Volume 1 Chapter 643

Chapter 643: Why Isn’t Irene Here?

"Phew… I finally finished counting!"

"Recently, I really don’t know why that teacher ‘Hanako’ from the elf side has started drawing books about Succubus Interrogators and Elf Princesses…"

"It feels like there is some hidden meaning!"

"Oh well, as long as it sells well!"

"That group of succubi might feel more involved because of this…"

At the market outside the Demon King Castle, inside the Little Devil Guild’s base, Doyle Candice watched as Lemures piled a huge amount of * on the teleportation circle and let out a long sigh.

Now, they just needed to teleport back to the Demon King Castle and then transport it to the Abyss, and they could sell it for a good price!

The Little Devil Guild is honest with everyone!

At that moment, Doyle Candice suddenly felt one of her more than ten "Special Magic Perception devices" vibrate and heat up slightly against her.

"What the heck… how could it get triggered here?"

"Isn’t this near the Demon King Castle?"

Doyle Candice frowned and said.

As the messenger of the Demon Army and the secretary of the Demon King, she was the guildmaster of the Little Devil Guild.

Doyle Candice was very rich.

At the same time, she also cared a lot about her own safety.

On her, there were many magic devices and scrolls for defense and counterattack.

At the same time, she also had many devices to sense enemies.

For example, a special Magic Perception device.

It included all the magical powers used by the Superoperators of opposing forces against the Demon Army across the entire mainland plane.

So that Doyle could defend against the enemy’s forces before they noticed her presence.

After all, in a way, as a messenger, she had to travel all across the continent.

Any kind of enemy could be encountered.

Doyle Candice pulled out a pendant from around her neck.

"The power of Holy Light…?"

"The Church of Light?!"

Doyle Candice looked at the golden pendant’s reaction and fell into deep thought.

How could someone from The Church of Light be here?

"I need to go check… you all continue to move and count the goods as usual."

Doyle Candice instructed this, and then…

She left the camp and flew towards a carriage coming from Hillenbrand Town.

At the same time…

The Church of Light, Holy Capital.

After teaching Coristo, Lolth also began her work as the Director of the Heretic Tribunal.

She was becoming more skilled.

Checking the records, finding evidence against each "opponent."

Then, giving orders to subordinates to capture them.

After that, slowly digging to see if any of those captured were hiding connections to other forces or had ties to "hell" or "evil gods."

Because most of the people in The Church of Light were not very clean, it actually reduced a lot of work pressure and mental burden for Lolth.

But…

When these overly "easy" parts, meaning those obvious pests, were cleared away…

There were still hard parts, after all.

Those truly devout, upright, and strong in faith individuals.

They were "good people," but for Lolth or for The Church of Light now…

Their presence might not be a good thing.

The respected ascetics, cardinals, and paladins held the right beliefs, yet they unknowingly became part of the "wrong."

Not just because they lacked weaknesses to hold against.

The most important thing was that if they were given false charges, it harmed them…

Lolth herself could not bear it.

Even the word "harm" might not work for them.

"This is really giving me a headache…"

Even with a firm decision, Lolth’s natural tendency to slack off made her start thinking about "how to take it easy."

After thinking for a while, Lolth still could not come up with a good plan.

Not to mention "taking it easy" methods, she didn’t have any clear ideas for a proper solution.

In the end, she let out a long sigh.

"Sigh…"

"Let’s put it aside for now."

Thinking of this, Lolth decided to see if there were any other jobs she could do.

After thinking for a while, Lolth actually came up with an idea.

"Oh—right! Let me check the time… Janine Irene should be arriving in Seychelles with the Lady of Light soon!"

"Why not go to Seychelles and take a look!"

As Lolth thought this, she activated a long-distance teleportation spell with subtle magical energy in her room.

Soon after, she arrived in the Republic of Seychelles!

This was not Lolth’s first time in the Republic of Seychelles—of course, her last experience had not been pleasant for her.

This time, Lolth arrived in the city of Tume, on the eastern border of the Republic of Seychelles.

This was also the route she planned for Janine Irene.

If Janine Irene didn’t have any problems, she should have arrived here, or she might have already been here!

Lolth quietly emerged from a dark alley in the center of Tum City.

There were no powerful Superoperators in this city.

Lolth marked it as a stop on Janine Irene’s escape route because Tum City was relatively large, close to the border, and completely unimportant.

This was a city with little presence; it had no special minerals and no unusual monsters.

The surrounding villages produced just enough food for the city; it wasn’t on a major route, and it was a good distance from the border.

So, there were neither powerful Superoperators nor any expensive, precise, effective detection measures here.

Lolth didn’t try too hard to hide her presence as she entered the city.

She opened her senses and looked for the presence of Holy Light energy or any leftover traces of it in the city. According to what she had told Janine Irene, she needed to leave a subtle hint at each "station" to help Lolth find her location.

However, to Lolth’s surprise…

There was not a single trace of Holy Light energy in the entire city!

After all, this was a place where even the Church of Light couldn’t be bothered to establish a church.

Lolth felt a bit stunned as she received the information from her Magic Perception.

"What’s going on…? Isn’t Janine Irene here?"

She couldn’t help but feel a bit confused.

But according to the time… it shouldn’t be like this!

She had already received the news of "Janine Irene’s escape" back in the Holy Capital!

Even the information from the Heretic Tribunal had been sent back to the Church of Light. In the coming days, it was likely that others from different factions would learn about this matter too.

So… it made no sense that Janine Irene hadn’t arrived yet!

However, after a careful search, even though no trace of Janine Irene could be found…

Lolth noticed something else strange!