Before Norland’s tiny chapel. The chapel was constructed in a rather remote location. At night, very few people would pass through this area.
But now, the ground before the chapel was covered in blood. The blood on was squirming nonstop. They were gathering toward a masked individual.
“Any last words?”
The Sentinel Pest looked at the inquisitor on the ground.
She had accepted Joshua’s request to participate in the inquisitor hunt operation. Using the ‘Howling Banshee Music Record’ given to her by Joshua, she successfully suppressed four inquisitors.
These were inquisitors that had withdrawn from the Hearthstone Tavern. They were on their way back to the chapel but were attacked by Pest before they could even enter the chapel.
The surprise attack was a complete success. But, Pest still ended up paying a price – her left arm was cut off by an inquisitor.
“Never... would I imagine that I’ll die in the hands of a filthy leech...”
The eyes of the inquisitor on the flood were protruding outward. He no longer resembled a human. An unbearable sort of rumbling noise was being emitted out from his throat.
“You’re wrong about that.”
Pest was not angered by being addressed as ‘a filthy leech.’ The blood on the ground formed a sharp thorn and stabbed into the inquisitor’s forehead.
Pest kicked away the inquisitor’s corpse and took a glance at the blood-filled landscape.
This... wasn’t the plan!
Pest didn’t feel any joy of victory after killing those inquisitors. Instead, she was repeating those words in her heart.
In her plan, after the Holy Church dispatched their inquisitors to suppress him, the demon prince Joshua, being all alone in Norland, would not have any ability to resist them and would delightfully follow her back to the demon realm.
Twelve inquisitors and two inquisition leaders. That was a fighting prowess enough to bring forth enormous pressure upon any demon.
But, to Pest’s surprise, the demon prince not only possessed the ‘ability to resist,’ there were also a terrifying amount of people in Norland that’s willing to aid him.
The interface for the Mage Forum appeared before her eyes. After being recommended by Joshua, Pest had joined the Mage Forum.
Using her remaining right hand, Pest scrolled through the Mage Forum to enter the ‘Daily Discussions’ sub-forum.
A large number of posts were being posted onto that sub-forum. She tapped on a post posted by an user called Ash-colored Owl.
‘Everyone, the magic imprint has marked the inquisitors that entered the tavern.’ Poster: Ash-colored Owl
‘Can we use explosion magic? I guarantee that I can burst open an inquisitor’s buttocks and make these damn executioners know that Norland is not a place that they can cause trouble at will.’ Replied by: Mage of Fiery Flames
‘Your explosive magic will destroy the entire tavern. It’s better to use my Ice Awl Barrier.’ Replied by: Frostcold
Pest had no idea how many people in Norland were users of the Mage Forum. But, there was one thing she was certain of...
The reason why the inquisitors’ mission failed was all because of one thing... their tracks have been posted onto the Mage Forum!
Pest had no idea why the inquisitors would be so hated in Norland...
‘Mission complete.’ Poster: Scarlet Wine Glass
Pest made a new post on the Mage Forum.
But, the moment she finished posting, tentacles created through magic power burst through the bricks beneath her foot and grabbed her legs.
The blood squirming on the ground formed a wall before her. But, that wall was unable to block the incoming attack at all.
The blood fell back to the ground. A shocking wound appeared on the sentinel lady’s abdomen.
“Filthy demonic creature of blood.”
The inquisition leader Shackles walked out from an alley by the chapel. In the short few minutes he was away, the remaining four inquisitors were all killed in battle.
“Troublesome.”
Pest struggled free from the magic tentacles grabbing her legs and immediately took a couple steps back. She then took out the Howling Banshees’ musical record and tossed it to the foot of that inquisition leader.
The singing of the Howling Banshees was immediately unleashed. The unbearable cacophony started to fill the street.
But, that inquisition leader was not affected in the slightest... The staff in his hand was still emitting magic power possessing great threat to Pest.
This guy... is deaf?
Pest immediately realized that she would not be a match for this inquisition leader. In a considerate manner, a message telling her to retreat came from the magic network interface.
‘If you can’t defeat him, you can choose to flee. Better yet, a strategic retreat.’
The sender of this message was Firebringer. Pest knew that name was the demon prince’s nickname.
What confirmed Pest’s decision to retreat was the team of templars rushing over from afar.
Defeating an inquisition leader would be an impossible task for her. Adding a team of templars would only make it even more so.
Scarlet mist started to fill the chapel’s surroundings. In the mist, Pest changed back into the form of a bat. She avoided the magic tentacles coming out of the ground multiple times and successfully escaped from the inquisition leader.
Following her memories, she started flying toward the Hearthstone Tavern. After a dozen minutes of flying, she returned to the Hearthstone Tavern and landed beside the second floor’s study’s window. Joshua was waiting for her return inside the study.
“An inquisition leader and two inquisitors escaped.”
Pest returned to her human form and played the role of an assassin before the demon prince.
“Your Highness Joshua, I suggest you eliminate them all before they return to the church. Or, at the very least... you should destroy the teleportation formation beneath that chapel,” said Pest.
After Joshua defeated the inquisitors with the help of Norland’s mages, Pest knew that it would be impossible for her to persuade Joshua to return to the demon realm with her.
As such, she must secure the safety of this demon prince before returning to the demon realm to report the situation back to the second princess.
“The Heresy Tribunal wouldn’t let you get away that easily.”
“As for the chapel... there are professionals taking care of that.”
Joshua took a glance at the human form Pest. Her clothes were completely covered in blood. Moreover, she was even missing an arm.
The severity of her injuries made Joshua suspect that Pest could drop dead on the ground at any moment.
“You don’t have to worry about my injuries, Your Highness Joshua.”
Scarlet blood started to gather at her left hand. Gradually, they formed a new arm.
The Vampire used that method to show Joshua that her self-healing abilities were far superior to humans.
“Furthermore... I wish to know who the ‘professionals’ you spoke of are.”
Even though Pest was able to restore her physical injuries, she was still seriously injured. An inquisition leader was far more difficult to handle than a templar.
Because of that, Pest was very skeptical whether the ‘professionals’ Joshua spoke of would be able to rid those inquisitors.
“Po...lice. Hmmm... in Norland, they’ll be called Law Enforcers. As for their function, they’re similar to the demon realm’s sentinels.”
A couple minutes earlier, Joshua had dialed ‘110’ to report to the Norland’s Law Enforcers of the teleportation formation beneath the chapel, something that goes against Norland’s laws.
[1. 110 is the emergency number used in east asia and much of europe. It is equivalent to calling 911 in the states.]
On top of that, the Chief of the Patent Office, Gray Mage Lursk, was pushing them to act too. As such, the secret teleportation formation beneath the chapel will likely be forcibly destroyed.