The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

"The weather is a little hot."

"yes..."

Riber replied somewhat at a loss.

He didn't understand a little.

Didn't he come to confirm whether Melueta escaped?

What went wrong in the end, will evolve into the current situation.

At this time, Meluetta was leaning forward, putting her arms and the part between them on the table.

Unlike a certain maid who was inconvenient to disclose the details, Liebel felt that it would be quite a disadvantage for Melueita to be seen in such a cool dress.

"Mr. Earl, now, I have fully understood the things you said! So, next, I will wait patiently!"

Meluetta stared at Ribel with bright eyes.

"Um..."

What is this woman talking about?

Riber rubbed his chin, and decided to ask more straightforwardly, lest such a stable source of information as Melueita would become a riddler.

"Tell me what happened after I left yesterday."

"But, that maid..."

Melueta said hesitantly.

"She's not here today."

Although he didn't know what it had to do with the maid again, Ribel answered tentatively.

Hearing Ribelle's reply, Meluetta patted her chest lightly, showing a relieved expression.

"Then... let's start from the time I discovered the hint given by Mr. Earl."

Just like that, Meluetta began to narrate the events of the previous day.

The main focus is how she successfully escaped from the dungeon with the "prompt" and "help" of Mr. Earl.

This outrageous story made Riber want to shout "I'm not, I don't".

He looked at those places only because there were little stars shining there, where is the hint for Melueita?

Rather, how could a normal person escape from the dungeon based on that level of prompts?

Isn't this Saintess of Light a little too stubborn?

Now, Ribel knows how in the original plot, Melueta escaped from the dungeon and then ran away, met the real protagonist and was rescued by the other party.

It should be said that even without Riber's so-called "reminders", Meluetta would be able to notice those things sooner or later, and thus escape from prison on her own.

What's more, those little stars that twinkle in Ribel's eyes are simply the trigger points of the plot.

It was precisely because Melueita triggered these nodes that the plot was triggered, and those images came to Ribel's mind.

Just when Ribel's heart was full of turmoil, Melueita finally talked about what happened after she escaped from the dungeon.

...

the night before.

After walking out of the door of the light curtain, Melueita walked through the long and narrow underground passage to the place where the entrance was.

The entrance to the underground passage was not closed tightly at that time.

Therefore, after three days, Melueita saw the moonlight and starlight shining in through a small gap.

After feeling like a world away, what emerged in Meluetta was an impulse.She didn't want to endure for a moment, and wanted to escape from this underground space immediately.

However, just when her hand was about to touch the gap leading to the outside world, she suddenly stopped her movements.

She remembered the words of Mr. Earl.

It's not difficult for her to escape, the difficult thing is after she escapes.

The earl's words brought some coolness to Melueta's feverish mind, and she quickly calmed down.

She closed her eyes and felt the outside world.

Then, she quickly felt that there were at least two people outside who had been hovering near the entrance of the tunnel.

The mental images and landscapes of these two people are very similar, full of corpses and blood seas, symbolizing cruelty and tyranny...

Their mental images were like scenery, which Melueta had seen when she was kidnapped.

Among the nine members of the Church of Scourge with different styles at that time, they were undoubtedly the most vicious two.

Volume 15: Chapter [-], With Hope

Melueita thought about it, although she has the blessing of the moon, but it is not a power to fight with others.

Therefore, facing professional criminals, even if she escaped from the tunnel, she would probably be caught immediately. (It doesn't.)

She thought about it again, and recalled those words of Mr. Earl.

Looking back now, the Earl's questions at that time sounded weird, even a little inexplicable, but in fact, all of them should have hidden meanings. (not at all.)

For example, let her recount the scene when she was kidnapped.

Thinking about it normally, how could Mr. Earl, as the commander, not remember what happened at that time?

Therefore, he probably wanted to use this incident as a reminder. (Not really.)

For example, he specifically asked about the number of kidnappers.Perhaps it was a reminder that on the surface it seemed that there were only two people around the entrance of the dungeon, but in fact there were more, and even members of the Church of Scourge except the Earl gathered there.

Therefore, escaping is completely self-inflicted!

Moreover, even if she escapes, where can she escape to?

Although the Church of Scourge is a secret criminal organization, the organization itself is not cheap.As long as there are only a few members among them, they can usually make big events that shock the kingdom.

That is to say, from the point of dispatching nearly ten members to kidnap Melueita, it shows that Melueita's identity as a saint is highly valued by the Church of Scourge.

Then, she may be pursued by the Church of Scourge from now on.And wanting to fight against the Scourge Church is not something she can do alone.Unless, you happen to meet a passing legendary holy sword user or something (there really are), and you are kindly sheltered by the other party.

