Chapter 66: Going to a cathedral in an isekai. Can you guess the check?

Yesterday was a busy day for the Maid-Knights.

The stealth team was occupied gathering info on everyone who will attend to the ball.

Meanwhile, the shopping team went back to the castle to get their new weapons and practice with them.

Lastly, my team had a meeting with our collaborators, Lorelei, Sven, Locke-chan, Greese, and Lyra.

I fluffed Lyra's tail and ears of course.

In any case, she reported that the sabotaging of New Glory's information network was going as planned.

Heh, distribute some logical half-truths and perfectly crafted fake reports here and there and misinformation will spread like wildfire.

That is true no matter the world.

I mean, anyone who has lived with internet long enough knows about this, courtesy of the abundance of fake and incorrect information.

You know, like your ships.

Unless they coincide with my own.

If that’s the case, then they are true, of course.

Besto Waifu x Barbaric Healer FTW!

Still, if the information is not the same at several levels of the organization, it will cause terrible misunderstandings and its overall efficiency will drop.

Then add that we already have sabotaged their supply lines with the help of Lorelei, Sven and Locke-chan and that’ll drop further.

But that’s not all, oh no, not at all.

Their funding is also being bled out stealthily by Lorelei and Greese, who are doing it in the same clever ways they used to obtain said funding for New Glory. Except the extra-taxes.

Those will be left alone, regrettably. At least, until after we finish with all of this. It will sure raise some alarms if we do it now.

Besides that, all the pieces we need are in place now.

New Glory will fall.

And its head will help me do that.

After all, the King will keep being foolish and will try to brave through these obstacles, further destabilizing his enterprise.

Man, nothing says 'I'm being manipulated by the true villain' like a sudden decrease in intelligence.

Like, this guy is supposed to be the same person that handled the kingdom pretty well before doing all that crap.

Oh well, that makes things even more isekai so it is fine.

And just in time for the ball.

But that is only part one of the climax.

At least, that is what my instinct is telling me.

"Fufufu~~, I am already working on the dresses you and your companions will wear that day."

Don't forget yours, darling.

Even if you are not able to go, physically we can dance in my castle.

No. We will dance.

"Auros...indeed. That is certainly true, dear. Then, I will also make one for me and Ilya."

Perfect.

Back to our little summary, the prince has stopped sending spies to keep an eye on us after that first set of spies got the roulette treatment.

He probably thought that what happened was a warning of some sort and was prudent enough to leave us alone until we showed our hand.

Poor, poor prince, he doesn't know that our hand was already all over this place the same day we arrived.

Heh.

Those two will surely be surprised.

But I have this feeling that he will be forced to send someone when we go to the cathedral.

And that is all on my part, Nerinne.

"Fufufu~~ then it is my turn, right dear?"

Yes.

I need you to tell me something.

What is behind that door?

"That...I cannot tell you."

Huh? Why?

"While I have a strong suspicion of what it is, I cannot confirm it since I’m unable to see behind that door."

You cannot see?

Oh...if my instinct is correct, then that means...

"It is as you think, dear. It means the evil god's influence is strong there."

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After that morning talk with darling, she gave me what I would be wearing for the day.

So, I'll put it on after using the private bath of steam censorship.

Yes, the steam is moving to conveniently cover those areas.

No, it's totally not me playing around by mixing ice magic and fire magic to see if I can replicate steam censorship.

Not at all.

Look, it’s doing it as I wash my breasts, slowly, seductively, and gratuitously fan-servicey.

Now, follow my hands as they move to my stomach and even lower.

The soap dripping all over my body in an oh such ecchi bath scene way.

Then, let’s go for the closeup shot of my thighs and the rest of my legs.

Next, we go for the buttocks and the…huhu…steam-chan has conveniently decided to cover that one area.

You want to see?

Hehe...sorry.

Finally, we conclude with the armpits that I know some of you like so much and my head, specifically my hair and horns, letting the water rinse away all the soap on it and the rest of my body.

"Ah~~, that was a nice bath..."

So, how was this fanservice dose?

