Chapter 248 – You’re My Eyes (1/2)
Don’t forget, Elona was a high-level demon, so her demonic aura was especially intense. How could the leader of the Crucifix Guards not detect it?
Actually, he already realized it a long time ago, he just didn’t dare confirm it… an intense demonic aura nearby the Saintess, it was simply unthinkable. In the beginning, he thought he was hallucinating, but now that he was finally sure, he was able to ask.
“Uh… that, Captain Freeman… I… cough, cough.” Snow who had always been able to remain calm revealed an embarrassed expression and wasn’t able to form a coherent sentence.
It was a matter of great importance, so she had to be prudent.
She just took care of Anderson, if Elona’s identity was revealed here, wouldn’t all her efforts go to waste, and she even might be considered as Anderson’s ally!
At that time, no matter how highly the Pope regarded her, she would probably be faced with being burned at the stake.
“Saintess? Why are you coughing? Are you okay?” Freeman bent down and asked with concern.
This wasn’t the first time Freeman has worked with Snow, the last time was when they were catching the red-eyed black cat. At that time, her tact and poise made him gasp in admiration. She was only a ten year old child, yet she was more outstanding than him, a man in his thirties.
Because of that, Freeman respected Snow a lot, not just because of her excellence, but more importantly, because they shared a similar misfortune.
Freeman didn’t have very good eyes and his left eye was seriously injured when he was young. So he wears an eye patch to cover it, but Snow was even more unfortunate, as she lost both her eyes and not just one.
Snow didn’t rest at all this night and was working around the clock, with her here, everyone had a pillar to lean on. But with her being blind, the work must be very tiring for her.
That wouldn’t be good, if she fell sick, then who would lead them?
“Cough… I-I’m fine, I’m just a bit tired.” Snow cleared her throat and forced herself to calm down, then righteously criticized him, “Freeman, this is the mission from the Goddess, all you have to do is follow orders, not needlessly worry!”
“Yes, Saintess!” Even if he was directly admonished, Freeman still accepted it and continued, “Then what about that strange aura, it’s as if…”
“Freeman, you’re tired, right?” This time, Snow interrupted him.
“Ah? No, Saintess, I’m not, I’m worried…”
“You’re tired! Go get some rest!” Snow interrupted him again, “We just dealt with those scary Lesser Devils, and need to rest. Freeman, as long as you rest a bit, then you won’t say nonsense like that anymore.”
“Nonsense? But I clearly…”
Freeman tried to explain, but was forcibly interrupted again.
“Wu… okay Saintess, if that’s your order, then I’ll go rest.” Freeman awkwardly pursed his lips, and was a bit irritated. But out of respect for Snow, he obediently went and to rest.
“Phew… he finally left.”
After seeing Freeman off, Snow breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around and called for the maid that almost got her killed.
“Elona, where did you fuck off to!?”
“Eh? master, I-I’m right here… sorry, I got distracted.” Hearing Snow’s beckoning, Elona ran over in a panic.
“Really… your hat isn’t crooked, right? Be careful, if your identity is revealed, I can’t save you!”
“Eh? No way! Wuu… okay, it’s not.” Elona was scared by what Snow said, and shrank next to her while whispering, “Master, those Crucifix Guards are so scary! When that cyclops was next to me, he kept staring at me, I thought he saw through me!”
“Cyclops? Oh, you’re talking about Freeman… actually, if it wasn’t for me, he definitely would have arrested and interrogated you!”
“Eh??? Then, what should I do, master, you have to protect me!”
“Un, don’t worry, I’ll definitely protect you.”
“Really?”
“Of course! Hehe.”
Snow slowly lured Elona into her trap and took out an exquisite silver collar.
“Elona, as long as you wear this, your aura will be hidden, so that cyclops won’t stare at you anymore!”
“Really? T-then hurry up and help me wear it!”
“Hehe, okay, okay, lower your head.”
Elona obediently brought her small head closer.
Snow stuck out her hand and felt around to get the right place, then opened it and fumbled around with it on Elona’s slender neck and finally clasped it in place.
“Hehe, that’s better. With the collar, the demon sealing boundary will be restored and your power will disappear.” After that, Snow clapped her hands and proudly said.
“Oh! That’s great, master is awesome!”
Elona revealed a bright smile while feeling her neck, but her expression gradually stiffened after a bit.
Something… didn’t feel right!
“Strange, why did I ask to wear a collar?”
The silver collar was smooth and ice-cold, and reminded Elona of some terrible memories.
When she was first caught, she was forced to wear the collar and was locked in the basement while subject to brutal and inhumane training!
And what kept her in check was this collar!
Being starved, whipped, mental abuse, at that time, she lived like an animal! She always thought that she would make Snow pay back in blood one day! But she forgot about all that and if it wasn’t for the collar, she would’ve almost mistakenly thought that she was actually Snow’s maid.
“Y-you!!! You tricked me!”
Everything Snow said was to make her lower her vigilance and put this damn collar on her!
“Hehe, Elona, why are you so angry? Isn’t being my maid a very nice thing?”
Snow finally calmed down after the demonic aura disappeared. She grabbed Elona’s arm with a smile and used her other hand to grab her soft body and was happy like a child.