During the two days she spent with Bei 'Lu', Iri managed to glean quite a bit of information about Theocracy's internal affairs and Bei 'Lu' herself.
After all, this clumsy sister truly couldn't lie; everything was written directly on her face. Since Iri was waiting for her to recover her MP and for the teleportation time, she didn't have much else to do, so she might as well gather as much information as possible!
Unfortunately, Bei 'Lu' said that she had been staying with the Windflower Scripture for many years, so she wasn't very familiar with other units. Most of what she talked about concerned the Windflower Scripture.
The Theocracy's Windflower Scripture should be considered the Theocracy's spy unit, right? This is very strange. Why would a spy unit raise such a clumsy sister like Bei 'Lu'?
Of course, the Windflower Scripture was also responsible for the storage and use of some of the Theocracy's secret treasures. Since these were classified, Bei 'Lu' didn't know much about them. Most of it was about personnel composition and such, but this information should be very useful to Xiao Di.
For Iri herself, it was meaningless. Anyway, except for Death Knight, it didn't matter who the Theocracy sent.
Then there were Bei 'Lu''s own affairs. She originally had an older sister, but she was killed in a traitorous betrayal incident. However, Bei 'Lu' was quite unwilling to mention this matter.
It was only after that incident that she transitioned from an irregular to an Apprentice Priestess. Basically, Iri already knew who Bei 'Lu''s sister was.
After all, having read the script, her sister should be the Priestess Princess killed by the Gag Sister, right?
A pitiful person wearing the Crown of Intellect. Basically, wearing that thing made them no different from a dead person, as its effect was to seal off the wearer's self-personality.
In other words, after equipping that thing, a person was no different from an item. I remember it was mentioned in the original work that only one in ten thousand people could equip that monstrous thing.
Bei 'Lu' also became an Apprentice Priestess after her sister died. Combined with what Bei 'Lu' herself said earlier, the leader of the Windflower Scripture forbade Bei 'Lu' from continuing to learn magic.
It's very clear… Bei 'Lu' is the next Priestess Princess, the wearer of the Crown of Intellect…
I didn't expect the clumsy sister to have such a past, but the Windflower Scripture's Crown of Intellect has already been destroyed by Ainz. If the leader of the Windflower Scripture knew about this, they would probably spit blood!
However, this made Iri feel that there was a problem: since Bei 'Lu' was the next Priestess Princess, why did they let her accompany her to the Dragon Kingdom to "die"? This was very strange.
Regarding this, Iri also used the reason that going with her might lead to death to scare Bei 'Lu', hoping to extract more information from her.
Bei 'Lu' said without hesitation that Pope-sama had instructed her to abandon Clementine and escape if they encountered danger. She also quite proudly boasted about her innate ability to instantly cast teleportation magic.
That's right… Bei 'Lu' is also an ability user; any magic is cast instantly. Originally, the longer the distance of a native's teleportation magic, the longer the 'chanting' time. When Bei 'Lu' was teleporting with Iri, Iri had already noticed the instant teleportation magic.
Frankly speaking, with this ability coupled with her strength that can reach the third tier, if she were properly nurtured, she would definitely be an extraordinary figure in the Theocracy. It's just a pity that she also has the identity of a Priestess Princess candidate.
After all, the effect of the Crown of Intellect is indeed too tempting. For the natives, being able to cast magic beyond their tier… With a Priestess Princess wearing the Crown of Intellect, the natives could directly use eighth-tier magic. This is indeed quite terrifying, hmm! Only for the natives, that is.
But then again, is it really okay to say something like "I'll abandon you and run" directly to the person's face?
Although Iri would never lose, even so, Iri still subjected Bei 'Lu' to "punishment," making her sleep on the hotel floor that night.
As for why they had to stay in a hotel… Because the Dragon Kingdom and the Theocracy had a bad relationship on the surface, every time they provided support, it was done secretly. So they had to keep a low profile, and thus… they could only stay in a hotel. Anyway, it was covered by public funds.
It wasn't until the third day that Bei 'Lu' finally brought Iri to the Capital of the Dragon Kingdom.
Although it was the Capital of the Dragon Kingdom, Iri didn't feel like it was the Capital of a country at all; it was too shabby.
Let alone the Capitals of other countries, it couldn't even compare to E-Rantel of the Kingdom! And everywhere, there were passersby and soldiers with faces full of despair.
Uh… it was clear that the situation in the Dragon Kingdom was indeed dire. Even the citizens of the Capital looked as if they had no hope of survival. It seemed the war on the front lines was very tense!
However, after Iri and Bei 'Lu' arrived at the palace, when the guarding soldiers saw the official document Bei 'Lu' submitted, and saw that there were only two people in the reinforcements, they also had expressions of despair, which greatly displeased Iri.
What displeased Iri even more was yet to come. After receiving the notification that the Dragon Queen of the Dragon Kingdom wanted to meet them, Iri and Bei 'Lu' entered the palace with the uncle who introduced himself as the Prime Minister of the Dragon Kingdom and came out to greet them.
Unexpectedly, just as they arrived at the door of what was said to be the Dragon Queen's bedchamber, the Prime Minister said that due to special reasons, it was inconvenient to meet them in public, and then they heard a tender loli voice coming from inside the bedchamber.
"What the hell is the Theocracy doing!! They only sent two people!! There's a limit to looking down on people!! These bastards!!"
"De Luo Di Long, please calm down! The people from the Theocracy might already be outside the door…" Then, a rather mature female voice came from behind the door.