Eh? You want fanservice of the maids too?

If it’s just me it will get boring, you say?!!

It is already getting boring?!!

YOUUUU...!!!

YOU ARE RIGHT!! I TOO WANT MORE FANSERVICE WITH THE MAID-KNIGHTS!!

I promise! It will happen!! I will make sure of it!!

Ok?! Ok.

Now, after I use some magic to dry myself and I start putting the underwear on.

Of course, it is a dental floss black thong...again...

It still feels weird...

I suppose that I’ll grow accustomed to it...even if that thought had never crossed my mind in my whole life before this.

"Life is full of surprises, dear~~. One day you are buying the figure of your waifu wearing a thong and then next day you are the waifu wearing a thong. 'Full circle' I believe that is the term you use."

...

I should say that you are wrong, but I would be lying in my case...

Although, this bra is something else, it really accentuates my chest.

It makes me want to grope them...oh, I'm already doing it.

“Hnmm~~.”

So soft...

W-wait, I can't get into that kind of mood now! I need to get ready for the appointment at the cathedral...and…

You know what? Now that I think about it, I should take all the time I need.

"Dear~~~, do not make Ludovica wait...lest you want a repeat of last time."

"...!"

Ugh...yeah...I don’t want that.

"I thought so. Ah, I do have some perfume too. Would you like to put it on, dear?"

Hahaha, no.

"Fufufu~~, it was worth trying."

You cheeky Goddess.

"Moving on, dear. You should praise me. Look at what I have prepared for you."

Oh, let’s see.

For that, I exit the personal bath that is in my room and there’s something materializing itself on top of the bed.

They are clothes and...YOU BESTO GODDESS OF A GIRLFRIEND!!

THE EDGE ALTER FORMAL DRESS!!

JUST LIKE IN THE MAGNUM EVENT ART!!!

"Praise me more, dear~~."

OF COURSE, YOU CUTEST DARLING!!

"Fufufu~~, I chose this one because of the occasion. You are not going to Ludovica's chambers or teleporting in. You are going in through the main door at the behest of the Head of the Church. That is why the important Lady Auros Argento needs to look the part. Also, I knew you wanted to use a trench coat, so I factored that in too."

I'M SO HAPPY THAT I WOULD HUG YOU!!

But you can't materialize here…

So, I'll just summon my lance and hug it!

"Come! Holy Lance: Nern!"

*poof*

Huuuuuuuug!

There!

"Fufufuhahaha...dear, you dummy...hahahahaha."

Sorry if you expected some fanservice of me putting it on, but I can't wait!!

You should know why, right?!

Let's go!!

OH! YES!

THIS FEELS...SO GOOD...SO RIGHT...SO ISEKAI...

MY TRENCHCOAT QUOTA FOR BEING AN ISEKAI PROTAGONIST HAS BEEN MET!!!

CHEEEECK!!!

ALSO, I LOOK FIERCE AND TIGHT IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES!!

UMU.

SO HOT.

Just looking at myself in the mirror is arousing...

Like my tightly enclosed chest…

But I must hold on!

We have work to do and one more plan to put in motion given that certain development.

And I know the right person to do it.

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"Allegra."

Now that I have come out of my room, greeted everyone, and had some breakfast, I can do what I had in mind.

And for that I call for one of my dear Maid-Knights.

Oh, by the way, the shopping team just returned, and they brought the new weapons for the stealth team, Bertia's and Erica's, besides their own.

The only exceptions were Sophie's and Erevain's because Roxxy said that those will take more time.

Which is interesting if you ask me. After all, in the report Sophie gave me after returning from her morning training, Roxxy said that Erevain’s was going to take a bit longer to make just because of the moon tears’ properties and how they need to be forged. But in the case of Sophie’s, she said that it was going to a be a challenge.

Just that.

I tried to use my instinct but Nerinne told me the 'S' word and I desisted.

Anyways, Allegra is here.

"Yes, Master? Is there anything you need? Ah, also, those clothes really suit you, Master."

