Tang En had heard the story of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, for many years, but he had never encountered a vivid example of it.
He had devised many schemes and acted as the oriole many times, but it was too exhausting.
But the living example in front of him told him that there really were people who were lucky enough to encounter this kind of thing.
"I don't know if their luck is good, but I know that mine is definitely good."
Vanilla looked at Tang En and said, "Those people transported me to the human countries and changed hands several times before I finally met you. This must be God's arrangement."
Tang En didn't know if it was God's arrangement, but it was indeed God's arrangement for him to come to this world …
"What do you want to say?"
"I want you to protect me."
Vanilla finally spoke her mind. "The person who kidnapped me is definitely still alive. With that person around, I don't feel safe at all."
Tang En raised his eyebrows. "You mean you feel safe with me around?"
Vanilla looked at him expressionlessly. After careful consideration, she nodded cautiously. "I feel safe … except in the sense of chastity."
"Keep the sense of security in the sense of chastity for me!"
"Don't hit my head! Coco always said I was stupid, and it was all because of you! "
"You clearly became stupid first before you met me!"
"You have to answer my request first!"
Tang En pursed his lips and said, "I can protect you for a while, but I can't protect you forever."
Vanilla bit her lower lip. "Even if it's just for a while …"
Looking at the girl, Tang En was silent for a while before saying, "We will stay in Bul-Kathos for a few more days, but we will leave after the 15th of the Month of Harvest. You should know that the Irus Empire will be very busy during this year's Month of Harvest."
It was now the 10th of the Month of Harvest, which meant that Tang En and the others would stay here for five days.
"Five days …"
Vanilla pursed her lips and was about to speak when Tang En suddenly said, "Do you have confidence in finding that guy and killing him in these five days?"
Vanilla was shocked. "You have a way?"
"Humans are the ones who come up with ideas. Moreover, we don't need a complicated plan to deal with beastmen who aren't very smart."
"Although I feel like I've been despised by you … it doesn't matter! What are you going to do? "
"That person may have taken a fancy to your appearance or your identity. But no matter what, since that person dared to attack you when you were a Saintess, it means that you are of great significance to him. For such a person, if the news of your return to Bul-Kathos is announced, what do you think he will do?"
Vanilla was stunned. "But didn't His Holiness the Pope ask you to keep this a secret …"
Tang En spread his hands and smiled. "Although this is unfair to Ymir, but … who said that I was the one who leaked the news?"
"You're shameless!"
Vanilla's eyes widened. Then, he burst out laughing. "But I really like your shamelessness."
The cat-eared girl's smile was like a blooming white orchid. Seeing her smile, Tang En felt like a stone had been thrown into a calm lake. Thin ripples spread out and reverberated in his heart.
He looked at Vanilla in surprise. "Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen you smile, right?"
"Don't talk nonsense. I've smiled before."
"That doesn't count when I was Cat Ciro."
"What the hell is Cat Ciro!"
"When you were in Ellington, you were known as the Cat Ciro who could stop children from crying at night!"
Vanilla's face immediately tensed up. "As expected, she's still ignoring you."
"Hmph, someone is burning the bridge after crossing the river."
Tang En laughed strangely. "Remember who said that after saving her sister, she would kiss me?"
"It's the younger sister! It's the younger sister! "
Vanilla said angrily. "And I said it before. It's for Keke to kiss you! Not me! "
Tang En looked behind her mischievously. "Are you really willing to let her kiss me?"
"What's there to be unwilling about!"
"I don't know if it's a good or bad thing to have a sister like you."
"It's the older sister!"
Tang En laughed and waved his hand. "I'll leave this kiss with you for the time being. I can't bear it. I'll be back in the next few days. Remember to cooperate with me."
After watching Tang En leave, Vanilla's tensed face relaxed slightly.
"Seriously …"
Vanilla couldn't help but mutter, "I really don't dare to relax in front of him."
"What do you mean?"
Vanilla exclaimed and pushed Keke's head away. "Wow! W-when did you come over?! "
"From 'let Keke kiss you.'"
Vanilla slapped his head in pain. "I just had to hear the part I shouldn't have heard!"
Keke looked at Vanilla with a smile. "Then, my dear younger sister, aren't you going to explain to your older sister what this means?"
"I'm the older sister!"
Vanilla felt a little guilty and said with difficulty, "Speaking of which, is there an older sister in this world who needs to be saved by a younger sister? Wouldn't that be too embarrassing? "
Vanilla stole a glance at Keke and said meaningfully, "If that happened to me, I'd be too embarrassed to be an older sister!"
"I'm so sorry that I'm so embarrassed!"
Keke rubbed Vanilla's tender cheeks with all her might before dragging her into her room. After slamming the door shut, Keke's face turned solemn and she said in a deep voice, "Aren't the two of you too careless? What if someone heard you talking about something like that? "
Vanilla rubbed her cheeks and said nonchalantly, "You're the one being too careful. Don't forget what kind of person he is. With his strength, do you think he wouldn't notice a stranger approaching?"