Indeed, she wasn't wrong, they were already outside the door… Iri was very displeased. The Prime Minister looked awkward and quickly went to knock on the door.
"What can they do even if they come! There are only two of them!! In this situation, even if that scoundrel Black Scripture came personally, it wouldn't help!" The loli roared.
Too bad for you, you'll be disappointed… The one who came is much stronger than the Black Scripture who was rubbed on the floor by Death Knight! Iri thought to herself.
"De Luo Di Long! I have brought the envoy from the Theocracy!" The Prime Minister hurriedly knocked on the bedchamber door and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Hey, hey? Didn't they say that the Theocracy's support needed to be kept secret? Is it okay to shout like this? Iri muttered in her heart.
"Ah! Mm… Please let them in." The loli's voice came from inside, and then the Prime Minister nodded to Iri with difficulty before pushing open the bedchamber door.
You dare to look down on me! Iri was very displeased, and then the corners of her mouth curled upwards. She put on a very confident, arrogant smile and swaggered in.
Then, with a thud, before Iri could get a good look at the loli Dragon Queen sitting in the center, her attention was drawn to the maid beside the loli Dragon Queen.
Because the teacup tray she was holding in her hand suddenly fell to the ground, as if she had been startled by something, and her complexion also looked very bad.
Huh? Did her aura scare ordinary people? No, right? She didn't activate any skills, did she? Iri felt very strange.
"I'm sorry…" The maid reacted instantly, immediately bending down to pick up the scattered teapot and teacups on the ground. They weren't even broken, which was quite rare.
It was then that Iri noticed that this maid looked a bit familiar. Of course, it wasn't familiar in the sense of having seen her somewhere before, but rather she just felt like she resembled someone, she truly felt like she resembled someone?
White and light blue hair, pure blue eyes, and that slightly chubby round face with a bit of baby fat, as well as that curvaceous figure – no matter how she looked at it, she seemed like an enlarged version of someone?
Uh… she couldn't recall for a moment, forget it! Anyway, she was just a maid… The key was this loli Dragon Queen!
Iri turned her gaze to this loli Dragon Queen. Although she knew from the original work that this was not her true form, she deliberately transformed into a loli appearance to evoke a desire for protection. It seemed that dragons actually possessed transformation abilities; this point needed to be noted first.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, envoy from the Slane Theocracy." The old loli said in a sweet, affected tone.
"Oh…" Let me tell you, Iri's expression right now was like this (→_→).
"Uh…" The Prime Minister at the side was also very embarrassed, because he had heard all the disrespectful words his Queen had just said, and it would be strange if the accompanying Theocracy envoy hadn't heard them.
"Um… I'm sorry! I was momentarily confused. Only two people came from the reinforcements I had been looking forward to, and I was worried that with only two of you coming to support us, it might be too difficult." The old loli saw that acting cute had no effect on Iri, so she switched to a concerned tone, saying, "I'm worried about you!"
"Oh…" Iri still had the same expression (→_→), and then continued.
"Not two people, but one. This person is merely a maid who came to look after me. So, only I alone have come to save your Dragon Kingdom. Perhaps I've disappointed Your Majesty?"
"Huh? Me? Am I a maid? That's so mean! Clementine! I'm an Apprentice Priestess!" Bei 'Lu' corrected, a little displeased.
As soon as Iri said this, the loli Queen instantly froze. Although there was only one person, she was still someone from the Theocracy. If she offended her because of this and made her leave… if she angered the Theocracy, the Dragon Kingdom would truly have no hope left.
The plea for help sent to the Empire had received no reply until now. When they had previously received a reply from the Theocracy saying they would send someone, they had initially seen hope, but now, what the Theocracy brought was not hope, but despair!
"Um… this… this…" The loli Queen tried to find some excuse to salvage her awkward situation.
"No need to speak, Your Majesty. It's faster to prove it with action. Just tell me where I need to provide support!" Iri still spoke with that disdainful expression.
"About that, Esteemed Envoy, allow me to explain." The Prime Minister came over to smooth things over for the loli Queen, while explaining the current war situation in the Dragon Kingdom and the situation with the Beastman Kingdom to Iri.
"No need for superfluous words. Just tell me where the enemy is." Iri said coldly.
Originally… talking about the situation and the circumstances! How could Iri possibly understand any of that!
As soon as Iri said this, the maid who had previously dropped the tray looked even more solemn, and her body trembled continuously. Iri was sure she hadn't activated any Ice Aura… she didn't need to intimidate these people!
"Cabos City, the city currently suffering the most ferocious attack from the Beastmen…" The Prime Minister said, somewhat at a loss.
"Understood. Bei 'Lu'… Can you teleport there?" Iri turned her head and asked.
"Huh? Hmm! Ye… Yes, I can! Every city in the Dragon Kingdom has a teleportation board set up by the Theocracy! My MP is also enough, so I can go anytime!" Bei 'Lu' answered confidently, then mumbled something to herself.
Clementine actually called her by her name directly, not'sister'. Is Clementine angry or something?
Everyone present naturally heard Bei 'Lu''s mumbling and all showed very awkward expressions.
"Then, Your Majesty, could you give me a letter of credence, or something that can prove our identity? I don't want to be mistakenly attacked by friendly forces after teleporting to the battlefield." Iri said slowly.
"Ah… Yes! I'll prepare it for you right away!" The loli Queen quickly responded.
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