What's more, those monks and nuns who were captured together with her in the church at that time have also become hostages now.

If Melueita escaped, their fate would not be very good.

So, after calming down, Melueta realized that from the very beginning, the cage that locked her was not just a cell or a dungeon...

The escape exit was close at hand, but Melueita was persuaded by reason to stay in front of the exit.

Sitting in the underground passage with her knees hugged, Melueita looked longingly at the faint light coming from the gap in the exit.

Then, in the end, he hung his head in frustration.

She felt extremely hopeless.

Perhaps, she had no chance to escape from the beginning, but instead she was able to maintain a sense of normalcy.

However, it was precisely because she once saw hope that when that hope turned into despair, she felt an incomparable sense of loss.

The feeling nearly broke her, and she no longer wanted to do anything else.

It was also at this time that she remembered the last words left by Mr. Earl when he left.

"Wait, and hope..."

"It seems that Mr. Earl had already anticipated what is happening now..."

Whispering softly, Meluita felt a little awe in addition to trusting that mysterious count.

None of her actions exceeded the count's expectations.

And the words that sounded inexplicable at the time have now become the strength to make Melueita stand up again.

Taking steps, this time Melueita walked to the other end of the underground passage, and walked back to the cell in the dungeon by herself.

A day ago, she thought that the dungeon and cell were the cages that locked her up.

But now, she feels that as long as there is the barrier of light that only allows Mr. Earl to pass through.The dungeon was the place of sanctuary that protected her from more vicious criminals.

...

"Thank you, Mr. Earl. If it weren't for your words, I would have almost forgotten that tenacity is my only virtue."

"..."

"So, please rest assured, Mr. Earl, I will not try to escape again and cause you trouble."

"..."

"'Wait, and hope'. This sentence, it should say so, right!"

In the dungeon, Melueta clenched her fists in front of her, and said so with a cheerful smile on her face.

Riber, on the other hand, had a "calm" face, took a few crispy beans from the lunch box, and chewed them in his mouth.

So... what the hell is this woman talking about?

It can't be blamed for Riber's limited comprehension ability. In fact, Melueita's narration is very messy.

The village girl of Melueita is not what Bai claims to be. She can't even recognize the words, so it is not easy to grasp the key points when talking about things.Moreover, when she was narrating, she would not also share her mental journey at that time.In addition, she had a tone of "you should understand?" throughout the whole process, so it was strange that she could explain things clearly.

So, Ribel, who was confused and completely in the fog, raised his eyes a little, looked at Melueta's cool dress, and made a rough guess.

This saint...maybe suffered from heat stroke.

...

...

After leaving the dungeon, Riber returned to his room with a heavy heart.

Although I'm not sure if it's because of my illness, or I have Stockholm disease or something.

In short, Meluetta clearly told him a message today.

That means she will never escape from prison again...

So, is this a good thing or a bad thing for Riber?

Although he couldn't say clearly, he could be sure that it must be a bad thing.

Just don't know how bad it is.

This Holy Maiden of Light, in Ribel's view, is completely a bomb-like existence.

As long as she exists in the dungeon, sooner or later, the real protagonist will be invited to attack the mansion, not to mention, there will be people in the mansion turning back and setting fire.

However, it would definitely not work to simply let her go.

Because, on the surface, Riber is the owner of this mansion, but in the organization, his status is not the highest.

Not to mention, on this day, it was the gardener's turn to guard the entrance of the tunnel, and he helped Riber open and close the entrance of the tunnel.The disgruntled gardener has been speaking strange and acid words to him.

Moreover, if you think about it carefully, working in a secret organization is no worse than going to school or going to work.

Even if the Saintess of Light that the organization needs escapes under his nose, he may suffer unbearable punishment for dereliction of duty.Not to mention, he took the initiative to let the saintess go, which is a clear jumping behavior.

At that time, being killed by an assassin sent by the organization will probably be light...

In other words, Riber is now stretching his head with a knife, and shrinking his head is still a knife.And if you don't do anything, you will be hacked several times.

It's weird.

Wasn't it still boring three meals and two teas yesterday?

How did the situation become so bad in just one day?

Riber sat in a chair and thought hard.

Under the current conditions, what he wants to do with his own strength seems unrealistic.

Therefore, we can only hope to cooperate with others.

However, among the characters currently on stage, the Saintess of Light's brain circuit is a bit peculiar, and the situation is even worse than him.

As for the maid, he was afraid that the other party would give him a knife before cooperating.

As for the remaining tricks that couldn't even emit light, Riber subconsciously felt that they were unreliable.