This time, I won't be the devil.

"I wanted to tell you at the party, but the party went badly and I didn't know what to do, so I tried to follow the book..."

After understanding Noelle's thoughts, Frey sighed.

It turned out that he was not the only one. Noelle also wanted to use the atmosphere of the party to confess his identity as a dragon. They had the same idea.

This strange kind of telepathy made Frey feel a little funny and a little happy.

"I'm sorry I kept it a secret from you..." After hearing Frey's sigh, the uneasiness on Noelle's face intensified again.

"As expected, a monster like me shouldn't have the audacity to stay by your side, Frey..."

Noelle got off the bed and tried to leave, but this time it was Frey who held her hand.

Not only that, Frey pulled Noelle to his chest and placed his hand on her head.

"Your hair has grown a lot longer."

The short hair I had when we first met has grown to shoulder level without me noticing.

Frey placed one hand on Noelle's head and carefully tucked her scattered hair behind her ear with the other.

"hair?"

"This is the biggest change in you in my eyes."

"Whether you are a human, a dragon, or any other small monster."

"To me, Noelle is Noelle."

Hearing Frey say this, Noelle leaned into his embrace and choked up.

At this moment, with a loud thunder, heavy rain fell from the sky.

The emotional pressure that Noelle had accumulated until now completely broke out at this moment.

"I've actually been worried all the time."

"If you find out I'm not human, you'll hate me, Frey."

"If I'm no longer useful, you'll leave me, Frey."

Listening to the thunderstorm outside the window, Noelle seemed to recall something, and her fingertips curled up on Frey's chest suddenly tightened.

"In the music capital, on the night of the tsunami, I was really scared..."

Frey's heart moved slightly, and he clearly felt Noelle's uneasiness.

On that night of wind and tide, when Frey was fighting the cultists, Noelle was shivering in her room at the Dream Sound Hotel.

Outside the window, there was thunder and lightning, violent storms, and sea water flowing along the streets. She wanted to hold someone's hand to resist the fear but couldn't.

Noelle's simple words "I'm scared" reflected so many things in Frey's mind.

Because Frey knew that she could not speak flowery language and lacked sufficient rhetorical skills.

When she said she was afraid, she wasn't complaining without reason, but because of the uncontrollable fear from the bottom of her heart.

"I knew you were in danger, Frey, but I couldn't do anything. I wondered if I was redundant..."

Noelle continued to pour out her heart, and Frey listened silently.

After a while, when Noelle's emotions gradually calmed down, she said with some self-mockery:

“I am probably a very selfish person.”

"That night, the city was facing a crisis of life and death, but all I could think about was the people I cared about."

"What a coincidence, me too..."

Frey had to admit that he had a certain fondness for Noelle.

Although this emotion is still far from the love between men and women, he cannot clearly say that he likes Noelle.

But in order to reassure the girl in front of him and to qualify himself to keep her by his side, Frey made a promise.

"Although I won't save those who are not related to me, if one day you are in danger, I will protect you."

"But the premise is that I can do it...so you'd better not put yourself in danger." Frey added somewhat unconvincedly.

"Well, I know you're a very cautious person, Frey."

"But that's what makes you my hero."

Tears welled up in Noelle's eyes, and she buried her burning face in Frey's neck.

Frey also hugged Noelle, and at this moment, the familiar prompt sound rang in his mind again.

Improvement: The talent [Devotion] has been enhanced

Experience gain rate increased by 20% → Experience gain rate increased by 40%.

…………

After that, they kept hugging each other and talked a lot.

"So, all your previous behaviors were learned from that Love Manual?"

Noelle suddenly started taking care of Frey's life and started to have frequent physical contact with him, obviously influenced by the book.

"Not entirely. Some of the things I want to do are what I want to do myself."

"I think so. After all, books don't teach people to suddenly expose their chests."

Under Frey's teasing, Noelle recalled his previous actions and blushed.

After a moment, she leaned close to Frey's ear and whispered unconfidently:

"I'm not as clever as Miss Dido."

