“…”
“…”
An awkward atmosphere filled the banquet hall.
Jade, or rather Kaine in disguise, turned his gaze towards Andrew.
‘Damn, look at him, so startled.’
Andrew had never expected to see Jade here.
Normally, he wouldn’t have taken such a risk to transform into soone else.
If sothing went wrong, the others might suspect that Kaine was missing.
But,
‘I can’t let him get away with this.’
After all, it was Andrew who had caused all this trouble.
So, it was only natural to do sothing that would damage the trust between Andrew and his subordinates.
By pretending to be Jade and following the fake Andrew, Kaine could sow so seeds of doubt.
‘It would be even better if Jade died.’
As Kaine smirked inwardly, Andrew was also in a state of disbelief.
‘What’s going on?’
This situation was completely different from what he had experienced before.
Andrew turned his gaze towards the man with narrow eyes.
He was neither too tall nor too short, and he had a suspicious aura.
His most distinctive feature was his narrow eyes.
‘He looks exactly like Jade.’
Although he couldn’t be certain that it was Jade, his appearance was identical to the Jade he had known.
However, despite the identical appearance, Kaine wasn’t entirely convinced because…
‘If the high-ranking mbers of the Cult betray , I’ll know imdiately.’
This was because the spell he had secretly planted on them hadn’t been triggered.
‘So, it’s not Jade…’
Andrew stared at him with suspicion.
-Boom!
At that mont, Demonic magic power erupted from the man’s body.
Andrew was shocked to see this, as it was equivalent to the man claiming to be Jade.
At that mont,
“Jade, don’t use your power.”
The man who looked exactly like Andrew ordered Jade not to use his power.
Jade nodded and retracted his Demonic magic power.
“Hmm…”
The power slowly dissipated.
At that mont,
-Whoosh!
Kim Soo-yong seized the opportunity and swung his sword at Andrew with his ki.
It was a flawless attack that even a top-tier demon would have struggled to dodge.
-Thud!
Unfortunately, he had picked the wrong opponent.
Origin caught his attack with her bare hands, as if playing with a toy.
“Huh?!”
The nobles around them opened their mouths wide in surprise.
Andrew was also surprised, but for a different reason.
‘Not only is he impersonating , but he’s also strong?’
Well, it made sense.
After all, if soone was impersonating the leader of the Cult, it would be strange if they were weak.
Andrew was shocked, and at that mont,
“Get lost.”
Origin spoke in a dignified voice and kicked Kim Soo-yong in the stomach.
“Ugh!”
Kim Soo-yong flew backwards, and Rain rushed to his side.
“Soo-yong!”
She ran to him in a panic and quickly healed him with her sacred power.
“Hmm…”
Kim Soo-yong slowly recovered.
At the sa ti,
[The Goddess of Happiness asks what you’re doing!]
Origin, who was impersonating Andrew, received a ssage from Happiness, who was furious.
Origin frowned at the ssage.
‘That’s why I don’t like her.’
She knew that Origin had held back her strength, but she was still angry.
When it ca to personal conversations, Origin was very flexible, but when it ca to this, she was completely inflexible.
“What’s wrong? Why are you just standing there?”
At that mont, Kaine, who was pretending to be Jade, whispered behind her.
In response to his question, the Saintess waved away the ssage as if swatting away an annoying insect.
“Ah, so weird girl kept spamming ssages…”
At that mont, Rain, Skaya, and Lise charged towards Origin.
Origin smirked at them.
“Hmm, you ugly things…”
“Take off your mask and talk. That’s the way it’s done.”
Lisanna smirked and threw a punch filled with sacred power.
However, Origin easily blocked her punch with both hands.
Then,
-Thud!
Origin grabbed Lisanna’s wrist and glared at Rain, who was running towards her from behind.
“Ahhhh!”
“Ugh!”
Rain couldn’t dodge in ti and was hit directly.
The next mont, the two of them tumbled to the ground.
A brief mont of opportunity arose, and none of the companions missed it.
“Revenge for last ti!”
“Die, you Cult boss!”
“Let’s smash that ugly mask!”
Skaya, Eileen, and Lise charged towards Origin, seeking revenge for what had happened last ti.
They attacked Origin with murderous intent, thinking that their attacks had landed.
-Boom!
A cloud of dust rose, and the three won smiled triumphantly, thinking they had succeeded.
But,
“Hmm… You’re being a nuisance.”
Contrary to the three won’s expectations, Origin erged from the dust, brushing it off.
Everyone in the room stiffened, as they couldn’t believe that Origin could withstand such an attack.
Among them, Andrew was the most shocked.
‘What the hell is that guy? And what’s this about revenge?’
He had only t the three won yesterday, and yet, they spoke as if they had beaten him up.
Andrew rubbed his temples, feeling dizzy.
“Get lost.”
Origin exuded a nacing aura and tried to grab the three won by the back of their necks.
Ange and Mira, standing behind her, quickly cast multiple top-tier barriers.
-Whoosh!
Origin and Kaine were trapped within the barriers.
Andrew couldn’t help but be impressed.
He hadn’t expected the two Saintesses to be capable of such powerful barriers.
