Chapter 42: Guess Who I Am?

In a secluded alley, the four of them came to a stop, and Miss Vilyric waved at Plakaka, who had just unactivated its invisibility.

“Alright, you go back and report to Liliya. I’ll just wander around the capital for a bit and will look for her later.”

“Oh, and take this guy with you. That girl keeps calling me Master, but I don’t even know how to wield a sword, so Nickles can just be her compensation. Let him explain the specifics himself.”

The Priestess poked Mr. Fierce Wolf with her staff, somewhat disdainfully. Miss Vilyric was not interested in bringing along an annoying man during her leisure time; it was just convenient to send him away.

“Uh, that’s fine, but please be cautious when you’re out and about in the capital…”

Plakaka showed a hint of hesitation, but didn’t make a firm statement. After all, it was Vilyric that truly instilled fear and respect, not Princess Liliya.

Though it was currently working for the princess, it was all under Vilyric’s intent. If the latter really wanted it, Plakaka would surely prioritize her wishes.

“Oh, you don’t need to worry about that. Even though… ahem, I had no intention of escalating the conflict on purpose. Hiding my identity is actually not that difficult for me.”

Miss Vilyric took out a translucent human face mask from her item menu and gently put it on.

The mask slowly warped, perfectly fitting the face of the girl, gradually disappearing until it became completely transparent, leaving no trace of having been worn.

“Eh? You…”

Plakaka blinked in surprise, staring intently at the Priestess’s face, its expression filled with uncertainty. Nickles, who had moved beside it, suddenly widened his eyes, as if witnessing something unbelievable.

To their eyes, the moment she put on that mask, the girl in front of them transformed into a completely different existence.

It was a bizarre and indescribable feeling.

Clearly, there were no changes to her appearance or figure; everything matched the image in their memories perfectly, yet they just couldn’t connect the black-haired girl before them with the existence of “Miss Vilyric.”

It was like the “line” connecting the two was obscured by some force, or rather, their cognition was obstructed.

“Wow, looks like it works pretty well~”

Miss Vilyric smiled, adjusting the completely unrecognizable【Cognitive Obstruction Mask】.

This was a tool in the【Illusionary World】 that functioned similarly to a temporary name change card, able to shield the player’s ID while randomly modifying appearance to achieve a disguise effect. Very useful!

After coming to this world, her ID no longer floated above her head, and the obstruction effect of this item naturally changed as well, resulting in a much more blunt and direct method to cover the wearer’s information.

“You… should be Miss Vilyric, right? Strange, I should be very certain about this, but why…”

Compared to the bewildered Nickles, the former Seventh Seat, with more powerful skills and richer experience, remained calmer and quickly realized the reason for the change.

“This is a law? A law that obstructs cognition? I didn’t expect that Princess Vilyric would have such a treasure, capable of independently creating a simulated law… That’s completely fine then.”

Seeing the differing reactions of the two and the unperturbed gaze of her pet, Miss Vilyric understood the scope of this little golden-quality gadget.

Nickles, without a doubt, could no longer recognize her identity; the clash between memory and sight sent him into confusion.

On the other hand, the legendary Plakaka fared a bit better, but it was only because it was previously informed of Vilyric’s actions that it could barely resist some of the interference effects. As long as the Priestess vanished from its sight and reappeared, it wouldn’t recognize her at all.

As for the higher-ranked Xiao Guang, she was completely unaffected.

However, the power gap between them was too significant, and with their tightly-knit contractual bond, Vilyric couldn’t determine the limit of the mask. For safety’s sake, she concluded it could hide better than legendary-grade and might reach even transcendent level.

Nevertheless, there shouldn’t be any transcendent beings in the City of Courage. Even if there were, it was unlikely they would happen to know her, so there was no need to worry too much.

Xiao Guang hadn’t publicly appeared on the Western Frontier battlefield either, so she didn’t need to wear the mask.

Thinking this, Miss Vilyric temporarily removed her gear and reverted to her “identity” in front of Plakaka and Nickles.

“Ta-da, it’s me!”

The slight tension and hesitation in their expressions immediately relaxed as they looked at the girl holding the translucent mask with increased curiosity.

To be able to embed a law within equipment, even just a simulated one; to them, that was already quite astonishing. What an eye-opener!

After a brief farewell, Plakaka took Mr. Fierce Wolf and left.

Miss Vilyric wasn’t in a hurry to meet Liliya; the current situation was special, and undoubtedly the princess was at the eye of the storm, likely very busy during the day, so there was no need to rush and cause her more trouble.

Moreover, the old king’s rites still had half a month to go. Unless something out of the ordinary happened, the City of Courage likely wouldn’t undergo major changes, so it would be better to take her time wandering around.

In simpler terms, Miss Vilyric wasn’t particularly interested in political struggles. Although she intended to stand by Liliya out of friendship, what was actually going on still required further observation.

Princess Liliya herself probably didn’t want her to interfere too much in this matter.

Otherwise, from the darkest perspective, she should actively expose Vilyric’s identity to maximize her benefits and instill fear in her enemies.

But if that were the case, after helping her gain the throne, Vilyric would directly leave the United Kingdom and have no further ties with this new queen—there’s a fundamental difference between helping voluntarily and being used by force.

Miss Vilyric disliked the feeling of being coerced, even if it involved emotional manipulation.

Liliya couldn’t possibly know what was on Vilyric’s mind, indicating that she truly had no intention of relying on the Priestess’s power, which was something Vilyric found particularly satisfying.

“Xiao Guang, let’s go. First, let’s find a place to stay at an inn. Also, I’m quite interested in the adventurers’ guild around here.”

“Mm~”

Little Dragon Daughter nodded obediently as always, then wrinkled her nose, her light golden vertical pupils revealing a hint of confusion and curiosity.

“Also, Master, I smelled a scent of my kin in this city.”

“A kin?”

Miss Vilyric paused mid-step.

“You mean, Giant Dragon? Pure-blooded Giant Dragon?”

“Yeah, but… it’s a bit strange. The aura is rather weak, plus it’s mixed with a lot of weird things. I can’t figure it out…”

Miss Giant Dragon closed her eyes, slightly lifting her nose, sniffing the air for details, like a cute little hunting dog focused on its search.

Miss Vilyric’s interest was piqued by this topic.

Pure-blooded Giant Dragon… Since it had appeared in the City of Courage, it must have transformed into a humanoid form and been active, just like Xiao Guang.

Had it originally existed in the capital or had it snuck in with some force?

Regardless, this was the first confirmed information about a mythical creature since her arrival in this world. Nothing to say, she definitely had to check it out!

However, Xiao Guang changed the topic.

“The scent has disappeared. They probably wore some kind of aura-hiding item. It may have just leaked a little when attacking someone or temporarily taking it off, sorry, Master.”

“That’s alright. Can you find the last place it appeared? Let’s go take a look.”

“Mm, this way, Master!”

Thus, reapplying the【Cognitive Obstruction Mask】, the Priestess and the Giant Dragon pet turned the corner of the alley and vanished from sight.

   

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