Volu 6 Chapter 316: The Sinister Plan Hidden Within Matilda Costics
Translator: The Light
Edits by Kenny
Olsylvia Academy, West Block Euphemia Imperial Academy, Venus Naga Business District, Matilda Costics. Bella, President Isaman, and Assassin Noreya tead up for an infiltration investigation. Their grouping for this investigation team was strange; they had a knight, a priest, and an assassin, but no mage.
Since this was an infiltration investigation, naturally, they wouldn’t go through the front door. Bella and the girls moved to the back of Matilda Costics and began their infiltration operation. Matilda Costics was a store directly run by the royal family of the Manasvir Empire. Even though it was listed as a costic store, they ran quite a few side businesses. The entire Matilda Costics building was a three-story store on par with a dium-sized shopping mall back in Bella’s previous world.
“Do you guys know how to climb walls? If yes, I’ll begin.”
“Of course! Noreya, we’ve climbed... Uh, yeah, let’s quickly begin. President Isaman should be fine.”
Assassin Noreya’s question was mainly aid at President Isaman. She didn’t have to worry about the “repeated offender” Bella, but she wasn’t sure about the priest, President Isaman. However, President Isaman did not say anything and just nodded to express that she would be fine. She still wasn’t used to working with the problem student Bella, so this could be considered her first ti breaking the rules.
Noreya took a grappling hook out from her storage ring and flung it at the back of the Matilda Costics building. The iron hook was accurately attached to the balcony of the third floor. The area behind the back of this costics store was a dead end, so rarely anyone ca here. This area was originally ant to be developed and leased out to soone else, but in the end, Matilda Costics financed the plan to keep the entire area to themselves. However, they never used it after obtaining it.
“Be careful, this costics store is a little unusual... Anyway, just be careful.”
After Noreya’s warning, she pulled out a second grappling hook. She threw it to the second-floor balcony this ti and was just as successful as hooking it on the handrail as last ti. This was one of her habits. Opening up two lines for intrusion at the sa ti; an obvious and more covert one. The hook on the third floor clearly made much more noise than the one on the second floor. If their opponents were not prepared, then they would definitely check the third-floor balcony first.
Both President Isaman and Bella put on a black mask, just as a symbolic representation that they were thieves. They followed Noreya up to the second floor. There was nobody on the second-floor balcony to check on the situation, allowing all three to get up very quickly.
According to President Isaman’s plans from earlier, this Matilda Costics store had no basent. If any major problem were to happen, it would happen upstairs. Noreya began prying open the balcony door with her tools. The lock on the balcony wasn’t too complicated, so it took less than a minute for her to crack the lock.
As soon as the door was opened, a strange fragrance hit Noreya, and she quickly moved aside to avoid it. Her professional instincts as an assassin allowed her to evade the strange fragrance in ti. The fragrance was a bit over the top. Even if it were a costics store, they wouldn’t have that much perfu.
“This fragrance has psychedelic effects... Do not inhale it. It will interfere with your mind. Did you prepare beforehand, Bella? If not, I suggest retreating and stop our infiltration for now...”
“I did. This is a new thing I created with Andrea. You two... Oh, you already know how to put it on! That... That’s good.”
Bella took out the gas masks she made with the chanical Creator Andrea and was just about to introduce these masks that were no different from those on Earth. However, both Assassin Noreya and President Isaman had already put it on as soon as Bella revealed the masks. They had also gone through life on Earth, so they knew how to put on a gas mask.
After putting on their gas masks, the three of them carefully moved inside. As soon as they opened the door, Bella was walloped by a stench that she almost yelped. Even though Noreya and President Isaman were clearly “hit”, the two of them reacted fast and covered their mouths as soon as possible to prevent themselves from making a sound from being unable to bear the stench.
It was a poison gas, which had already been filtered out by the gas mask on Bella’s face, the rest that was left was just the original sll. The original sll was extrely foul, but it was covered up by the hallucinogenic fragrance from before.
Bella had slled sothing similar before in the nest of so demonic being. Could it be? There was a demonic being nest here too? If it really were, then this would be hard to deal with. At the very least, it was not very noticeable, but clearing out a nest required the participation of a large number of troops.
The first floor of Matilda Costics was the public sales area, with the second floor onwards for private costic services. Basically, it was a store for individuals. If a guest ca up here, they would generally co up alone, so it would be easy to “catch” them if they had set up a trap here.
This Matilda Costics store was unusual from the second floor onwards. When Bella and the others invaded the balcony, the first things they saw were otherworldly demonic beings moving on the second floor. They looked like very predatory demonic beings and they had the general shape of black mud man. They didn’t look like sli-type demonic beings, but they probably had the sa abilities as them.
The black mud n stood around two ters tall as they had distorted looking humanoid faces. Bella never liked demonic beings like these with questionable genders. She couldn’t feel the aura an Abyss Demonic Being should have on the black mud n, so they were not sothing created from the abyss.
