Chapter 59
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Chapter 59: On the Way to Hillenbrand
Lolth deeply realized that she was mistaken in thinking that Isabella was more "normal" than Tina.
After all, these two girls can play together, showing a bit of "birds of a feather flock together."
This person is not only ambitious and self-destructive, getting up in the middle of the night with a magic bag to work, but also casually seeking death or survival.
Just now, Isabella’s reaction really scared her.
She was so scared that she didn’t even need to buy breakfast, quickly returned to the kitchen of the torture tower to make Ryman’s hometown dish for her in order to dispel her thoughts of suicide.
Even eating Lolth’s meat patties, Isabella’s mood didn’t improve much.
Just now, Lolth said, "I definitely won’t kill myself."
In Isabella’s view, it seemed that the other party was not kind or forgiving.
Clearly, the succubus intended to torture herself to keep her own life!
Moreover, the Demon Army is preparing to attack the front line, even pushing the battle line towards the Ryman border…
Will the succubus likely use the information in her mind against her?
Thinking about the situation in the west, Isabella couldn’t help but sigh.
Although she faced no punishment after escaping, and even enjoyed the delicious Ryman meat pie as usual…
But precisely because of this, she felt a wave of pessimism about her future.
Not punishing herself indicates that the succubus did treat her with a certain sense of calmness that was not urgent.
The so-called "escape" and "resistance" may have been within her expectations.
Also, no matter what, Isabella couldn’t stop thinking that she was relieved not to be punished.
This made her feel very uneasy.
Although she believed her willpower could remain strong and not be swayed by indulgences meant to lead her astray, even if she was pampered with delicious food and drink every day, she wouldn’t be swayed by Lolth’s bribe.
However, her sense of honor as a knight made it very agonizing just to "enjoy" everything!
Soon, the meal that she couldn’t enjoy came to an end.
Watching Tina tidying up the tableware conscientiously and Isabella still feeling down, Lolth sensed the lingering atmosphere and decided to continue with today’s plan.
"Alright, Tina, after you put the tableware in the dishwasher, we will head to Hillenbrand Town. I plan to gather the town residents at the square in Hillenbrand to announce something to them. If you two want to change into more formal clothes, you can do so."
Isabella did throw away her damaged black dress from the morning but opted for a similar style.
As a knight, although such attire looked good, it was evidently not formal enough.
As for Tina’s maid outfit, it was even more strange to see it at the upcoming event.
However, both of them refused Lolth’s proposal.
"No, thank you."
Isabella, still feeling unwell, naturally had no energy to change clothes.
Tina also refused very firmly.
"Do you want to announce something to the residents in the town… then I must wear this outfit that Master Lolth rewarded me with, which best represents my loyalty as Master Lolth’s servant!"
The elf said earnestly.
Hearing that neither of them planned to change clothes, Lolth scratched her head.
"Alright, alright… then I won’t change either."
Originally, I was planning to change my appearance a little bit to avoid being recognized by the three people from the tavern last night.
However, Lolth thought again – last night, she was so generous and friendly, maybe being recognized could help change everyone’s stereotype of an Abyssal Demon.
Maybe those two customers and the landlady, after recognizing her, would voluntarily tell everyone that she is actually a good demon!
Although Lolth believed that misunderstandings about demon race would eventually be cleared up through interactions, speeding up the process was naturally better!
It was for this reason that Lolth decided to have a friendly exchange with everyone in the central square of Hillenbrand today.
Tina quickly finished tidying up the table and cutlery.
With the help of magic devices for household chores, Tina’s work as a maid was simpler and more straightforward compared to others.
Just needed to activate various magic devices!
"I’m ready, Master Lolth… Shall we set off now?"
Tina said this, and Lolth nodded.
"Then let’s do it now!"
She raised her hand and cast a simple short-distance teleportation spell.
This isn’t the Demon King Castle, so Lolth used teleportation magic with confidence, not worrying about her colleagues noticing and getting into trouble for using spatial magic.
Lolth always portrayed herself as a weak succubus who didn’t know much in the Demon King Castle. She even pretended the magic array on the torture tower was from an ancient magical relic she discovered.
After dining at the tavern in the town yesterday, Lolth quickly familiarized herself with the layout of Hillenbrand.
She memorized the coordinates of the town square.
Knowing the coordinates, teleporting there became as simple and natural as breathing for Lolth.
With her magical skills, teleporting with two people was as easy as wearing an extra pair of underwear, without any issues.
Magic surged, space rumbled, Tina and Isabella felt a slight dizziness…
The next moment, they found themselves in the central square of Hillenbrand Town!
The central square, true to its name, was located right in the middle of the small Hillenbrand Town.
About the size of two basketball courts, paved with square bricks slightly neater than the streets, surrounded by not very tall buildings, with roads converging here.
However, the square was empty.
The buildings around the square mainly consisted of shops – grocery stores, fruit and vegetable stalls, general stores, and blacksmiths… These shops around the square basically covered almost all the town’s daily needs and trade volume.
Despite it being morning, Hillenbrand Town still appeared desolate and quiet.
The shops were open, but it seemed like they were not fully open; you couldn’t see any shopkeepers inside from the outside.
There were no pedestrians on the streets.
"Nobody’s here…"
Lolth felt a bit strange.
Maybe today is a holiday?
But it’s okay, we have to gather everyone anyway!