"What does this Death Knight want to do?" Iri, while being wary of the Death Knight behind her, followed the Chief Priest who had informed her that the Pope wished to see her.
This was supposed to be a meeting with the Pope, but the Death Knight's continued presence behind Iri made Iri's imagination run wild. Could it be that they had found evidence of her faked amnesia and planned to set a trap to lure her over, then have the Death Knight finish her off?
Ugh… if that were the case, they'd probably call all of the Black Scripture, right? And this path seems to be the one that led to that pitch-black hall half a month ago… Am I overthinking things?
Just as Iri was overthinking, they arrived. Just like last time, behind the opened door, it was pitch black, and nothing could be seen. This meant some important task was likely being assigned to her.
A little disappointed… but also a little surprised. It was better than being left idle all day. And if she had a mission, she'd have an excuse to send Bel away and sneak off to contact Nazarick.
Just like last time, after walking into the center of that pitch-black hall, onto the platform bathed in the only light source, she heard an old voice, she didn't know who, addressing her.
"Clementine, have you rested enough for such a long time?"
Huh? Rest? Iri immediately became displeased. Rest my foot! You're just using this as an excuse to find my flaws, aren't you?!
These old guys were indeed cunning. They said they were letting her rest and didn't restrict her personal freedom, allowing her to move around freely.
In reality, they must have arranged a whole bunch of informants to monitor her every move! To see if she made any abnormal moves during this period, right?!
"Thank you, but I don't need to rest. I just want to quickly reclaim the honor that rightfully belongs to me!" Although she was very displeased, she naturally couldn't expose them. She could only follow their words.
"We called you here today precisely to discuss this matter with you." A voice came from the darkness, she didn't know who.
Hmm! Iri was a little surprised. She had thought these scoundrels would continue to make things difficult for her. They brought this up so soon?
No, she couldn't be happy too soon. Maybe it was another empty promise to trick her into completing some outrageous task.
"Does this mean I can have my seat back?" Iri asked, feigning surprise.
"Regarding this matter, your seat should have been restored after you excellently completed the mission to rescue the Dragon Kingdom, but…" one of them said.
See… it must still be an excuse to trick her into working for them. Although she knew what was going on, in order to infiltrate the Black Scripture, she could only bite the bullet.
"It's just that the Black Scripture's seat arrangement is fixed. You, Clementine, were the original Ninth Seat. When you were expelled, we selected someone else to replace you. If we easily restored your seat, it would be unfair to the current Ninth Seat." That person continued.
This was a bit unexpected for Iri. What do you mean by this? Do you want me to wait until the current Ninth Seat dies before it's my turn?
She remembered that the Ninth Seat had already been killed by Shalltear when they were trying to capture Shalltear, right? It seemed he had been resurrected.
"Then what should I do to reclaim my original seat?" Iri was too lazy to listen to their excuses and asked directly.
"After much discussion during this period, we all feel that the safest method is… you two have a simulated battle. If you prove your strength is greater than the current Ninth Seat, the current Ninth Seat will also willingly give up his seat to you!" Another voice came.
What are these people thinking? Although this decision was indeed greatly unexpected by Iri, letting her fight the current Ninth Seat?
Is there even any suspense? Didn't you all see how much I showed off in the Dragon Kingdom? The current Ninth Seat… seems to be that God-Lord Chains, right?
He's such a weakling who couldn't even block one of Shalltear's moves. Aren't you afraid that I might accidentally slip up and have to resurrect him again?
"Thank you very much! So, when can we start?!" Although Iri was very confused, this was also an opportunity, and after this was done, they would have no excuse to refuse her, right? That weakling God-Lord Chains, she could take him down with one move! Iri thought to herself.
After Clementine left, the dark hall fell silent again. For a long time…
"Are we just going to let God-Lord Chains alone force her to use Ultimate Magic? I don't think he can do it alone." One of the shadows said.
"Chief Priest of Light, no one said that the Ninth Seat would fight Clementine in a simulated battle alone, did they?" Another shadow said.
…
The next day, when Iri was pulled out of bed by Bel early in the morning, she received the notification: the simulated battle would take place after morning prayers. Dealing with such a weakling should be easy.
However, to be safe, Iri still used the excuse of changing clothes to send Bel out of the room, then stuffed several magic scrolls that might be useful into the hidden pocket of her shawl.
Although she knew the opponent was a weakling, she still couldn't underestimate him. Who knew what tricks those old guys might pull.
After morning prayers, Gelos, the Chief of the Black Scripture, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, came to pick up Iri. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Gelos led Iri to their exclusive training ground… As expected of an elite unit, they even had their own dedicated training ground?
Then, after winding through what felt like a maze for a long time, Gelos finally led her to the entrance of the training ground. As soon as Iri reached the entrance, she felt that Theocracy had indeed put a lot of effort into concealing the existence of the Black Scripture, because the training ground was underground.
As Gelos walked into the underground passage, that familiar feeling returned. After all, Iri's hometown, Nazarick, was originally underground, and many passages were gloomy, which gave Iri a lot of familiarity.
Upon entering the so-called exclusive training ground, Iri was slightly surprised again. Theocracy was indeed not stingy in this regard. Although it was underground, the area was not small at all, and the lighting was excellent. She remembered that the light source should be magically generated, right?
She just didn't know where the personnel who supplied magic power to those magic lamps were hidden. However, compared to her own Arena, it was still far inferior!
"Heh heh! Clementine…" While Iri was still observing the environment of this underground training ground, Death Knight, who had been waiting there, let out a sinister laugh and walked over. As soon as Iri saw her, her heart sank. They said they would let her fight the Ninth Seat, but in reality, they were letting Death Knight fight her! These old guys are truly vicious! They actually threw Death Knight in. It was obvious that they wanted the Ninth Seat to fight her first, and then Death Knight, who was watching from the side, would definitely not easily let go of the opportunity to fight her. She would definitely rush up and cause trouble for her.
"Yugali, please be a little more well-behaved this time." Gelos said with a helpless bitter smile when he saw Death Knight approaching.
"Heh heh! That depends on your performance…" Death Knight snorted with a laugh, then stared directly at Iri, once again revealing her sinister smile.
"You… don't die so easily." After saying that, Death Knight turned back, which greatly surprised Iri. Gelos had just called her by her name, right!
Yugali… Ugh… I always felt that this name suited her demon king personality very well! (TV version Death Knight CV: Yugali Tamura)
Isn't it just a training battle with the Ninth Seat? Does Death Knight need to say something like that? Iri was very confused.
"I'll go prepare too, Clementine, you should also prepare a bit." Gelos said, then left Iri alone and exited through a side door.
She didn't need to prepare anything, but what was Gelos going to prepare?
A few minutes later, Iri understood why Death Knight had said those words earlier.
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