‘So, they are Saintesses after all.’
Andrew was impressed, but Origin, seeing the top-tier barriers, whispered to Kaine,
“Should we escape now?”
“Yes, we can’t suppress them because we need to maintain the image of being humanity’s hope.”
“I understand.”
The Saintess nodded and said with a disappointed expression,
“As expected, you’re different from the others, Saintess. You’re strong”
“Huh? You’re saying that?”
Ange was taken aback by Origin’s praise.
Mira nodded in agreent, and Origin ignored their reactions and recited the lines she had prepared in advance,
“Even if you win now, I will return. Live in constant fear, Saintesses.”
With those words, Origin disappeared from their sight.
Kaine also quickly escaped using his inventory, leaving behind only the top-tier barriers.
“…”
“…”
Only the cold wind blew through the empty space.
However, the nobles around them seed to have misunderstood the situation.
“The Saintess chased them away!”
“We’re saved!”
They shed tears of relief, thinking that the Saintesses had defeated the Cult.
However, unlike the nobles, the two Saintesses felt a bit uneasy.
It wasn’t that they had let the Cult go, but rather that the Cult had let them go.
“Why do I feel like we’ve been played?”
“I feel the sa, Ange-nim.”
As they spoke with heavy hearts, Andrew, on the other hand, was feeling complicated.
‘Damn it.’
The situation had beco more complex than he had anticipated.
His initial plan was to issue a warning, but the fake Andrew’s display of power was far beyond that level.
‘He went too far.’
The nobles, who were unaware of the situation, might think that the Saintesses had defeated the Cult, but the two Saintesses knew better.
‘Damn it.’
Without a doubt, the two Saintesses would be even more cautious of the Cult from now on.
Not only that,
‘Maybe those two will also train to beco stronger.’
The two Temple mbers that Andrew considered the most troubleso might beco even more powerful.
If they beca stronger, they would undoubtedly cause more trouble.
‘But I can’t do anything about it right now.’
Andrew didn’t have ti to worry about the two Saintesses.
There was sothing more important to deal with.
‘Jade…’
Whether Jade had betrayed him or had been fooled by the fake Andrew, dealing with him was the most urgent matter.
If Jade had betrayed him, he needed to eliminate him quickly, as he didn’t know what Jade might do next.
So, Andrew anxiously waited for the banquet to end, hoping to deal with the situation as soon as possible.
.
.
.
At the sa ti,
Kaine, who had returned to his original form, sighed in relief inside his inventory.
“Hmm… Okay, the operation went according to plan.”
To be honest, the main objectives of this operation were to issue a warning to humanity and to ss with Andrew.
It was a high-level operation, so Kaine had been a bit worried, but thanks to the Origin’s excellent acting, they had succeeded without any issues.
Now, all he had to do was rejoin the group.
-Whoosh!
Kaine opened his inventory near the bathroom of the banquet hall.
Fortunately, no one seed to be in the bathroom, as there were no signs of anyone else.
[The Goddess of Happiness asks what your identity is.]
At that mont, Happiness sent a ssage to Kaine.
Kaine was a bit surprised and stared at the ssage.
‘What? Her again?’
Kaine had expected Happiness to be here, but he hadn’t expected her to send a ssage.
‘I didn’t think she would send a ssage, though.’
Kaine looked around, and when he realized that no one else was around, he spoke up.
“Well, you’ve never sent a ssage before, and now you’re asking about my identity? That’s a bit strange, isn’t it?”
[The Goddess of Happiness is so shocked that she didn’t expect you to be such a crazy person. She thought you were just a good person.]
Kaine was a good person, wasn’t he?
The ssage made it seem like he was a dirty and cowardly person.
‘Where can you find soone as honest and good as ?’
Kaine felt wronged and ignored Happiness’s ssage spam.
[The Goddess of Happiness says that if you keep ignoring her, she’ll tell everyone what you did.]
[Goddess of Fate says to try and catch her if you can.]
Happiness tried to threaten him, but Origin, who couldn’t use ssages due to her descent penalty, forced herself to send a ssage.
‘Why is she so angry? I heard from Origin that they don’t get along, but why is she so hostile?’
To be honest, whether the two Goddess fought or not was none of his business, but if it affected humanity, he needed to intervene.
Kaine sighed deeply and said,
“Excuse , but… Happiness?”
[The Goddess of Happiness says to call her Happiness.]
“Oh, okay, Happiness. What we did today was not to harm humanity, but to benefit them.”
[The Goddess of Happiness says that she doesn’t quite understand your explanation, even though she allows you to speak freely.]
Kaine explained to Happiness why they had taken such actions.
[The Goddess of Happiness is… extrely shocked!]
Happiness was shocked, like an innocent child.
Kaine ignored her reaction and left the bathroom stall.
He wanted to rejoin the group as soon as possible.
‘Hmm?’
However, sothing felt off about the bathroom.
It didn’t feel like the n’s bathroom he had been to before.
Kaine felt a sense of unease as he left the bathroom, and at that mont,
“Young Master, why are you coming out of there?”
Lise’s eyes widened in surprise.
Kaine realized that he had co out of the won’s bathroom.
Damn.
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