I KNOW RIGHT?! THEY LOOK SO AWESOME AND FEEL SO GOOD TO WEAR!! Ahem…I mean…so says the purple haired maid standing in front of me.

Still, Allegra is quite the cultured one indeed.

One thing though...

It is kind of funny just thinking how tall I look besides her...well...besides any of the maids.

"Thank you for the compliment, Allegra. I have a job for you, but you will need to leave your team for it. Is that a problem?"

I mean, I could simply order her to do it, but she has other responsibilities. As in, continuing with the information gathering.

"Not at all, Master. I know I can leave it to Luca and the rest to fulfill your orders regarding information gathering."

Her braid sways lightly as she shakes her head while saying that, her voice is full of confidence and her eyes show that calm warmth usual for her.

"Hmph, very well. Then, I need you to go to your laboratory and create an airborne poison. Said poison needs to cover a big area and knock out everyone inside it for an hour. It must be colorless, odorless, quick to take effect, not leave any traces and dissipate quickly. And of course, it must bypass any resistances that some people may have."

“…!!”

With every condition I set for the poison Allegra’s eyes grew shinier and shinier, and she’s now clearly excited.

Like, she might jump me at any time.

Wait...looking at her legs I can see that she is holding back the impulse to do so!

So cute!

"To make use of my skills and laboratory this quickly...! And with such a tall order!! As expected of my trusted Master!! The possible recipes are already flowing through my head! Master is sure referring to that place, right? Of course, where else would it be? Master also probably wants it for today, right?! That is obvious too!! With which am I going to start? Rambue beast poison mixed with Lacine flower dust and Svarick mushroom? Or..."

This girl is so excited that she is already gone to her own world and even answering her own questions…! Nice!

As a weeb I can sympathize completely.

"Fufufu~~, I vouch for that claim."

Yes, you would.

"The question has a clear answer, but I shall make it anyway, can you do it?"

"Ah Master, of course I can~~~.”

I ask my question firmly, and Allegra gives me an answer in a tone of voice so ASMR, that I feel a certain seductive ogre has graced me with her presence. Even with the same smile to boot!!

“Poison is truly my specialty after all~~~."

Her ASMR power is sooo high!!! I can't make some 'hnnnngh' type of face here in the living room, so I have to use all my power to hold myself back.

"*ahem*Good. Take this."

With that, I use some spatial magic to procure a thing I had thought of making in my castle for some time now.

A…[Key].

One that has an intricate shape with a gem on the part where you grab it, and…you guessed it, it’s black.

It is enchanted with my space magic and tuned to my castle. Which means, that they can use the [Key] to create a [Door] to any parts of the castle.

How did I enchant and attune this thing, you ask? Well, I just let my instinct guide me through the complicated parts, but the gist of it is that the process is like bathing the object in my spatial magic and then paint the place you want it to be attuned to over it.

Yeah, kind of weird, right? Well, it’s magic so it should be like that, right?

"Allegra, I have attuned this [Key] to where your laboratory is in the castle. As such, you can reach your laboratory at any time you want. Of course, you can return to the place where you used it too."

I put the key on her hands and look at her in the eyes before continuing with the following:

"Do not lose it. Ever."

"Not even in my death will they be able to take it from me, Master. This, I swear."

She nods as she holds the key close to her heart and says that.

Looking at her eyes, I believe her.

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Ok. Here we are.

The Cathedral.

Ludovica’s playground…I mean, base.

What am I doing here?

I do not know.

"Fufufu~~ dear, I have been reading many of the novels that leaked out of your soul. Even those that don’t have anything to do with the series we like so much.”

Yes, I know...you were quite vocal about Kono***ba...

“What can I say? I don’t like the ‘u’ word. Anyway, in those novels there’s one thing many churches are known for and it is something that you can do in the churches of my world too. Something besides healing, dispelling curses, and so on, of course.”

Then that would be...

"Being able to see your stats and those of your companions, dear~~."

Ah...EEEEEEEEEH?!!!

WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?!! LET'S GO!!

To be continued...(cue chibi drawing of impatient Ludovica looking at the clock!)

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