There were many female custors on the second floor, but they all looked bewitched, and they seed to be talking to the black mud n. Under the effects of the psychedelic fragrance, the demonic black mud beings probably looked just like normal service staff in front of them.
Matilda Costics had a special ladies’ section on the second floor and above. Besides waiting outside of the shop, the n who ca with their female companions would only be able to accompany them up to the first floor. There were fragrances on the first floor too. Under the effects of this psychedelic fragrance, the custors who co to shop at Matilda Costics would go on a crazy shopping spree as if they had been hit by a stimulant, spending all the gold coins that they brought with them.
The psychedelic fragrance didn’t only work on won, they were effective on n too. Looking at the crazy shoppers on the floor below, Bella felt a little envious. With this fragrance, it would be hard for this store to go bankrupt even if they wanted it. The store clerks downstairs also consisted of black mud n masquerading as staff, but the sa as the second floor, nobody noticed it.
Matilda Costics belonged to the royal family of the Manasvir Empire, so the Radiant Church and Olsylvia City’s guards generally would not co to inspect them. It was very easy for a bunch of demonic beings to plan sothing big in secret. The aura of these demonic black mud beings could not be detected without getting close to them. It was for this reason that they managed to lurk around Olsylvia Academy for so long.
Bella and the others continued sneaking around carefully to scout for information. They had no idea what was up with these demonic black mud beings, but they didn’t seem to be able to see Bella and the girls. Their eyes were indeed just for show, and they could only see the humans who originally belonged to this dinsion and locate them with their souls.
Bella, President Isaman, and Assassin Noreya were all transmigrated “outsiders,” with their original hosts’ souls having disappeared a long ti ago. In the eyes of the demonic black mud beings, the three of them were no different from invisible n. The only ones who could actually detect them were the female guests, but they were already controlled by the psychedelic fragrances. They were too preoccupied with the fake service staff to even notice Bella and her two friends.
The nas of these demonic black mud beings should be “Black Mud n.” Bella recalled one piece of information. These “Black Mud n” were supposed to be wild demonic beings living in the swamp area, and they were ford from the resentnt of the dead. They specialize in preying on passing beasts and humans and were inherently less intelligent, so they were easily manipulated or modified by more powerful beings and were turned into their tools.
Most of the female custors who were lured to the second floor were girls from Filona Nobility Academy and Euphemia Imperial Academy, with a small number of them being from Olivia Wizard Academy. As if they were led by spirits, they were guided by the demonic black mud beings to the second-floor trading area where they were brought to the modified dressing rooms.
The four walls of these dressing rooms were just transparent glass, so everyone outside had a clear view of what was going on inside. The girls who were controlled by the psychedelic fragrance removed all their clothes in the dressing rooms before being taken to the third floor. Bella thought to herself that this black shop was like the “industry models” of the black industry. They really did “liberate” the guests of their possessions, a.k.a. scamd them, even though the technique was a little erotic.
“President Isaman, I advise you not to go to the third floor. Just wait for us at the stairs. I’m afraid you’ll... learn bad things. That’s the reason.”
“What? Why can you two go, but I can’t? Isn’t Noreya going as well?! It’s fine for her but not ? Stop this, Bella. I have to go up there and see what’s going on!”
President Isaman wasn’t moved by Bella’s attempts to dissuade her, so she could only give up. Based on her “experience,” the images they’d see on the third floor could very likely be adult-oriented CG images. Bella was a little reluctant to lead President Isaman astray. As for Assassin Noreya, she didn’t have to worry. After “committing cris” with Bella so often, she definitely had seen many of such scenes.
After President Isaman’s repeated insistence, the three of them headed for Matilda Costics’ third floor while nobody was looking. None of the girls here was anyone whom Bella was close with, which was the only thing that granted Bella a temporary sense of comfort. No one from the Rose Society had fallen into the trap, proving that she still had good judgnt.
At Olsylvia Academy Principal’s Office, the academy’s principals were currently in a eting while Bella and the others were engaged in Matilda Costics. One of them was a middle-aged man dressed in the clerical officer garb of the Manasvir Empire who ca to pay his respects. He held a thick stack of morials in his hands and handed them to Olsylvia Academy’s current rotating principal, Imperial Duke Felix.
“Brother McAdam! Thank you for your hard work. I will arrange for soone to hold a banquet for you later to welco your arrival!”
“No, no, it is the Imperial Duke Felix who has been working hard. Please, if I may receive an answer, our Emperor is anxious to receive your response.”
Imperial Duke Felix was one of the imperial dukes of the Manasvir Empire, and he was casually appointed as principal at Olsylvia Academy’s West Block, Euphemia Imperial Academy. To the Emperor’s order requesting his presence at this year’s Olsylvia Academy intra-academy qualifying competition to take place at Manasvir Empire’s capital, Macnadix City, this request had put him in quite a dilemma.
