city gate, staring at each other. They completely ignored the fact that she was there.
No matter how loudly she screamed, it was useless; the soldiers acted as if they couldn't see her.
She had tried more than once to break free from Nana's slender arm, but no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't escape.
She also considered attacking Nana's body, but when she thought about Nana's speed, she realized that if she provoked her, she would most likely be killed.
After thinking for a moment, Thousand Leagues gave up.
End of chapter
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