Chapter 188: Carol’s Resentment
The heavy iron bars of the dungeon gate divided the world into two sides. One side was immersed in sorrow, while the other was lost in desire.
The sounds of passion echoed through the prison, tormenting the Pope’s mind.
Watching Chrissy, the one she cared about the most, with her changing expressions and gazes, a chill ran down her spine.
The Pope wanted to cover her ears, but Chrissy held her hands tightly, leaving her trapped.
She wanted to kick Kailun, but he was hiding behind Chrissy, enjoying himself.
More importantly, her strength was completely suppressed. She could only exert the power of a first or second-rank mage, not enough to harm Kailun at all.
“Don’t… Don’t do this…”
The Pope shook her head sadly, her long blonde hair swaying behind her.
The reality she witnessed shattered her composure, her strong defenses crumbling.
“Your Holiness still cares about me. But it’s too late now. I can’t escape anymore. I just want to indulge in this moment of bliss forever. Do you know? This feeling of living in a dream…”
Chrissy let go of one of the Pope’s hands and stroked her head, a satisfied smile on her face.
“…”
The Pope remained silent, her lips sealed. She had so much to say, but the words were stuck in her throat.
She couldn’t understand this twisted mindset. It was irrational.
“Stop teasing the Pope. If you keep pushing her, she might have a mental breakdown. The noble and pure Pope can’t handle this.”
Kailun tied Chrissy’s golden hair into a ponytail and held it in his hand.
He gently pulled on her ponytail, and Chrissy tilted her head back, letting out a soft moan.
“Ugh~ You’re the one teasing the Pope. It has nothing to do with me. Chrissy knows nothing~”
She leaned back, pressing against Kailun’s waist.
‘This little vixen,’ Kailun thought with amusement and increased the pressure on her hair.
“Can you two just die already…”
The Pope, seizing a moment of Chrissy’s weakness, broke free from her grasp and ran to the corner of the room, covering her ears with her hands and closing her eyes.
Only by blocking out the sights and sounds could she calm down. If this continued, she would definitely be “corrupted.”
“Snap!”
However, Kailun casually drew a magic circle, amplifying all the sounds in the Pope’s mind.
“Your Holiness, did you think covering your ears would be enough?”
Kailun chuckled. He had learned many strange spells from Kailson.
“Demon!”
The sounds of passion echoed in her mind again. She opened her eyes and glared at Kailun.
The Pope, in a moment of desperation, slammed her head against the wall.
With a dull thud, she fainted as she had wished.
Kailun praised, “If only the First Princess had this kind of determination. She wouldn’t be in her current state.”
“What a pity. It feels like it’s less fun now that the Pope has fainted. Are you slacking off?”
Chrissy turned to Kailun, hinting that he wasn’t doing enough.
He rolled his eyes and pulled on Chrissy’s skirt. “Why have you become even more perverted than Phils? This isn’t a good sign.”
“Don’t you like this kind of pervert?” Chrissy pouted, swaying her hips.
Kailun considered it for a moment. “Not bad. Please intensify your efforts.”
He snapped his fingers again and cast a healing spell on the Pope. The high-rank magic circle covered her body, and she regained consciousness within moments.
However, for the Pope, this was just a continuation of her torture. She looked at Kailun, seeing the mischievous smile on his lips.
She swore that if she ever had a chance to escape, she would tear Kailun to pieces.
[The Pope’s malice towards you is boiling over. Goodwill -3, Total Goodwill -85]
Thinking of this, the Pope slammed her head against the wall again, this time with even more force.
However, her suicidal actions didn’t stop Kailun. As long as she didn’t die instantly and her soul wasn’t destroyed, he wasn’t worried.
Don’t forget, among the magic copied by Fox, there was time-related magic. He could now perform short-range time reversals.
However, this time reversal had significant drawbacks: long casting time, high mana consumption, high cost, many restrictions… He wouldn’t use it lightly unless the Pope was dead.
To be honest, although this magic sounded powerful, its practical use was limited. It wasn’t suitable for combat and didn’t live up to its name.
“Thud!”
“Thud!”
“…”
For the next half hour, the sound of “thuds” echoed through the dungeon. If you listened carefully, you would notice that the impact became weaker and weaker until it stopped completely.
The Pope lay sprawled on the ground, her vision blurry as she looked at the dark ceiling above.
“Just give up. You can’t kill yourself by doing that. Kailun will only get more excited. Sigh, Your Holiness, why don’t you surrender and enjoy yourself with me? Then we can conquer Kailun together, north and south.”
Chrissy couldn’t help but try to persuade the Pope to surrender.
She was a traitor, but she hoped for a better ending for the Pope.
Considering Kailun’s perspective, only a living Pope was a useful Pope.
Moreover, could the Temple of the Celestial God’s hegemony last forever?
