Evil God? My servants are players!

"Hello, since the lord of Hamlet Town has returned to normal, and Paladin Veronica no longer needs to preside over affairs here, I, the Bishop of Hamlet Town, recommend Paladin Veronica to return to the Church of Holy Light to continue her training."

Then the thief picked up another reply letter.

"Listen, your previous reply was indeed biased, but you don't need to report to me like this to express your dissatisfaction. However, it's good that you've realized you shouldn't oppose the nobles anymore. Your application is approved."

Upon seeing the reply, the thief was enraged.

"Fuck you, this is really a shoddy operation. The tone is completely different now!"

"You really can't tell at all?! Are you just making things up in your head?!"

The thief then threw the letter aside and began searching the study again.

Soon the thieves found another item, a relic of the true bishop, exactly the same as the hidden compartment in the bishop's bedroom.

"The previous bishop was more reliable; all the others are just abstract concepts."

However, after the thief put on the monocle, he retracted his statement.

"Up, up, down, left, right, left, right, hehe, it's the default password again."

This time, the hidden compartment no longer contained books, but a magic ball.

"Holy crap! CCTV footage! This bishop really follows the rules!"

The thief carefully presented the magic ball and said:

"This piece of junk is expensive and useless. Although most major organizations allow it, most of them use it to make money. This old bishop really went all out."

Then, the thief carefully placed the magic ball on the table and began to examine it closely.

"I really don't know how to use this piece of junk. Hey! I can picture it!"

Inside the crystal ball appeared a scene: the bishop was handling a case in his study.

Suddenly the count walked in, seemingly talking to the bishop.

The bishop, on the other hand, had an expression that said, "I'm not going to bother you, but I'll have to listen to your ramblings out of politeness."

Similarly, the count wore a forced, insincere smile.

Just when the thief thought it was just a pointless conversation, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, a large number of tentacles burst out from the count's body, binding the bishop tightly.

The bishop was completely unaware that the count would suddenly launch an attack within the Church of Holy Light.

The thick tentacles subdued the bishop instantly, tightly binding his limbs and torso, with one tentacle even shoving directly into his mouth.

This made it difficult for the bishop to use his divine magic and also made it difficult to activate the Church of Holy Light's defensive measures.

Meanwhile, the tentacle in the bishop's mouth kept drilling deeper and deeper, until the entire tentacle was inside the bishop's mouth.

The count then released the bishop.

The released bishop did not attempt to fight back or cry for help, but instead convulsed on the ground.

His skin kept wriggling and peeling off, eventually revealing a new skin, a face exactly like the Count's.

Then the Count Bishop slowly stood up, his demeanor and movements slightly uncoordinated.

Then his face twitched again, and the bishop's face returned to him.

Seeing this, the count also left.

The bishop, as if nothing had happened, sat back down and continued his paperwork.

Even the most experienced thief was stunned by this astonishing scene.

"For a count from a remote area to possess such skill, this thing could cause a bloodbath even in the capital."

"Moreover, it seems that apart from his expression, he is no different from when he was alive after being replaced, and can fool any magic detection."

"After all, the old bishop was quite meticulous; the Holy Light Church here has many magic detectors and magic traps."

"If his expression weren't so easily exposed, Count Hamlet could have relied on this trick..."

"No! It's not that your expression easily gives you away!"

"When the vice-captain was talking to the bishop before, his expression was very natural and normal."

"Maintaining a normal expression probably takes some unknown toll, so he always has a blank look on his face when it's not necessary."

"But we really have to thank the old bishop for his thoughtfulness, even though he would put magical traps on the sidewalk."

"But he is truly capable; he possesses both the methods of an earl and the characteristics of the person he replaced."

"Moreover, this record alone is enough to punish the count under imperial law."

"If the laws of the Empire are truly that effective."

The thief sighed as he spoke.

"Time to head back to the tavern... someone's here!"

Suddenly, the thief sensed that the warning system he had set up had been triggered.

However, the thief was also a careful person; only the perimeter warning device was triggered, so he still had time to react.

So the thief quickly erased all traces of his presence and put everything back in its place.

Then, the thief tiptoed out.

Although the thief was eager to see who the newcomer was, he wanted to try to follow them and see if he could get more clues.

But now that he was carrying a crucial item, he dared not cause any further trouble and had to leave as soon as possible.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened. The thieves, who had already planned their escape route, left the Church of Holy Light with ease.

Then, the thief, carrying the magic orb, also headed towards the tavern.

At this moment, Sasha had already met the warriors at the tavern.

Unlike Sasha's joyful expression, the warrior was overwhelmed by the lingering effects of the truth.

"What's wrong? You look like you've eaten a bitter melon," Sasha asked, sitting down next to the warrior.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Sasha, the warrior touched his forehead and said:

"The thief's words have come true. The Thieves' Guild has fallen, and I'm afraid all the organizations in Hamlet Town have fallen as well."

The soldier's intelligence completely ruined Sasha's good mood.

Seeing that Sasha did not respond, the soldier looked up and asked:

"How's it going on your end?"

Although she had temporarily united the adventurers and obtained some information, Sasha was still not happy. She said dejectedly:

"Not so good. The adventurers have already given up, although I lied and managed to pull some people in."

"But there's no other help available; those adventurers can't be counted on."

"Although I heard that someone knew some of the secrets of Hamlet's upper echelons, when I went to look for them, the place was already deserted."

"Sigh~" *2

Then, the two of them sighed at the same time.

"Boss, something please..." Sasha wanted to order some food to treat herself.

But when he thought about how he had given some of his meager gold coins to the Razor Adventurers, he had no choice but to retract his idea.

Just as the two remained silent, the thief finally arrived.

He sat down in the chair with an excited expression, and looking at the two people who kept sighing, he asked:

"What's wrong? Why do you look like you've eaten a bitter melon?"

"I don't eat bitter melon, thank you," the soldier retorted after being asked twice.

Sasha noticed the thief's excited expression and asked:

"What's up? Any good news from you?"

"Of course!" Then, the thief mysteriously took out a crystal ball.

"I've figured out how the higher-ups were replaced, and what the characteristics of those who were replaced were."

"And if we get this out of here, it will definitely attract the attention of the Church of Holy Light!"