"Eh?"
Keke was stunned. She suddenly covered her face and exclaimed, "Eh, eh, eh! Does that mean he noticed me long ago?! "
"Isn't that obvious …"
"Oh no! This is too embarrassing! I'm the Saint. Not only did I eavesdrop, but I was also discovered! "
"Since when did you act like a qualified Saint?"
Vanilla couldn't be bothered to reprimand Keke. Previously, the Pope had been troubled by Keke's overly lively and cheerful personality. Although she was the Saint, she wasn't mature enough. Hence, the Pope had let the quieter Vanilla appear on many important occasions. Perhaps this was the reason why Vanilla was the first to encounter danger.
"You're so annoying. How can you say that about your older sister?"
Coco, who was covering her face, bashfully slapped Vanilla. "We went through the Saintess Ceremony together. I've always remembered how excited and cute you were."
Vanilla expressionlessly got up from the ground and patted the dust off. Then, she turned and left.
"Hey, wait! I still have something to say! You've changed. You weren't like this in the past! "
Vanilla turned around and stared at Keke.
Keke smiled sheepishly and scratched her head. "Erm … Do you really want him to help you find that person? Are you sure he can be trusted? "
Vanilla nodded. "Although he often says things about sexual harassment (Tang En:?), he's still a coward." (Tang En:???), and he also breaks into bathrooms (Tang En:???). He's even a lolicon (Tang En:???). But he's still a trustworthy person. "
"Hey, hey. No matter how I listen to it, you're just describing a pervert! Oh no! He's a perverted Legendary-mage! "
"Although he's a perverted Legendary-mage, he's still a trustworthy perverted Legendary-mage."
"Perverted has nothing to do with trustworthy … Forget it. Anyway, we were all saved by him. There's nothing to worry about."
Keke gave up her vigilance and said casually, "Since that's the case, I'll tell you some information. You can pass it on to him."
Vanilla's eyes suddenly widened, and his ears perked up. He was slightly excited. "What information?"
"It's — Aiya, move away a little! You're so excited and close. You'll explode! "
Keke pushed Vanilla's face away and said, "After you went missing, the rumors on the streets of Bul-Kathos spread. I'm not too sure about the exact source, but it might have something to do with the people who kidnapped you."
"Hurry up and tell me!"
"I know, stop shaking me!"
Keke was almost dizzy from Vanilla's shaking. "First, after you went missing, Bul-Kathos only received the news a few days later. But the strange thing is, not only did the news arrive very late, the search for you was also very slow. They only searched for a month before giving up. The reason was that it was a waste of manpower and resources …"
"What I find strange is that according to the patrol's route, they should've discovered that something had happened long ago. Such a major incident should've been reported to Bul-Kathos on the same day. His Majesty Blood Eye would've been the first to receive the news and sealed off the area to search for clues. But all of this is too strange."
"You mean, the patrol was also controlled?"
"Not necessarily. It could've been a coincidence."
Coco smiled bitterly and said, "On the day of your accident, the patrol team had just changed. Due to the abnormal movements of the magical beasts in the west, the patrol route was temporarily changed. There was a gap in the route to the Fire Temple."
"Is it really a coincidence? I don't believe it. "
Vanilla shook her head. After staying in Ellington for a year, she had come into contact with a lot of knowledge, especially from Fiona. She also deeply understood that in this world, there were some people who would do anything to achieve their goals.
On the surface, the world was peaceful because there were too many people who used their lives to protect this fragile peace. They didn't want the people to see the darkness under the peace.
Vanilla said seriously, "I believe that someone infiltrated the patrol in order to kidnap me, or deliberately angered the magical beasts in the west to raise the patrol's vigilance. Even more exaggerated is that because of this kidnapping, they deliberately ordered the patrol's route to be changed."
"Deliberately ordered the patrol's route to be changed?!"
Keke's eyes widened, and her tail stood up in fright. "Sister, do you know what you're saying?!"
"This is just a guess," Vanilla said expressionlessly.
"It has nothing to do with the truth. This is just the most reasonable guess I made in order to find the truth."
If this guess was true …
Vanilla's heart sank to the bottom. He looked at Keke with a complicated expression. "Right now, I only hope that things aren't as bad as I think … I'd rather this was just an ordinary kidnapping case."
"I think so too. Unfortunately …"
Keke smiled bitterly. Daring to kidnap the Saintess … Was this really just an ordinary kidnapping case?
Outside the cathedral, Tang En dispersed the Arcane Eye that was attached to Vanilla's clothes. He shook the lollipop in his hand with a sigh. "Of course this isn't an ordinary case … Don't you think so?"
Nola stared at the lollipop and nodded repeatedly. "Yes!"
Whether or not she understood, she had to nod first!
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