Imperial Duke Felix was a warlord himself with a modest reputation. He spent most of his ti running Olsylvia City while having a personal army of a hundred and fifty to two hundred thousand. If he went to the imperial city and was put under house arrest by the Emperor, then his decades of hard work would be all for naught.
Imperial Duke Felix was also aware that he would be close to death from the darkness of imperial politics without his troops. Even though he did not have the heart to rebel, the Emperor had to be wary. The fact that this intra-academy qualifying competition was designated to start at a different location really made him a little wary.
“You need not worry about the change of venue for the competition, Imperial Duke Felix. The Emperor has specifically instructed that you do not need to lead them, and everyone seated here needs not to follow either. The Emperor himself will preside over this intra-academy qualifying competition.”
“Since His Majesty, the Emperor has said this, I have no comnts to make. Only regarding the safety of our students...”
“Do not fret, for the imperial capital city of Macnadix is located in the continent’s central region. It is much safer than the capitals of other empires. As for the safety, the Radiant Church’s cleric students will also be present, so nothing will happen with them around.”
Imperial First Class Clerical Officer McAdam’s words dispelled Imperial Duke Felix’s concerns, and the rest of the principals had no objections either. The annual Olsylvia Academy’s intra-academy qualifying competition was self-financed by the academy, and that was a lot of money that they would not be reimbursed for. The switch to the Manasvir Empire’s capital this ti was entirely sponsored by the empire, so it would be putting on airs if they did not agree to such good conditions.
After a round of negotiations between the principals, they elected one of the principals to be sent to the Radiant Church, Bishop Stanley, as the college’s representative to co-lead the team with Imperial First Class Clerical Officer McAdam, who was solely responsible for the managent of this intra-academy qualifying competition.
At Venus Naga Business District, Matilda Costics, Third Floor, Bella and the others had finally entered the third floor, their final checkpoint of investigation. As soon as they entered, they heard strange whimpers coming out from all around them. Both Bella and Assassin Noreya had seen many of such scenes, so they did not react too sensitively.
But President Isaman could not do the sa. Even though Bella couldn’t see her face through the gas mask, she could see the changes in her eyes. President Isaman looked like a “newcor” who had just clicked on a “strange website” for the first ti, and she seed a bit at a loss for words.
The third floor was the transformation center of the black mud n, where all the abducted girls were imprisoned. They were all locked naked in separate rectangular cages with their hands held in place by rings above the cage that hung over their heads. The cramped cages forced them to stand in humiliating poses with their bodies leaning down.
Rings forced the prisoners’ mouths open, and a strange tube was attached to their small mouths. On the other end of the tube were cylindrical glass incubation boxes as tall as the cages, and there were people who looked exactly like the prisoners inside those cylindrical tubes. This is a strange laboratory that only appeared in adult animations.
The eyes of the imprisoned girls have already lost their luster. Their souls and bodies have been imprisoned here, and their mories were copied onto those “clones” with secret thods. By the ti the “clones” would wake up, they’d be able to take the places of the originals, and since the souls of the originals were not judged as dead, even the God of this dinsion would not be able to tell the difference.
So of the girls who had already been copied were transferred to a large magical array at the center of the third floor and were tied to the different magical pillars, acting as batteries to the array. Bella was glad that they didn’t abduct any n here. Otherwise, she would have admitted defeat and left the third floor imdiately. That image was too shocking to think about, as such, Bella didn’t even dare to think about it.
“Isn’t that... from the Student Union...”
“Hold on, don’t be rash, President Isaman. We haven’t seen the big boss behind the scenes yet!”
President Isaman saw so of the Student Union’s officers, who were sent to investigate this place earlier, trapped at the magical pillar, which ant that the ones currently at the Student Union Office were all fake “clones.” She almost thought of going to save them, but Bella stopped her in ti.
Bella had also seen the girls President Isaman had secretly used as bait, and they were in the sa position as the Student Union’s officers. They were all tied to the pillars. Not a single black mud man could be seen on the third floor, but Bella didn’t dare to underestimate them. Logically speaking, a demonic being must be lying in wait in a place like this.
The captive girls were basically in a semi-conscious state, but they were so disoriented that they would not be able to offer Bella any information. Bella could only be sure that the other party had taken many girls from important positions in the academy, such as the princesses from imperial families, and noble young ladies, replacing them with the “clones.”
This was similar to how Bella built her harem in so ways, but the difference was, one controlled the actual person, while the other replaced them with clones. Only a World Creator-like existence would be proficient at such “human craftsmanship.” The other camps wouldn’t know how to, much less the Demon Gods. As for the true identity of the mastermind behind the curtains, Bella already had an idea without much speculation.
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