The answer was no. She didn’t think their dominance could be maintained.
The world had suffered under their tyranny for too long. Many harbored a desire for revenge, and Kailun’s existence had, to some extent, intensified this change in mindset.
But for now, most people were more concerned about their immediate interests. After all, the Temple of the Celestial God still held absolute power.
But what would happen after this new war?
Thinking of this, Chrissy continued in a soft voice, “Your Holiness might not know this, but Kailun has already made plans for the second mine. If you don’t face this matter seriously, the Temple of the Celestial God might suffer a huge loss.”
Hearing this, the Pope quickly got up from the ground, clutching her dizzy head as she walked towards the bars. “Tell me, what do you want?”
The Pope’s voice was filled with helplessness. She felt like she was going crazy.
She couldn’t do anything, only watch helplessly as Chrissy became the kind of person she despised.
She felt that she was neither a competent “mother” nor a qualified leader.
She had infiltrated the enemy’s territory, only to be played like a fiddle. Because of her mistake, the entire Temple of the Celestial God would suffer a major blow.
“I think I’ve made my demands very clear. Three options: Let me be the Pope, kill the Empress, or be my pet.”
Kailun looked at the Pope, his expression slightly more serious this time.
“No.”
The Pope hesitated. Making these choices was worse than death to her.
Kailun shrugged nonchalantly. “It seems we have nothing to talk about. Then I can only bully you while waiting for the wedding. I’ll introduce you to the whole world and let everyone know about your existence.”
“Can you tell me who’s behind you? If you can tell me that, I might consider your demands. After all, you have to let me know who my enemy is before I make a choice, right?”
The Pope gripped the bars, her eyes bloodshot.
Both Kailun and the silver-haired girl in the robe were too strange. They possessed power beyond the norm.
Kailun chuckled. “I can tell you, but you have to make a choice first. Or we can wait until after the wedding.”
Pope: “… You’re truly impossible to deal with.”
“Time’s almost up. I have to go and prepare for the wedding. I’ll let Chrissy keep you company. I’m sure you two have a lot to talk about.”
Kailun released Chrissy’s ponytail and adjusted his pants.
“Ugh~”
Chrissy moaned softly, a satisfied look in her eyes.
“See you later, Your Holiness. Don’t miss me too much.” Kailun waved to the Pope and left the dungeon.
“That demon will be punished by heaven sooner or later!”
The Pope glared at Kailun’s retreating figure, cursing through gritted teeth.
She then looked at Chrissy’s long leg, clad in a black over-the-knee stocking, with a mixture of disgust and heartache. “Aren’t you going to wipe it?”
Chrissy looked down at her thigh. “I’m used to it. It doesn’t matter. Your Holiness, you don’t know. When I first met Kailun, he always bullied me. He would spend hours with me every day. Now that I think about it, that time was probably the happiest.”
“Call me by my name. Don’t call me ‘Your Holiness’ or use honorifics.”
The Pope’s heart ached even more. She reached her hand through the wide gap between the bars, caressed Chrissy’s cheek, and asked, “Why did you choose to follow him? He’s the demon who bullied you! Come back to me, okay? We’ll find a way to escape together.”
Chrissy held the Pope’s hand. “Escape? No, you misunderstand me. I never thought about escaping. We were enemies at first, but we don’t have to be enemies forever. Now, I can see more interesting things, find more exciting pleasures, and enjoy a more fulfilling life. For me, this was the right choice. I believe he’s someone who can change the world.”
Chrissy’s stance had changed. She was completely on Kailun’s side.
Initially, she had only been drawn to Kailun because of her mental contamination, but as they interacted, a feeling beyond physical desire had gradually developed.
This feeling was purer, more captivating. Chrissy wanted to explore it further.
That was why she was trying her best to bring the Pope to her side.
However, she also knew that it would be difficult to change the stubborn Pope.
So she made a new suggestion. “Let’s play chess, like we used to.”
The Pope nodded dejectedly. “… Okay.”
……
Leaving the dungeon, Kailun saw Carol at the entrance.
The moment she saw him, she leaned closer and sniffed his clothes, then made a disgusted face. “It smells like Chrissy.”
Kailun coughed awkwardly and asked, stroking Carol’s hair, “Have you finished planning the wedding?”
Carol lowered her head, her small hands behind her back nervously intertwined. “I’ve made a preliminary plan, but the specific details still need your approval.”
Her voice was tinged with grievance. It was her birthday, yet she had to plan someone else’s wedding.
Kailun had even told her to be in charge of everything, to do it according to her ideas, to make it perfect.
It felt like watching someone steal Kailun away from her, and she had to smile and congratulate them.
It hurt, it hurt so much.
Carol glanced at Kailun resentfully. He was actually chuckling.
“Tsk! You pig…”
Carol stomped on Kailun’s foot and ran away, not even bothering to probe his mood further.
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