Chapter 20: I Don’t Know

“So,”

Litt calmed down her urge to curse her father, “Red, did you really master the Creator Mage skill without any system training at all?”

“It’s not like I had zero training,”

Red thought for a moment and said casually, “I did buy a few books.”

“……”

A few books……

This brat is definitely showing off, isn’t he?!

Absolutely!

“But even so, I still couldn’t keep up with the overall pace of the Dawn’s Edge, so they looked down on me. I don’t have any complaints about that.”

Litt thought about the things Red usually did in Dawn’s Edge.

Managing the team’s daily life and preparing meals,

spending time in the library drafting strategy plans,

asking Brian about his experience with 攻略…

Besides that, there were also tons of miscellaneous chores.

Honestly, Litt had believed Liz’s words before, thinking Red was just mediocre talent, which was why he got stuck with all these tasks.

But now that she thought about it… with all the stuff he had to handle daily, when did he have time to study or train?!

And as for mediocre talent, if he had spent a bit more time training or gotten better study materials, his current strength wouldn’t have been possible.

To put it bluntly, Liz was just wasting Red’s talent!

And then blaming others for having no talent — what kind of person does that?

While Litte was grumbling in her heart, Red asked Tessaia.

“So, what exactly do you want me to help with?”

Red naturally hadn’t forgotten that he was here to take on a commission and earn money.

Tessaia nervously explained after hearing that.

“Because the fifth layer’s area is quite large, I just wanted to recruit someone to carry luggage, so I might not be able to afford your full commission…”

By now, Tessaia already knew Red came from Dawn’s Edge and had reached the twenty-third layer as an adventurer.

For someone of his strength to just carry luggage for her was clearly beneath him!

Red smiled and said,

“No need. Just pay me according to the commission listed on your request. No extra fee necessary.”

“…How is that possible…”

Tessaia wanted to say more, but Red cut her off.

“I’m no longer an adventurer now, just an ordinary person, so you don’t need to be so polite.”

“…Alright.”

After accepting Tessaia’s commission, Red stood up and asked Litt, who was beside him,

“Miss Litt, are you coming along?”

Red definitely hadn’t forgotten what she said when they first met.

Litt had said she admired the adventurous life.

Back then, he even told her a lot about his experiences in Dawn’s Edge.

“At the difficulty of the fifth layer, it’s fine to just experience it a little.”

Faced with Red’s invitation, Litt felt a little apologetic, sticking her tongue out slightly.

“Sorry, I snuck out after all. If I don’t go back now, I might get questioned. There will be plenty of chances. I’ll take leave another time and go with you. You both be careful.”

After bidding farewell to Red, Litt left the guild.

Red watched her leaving figure and was momentarily lost in thought.

“Plenty of chances… huh?”

“Why is Miss Litt so nice to you?”

At this moment, Kariyel at the front desk took off her sunglasses and muttered to Red.

“Has she met you before?”

“No.”

Red shook his head.

“Then why is she so nice to you?”

Kariyel didn’t understand, and neither did Red.

But he didn’t bother thinking further.

“Maybe I’m just good-looking?”

Red shrugged half-jokingly.

Kariyel was speechless.

“Don’t you feel a little gross saying that?”

***

After saying goodbye to Red, Litt entered an alley.

After confirming no one was around, she removed the mask covering her face.

The surrounding space began to fluctuate, and soon the white nun known as Litt disappeared, replaced by Letia.

A priest who very much enjoyed having fun.

This was the advantage of following the script — at least she could control the situation.

Except for some necessary parts, everything was proceeding according to the script.

A slight change here or there might rewrite her doomed fate.

But that still wasn’t enough.

Approaching Red under Litt’s name would definitely draw Liz’s attention.

If pushed to the edge, Liz would use every method to investigate her background.

She might even use the influence behind her — the great noble families of the Imperial Capital.

So the plan had to speed up.

Letia had to quickly figure out why the White Church delegation had come to Dawnlight Town, and send them away as soon as possible.

Only then would she have the resources and fallback to deal with Liz.

From her own experience joining Dawn’s Edge, Letia felt Liz’s feelings towards Red were more than just a superior-subordinate relationship.

To Letia, it seemed Liz wanted to treat Red as her personal possession.

That feeling might not be love; it was more likely… possession.

Like a pet raised for many years that had now escaped and was hiding at someone else’s place.

Thinking this, Letia took out a crystal ball and made a call.

“Yo, isn’t this our dear Priest Letia? What does your beloved bishop want this time?”

The voice on the other end was as fake as ever, the smile hollow and insincere, making Letia feel a deep discomfort.

To put it bluntly, it was like facing a wolf in human skin.

“Otto, what do you know about the recent White Church arrival in Dawnlight Town? Especially those White Church members who deliberately hid their identities — what exactly are they after?”

“Priest Letia, why have you suddenly started caring about other people’s affairs?”

“Don’t bother about me. You must know something, right?”

Letia didn’t believe Otto knew nothing.

“Heh,”

Otto just laughed on the other side of the crystal ball, “Sorry, I really don’t know.”

“Do you think I’d believe you?”

Seeing that Otto was unwilling to say more, Letia sensibly hung up.

She knew Otto’s character well: if he didn’t want to say, then this was definitely a secret beyond her reach.

Isn’t there a saying?

The more you know, the easier it is to die.

But the problem was… if she truly knew nothing, she’d die even faster!

This ridiculous script only gave her a very vague direction and future, but not a single clue.

“Back to Dawn’s Edge for now.”

Since she couldn’t figure things out, it was better to go back and check the situation.

Liz wanted to investigate her background, right?

If she wanted to investigate this suddenly appearing White Church Priestess, she’d have to go through the White Church delegation anyway.

With her connections, Liz might even be able to uncover the identity of the main character in the script.