"Not as considerate as Miss Shiloh."

"So, there's only one solution I can think of."

"It's about showing you... all of me..."

Noelle's expression turned a bit disappointed when she said this.

"In your eyes, Frey, I really have no charm at all..."

"It seems you don't understand at all."

"You know...what do you know?"

"It's okay, it's okay if you don't understand."

After a while, due to the huge amount of emotional fluctuations he had experienced and the effect of alcohol, Noelle soon began to breathe more steadily.

After confirming that she was asleep, Frey breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he maintained a gentle and elegant expression on his face, his body's reactions were not deceiving.

While I was holding Noelle...

Although Noelle chose to use the cesium glaze tactic, she obviously only had a limited understanding of it, otherwise she would not have questioned her own charm.

At this moment, Noelle, who had fallen asleep, turned over in Frey's arms. Her...

……

But Noelle was already asleep at this time, and according to Frey's principles, he would not attack an unconscious woman.

And he has not yet made any further progress.

After all, Noelle's life experience has not been fully clarified yet, and the possibility of her becoming the guardian of the maze in the future still exists.

Before resolving these issues, it would not be a wise choice to develop a relationship with Noelle that could not be reversed.

Frey struggled to get up from the bed, covered Noelle with the quilt, and walked towards the bathroom.

Now that things have come to this, I might as well go to the bathroom first.

Chapter 83 Turning Point (5K)

While Frey and Noelle were expressing their feelings to each other, in Gwangju, the capital of the Hikari Theocracy, this year's Festival of Lights came to a successful conclusion amid the cheers and applause of countless believers.

As the capital of the theocracy, Gwangju is naturally more prosperous and wealthy than other regions. In the city, tall medieval-style buildings are lined up in rows.

And within the capital area, there is an area separated by high walls - the Holy City. It is the core of the entire religious state and where the high-ranking officials of the Holy See usually live and carry out activities.

It was already two o'clock in the morning, but Carol Square in the center of the holy city was still as bright as day.

This is because behind the square is the iconic building of the entire theocracy - the Tower of the Sun.

The Sun Tower is not only far taller than other buildings and reaches the sky, but it can also emit light continuously for 24 hours. When it is running at full power, its light can cover the entire holy city.

Those who are eligible to attend the party at Carol Square are basically internal members of the Holy See, while other residents of Gwangju need to gather around several projection arrays to watch the live broadcast.

At the party, the current Pope Oscar Wilde officially announced the plan to expedition to the labyrinth and strengthen the seal, and claimed that this was a great action concerning the future of mankind.

Both the public and believers expressed their approval of His Holiness the Pope's instructions with tears in their eyes, and felt fortunate to have such an outstanding leader.

After the meeting, Oscar returned to his bedroom at the back of the cathedral.

After dismissing all the servants, Oscar, who had been busy all day, did not rest, but came to the study alone.

Although it is called a study, its scale is completely that of a large library. It was established by Pope Carol the Elder.

After entering a room deep in the library, Oscar took out the telegraph stored in the cabinet.

In order to make the people's faith more devout, the Theocracy has been resisting science and technology, and therefore lacks convenient means of long-distance communication.

If the central government wants to contact local governments, there are two main methods besides traditional expedited letters.

One is to launch a large-scale projection magic, and the other is to use the [Holy Light Record] stored in various places for text communication.

However, the former is extremely expensive, while the latter is limited in number and is generally kept by bishops in various places. In addition, clear records will be left during the transmission of text.

This telegraph machine produced by the Terra Federation is the means Oscar uses to communicate secretly with his confidants.

Oscar himself does not reject magical technology, he is a pragmatist.

At this time, a report from Mono came over the telegraph, which mentioned the recruitment of adventurers to join the expedition.

In fact, the expedition itself can be completed with the strength of the Knights alone. Even if the experience of adventurers is needed, it is entirely possible to just find a few strong people to join the team.

The current plan was proposed by Mono.