Chapter 53: Open the Door, Bring Warmth!

In the following days, Miss Vilyric and Xiao Guang wandered around the grand royal city, even sneaking into the royal palace where ordinary people were forbidden, thanks to the invisibility of the player girl and her pet.

Of course, Miss Vilyric didn’t do anything outrageous; she simply strolled around, enjoying the unique customs of the royal capital in this other world.

Every few days, she’d go to the Ming Luan Palace alone to chat with Princess Liliya, share a meal, and guide her in understanding the skill system of the game.

After all, the princess didn’t have a skill tree, so her new abilities relied entirely on Miss Vilyric.

By the way, the priestess also took a few baths in the luxurious bath of the princess’s palace, experiencing life among the elite.

However, it was strangely coincidental that every time she took a bath, Liliya would also want to wash up at the same time, so they ended up together. This was quite a shock for someone who had grown used to living alone on the Blue Star, especially when the princess stripped down and joined her in the same pool.

Although she had admired her own game-perfect body several times, honestly, Miss Vilyric didn’t have a strong sense of self as a girl; occasionally, some of her original habits still surfaced.

For example, she felt a bit embarrassed seeing other girls without clothes.

As for Princess Liliya… she had really developed well. At only sixteen, she was already quite impressive—full and curvy, but not excessively so; it was the kind of noble young lady you could hold in one hand, categorized in the C+ range.

Compared to the priestess’s little mound, Liliya was crushingly superior.

At first glance, Miss Vilyric could only feel embarrassed and somewhat wide-eyed; why was there such a significant difference in appearance when they all seemed to be of similar age?

She completely forgot that she had sculpted this body herself, bit by bit.

However, after seeing it a few times, she became more accustomed to it; at least she wouldn’t be caught off guard by the sight of bare skin, feeling her neck stiffen in confusion about where to look.

After all, the royal bath was quite large, filled with steam, and most of their bodies were immersed in water; once they got out, they wrapped themselves in towels, so the opportunities to see the whole picture were quite rare.

As for Liliya, she probably didn’t have any special feelings about sharing a bath with another girl. From Miss Vilyric’s observations, she always seemed quite carefree upon entering, showing no signs of shyness, and her gaze was very natural when it landed on Vilyric’s body.

So, Liliya’s occasional closeness, with their arms brushed together, should just be normal playful and emotional interactions between girls, right…?

Maybe?

Having been male before her reincarnation, the priestess completely didn’t get the female mentality…

In any case, life during this time was quite pleasant.

However, today, about a week after Miss Vilyric arrived in the City of Courage, Liliya announced that she had gathered her troops, preparing to storm the hideout of the force that poisoned Mona, aiming to capture them all.

Regardless of whether it was the work of the Throne of Immortality, merely targeting the sixth princess constituted a serious crime punishable by death in the United Kingdom. According to the information provided by Miss Vilyric, Liliya had already secretly taken control of the traitorous maid yesterday evening and extracted a lot of intelligence.

This maid had actually been coerced into acting against her will. Both she and her parents were given slow-acting poison; if she didn’t obey, they would all die.

Combined with the promises of “immortality” and riches, using a carrot-and-stick approach, they ultimately succeeded in turning this maid, who had been loyally devoted to the little Princess Mona, into a traitor.

The captured maid said she didn’t know the composition or specific effects of the poison; all she knew was that after a certain period of continued use, it could temporarily control her mind using special means, making her obey simple commands.

The original plan was likely to manipulate Liliya’s most trusted, unsuspecting younger sister and stab her when she least expected it—if it worked, great; if not, it could cause the princess to be seriously injured or thrown into chaos.

Of course, this was just one side’s claim. In the end, that maid was merely a disposable pawn; she could never know any truly important information.

Forget about immortality; whether this would end well or poorly, both she and her family would be among the first to be dealt with afterward.

As for little Princess Mona, Liliya had checked on her personally and saw no apparent abnormalities, just that she seemed a bit listless lately, likely due to the side effects of the poison’s incubation period.

However, the poison seemed quite potent; the palace doctor that Liliya brought couldn’t find any issues either, thinking Mona was simply in mourning over the passing of the late king and prescribed some calming herbs.

Naturally, Miss Vilyric had investigated this covertly too but hadn’t made direct contact with the little princess. Instead, she scanned her while she was asleep.

The result was a bit unexpected.

However, the priestess didn’t tell Liliya about this matter because, even herself, she hadn’t wrapped her head around what exactly the sixth princess had up her sleeve…

On Liliya’s side, she temporarily kept silent about the traitor among the maids and the possibility of Mona being poisoned. It seemed she didn’t plan on dragging her little sister into this political struggle.

Though she had said she wouldn’t interfere much in Liliya’s battle for the throne, she would personally participate in today’s operation.

Regarding the Throne of Immortality, Miss Vilyric wouldn’t miss a chance to deal with those people she had always found displeasing. Additionally, Liliya needed to use the mark she had previously set on the captured maid to locate the enemy’s lair.

That girl should still be alive.

Though she didn’t know why those suspected to be from the Throne of Immortality would spare her life, it was likely for some wicked experiment.

In this covert operation, Liliya didn’t inform any related personnel. Besides herself and Miss Vilyric, only Hua knew in advance.

The army’s main force included over fifty shadow guards, Liliya’s elite knight squad of two thousand, Hua, the legendary Plakaka, and also Nickles, who was strong but not too flashy, as well as about fifty reliable adventurer teams from Earth to Sky.

Finally, there was the priestess.

The last mark that Miss Vilyric located was in the basement of an orphanage in the west of the city, which hadn’t moved significantly for several days; they should be locked up somewhere.

In addition to having the two thousand knights approach in batches under the guise of patrols, the rest of the elites split up and stealthily surrounded the orphanage from various directions without alerting anyone nearby.

Except for a few, everyone was experienced in similar operations, so they knew what to do.

Miss Vilyric didn’t join the main forces. After pointing out the exact location to Liliya, she flew into the sky with her pet, finding a spot from where to drop down.

This is what we call a stealthy sneak.

Looking at the expansive building of the orphanage below, the priestess, who was participating in an official bandit eradication activity for the first time, felt a little excited.

This should be the hideout of the Throne of Immortality.

However, thinking about the Throne of Immortality, Miss Vilyric recalled the spies she had casually eliminated in the Oaken Gorge. Given the time that had passed, if they were looking for something inside, they should have completed their goal by now.

And there was also Miss Nastaia from Flame Dragon City, who had taken quite a bit from them; surely they ought to do something in return, so she might as well inquire if there were any news about the Heart of the Red Dragon.

Well then, let’s get to it.

With that thought, the black-haired girl landed on the ground, summoned the Little Dragon Daughter from her pet space, tugged at the hem of her robe that had been blown askew by the wind, and gently rapped on the somewhat broken and old wooden door.

Knock, knock, knock.

The hollow knocking sound was quite pleasant.

“Excuse me! I’m here to bring warmth. Can someone open the door?”

   

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