Chapter 24

when i arrived at the temple, i felt a strange sharpness. the paladins lined up as if they were waiting for my carriage.

what is it?

i looked back at ardal, frowning at them. ardal was also looking out the window with his lips closed, as if he felt something unusual.

“what’s going on?”

“it may be so. i’ll look into it, so haniel doesn’t have to worry about it…”

when i asked ardal with a firm look, he answered with a smile as if to reassure me. before ardal’s words were finished, the carriage stopped and the door opened unannounced. the expressionless paladins opened the door and said.

“captain, i’m sorry but you need to come with us.”

“what are you doing being so rude in front of haniel?”

“i’m sorry, haniel. forgive me for my rudeness.”

the paladin, who spoke firmly to ardal, briefly bowed to me. they apologized and turned their gaze back to ardal.

“follow me.”

“ardal.”

“i’m sorry, sir, but there’s a place you need to go with us.”

“what are you doing in front of haniel?”

“i’m sorry, haniel. forgive me for my rudeness.”

the paladin, who spoke stiffly to ardal, bowed briefly to me. they apologized and turned to ardal again.

“follow me.”

“ardal.”

seeing the knights’ unfavorable attitude, i held ardal’s hand. he smiled gently at me, though i could tell he was nervous as well.

“something must be going on. don’t worry. just wait for a bit and i’ll be back.”

he held my hand and kissed me gently. as if urging ardal, the knight outside knocked on the carriage door.

ardal kissed the back of my hand and got off the carriage. the knights grabbed his arms from both sides. no matter how you look at it, it looked like a criminal being dragged along.

what’s going on?

it was difficult to tell what was happening because the system window didn’t pop up.

“haniel, i will take you to your room.”

“ah, right…”

a knight came up to me and held out his hand as i blankly stared at the place where ardal’s figure had disappeared. i walked ahead without holding his arm.

when i got to my room, i paced back and forth, before hearing a knock on the door.

“haniel.”

“adal, what happened… huh?”

i wondered if it was ardal so i went out, seeing a knight i’d never seen before. he handed me a large box.

“his holiness has asked you to wear this outfit and come to his office.”

“his holiness?”

“yes, he’s asked you to come right away. when you are ready, i will escort you.”

disappointed it wasn’t the person who i was waiting for, i nodded and returned to my room. when i opened the lid of the box, all i saw was white. it was longer and thicker than the clothes i wore to the last sainthood proclamation ceremony, but it looked similar.

“huh? this is…”

as i took out the clothes, i swallowed my words when i saw the white underwear lying underneath. no matter how you look at it, it was an obscene type of underwear. undergarments woven with thin lace seemed to show off my body. looking at the underwear being smaller than my palm, i swallowed my words.

“did you give this to me to wear?”

i opened the underwear with both hands and sighed in amazement. if he had given me underwear, i would wear it under my clothes, but he didn’t give me any clothes except for an overcoat.

so… he wants me to just wear underwear under my coat?

i sighed as i emptied the box, changing into the underwear sent by the pope.

“wow.”

standing in front of the mirror in my underwear, i admired myself. with my breasts exposed, the underwear left my vagina lewdly exposed. it suited my pale skin, but it was seriously obscene. wearing underwear that only barely covered the important parts of my body, i sneakily checked back, looked in the mirror and thought seriously.

where the hell did the pope get this underwear?

if i go like this, we’re going for another round. i didn’t really want to do it because i already did it with ardal…

still, i was looking forward to what kind of unique play the pope planned this time. i was a slave to my desires.

that’s why i bought the game…

i put on the coat and went outside. a cold wind blew, sweeping my body sharply.

shivering from the cold sensation, i spoke to the waiting knight. perhaps it was because i was cold, but my voice came out a bit choked.

“i changed.”

the knight bowed to me without any hesitation and said.

“i’ll escort you.”

the corridor leading to the garden was designed to show the outside. i was nervous as i adjusted the hem of the coat, which occasionally fluttered in the wind. if i made a mistake, the hem of my coat could lift up and i might expose myself in front of the knights.

i stiffened my body and slowly walked behind the knight.

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